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Schubert: The Trout
András Schiff (piano)
members of the Hagen Quartet with Alois Posch (double bass)
a delectably fresh and youthful reading of the Trout Quintet, full of the joys of spring, but one which is also remarkable for hushed concentration, as in the exceptionally dark and intense... —
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Building a Library, October 2016, Historic Choice
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Fischer plays these notorious finger-breakers as though they were amongst the most treasured pieces in the repertoire...she dons the various rhetorical disguises Paganini assumes...with engaging... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2010, Editor's Choice
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Ce Diabolico Chant
Ballades, Rondeaus and Virelais of the late 14th century.
The Medieval Ensemble of London (Medieval instruments rebec, fiddle, douçaine, gittern and lute, join alto, tenor and baritone voices from within the Ensemble), Peter Davies & Timothy Davies
These late-14th century courtly avant-garde songs are superbly performed in minimalist groupings by the ensemble which inspired Gothic Voices. Long overdue on CD. —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2008, Re-issue of the Month
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Régine Crespin - Prima Donna in Paris
Régine Crespin (soprano)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Wiener Volksopernorcheste, Alain Lombard & Georges Sebastian
The supreme French soprano - and mezzo - of the post-war era in both great dramatic roles and witty opéra comique from Offenbach to Messager. Stunning, despite the waver in her voice. —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2007, Re-issue of the Month
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Janine Jansen plays Prokofiev
Janine Jansen (violin), with Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Itamar Golan (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
Jansen is the most subtle of interpreters, and always a sensitive partner. In the Second Violin Concerto, she keeps sentiment at bay...She responds cannily to Prokofiev's pared-back orchestral... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2013, Editor's Choice
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Stravinsky & Poulenc: Choral Music
RecommendedMarcus Creed (baritone), Richard Morton (tenor)
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Sinfonietta, Simon Preston
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Building a Library, November 2018, Recommended - Liturgical
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Building a Library, January 2023, Also Recommended
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
RecommendedFelicity Lott (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (contralto), Samuel Magad (violin), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), William Shimell (baritone), Chicago Symphony Chorus (chorus)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
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Grammy Awards, 35th Awards (1992), Best Choral Performance
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Juan Diego Flórez: Italia
RecommendedJuan Diego Flórez (tenor), Avi Avital (mandolin), Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Craig Ogden (guitar)
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini, Carlo Tenan
The sun shines brightly out of Flórez’s open-hearted singing, capturing the carefree élan of Neapolitan songs...Mandolin, guitar and accordion add a piquant flavour to some bubbly orchestrations.... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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