Naxos
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In No 1 (1951), the Pacifica find a near-perfect balance between the driving intensity of the Arditti and portentous grandeur of the Juilliard. In No 5 (1995) they, like the Arditti make the... —
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Grammy Awards, 51st Awards (2008), Best Chamber Music Recording
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This set includes the Four Welsh Dances, not otherwise available on CD. These were the last to be written, and their mood follows on naturally from the ambivalence of the IrishDances. Penny's... —
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Special offer. Rossini: La Scala Di Seta (The Silken Ladder)
Claudia Urru (soprano), Meagan Sill (soprano), Emmanuel Franco (baritone), Remy Burnens (tenor), Michele Angelini (tenor), Gianluca Ascheri (fortepiano), Eugenio Di Lieto (bass), Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra, José Miguel Pérez-Sierra
There’s elegant singing here from a youthful cast – notably the tenor Michele Angelini as Dorvil sounding like a young Bruce Ford. —
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135
Gal James (soprano), Alexander Vinogradov (baritone)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Vinogradov is the genuine bass article but his pitches can be approximate...Orchestral double basses, though, have terrific impact. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2014, Editor's Choice
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Mathias: Choral Music - A May Magnificat; Learsongs; Riddles
Hugh Crook (organ), Shanna Hart (organ), Glen Dempsey (piano), Aïda Lahlou (piano), Marie-Noëlle Kendall (piano), David Ellis (bells, chimes), St. John's Voices, The Gentlemen of St. John's, Graham Walker
Everything here is sung with freshness, security and rhythmic energy, and only at the biggest climaxes does one miss an ideal fullness of sound…the soloists [in Riddles] are from the main Choir... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Hummel - Chamber Music
Susan Alexander-Max (Fortepiano), Micaela Comberti (Violin), Simon Standage (Violin), Jane Rogers (Viola), Pal Banda (Cello)
Played with a fine sense of period style, and admirably recorded but for a slightly recessive piano behind closer strings, this is a charming addition to Hummel on disc. —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2006, Chamber Choice
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Canteloube - Chants d'Auvergne, Volume 2
Véronique Gens (soprano)
Orchestre National de Lille, Serge Baudo
In her second volume, including 'Chut, Chut' and 'Lo Fiolairé', Véronique Gens does more than confirm her credentials. The voice is bright, forward, notably clear in diction and lightly responsive... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2007, Editor's Choice
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Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy; Symphony No. 2
RecommendedBuffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Joann Falletta
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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance
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All the roles are adequately done, from the romantic leads to the comic roles, and all the cast shows an understanding of the musical territory and operetta stereotype they are aiming at...While... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Premiere Recording
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