Naxos
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Technically, the NZSO sounds better on this disc than on any of its three predecessors; there's delicacy and subtlety in the textures and solos and impressive warmth in the slow-burn orchestral... —
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Special offer. Donizetti: Marino Faliero
Giorgio Surian (Marino Faliero), Rachele Stanisci (Elena), Ivan Magrì (Fernando), Luca Grassi (Israele Bertucci), Luca Dall’Amico (Steno) & Leonardo Gramegna (Leoni)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Bergamo Musica Festival Gaetano Donizetti, Bruno Cinquegrani
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The orchestra has all the chops, character, and panache required...Wagner and the orchestra are signed up for two more Naxos discs of Venezuelan music, and my question is: why only two? —
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The Trio Arriaga are able to adapt themselves well to the styles of Gerhard and Montsalvatge...and technically leave nothing to be desired, although I think the engineering makes violinist Felipe... —
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All Shall Be Well
Rebecca Quiney (soprano) & Oliver Condy (tenor), Richard May (cello)
Exultate Singers, David Ogden
Blend, unanimity, dynamics: this CD is gratifyingly strong on the eternal verities of good choral singing...this imaginatively programme disc marks the Exultate Singers out as a choir to be... —
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Simon Mayr: Concerto in D minor ‘Concerto bergamasco'
Natalie Schwaabe (flute/piccolo) & Andrea Steinberg (clarinet/basset horn), Franz Hauk (harpsichord), Antonio Spiller, Yi Li & David van Dijk (violins)
Bavarian Classical Players
Previous encounters with Mayr’s music showed a composer of great skill, especially in his use of instrumental textures but rarely capable of memorable invention, in particular melodic invention.... —
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I Saw Eternity
Leslie De'Ath (piano), Michael Bloss (organ), Stephen Pierre (clarinet), John Marshman (cello)
Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison
