Naxos
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the five vocal soloists are all strongly cast, with an especially generous-voiced Juno (Kari Dahl Nielsen) in the Act IV mask scene...and there is some fine orchestral playing in a score full... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Choral
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Swedish Orchestral Favourites Vol. 2
Sarah Lindloff (flute)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Petter Sundkvist
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Lutosławski: Symphony No. 4 & other orchestral works
Krzysztof Bakowski (violin)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Naxos's super-bargain price foray into the contemporary repertory is all the more commendable for managing to include Lutoslawski's finest late work, the Symphony No.4 (1992)...Antoni Wit's... —
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The Kodaly's Quartet's exploration of Haydn's 80-plus string quartets has given constant delight over recent years. Three of the Op.17 Quartets from 1771 now complete this budget odyssey, and... —
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Martinu: Piano Concertos Volume 1
Giorgio Koukl (piano)
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, Zlin, Arthur Fagen
Giorgio Koukl understands the ebb and flow of these volatile works well and is certainly up to their technical demands. His strong sense of line is particularly impressive in the faster movements. —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2010, Editor's Choice
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Koukl’s performances…are very warmly recorded but this is a splendid disc despite that. Recommended. —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2007, Editor's Choice
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Russian Ballads
Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, Kissin
Gabriel Schwabe (cello), Roland Pöntinen (piano)
Schwabe's big, brawny tone and evident rapport with Pöntinen certainly pack a punch in the opening movements of the Prokofiev and Shostakovich sonatas in particular, but he's just as compelling... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2022
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Brahms & Mahler: Piano Quartets
Eldar Nebolsin (piano), Anton Barakhovsky (violin), Alexander Zemtsov (viola) & Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt (cello)
Together with violinist Anton Barachovsky, violist Alexander Zemtsov and cellist Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Nebolsin develops an interpretation that benefits from the soloist status of the ensemble... —
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Stockhausen: Mantra
Pestova/Meyer Piano Duo: Xenia Pestova and Pascal Meyer (pianos) & Jan Panis (electronics)
If 1950s modernism brings you out in spots, there's nothing to fear from Mantra. The relatively conventional push-pull of Stockhausen's expressive arcs mixes with what I find, personally, a... —
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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