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He’s done it again…it is clear from the outset that this is no lazy selection of favourites…His playing never feels self-indulgent of inappropriate…There is never any doubt that this is Ólafsson’s... — More…
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Versailles - Alexandre Tharaud
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Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Justin Taylor (piano)
He doesn’t let the fact that some of this music is inherently unpianistic get in his way…It’s a beautifully programmed disc – so much so that it begs to be heard complete. And the sense that... — More…
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he plays [the Mozart] with restraint, albeit micromanaging the music so that no phrase sounds the same twice...[in the Chopin] Sokolov ranges from introspective musing to his native Russian virtuosity. — More…
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The early Beethoven sonata on offer here (Op. 2/3) possesses true grace and elegance, with the slow movement engendering the tenderest of timbres from Sokolov. His way of shaping a phrase is... — More…
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Rameau: Le Grand Theatre de l'Amour
Opera Arias
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko
Devieilhe has a clear, flexible voice with easy high notes. She's an agile, expressive and stylish singer, and a generous team-player...The star performance here, however, comes from Kossenko... — More…
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spaciousness is [not] the most surprising aspect here…more challenging to many ears will be the steadiness of the E flat Impromptu and the liberally applied hesitations of the A flat. Allied... — More…
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Offer, Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique & Rameau: Suite de Hippolyte et Aricie
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Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding
an arresting juxtaposition … Smart work from the uncredited harpsichordist and taut direction by Daniel Harding anchor the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra’s performance of the suite from Hippolyte... — More…
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[Rondeau's] performance of Le vertigo is a thing of pugilistic wonder, flouncing around like an operatic diva succumbing to a hissy fit…he cuts a virtuosic swathe through Royer’s Marche des scythes,... — More…
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Brillez, astres nouveaux! (Airs d'opéra baroque français)
Chantal Santon Jeffery (soprano)
Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, Gyorgy Vashegyi
One of the pleasures of the disc lies in noting the artful inclusion of orchestral numbers...Indeed, great care has evidently been taken over the order in which the items appear...the Orfeo Orchestra... — More…
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Offer, A French Baroque Diva
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Arias for Marie Fel
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore
Sampson is quite remarkable. She has the capacity to soften the vocal line with carefully controlled vibrato, but also deploys tone of crystalline clarity...bright, vibrant, responsive and entirely... — More…
