Naxos
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Special offer. Glass: String Quartet No. 5, Suite from Dracula & String Sextet
Cian O'Dúill (viola), Gemma Rosefield (cello)
Carducci String Quartet
Most impressive is the way in which the quartet manage to project [the Fifth Quartet's] overall shape, imparting unity and coherence to the whole, and tying together the loose ends of the previous... —
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Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3, Khachaturian: Piano Concerto & Shostakovich: 3 Preludes
William Kapell (piano)
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati, Serge Koussevitzky
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Casella: Concerto for Orchestra, Pagine di guerra & Suite
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia
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this disc offers delights aplenty, not least thanks to Jean-Luc Tingaud's stylish and alert conducting...The word that springs to mind is 'punctilio', defined by Chambers as 'exact observance... —
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Fauré: Orchestral Works
Pierre Fouchenneret (violin), Martin Johnson (cello), Catriona Ryan (flute), RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Luc Tingaud
A victim of Fauré’s hectic work schedule, his Violin Concerto was never finished, but the first movement, heard here, gives glimpses of what might have been – gently melodious and blessed with... —
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Penderecki: Credo
Iwona Hossa (soprano 1), Aga Mikołaj (soprano 2), Ewa Wolak (alto), Rafał Bartminski (tenor) & Remigiusz Łukomski (bass)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Boys’ Choir & Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Antoni Wit
In charge of the Warsaw Philharmonic and big vocal forces, Antoni Wit conducts with authoritative fervour, bringing out the dark, brass-heavy colour. The soprano Iwona Hossa leads a well-balanced... —
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A Royal Songbook
Spanish Music from the Time of Columbus
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute)
Musica Antiqua of London, Philip Thorby
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Penderecki: Sinfoniettas & Oboe Capriccio
Artur Pachlewski (clarinet), Jean-Louis Capezzali (oboe)
Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Though none of the pieces on this disc counts among his major works, it adds up to an attractive portrait of the composer...[the Sinfoniettas] inhabit a sound-world suggesting Shostakovich,... —
