Hyperion
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Layton's affinity with this radiant, accessible music is clear as he guides the Trinity College Choir, which sings with passion and purity throughout this programme. —
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Another valuable instalment in Howard's vast trek through Liszt's piano music —
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Her playing is absolutely captivating: she decorates the solo part with playful, come-hither ornamentation—twirls, flutters, arabesques—and yet it never disturbs the clear, logical path she... —
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From the vibrancy of the very first track, the lively imagination of Rautavaara's writing for voices, the pungent palette of the Schola Cantorum of Oxford, and the clarity and spatial excitement... —
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Lidarti - Violin Concertos
all cadenzas by Francesco D’Orazio
Francesco D’Orazio (violin)
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Francesco D'Orazio… dispatches his flights of skittering virtuosity wit grace and panache, and colours his tone expressively in the slow movements, using vibrato sparingly and tellingly. —
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Hers is not a big, fruity Caballe voice but a soubrette - a voice small enough to convey subtlety without having to scale back but one that also encompasses the volatility of this repertoire... —
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Shaham and Erez deliver outstandingly committed performances, revelling in the music's virtuosity, fantasy and heightened intensity of expression. —
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Conductus, Vol. 1
Music & poetry from thirteenth-century France
John Potter (tenor), Christopher O'Gorman (tenor) & Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
Conductus proves that ascetic simplicity can be as deeply moving and aesthetically breath-taking as the mst complex, heart-on-sleeve music...It's hardly necessary to mention they are superb,... —
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These performances by Arcangelo of the Litanies and Magnificat are unfailingly expert, with ornamentation gracefully integrated. The performances of the Leçons have a greater focus and intensity... —
