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Vasks’s desolate, contemplative soundworld seems all too appropriate for current times. Rowland captures the spirit with aplomb here. — More…
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Mozart: Piano Concertos 19 & 20
Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Lev Markiz
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2
Nobuyuki Tsujii (piano)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Yutaka Sado
what makes this release so outstanding is the quality of Tsujii's interpretative response to two very demanding, and very different composers. His powerful, yet unhurried manner and full, rather... — More…
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Haydn: Organ Concertos
Ton Koopman (organ/conductor) & Catherine Manson (violin)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
With his genial, deft, twinkly-eyed music-making, 'Papa' Koopman is the perfect fit for these unpretentious charmers. And charm he does. — More…
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Bach - Organ Works Volume 4
Jacques van Oortmerssen (The Hinsz organ (1743), Bovenkerk, Kampen, the Netherlands)
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Concertante: Virtuosic Wind Concertos
Egils Sefers (clarinet), Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen (bassoon) & David Palmquist (horn)
Sinfonietta Riga, Claus Efland
The soloists here are all members of the Danish wind quintet Carion and their knowledge of each other as players shines through in these beautifully prepared and balanced performances. — More…
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Shostakovich & Gubaidulina: Violin Concerto & In tempus praesens
Simone Lamsma (violin)
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, James Gaffigan, Reinbert de Leeuw
Lamsma is a terrific player, with a beautiful, resilient sound, but at times that beauty is her handicap: she doesn’t do ugly or grim. — More…
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Korngold: Violin Concerto and Bernstein: Serenade
Liza Ferschtman (violin)
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Het Gelders Orkest, Jiri Malat, Christian Vasquez
Absolutely splendid playing from Liza Ferschtman…The Korngold…receives a fairly heart-on-sleeve interpretation, with extrovert and energetic qualities to balance any hint of excessive swoop…Ferschtman’s... — More…
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