Gold
Definitive new recordings.
ASV Gold is the new label from Sanctuary Classics, showcasing recordings by some of the world’s finest artists. Featuring brand new recordings of great repertoire the label’s highlights to date include a superb disc by clarinettist Emma Johnson, performing two of the most enduring works for the instrument, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and Quintet; The Schubert Ensemble in new recordings of works by its eponymous composer, a new recording of Beethoven chamber music from the Nash Ensemble, The Lindsays with more of Haydn’s stunning string quartets, Op.50 Nos. 1-3 & Op.50 Nos. 4-5, and three stars, Daniel Hope, Julian Lloyd Webber and John McCabe join forces for a disc of Ireland’s lyrical chamber music.
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These are altogether fine performances, with all the Lindsay's characteristic warmth and affection. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The players set the tone at once with an unusually tense, atmospheric account of the slow introduction. The Allegro combines a bold, striding impetus with poetic flexibility, as in the clarinet's... —
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…the Schubert Ensemble reminds us how close the young Schubert was to Beethoven… and in the process draws closer attention to the music's originality. In a performance with such unforced momentum... —
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Where the Nash emphasised expression, Ensemble 360 underline the music's inventiveness - occasionally to incessant effect. Yet the playing is never less than accomplished and this new release... —
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These must be the least well known of Haydn's later quartets, poorly represented over the years in recital programmes and on disc, yet they show Haydn at the height of his powers. When he first... —
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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto & Clarinet Quintet
Emma Johnson (clarinet)
English Chamber Orchestra, Gabor Takács-Nagy & Rebecca Hirsch (violins), Tim Boulton (viola), Andrew Shulman (cello), Raymond Leppard, Charles Groves
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Perfectionists sometimes grumble at Cropper for the rough edges in his playing, but in Op.12 No. 1 in particular that edginess and lack of suavity is a positive advantage when combined with... —
