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Special offer. Dear to Us
Fiona Khuong-Huu (violin), Hina Khuong-Huu (violin), Rohan De Silva (piano)
Just how in tune the siblings are comes across in the opening phrase of Clyne's 'October Rose' where their playing in unison could almost fool you into thinking that you were listening to a... —
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Special offer. Józef Kozłowski: Requiem
Singapore Symphony Chorus & Youth Choir, Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Olesya Petrova, Boris Stepanov, Christoph Seidl, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Hans Graf
the result is a distinguished piece of work. Impressive soloists and a strong orchestral contribution under conductor Hans Graf; the choir makes a generally good showing but is occasionally... —
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Special offer. Kodály: Te Deum & Psalmus Hungaricus & Bartók: Cantata Profana & Transylvanian Dances
Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir, Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
Foster, a distinguished champion of Romanian music (Enescu in particular), draws a fierce performance [of the Cantata Profana] from his choral and orchestral forces, and the tenor Ioan Hotea... —
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There’s one substantial work here, the highlight of the whole programme: Giles Swayne’s Riffraff (1983), composed for the organ of St Alban’s Cathedral, where it is recorded. Making arresting... —
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Special offer. The Romantic Room: Chamber Works by Spohr
Ye Wu, Cristian Suvaiala, Marko Milenković, Christine Penckwitt, Ute Klemm, Caroline Kunfalvi, Katja Püschel, Ulrich Witteler, Susanne Eychmüller, Linda Guo (cello), Maxime Gulikers, Christoph Zander, Tomasz Neugebauer, Mischa Pfeiffer, Theresa Schneider, Sara Etelävuori, Georgeta Iordache, Simon...
All four of these works are filled with marvellous music, and the WDR Chamber Players wring every last bit of character from them, elucidating detail without losing sight of each movement's... —
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Special offer. Franck & R. Strauss: Violin Sonatas
Arabella Steinbacher (violin) & Robert Kulek (piano)
Steinbacher and Robert Kulek give elegant and tasteful accounts, Steinbacher's crystalline high register shining particularly in the first movement of the Franck...Kulek is a sure-footed partner... —
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A dramatically convincing, unassuming account [of the Unfinished]...‘The Great ’ – the Ninth – in C major is equally pacily driven when required. There is an echo of Janowski’s facility with... —
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Special offer. Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht & Pelleas und Melisande
Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Payare
...the bright, transparent sound of the Montreal Symphony and Payare’s fondness for brisk no-nonsense tempi… —
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Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir has emotional depths beneath its austere surface. From the outset, there's a luminous confidence in the Dutch singers' sound, as the two choirs ebb and flow... —
