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Languorous and brilliant by turns, this star clarinettist's recital is a delight.… —
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The subtle hues of the choir, an elite corps from Winchester Cathedrals, are particularly impressive in Byrd's Lamentation, a piece in which voicing gives the music its momentum. Yet the beauty... —
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[Nostalghia] forms the memorable conclusion to this impressive new disc from the Scottish Ensemble. The more poignant for its restraint, this miniature concerto for violin and strings requires... —
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Special offer. Brahms & Schumann: Lieder
Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano) with Malcolm Martineau, Hester Dickson, Benjamin Appl, John Mark Ainsley & Johnny Langridge
Murray has announced that this wil be her final Lieder recording. If indeed it proves to be so, she will be going out on a high. Her voice is obviously mature, but still in good trim...her artistic... —
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Special offer. Bach, J S: Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord Nos. 1-6, BWV1014-1019
John Butt (harpsichord) & Lucy Russell (violin)
The rapport between Russell and Butt is riveting, and their meeting of musical minds leaves no detail under-characterised…for sheer freshness, insight and life-enhancing joy, this newcomer goes... —
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Although Kuniko calibrates balances, dynamics, nuances and sonorities with her expected precision, she also creates a genuine sense of repartee between the parts, as if the six original percussionists... —
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Special offer. JS Bach: Violin Concertos
Cecilia Bernardini (violin), Alfredo Bernardini (oboe), with Huw Daniel (violin)
Dunedin Consort, John Butt
Bernardini takes nothing for granted in this recital of Bach concerts with the Dunedin Consort. Her bowing is both fluid and crisply detailed. —
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[Pizarro] brings spaciousness and a fine balancing of inner parts, in chords and counterpoint alike, alongside a freedom and energy very much his own...his formidable technique provides the... —
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Special offer. The Nightingale and the Butterfly
Pamela Thorby (recorders) & Elizabeth Kenny (archlute, theorbo, baroque guitar)
Virtuoso playing and scholarly research come together in this disc of French Baroque works...Thorby's eclectic experience in Baroque, jazz and folk music is everywhere apparent in these performances,... —
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Special offer. Philippe Rogier: Polychoral Works
Magnificat & His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts, Philip Cave
Following the Spanish custom these performances accompany some of these pieces with a glorious jamboree of instruments doubling and decorating the vocal lines; this creates a particularly awesome... —
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