18th Century Classics
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C P E Bach - Complete Flute Concertos
RecommendedPatrick Gallois (flute)
Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Kevin Mallon
There is much sparkling vivacity in the Allegros, and the expressive range of the solo instruments, sometimes quite dark in feeling, is fully captured by both Gallois and the Toronto Camerata... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Awards:
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The Vanhal symphonies are technically exceptional and capable of going toe-to-toe with the middle-period symphonies of Haydn and even several of Mozart's. Vanhal's thematic material is often... —
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The classical symphony is so dominated by the twin figures of Haydn & Mozart that it is all too easy to overlook the considerable contributions which were made by many lesser figures. The Naxos... —
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This is the set of Opus 18 we've been waiting for...This is natural music-making from people who seem to live this kind of music. —
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Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 5, No. 1, etc.
Takako Nishizaki (violin)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Muller-Bruhl
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Leopold Mozart: Sinfonia da caccia, Sinfonia pastorale & other sinfonias
NZSO Chamber Orchestra, Donald Armstrong
Clean, vital playing from the orchestra, and bright, resonant sound. —
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Pleyel - Symphonies Concertantes
David Perry (violin) & Victoria Chiang (viola), Isabella Lippi (violin)
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Markand Thakar
Innocent and attractive concertos from a contemporary of Mozart and Haydn. Performances are more than acceptable, with trim playing from the (modern-instrument) Baltimore band, and assured... —
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These are wonderful works, charmingly subversive and orchestrated with an easy flair, not without some surprising depth in the minor-mode works. With incisive and stylish performances by Grodd... —
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The prolific but largely neglected Dittersdorf has long been deserving of greater attention as these scintillating performances of bright and ebullient sinfonias delightfully demonstrate. The... —
