Hyperion
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These performances by Arcangelo of the Litanies and Magnificat are unfailingly expert, with ornamentation gracefully integrated. The performances of the Leçons have a greater focus and intensity... —
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
chamber ensemble orchestration by Iain Farrington
Yale Schola Cantorum, David Hill
Farrington’s reduction…certainly emphasises the sense of intimate consolation…The choral singing itself is excellent. The 32-member Yale Schola Cantorum is full of young vibrant voices, and... —
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Here is a pleasant hour-plus of mid-century memorabilia for the general listener, teasing fare for the musical anatomist, and another indispensable album for the collector ... As befits such... —
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Parry: Songs of Farewell & works by Stanford, Gray & Wood
George Purves (treble), Westminster Abbey Choir, James O’Donnell
The ensemble rides that acoustic knowingly, using its echo and harbouring its resonance, but the anatomy of its sound is as distinctive as it is lopsided: trebles capable of pinpoint accuracy,... —
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The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Volume 19
Songs about flowers and nature
Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
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Holloway: Serenade, Fantasy-Pieces & Schumann: Liederkreis
Toby Spence (tenor), Ian Brown (piano)
The Nash Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins
A contemporary composer takes a 19th-century classic, Schumann's song cycle Liederkreis, and sets it in a musical frame of his own devising: a short, astringent 'Praeludium' and four extended... —
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Buxtehude - Complete Organ Works Volume 4
Christopher Herrick (organ of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge)
An unforced manner is essential for this oqpaue and, at times, fragile music...Registrations are beautifully balanced throughout, and the pleno, while thrilling, isn't overbearing...There is... —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 47 - Jadassohn & Draeseke
Markus Becker (piano)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Michael Sanderling
…an enjoyable disc for those who would explore the unfrequented byways of Romanticism. —
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The English Hymn - 3
Hills of the north, rejoice - Hymns for the Church year
Rupert Gough (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir, Malcolm Archer
The voices are magnificent; likewise the organ. The whole record is a delight —
