Challenge Classics
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Concertante: Virtuosic Wind Concertos
Egils Sefers (clarinet), Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen (bassoon) & David Palmquist (horn)
Sinfonietta Riga, Claus Efland
The soloists here are all members of the Danish wind quintet Carion and their knowledge of each other as players shines through in these beautifully prepared and balanced performances. —
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Larsson's characterisations of these early-period works have a more fragile humanity, with pockets of psychological detail missed by others, often conveyed with a confiding intimacy that might... —
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 3 & 4
Nicolai Lugansky (piano)
State Academy Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Shpiller
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Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 3 Nos. 1-6, HWV312-317
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, Jan Willem de Vriend
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an original, excellently planned programme tracing the links from Romanticism to modernism. Thoughtful playing. —
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Biber: Fidicinium sacro-profanum, Sonatas I-XII
Gunar Letzbor (violin, direction)
Ars Antiqua Austria
These wonderfully varied pieces reval Biber's skill in writing chamber music as well as the diverse tradition upon which he drew...This disc leaves us in no doubt about [Letzbor and Ars Antiqua']... —
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Prokofiev: Complete Works for Violin & Piano
Isabelle van Keulen (violin) & Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Van Keulen is most successful in the 'lighter' works, particularly the Five Melodies...Van Keulen's generally brisk and no-nonsense approach, though, gives little room for stronger emotions. —
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The BaRock Experience
Sonatas for cello and organ by Vivaldi & Barrière
Jelena Ocic (cello) & Ljerka Ocic (organ)
