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Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)
These are first-rate performances, but perhaps what’s most appealing about the programme is that not all the music is...Setting masterpieces alongside also-rans makes for a fascinating dialogue,... — More…
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Kazuki Yamada conducts Roussel, Debussy & Poulenc
RecommendedOrchestre de la Suisse Romande, Kazuki Yamada
Nicely done, with the OSR woodwind and strings playing with poise and Yamada controlling the narrow dynamic range with great skill…Yamada’s way with Roussel is high-voltage if occasionally raw... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Honegger: Symphony No. 3
RecommendedLuba Orgonásová (soprano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, The Netherlands Radio Choir, Mariss Jansons
The Netherlands Radio Choir is impressively well-drilled… The Slovakian soprano Luba Orgonásová soars majestically over the whole, alternately creating serenity and high drama as required.... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2008, First Choice
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Building a Library, November 2010, First Choice
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Building a Library, February 2020, Recommended Recording
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There’s plenty of meat in Poulenc’s Sinfonietta, not least in the abundance of memorable tunes...The late Bramwell Tovey is alert to their quality, and especially, as often with Poulenc, to their... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2022
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2022
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The four canonical pieces need no puffs from me and, like everything else on the disc, are played superbly...Ogawa is both self-effacing when required, and unfailingly prompt and sympathetic... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
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The Lahti Symphony Orchestra under former principal music director Dima Slobodeniouk delivers a compelling performance [of the Britten] with some particularly stunning string playing in the rhythmically... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, Orchestral Choice
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[the Nielsen] merits the supreme artistry that Shraon Bezaly brings to it, both in terms of deft, discerningly harnessed virtuosity and in her supple, sinuous shaping of the music. Neeme Jarvi... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Concerto
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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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Much of this repertory suits Sampson wonderfully well. Her silvery tone suggests fragility from the outset, while her restrained way with words admirably conveys the vagaries of desire, distress... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2019
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