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Bach, J S: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012
David Kenedy (cello Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi Milan, 1758)
…these are performances of honest affection, and ones to be well pleased with. —
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Nolan not only draws real sparkle from the instrument, using its unprepossessing resources to amazing effect, but turns out a magisterial account of the Sonata's first movement. —
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Special offer. Carlson, D: Anna Karenina
Kelly Kaduce (Anna), Robert Gierlach (Vronsky), Christian Van Horn (Karenin), Brandon Jovanovich (Levin), Sarah Coburn (Kitty), Christine Abraham (Dolly) & Rosalind Elias (Agafia)
Opera Theatre Saint Louis & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Stewart Robertson
Colourful orchestration, lucid word-setting and dramatic alertness are among its virtues. —
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…what I love about both these performances is their spontaneity, flow and warmth, their natural ease with the idiom of both composers. Walton achieves a fabulous legato in the Rachmaninov's... —
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Natural balances spotlight Fischer's hard work with textures, and how well he conjures the orchestral harmonica...The flecks of light over Liadov's Enchanted Lake are nicely caught, too —
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Their expertise is obvious...It's not just technical quality that is on offer here...The supple account of 'A Spotless Rose' is full of expressivity...Put simply, this disc has quality stamped... —
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Andrew Kennedy sings Arias By Gluck, Mozart & Berlioz
Andrew Kennedy (tenor)
The Southbank Sinfonia, Simon Over
His voice has grown in strength, well beyond the stereotypical 'English tenor' bleat...he has acquired a clarion ring at the top that equips him for Tamino, and bravura roles like Gluck's Achilles.... —
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Charivari Agréable [trans. 'pleasant tumult'] has carved something of a niche for itself in imaginative and well-thought-out programming. Its work is the fruit of both scholarly research and... —
