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Classic accounts by Milstein and Grumiaux have been usurped by this extraordinarily gifted newcomer —
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BBC Music Magazine, Disc of the month
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Special offer. Mozart: Violin Concertos 3, 4 & 5
Arabella Steinbacher (violin)
Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds
Steinbacher plays these enchanting sores with a refined elegance, interpretative warmth and captivating, jewelled sonority reminiscent of the great Josef Suk...for playing that retains a strong... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2014, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle
Eleonora Buratto (soprano), Sara Mingardo (mezzo), Kenneth Tarver (tenor)
Luca Pisaroni (bass)
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno
Rossini’s late masterpiece for scaled-down forces is a palatable, varied work that is heard here in its fully orchestrated form. The recorded sound slightly muffles the chorus sound though,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Choral
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
RecommendedState Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia "Evgeny Svetlanov", Vladimir Jurowski
Jurowski delivers the pas de deux and final “Apotheosis” with glowing emotion and excitement. In the face of such a satisfying reading, it’s hard to imagine anything better. —
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Building a Library, December 2019, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Mozart - Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 5
Julia Fischer (violin)
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg
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Special offer. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra & Mahler: Totenfeier
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Vladimir Jurowski
The sensitive, finely shaped, searching performance that follows on makes a good case for playing things down at the start [of Also sprach]…the performance [of Totenfeier] has such compelling... —
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Record Review, 23rd September 2017, Recording of the Week
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Special offer. Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor
RecommendedOrchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marek Janowski
As an interpreter of Bruckner, Marek Janowski steers a straight centre course...and this Eighth is a good example of how well that approach can work...I don't think I've ever heard the finale... —
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Building a Library, February 2011, Featured
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Details are invariably surprising...Rubatos, too, are elegantly turned, the phrasing eminently pianistic in that it is so quick of reflex. Of course, it takes an orchestra of extraordinary dexterity... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2011, Disc of the month
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Rheinberger’s 1878 Mass in E flat is a glorious aff irmation of the composer’s faith, radiating joy. It is sung with passion and elegance here, as are the earlier, shorter works by Mendelssohn. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Choral
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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... —
