Nimbus
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... well crafted, tuneful and engaging —
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Cimarosa's Oboe Concerto
and concerti by Albinoni, Marcello & Vivaldi
John Anderson (oboe)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Wright
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The singing is poised throughout the disc, with an attractive, slight huskiness to Lawrence Lipnik's countertenor, but in the Browne delicacy is foresworn in favour of a more outstanding mellifluousness.... —
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English Fantasy
Music for clarinet and orchestra
Emma Johnson (clarinet)
BBC Concert Orchestra, Philip Ellis
An amiable disc exploring the light end of contemporary clarinet composition in works written especially for soloist Emma Johnson. This is music that doesn’t make too many demands on the listener,... —
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Special offer. Bretan: Luceafarul (The Evening Star)
Ionel Voineag, Bálint Szabó, Elena Casian, Adriana Croitoru, Marius Budoiu, Ioan Pojar
Philharmonic Orchestra Transilvania, Béla Hary
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Taylor: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
Kenneth Woods gives impressive readings of these two symphonies. That ending to the Fifth requires a real feeling for the music’s sense of muted drama, and Woods knows exactly how to handle... —
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The selection follows, in a wide span, the best years of the tenor's long career ... the Nimbus begins in 1922 ending 1942. The fresh, ripe vibrancy of the early voice is caught, its unreliable... —
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Awards:
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Building a Library, January 2011, First Choice
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