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Shostakovich & Schnittke - Piano Trios
Kempf Trio: Freddy Kempf (piano), Pierre Bensaid (violin) & Alexander Chaushian (cello)
Good recordings of Shostakovich's brilliant, tragic Second Piano Trio are already abundant… but this new… version… is one of the best. The bleak, vertiginously - spaced textures of the opening... —
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-3
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Mark Wigglesworth
I don't recall being gripped quite as much by this work as in this present recording by Mark Wigglesworth and his Netherlands forces. Their relish in the Symphony's vibrant kaleidoscope of characters... —
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John Pickard: Tenebrae, Piano Concerto & Sea-Change
Fredrik Ullén (piano)
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
This may be one of the most important contemporary orchesral CDs of 2013...Brabbins puts plenty of fire into the Norrköping players in presenting this full-blooded, ferociously positive music.... —
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there’s a sense of eavesdropping on a spontaneous yet eloquently-argued soliloquy. Colouring is subtle, conversational banter deftly managed, and Lindberg’s tempos always feel spot on, allowing... —
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There’s no point in making great claims for the pieces themselves, most of which are under three minutes…If you want some baroque entertainment while throwing a dinner party, or perhaps driving... —
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Nicolas Bacri - Sturm und Drang
Lisa Batiashvili (violin) & François Leleux (oboe), Sharon Bezaly (flute), François Leleux (oboe) & Riitta Pesola (cello), Riitta Pesola (cello)
Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow
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Sibelius - Songs of the Earth
Helena Juntunen (soprano) & Juha Hostikka (baritone)
Dominate Choir & Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
BIS continues its exploration of Sibelius's complete works and in this issue brings us some music that will be new even to dedicated Sibelians. Osmo Vänskä gets excellent results from the Lahti... —
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Debussy: Nocturnes, L. 91 & Other Orchestral Works
Claude Delangle (alto saxophone), Gulnara Mashurova (harp)
Chamber Choir of Europe, Lan Shui
The textural smoothness works well in the outer Nocturnes (especially in “Sirènes,” where the Philharmonic Chamber Choir of Europe shares the same silkiness), while the central “Fétes” lacks... —
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Vadim Gluzman plays Barber, Bernstein & Bloch
Vadim Gluzman (violin)
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, John Neschling
Gluzman is at his very finest in the Bloch, soaring aloft with a heart-warming intensity that captures the music's melodic plangency to perfection. —
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Handel - Great Oratorio Duets
Carolyn Sampson (soprano) & Robin Blaze (counter-tenor)
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Nicholas Kraemer
The duets selected here… form an attractive programme, especially when the two voices are as well blended and as perfectly in tune as Carolyn Sampson's and Robin Blaze's. …whether the mood... —
