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Christoph Croisé’s tone is warm and yielding, while Oxana Shevchenko proves a feisty and at times sensitive partner. —
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Schumann: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 3
The Benvenue Fortepiano Trio: Monica Huggett (violin), Tanya Tomkins (cello) & Eric Zivian (fortepiano)
at no time in these splendidly robust, passionate and lyrical performances is there so much as a hint of pious antiquarianism...these are not only born but practised conversationalists. They... —
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Britten: Still Falls the Rain
Nicholas Phan (tenor), Myra Huang (piano), Jennifer Montone (horn), Sivan Magen (harp) & Alan Cumming (narrator)
Phan's first, swelling note immediately establishes his refinement and steel, rare among Britten's recent tenors...Phan's sophistication is easily matched by harpist Sivan Magen...The tenor... —
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J S Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Harpsichord
Jonathan Manson (viola da gamba) & Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)
Bach always wrote expressively for this eloquent member of the viol family, above all in the wonderful G minor Sonata whose outer movements adhere to the ritornello principles of a Vivaldian... —
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Christopher Tyler Nickel: Concerto For Piccolo, Concerto For Four Wagner Tubas
Sarah Jackson (piccolo), Oliver de Clercq, Laurel Spencer, Valerie Whitney, Holly Bryan (Wagner tubas), Vancouver Contemporary Orchestra, Clyde Mitchell
Nickel has evidently tried to embrace the unique idiosyncrasies in both pieces, though the Piccolo Concerto seems rather ‘safe’ in the sense that he has gone for tone (excellently produced by... —
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[Clark's] playing has rapturous firepower...John Wilson's conducting secures ultra-vivid, sparklingly finished performances that also respond memorably to the quieter moments —
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The Brook Street Band play with plenty of charismatic brio but there is also affective compassion in reflective music...There are a few mild slips in the documentation but this is a fine addition... —
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At That Hour - Art Songs by Henry Dehlinger
Henry Dehlinger (piano), Kerry Wilkerson (bass-baritone), Danielle Talamontes (soprano)
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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5; Symphony No. 29
Sebastian Bohren, CHAARTS Chamber Artists, Gábor Takács-Nagy
Ensemble is full-toned and super-precise at every point...The sound that this young Swiss draws from his Guadagnini violin is full, handsome, in no way turbocharged and vividly alert to the... —
