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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Rebecca von Lipinski (soprano), Anna Grevelius (mezzo-soprano), Peter Wedd (tenor) & Roderick Williams (baritone)
Manchester Camerata, Douglas Boyd
This rather small-scale performance of Beethoven's masterpiece is given stature by Boyd's approach, fierily dynamic rather than monumental, and some splendid choral singing. —
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Stravinsky: Octet & L’Histoire du Soldat
Jan Opalach (narrator)
Eastman Wind Ensemble & Eastman Virtuosi, Mark Scatterday
Stravinsky's music requires very exact balance, something scrupulously caught in these performances and the efficient recordings. —
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[in the Schumann] Woods draws crisply alert playing from the splendid Orchestra of the Swan...He is particularly good at controlling tempo changes precisely, so important in the finale with... —
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Sacrum Mysterium: A Celtic Christmas Vespers
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Jeannette Sorrell (harpsichord & conductor) & Meredith Hall (soprano)
Apollo's Fire
This type of fusion is increasingly popular, and Apollo's Fire do it enthusiastically, if perhaps without the final degree of finessed musicality that other ensembles bring to this type of project —
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For his Avie debut Stobbe bestrides its challenges with rich tone, sure technique and narrative acuity. —
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A Violin's Life, Volume 2
Music for the 'Lipinski' Strad
Frank Almond (violin), William Wolfram (piano)
