Naxos
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Leopold Hofmann: Flute Concertos, Vol. 3
Uwe Grodd (flute)
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász
The Czech Chamber Orchestra performs admirably under the direction of Michael Halász...The ensemble...is first-rate, and the players know when to retreat in the face of the flute solo lines,... —
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Francesco Morlacchi: Tebaldo e Isolina
Raúl Baglietto (bass-baritone), Gheorghe Vlad (tenor), Annalisa D'Agosto (soprano), Silvano Zabeo (fortepiano), Sandra Pastrana (soprano), Laura Polverelli (mezzo-soprano), Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (tenor), Virtuosi Brunensis, Poznań Camerata Bach Choir, Antonino Fogliani
Mezzo-soprano Laura Polverelli has an appropriately rich and colorful voice for the trouser role of Tebaldo. For the greater part, Polverelli’s assumption of the role is musically and dramatically... —
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There’s a lot to enjoy exploring in this early-20th-century Italian’s orchestral music, from the folky Stravinsky-like Sixth Symphony to the more mysterious Serenata mattutina. Give it a go. —
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Special offer. Grainger: Compete Music for Wind Band, Vol. 1
The Royal Norwegian Navy Band, Bjarte Engeset
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Manuel Blancafort: Complete Songs, Vol. 1
Anna Alas i Jove (mezzo-soprano) & Miquel Villalba (piano)
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Dominick Argento is on the back cover of the jewel-case quoted, saying: “For me, all music begins where speech stops.” What you can’t express in words alone, is sometimes possible to embrace... —
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Special offer. George Tsontakis: Anasa, True Colors & Unforgettable
David Krakauer (clarinet), Eric Berlin (trumpet), Eunice Kim & Luosha Fang (violins)
Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller
Here are three engagingly expressive recent concertos by George Tsontakis (b.1951), each with an evocative title…the Albany Symphony play with finesse and emotional heft for David Alan Miller. —
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