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Review by JJ April 25, 2008
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With this program devoted to Dimitri Shostakovich, we once again encounter the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, a Dutch ensemble that already spoiled us in Felix Mendelssohn’s complete early symphonies, issued on BIS (see Opus HD Magazine N°40). This disc is their first recording of two string quartets by the ... more |
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A wonderfully fresh disc of Schumann's first two symphonies.
Unlike many that have come before him (and will probably follow), Foster refuses to make points in the name of "significance". Nor does Foster seek out emotional depths that are not to be found; his choice for the violins to be divided ... more |
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Another fine disc from Nott and his Bamberg forces.
Pacing the first movement in duple time (as the score indicates), Nott draws a nice balance between speed and breadth. Every detail has time to speak, yet is moulded convincingly into a coherent structural framework that allows the mind to follow ... more |
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After my liaison with her Chopin recital, I was nervous about the playing that I might hear on this disc.
Fortunately (in most respects), Geohominid is absolutely correct to say that she plays marvellously throughout - if her interpretation of Golliwog's Cake-walk doesn't bring the tiniest smile ... more |
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This recording is the second of Young's cycle of the Bruckner symphonies in their original editions.
For this listener, there are two fatal flaws. Firstly the tempo for the first movement is absurd - for all the discussion in the very good notes (almost reason enough for getting the disc) about the ... more |
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