Naxos
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If Mallon and his Toronto band… sometimes sound a tad decorous. Rhythms and phrasing are always alert, while ratchet, snare drum, bird whistle and other assorted interlopers patently enjoy themselves... —
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Alla Pavlova: Symphony No. 6
Mikhail Shestakov (violin)
Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Baton
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The Martinu Quartet gets inside the music with a conviction borne of intimate knowledge; a near definitive performance. —
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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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Zdeněk Fibich: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3
Symphonic Poems
Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Marek Štilec
Fibich was one of the great innovators of Czech Romanticism. His fine orchestration and melodic gifts are on show in these elegantly performed symphonic poems. —
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Puckish Mozart, dreaming Debussy, heartfelt Korngold, elegant Bach, sultry Falla: Heifetz the magician is on full display in these 1940s recordings. —
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Poulenc: Stabat mater, etc.
Danielle Borst (soprano), Eric Lebrun (organ)
Orchestre de la Cite, Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Michel Piquemal
The orchestral sound is stunningly rich and soprano Danielle Borst responds with a glorious variety of vocal colours. —
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Hovhaness: Works for Orchestra & Soprano Saxophone
Greg Banaszak (saxophone)
Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz
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