" ...in Bebbington's hands, these are particularly compelling and systematically thought-through performances. Although he nods implicitly in the direction of the thoroughly grounded readings of previous recordings, Bebbington also dares to propose alternative priorities and insights...
I look forward with eagerness to Mark Bebbington's second instalment."
International Record Review June, 2008
Recorded at Symphony Hall, August 2006.
“...prodigious technique and musicianship.”
Gramophone Magazine, April 2008
“....a virtuoso recasting that needs a Liszt to play it.”
BBC Music Magazine, November 2007, 5*****
“...a magically effective evocation of the already profoundly complex original. Bebbington's performance is spectacular.”
Sunday Times, October 2007
"Bebbington's excursions into English twentieth-century keyboard music have produced some fantastic discs in the last few years and this one must certainly be added to the tally."
International Record Review, November 2007
"This fascinating transcription sheds new light on Elgar's Symphony and no Elgarian should be without it.....exceptionally well dispatched by the young British pianist, Mark Bebbington."
Mail on Sunday, David Mellor 4**** November 2007
"....ingenious adaptation of Elgar's First Symphony brought thrillingly to life in Mark Bebbington's imperiously virtuosic performance."
International Piano, December 2007
"...I found this disc very moving - played with such feeling.."
Rob Cowan BBC Radio 3 The Cowan Collection/CD Masters
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Recorded Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, March 2006.
“Three of Mozart's most enchanting Piano Concertos in performances
that trip the light fantastic....Mark Bebbington sings his solo lines with a
velvety cantabile touch and unhurried vitality that is well-nigh ideal for
these timeless scores.”
4**** Classic FM Magazine
“SOMM has proved itself to be a record label which seems unerringly to hit
the mark, with its new releases tending to profile young and dynamic artists in
beautifully crafted performances which hold their own against the most
well-known of names. This is very much the case here....”
International Piano Magazine, June 2007
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A double CD of Joubert's major chamber and piano works to celebrate
his eightieth birthday.
“Look out for the pianist Mark Bebbington's lovely way with the Lyric
Fantasy from the Opera 'Jane Eyre'. A two-disc set to explore with delight.”
Geoff Brown, The Times, 4****
(Gramophone magazine Editor's Choice, February 2007)Recorded Symphony Hall, Birmingham, August 2005.
| CONSTANT LAMBERT | ||
| Suite in three movements (première recording) | ||
| Sonata for Piano | ||
| Elegy | ||
| Elegiac Blues | ||
| MALCOLM ARNOLD | ||
| Sonata | ||
| Variations on a Ukrainian Folk Song | ||
| Three Pieces | ||
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(BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Choice 5*****, September 2006)Recorded St Paul's Church, Birmingham, April 2004
| Sonata for Piano | ||
| Capriccios Nos. 1 and 2 | ||
| The Hour Glass | ||
| Vignettes de Marseille | ||
| Three Sketches | ||
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From Rosemary | |
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From The Dew Fairy | |
Recorded Number 8, Pershore, October 2005
| HOWARD FERGUSON | ||
| Piano Sonata in F minor, Op 8 | ||
| Five Bagatelles, Op 9 | ||
| IVOR GURNEY | ||
| Preludes | ||
| Two Nocturnes | ||
| Four Unpublished Pieces (premiere recording) | ||
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Recorded CBSO Centre, January 2003
| Le Danze del Re David | ||
| Questo fu il carro della morte | ||
| Alt Wien | ||
| I Naviganti | ||
| Piedigrotta | ||
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From the Dances of King David | |
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