Signum
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All attractive and enjoyable – the concluding Gloria especially so. —
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Fauré: The Complete Songs Vol. 3
Lorna Anderson, Louise Kemény, Isobel Buchanan, Janis Kelly (sopranos), Sarah Connolly, Ann Murray (mezzos), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), John Chest, William Dazeley (baritones), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Lorna Anderson displays outstanding control in a triptych reflecting wounded love…Martineau is predictably outstanding throughout, with deft pacing and his finely-judged gradations of touch... —
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Naji Hakim: Phèdre, Caprice, Diptyque & Piano Concerto
Rima Tawil (soprano), Naji Hakim (piano), Magali Mosnier (flute), Claire Foison (piano), Renaud Bary (double bass)
Quatuor de la Chapelle Royale
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This is pop perfectly translated for the concert hall. —
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This is an Alpine Symphony where the thrills are just that much more thrilling, the sublime moments more sublime, the lyrical line more lyrical. I’d place this Alpine Symphony beside the Karajan,... —
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Donohoe approaches the music with detachment and a good deal of poise, observing Shostakovich’s sparse performing instructions to the letter. His control of fingerwork in the more densely textured... —
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The choir sound entirely at home in this repertoire, with Rees coaxing uniformly excellent accounts from them. A satisfying programme, finely sung —
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Perhaps the most satisfying of all [Ashkenazy’s recordings of the Symphony]…Perhaps the real strength of Ashkenazy’s interpretation lies not so much in its deeply felt emotional intensity, but... —
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Special offer. Jommelli: Il Vologeso
Stuart Jackson (tenor), Gemma Summerfield (soprano), Tom Verney (countertenor), Rachel Kelly (mezzo-soprano), Jennifer France (soprano), Angela Simkin (mezzo-soprano), Richard Kelly (mezzo-soprano), The Mozartists, Ian Page
What commends this one-off concert version of Il Vologeso is its raw energy...In Jommelli’s multisection finale, Page springs loads of surprises and paces his dynamics superbly. Although unpolished,... —
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Rediscovered
Peter Cigleris (clarinet), Deian Rowlands (harp), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Ben Palmer
Cigleris presents them with a rich, consistent tone and splendidly mellifluous phrasing...the BBC NOW and Palmer are attentive and well balanced, and the recorded sound is clear and warm. The... —
