Naxos
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Miriam Gauci: Soprano Arias From Italian Operas
Miriam Gauci (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari
For those interested in hearing a talented young soprano with serious potential for an important career, this is recommended. —
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Vieuxtemps: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
Misha Keylin (violin)
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Dennis Burkh
Fasten your seat-belts, and prepare for an exciting journey through some of the most fiendish technical difficulties yet devised for the virtuoso violinist. Composed in the mid-19th century,... —
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This is a budget-priced disc with several major Ibert works. The interpretations are terrific, the playing is fine, and the sound is some of the best I've heard from Naxos. Its main competition... —
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Giovanni Battista Sammartini - Sacred Cantatas
Silvia Mapelli (soprano), Sonia Prina (mezzo-soprano) & Mirko Guadagnini (tenor)
Capriccio Italiano Ensemble, Daniele Ferrari
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Ries - Piano Concertos Volume 1
Christopher Hinterhuber (piano)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Uwe Grodd
spirited playing of neglected but delightful concertos —
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Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Robert Cook (french horn) & Peter Franks (trumpet), Lewis Morrison (clarinet)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies
[The Clarinet Concerto] is imbued with a subtly Scottish flavour...a central Adagio provides a still core to the work, played here with quiet intensity by Lewis Morrison...The Double Concerto... —
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Giovanni Battista Sammartini: Il pianto degli Angeli della Pace
Silvia Mapelli (soprano), Ainhoa Soraluze (mezzo-soprano), Giorgio Tiboni (tenor)
Capriccio Italiano Ensemble, Daniele Ferrari
an air of elegance all round —
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worthy performances of wonderful music —
