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Special offer. Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvořák & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Collection
Joseph Swensen (violin & conductor)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
There’s an impressive level of excellence throughout, though Swensen is adaptable to moods between and within concertos…I love his natural way with slow movements, especially Mendelssohn’s and... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, Orchestral Choice
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A particular highlight is the radiance of the A major Sonata Op. 18 No. 5. Duo Pleyel also exceeds our high expectations for the Mozart works, and their interpretations are an essential addition... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, Instrumental Choice
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The Marian Consort field eight singers (four men, four women) under the marvellously controlled direction of Rory McCleery. Their sound is pure, their intonation unflappable, their balance immaculate.... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Early Music
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Duo Pleyel’s Yuletide offering is the latest in a long tradition of convivial Christmas music, but their programme is unusually recherché...The pièce de résistance is their arrangement of Eduard... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2024, Instrumental Choice
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Special offer. Jenner, R. Schumann & Weber: Works for Clarinet and Piano
Jean Johnson (clarinet), Steven Osborne (piano)
Listeners will savour Johnson's mellifluous and beguiling sound, sometimes gently inflected with subtle vibrato, her clarity of articulation, assured control, and with her partner, judicious... —
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Special offer. Mozart's Bassoon
Works for Solo Bassoon
Peter Whelan (bassoon), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)
Ensemble Marsyas
This genial and amiable disc is a joy to listen to. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2022
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…to produce music rich in contrapuntal argument, ear-catching harmonies melodic felicities and suave fluidity. Retrospect captures it all with an inexhaustible spirit of delight in the Purcellian... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Baroque Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2009, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Marais & Forqueray: La Gamme (et autres morceaux de simphonie)
Trio Sonnerie: Monica Huggett (baroque violin), Emilia Benjamin (viola da gamba) & James Johnstone (harpsichord)
Huggett's playing is pliant and effortless, her distinctive sound very much the ensemble's hallmark. Gambist Emilia Benjamin makes light work of Marais's virtuoso passagework...while James Johnson... —
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Under the incisive direction of Peter Whelan, the group is on ebullient form as it explores the vogue for the French horn in Scotland…Barsanti emerges as a worthy rival to Handel’s festive verve…Renard’s... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2017
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