Nimbus
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Supported by a warmly ambient recording, the playing here is… sharply characterised and powerfully projected… —
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Listen to the sheer intellectual energy of these performances of Liszt and Chopin. As he plays one feels that a caged lion is released. The strength of his fingers and his immense intellectual... —
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Orchestral Favourites Volume X - Rossini Operatic Overtures
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, John Tunnell (leader), Jaime Laredo
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The Septet is one of Beethoven's sunniest works, and Ensemble 360 promote the happy mood with playing that emphasises bright, clear tone and springy rhythms… The Presto finale intensifies the... —
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All of this music, much of it of an intricate virtuosity, is played with unflagging brio and complete poetic empathy by Martin Jones, whose missionary zeal on behalf of Spanish music deserves... —
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Zubin Mehta Live in front of the Grand Palace
Ilya Konovalov (violin) and Roman Spitzer (viola)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
The most striking aspects of this concert are the energy and purpose of Mehta's conducting and the undoubted warmth of the Israel Philharmonic's string section which plays its heart out in the... —
