Naxos
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Takemitsu's work in the final decade of his life was gentle, full of tenderness, sentiment and sighs. But he never entirely discarded the starker beauty of his earlier work. Air distills much... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2003, Editor's Choice
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This set includes the Four Welsh Dances, not otherwise available on CD. These were the last to be written, and their mood follows on naturally from the ambivalence of the IrishDances. Penny's... — More…
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Lully: Atys
Bernard Richter (Atys), Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Cybele), Emmanuele De Negri (Sangaride), Nicolas Rivenq (Célénus), Marc Mauillon (Idas), Sophie Daneman (Doris), Jaël Azzaretti (Mélisse), Paul Agnew (Dieu du Sommeil), Cyril Auvity (Morphée), Bernard Deletre (Le Temps/Le Fleuve Sangar), Les Arts Florissants,...
These excellent singer-actors tread a fine line between sincerity and send-up...Les Arts Florissants excel themselves. The sumptuous realm of le roi soleil is here brilliantly evoked. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, Opera Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Video Performance
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From the syncopated opening to the mighty unison phrase at the end, Alsop judges the tempo of the first movement very well...In the furious Scherzo the exuberance of the Baltimore players transports... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2010, Editor's Choice
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There isn't a single dud item here...Jones's playing of both instruments enthrals. His viola tone is different from the turbocharged massiveness of many of today's soloists; instead he searches... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, Chamber Choice
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Alwyn: Violin Concerto
Lorraine McAslan (violin)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones
Lorraince McAslan makes a convincing case for the work: fearsome weight of tone is not her style, but she has bravura and accuracy to spare, and her musicianship's brand of thoughtful loveliness... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2011, Editor's Choice
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Baldini produces an alluring tone that taps into the natural resonances of his instrument, and phrases with a natural instinct for cantabile espressivo. His sensitive and responsive partner,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Chamber Choice
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Barber: Orchestral Works Volume 5
Karina Gauvin (soprano) & Thomas Trotter (organ)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Karina Gauvin and Marin Alsop take a nostalgic view of Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Theirs is an adult's bittersweet reminiscence rather than a child's innocent view. The outer sections sway slowly,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2004, Disc of the Month
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The warm, expressionist opening to the fourth quartet is instantly winning, inviting us into a sound world that is at once distinctive yet flecked with echoes of Ravel, Debussy and Shostakovich.... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Chamber Choice
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Hildegard von Bingen: Heavenly Revelations
RecommendedHymns, Sequences, Antiphons, Responds
Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly
Hildegard of Bingen was especially gifted and richly deserves this moving tribute from Naxos. — More…
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Building a Library, April 2016, Also Recommended
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