Naxos
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Special offer. Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus (highlights)
John Dickie (tenor), Gabriele Fontana (soprano), Josef Hopferwieser (tenor), Brigitte Karwautz (soprano), Andrea Martin (baritone), Alfred Werner (baritone), Rohangiz Yachmi-Caucig (mezzo-soprano)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava City Chorus, Johannes Wildner
Well recorded in digital sound, complete with substantial dialogue. —
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This fine disc represents a safe recommendation. —
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Guitar Recital: Ekachai Jearakul
2014 Winner, Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) Competition
Ekachai Jearakul (guitar)
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[On Richter] ...remarkable for contrapuntal dexterity and the richness and variety of instrumental writing. —
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These excellent performances are distinguished by beauty of tone and a rhythmic spring and alertness that has not always been Ireland's lot… the Gould Trio bring out the music's rhythmic variety,... —
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Mercadante: Flute Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4
Patrick Gallois (flute & conductor)
Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä
Mercadante offers a series of well-crafted flute works, unsurprisingly based on the stylisations of bel canto opera, set within the fast-slow-fast structure typical of the era...Mercadante's... —
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Conducted by JoAnn Falletta, the performances are admirably stylish, while the Buffalo Philharmonic boast nicely dexterous strings and woodwind. —
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