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Classical Source review: Harp and guitar chamber music

January 03, 2019
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Solway Suite once again demonstrates Dodgson’s impeccable credentials for creating haunting melody, pastel colours and agreeable illustration, and for varying moods... Given the top-notch gallery of players, it is only necessary to relate the excellence of the performances, individually impressive and with meaningful interaction, and the recording captures every sound and nuance.
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Guitarist Raymond Burley: Reflections on Concerto No. 1

December 04, 2018
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"Stephen's Concerto No.1 is modern but very appealing – melodic without being ingratiating. The orchestral writing is beautiful but still allows the guitar to cut through. Much as I like the concertos by Rodrigo et al, I find Stephen's work more interesting and concise. I was itching to play it."
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Gramophone review: String trios; harp and guitar chamber music

December 03, 2018
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These two discs comprise over two and a half hours of Stephen Dodgson’s strongly crafted music, beautifully played... Both discs are an absolute joy, the performances little short of ideal, perfect in intonation and ensemble, lively and delicate as required.
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Touring Dormi Jesu in North America – The Marian Consort

November 26, 2018
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On a personal note, I absolutely love Stephen's Dormi Jesu, and it works so well in this programme – it's a wonderful moment when, at the end of the unconducted trio which has them absolutely mesmerised, you can hear the audience's audible exhalation and you realise they've been holding their breath in wonder!
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MusicWeb International review: String trios

October 23, 2018
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This disc is a valuable addition to the composer’s growing discography and one that should be snapped up by all devotees of Dodgson’s and twentieth century English music alike.
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Gapplegate Classical Modern Music Review: String trios

October 23, 2018
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Those who gravitate to the serious chamber intimacies of the Modern-Tonal yet expect there to be a consistently intricate edge and would like another twist to a kind of Neo-Classical outlook, seek no further.
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The Strad review: String trios

October 09, 2018
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Astringent, lyrical 20th-century English music well worth discovering.
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Sunday Times review: String trios

September 30, 2018
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A vivid production with works of notable vigour and sinewy craftsmanship.
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New recording released: Harp and guitar chamber music

September 05, 2018
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Announcing the release of a new recording of harp and guitar chamber music performed by the eminent UK ensemble Karolos.
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8:00 pm Five Occasional Pieces & Sonata ... @ St Hilda's College Oxford
Five Occasional Pieces & Sonata ... @ St Hilda's College Oxford
Jun 18 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Five Occasional Pieces & Sonata No. 1 – Harriet Mackenzie & Nikolai Medvedev @ St Hilda's College Oxford
Violinist Harriet Mackenzie and pianist Nikolai Medvedev perform Stephen Dodgson’s Five Occasional Pieces and Violin Sonata No. 1 in a concert that explores and celebrates works by English Masters. The pair are going on to record a complete album of Stephen Dodgson works this summer. Nikolai Medvedev – ”a mesmerizing combination of technical mastery and emotive depth” – Berliner Morgenpost Harriet Mackenzie “A knock-out from start to finish” – Guardian Programme: English Masters Dowland – Flow my Tears & Now Oh now Eccles – Mad Lover’s Suite, Ground (Aire V) Dodgson – Five Occasional Pieces Elgar – Chanson de Nuit Dodgson – Sonata No.[...]
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8:00 pm Canticle of the Sun – Vivamus Ch... @ St James's Piccadilly
Canticle of the Sun – Vivamus Ch... @ St James's Piccadilly
Jun 20 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Canticle of the Sun – Vivamus Chamber Choir @ St James's Piccadilly
On the eve of the longest day of the year, London chamber choir Vivamus present a special programme which celebrates light in all its forms, from pale morning rays to gleaming stars at night including Stephen Dodgson’s three-song cycle Canticle of the Sun. Beginning with Macmillan’s O Radiant Dawn, they explore musical manifestations of sunlight with Ešenvalds Rivers of Light, Dodgson’s Canticle of the Sun, and organ solo Lumière by Demessieux. Via Saari’s Sunset they then journey through dusk to the lights of the night sky, including piano solos Moon over Westminster by Bingham and Clair de Lune by Debussy, alongside Time, an original[...]
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7:00 pm Ten Variations & Violin Sonata N... @ Berlin
Ten Variations & Violin Sonata N... @ Berlin
Jul 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Ten Variations & Violin Sonata No. 2 – Harriet Mackenzie & Nikolai Medvedev @ Berlin
Violinist Harriet Mackenzie and pianist Nikolai Medvedev perform Stephen Dodgson’s Ten Variations & Violin Sonata No. 2 in a Berlin concert which sets the works aside those of other masters, Bach, Mozart and Grieg. The duo are also going on to record a complete album of Stephen Dodgson works this summer. Nikolai Medvedev – ”a mesmerizing combination of technical mastery and emotive depth” – Berliner Morgenpost Harriet Mackenzie “A knock-out from start to finish” – Guardian Programme JS Bach – Sonata in G major BWV 1021 Stephen Dodgson – Ten Variations Mozart – Sonata in E minor , no 21, K304 Stephen Dodgson – Sonata no. 2[...]
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7:00 pm Ten Variations & Violin Sonata N... @ Bamberg
Ten Variations & Violin Sonata N... @ Bamberg
Jul 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Ten Variations & Violin Sonata No. 2 – Harriet Mackenzie & Nikolai Medvedev @ Bamberg
In a second German concert, violinist Harriet Mackenzie and pianist Nikolai Medvedev perform Stephen Dodgson’s Ten Variations & Violin Sonata No. 2 in Bamberg, setting the works aside those of other masters, Bach, Mozart and Grieg. The duo are also going on to record a complete album of Stephen Dodgson works this summer. Nikolai Medvedev – ”a mesmerizing combination of technical mastery and emotive depth” – Berliner Morgenpost Harriet Mackenzie “A knock-out from start to finish” – Guardian Programme JS Bach – Sonata in G major BWV 1021 Stephen Dodgson – Ten Variations Mozart – Sonata in E minor , no 21, K304 Stephen Dodgson – Sonata no. 2[...]
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