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Willem van Otterloo: Sinfonietta, Suite, Serenade & Intrada
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Micha Hamel & Thierry Fischer
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J S Bach - Wedding Cantatas
Johannette Zomer, Sandrine Piau, Barbara Schlick, Lisa Larsson (sopranos), Annette Markert (alto), James Gilchrist, Guy de Mey (tenors) & Klaus Mertens (bass)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman
Uninhibited trumpets, drums, choir and interjecting soloists are breath-taking in BWV 195. Koopman's continuo playing delights, as does Ponseele's oboe in BWV 202. —
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Mendelssohn: Organ Sonatas Nos. 1-6, Op. 65
Jos van der Kooy (The organ at Grote of St.Bavokerk, Haarlem, Netherlands)
Jos van der Kooy plays the mighty organ of the Grote Kerk in Haarlem - an impressive beast, long the largest organ in the world, and known to have been played by Mendelssohn himself. —
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Ginastera, Kabalevsky & Šenderovas - Works for Violoncello and Piano
Jelena Ocic (cello) & Frederico Lovato (piano)
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Gallardo can exert power and muscle when necessary but the mellow timbre of these performances is never compromised. Roth and Gallardo always remember they are playing chamber music...These... —
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...the sound is state-of-the-art, impressively open but immediate and impactful, too. And Sado's generosity of spirit is certainly evident throughout. —
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Buxtehude - Chamber Music 2
Opera Omnia XIII
Ton Koopman (organ, harpsichord and director)
Members of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
The contrapuntal banter is lithe and energised, 'fantasticus' passages are seized on and cherished, and there's an unstoppable spontaneity that intoxicates. Irresistable. —
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Vinum et Musica
Songs & Dances from Nuremberg Sources
Dominique Visse (alto), William Dongois (cornet), Hildegard Wippermann (alto shawm, dulcian), Detlef Reimers (sackbut), Annette Hils (bass dulcian, recorder), Klaus Eichhorn (organ, regal organ) & Katharina Bäuml (shawm, dulcian and direction)
