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If any life is left in the myth that only the English can do Elgar, it’s put to shame by the Russian conductor. This disc — an ideal mix of the grand and the intimate — shows a first-rate musician’s... — More…
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Gorgeous chamber music-making - urgently recommended — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2007, Editor's Choice
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One of the glories of their performances of both quintets is the fullness and richness of sound, something Brahms clearly strove to cultivate in his scoring. Paul Watkins's heroic, thrusting... — More…
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Building A Library, November 2021, Recommended Recording Recommended Recording
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Kancheli: Styx & Tavener: The Myrrh-Bearer
Maxim Rysanov (viola) & Rihards Zalupe (percussion)
Men of the State Choir Latvija, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 'Kamer…', Maris Sirmais
Rysanov yields little to Bashmet in terms of intensity of expression and the capacity to sustain an atmospheric melodic line. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2007, Editor's Choice
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Neven possess a lightly textured, attractive voice, and his diction is focused and expressive — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Solo Vocal
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It is a measure of her gifts that Chen Reiss takes all these composers in her stride. That vocal stride is impressive: sustained lyric tone that is only rarely forced...Charles Spencer is as... — More…
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Simon Trpčeski (piano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Simon Trpčeski and Vasily Petrenko work exceptionally well together in delivering musically insightful and rhythmically dynamic performances. The same virtues are present in this compelling... — More…
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The young German virtuoso…brings crisp brilliance to its outer movements and plays the unusual 5/4 Larghetto with freedom. In naturally recorded sound, he shows how radiant textures in the Minuetto... — More…
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The sound of the Trpčeski recording is very good, offering clarity, detail, and solid, well-defined piano tone, with no ringing or blurring even in the loudest passages. This release will give... — More…
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The Liszt becomes a meditation on a chord; the second Ives piece twinkles, glows, and glowers; the Chopin pieces are given ravishingly delicate colouring, the Gershwin emerges as a silkily-delivered... — More…
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