CPO
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Symphony No. 1, written during World War Two. Conceived in classic four-movement structure, it gets off to a moody start before picking up rhythmic drive. The whole work sounds arresting thanks... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Coming soon. British Music for Strings Vol. 5
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Douglas Bostock
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The Linos excel again in Farrenc. Her chamber music best showcases the composer’s gift for melody, often offset by poignant harmonies. Piano and strings are beautifully balanced in the Second... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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New. Karl Weigl: String Quartets 4 & 6 · Intermezzi
Thomas Christian Ensemble, Christoph Wimmer-Schenkel
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Meaty playing that brings out the angst in these knotty, chromatic works. The Quartet’s Larghetto has an expansive feel while the Quintet’s finale has a devilish abandon. —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2018, Editor's Choice
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Vincenzo Albrici: Sacred Cantatas
Weser-Renaissance|Manfred Cordes, Weser Renaissance, Manfred Cordes
Each short aria-like section is linked by ritornellos of smiling blissfulness for violins and dulcian... There is bright airiness in solo motets for alto and tenor... Albrici’s extended contrapuntal... —
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Mel Bonis: Orchestral Works
Lydia Teuscher (soprano), Julie Robard-Gendre, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Damen des WDR Rundfunkchores, Joseph Bastian
All these sets of miniatures are absolute charmers. The songs are also lovely… sung with panache here by Lydia Teuscher… The WDR Symphony play stylishly for Bastian, and the recorded sound is... —
