Hyperion
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Panis angelicus
Favourite Motets from Westminster Cathedral
Westminster Cathedral Choir, Iain Simcock (organ)
James O'Donnell
A beautiful disc of sacred motets from one of this country’s finest choirs —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 29 - Moscheles
Howard Shelley (piano & direction)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Both the Second and Third Concertos bristle with enough savage jumps and hurdles to throw a less than first class performer; woe betide the pianist without flawless scales and arpeggios (often... —
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The group’s name suggests a band of wrongly imprisoned miscreants, but they make celestial sounds in Vaughan Williams’s neo-plainsong The Truth Sent from Above and Holst’s Lullay My Liking.... —
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Holst: the Evening Watch & Other Choral Works
John Birch (organ), Christopher Mercer (tenor), Joya Logan (alto), Isobel Collyer (soprano), Holst Singers, Holst Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton
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The 50-strong oratory choir is made up entirely of boys, and conductor Charles Cole draws singing of vernal freshness from them, with excellent ensemble and an interpretive awareness that puts... —
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Brahms: The Complete Songs Volume 1 (Angelika Kirchschlager)
Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) & Graham Johnson (piano)
Graham Johnson, once again, is both mastermind and pianist, and, as ever, his accompanying notes and essays are as witty and richly allusive as his playing...This recital is beautifully shaped. —
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Borodin: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2
Piers Lane (piano), Julian Smiles (cello)
Goldner String Quartet
This is a glowing performance of the Quartet No. 2…the quartet’s playing is consistently fine. —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 41 - Kalkbrenner 1 & 4
Howard Shelley (piano & conductor)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
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Rossini - Soirées musicales
Miah Persson (soprano), Stella Doufexis (soprano), Bruce Ford (tenor) & Roger Vignoles (piano)
There isn't a low point on the entire disc. Roger Vignoles plays with all his characteristic intelligence and subtlety. Miah Persson is enchanting in the opening La Promessa...Bruce Ford is... —
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The English Hymn - 5
Lead, kindly Light - Hymns of Faith and Assurance
Wells Cathedral Choir, Rubert Gough (organ), Malcolm Archer
