Amsterdam Sinfonietta
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There are traces of Romanticism in Rana’s handling of the F minor concerto’s central Largo, and again in the interplay between piano and strings during the D minor concerto’s opening Allegro...the... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Special offer. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 & Walton: Serenade for Strings
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson
Arrangements for string orchestra of works originally written for string quartet are not uncommon, especially in the cases of Beethoven and Schubert… But in the amazing scherzo, with its huge... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2006, Disc of the Month
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence & Verdi: String Quartet
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2004, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Spiegel Im Spiegel
Tim Posner, Hülya Keser, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Candida Thompson, Martina Batič
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Special offer. Bottesini: Capriccio di Bravura
Rick Stotijn (double bass), Liza Ferschtman (violin), Monika Leskovar (cello), Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) & Hans Eijsackers (piano)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson
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Special offer. Tides of Life
RecommendedArrangements for string ensemble and baritone by David Matthews
Candida Thompson (violin) & Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Netherlands Female Youth Choir
In his orchestrations Matthews makes inspired and sensitive use of string colour and intimate solos…and in Schubert's Ständchen for vocal ensemble, the demure-sounding girls' choir, supported... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th February 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Vasks: Presence
RecommendedSol Gabetta (cello), Irène Timacheff-Gabetta (organ)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson
There's a simplicity and immediacy to Vasks's musical languge, not that far removed in character and spirituality to the sound world explored in John Taverner's The Protecting Veil, which makes... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th November 2015
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2016, Concerto Choice
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Special offer. Formidable!
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Thomas Oliemans (baritone), Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson
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Special offer. The Argentinian Album
Candida Thompson (artistic director, violin)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Thompson lends a wild voluptuousness to this feel-good Argentinian collection. One of the best performances of Piazzolla's spicy Four Seasons on disc; Ginastera's string Concerto boasts a scherzo... —
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Ritratto
Martin Mkhize, Cameron Shahbazi (countertenor), Lucas van Lierop, Dominic Kraemer, Frederik Bergman, Paride Cataldo, Sam Carl, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Dutch National Opera, Geoffrey Paterson
Jeths’s story about the meaning and purpose of art is a powerful and accomplished piece of music theatre. His own post-modernist style helps...It’s invidious to single out individuals from the... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, Opera Choice
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