James MACMILLAN
(b. 1959) Cello
Sonata No 1 Face, Image [26:51]; Kiss
on Wood [9:02]; Cello Sonata No 2 [17:08];
Northern Skies: March, Shifting
Sands, Celtic Hymn, Barn Dance,
Nocturne, Sabre Dance, Northern
Skies [15:16]. 
Henri Demarquette (cello); Graham Scott (piano).
rec. April 2005, Nordern Farm Centre for the
Arts, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.
DEUX-ELLES DXL 1115 [66:23] [JWi]
The
works on this disc illustrate the composer's
main inspirations: Scottish culture and landscape,
and his Catholic faith. ... see Full
Review
Gustav
MAHLER (1860-1911) Symphony No. 3 in
D minor (1893-96, rev. 1906) [99:49]
Birgit Remmert (contralto) Heinz Saurer (posthorn) Schweizer Kammerchor
Zürcher Sängerknaben Tonhalle Orchester Zürich/David Zinman rec. 27
February-1 March 2006, Tonhalle, Zürich, Switzerland
BMG-RCA 88697 12918 2 
[34:51 + 54:58][DM]
Zinman
achieves a certain majesty but where is the necessary heft … the radiance
… the joy? ... see Full Review
Gustav MAHLER (1860–1911)
Lieder
eines fahrenden Gesellen (1884) Kindertotenlieder
(1901-04) Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"(1888-89)
Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone)
Håkan Hagegård (baritone); Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester/Gary
Bertini rec. Philharmonie, Cologne, 15-17 June, 1992 (1-4), 18-21 January
1993 (10-13), 22-23 January 1993 (5-9). (5-9) live recording.
CAPRICCIO
71 124 (SACD) [64:44] [GF]
Great
readings of some of Mahler’s finest songs
by two of the best male singers of the 1990s,
further enhanced by Bertini’s expert conducting
... see Full
Review
John
McCABE
(b. 1939) Ballet
Suite No. 1 - Arthur Pendragon (2000)
[27:36] Piano Concerto No. 1 (1967) [25:25]
Pilgrim, for Double String Orchestra
(1999) [19:06]
John McCabe (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra/ Christopher Austin rec. City Halls,
Glasgow, 12-14 June 2006. DDD
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7179 [72:34]
[RB]
John
McCabe is a powerhouse on the British music
scene and this disc is further evidence of
the life force that courses through the veins
and arteries of this strongly projected music...
see Full
Review
Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Paulus
(St. Paul) Oratorio, Op. 36 (1834-36) [123:49]
Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) Werner Güra (tenor) Michael Volle
(bass) Kammerchor Stuttgart Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen/Frieder
Bernius rec. 16-17, 19 September 2005, Forum Ludwigsburg, Germany. Texts
in German with English translations. Digitally recorded hybrid SACD.
CARUS
SACD 83.214 [70:01 + 53:48] [MC]
It
is hard to fault this Carus release of Mendelssohn’s
Paulus … a must for any collection of sacred
music ... see Full
Review
Olivier
MESSIAEN (1908-1992) Visions de
l’Amen (1943)
Alexandre Rabinovitch; Martha Argerich (pianos) rec. No.1 Studio, Abbey
Road, London, December 1989. DDD
EMI CLASSICS 
CDC 7540502 [47:21][OEW]
A
suitably stunning performance of a glorious work. ... see Full
Review
Claudio
Monteverdi
(1567-1643) Cantate Domino (1620) [2:11]
Mass for four voices (published 1650) [21:44] (Kyrie [3:59];
Gloria [4:34]; Credo [6:05]; Sanctus [2:32]; Benedictus
[1:34]; Agnus Dei [3:00]) Domine, ne in furore (1620)
[4:00] Missa In illa tempore for six voices (1610) [28:24] (Kyrie
[3:39]; Gloria [5:47]; Credo [10:06]; Sanctus [2:24];
Benedictus [1:33]; Agnus Dei I [2:32]; Agnus Dei
II [2:23]) The
Sixteen/Harry Christophers Margaret Phillips (organ) rec. All Hallows,
Gospel Oak, London, 9-10 May 1986. DDD. Booklet with notes in English,
French and German and texts in Latin with English translation.
HYPERION HELIOS CDH55145 [56:40][BW]
Strongly
recommended to anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of Monteverdi
beyond the Vespers – much less dramatic music, but well worth getting
to know in such excellent performances … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Paul MORAVEC (b.
1957) Tempest Fantasy* (2002): I. Ariel
[4:16]; II. Prospero [5:35]; III. Caliban [7:05]; IV. Sweet Airs
[4:57]; V. Fantasia [7:31] Mood Swings (1999) [15:52] B.A.S.S.
Variations (1999) [11:32]
Scherzo (2002) [3:52] Trio Solisti
(Maria Bachmann (violin); Alexis Pia Gerlach (cello); Jon Klibonoff (piano));
David Krakauer (clarinet)* rec. January 2002, October 2003. Recital Hall, Performing
Arts Center, Purchase
College, State University of New York, USA NAXOS
AMERICAN CLASSICS 8.559323 [60:40] [DM]
Captivating
music with consistent energy and focus … A lovely, natural recording
and playing of real stature make this a very special disc ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
(1756-1791) Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551, Jupiter
(1788) [40:48] Deutsches
Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Kent Nagano rec. Philharmonic Hall, Berlin,
DDD. Writers: Reiner Schild and Rolf Rische Video Directors: Oliver
Becker (documentary), Ellen Fellmann (concert) Sound formats: PCM Stereo,
DD 5.1, DTS 5.1. Picture format: NTSC 16:9. Disc format: DVD 9. Region
code: 0 (all regions). Subtitles: French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish.
ARTHAUS MUSIK 101 427
[92:50][MG]
Cleanly
and clearly co-ordinated playing which combines vertical transparency
with horizontal cogency … see Full
Review
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for Violin and Viola, K364
(1779) [31:58] Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 (1775) [24:15]
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K211 (1775) [21:55]
Maxim Vengerov (violin) Lawrence Power (viola) (K364) UBS Verbier Festival
Chamber Orchestra/Maxim Vengerov rec. 9-11 February 2006, Henry Wood
Hall, London, (K211); 16-18 August 2006, Salle Métropole, Lausanne,
(K218, K364). DDD EMI
CLASSICS 378374-2 [78:52] [JW]
A
curious specimen of Vengerov’s immersion in the classical repertoire.
The concertos are excellent, the Concertante disappointing ... see Full
Review
"A Hatto Original"
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
(1756-1791)
Complete Piano Sonatas CD 1 [71:09] Sonata in C major
K.279 [14:39] Sonata in F major K.280 [13:36] Sonata in B flat major
K.281 [14:58] Sonata in E flat major K.282 [13:19] Sonata in G major
K.283 [13:39] CD 2 [64:41] Sonata in D major K.284 [27:50] Sonata
in C major K.309 [19:32] Sonata in D major K.311 [16:49] CD 3
[63:52] Sonata in A minor K.310 [18:59] Sonata in C major K.330 [19:49]
Sonata in A major K.331 [24:38] CD 4 [75:40] Sonata in F major
K.332 [19:45] Sonata in B flat major K.333 [23:07] Fantasia in C minor
K.475 [12:27] Sonata in C minor K.457 [19:37] CD 5 [70:44] Sonata
in F major K.533/494 [25:10] Sonata in C major K.545 [10:43] Sonata
in B flat major K.570 [18:33] Sonata in D major K.576 [15:33]
Ingrid Haebler (piano) rec. 1-8 August 1986 (Kk.310, 330, 331, 332,
333), 12-16 January 1987 (Kk.457, 475, 570), 21-27 April 1987 (Kk.533/494,
545, 576), 25-31 October 1988 (K.280, 282, 309), 20-25 July 1989 (Kk.279,
281, 283), 16-21 July 1991 (Kk.284, 311)
DENON COCQ-83689-93 [5 CDs: 71:09 + 64:41 + 63:52 + 75:40 + 70:44]
[CH]
Haebler’s
second Mozart cycle is every bit as good as people said it was
when they thought it was by Hatto and a front-runner if you want
a calm, Olympian style ... see Full
Review
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791) Coronation
Mass, K317 (1779) [24.46] Missa Solemnis, K337 (1780) [21.32]
Epistle Sonata no. 16, K329 [3.52] Epistle Sonata no. 17,
K336 [3.52] Patrizia
Kwella (soprano) Ulla Groenewold (contralto) Christoph Pregardien (tenor)
Franz-Josef Selig (bass) Cologne Chamber Choir Collegium Cartusianum/Peter
Neumann Recorded 1989, originally issued by EMI
VIRGIN CLASSICS 00946 391803 2 5 [53.17][RH]
Neumann’s
accounts of the masses are pretty much spot-on ... see Full
Review
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791) Le
nozze di Figaro (1786) (arr. for string quartet, 1799)
Marcolini Quartett (on period instruments) rec. May 2006, Kolomanisaal,
Cloister Melk, Austria
AVI-MUSIC 8553046 [64:29] [GF]
Lovers
of string quartet music and opera should find a lot to enjoy and admire
here and those who want to give a present to an opera lover who has
already got “everything” have a golden opportunity ... see Full
Review
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Kyrie in D minor K341
(?1780/81) see BERLIOZ
Thea MUSGRAVE (b.
1928)
1. Concerto for Orchestra, (1967) [20:26] 2. Clarinet Concerto, (1969)
[23:38] 3. Horn Concerto, (1971) [22:06] 4. Monologue for solo piano,
(1960) [6:02] 5. Excursions, eight duets for piano (four hands),
(1965) [7:40] Gervase
de Payer (clarinet)(2); Barry Tuckwell (horn)(3); Thea Musgrave (piano)(4,5);
Malcolm Williamson (piano) (5) Scottish National Orchestra/Alexander
Gibson (1) London Symphony Orchestra/Norman Del Mar (2) Scottish National
Orchestra/Thea Musgrave (3) rec. January 1974, City Hall, Glasgow,
Scotland. ADD (1,3), January 1972, London Opera Centre, UK. ADD (2);
September 1971, Kingsway Hall, London, UK. ADD (4,5)
LYRITA SRCD.253 [80:00] [MS]
Captures
much of what was so promising about new British
music thirty or so years ago. Variety, depth,
perceptive playing and freshness. A treat
... see Full
Review
Michael
NYMAN (b. 1944) The
Suit and the Photograph String Quartet No.4 (1995-5) [41:57]
3 Quartets (1994) [14:24] Camilli
Quartet (String Quartet)
Michael Nyman band (3 Quartets) rec. Galaxy Recording Studio, Mol, Belgium,
17-20 November 1995 EMI CLASSICS
56574 [56:21] [DC]
Grand
music, but hard work for the uninitiated ... see Full
Review
Knut
NYSTEDT (b. 1915) Prayers of Kierkegaard,
Op. 157 (1999) [17:42] Salve Regina, Op. 156a (1999) [5:04]
The Word Became Flesh, Op. 162 (2001) [7:23] Nytt er livet,
Op. 170* (2003) [7:05] Jesu seben Worte, Op. 171 (2003) [11:00]
Immortal Bach (J.S. Bach arr. Nystedt) (1987) [3:54].
Beate Kronen (soprano) (trs. 3, 5-10)[ Gea Aartun (soprano) (tr.5) *
Bærum Vokalensemble Ensemble 96/ Øystein Fevang rec. February, April,
September 2004, Uranienborg Church, Oslo, Norway. Texts and translations
provided DEUX ELLES
2L 29SACD
[52:52][DM]
A
wonderful collection and one that I hope to revisit again and again,
with undiminished pleasure ... see Full
Review
Andrzej PANUFNIK (1914-1991)
Heroic
Overture (1952) [6:58] Sinfonia di Sfere (1975) [33:48] Landscape
(1962) [8:29] Sinfonia Sacra (1963) [29:35]
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds rec. Tampere Hall,
October 2006. DDD booklet with liner notes in English, German, French,
Finnish ONDINE ODE 1101-5
CD/SACD [75:27] [RB]
This
is a fine and often moving entry in the Panufnik
catalogue. ... see Full
Review
Charles
Hubert Hastings PARRY (1848-1918) Symphony
No. 5 in B minor (1914) [23:07] Blest Pair of Sirens (1887)
[10:55]
Symphonic Variations (1897) [13:18] Elegy for Brahms (1897) [10:23] London
Philharmonic Choir/Frederic Jackson London Philharmonic Orchestra/Adrian Boult
rec. No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 4, 9, 19 October, 20 December 1978; 21-23
December 1966 (Blest). ADD EMI CLASSICS
65107 [58:09] [RB]
Boult
conducting Parry ... something special. Drew grand things from
Boult even into old age. A golden anthology ... see Full
Review
Sir Charles Hubert
Hastings PARRY (1848-1918) Ode on the Nativity (1912)
see VAUGHAN
WILLIAMS
Alla PAVLOVA
(b. 1952) Symphony No.5 (2006) [47:23] (1.Adagio-Vivace
[9:57]; 2.Adagio [7:44]; 3 Adagio-Vivace [12:55]; 4.Largo [9:55]; 5.
Vivace [6:52]) Elegy for Piano and String Orchestra (1988)* [4:41]
Mikhail Shestakov (violin) Andrei Korobeinikov (piano)*, Tchaikovsky
Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio/Vladimir Ziva rec. Studio 5 of the
Russian State TV & Radio Company Kultura, Moscow, 18-21 June 2006.
NAXOS 8.570369 [52:04][SA]
I
find her music sumptuous and emotionally rewarding…she writes music
that describes tragedy well ... see Full
Review
Flor Peeters (1903-1986) Missa Festiva Op.62 for
choir and organ (1947) see Jongen
François-André Danican
PHILIDOR (1726-1795) CD1 Simphonie
No.27 in G major (Ouverture: Le maréchal ferrant, 1761) [12:44] Carmen
Sæculare (1788): (Ouverture [4:31]; Prologus: Odi profanum vulgus [1:18];
Prima Pars [5:18]; Seconda Pars [18:04]; Tertia Pars [12:47]) CD2 Carmen
Sæculare (contd.) Pars Quarta [38:25] Le sorcier: Ouverture in G major
(1764) [8:54] Tom Jones: Ouverture in B flat major (1765) [7:58]
Veronica Cangemi (soprano), Nora Gubisch (mezzo), Donald Litaker (tenor),
Antonio Abete (bass) Coro della Radio Svizzera Orchestra della Svizzera
Italiana/Jean-Claude Malgoire (Carmen Sæculare) Prague Chamber
Orchestra/Christian Benda (Simphonie, overtures) rec.
Studio Domovina, Prague, 19 April 2005 and Auditorio della RSI, Lugano,
Switzerland, 21-22 January 1998 (Carmen Sæculare).
NAXOS 8.557593-94 [54:42 + 55:16][DC]
If
the fascinating sensitivities of the late 1780s attract then this is
an artefact which will bring great pleasure. ... see Full
Review
Francis
POULENC (1899-1963) Concerto in
G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani (1938) [22:47] Gloria (1959)
[26:45] Quatre Motets pour un temps de Pénitence (1938-39) [13:30]
Maurice Duruflé (organ), Rosanna Carteri (soprano) Chœurs de la R.T.F.
(Gloria) Chœurs René Duclos (motets) Orchestre National
de l’ORTF/Georges Prêtre rec. 21, 23 February 1961, Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
(Concerto), 15 February 1961 (Gloria), 29 May 1963 (motets),
Salle Wagram. ADD EMI
CDC7477232 [63:39]
[DC]
Any
self-respecting fan of Poulenc should, indeed must, own this disc
... see Full Review
Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Peter and
the Wolf Op. 67 (1936) [26:07] Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) The Carnival of the Animals (1886) [26:02]
Jonathan Winters
(story-teller) Hephzibah Menuhin and Abbey Simon (pianists) (Carnival)
Philharmonia Orchestra/Efrem Kurtz rec. dates and locations not given
EMI CLASSICS CHC-7 49918
2 [52:09][DC]
Very
nice, but it’s time EMI made a serious re-issue of these wonderful recordings.
... see Full Review
Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Symphony
No.5 in B flat major op.100 (1944) [42:35] Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Tod und Verklärung op.24
(1889) [27:55] Orchestra
Sinfonica di Torino della RAI/Sergiu Celibidache rec. 1970,
Turin, live OPUS
ARTE OA0979D [77:00] [CH]
An
enthralling performance of the Strauss; the Prokofiev is surprisingly
low-key by Celibidache’s standards ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858–1924) Turandot
(1926) Alessandra
Marc (soprano) – Turandot; Ignacio Encinas (tenor) – Calaf; Ainhoa Arteta
(soprano) – Liù; Erwin Schrott (bass) – Timur; Lluis Sintes (tenor)
– Ping; Eduardo Santamaria (baritone) – Pang; José Ruiz (baritone)
– Pong; Pedro Calderón (tenor) – Altoum; José Manuel Díaz
(baritone) – Mandarin Coro de Ópera de Bilbao; Escolanía
Ntra. Sra. de Begoña (Asociación ars viva) Orquesta Sinfónica
de Euskadi/José Collado rec. live, Palacio Euskaduna, Bilbao,
21, 24 September 2002. DDD
RTVE 65171 [79:13 + 41:02] [GF]
A
generally good cast, magnificent chorus and
orchestra, excellently recorded, and – first
and foremost – the best Turandot since Birgit
Nilsson. In some respects Alessandra Marc
even surpasses the Swedish diva. ... see Full
Review
Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858–1924)
Turandot
(1926) (sung in German)
Christel Goltz (soprano) – Turandot; Karl
Schiebener (tenor) – Altoum, Emperor of China;
Wilhelm Schirp (bass) – Timur; Hans Hopf (tenor)
– Calaf; Teresa Stich-Randall (soprano) –
Liù; Horst Günter (baritone) –
Ping; Peter Offermanns (tenor) – Pang; Jürgen
Förster (tenor) – Pong; Heiner Horn (baritone)
– Mandarin; André Peysang (tenor) –
Prince of Persia; Kölner Rundfunkchor,
Knabenchor des Humboldt-Gymnasiums Köln,
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester/Georg
Solti rec. 13-19 May 1956, Funkhaus, WDR,
Cologne. ADD. MONO
CAPRICCIO 67 193 [56:46 + 61:46]
[GF]
While
this can’t be a general recommendation for
a first choice of the opera there are so many
good things that it should be of interest
to more than specialists ... see Full
Review
Uljas
PULKKIS (b.
1975) Enchanted Garden (2000)
[19:38]
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (2001) [20:32] Symphonic Dalí (2002)
[36:46] Jaakko Kuusisto (violin)
(Garden); Sharon Bezaly (flute) (concerto) Stavanger Symphony Orchestra/Susanna
Mälkki
rec. Stavanger Concert Hall, Norway, June, August 2005 BIS
SACD1339 [78:26]
[HC]
A
remarkable instrumental flair and a sure feel for telling broad
orchestral strokes but is a personal voice at work in these imposing
works? ... see Full Review
Romances
Sergei
RACHMANINOV (1873–1943) U mojevo
okna (At my window), Op. 26, No. 10 [2:14] Davno-l’, moj drug
(It was not so long ago) Op. 4 No 6 [2:19] Dissonance (Discord)
Op. 34 No 13 [6:18] Le rêve (Dream) Op. 38 No 5 [3:37]
Le joueur de chalumeau (The Pied Piper) Op. 38 No 4 [2:31] Vesennije
vody (Spring torrents) Op. 14 No 11 [2:14] Zdes’ khorosho
(How peaceful) Op. 21 No 7 [2:12] Lilas (Lilacs) Op. 21
No 5 [2:12] Jan e prorok (I am not a prophet) Op. 21 No 11 [1:41]
Margaritki (Daisies) Op. 38 No 3 [2:42] Ne poj, krasavica
(Sing not, o lovely one, in my presence) Op. 14 No 4 [4:40] Muza
(The Muse) Op. 34 No 1 [4:28] Ostrovok (Small island) Op.
14 No 2 [2:22] Ja zhdu tebya (I await you) Op. 14 No 1 [1:53]
Franz LISZT (1811–1886) Bist
du (Is it you) [4:44] Es muss ein Wunderbares sein (Who can
feel the bliss) [2:06] S'il est un charmant gazon (It there’s
a lovely grassy plot) [2:14] Comment, disaient-ils (How then,
asked he) [1:42] Enfant, si j'étais roi (Child, if I were King)
[3:09] Oh! quand je dors (Oh, when I sleep) [5:17] Chantal
Dionne (soprano) Louise-Andrée Baril (piano) rec. Église de
la Visitation, Oka, 5-8 September 2006, 11 January 2007. DDD texts
and translations included
ANALEKTA AN29923 [61:27] [GF]
Despite
a certain hardness of tone and more generalised
expressiveness, this young soprano has a great
deal to offer and in the more inward repertoire
her nuanced singing is a pleasure to hear
... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) Rhapsodie
Espagnole (1907) [15:41] Isaac
Manuel Francesco ALBENIZ (1860-1909) Iberia (Evocacion;
El corpus en Sevilla; Triana; El Puerto; El Albaicin) (orch.
Enrique Fernandez Arbos) (1907) [30:51] Manuel
de FALLA (1876-1946) El sombrero de tres picos (1919)
[32:32] Dresdner
Philharmonie/Jörg-Peter Weigle rec. April 1989, Lukaskirche,
Dresden. ADD BERLIN
CLASSICS REFERENCE 0013902 [69:03]
[RB]
Superb
Iberian music-making and a tonic for jaded palates ... see Full
Review
John
REEMAN
(b. 1946) Lamentation (1993) [9:51] “And the
cock crowed” (1994) [9:52] Paschalis (1996) [11:39] The Third Day (1999)
[16:09] Symphony for Strings (1997) [16:55]
Opus 20/Scott Stroman rec. (live) 1998 (Lamentation, Symphony),
2003 (other works) REEMAN
CRJR01 [64:53] [HC]
Fully
committed performances … the sound of this composer-produced disc
is fine ... Should appeal to anyone who relishes British contemporary
music for strings ... see Full Review
Ottorino
RESPIGHI (1879-1936)
Gli ucceli (The Birds) (1927) [19:43] Il
tramonto * (The Sunset) (1914) [15:55] Trittico boticelliano
(Three Botticelli Pictures) (1927) [1951]
* Ewa Podleś (contralto) Wroclaw Chamber Orchestra/Michal Nesterowicz
rec. Polish Radio Great Studio, Wroclaw, July 1997
DUX 0489 [56:01] [IL]
There
is merit here but, in a competitive field, I prefer the alternatives
as above. ... see Full Review
Edwin ROXBURGH
(b. 1937) Reflets dans la glace: Sound
Adventures for piano Reflets
dans la Glace for piano duet [11.48] aka
Hasagawa; Joseph Tong (piano duet) Les
Miroirs de Miro - four pieces for young
pianists (1981) [4.53] Sally Mays (piano)
Six Etudes (1980) [14.14] Hiroaki Takenouchi
(piano) Piano Sonata (1993) [17.11]
Peter O’Hagan (piano) Two Pieces (for
young pianists) [4.34] Thalia Myers (piano)
Prelude and Toccata [7.49] Karl Lutchmayer
(piano) Labyrinth (1970) [8.07] George
King (piano) Introduction and Arabesques
(1963) [6.55] James Young (piano) rec.
The Warehouse, London, 26 November 2006 (Reflets);
29 June 2003 (rest) NMC
D132 [75.20] [GH]
An
impressive achievement although I yearn for
more warmth in this music. That said, there
are moments here of delicacy and fragile beauty,
as well as passion, intensity and power. ...
see Full Review
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