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Marina Piccinini & Andreas Haefliger in Recital
Marina Piccinini (flute) & Andreas Haefliger (piano)
At the radiantly lovely opening of the Prokofiev Sonata one realises that Marine Piccinini's flute-playing is very special, her lyrical phrasing cool, exquisitely shaped and with an underlying... —
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a vibrant and wonderfully focused performance… The embraces at the end suggested that for the performers, too, it had been equally special. —
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This particularly fine example of Stradivari's work is given generous centre stage by Almond's longtime duo partner William Wolfram. —
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Meneses is a true virtuoso —
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at the same time as concentrating purely on the issue of virtuosity and works written for the cello by cellists, he manages to maintain a thoughtful elegance and unfussy control that brings... —
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Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K364
Nobuko Imai (viola)
Het Brabants Orkest, Philippe Graffin (violin and director)
In the Sinfonia Concertante… Graffin and Nobuko Imai steal in perfectly for their first phrase. …they are clearly listening to each other, and responding. Imai's burnished tone is, as ever,... —
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A Song More Silent
New Works to Mark Remembrance Day
Alexandra Stevenson (soprano), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Carolyn Dobbin (mezzo), Ben Johnson (tenor), David Kimberg (baritone), Michael Chance (counter-tenor)
Portsmouth Grammar School Chamber Choir & London Mozart Players, Portsmouth Grammar Junior School Choir, The Choristers of St. Thomas’s...
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The Cypress Quartet play with taut rhythms and great tonal refinement, both as individuals and in a beautifully rounded ensemble sound. A reflective approach to the more lyrical moments of the... —
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Theo and Gibley play their transcriptions with impeccable style and with a warm rapport for the music. Slow movements come off especially well and, in one or two instances… the sustaining power... —
