Naxos
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the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and its conductor Marin Alsop held my attention as never before...The Fifth Symphony comes up trumps in a dramatic yet highly polished performance...I was particularly... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2012, Orchestral Choice
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Though it outstays its welcome by some minutes, it gives us a glimpse of a composer and musician held in high enough esteem to be knighted by three sovereigns in Britain, Austria and Württemberg. —
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Vivaldi: Il Bajazet, RV 703
Renato Dolcini (baritone), Raffaele Pe (countertenor), Valeria La Grotta (soprano), Sonia Prina (contralto), Loriana Castellano (mezzo), Lucia Cirillo (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra Del Teatro La Fenice Di Venezia, Federico Maria Sardelli
In the title role, Renato Dolcini proves the master of commanding bluster while Raffaele Pé's Andronico gilds Hasse's elegant 'Quel ciglio vezzosetto' with some stylish singing, and Valeria... —
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Special offer. Fromental Halévy: La Juive
Ambur Braid (Rachel), John Osborn (Éléazar), Gerard Schneider (Léopold), Monika Buczkowska (Eudoxie), Simon Lim (Cardinal Brogni)
Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Tatjana Gürbaca, Henrik Nánási
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Corea, Higdon & Warnaar: Brass Concertos
Jose Sibaja, Joseph Alessi, Paul Jenkins, Derek W. Hawkes, Steven Brown, Gilbert Long, Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero
The composers have contemplated playing to the most exciting qualities of these timbres, as well as connecting with the personalities of those for whom the pieces were written. —
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Foerster: Symphony No. 2 in F Major, Op. 29 & Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 55
Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra, Marek Štilec
the superbly handled performance here can only help the Czech composer's cause. —
