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Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto
Lynn Harrell (cello)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz
any recording as stylish and confident as this new one…is welcome —
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Long Road Home
Bill Barnewitz (horn), Ursula Oppens (piano), Joyce DiDonato (mezzo), Carol Anderson (piano), Jennifer Holloway (soprano), Anne-Carolyn Bird (soprano), Margaret Butler (oboe), Todd Levy (clarinet), Ted Soluri (bassoon), Eglise Gutierrez (soprano)
Bill Barnewitz's platonically beautiful reading of the long horn melody in the second movement was the signal event in a performance that took the high road to big emotional impact. —
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Romantic and Virtuoso Works for Organ - Volume 2
Jane Parker-Smith (Great Seifert Organ of St. Marien Basilika Kevelaer)
This is the kind of repertoire in which Jane Parker-Smith excels; big, gutsy, colourful, occasionally passionate, occasionally frothy, bristling with opportunities for virtuoso display but with... —
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Sacrum Mysterium: A Celtic Christmas Vespers
CD+DVD
Jeannette Sorrell (harpsichord & conductor) & Meredith Hall (soprano)
Apollo's Fire
This type of fusion is increasingly popular, and Apollo's Fire do it enthusiastically, if perhaps without the final degree of finessed musicality that other ensembles bring to this type of project —
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Stravinsky: Octet & L’Histoire du Soldat
Jan Opalach (narrator)
Eastman Wind Ensemble & Eastman Virtuosi, Mark Scatterday
Stravinsky's music requires very exact balance, something scrupulously caught in these performances and the efficient recordings. —
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For his Avie debut Stobbe bestrides its challenges with rich tone, sure technique and narrative acuity. —
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Judith Leclair - Works for Bassoon
Judith Leclair (bassoon), Gretchen Van Hoesen (harp), Jonathan Feldman (piano)
Judith Leclair, principal bassoonist of the New York Philharmonic, valiantly manages in this anthology of chamber pieces to avoid the comical nasal quality that makes the bassoon a little showcased... —
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Conversazioni II: Duelling Cantatas
Julian Perkins (harpsichord, director), Anna Dennis (soprano) & Andrew Radley (countertenor)
Sounds Baroque
This is a lovely disc, ingeniously programmed and lovingly performed by some outstanding musicians. —
