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Segreti Accenti: Italian Renaissance Music
Nadine Balbesi (soprano), Fernando Marin (bowed vihuelas & viol)
Cantar alla Viola
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That the arrangements are Malafronte’s own is commendable, and important to a consistent aesthetic. Listening, I just longed for more of the fluency, imagination and confidence of his erstwhile... —
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The star of the show here is the mighty Walcker organ of Riga Cathedral. It makes a fabulous noise; especially a stunningly balanced full organ which exudes awesome power, the 32-foot reed sounding... —
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Golijov's 'The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind' is 'programmatic' on a number of levels. If this suggest a rather dry quasi-philological exercise, then Golijov's music is anything but... —
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Perhaps the first thing that strikes one on hearing this release is the quality of the pianism. Not its dazzling virtuosity...but the sheer full-blooded refinement of the playing...it's always... —