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Both [Proserpine and Suite moderne] highlight the refined tones of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in performances perfectly gauged by Rumon Gamba to match the music’s elegant charms…The... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2018
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Noseda's unexpected and very welcome use of rubato reveals the drama of the opening exposition, making the music sound purposeful rather than a Hollywood-style wallow. —
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Building a Library, March 2016, Also Recommended
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Karen Geoghegan: Works for Bassoon and Orchestra
Karen Geoghegan (bassoon)
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda
Geoghegan delivers phenomenal brilliance and precision at top speed...And in the quiet moments, like the slow movement of Mozart's concerto, Geoghegan's lyrical playing has beautiful grace and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2010, Editor's Choice
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Mena’s tempos in the outer movements are spot on, and the BBC Philharmonic provides glowing playing throughout, so that the performance as a whole leaves a strong and positive impression. —
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Record Review, 31st July 2021, Record of the Week
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Schubert: Schwanengesang & Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte
Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano)
Williams is effortlessly boyish in the Beethoven, matched by Iain Burnside’s transparent sound. The Schubert begins relaxed, but emotions are soon ratcheted up. Burnside’s unhurried pace and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2020, Editor's Choice
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There’s a spring in Tortelier’s step with the Icelanders, a sappy bounce to the opening Allegro molto… The strings are alert and light and the woodwinds attack Gounod’s melodious writing with... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2019, Editor's Choice
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Throughout this superlative recital, Imogen Cooper's artistic sensibility - highly personal, interpretatively penetrating, yet never didactic - reflects a sympathy with the music so intimate... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, Instrumental Choice
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