Avie
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it's hard to believe this is the playing of an octagenarian pianist...he shows an impish and limitless imagination. His playing will probably divide listeners - whimsical, quirky, full of Romantic-era... —
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Per Monsieur Pisendel
La Serenissima: Adrian Chandler (violin), Gareth Deats (cello), Robert Howarth (harpsichord)
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Judith Leclair - Works for Bassoon
Judith Leclair (bassoon), Gretchen Van Hoesen (harp), Jonathan Feldman (piano)
Judith Leclair, principal bassoonist of the New York Philharmonic, valiantly manages in this anthology of chamber pieces to avoid the comical nasal quality that makes the bassoon a little showcased... —
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Meneses delivers warm and technically flawless accounts of the Haydn C major and D major supported by an enthusiastic and full-blooded contribution from the Northern Sinfonia...Playing of such... —
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The Ensemble Epomeo are persuasive advocates for each piece, and their hearts, brains and fingers are certainly in the right place...For a handy compilation of modern string trios, the new disc... —
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The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690–1740
Volume Two: Antonio Vivaldi – Virtuoso Impresario
Mhairi Lawson (soprano)
La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (violin and director)
Adrian Chandler… is given sensitive support by his string and continuo players among which the audible presence of a theorbo is welcome. Soprano Mhairi Lawson highlights the affective contrasts... —
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The album takes its name from the subtitle of the Concerto, which fulfils first expectations in its reflective demeanour..It’s very beautiful, and beautifully played all round. —
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Fierce, fiery Bartók that engages from the start and Brahms that has real shape and drive, although I could have done with more yearning passion. —
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