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Berg, Schoenberg & Webern: Chamber Music
Nicolas Bone (violin), Antônio Meneses (cello)
Belcea Quartet
There is no question that the Belcea Quartet...are completely on top of the formidable technical demands of these scores...the knife-edge contrasts of the Webern miniatures and the generously... —
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Zaïcik is the foremost beneficiary of the programme. Her clear mezzo-soprano voice, with its tonal purity, tightly controlled vibrato and fluent virtuosity serve Vivaldi’s motets Invicti Bellate... —
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There are many beautiful moments in this programme of four early cantatas by Bach…the seriousness with which Lionel Meunier and Vox Luminis approach this work is evident, and the forces are... —
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Par amour
Vannina Santoni (soprano), Julien Dran (tenor), Albane Carrère (mezzo-soprano), Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Marie Zeitouni
Santoni may be young, but she has a remarkable instinct for the drama of the moment and consummate technique. —
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Giorgi Gigashvili Plays Prokofiev - With All My Breath and All My Blood
Giorgi Gigashvili (piano), Lisa Batiashvili (violin)
His booklet note makes explicit that Giorgi Gigashvili's take on Prokofiev's wartime sonatas is anything but technical challenges to be surmounted, his commitment palpable at every turn. —
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Vivaldi: Masques
Pablo Valetti, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Alexandre Zanetta, Félix Polet, Karel Valter, Café Zimmermann
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Alexei Lubimov and Olga Pashchenko make as good a case for [the Concerto for Two Pianos] as possible. It is undeniably effective and stirring, but the lack of depth compared to Mozart’s two-piano... —
