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Purcell crowns all with a sonata from each of his two collections of three parts and four parts. These are splendid pieces in which the idiom of Italy and France can be heard respectively…La... — More…
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Converting a reputation as a distinguished solo harpsichordist into one as an orchestral director is not an obvious path these days. Performances of Bach's Suites are usually led from the continuo... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2007, Orchestral Choice
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Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, RV621, etc.
RecommendedCarlos Mena (counter tenor), François Fernandez (viola d'amore)
Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot
Carlos Mena warmly communicates the spiritual piety of the poem and Philippe Pierlot thoughtfully directs a touching performance. — More…
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Building a Library, February 2008, First Choice
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Boffard strikes an excellent balance between Bartok’s different worlds. Sinuously contoured melodies are played with an excellent singing tone; there is a proud, fine-sprung quality to the dance... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2019, Editor's Choice
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Boris Berezovsky plays Liszt
Live at the Festival Hall March 2009 [sonata] & Festival de la Grange de Meslay
Boris Berezovsky (piano)
in the outer sections of Mephisto Waltz No. 1 he finds a remarkable balance between driving velocity and allowing the notes to speak...Venezia e Napoli's three pieces are here a happy experience,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2010, Editor's Choice
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[CD OF THE WEEK 03/07/08] We all felt it was the clarity which stood out - both of the playing and the recording. Andrew [McGregor] described the Bizet symphony as having a 'Mendelssohnian lightness' — More…
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Building a Library, July 2008, First Choice
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…the selection provides variety and an opportunity to really hear the full range of the instrument. Some may find some of the pointing in the moderately paced pieces a little precious, but these... — More…
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2008
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Saint-Saëns: Works for Cello
RecommendedHenri Demarquette (cello) & Boris Berezovsky & Brigitte Engerer (pianos)
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Joseph Swensen
Demarquette possesses the ideal soundworld for Saint-Saëns - clean focussed, tonally pure and expressively agile...[he] and distinguished colleagues steer a convincing interpretative course between... — More…
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Building A Library, September 2021, Also Recommended
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Pierre Hantaï… beings… with one of the composer's most intimate pieces, the D minor Sonata, K213… Hantaï discovers its poetry in unhurried and reflective playing of great beauty. In striking... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, Instrumental Choice
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