SACD, Martin, F (composer)
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Special offer. A Simple Song
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Sharon Bezaly (flute), Fabian Fredriksson (electric guitar), Margareta Nilsson (harp), Bengt Forsberg (organ), Nils-Erik Sparf (violin), Marie McLeod (cello), Ellen Nisbeth (viola)
Von Otter’s generous personality is reflected in the way she puts over every item, with care for text and a honeyed sweetness of tone…Admirers of the singer will certainly want it; and, if you’re... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Vocal
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The Secret Mass
Choral Works by Frank Martin and Bohuslav Martinu
Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed
In both works, the Danish National Vocal Ensemble, directed by Marcus Creed, produces an excellently-integrated sound, although they might have been bolder in defining climatic phrases in the... — More…
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Record Review, 21st April 2018, Recording of the Week
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Katherine Bryan plays Flute Concertos by Christopher Rouse and Jacques Ibert
Katherine Bryan (flute)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Jac van Steen
Bryan certainly has complete mastery of the [Rouse's] technical and expressive demands, as she does in Ibert's Concerto of 1933...Her playing of Debussy's Syrinx, the ne plus ultra of the solo... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2013, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Bezaly & Brautigam: Masterworks for Flute and Piano
RecommendedSharon Bezaly (flute) & Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Sharon Bezaly is rarely less than impressive. Her well-constructed programmes are performed with a mixture of virtuosity and rich tone, making her name almost a guarantee of quality. Partnered... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2015, First Choice
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Where has this fabulous choir been all my life? No choral strength you can name eludes them… Chandos’ usual lucid and unaffected notes, full texts and resplendent SACD-hybrid sound conspire... — More…
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There is much stunning choral singing on this disc, beautifully blended tonally, precisely calibrated dynamically, and shaped with the measured skilfulness of a bespoke tailor. — More…
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Martin - Suite from ‘Der Sturm’, Six Monologues from ‘Jedermann’ & Symphonie Concertante
Thomas Oliemans (baritone)
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Steven Sloane
Sloane paces [the Symphony] superbly and fashions its shape marvellously. However, it is the Everyman and The Tempest scores that are quite special: both fervent and perceptive accounts possessing... — More…
