Toccata Classics
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Hans Gál: Music For Voices, Vol. 3
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Pixels Ensemble, Borealis Choir, Bridget Budge, Stephen Muir
Gál's profound humanism shines through in music that is expressive yet restrained...For those attuned to the understated appeal of to mid-20th-century choral earlymusic, this disc is a revelation,... —
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The performances on this lovely disc are very fine indeed. Jenni Lättilä has a fine powerful voice, full of life and character, and Kirill Kozlovski is the perfect associate artist, performing... —
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Havergal Brian: The Soul of Steel & Legend
Brian Rayner Cook (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano), Stephen Levine (violin), Peter Lawson (piano)
This collection of songs plus one work for violin and piano from Havergal Brian's early period show an original mind at work. Superior and idiomatic performances, clear sound. —
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Castaldi - Songs of Love & Virtuosic Duos for tiorbino & theorbo
Gian Paolo Fagotto (tenor), David Dolata (lute & director), Victor Coelho (lute) & Neil Cockburn (harpsichord)
Il Furioso
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Bach/Karg-Elert: Complete Organ Transcriptions
First Recordings
Sverker Jullander (organ of Vasa Church, Gothenburg)
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Bacevicius: Piano Music Volume 1
Gabrielius Alekna (piano), Matthew Lewis (organ) & Ursula Oppens (piano)
solid, highly capable performances —
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Karel Reiner: Cello Concerto & other works
First Recordings
Sebastian Foron (cello), with Matti Raekallio (piano)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdeněk Mácal
[Reiner's Cello Concerto] is a difficult work in terms of the technical demands placed on both musicians, and the intensity of its expression is more than compelling, especially in such as performances... —
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In all these pieces...we find craftsmanship raised to the highest level, a love of tradition that liberates rather than restricts the imagination, combined with a tender, yet exquisitely contained... —
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This anthology gives a useful impression of the Scottish composer’s style and quality —
