BIS
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Bach - Brandenburg Concertos & Orchestral Suites
Masaaki Suzuki (harpsichord and direction)
Bach Collegium Japan
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Allan Pettersson: Symphony No. 12, 'The Dead in the Square'
Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Christian Lindberg
The choirs are excellent, having lived with this music now for a few years. The men’s voices emerging from the orchestral soundscape in the first poem sound quite magical...It is indeed a powerful... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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judging from this new recording of the five last Beethoven sonatas his keyboard technique is dazzling, and the notoriously demanding 'Hammerklavier', Op. 106 holds no terrors for him. —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2025, Editor's Choice
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In Enigma, Andrew Litton is close-focused in detail compared to the familiar sweep of Boult’s recording, with very precise yet lively orchestral playing – notably in the swirling strings in... —
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They combine a sense of dialectical urgency, crucial in this work, with a natural conversational intimacy. Pianist Wu Qian, first among equals in this music, has a limpid, sparkling touch, using... —
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No complaints about the expertise and fluency of the Zimmermanns’ playing. Their approach to dynamics is refreshingly flexible, and all three players bring a graceful approach to ornamentation…But... —
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Chamber
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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While their elder conjures in translucent textures the otherworldly darkness of Lemminkäinen’s sojourn in the Land of the Dead, Madetoja and Pylkkänen opt for galloping drama and pathos in depicting... —
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Record Review, 4th December 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th December 2021
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…these are performances that can hold their own with the best, and the quality of the recording… immaculate. …a superb conclusion to a worthwhile cycle. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Orchestral
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2009, Editor's Choice
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If the Fates Allow - Music By Purcell and His Contemporaries
Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano), Sounds Baroque, Julian Perkins
She is someone who acts fully with her vocal armory, and we can see this in the way she does not only project her voice with prettiness and fluency...Helen Charlston is a special singer. The... —
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This is big music that belies its scoring, swaying in an almost orchestral manner from highly mobile, directional states to more introspective ones. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th December 2025
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