Hyperion
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Driver proves at once with the first Novellette that he is alive to the composer's robust, macho side and its inverse, those luminescent and melting atmospheres...This is, in short, engaging... —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 61 - Döhler & Dreyschock
Howard Shelley (piano & conductor)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
On paper these forgotten scores belong firmly in the Chopin-wannabes category, but played like this with virtuoso panache and total conviction they sound like neglected masterworks. —
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 7 - Arensky & Taneyev
Ilya Gringolts (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Gringolts came to attention when he won the Paganini prize ten years ago, His fluency, virtuosity and lyrical intensity have been much and rightly admired and this record… is his best yet.... —
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The Fourth Symphony (with Litton supported in the extraordinarily complex writing by the assistant conductor, Daniel Rechev) emerges as a masterpiece...The sound, though not the most immediate,... —
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Carolyn Sampson sings with effortless ease, the reward for superb vocal technique. She generates a lovely warmth in tone to colour individual syllables while retaining a gloriously flowing... —
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Brahms: Clarinet Quintet and Trio
Thea King (clarinet), Clifford Benson (piano), Karine Georgian (cello)
Gabrieli String Quartet
These players' tempo in the Clarinet Quintet is more leisurely than most of their rivals. In the faster flanking movements of the trio, a stronger forward drive mightn't have come amiss. On... —
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Hamelin, known for his extraordinary virtuosity, here presents not so much the exact opposite of this but a world that complements it: slow, minimalist, yet strangely evocative and expressive...Simple... —
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his stylistic understanding is always impeccable, and as recorded here his Steinway makes a warmly appealing sound —
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They are nearly 30 strong and go for a particular type of effect - full-bodied, monumental, and replete with the best type of churchy, echoey sound, designed to transfigure a large building. —
