Nimbus
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21st Century Violin Concertos
Harriet Mackenzie (violin), Philippa Mo (violin)
English String Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
Fokken’s single-movement concerto is exquisitely crafted, conjuring a ‘hazardously cattle-infested stretch of motorway’ in complex counterpoint, bustling percussion and thrillingly stratospheric... —
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Sawyers: Symphony No. 3, Songs of Loss and Regret & Fanfare
April Fredrick (soprano)
English Symphony Orchestra, English String Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
Philip Sawyers’s Third Symphony (2015) is undoubtedly one of the finest British symphonies of recent years…The performance is terrific, and terrifically committed, superbly marshalled by Kenneth... —
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If these readings lack the last iota of magic, they are certainly highly recommendable. —
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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations arranged for Violin, Guitar & Cello
David Juritz, Craig Ogden (guitar), Tim Hugh (cello)
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The past is never far away in the Ninth Symphony, a work unafraid to be in dialogue with melody, tonality and tradition. It’s warmly played, as are the string orchestra Variations and Double... —
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The Wihan Quartet gives a deeply considered ensemble performance. The sweetness of tone achieved in the Adagio is remarkable and the first movement has irresistible impetus…Janacek's First String... —
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My Lieder-Land
The Songs of Nicolae Bretan, Volume 2
Ludovic Konya (baritone), Ferdinand Weiss (piano), Martin Berkofsky (piano)
There's at least one more volume of Bretan's Liederland songs in the Nimbus pipeline, due out shortly after this one. If it's as good as this, it will be well worth looking forward to. —
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Great Singers at the Gran Teatro del Liceo
Maria Gay, Giovanni Zenatello, Tito Schipa, Conchita Supervia, Mercedes Capsir, Lionello Cecil, Apollo Granforte, Guglielmo Masini, Lauritz Melchior, Hina Spani, Miguel Fleta, Emilio Sagi-Baba, Elvira de Hidalgo, Hipólito Lázaro, Titta Ruffo, Graziella Pareto, José Palet, Riccardo Stracciari, Maria...
Of real interest … —
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