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Offer, Schubert: Death and the Maiden
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin)
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
This must have been an enthralling concert. It’s almost impossible to imagine Schubert’s Death and the Maiden in a string orchestral arrangement better played, with Kopatchinskaja a dynamic leader... — More…
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The Edge of Silence: Works for Voice by György Kurtág
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Susan Narucki (soprano), Donald Berman (piano), Curtis Macomber (violin), Nicholas Tolle (cimbalom), Kathryn Schulmeister (double bass)
...one of the finest examples of Kurtág’s vocal music I have encountered. Narucki’s probing intelligence is matched by a remarkable vocal talent, and the result is a triumph. All the assisting... — More…
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Each piece is beautifully crafted but collectively may be too much of a good thing, even in such a superb rendition. A disc for specialists, perhaps, but a special one. — More…
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Works for Violin and Piano by Franck, Kurtag, Previn & Schumann
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Augustin Hadelich (violin) & Joyce Yang (piano)
It is a rare recording that maintains the sort of precision that allows it to stand up to repeated listening while at the same time fostering an illusion of spontaneity, but this is one — More…
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Zwiegespräche: Holliger & Kurtág
Heinz Holliger (oboe/cor anglais/piano), Marie-Lise Schüpbach (cor anglais/oboe), Ernesto Molinari (bass clarinet/ contrabass clarinet), Sarah Wegener (soprano), Philippe Jaccottet (speaker)
A lot of concentration is required to take in this programme of spartan, potent oboe works by Holliger and Kurtág. But there are real musical rewards, and it’s beautifully produced. — More…
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Kurtág: Complete Works for Ensemble and Choir
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Netherlands Radio Choir (chorus), Natalia Zagorinskaya (soprano), Gerrie de Vries (mezzo-soprano), Yves Saelens (tenor), Harry van der Kamp (bass), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Elliott Simpson (guitar), Tamara Stefanovich (piano), Csaba Király (pianino, spoken word)
Asko | Schoenberg Ensemble,...
The interpretations are of a consistently elevated standard. Messages of the Late Miss R Troussova, a signature Kurtág score, sets a marker: soprano Natalia Zagorinskaya gives a riveting performance... — More…
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Ólafsson’s is a wholly original voice, and this two-disc set is an absolute must-have for any Bach-lover – or indeed any music-lover. — More…
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The Ensemble Epomeo are persuasive advocates for each piece, and their hearts, brains and fingers are certainly in the right place...For a handy compilation of modern string trios, the new disc... — More…
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György Kurtág: scenes
Viktoriia Vitrenko (soprano), David Grimal (vioiln), Luigi Gaggero (cimbalom), Niek de Groot (double bass)
Vitrenko responds to Scenes from a Novel with a jaw-dropping range of otherworldly sounds, from cabaret-like expression to dazzling dissolutions of tone…Fantasy seems uppermost for Vitrenko and... — More…
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The opening account of Schumann’s best known quartet, Op 41 No 3 in A minor, gives a good sense of the warmth and immediacy of Quartet Gerhard’s playing, but it’s Berg’s Lyric Suite that shows... — More…
