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Celtic Airs: Barry Douglas
Barry Douglas (piano), Eimear McGeown (Irish flute, whistles), Catriona McKay (Scottish harp) & Chris Stout (Shetland fiddle)
A class act and you never doubt it from start to finish —
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[Mercier] has a chameleon-like ability to blend, spar or float in and out of focus as the need arises…[their choice of instruments] allow one to hear the inner workings of these busy scores... —
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[Woolley’s] judicious tempi, firm control of momentum and elegant tone…make him an utterly reliable guide to this solidly gifted and often affectingly lyrical composer —
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This six-voice consort brings flexible interplay, sensitive dialogue, and intimate, personal interpretations to their technically impressive and emotionally profound performances. —
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Rarely have I heard such unanimity of ensemble on disc. Tasmin Little and piers Lane’s fluid yet flexible approach to rubato and tempo fluctuation can only have been achieved after years of... —
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Roussel’s rarely heard Piano Trio is by no means overshadowed by the more familiar Debussy and Faure. The performances balance passion with sensitivity and grace. —
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Howells - St John’s Magnificat
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha (Director of Music)
If you are at all interested in Howells's church music this disc is an obligatory purchase...Here the emotion of the music feelingly and unapologetically wells upward to the surface, making... —
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In the first three movements Neeme Järvi indulges in fluctuations of tempo that are unusual these days, though they might well be what Bruckner would have expected. —