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October 10, 2007
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by jfl | Saturday, January 14, 2006
Nikolaus Harnoncourt has been on a run lately – not unlike René Jacobs. Recording after recording stun because of their quality, inventiveness and musicality. Although Harnoncourt has proven mortal with a Messiah released just before Christmas (an oddly ... more |
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October 10, 2007
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From a still unfinished review of the latest batch of RCA Living Stereo SACD reissues, this disc comes out a clear winner (much like the Munch recording of the Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony before that). It is astonishing to listen to a 1961 recording (with the CSO) and be completely enveloped with ... more |
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October 10, 2007
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Those who wish to hear an absolutely sublime version of the Dumky slow movement ought to turn to the disc of Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov, and Isabelle Faust. It comes coupled with the Dvořák Cello Concerto , which, too, contains the best slow movement there has been since the Du ... more |
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October 10, 2007
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Last year, Osmo Vänskä's recording of Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 of his current Beethoven cycle on BIS held a high place in the list of my favorite recordings. There is no reason not to give the 2006 spot to his second issue of symphonies 3 and 8. If perhaps neither are as – literally – outstanding as ... more |
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October 10, 2007
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Dip Your Ears, No. 39
by jfl | Sunday, July 31, 2005
Bach is like an oasis or refuge… or both – whichever you need. Hearing these keyboard concertos with Angela Hewitt and the Australian Chamber Orchestra from a double-release on the Hyperion label (to be released late this July) reminded me more ... more |
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