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Piers Hellawell: Dogs and Wolves
Mark O’Keeffe (trumpet), Jonas Bylund (trombone)
RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, The Schubert Ensemble, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Pierre-André Valade
Dogs and Wolves avoid with its breathless evocation of the "idyllic quarry", and subtle inference of blues and folk elements perhaps the most engaging British orchestral showpiece this decade.... —
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Agnew has great lyrical gifts in this repertory and, accompanied by the colourful Italian-style theorbo of Wilson, his performance here amounts to an important and often revelatory release.... —
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A Garland For Persteigne
Twelve New Songs Celebrating the Welsh Border
Gillian Keith (soprano), Simon Lepper (piano)
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Bach, J S: Clavier-Übung III
James Johnstone (Joachim Wagner organ 1739-41 Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim)
A disc generally distinguished by thoughtful, impeccably nuanced playing, reinforced by an instinct for persuasively judged tempos —
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Christ Church Choir's controlled virtuosity throughout this repertoires's long-breathed melodic lines makes a deep impression, bringing vividly to life striking Mass settings by two all-but-forgotten... —
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the Locke Consort do not disappoint. They sympathetically gauge and shift between tempi, give due weight within phrases to the chromatic inflections and syncopated motifs, and engage in friendly... —
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Popes & Antipopes
Music performed at the Papal Courts in the 14th and 15th centuries
Orlando Consort
