Toccata Classics
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what you would expect from a guide so consistently sympathetic, articulate and engaging —
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Leif Solberg: Orchestral, Choral and Organ Music
Tim Collins (organ)
Solberg Centenary Singers & Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Marit Tondel Bodsberg & Paul Mann
[The Symphony] is a masterpiece of expressivity and poise, and under Mann's insightful direction the Latvian orchestra produce a fizzing account...The performances all round are sensitive and... —
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Myroslav Skoryk: Music for Violin and Piano
First recordings
Solomia Soroka (violin) & Arthur Greene (piano)
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Nikolai Korndorf: Complete Music for Cello
Alexander Ivashikn (cello), with Anya Alexeyev (piano)
Russian Philharmonic of Moscow, Konstantin Krimets
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Sergei Vasilenko: Complete Music for Viola and Piano
Elena Artamonova (viola) & Nicholas Walker (piano)
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Olga Solovieva plays with fiery conviction throughout, and the recording quality and documentation testify to admirable team-effort. —
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While the monumental 15 Fugues for solo violin charm and astonish, it's the passionate Schubert homage Winter Journey that's the high point. Peter Sheppard Skaerved's playing sets a gold standard. —
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Buxton Orr: Chamber Music for Strings
Andrew Roberts (violin), Maya Homburger (Baroque violin) & Barry Guy (double-bass)
Beethoven String Trio of London
The beautifully crafted music of Buxton Orr [1924-97] has been shockingly neglected...The tonal idiom is not likely to disconcert anyone who enjoys the Bartok quartets...Altogether an attractive... —
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