Alpha
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Beethoven: Concerto No. 3 & Triple Concerto
Martin Helmchen (piano), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Antje Weithaas (violin)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Andrew Manze
The generous interplay between the three soloists – Helmchen and violinist Antje Weithaas alongside Hecker – is a joy, finely judged, sensitive and exuberant in turn, and full of refreshing... —
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Couperin & Lalande: Leçons de Ténèbres
Paco Garcia, Etienne Bazola (baritone), Ensemble Les Surprises, Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
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The pedigree of the Tonhalle players shines through in the pointing of the finale’s more humorous moods and in the great Wagner threnody with which the Adagio ends, the playing of the horns... —
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Singing in clear, poetically shaded French, Lindsey employs slight but perfectly placed touches of vibrato plus myriad vocal colours, both pale and saturated, that never feel like an expressive... —
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Jauchzet Dem Herr
The Psalms of David in 17th Century Northern Germany
Hans-Jorg Mammel
La Fenice, Jean Tubéry
this release focuses on 17th-century north German psalm-settings for tenor and ensemble. If that sounds rather earnest, the idea is quickly dispelled by the opening track, Buxtehude's Dixit... —
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Not everything Tyson does will suite every taste, yet his stunning keyboard mastery and strong personality undoubtedly command attention in this superbly engineered, fulsomely annotated release —
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L'Opera de Quat'sous
Thomas Ostermeier, Benjamin Lavernhe (soloist, actor), Véronique Vella (soloist, actor), Nicolas Lormeau (soloist, actor), Claïna Clavaron (soloist, actor), Marie Oppert (soloist, actor), Christian Hecq (soloist, actor), Birane Ba (soloist, actor), Sefa Yeboah (soloist, actor), Jordan Rezgui (soloist,...
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Offenbach: Fables de la Fontaine
Karine Deshayes (mezzo)
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen, Jean-Pierre Haeck
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Released originally back in 2014 by legendary horn manufacturers Gebrüder Alexander, Alpha have picked up the international rights to this captivating recital, captured in radiant sound in the... —
