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John Pickard: Symphonies 2 & 6; Verlaine Songs
Emma Tring (soloist)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins
These performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Martyn Brabbins’s cogent guidance excite admiration for their unstinting dedication and breathtaking accomplishment. — More…
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It can easily be tempting for performers to emphasise the lyrical character of the first movement of the Spring Sonata at the expense of its more dramatic side. That’s not a charge which can... — More…
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Debussy: Orchestrated
Petite Suite; La Boîte à Joujoux; Children’s Corner
Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Pascal Rophé
Both La boîte à joujoux and the similarly enchanting Children’s Corner are performed with deft panache by this quality orchestra, whose subtly shaded tone and style sound much more like those... — More…
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Oramo certainly knows how to generate and sustain a good current. Both of these symphonies are conceived as strong, purposeful wholes...Oramo also has a truly admirable way with phrasing Nielsen's... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2005, Highly Recommended
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Building a Library, May 2019, Also Recommended
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Isserlis and regular partner Connie Shih are perfect hosts, ensuring it all flows with deceptive ease, setting the scene with the wistful nobility of Hahn’s Variations chantantes sur un air... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2021
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Why is it that cellists who bemoan their lack of concerto repertory continue to neglect CPE Bach's three essays in the genre? It's a mystery; they're excellent pieces, full of infectious nervous... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2003, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2003, Winner - Orchestral
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Bach - Secular Cantatas VIII
Celebratory Cantatas
Hana Blažíková (soprano), Hiroya Aoki (alto), Charles Daniels (tenor) & Roderick Williams (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Both the gentleness and ecstatic immediacy of Bach’s rich imagery become apparent at the outset and each movement is performed at a compellingly high level. The liquid and brilliantly projected... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2017, Editor's Choice
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Handel - Gloria - Dixit Dominus
RecommendedEmma Kirkby (soprano), Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano), Anne Sofie Von Otter (alto)
Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra, Stockholm Bach Choir, Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble, Laurence Cummings, Anders Ohrwall
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th November 2008
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2001, Editor's Choice
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