Capriccio
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Dallipiccola: Compositions for Piano
Pietro Massa (piano)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Peter Hirsch
Dallapiccola’s music is always a treat for the ear, whether his early tonal work or later venture into serialism, and the stages of his development are nicely tracked in this sequence of works... —
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JCF Bach: Die Kindheit Jesu
Barbara Schlick, Martina Lins (sopranos), Hilke Helling (contralto), Hein Meens (tenor), Harry van der Kamp (bass), Almut Kirchner (harp)
Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max
Mostly recitative and simple chorus, with one attractive lullaby. —
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Christmas with the Bach Family
Vokalensemble Frankfurt, Concerto Köln, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Dresdner Kammerchor & La Stagione Frankfurt, Ralf Otto, Hermann Max, Michael Schneider
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Bánfalvi’s readings bring nicely judged phrasing to the slower more sentimental examples and a measure of flamboyance to the trickier, swifter-moving items. —
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Soft, inward rapture for 'Ständchen' is Behle's excellent starting point...An easy confidentiality never allows over-inflection here...Whether or not the studio tells the truth, Behle is also... —
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Christmas with the Vienna Boys’ Choir
World Famous Christmas Songs, and highlights from Handel's Messiah
Max Emanuel Cencic (soprano), Charles Humphries (countertenor), Ivan Sharpe (tenor) & Robert Torday (bass-baritone)
Vienna Boys’ Choir, Chorus Viennensis & Academy of London, Peter Marschik
