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In the Beginning
Frances Bourne (mezzo-soprano) & James Gilchrist (tenor)
Gloucester Cathedral Choir, Andrew Nethsingha
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Per Monsieur Pisendel
La Serenissima: Adrian Chandler (violin), Gareth Deats (cello), Robert Howarth (harpsichord)
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The album takes its name from the subtitle of the Concerto, which fulfils first expectations in its reflective demeanour..It’s very beautiful, and beautifully played all round. —
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Vivaldi - Music for the Chapel of the Pieta
Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Robert Howarth (organ), Sarah McMahon (cello solo)
La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (violin & direction)
…Mhairi Lawson sings with secure intonation, expressive sensibility and pleasing warmth of colour. Chandler is the solo violinist in four strongly contrasted concertos… In two of them he is... —
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Rebecca von Lipinski (soprano), Anna Grevelius (mezzo-soprano), Peter Wedd (tenor) & Roderick Williams (baritone)
Manchester Camerata, Douglas Boyd
This rather small-scale performance of Beethoven's masterpiece is given stature by Boyd's approach, fierily dynamic rather than monumental, and some splendid choral singing. —
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[in the Schumann] Woods draws crisply alert playing from the splendid Orchestra of the Swan...He is particularly good at controlling tempo changes precisely, so important in the finale with... —
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Rejoice! Christmas at The Sage Gateshead
Scarlett Courtney (soprano)
Quay Voices, Northern Sinfonia, Northern Sinfonia Chorus, Simon Halsey
Simon Halsey is to be congratulated for corralling massed choirs The Northern Sinfonia Choir and youth choir Quay Voices into such a uniformly warm, good-natured sound. Soloist Scarlett Courtney... —
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Once again, Zehetmair shows hiumself a natural Schubert interpreter, his association with the Northern Sinfonia paying hadsome dividends in this lithe and fluent account...a fine modern interpretation... —
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Paradise Found: Music For Cello and Piano By Bruce Wolosoff
Sara Sant'Ambrogio, Bruce Wolosoff (piano)
The performances are all excellent. Sara Sant’Ambrogio plays with warm tone and a natural feeling for Wolosoff’s lyric style. —
