Chandos
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Mendelssohn in Birmingham, Vol. 4
Jennifer Pike (violin), Rhian Lois (soprano I), Keri Fuge (soprano II)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, CBSO Youth Chorus, Edward Gardner
Pike does nothing here to inflame those of an orthodox persuasion and, with her sweet, singing tone and graceful phrasing, walks in the footsteps of many illustrious predecessors…the orchestra,... —
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Gianandrea Noseda: Ten Years of Musica Italiana
BBC Philharmonic & Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino, Gianandrea Noseda
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bathed in Chandos splendour, the Watkins brothers remain by far the best recorded guides to this powerful and enjoyable repertoire. —
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Another terrific release from this source. —
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Rachmaninoff: The Miserly Knight, Op. 24
Ildar Abdrazakov (bass), Misha Didyk (tenor), Sergey Murzaev (baritone), Peter Bronder (tenor) & Gennadi Bezzubenkov (bass)
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda
..Gianandrea Noseda, masterly at pacing and responsive to orchestral colour… Ildar Abdrazakov, certainly the finest bass voice to emerge from Russia in decades. …the performance exerts a fierce,... —
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Hummel: Mass in D minor & Salve regina
Susan Gritton, Rachel Nicholls, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore & Stephen Varcoe
Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox
…the Salve Regina… is an amiable continuation of the Viennese Classical tradition… Susan Gritton sings it with gusto, while she and the other soloists form a well-blended quartet in the Mass,... —
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Edward Gardner conducts Britten
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Maxim Rysanov (viola)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
The Charm is a total winner, wrapped by Matthews in string woodwind sleep-music so familiar from the Nocturne and phrased by Connolly with alternate tenderness and edginess. Maxim Rysanov compels... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2011, Editor's Choice
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Gardner's control of [the Second], not least its eventual disintegration, is highly compelling...the Cello Concerto receives a superbly concentrated performance here from the soloists Paul Watkins...[Grave]... —
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Special offer. Elgar: The Black Knight & Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox
Elgar completed The Black Knight in 1893 and it provided him with his first big success.
The text tells of a sinister, unnamed 'Prince of mighty sway', whose appearance at the King's court during... —Awards:
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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There's been much to admire in these Bergen performances, from which Gardner emerges as one of our age's most accomplished Brahmsians. —
