Naxos
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I found the performance of the Amar Quartet first rate; they certainly live up to the reputation of their namesakes. They manage to bring out the best in this wonderful music. —
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Special offer. Gershwin: Concerto in F
Kevin Cole (piano), National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, David Alan Miller
Vibrant and fun, though the Gershwin could be more virtuosic. —
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Karabtchevsky and his Sao Paulo forces drive through the thick and teeming turmoil with panache. But they also cherish the tender and thinner moments when Villa Lobos’s pulse slackens and lyricism... —
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Field: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 7 & Piano Sonata No. 4
Benjamin Frith (piano)
Northern Sinfonia, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Haslam, Andrew Mogrelia
With this disc, Benjamin Frith finally completes his cycle of Field’s piano concertos. Performed with commitment, Frith never less than elegant —
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Shostakovich: Incidental Music, Film Music & Others
Allan Sjølin, Jesper Sivebæk, Tor Lind, Kenny Staškus Larsen, Edward Stewart, Christian Einarsson, Lars Notto Birkeland, Malmö Opera Chorus, Malmö Opera, Mark Fitz-Gerald
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Special offer. Wagner: Siegfried
RecommendedSimon O’Neill (Siegfried), Matthias Goerne (The Wanderer), David Cangelosi (Mime), Werner Van Mechelen (Alberich), Heidi Melton (Brünnhilde), Falk Struckmann (Fafner), Deborah Humble (Erda), Valentina Farcas (Wood-Bird)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
[van Zweden] evokes both its youthful energy and darker undercurrents, with excellent playing from the augmented Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra…But every ‘Siegfried’ hangs on the title role,... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Guerra-Peixe: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 'Brasília'
Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra, Goiânia Symphony Choir, Goiânia Youth Symphony Choir, Neil Thomson
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Busoni: Piano Music, Vol. 10
Piano Transcriptions of Works by J.S. Bach, Brahms, Cramer, Liszt and Mozart
Wolf Harden (piano)
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