Naxos
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Vivaldi: Concertos for 2 Cellos
RecommendedJulian Lloyd Webber (cello), Jiaxin Lloyd Webber (cello)
European Union Chamber Orchestra, Hans-Peter Hofmann
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Purcell - Full Anthems & Organ Music
Music on the Death of Queen Mary
Andrew Carwood (tenor), Laurence Cummings (organ), Michael McCarthy (bass)
Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly
I would say that any disc which offered such a 24-carat Purcell selection in performances even half as good as these would be hard to resist. —
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Great Violinists - Kaufmann
RecommendedLouis Kaufman (violin), Peter Rybar (violin)
Winterthur Symphony Orchestra, Clemens Dahinden
this is avowedly old-school Vivaldi; indeed, the oldest on disc. Recorded in 1947, this is the first-ever recording of The Four Seasons; Louis Kaufman is worlds away from Alessandrini's account... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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A 1950s benchmark and a record that forever altered the way we hear Bach's Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould's 1955 CBS recording, elegant and exuberant, a fast-lane excursion that occasionally... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th March 2007
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Tartini - Violin Concertos
Ariadne Daskalakis (violin)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Müller-Brühl
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Mallon's solo team, drawn from the choir, stands up to the competition remarkably well, as does the lithe orchestral playing, Some choral movements sound slightly under-powered, but that's... —
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Building a Library, March 2007, Budget Choice
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