18th Century Classics
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C P E Bach - Complete Flute Concertos
RecommendedPatrick Gallois (flute)
Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Kevin Mallon
There is much sparkling vivacity in the Allegros, and the expressive range of the solo instruments, sometimes quite dark in feeling, is fully captured by both Gallois and the Toronto Camerata... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Awards:
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The Vanhal symphonies are technically exceptional and capable of going toe-to-toe with the middle-period symphonies of Haydn and even several of Mozart's. Vanhal's thematic material is often... —
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The classical symphony is so dominated by the twin figures of Haydn & Mozart that it is all too easy to overlook the considerable contributions which were made by many lesser figures. The Naxos... —
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[On Richter] ...remarkable for contrapuntal dexterity and the richness and variety of instrumental writing. —
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Dittersdorf: Sinfonias On Ovid's Metamorphoses, Nos. 1 - 3
Failoni Orchestra, Budapest, Hanspeter Gmur
No one who fancies venturing beyond Haydn and Mozart is likely to be disappointed here, especially at the alluring Naxos price. —
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These are wonderful works, charmingly subversive and orchestrated with an easy flair, not without some surprising depth in the minor-mode works. With incisive and stylish performances by Grodd... —
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Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 5, No. 1, etc.
Takako Nishizaki (violin)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Muller-Bruhl
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Conducted with great warmth and affection by a descendent of the composer. —
