Naxos
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Special offer. American Classics - In Celebration of Israel
Barcelona Symphony/National Orchestra of Catalonia, Karl Anton Rickenbacher (conductor), Ana María Martínez (soprano), ViennaBoys Choir, Elli Jaffe (conductor), Vienna Chamber Orchestra & Martin Schebesta (piano)
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an attractive programme....a delightful disc —
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Feeney: Dracula
Pauline Thulborn (soprano)
Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra, Opera North Chorus, John Pryce-Jones
Feeney's score is wonderfully atmospheric and rises suitably to underpin the gory climaxes —
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Albinoni: Oboe Concertos, Vol. 3
Alison Alty (oboe), Anthony Camden (oboe)
London Virtuosi, John Georgiadis
Some delectable pickings to be had, particularly among the slow movements...the complete set is hard to resist at super-bargain price. —
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The singing rings with conviction... Those who approach this disc with the spirit in which it is offered will surely be rewarded. —
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Shchedrin: Carmen Suite & Concerto for Orchestra No. 1
Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar
Kucher's version is vividly played, with wit as well as high drama and atmosphere. —
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Granados: Spanish Dances / Escenas Poeticas
Norbert Kraft (guitar)
Razumovsky Sinfonia, Peter Breiner
The leading role is taken by the guitar, in the distinguished hands of the Canadian artist Norbert Kraft... the overall effect is delightful. —
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Furtwängler - The Early Recordings Volume 4
All recordings made in the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler
The Wagner items flow seamlessly, with perfect pacing in the Götterdämmerung Funeral Music… and a fine sense of mounting emotion in the Lohengrin Prelude and Tristan Prelude and Liebestod… the... —
