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Special offer. American Classics - Alan Hovhaness
Janos Starker (cello)
Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies, Alan Hovhaness
City of Light (1970) has some lovely ideas, like the surprisingly sweet and simple string melody in the middle of the 'Angel of Light' movement, and the third movement, Allegretto grazioso,... —
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Elgar: Sea Pictures
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Simon Wright
The Music Makers is one of Elgar's most poignant and troubled utterances which movingly incorporates material from some of his greatest compositions, and it can hold its head high. Simon Wright... —
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…these are strong, accounts, and admirers of the Third who want to explore Harris further won’t be disappointed. —
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César Guerra-Peixe: A Retirada da Laguna; Concertino; Museu da Inconfidência
Abner Landim, Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra, Neil Thomson
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Delius: Appalachia & Sea Drift
Leon Williams (baritone)
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay & The Florida Orchestra, Stefan Sanderling
This fine orchestra has a superb violinist leader (crucial in Sea Drift) plus serious class in every department, the brass in particular. The choral singing, too, is exemplary in its firm-toned... —
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Mendelssohn & Schumann: Piano Trios
Jacques Thibaud (violin), Pablo Casals (cello) & Alfred Cortot (piano)
Tully Potter's introductory note reminds us that it was in Paris, in their later twenties, that these three legendary artists first made music together – just for pleasure. But international... —
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Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne (selection)
Véronique Gens (soprano)
Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus
Each decade finds its favourite soloist for the Chants d'Auvergne: in the 1960s it was Natania Devrath, the 70s had Victoria de los Angeles, the 80s Kiri Te Kanawa, the 90s Dawn Upshaw.
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Impressions of China
Winning works from the 2018 Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition
Gianluca Luisi (piano)