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Flute Music by Bach’s students
Wilbert Hazelzet (traverso), Jacques Ogg (harpsichord) & Jaap ter Linden (cello)
Sonatas for traverso flute by five of Bach's most talented pupils. Occasionally, we may detect the master's guiding hand but there is plenty of originality. Hazelzet's playing is warmly communicative. —
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Beethoven's Pastoral features some exquisitely characterised woodwind playing. The impressive Fifth encompasses granatic strength in outer movements and lyricism in the Andante con moto. —
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These readings, with alternating solo voices and full ensemble, combining voices and organ, fiddles, harp and sackbuts, are splendid, bringing out the full magnificence of Dufay's conception... —
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Berteau: Sonatas & airs for violoncello
Christophe Coin (cello), Petr Skalka, Felix Knecht (cello) & Markus Hünninger (harpsichord)
Berteau, undeservedly forgotten, is revealed as wonderfully tuneful, harmonically logical and rhythmically light-footed in sonatas and airs. An unqualified delight. —
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Music in the time of Velázquez
José Miguel Moreno (Baroque guitar, vihuela & direction)
Ensemble La Romanesca
[a] sparkling recital … Marta Almajano’s delicate and precise soprano negotiates his [Hidalgo’s] teasing and rhythmically plex lines with aplomb. —
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Sammartini, G: Concertos for the organ, Op. 9
Fabio Bonizzoni (organ & direction), David Plantier, Olivia Centurioni (violins), Olaf Reimers (cello), Giorgio Sanvito (double bass)
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This vivid act of reclamation has so much to teach, and to enjoy. It shows that Stokowski's arrangements were made not only with love but acuity; that their flair and poetry may survive beyond... —
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Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
Markus Schäfer (Evangelist), Thomas Oliemans (Jesus), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Michael Chance (alto), Marcel Beekman (tenor) & Peter Kooij (bass)
Cappella Amsterdam & Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Brüggen (direction)
Brüggen bases this performance on the 1724 original version - retaining noticeably brisk tempos for the concluding chorus and chorale as though already party to the message of Easter...Beyond... —
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Tenebrae
Neapolitan music for the Holy Week
Valentina Varriale (soprano)
I Turchini, Antonio Florio (direction)
[The Lamentations of Caresana] provide Varriale with opportunities to beautifully emote long, arching phrases that convey restrained yet judicious word-painting, and the instrumental writing... —
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