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Snowflakes
A Classical Christmas
Øystein Baadsvik (tuba)
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Cantus Women’s Choir, Torodd Wigum
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Playing a handsome-sounding copy of a mid-18th century Dulcken harpsichord, Spanyi is fastidiously responsive to Bach's chameleon changes of mood. —
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A hefty bass-baritone in every sense, he's inevitably compared with Bryn Terfel, but his voice seems darker and somewhat smoother, less given to pianissimi but still expressive...Songs of Travel... —
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Peter Mattei: A Kaleidoscope
Peter Mattei (baritone), Love Derwinger & Roland Pöntinen (piano)
Kroumata Percussion Ensemble & Malmö Symphony, Cecilia Rydinger Ali & Robert Sund
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A Summer’s Day: Swedish Romantic Songs
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) & Bengt Forsberg (piano), with Fredrik Zetterström (baritone)
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The coupling is unique, the programming considered and the project a delightful success. —
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Leo: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-6
Hidemi Suzuki (cello & cello piccolo)
Van Wassenaer Orchestra, Makato Akatsu (violin/director)
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Special offer. Håkan Hardenberger: Both Sides, Now
Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) & Roland Pöntinen (piano)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito
Hardenberger is often rhythmically too straitlaced for this material. Still, we can admire his smoky flugelhorn tone and deft high passagework on muted trumpet. And the selection, from My Funny... —
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this new recording is more romantic and rhapsodic...This is music not just for Nordic specialists and should be investigated. —
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Now that it is complete, Wigglesworth's cycle emerges as one of the finest of recent times. —
