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[Ehnes] is superb throughout...The Bergen Philharmonic offers the most polished playing, driven by Järvi at often faster than usual tempos...when it matters Järvi abandons his brisk manner for... —
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Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, Scherzo a la russe, Apollon musagete & Orchestral Suites Nos. 1 & 2
James Ehnes (violin), BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis
there’s perfect dialogue throughout this most concertante of works, every cue and change of colour picked up with perfect focus. It helps that the sound brings the woodwind as much up front... —
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Special offer. Kenneth Fuchs: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
James Buckle (alto saxophone), Tim McAllister (bass trombone), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Fuchs deals in broad, inventive orchestral strokes and doesn’t shy away from his musical emotions. Thrilling, too, to have John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London apply their innate musicality... —
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The most striking feature of these performances is their remarkable clarity of texture which even in the more forceful passages enables us to hear every strand of Mendelssohn’s incredibly resourceful... —
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Performances here are of the highest order, with Erik Le Sage, who gave the concerto's premiere, on glittering form and the RSNO on their toes throughout. Chandos's SACD recording is vividly... —
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Pierre Sancan: A Musical Tribute
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Adam Walker (flute), BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier
Reminding one a little of Ravel or even Khachaturian, the 1957 Piano Concerto is the major work on an album devoted to a composer who remains largely unknown in his native France. The other... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2023, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, April 2018, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Milhaud: Le Boeuf sur le toit, La Création du Monde, Poulenc: Les Biches
Ulster Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier
Here is 1920s French music directed by a conductor who's completely in the spirit of it, and plenty of spirit there is, too. Except for Ibert's Divertissement, this is ballet music. Poulenc's... —
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For almost 90 minutes [Reicha] subjects a simple, songful theme to the most kaleidoscopic imaginable treatment, and – thanks in part to the freshness and clarity of Ilić’s playing – the wonder... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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