Naxos
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Szymanowski - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
Ilya Kaler (violin)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Ilya Kaler is a near ideal interpreter of these works and the delightful Nocturne and Tarantella which serve as makeweight. His playing certainly has the requisite passion, but he also has... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2007, Editor's Choice
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To George Hurst, a seasoned Elgarian, goes the credit for the cogency of the whole concept. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd October 2012
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Telemann: Recorder Suite & Concertos
Daniel Rothert (recorder), Elke Martha Umbach (flute)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Muller-Bruhl
Rothert is athletic, articulate and accurate...Telemann's fecund muse will doubtless always be underestimated - but for those in the know there are always pleasures galore to be had from absorbing... — More…
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Haydn: The Creation
(sung in German)
Sun Hae Im (soprano), Jan Kobow (tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass)
VokalEnsemble Köln, Capella Augustina, Andreas Spering
Recorded in Cologne in July 2003 by German Radio, this issue offers a first-rate period performance of Haydn's masterpiece, lively and well sung. Since other issues of Die Schöpfung in the super-budget... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2005, Editor's Choice
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Enescu's 1920 First Quartet crams so much into 45-odd minutes that even two or three hearings barely scratch its surface. It's a veritable forest of invention, fairly Brahmsian in texture, organic... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2002, Editor's Choice
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Verdi: Rigoletto
RecommendedRobert Merrill (Rigoletto), Roberta Peters (Gilda), Jussi Björling (Il Duca), Anna Maria Rota (Maddalena), Giorgio Tozzi (Sparafucile)
Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Jonel Perlea
[On the original release in 1956] under Perlea, the orchestral playing is firm and dramatic, well balanced with the voice. The music is well paced. Björling’s tone is a constant pleasure. He... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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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... — More…
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Johnson's earlier dance music includes galliards and almains, simple pieces largely of melody and bass...North's playing reflects their function, metrical with only the barest slowing up as... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2011, Instrumental Choice
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William Schuman is a major voice in American symphonic music, and no one investigating these works will be disappointed, as they are exceptionally well played and recorded. — More…
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