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Praetoruis: Bransle de la Torche XV
Mirjam-Luise Münzel, Toby Carr, Aileen Henry, Lux Musicae London
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Begun when he was 19, Jones’s String Quartet is instantly captivating: with more than a whiff of Barber, there are suspensions galore in the Andante, while the Allegro channels Glass-like minimalism. —
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the American pianist takes us on a chronological journey that zips around the world, stitching together contrasting styles into an enjoyable musical patchwork. The dance theme is lightly worn,... —
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This is a hugely enjoyable recording, Costin making every line of this complex counterpoint tell. Bach’s Art of Fugue is not for the faint hearted. Costin proves to be a performer with the intellect... —
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London Mozart Players: Complete HMV Stereo Recordings Volume 2
Louis Kentner (piano)
London Mozart Players, Philharmonia Orchestra, Harry Blech
Kentner’s playing...is very strongly characterized. His tone is lucent, but with slowish tempi, allowing the music to unfold spaciously, the effect is of a dark lucidity...A souvenir of a conductor... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2012, Re-issue of the Month
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The 1956 Nixa-Westminster stereo recordings Volume 2
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
[Boult] sees the Second Symphony as a "bright and dramatic" work, and that's how he conducts it, with fast tempi in the outer movements...However, the middle movements, none of them rushed,... —
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London Mozart Players: Complete HMV Stereo Recordings Volume 1
All tracks released for the first time on CD
Vitaya Vronsky & Victor Babin (pianos)
London Mozart Players, Harry Blech
This very cheaply priced and well-packaged set shows what the London Mozart Players were like in the years before they had competition...These recordings, made in the late 1950s...show not only... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2010, Re-issue of the Month
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