Hyperion
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Fluid, fine-toned and with formidable power and dexterity when required, all these performances recreate Tchaikovsky's idiom, whether vivacious or drenched in Russian melancholy to rare degree...On... —
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These are clear, beautifully judged performances, and Shelley and his orchestra plead every case for these works, from the portentous opening Adagio of the Eighth Symphony, to its fleet-footed... —
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Richard Strauss: The Complete Songs 7
Ruby Hughes (soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor), Günter Haumer (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano), Ed Lockwood (French horn)
The pleasures are manifold. Even ardent Straussians won't know many of the songs in this mix of juvenilia...[Hughes] is a delight, pure lyric-soprano transparency for the often folksy simplicity... —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 65 - Albéniz & Granados
Melani Mestre (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Mestre's playing is limpid and convincing, with Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra giving discreet support. —
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Ancient Airs & Dances
Paul O'Dette (lute, guitar), John Holloway (violin), Christel Thielmann (bassviol), Nigel North (lute), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 42 - Alnæs & Sinding
Piers Lane (piano)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
…these artists make the best possible case for these rarely heard pieces. —
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 8 - Vieuxtemps
Viviane Hagner (violin)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins
Hagner is a marvellous exponent of both works, as she is in the more overt technical show piece of the Fantasia appassionata. The Royal Flemish Philharmonic are thoroughly committed. —
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French Cathedral Music
Joseph Cullen, Andrew Reid (organs)
The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell
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…A stunning album in every possible way, from the exalted quality of the singing in every imaginable aspect, to the exceptionally warm, inviting, and expansive recording itself. Antognini’s... —
