Nimbus
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Offenbach: Music from the Operettas
Nelson Rocha (trumpet)
The Gulbenkian Orchestra, Michel Swierczewski
.. no one quite matches the depasse elegance of this new Portuguese offering, particularly in Nimbus' sumptuous sound. —
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Brahms: Piano Trios Nos. 1-3 & Concerto for Violin & Cello
Hagai Shaham (violin) & Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch: Hagai Shaham (violin), Arnon Erez (piano) & Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Daniel Raiskin
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The two Franz Schmidt quartet quartets have been recorded before by the Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet for Preiser though the performances, dating from the 1960s, fell short of distinction. The... —
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Mathias: Church and Choral Music
Simon Lawford (organ)
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Stephen Darlington
Christ Church, Oxford, has produced another distinguished recording, with Stephen Darlington conducting a choir fully in sympathy with William Mathias's choral music. And what an attractive... —
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This is short but very sweet; Margolyes’s enchanting narration, Poulenc’s characterful music and Callaghan’s colourful playing are well matched. If only there was more. —
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Mozart: Horn Quintet, Clarinet Quintet & Oboe Quartet
Gerd Seifert (horn), Lothar Koch (oboe), Karl Leister (clarinet)
Brandis Quartett
Carefully shaped phrasing and abundance of impressive detail… the Brandis Quartet's fine textural clarity and sensitive balance with the wind players generate increased dynamic range (third... —
