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A delightful programme of Brazilian works that is every bit as vibrant as the previous volume…The duo has a deft sense of ensemble and Iruzun is a secure and expressive presence throughout.... —
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I can confirm that Williams is on splendid form, responding with impeccable technique, burnished tone and perceptive observation throughout. —
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Here the outstanding performance [of the Second Quartet] is flanked by accounts of the First and Third marked by equal intensity and responsiveness to mood, and similarly well recorded. —
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Eschewing Romantic byways, Boult projects the music with cogency and a forcefulness bordering on the brusque. While smooth progress from one episode to the next is de rigueur, he is particularly... —
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Emma Johnson & Friends
Emma Johnson (clarinet), Philip Gibbon (bassoon), Michael Thompson (horn), Chris West (double bass)
The Carducci Quartet
there's a good deal of vim and vigour about the first movement's Allegro, the Andante's variations are amiably presented and there's a welcome sense of edgy tension at the outset of the finale…Philip... —
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These are essentially ‘old fashioned’ interpretations: moderate in choice of tempos and range of dynamics, full-toned, warm and blended in textures and inflected with a generous degree of vibrato... —
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Folk Songs of the British Isles
Caroline McCausland, Fiona Kelly, Jean Kelly, Nicky Spence (tenor), Janis Kelly (soprano), Kevin Whately, Yvonne Howard (mezzo-soprano), Elaine Delmar, Mark Llewelyn Evans, Michael Pollock, Wynne Evans
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The Beecham Collection
Elsie Morison (soprano), Alexander Young (tenor), Michael Langdon (bass)
Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham
The best of the historic recordings, overflowing with colour and charm. Made half a century ago and now with beautifully remastered sound. —
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Coming soon. Treasures From the New World, Vol. 4: Brazilian Piano Quintets
Clélia Iruzun (piano), I Musicanti, Leon Bosch
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McCawley gives a fine account of the Wanderer Fantasy, with an atmospheric account of its brooding slow movement, and a scherzo that’s as light on its toes as it ought to be…He’s very good in... —
