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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch
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The Cologne Academy’s period instruments impart a welcome, grainier texture than some more sumptuously upholstered modern-instrument recordings…undemanding, yes, but an hour and a quarter of... —
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The organ chorales are wonderfully varied in technique and careful listening offers rewards, some hard won...Suzuki discovers a wealth of expressive nuance and the effectively recorded sound... —
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Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Sampson’s vocal security throughout the registers, clear diction, and patrician phrasing all testify to a complete artist. And Sampson proves every bit as much at home in the modernist works... —
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There are a couple of alternatives to Kubiniana, but Malengreau reigns supreme. —
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[James Rutherford] has at his disposal a wonderfully healthy and rounded bass-baritone voice…and his German is impeccable…the cycle has a slow-burn cumulative power, and if Rutherford’s tone... —
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Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, The Isle of the Dead & The Rock
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
This is a very impressive programme...performances distinguished by expressive warmth, an intense sense of conviction and very fine playing from the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra...[Isle of... —
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The sound is rich, intimate and mesmeric, with the ability to explore surprisingly intense and complex sonorities, considering the small forces at hand. —
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Kalevi Aho: Sieidi & Symphony No. 5
Colin Currie (percussion), Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Dima Slobodeniouk, Jaan Ots
Currie, for whom Sieidi was written, delivers a knockout account with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Dima Slobodeniouk...The Symphony, similarly intense and explosive, is a yet more ambitious... —
