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This is music that, if not overtly individual or memorable, is both pleasurable and satisfying in its opening up of a discreet musical sound-world, and is wholly deserving of the advocacy evident... —
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Special offer. John Musto: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 & Two Concert Rags
John Musto (piano)
Odense Symphony Orchestra, Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, Scott Yoo, Glen Cortese
For all its unabashed virtuosity the music recorded here is more than just a parade of empty showpieces; the writing has structural integrity and lots of character, qualities that invite repeated... —
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Special offer. Machover:...but not simpler…
Music of Tod Machover, Vol. 5
Michael Chertock (hyperpiano)
Odense Symphony Orchestra, iO Quartet, Paul Mann
Machover's own music seems to have become more and more soft-centred. The pieces on this disc all date from the last decade – one of them, Jeux Deux, is a work for hyperpiano and orchestra,... —
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With a flawless technique, and recorded in such sumptuous sound, Ohlsson doesn't miss a trick...The sonorous grandeur of his playing, combined with his alertness in Beethoven's ever-present... —
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Special offer. Do you Dream in Color?
Laurie Rubin (mezzo-soprano), Marija Stroke (piano), Noam Sivan (piano)
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Venetian Dreams
Matthius Maute (recorder & traverso)
REBEL Ensemble for Baroque Music, Jörg-Michael Schwarz
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The cool, slightly detached quality of the Daedalus Quartet's performances seems to suit this fastidiously organised and laid-out music beautifully; they understand how the music should unfold... —
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Special offer. Peter Lieberson: Piano Concerto No. 3
Steven Beck (piano), Roberto Diaz (viola)
Odense Symphony Orchestra, Scott Yoo
[The Piano Concerto is] taut and compelling in this performance by Steven Beck and the Odense orchestra, and more striking perhaps than the relaxed, almost neoromantic Viola Concerto...though... —