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Bags of invention have gone into this album...By meticulously combining different movements, Boulanger creates new surroundings for some well-known Bach movements. —
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A perusal of those taking part reaffirms the depth of artistic talent at Lockenhaus, setting the seal on a collection of exemplary ambition and execution. —
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The Busch Trio’s sympathy with this repertoire feels absolute, their communicative ardour evident throughout the performance… A true delight from start to finish. —
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Mention SaintSaëns or Reynaldo Hahn and secular choral music is unlikely to spring to mind. As is clear, though, from this enchanting new collection, both composers are typically adroit...it... —
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Amore Siciliano
Mariana Flores (soloist), Matteo Bellotto (soloist), Léo Fernique (soloist), Valerio Contaldo (soloist), Ana Vieira Leite (soloist), Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón
There’s a fabulously frantic air to the sequence of the opening movements, and in general this is the approach to the playing throughout: totally gung-ho, extreme and unexpected. —
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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 KV 219, Piano Concertos Nos. 3 KV 40 & 14 KV 449
David Castro-Balbi (violin), Teo Gheorghiu (piano),
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Howard Griffiths
Gheorghiu delivers the solo parts of both works with a natural verve that’s unaffected and personable; he evidently likes his chosen instrument for its gloss-free, rather chiselled tone, and... —
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Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante KV 364, Rondos KV 382 & 386 & Horn Concerto No. 2 KV 417
Johan Dalene (violin), Eivind Ringstad, Alexandre Zanetta, Ariel Lanyi, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Howard Griffiths
[The soloists'] pedigree is indicative of the star quality they bring to the Concertante, Dalene’s tone radiant without being selfconsciously sweet, Ringstad’s rich and woody, each playing off... —
