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Name:		John Broggio
Details:		Amateur classical musician who's found better sound at home! I play violin in a semi-pro orchestra. Away from this I play in a number of informal chamber ensembles on both piano and violin. My interests are wide and deep when it comes to classical music and I also take more than a passing interest in world music, largely due to the experiences I've had whilst holidaying worldwide. If anyone has inside information about recordings listed here, particularly those I've reviewed, please feel free to share them with me. Perhaps you'd like to agree or disagree with something I've said - either way, that is fine by me. I always welcome comments (publicly or privately) and aim to respond speedily. My user name comes from a corruption of a type of mathematical function (I am currently a maths teacher by day...) and I don't go around in drag in real life (except for the odd fancy dress party). The labels that have provided me with review copies include: 2L, Accent, ARTS Music, ATMA, Audite, Avanti, Avie, Capriccio, Carus, Channel Classics, CSO Resound, Cybele, Deutsche Grammophon, Etcetera, Exton, Hannsler, Linn, MDG, Oehms Classics, Neos, Pentatone, Tacet, Talent, Tudor
Location:		Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, UK
HiFi:		Symphony Hall, Birmingham!
Email:		jbroggio@sa-cd.net
Web:		http://sites.google.com/site/johnbroggio/home
Posts:		1010

Reviews

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Brahms: Nänie, Gesang der Parzen, Alt-Rhapsodie, Schicksalslied	Yesterday 07:43 am
A wonderful debut from the young British conductor Robin Ticciati. Grouping together four of Brahms' works for chorus and orchestra makes for a compelling listening experience, albeit one with slightly short measure - at less than 50 minutes, surely either some unaccompanied choral motets or ... more

Missa da Tromba - Jan Fredrik Christiansen, Terje Winge	March 10, 2010
Opening this recital of Norwegian music for trumpet and organ is Kjell Mork Karlsen's 3rd Chorale Sonata which, as the title suggests, is based (loosely) upon a hymn tune (Nun freut euch, liebe Christen g'mein) and is broadly neo-Classical in nature. The following "Lamento" by Jon Laukvik is clearly ... more

Budapest Live - Ivan Fischer	March 10, 2010
A first class demonstration disc that shows how well the BFO play under Fischer in concert. The disc tapes one of the BFO's famous "Coffee concerts" and is a collection of some favourite pieces together with some uncommon repertoire. Opening the proceedings is one of Dvorak's most famous Slavonic ... more

Rorem: On an echoing road - Prince Consort	March 9, 2010
This is a brilliant debut from a wonderfully exciting young British group of singers (and a pianist). Together Anna Leese (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo), Andrew Staples (tenor), Tim Mead (countertenor), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone) and Alisdair Hogarth show themselves to have a real ... more

Günther Becker: The Complete Organ Works - Martin Schmeding	March 8, 2010
This is a relatively short disc (at just over 50 minutes) that collects all of 4 of Becker's organ works. The works are not presented in chronological order of composition but this: Drei kleine Orchelstucke (1978) A la memoire de Josquin (1975) Interpolationen (1993) Metereon fur Orgel, Schlagzeug ... more

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Exton in the UK	Yesterday 03:05 pm
Unfortunately for Europe, Exton made it such a hassle for their then distributors to obtain their product they told Exton to stick it - surely an unusual state of affairs in these challenging times but one that speaks volumes about their customer service. ... more
Wagner Parsifal coming on SACD	March 12, 2010
Wow! ... more
Looking for 10 SACD Recommendations for Basic Classical Library	March 9, 2010
To be fair, the opening poster specifically asked for Baroque recommendations which suggests that Bach would be ideal not "too classical" (sic). ... more
I want this but not available on SACD - should I tell Linn?	March 9, 2010
You could try but I think Linn is "just" the distributor here not the actual commissioning label plus it isn't in MCH, which all of their releases (except for a few back-catalogue trials) are. Can't hurt though. ... more
Looking for 10 SACD Recommendations for Basic Classical Library	March 8, 2010
My non-category specific selections: http://sa-cd.net/showtitle/6098 covers essential repertoire although to my ears the cycle from Jarvi (best sampled here: http://sa-cd.net/showtitle/5256) is far more daring and exciting whilst having the full impact realised with a small ensemble. At the other end of the spectrum (recorded in a less than perfect ... more