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Serenity – Choral Music from Fauré to Prauliņš
Grace Davidson (soprano), Meridian, Irene Messoloras
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the artistry and intelligence he and pianist Joseph Middleton lavish on the work are never in doubt, and there are several highlights, especially among the more introspective, purely poetic... —
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The pacing of the Schumann fugues, building up to the final ones irrepressible climax, is masterly… The organ sounds wonderful, with all the shimmer and shudder that a High Victorian organ... —
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The Captive Nightingale
German Romantic Rarities for soprano, clarinet and piano
Elena Xanthoudakis (soprano), Jason Xanthoudakis (clarinet) & Clemens Leske (piano)
I was really captivated like that nightingale; each track seems to be more lovely than the next, and I have to say that this has a lot to do with the artists here; [Elena Xanthoudakis] a real... —
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Andriessen: Anaïs Nin & De Staat
Cristina Zavalloni (soprano)
London Sinfonietta, Synergy Vocals & Sound Intermedia (sound projection), David Atherton
Zavelloni's fragile tone captures the loneliness and boredom of Nin, always waiting for the arrival of the next man...It's a relief to turn to the blazing conviction of De Staat, Andriessen's... —
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The headline that I take away from this performance is beauty over brawn. Rarely has the iconic bassoon solo of the opening felt more sultry and seductive. Rarely has it sounded more songlike.... —
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Joby Talbot: Tide Harmonic
Joby Talbot, Jeremy Holland-Smith (keyboards), Manon Morris, Deian Rowlands (harp), Rob Farrer, Steve Gibson (perc), Everton Nelson, Patrick Kiernan, Eos Chater, Rick Koster (violins), Morgan Goff (viola), Chris Worsey, Ian Burdge (cello) & Mary Sculley (bass)
The former Divine Comedian's latest project is an engrossing concept album about water, evoked in its various elemental states across a five-part suite bookended with a brief orchestral torrent... —
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Just the sounds to be heard in the wealthy households whose inhabitants Gainsborough painted so memorably —
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Aksel!
Arias by Bach, Handel & Mozart
Aksel Rykkvin (treble)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Nigel Short
Exceptionally polished performances … mightily impressive vocal control from the 13 year old Norwegian treble. The arias are well chosen. —
