Naxos
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Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, Crown Imperial & Orb and Sceptre
Christopher Purves (baritone)
Huddersfield Choral Society, Leeds Philharmonic Chorus, English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel
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Vivaldi: Complete Recorder Concertos
Laszlo Kecskemeti, Laszlo Czidra (recorders)
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
This is claimed to be a recording of the 'complete' recorder concertos of Vivaldi (RV441-5) and there's no other listed version of RV441 it has that field to itself. Such archival primacy would... —
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This fine Canadian choir perform very beautifully in a style which seems natural and right.
The Elora Festival Singers have much in common with King's College, Cambridge under Willcocks; relaxed... — -
[Buriana] turns in sparkling performances of both works. Her tone is well-nigh perfect, delicate and refined, with intonation spot-on...A highly recommendable disc. —
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American Classics - Darius Milhaud
Yaron Windmueller (baritone), Rabbi Rodney Mariner (reader)
Prague Philharmonic Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz
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The English Song Series Volume 16 - Finzi Tenor Songs
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & Iain Burnside (piano)
John Mark Ainsley's approach to music like this suggests that he comes to Finzi without any of the usual preconceptions. What he finds here… is an intensely musical feeling for words that's... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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The Oxford Camerata and Jeremy Summerly do this wonderful music proud as they listen and carefully balance, quiet polyphonic lines and direction —
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Music of the Spanish Renaissance
for Voice, Vihuelas, Lute & Renaissance Guitar
Shirley Rumsey (voice, vihuelas, lute, renaissance guitar)
A most remarkable voice. —
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Pluto, written in 1997 to be attached to Holst’s The Planets, is notably dark and muscular, more so indeed than its later British equivalent, Colin Matthews’s Pluto, the Renewer...Marin Alsop... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Emil Gilels: Early Recordings Volume 3
All tracks recorded in the USSR, 1935-1955
Emil Gilels (piano)
Outstanding early Gilels, with some superb Liszt including his legendary Figaro Fantasy from 1935. The Scarlatti Sonatas may not stand the test of time so well, but this is a must. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2012, Re-issue of the Month
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