Chamber, Villa-Lobos (composer)
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This is a gleaming and brilliant album that doesn’t fail to awaken the senses to the exhilarating world of un-adulterated acoustic sound. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2023, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Winner - Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Tempo do Brasil
Marc Regnier (guitar), Marco Sartor (guitar), Volodymyr Vynnytsky (piano), Natalia Khoma (cello), Tacy Edwards (flute)
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Baldini produces an alluring tone that taps into the natural resonances of his instrument, and phrases with a natural instinct for cantabile espressivo. His sensitive and responsive partner,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Chamber Choice
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Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto & Harmonica Concerto
Manuel Barrueco (guitar), José Staneck (harmonica)
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, OSESP Ensemble, Giancarlo Guerrera
An enjoyable tour of the Brazilian’s concertos and chamber works including the lesser-known, winsome Harmonica Concerto. The guitar Concerto gets a fine advocate in soloist Manuel Barrueco. —
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Yo soy Maria
Marie-Josee Lord (soprano), with Laurence Leclerc (cello), Myriam Pelletier (violin), Chantal Simard (percussion), Denis Plante (bandoneon), Antoine Bareil (violin), David Jacques (guitar), Eric Lagace (double bass), Ligia Paquin (viola), Richard Beaudet (soprano saxophone), Jean-Francois Groulx...
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This is an altogether entertaining album, where everything from Perkins’s thoughtful programming to his spirited performances and perceptive programme notes feel rooted in a terrific enthusiasm... —
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Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos. 1-9
RecommendedRosana Lamosa (soprano), José Feghali (piano)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn, Andrew Mogrelia
My recommendation for the 'complete orchestral' set remains with Bátiz (López-Cobos an alternative for Nos 2, 4 and 8) but this is nonetheless a fitting tribute to Schermerhorn, who died this... —
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Building a Library, June 2007, Highly Recommended
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Special offer. Corazón: The Music of Latin America
John-Henry Crawford (cello), Jiji (guitar), Victor Santiago Asuncion (piano)
The pleasures lie largely in hearing infinite subtleties of touch and expression vividly caught in Orchid’s clear, all-embracing recording. Cello pizzicato passages alone make the ears tingle;... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2022, Editor's Choice
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Most of these pieces are light, even frothy morceaux, and Plowright does not overstate the musical case for them beyond their obvious delights of refinement and dexterity. But he balances them... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2010, Editor's Choice
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