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Mendelssohn - Songs & Duets Volume 5
Eugene Asti (piano), Katherine Broderick (soprano), Hannah Morrison (soprano), Anna Grevelius (mezzo-soprano), Finnur Bjarnason (tenor), James Rutherford (baritone), Stephan Loges (baritone)
...the best of the young singers here is the mezzo Anna Grevelius...As in previous volumes, Eugene Asti plays with a refreshingly light touch and a lively sense of rhythm. —
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Romantic Residues
Songs for tenor and harp
James Gilchrist (tenor), Alison Nicholls (harp) & Jaime Martin (flute)
…an interesting and intelligent singer, well served by his distinguished accompanists. —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 63 - Godard
Howard Shelley (piano & conductor)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
As far as the pianism goes, Godard was evidently fully aware of the new vistas of technique and colour opened up by Liszt...The performances by the indefatigable Howard Shelley and the Tasmanian... —
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Arias for Benucci
Arias written for the buffo bass-baritone Francesco Benucci, Mozart’s first Figaro
Matthew Rose (bass), Katherine Watson (soprano), Anna Devin (soprano)
Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
Matthew Rose's protean instrument may lack the full-bodied glamour of, say, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo's, and his Italian, albeit extremely proficient, sports a noticeable English accent. Happily,... —
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the E flat Sonata opens with arresting gestures designed to let the performers show off, which Tanja Becker-Bender and Peter Nagy seize with relish. They give generally spacious readings of... —
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Erik Chisholm: Violin Concerto & Dance Suite
Matthew Trusler (violin), Danny Driver (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
The Dance Suite, premiered in 1933 by Chisholm himself, shows what a fine pianist he must have been…Perhaps the outstanding listening experience, however, occurs in From the True Edge of the... —
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The Playful Pachyderm
Popular works for bassoon and orchestra
Laurence Perkins (bassoon), with Catriona McKay (clarsach), Richard Suart (baritone)
The New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp
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The Latvians are ravishing in Strauss's formidable Deutsche Motette, which is essentially a concerto for choir, the composer treating the ensemble in the same way as a vast orchestra...the impressively... —
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Herrick's playing is always lively and energetic, but with mixed results. Buxtehude's G minor Prelude and Fugue receives a beautifully poised and controlled account, and the works by Gade and... —
