Capriccio
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Beethoven: The Solo Concertos
Stefan Vladar (piano), Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Isabelle van Keulen (violin) & Julian Steckel (cello)
Wiener KammerOrchester
From the orchestral overture of the first concerto, the Wiener KammerOrchester capture the attention with their dynamism and spirit. The piano itself responds with engaged playing, brilliant... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2017, Editor's Choice
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Braunfels: Jeanne d'Arc
Siobhan Stagg (soprano), Sofiya Almazova, Juliane Banse (soprano), Norbert Ernst, Tobias Kehrer, Bryan Hymel (tenor), Martin Gantner, Michael Laurenz, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Ruben Drole, Pavol Breslik (tenor), Johannes Dunz, Johan Reuter (baritone), Thomas E. Bauer, Salzburger Bachchor, ORF Vienna Radio...
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Franz Schmidt: Variations on a Hussar’s Song, Phantasiestuck, Chaconne
Jasminka Stancul (piano)
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Alexander Rumpf
I very much expect that this excellent disc will contribute to the ongoing re-evaluation of Schmidt’s musical reputation —
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Kurt Weill: Love Life
Themba Mvula, Quirijn de Lang, Stephanie Corley, Kamil Bien, Nicholas Butterfield, Paul Gibson, Simon Grange, Ross McInroy, Cameron Mitchell, Tim Ochala-Greenough, Tom Smith (saxophone), Tilly Baker, Louie Stow, Will Hopkins, Joshua da Costa, Andrew Randall, Masimba Ushe, Felicity Moore, Amber Midgley,...
Weill is not always on top form: but it's an interesting piece, here given a second chance to succeed, and expertly done. —
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Winner - Film Music
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Special offer. Straus, O: The Chocolate Soldier
Johannes Martin Kranzle (Bumerli), Caroline Stein (Nadina Popoff), Helmut Berger (Kasimir Popoff), John Dickie (Alexius Spiridoff), Martina Borst (Mascha), Gertraud Wagner (Aurelia Popoff), Walter Raffeiner (Massakroff)
Händel Collegium Köln, Siegfried Köhler
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Forgive Stanford for steering uncannily close to Brahms and Schubert at times (think late-Romantic Trout), as his Piano Quintet is really rather lovely. Especially so in the responsive hands... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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[Blumina] She plays them, along with her superb colleagues of the Vogler Quartet, with lustrous tone and deep conviction. If the music of 20th-century Russia is in your wheelhouse, this release... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Choral
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Georg Goltermann: Cello Concerto No. 1 & Symphony Op. 20
Jamal Aliyev (cello), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Howard Griffiths
[Aliyev] is very good, giving these little-known works his fullest efforts. Under the assured direction of Howard Griffiths, such a champion of the unsung composer, the ORF Vienna orchestra... —
