Chandos
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The three vocal items here are novelties...They are sung with ravishing sweetness of tone by Clara Mouriz, who sounds born to sing them...Mena's accounts of the Danzas, Ritmos and Sinfonia stand... —
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14; Six Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva
Elizabeth Atherton (soprano), Peter Rose (bass), Jess Dandy (contralto), BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds
The BBC Philharmonic under John Storgårds, in this third instalment of their symphonic Shostakovich series, are exemplary, whether in the sotto voce opening of the Symphony, or in the horrif... —
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Explosive Classics
Manchester Chamber Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Russian State...
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Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 9
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Manchester Camerata, Gábor Takács-Nagy
With the Manchester Camerata you have the clear sense of a band of individuals, Gábor Takács-Nagy bringing his decades of chamber-musical experience to the table. —
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The longer pieces on this recording show Louis Lortie at his splendid best, making light of technical demands and building up climaxes with total authority. —
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Altissima: Works For High Baroque Trumpet
Josh Cohen (baroque trumpet), Ensemble Sprezzatura, Daniel Abraham
This varied programme of Baroque trumpet virtuosity begins with a fanfare attributed to Gottfried Reiche, a Leipzig trumpeter who played for Bach on many occasions...It is, however, the Telemann... —
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Martin Owen plays Strauss, Schumann & Weber
Martin Owen (horn), Chris Parkes (horn), Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Sarah Willis (horn), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson
The principal horn of the BBC Symphony Orchestra audibly relishes every moment in the spotlight on this collection of Romantic horn concertos, taking the considerable technical challenges of... —
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Mozart: Piano Concertos, Volume 6
Piano Concerto Nos. 22 & 23
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Manchester Camerata, Gábor Takács-Nagy
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Lutosławski: Vocal and Orchestral Works
Lucy Crowe (soprano), Toby Spence (tenor), Christopher Purves (baritone), Louis Lortie (piano), Paul Watkins (cello), Tasmin Little (violin), Michael Collins (clarinet)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
