Bridge
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An ingeniously programmed disc linking the folk traditions of countries 5000 miles apart, from spiky Bartók to doleful Wei-Chieh Lin. Nicely played, if a little too polite on the Hungarian front. —
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Special offer. Paul Lansky - Folk Images
Folk song settings for instruments and computer
Paul Lansky
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Special offer. Vassily Primakov plays Brahms, Chopin & Scriabin
Filmed in Denmark, 2009
Vassily Primakov (piano)
This video...certainly reveals Primarov as a serious artist with fabulous pianistic skills. His tone quality is velvety, his phrasing unfailingly sensitive...when Primakov loses himself in the... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2010, DVD Choice
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Special offer. Schreker: Die Gezeichneten
Anja Kampe, Robert Brubaker, Martin Gantner, James Johnson & Wolfgang Schöne
LA Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Conlon
Conlon seems to recognise that the composer was in his element with action rather than reflection, and drives the music forwards with just enough flexibility to avoid monotony and an unfailing... —
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Special offer. Bitter Music: Music of Harry Partch Volume 1
Partch: John Schneider (voice, adapted viola, adapted guitar), Gary Eister (voice, piano), Richard Valitutto (piano) & Paul West (kithara)
This immaculately produced three-disc set isn't quite a collection of music - although there's music woven into it - nor is it quite an audiobook, although spoken narrative forms the backbone... —
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With technique to burn and a fierce commitment to every note, she offers highly individual performances which none the less remain scrupulously true to the composer. …a formidable achievement. —
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Special offer. Great Performances from the Library of Congress, Vol. 11
Beethoven: The Middle Quartets
The Budapest String Quartet
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Special offer. Hugo Wolf: Spanisches Liederbuch & Italienisches Liederbuch
Michaela Selinger (mezzo-soprano), Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone) & Georg Beckmann (piano), Birgid Steinberger (soprano), Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone) & Russel Ryan (piano)
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Special offer. Great Performances from the Library of Congress, Vol. 6
Beethoven - The Late String Quartets
The Budapest String Quartet
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Special offer. Liszt: Années de pèlerinage (Complete)
Jerome Lowenthal (piano), Jerome Lowenthal & Carmel Lowenthal (piano four-hands)
'Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este' in Book 3 is as exquisite a performance as can be imagined. The shimmering surfaces of the musical textures never obscure the underlying philosophical seriousness... —
