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Building a Library, October 2009, First Choice
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Right from the opening fanfares, there's a sense of joy and exhilaration, and the openness of the orchestral textures brings freshness and clarity. The ensemble’s lithe flexibility is used to... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2008, Editor's Choice
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Beethoven & Schnittke: Violin Concertos
Vadim Gluzman (violin), Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, James Gaffigan
the performance [of the Schnittke] is extremely fine. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Concerto
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The glowing richness of Sharon Bezaly's tone is immediately striking. It may be something of an acquired taste compared to the greater coolness of many of her contemporaries but it proves seductive... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2006, Chamber Choice
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Marttinen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 8 and Violin Concerto
Pekka Kauppinen (violin)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
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Grieg: Music for String Orchestra
RecommendedRichard Tognetti (artistic director and lead violin), Richard Tognetti (solo violin)
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Tognetti's masterstroke is to have fully assimilated all the characteristics of Grieg's scoring...Transferring this procedure to the Quartet serves to enhance dramatic impact on its music narrative...The... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2020, Also Recommended
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Plowright delivers this highly charged musical argument with tremendous momentum, but is careful to follow Brahms's meticulous pedal marks, thus ensuring that none of the full-blooded textures... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Instrumental Choice
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Doppio espressivo
Rick Stotijn (double bass), Johannes Rostamo (cello), Olivier Thiery (double bass), Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Camerata RCO
The recording’s playful title, Doppio espressivo, brings to mind the dark intensity of a double espresso and, certainly, the group’s high-octane playing on dusky-hued double basses, cellos and... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, Concerto Choice
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Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
RecommendedGerd Türk (Evangelist), Ingrid Schmithüsen (soprano), Yoshie Hida (soprano), Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Chiyuki Urano (bass), Peter Kooij (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Bach seems to have performed his St John Passion on four Good Fridays during his tenure as Thomaskantor at Leipzig. However, he continued to make significant revisions right up to the last performance... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2011, First Choice
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