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A wonderful disc of delightfully light Classical music.
The music of Jean-Louis Duport is light in style. By that, I mean there is little of the Sturm und Drang that inhabits works of his contemporary Classicists, even in the minor key works (numbers 4 and 6). Except for the 4th concerto (presented ... more |
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"Twixt boulevard and church, portrait of an acoustic magician" runs the title of the insert notes for this SACD. A very apt summary of Francis Poulenc's career. His lively spirit, combined with cheeky and mischievous tendencies disguised a deeply sensitive nature, and these qualities appealed to ... more |
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A special opportunity to meet Strauss in multichannel again....
I have bought this doubledisc due to Felicity Palmer's presence as Klytämnestra, since I adore her "Kabanicha" (sung in Czech), stepmother of "Katya Kabanova" (written by Janacek) with Glyndebourne Festival under Derek Bailey. ... more |
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Site review by Castor March 2, 2010
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A glance at the Channel Classics catalogue will reveal that the label has an enviable number of fine recordings of the Baroque repertoire, not least due to the number of excellent ensembles specializing in music from the 17th and early 18th centuries that are based in the Netherlands.
The Holland ... more |
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This disc contains two of Haydn’s greatest quartets and contrasts them with one of Beethoven’s early quartets that already demonstrates how he adopted Haydn’s model before developing it to his own ends.
The Haydn quartets are known as the “Emperor” and “Sunrise” respectively. The playing is similar ... more |
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