SACD, Françaix (composer)
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Trio Boccherini's title promises conversation but the album's achievement goes beyond social chatter: three exposed string lines generate atmosphere without thickening into quartet imitation. —
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Françaix, Tomasi, Jolivet & Villa-Lobos: Bassoon Concertos
Matthias Rácz (bassoon)
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Johannes Klumpp
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Afflatus Quartet: Esprit
Afflatus Quartet: Roman Novotny (flute), Jana Brozkova (oboe), Vojtech Nydl (clarinet) & Ondrej Roskovec (bassoon)
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Nielsen, Debussy & Francaix: Clarinet Concertos
Vladimir Soltan (clarinet)
Hamburg Symphoniker, José Luíz Gómez
[Soltan] holds his own in a pugnacious reading [of the Nielsen]. His sinewy tone suits this knotty work and his playing – scrupulously observed dynamics and precisely tongued staccatos – is... —
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This is sophisticated music that is entertaining as well as just occasionally challenging...stunning playing by the Ensemble Blumina...This is a recording to treasure. —
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There is a nice mixture of whimsy throughout all these pieces, plus a gentle melancholy that is wholly individual…a cornucopia of very French music, which is superbly played. —
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Françaix, Schnyder & Others: Chamber Music
Christoph Hartmann (oboe), Matthias Racz (bassoon), Anna Kirichenko (piano)
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