Harmonia Mundi
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Schumann: Cello Concerto, Piano Trio No. 1
RecommendedJean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado
Melnikov marshals the crystalline timbres of his 1847 Streicher fortepiano with panache and clarity without in any way sacrificing the urgency of the musical argument … Intimacy also lies at... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Bach composed Christmas music for more than 30 years of his professional life, but none in such a short a space of time as when he arrived at Leipzig in 1723. He used the relatively quiet Advent... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2003, Editor's Choice
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Falla: Noches en los jardines de Espana
Recorded at the Barbican, January 2011
Javier Perianes (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Josep Pons
In the Nights in the Gardens of Spain...both pianist and orchestra revel in its colouristic opportunities. Perianes employs the subtlest of rubatos here, teasing us with little delays and hurry-ups... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2012, Editor's Choice
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engaged and articulate playing. —
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Building a Library, December 2017, Also Recommended
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Schütz: Psalms of David, SWV 22-47 (Op. 2)
RecommendedElisabeth Scholl, Annette Labusch (sopranos), Elisabeth Popien (contralto), Gerd Türk, Wilfried Jochens, Jörn Lindemann (tenors) & Stephan Schreckenberger, Stephan MacLeod (bass)
Cantus Cölln & Concerto Palatino, Konrad Junghänel
Published in 1619, the young Schutz's landmark settings revel in the musical riches of Gabrieli's Venice - wonderfully brought to life by Junghanel's forces. —
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Building A Library, December 2021, Recommended Recording
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this is easily the best volume in the series so far. We often talk about the cragginess, the monumentality of Spanish polyphony but what’s striking here is the supple beauty and brilliance of... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2022
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If you have tried the Octet before and found its form opaque or its density tiring on the ear, then you may well respond to the relaxed and supple phrasing of Ensemble Risonanz. —
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Special offer. Charpentier: Médée, David & Jonathas, Actéon, and other works
William Christie, Les Arts Florissants (early music ensemble)
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