Harmonia Mundi
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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps & Eötvös: Alhambra Concerto
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), Orchestre de Paris, Pablo Heras-Casado
Heras-Casado’s interpretation of The Rite is more sensual and clearly-etched than shatteringly powerful, despite the force of the bass in a recording which judiciously spotlights woodwind, coming... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th April 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Vaughan Williams & James Macmillan: Oboe Concertos
RecommendedNicholas Daniel (oboe & conductor), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais)
Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan
[Daniel] tends to let the tempo slacken when the harmonic pulse slows down [on the Vaughan Williams]...it's hard to complain when that leaves more space for his consistently golden tone...MacMillan... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Contemporary Winner
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...in Andreas Staier's own words, 'this programme is a declaration of love to Georg Philipp Telemann, perhaps the wittiest, most charming and most cheerful composer Germany has ever produced'.... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Instrumental Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2006, Instrumental Choice
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Concerto - Venice: The Golden Age
Xenia Löffler (baroque oboe)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit
Here, in all its radiant apparel, is the splendour of Venice's golden age...Loffler is a fine performer with a rounded, mellow tone and remarkable dexterity...a captivating musical portrait... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2014, Concerto Choice
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Le Violon Vagabond: Graf Mourja
Works for piano & violin by Bartok, Manuel Ponce, Tchaikovsky, Paganini, Chedrine, Kroll, de Sarasate…
Graf Mourja (violin) & Natalia Gous (piano)
Ukrainian violinist Graf Mourja follows up his fine disc of Stravinsky and Szymanowski for Harmonia Mundi with a foray into more eclectic territory. This selection brings together the wild and... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2014, Re-issue of the Month
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Thanks to some canny work by the sound engineers, the potentially lopsided combination of trumpet and string quintet works surprigingly well. Leleu himself brings a charming lilt to these familiar... — More…
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Sound the Bells!
American Premières for Brass
The Bay Brass, Alasdair Neale, Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Ward, Jeffrey Budin, Bruce Broughton, Paul Welcomer & Charles Floyd
whatever the demands of the music, technical or stylistic, the group meets them with confidence and accuracy...we are in the presence of a polished ensemble that can get your blood racing. Still,... — More…
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Kevin Puts: Symphony No. 4
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Conspirare, Marin Alsop, Craig Hella Johnson
Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra make persuasive champions for Puts's Symphony No. 4...The real delight of the disc, though, is the choral cycle To Touch the Sky...Conspirare's straight... — More…
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