Odradek Records
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Special offer. Flashback
Music for Saxophone and Piano from the 20th Century
Guido Bäumer (saxophone), Aladár Rácz (piano)
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Blanco and Bosco are an ideal match (as were the reserved, refined Chopin and Franchomme). Blanco’s unforced, burnished tone is a joy to hear, underpinned by Bosco’s quirky choice of an 1898... —
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These composers are lucky to have Lemes in their corner. His tonal sheen, wide dynamic range, ear for nuance and pinpoint technique make a compelling case for each work…recommended —
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Special offer. Shades & Contrasts
Guitar Music By Domeniconi, Tarrega, Albeniz, Barrios
Christina Sandsengen (guitar)
the playing on this entry-level recital, ideal for classical guitar newbies, is impressive enough to sway even the most sceptical classical guitar aficionados. The first thing that strikes you... —
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Remarkably assured, beautifully shaped playing by Kreiling of Scriabin’s knotty, post-Romantic soundworld. Many highlights in this two-CD set, but the ‘Insect’ Tenth Sonata captivates. —
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Special offer. Kurland Sounds: Vasks, Ešenvalds, Smidbergs
Ints Dālderis (clarinet)
Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, Atvars Lakstīgala
The Clarinet Concerto by Erik Ešenvalds inhabits the same readily assimilable, resolutely tonal and strongly communicative idiom that has made his choral output so popular…the work's shimmering... —
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Special offer. Aki Kuroda: Firebird
20th Century Transcriptions for Piano - Mahler, Stravinsky, Debussy & Schoenberg
Aki Kuroda (piano)
In Kuroda's brilliant hands Stravinsky's Firebird and Debussy's L'apres-midi sound natural on piano, and even Mahler's string Adagietto works. Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony No. 1 feels new. —