SACD, Channel Classics (label)
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Traditional Swedish folksongs are interwoven with newer choral works —
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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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There is indeed little that these players cannot project in terms of multifacted lyricism, colour and dramatic presence, and this is matched by the very best in modern brass programming…all... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2015, Editor's Choice
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These arrangements of pieces by Glass work very well on harp, particularly in these meticulously concentrated performances by Meijer...The effect is mesmeric, if two-dimensional. —
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Superb virtuosos —
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Special offer. Jörgen van Rijen
Jörgen van Rijen (trombone) Alla Libo (piano) members of the Viotta Ensemble of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vincent Cortvrint (piccolo) Helenus, de Rijke (guitare)
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ed Spanjaard
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Special offer. Jörgen van Rijen - I was like WOW!
Jörgen van Rijen (trombone), Paolo Giacometti (piano), Marcel Beekman (tenor), Frits Damrow (trumpet) & Paolo Giacometti (piano)
Combattimento Consort
…it is van Rijen's sense of line that is the most impressive feature of his playing, reliant on musicianship rather than physical dexterity. …his virtuoso technique need fear no comparison... —
