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Offer, Alfred Schnittke & Arvo Pärt: Choral Works
Raul Mikson (tenor), Maria Melaha (soprano), Karolina Kriis (soprano), Marianne Pärna (alto), Ave Hännikäinen (alto), Toomas Tohert (tenor), Kaia Urb (soprano)
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Kaspars Putniņš
The performance by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under Kaspars Putiniņš is really impressive with a particularly rich and sonorous bass sound that is absolutely tailor- made for this... — More…
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The orchestra's sound under Vänskä has a kind of sharp-focus richness that's never cloying. — More…
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New, Offer, Bach - Secular Cantatas X
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Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Dominik Wörner (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan Chorus, Masaaki Suzuki
These are two fascinating and absorbing works that can easily stand as equals with any sacred cantata you care to name. — More…
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Mozart: Mass in C minor, K427 'Great'
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Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Olivia Vermeulen (alto), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Christian Immler (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Stripping the score right back, Suzuki makes musicianship dominate. He taps into the subtle arts of his fellow performers, especially Carolyn Sampson, to create a benchmark performance…Sampson... — More…
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New, Offer, Stenhammar: Symphony No. 2
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Lindberg’s version doesn’t burn quite so hot [as Stig Westerberg’s] but moves with the sense of urgency I believe Stenhammar had in mind. The Andante lilts, the Scherzo swings, and he wisely... — More…
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Offer, Bernstein: On The Waterfront
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
They’re completely on fire, chiselling hot rhythms out of the percussion, melting their lips on ritzy brass cascades. They also obviously relish the tenderness of those rare moments when Bernstein... — More…
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Victorious Love - Songs by Henry Purcell
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Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord & spinet), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute / theorbo), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol), Sarah Sexton (violin I), Andrea Morris (violin II) & Jane Rogers (viola)
Her tone is extraordinarily beautiful: natural, warm and unforced, with almost superhuman vocal athleticism — More…
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The Chiaroscuro Quartet revel in the composer's play of ideas...It was the interpretation of No. 5 that blind-sided me on a first listening...This is a deeply absorbing reading, and can make... — More…
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Kamu offers an [easy] sense of movement… intense quiet dynamics and clarity in perfect equilibrium with atmosphere. There's plenty of excitement too: the scherzo of the Second is truly vivacissimo…Three,... — More…
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Beethoven: String Trios, Op. 9 Nos. 1-3
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Trio Zimmermann: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Christian Poltéra (cello)
The playing itself is dazzling, combining expressive warmth and admirable clarity: I don't think I've ever heard the presto finale of the first Trio dashed off with quite such transparency and... — More…
