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Alain is a completely involved communicator.
More than anyone else she delves into the very soul of these works. Thus we have an intensely prayerful Prière, a majestically statuesque Grandepièce... —Awards:
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Building a Library, December 2020, Also Recommended
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Elgar: Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68, etc.
RecommendedBBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
As digital Falstaffs go, Sir Andrew Davis's 1995 account with the BBC SO remains arguably the front-runner. If both Elgar himself and Barbirolli impart the greater vulnerability and compassion... —
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Building a Library, March 2005, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2005, Re-issue of the Month
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These are four of the best Elgar performances on disc available. First, the recording is superb, with near-perfect balance and a really natural sound. Second, the playing of the BBC Symphony... —
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Full-blooded playing from Leonskaja, with a suitably wide expressive range. Though there are moments of over-aggression, those are compensated for by her beautiful shaping of filigree arabesques... —
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These are classic, authoritative performances, given spacious analogue sound with just a touch harshness to add a little edge in fortissimos. —
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Building a Library, January 2015, First Choice
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Building a Library, December 2003, First Choice
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Brahms: Horn & Clarinet Trios
RecommendedPierre Del Vescovo (horn), Michel Portal (clarinet), Pierre Amoyal (violin), Frédéric Lodeon (violoncello) & Michel Dalberto (piano)
These players bring a welcome nobility to the Horn Trio, even if the passion and opulence of Tuckwell & Co (Decca) remain persuasive. The autumnal intensity of the Clarinet Trio is also well... —
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