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Cantante e tranquillo
András Keller, Zsófia Környei (violin), Zoltán Gál (viola), Judit Szabó (cello), János Pilz (violin - 3, 5, 6, 7, 8), Ottó Kertész (cello - 3, 7), Alexei Lubimov (piano - track 5)
Keller Quartett
it's all expertly played, even if the Bach is more Romantic in its use of vibrato than might be expected nowadays. —
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Special offer. Monk, M: Songs of Ascension
Ellen Fisher, Katie Geissinger, Ching Gonzalez, Meredith Monk, Bruce Rameker, Allison Sniffin (voices), Bohdan Hilash (woodwinds), John Hollenbeck (percussion), Allison Sniffin (violin), Todd Reynolds Quartet: Todd Reynolds (violin), Courtney Orlando (violin), Nadia Sirota (viola), Ha-Yang Kim (cello),...
this account, made at New York's Academy of Arts and Letters, has the pristine ambience typical of ECM. Those previously sceptical of Monk should certainly avail themselves of this thought-provoking... —
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Jarrett’s Bach is known for its cool temperature, restrained expression, even a slightly puritan approach. All of that is true here; what is more noteworthy is the clarity of his tone and voicing.... —
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Heiner Goebbels: Stifters Dinge
Heiner Goebbels (director), Hubert Machnik (programmer), Willi Bopp (programmer)
Without [the accompanying visuals] the music does sometimes seem thin. But the longeurs are outweighed by moments of sudden grandeur and drama, and a fascinating atmosphere of dark menace. —
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Erkki-Sven Tüür: Aeris
Christoph Eß (horn), Marc Gruber (horn), Stephan Schottstädt (horn), Timo Steiniger (horn), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, german hornsound, Olari Elts
Elts expertly steers an excellent Estonian National Symphony Orchestra in cycles of constant development and renewal, the rich, dense textures at once driven and spacious as, Tüür notes, the... —
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Kashkashian's superbly engineered recording of the Bartók Viola Concerto bears witness to a total identification between performer and composer.
Even the tiny pause bridging the opening and... — -
Arvo Pärt - Musica Selecta
A Sequence By Manfred Eicher
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Gidon Kremer (violin), Vladimir Mendelssohn (viola), Alexander Malter (piano), Keith Jarrett (piano), Vox Clamantis, Saulius Sondeckis (violin/conductor), Latvian Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Alexei Lubimov (piano), Lynne Dawson...
For this excellent two-CD compendium, the producer Manfred Eicher has selected pieces from the recordings he has made over the past 30 years. It’s a perfect introduction to Pärt’s work, ranging... —
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