Chamber, Quartets, Saint-Saëns (composer)
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Saint-Seëns in full vigour and mastery - a wonderful pair of discs —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2005, Chamber Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Voyage of a sea-god
Laurence Perkins (bassoon), Michael Hancock (piano), Amy Thompson (bassoon), Matthew Kitteringham (bassoon), Catriona McDermid (bassoon), Eira Lynn Jones (harp), Susie Mészáros (viola), Michael Escreet (double bass), Carducci Quartet, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, William Goodchild
It’s an extensive programme, encompassing a variety of styles and forces ranging from bassoon solo to small orchestral ensembles. There are some real treats, such as Bantock’s splendidly imaginative... —
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The first notes tell you that you are listening to a class act: the Schubert Ensemble have only had a few changes in the line-up in over 30 years, and there’s complete unanimity of intent. Intonation... —
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Debussy: The Complete Works
Artists include Martha Argerich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Samson François, Renaud Capuçon, Natalie Dessay, André Cluytens, François-Xavier Roth, Jean Martinon, Michel Plasson, Kent Nagano and Carlo Maria Giulini
Exhaustive, the sum of the crème de la crème of the discography...THE Debussy box set to have…No richer panorama exists for the melodies (the complete EMI recordings alongside never-before-released... —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2018, Winner - Archive
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Je n'aime pas le classique, mais ça j'aime bien!
Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Nelly Kokinos (piano), Vladimir Spivakov (violin), Sergei, Steven Isserlis (cello), Xavier De Maistre (piano), Julian Bream (guitar), Johns Williams (guitar), James Galway (flute), Lorenzo Ghielmi (organ), Samuel Lipman & Leo Litwin (pianos), Martin Hoherman (xylophone),...
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The Mozart Piano Quartet play both quartets with considerable élan, evoking the spirit of their namesake in Saint-Saëns's beautifully balanced, often gossamer textures. Where power is required,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2009, Editor's Choice
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Saint-Saëns: Music for Wind Instruments
Stéphane Lemelin (piano)
Canada’s National Arts Centre Wind Quintet
...performances that encapsulate the Gallic charm and finesse of the music. At the same time, the Oboe Sonata's mix of the pastoral and the perky is nicely established, as is the blend of warmth... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2011, Editor's Choice
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the first movement [of the G major], designed to illustrate 'Youth', is a delightful piece of Haydnry in which the lighter textures are more comfortable for the ear —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. In Memoriam Françoise Groben
Françoise Groben, Ivan Gajan (piano), Alfredo Perl (piano), Ira Maria Witoschynskyi (piano), Mourja Gras (violin), Peter Laul, Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Matthias Metzger (violin), Ruth Kilius (viola), Christiane Meininger (flute), Rainer Gepp (piano), RTL Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de chambre...
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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