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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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Nisbeth’s tone isn’t especially lush or velvety but it’s endlessly nuanced, and Forsberg, too, commands an enormously subtle tonal palette…Fresh, thoughtful perspectives on some ravishing –... —
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Richard Tognetti (violin & direction), Ike See (violin), Helena Rathbone (violin), Satu Vänskä (violin), Timo-Veikko Valve (cello)
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Everything's done with great care, buoyancy and tastefulness, but that very tastefulness can be over-respectful...Better is the joyously incisive account of the four-violin concerto Bach reworked... —
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All the Sitkovetsky Trio’s positive attributes... are on display in the high spirits of the Ghost’s finale and in the effervescent outer movements of Op 1 No 1. —
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From Equinox to Solstice
Concertos for saxophone quartet & orchestra
Raschèr Saxophone Quartet, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Petter Sundkvist
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...even if you decide against this score in the end, this finely recorded, authoritative performance will make the process all the more enjoyable. —
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Rolf Martinsson - Presentiment
Orchestral Works
Lisa Larsson (soprano)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
[Martinsson] creates colourful orchestral works which reside in the hinterland between tonality and abstract sound, frequently crossing the border within the same work…a third of this disc is... —
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Lokshin - Les fleurs du mal
Vanda Tabery (soprano), Wolfgang Redik (violin)
Grosses Orchester Graz, Michel Swierczewski
Both [The Art of Poetry and the Sinfonietta] are scored for [Lokshin's] favourite combination of voice and chamber ensemble, and both manage to be simultaneously laconic and passionate. Impressive... —
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