Naxos
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Wood, C: St Mark Passion
Jonathan Vaughn (organ), Simon Wall (tenor), James Birchall (baritone), Edward Grint (bass) & Ruth Jenkins (soprano)
The Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge, Daniel Hyde (director)
Modestly tasteful, Wood's St Mark still fails to engender any passion. —
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An attractive coupling vivaciously and expertly played. —
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…this is lean music with no wasted notes, and it’s strikingly performed, with concentration in the playing and detail in the recording. —
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The Art of the Baroque Trumpet, Vol. 5
An Italian Concert
Niklas Eklund, Jeffrey Segal (trumpets), Maria Keohane (soprano)
Wasa Baroque Ensemble, Edward H Tarr
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Her voice has the typical ring and timbre of a Latin singer - she hails originally from Puerto Rico - and she has the spirited delivery that goes with the Latin temperament. …best of all are... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2006, Editor's Choice
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It's a world in which Idil Biret is completely at home. —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1, etc.
RecommendedBernd Glemser (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Glemser has a bold impetuous way with Rachmaninov...he generates plenty of excitement and expressive fervour in all three works. —
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Building a Library, January 2003, Budget Choice
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Concert Fantasy
Bernd Glemser (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
[On the Second Piano Concerto] One of the most compelling accounts I have ever heard. —
