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Auber: Overtures Vol. 2
Markéta Čepická (violin), Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Dario Salvi
...the performances sparkle, never lapsing into heavy-handedness or routine. The Rossini-like climaxes are handled with a sure touch, and throughout this program, conductor Salvi demonstrates... — More…
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This Norwegian pianist's complete survey of the Lyric Pieces is excellent. He plays with the feeling of an artist and the insights of a scholar. This musical intelligence, together with charm... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2007, First Choice
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Emil Gilels: Early Recordings Volume 3
All tracks recorded in the USSR, 1935-1955
Emil Gilels (piano)
Outstanding early Gilels, with some superb Liszt including his legendary Figaro Fantasy from 1935. The Scarlatti Sonatas may not stand the test of time so well, but this is a must. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2012, Re-issue of the Month
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Dvorak: American Suite, Silent Woods, Prague Waltzes & other orchestral works
Dmitry Yablonsky (cello) & Alexander Trostianski (violin)
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
[Yablonsky’s] instincts are dead-on as he leads idiomatic, vibrant, and colorful performances with the Russian Philharmonic…..This release is self-recommending. — More…
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the music is just a delight to listen to: not just as a pleasurable background noise, but for the way it entertains while elegantly dodging the predictable at every turn...The performances are... — More…
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Jeno Jando (piano)
Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel
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Rossini: Tancredi
Sumi Jo, Lucretia Lendi, Anna Maria di Micco, Stanford Olsen, Patrick Peire, Ewa Podles, Pietro Spagnoli
Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Capella Brugensis, Alberto Zedda
Tancredi is a seminal work in the Rossini canon, mingling a new-found reach in the musical architecture with vocal and instrumental writing of rare wonderment and beauty. The singing is splendid... — More…
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Jean-Marie Leclair: Violin Sonatas, Book 3 (op. 5, Nos. 9-12)
Adrian Butterfield, Sarah McMahon, Silas Wollston, Clare Salaman
As with the other volumes, the performance by violinist Adrian Butterfield is both technically secure and finely nuanced. He brings out Leclair’s style with a good sense of phrasing, and one... — More…
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