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Weber - Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
Genres:
Instrumental » Piano Solos
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The Mendelssohn Variations come over as truly 'sérieuses', on a par with anything by his friend Schumann, thanks to Hough's vivid characterisation and dramatic flair. And if the 'Arietta' of... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2009, Disc of the Month
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Berlioz: Harold in Italy
& other orchestral works
Lawrence Power (viola)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Manze’s background as a period string player might be expected to give him some particular feeling for this curious quasi-concerto, and so it proves…Altogether it’s an exciting, intriguing reading,... —
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Once ranked with Beethoven's, Weber's sonatas are now little known. Ohlsson's masterful playing, ranging from the scintillatingly soloistic, engrossingly exposes a miscarriage of justice. —
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Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 & Bassoon Concerto
Karen Geoghegan (bassoon)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
The performances are pretty astringent, Juanjo Mena persuading the BBC Philharmonic to play as if they were a period orchestra, with wiry lean string tone and rasping woodwind. —
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Special offer. Weber: Overtures, Horn Concertino & Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Anthony Halstead (natural horn)
The Hanover Band, Roy Goodman
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The overture to The Flying Dutchman is beautifully shaped and paced. He restrains the passion of the Tristan Prelude, allowing it to build gradually until he unleashes it at the climax. —
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David Oistrakh (violin), Gabriel Tacchino (piano), Frederick Guthrie (bass), Gré Brouwenstijn (soprano), Kerstin Meyer (contralto), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Samson François (piano), Marcel Callègue (trombone), Robert Casier (oboe), Lucien Thévet (horn), Henriette Puig-Roget (organ), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau...
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There are wrong notes, some of the recordings are of poor quality, others remarkably good for the 1920s: what is amazing is the unfailing verve, poetry, warmth and spontaneity. Some of the... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2007, Re-issue of the Month
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