Quartz
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That the arrangements are Malafronte’s own is commendable, and important to a consistent aesthetic. Listening, I just longed for more of the fluency, imagination and confidence of his erstwhile... —
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Kobrin's beauty of tone is apparent throughout, seemingly incapable of an ugly forced sonority even amidst the densest of writing. There are passages of cantabile which I have rarely heard rendered... —
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Golijov's 'The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind' is 'programmatic' on a number of levels. If this suggest a rather dry quasi-philological exercise, then Golijov's music is anything but... —
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The star of the show here is the mighty Walcker organ of Riga Cathedral. It makes a fabulous noise; especially a stunningly balanced full organ which exudes awesome power, the 32-foot reed sounding... —
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A Tribute to Bartók from Wales - Partsongs, Duos, Trios
Jeanette Massocchi (piano)
Ensemble of soloists from the Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cecilia Vajda
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Tong’s interpretations are on the swiftish side, in the Allegro first movement of the first Sonatina, I find his choice of tempo here, and indeed throughout- the most natural. The Sonatinas... —
