As a soloist, what better way to ensure that your accompanying orchestra possesses both the sound and interpretive skills that match your own playing than to found the orchestra yourself? That is precisely what pianist Barry Douglas has achieved with the Camerata Ireland, which he founded in 1999. Douglas, himself a medalist in both the ...
Founded by pianist Barry Douglas to celebrate, in words, "the wealth of Irish musical talent," the Camerata Ireland is a robust, raw-toned, big-hearted chamber orchestra. On its debut disc under Douglas, the Camerata is as adept at following Douglas' direction as Douglas is at directing from the keyboard. With a strong tone and a powerful attack, ...
The wonderful but unusual combination of Beethoven's C minor Piano Concerto and his Triple Concerto for piano, violin, and cello proves entertaining in this 2008 release from Barry Douglas and the Camerata Ireland. Douglas, a world class virtuoso pianist who also directs from the keyboard, proves a noble soloist in the C minor Concerto, turning in ...
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