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Halász and the Czech Chamber Philharmonic bring grace and vigour to the Symphonies Concertantes while the Symphony bounces along full of charm. — More…
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As a glimpse into a virtually unknown corner of Haydn’s vast output, this disc fulfils a valuable function. — More…
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There’s certainly no lack of prowess in these delightful performances. The Arabellas wisely err on the side of briskness for the faster music, but with no loss of grace or refinement…wonderful... — More…
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Puccini: La Bohème
Jussi Björling, Victoria de los Angeles, Robert Merrill, Lucine Amara & Giorgio Tozzi
RCA Victor Chorus and Orchestra (Thomas Martin) & The Columbus Boychoir (Herbert Huffman), Sir Thomas Beecham
One of the great classics of recording, expertly restored. Victoria de los Angeles and Jussi Björling are an incomparable pair, and Beecham's conducting is, as ever, inimitable. — More…
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Purcell - Full Anthems & Organ Music
Music on the Death of Queen Mary
Andrew Carwood (tenor), Laurence Cummings (organ), Michael McCarthy (bass)
Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly
I would say that any disc which offered such a 24-carat Purcell selection in performances even half as good as these would be hard to resist. — More…
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Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne (selection)
Véronique Gens (soprano)
Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus
Each decade finds its favourite soloist for the Chants d'Auvergne: in the 1960s it was Natania Devrath, the 70s had Victoria de los Angeles, the 80s Kiri Te Kanawa, the 90s Dawn Upshaw.
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Mallon's solo team, drawn from the choir, stands up to the competition remarkably well, as does the lithe orchestral playing, Some choral movements sound slightly under-powered, but that's... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2007, Budget Choice
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Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Re-orchestrated by Gustav Mahler
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
If it does feel a lit tle more lithe and athletic in places, that ’s possibly down to Alsop much as to Mahler (the lively tempo and crisp articulation in the Fourth’s first movement are very... — More…
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Penderecki: Piano Concerto ‘Resurrection’ & Flute Concerto
Barry Douglas (piano), Łukasz Długosz (flute)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Douglas is ideally suited to this big-boned music, and relishes its darkly imposing and sometimes splashy textures...Wit draws a kaleidoscope performance, making this another valuable addition... — More…
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Binge: Elizabethan Serenade; Scottish Rhapsody; Sailing By
British Light Music 2
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernest Tomlinson
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