Naxos
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Ryba: Czech Christmas Mass & Missa Pastoralis
Vladimir Dolezal (tenor), Josef Ksica (organ), Pavla Ksicova (contralto), Vaclav Sibera (bass), Dagmar Vankatova (soprano)
Czech Madrigalists Orchestra, Czech Madrigalists Choir, Frantisek Xaver Thuri
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Special offer. John Adams - Shaker Loops
Nathan Gunn (baritone)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
A near-perfect Adams Primer containing his tender and powerful meditation, to words by Walt Whitman, on the subject of those lost to AIDS.
Touchingly performed by Nathan Gunn. —Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2004, Editor's Choice
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This new Naxos offering enshrines an interpretation of no mean stature and individuality: an undoubted bargain, I would say. —
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Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Anthems
James McVinnie (organ)
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson
There are few lovelier anthems than Wesley's Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace; Cast me notaway is worthy to stand with Purcell's Hear my prayer; and among his larger choral compositions The... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Finalist - Choral
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Rawsthorne, A: Fantasy Overture: Corteges, etc.
Rebecca Hirsch (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Friend
Rawsthorne enthusiasts should waste no time in snapping up this disc, containing music-making of perceptive dedication and impressive polish.
He completed his First Violin Concerto in 1947,... —Purchase product
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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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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. —
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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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