Chamber, Quartets, Rawsthorne, A (composer)
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The Magginis… display a more subtle variety of vibrato, generally lightening the texture but tightening the screw more effectively at moments of tension. —
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Rawsthorne: A Portrait - Woodwind Concertos and Chamber Works
Linda Merrick (clarinet), Sylvia Harper (oboe), Jake Rea (violin), David Aspin (viola), Joseph Spooner (cello), David Owen Norris (piano), Laura Robinson (recorder), John Turner (recorder), Roger Child (lute), Jill Crowther (oboe), Manchester Sinfonia, English Northern Philharmonia, Richard Howarth,...
This amiable, accomplished selection from a composer of great acumen hails from northern England — as he did — and comprises seven items...Oboe astringency sorts well with Rawsthorne’s expressive... —
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Rawsthorne & Other Rarities
Clare Wilkinson (mezzo), Mark Rowlinson (reciter), John Turner (recorder/bamboo pipe), Harvey Davies (harpischord), Peter Lawson (piano)
Solem String Quartet
All in all, this is an extraordinary disc. Not only does it do what it says on the tin and introduce the listener to some rarities by a variety of better-and-lesser-known composers, it gives... —
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The Essential Ulster Orchestra
Maria Kliegel (cello), Phillip Dyson, Kevin Sargent, Peter Donohoe (piano), Adele Anthony, Mark Kosower, Krysia Osostowicz, Lesley Hatfield, Rebecca Hirsch, Guy Johnston (cello), Ulster Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, Takuo Yuasa, Esa Heikkila, Daniele Rustioni
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Throughout, the Cologne group's sensitive performances make it clear why Finzi's music, modest in scope but not in effect, can grip so firmly. Connoisseurs should also pounce on the disc for... —
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Rawsthorne, Berkeley & Bush: Chamber Music
The Music Group of London, Members of the Aeolian Quartet
An oddball assortment for English music buffs. Hugh Bean's playing excels in Berkeley's Violin Sonatina (short by strong). Alan Bush offers fine pianism. —
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It’s at moments like this that I wonder if we take Naxos for granted...presented like this – a hefty 20-disc box of British string quartets, recorded by the Maggini Quartet between 1994 and... —
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20 CDs
$59.75
