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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9 & Piano Concerto
Howard Shelley (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Bryden Thomson
It's perhaps not quite as accessible as some of his earlier symphonies, but it's a profound and pensive work that seems to look back over Vaughan Williams' career. —
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It’s not a question of ‘liberties’ taken: it’s about a kind of musical free-association, a grabbing of clues in the score which most pianists follow to the letter, but which Colli takes in both... —
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It’s a characteristically eclectic mix that nurtures the Neaves’ wellupholstered warmth, attention to detail and compelling rapport. —
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Francesca Chiejina’s lustrous soprano brings serious class to Zemlinsky's Dehmel setting, and also to Alma Mahler’s songs. —
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[Wang is] a young player with a formidable technique and grasp of detail vital in this circumstance…Her partners, the BBC Philharmonic, respond in kind under Ben Gernon’s enthusiastic direction.... —
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Special offer. Berg: Wozzeck
Andrew Shore (Wozzeck), Josephine Barstow (Marie), Alan Woodrow (Drum Major), Peter Bronder (Andres), Stuart Kale (Hauptmann), Clive Bayley (Doktor), John Graham-Hall (Narr), Jean Rigby (Margaret)
Susan Singh Choristers, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Daniel
This is one of the finest recordings so far in Chandos's 'Opera in English' series, and there's certainly no need to make allowances for the performance because of the language. A Wozzeck to... —
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Lortie's technique is not in question...But this music requires more than dedicated technique. When Liszt is in glitter mode...Lortie's sparkling and swarthy playing is impressively glamorous.... —
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French Opera Overtures By Auber, Planquette and Lecocq
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
Neeme Järvi and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra bring plenty of zest as well as insight to their playing , especially in the three Auber overtures. —
