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Russian Visions
20th-century Music for Cello and Piano
Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Alissa Firsova (piano)
Vukotic’s excellent sense of togetherness with Firsova shines in many of the responses in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella-derived Suite Italienne and the neat end of Schnittke’s Musica nostalgica. — More…
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Howick and her pianist Simon Callaghan knit [the first movement of the Walton] cogently together, neatly negotiating a myriad of mood switches which could easily seem juddering. Howick’s vibrato... — More…
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Michael Dussek’s Chopin playing is accomplished...One might conclude that it would have been preferable to make this an all-Dussek disc, but the logic of pairing him with Chopin is compelling.... — More…
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Girolamo Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali - Organ Masses
Richard Lester (early keyboard instruments), Eden Bishop, Liam Fleet, Joshua Thomas-North, Mark Bennett
Lester plays on the dark but kindly 1983 William Drake organ at St John’s, Totnes. He maintains a serious manner throughout, perhaps at a cost in brightness and attack, and the four chanting... — More…
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Sutherland’s grasp of the musical qualities of each score is impressive. Most notable is the symphonic suite On the Waterfront, which receives a performance of genuine insight. This is worth... — More…
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Beecham conducts Wagner
Previously unissued recordings
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
Beecham communicated exceptionally well with both Tristan and Flagstad, a relationship here extended into a sensitive and thrilling reading of the Wesendonck songs. Conductor and orchestra are... — More…
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Chopin - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Transcribed for Piano & String Quartet by Bartlomiez Kominek.
Tamami Honma (piano)
Vilnius String Quartet
Stripped of full orchestral accompaniment, the pieces naturally take on a lighter, less forbidding character; fresh air seems to blow through them, freeing them to be both more carefree but... — More…
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[Williams] has a mellow, refined tone, distinctively poetic delivery, and is keenly sensitive to the words. And with Allan’s lively support, he can unleash sufficient vigour in the emotional... — More…
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Joubert: South of the Line
Nicholas Wearne (organ)
Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, Paul Spicer
Joubert’s disturbing anti-war statement South of the Line (1985) is the major work on this powerfully performed disc of the composer’s choral music. — More…
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