Naxos
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Here are two of the 34 string quintets written by George Onslow (1784-1853), a composer greatly admired by Schumann. And these are genial, enjoyable works, in lively performances by the Elan... —
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Great Cellists - Casals
Pablo Casals (cello), Jacques Thibaud (violin)
Pablo Casals Orchestra of Barcelona, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Cortot, George Szell
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Kevin Puts: The City - Marimba Concerto - Moonlight
Katherine Needleman (oboe), Ji Su Jung (marimba), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Like any great metropolis, The City g rabs your attention from the off and doesn’t let go. The meditative oboe concerto Moonlight seeks calm and resolution in a divided Trump-era US. —
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David Lloyd-Jones and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra put up a typical potent, well-considered case for both works. —
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Special offer. Rossini: La donna del lago
Sonia Ganassi (Elena), Maxim Mironov (Uberto/Giacomo), Marianna Pizzolato (Malcolm), Ferdinand von Bothmer (Rodrigo di Dhu), Wojtek Gierlach (Douglas d'Angus), Olga Peretyatko (Albina), Stefan Cifolelli (Serano)
SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern, Prague Chamber Choir & Tubingen Festival...
Like the excellent Opera Rara recording (reviewed above), this new Naxos set was also made live in 2006. An excess of mid-act applause notwithstanding, it offers yet another distinguished account... —
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Ravel: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
Jennifer Gilbert (violin)
Orchestre National de Lyon, Leonard Slatkin
Slatkin draws a vivid sound from the Lyon players, with a wide range of dynamics and colours. No one could do more for the early Shéhérazade overture...Boléro too comes off well, with no accelerando... —
