Hyperion
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Chloe Hanslip and Igor Tchetuev certainly have the measure of these voluble and passionate yet always disciplined works, turning in performances of the first rank. The bubbling rhythmic liveliness... —
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Enthusiasm isn’t always enough to prevent recordings of unfamiliar music from sounding raw but these performances feel fully matured – fresh, intelligent and strikingly stylish; edgy when they... —
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The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Volume 12
The Young Schubert
Adrian Thompson (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
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...this music all tells us about Vaughan Williams' development, and that while he hadn't yet found the sounds and idiosyncrasies which made him unique (and to some people uniquely annoying),... —
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Henry & William Lawes - Songs
Robin Blaze (countertenor), Elizabeth Kenny (lute, theorbo), Rebecca Outram (soprano), Robert Macdonald (bass), William Carter (lute, guitar, theorbo) & Frances Kelly (double harp)
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Mendelssohn - Sacred choral music
John Robinson (organ)
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, David Hill (Director of Music)
Outgoing, excitingly resonant, spirited singing —
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this makes a terrific introduction to the wide-ranging output of the 16th-century Spanish composer-cum-priest. Only the occasional loose edge in the livelier works mars the otherwise highly... —
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Martinu - The complete music for violin and orchestra Volume 4
Bohuslav Matoušek (violin)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood
In these beautifully recorded performances, both Christopher Hogwood and Bohuslav Matoušek have a profound understanding of Martinu's style and the Czech Philharmonic response with radiant playing… —
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Beethoven: Septet & Sextet
Christoph Marks (cello), Jonathan Williams (horn), Marieke Blankestijn (violin), Richard Hosford (clarinet), Robin O'Neill (bassoon), Roger Tapping (viola), Stephen Williams (doublebass), Jane Atkins (viola), Iris Juda (violin), Pip Eastop (horn), The Gaudier Ensemble
