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Bentzon: Symphony No. 8; Symphonic Variations – Gothenburg-Aarhus Philharmonic, Douglas Bostock ‘Bentzon was astonishingly productive: 24 symphonies, 14 string quartets and 25 piano sonatas amongst much else. The first symphony dated from 1942; the last from 1994. Bentzon’s troubled Eighth Symphony is in four movements. The first runs to almost eighteen minutes. It instantly establishes, through a discreet drum-roll, a bleak landscape. There are Shostakovichian interjections and rolling asides. Side-drum interruptions link us tersely with Nielsen and there are resemblances to the mighty Carl… The symphony
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Haydn: String Quartet in E flat, Op. 64 No. 6; Schumann: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1 – Elias String Quartet The Elias ...
Chandos CHAN 10723 Final Cut – Aquarelle Guitar Quartet This disc comprises some of cinema’s ...
Brahms: Symphony No. 3; Elgar: Symphony No. 1 – BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Sir Adrian Boult studied under Arthur ...
LSO LS 0719 Britten: War Requiem – Ian Bostridge, Simon Keenlyside, Sabina Cvilak, London Symphony Chorus, ...
Halvorsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 – Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi This is the fourth and final volume of ...
A Song of Farewell – Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh Continuing Signum’s new partnership with Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli ...
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Massenet: Don Quichotte – Ferruccio Furlanetto, Anna Kiknadze, Eleonora Vindau, Yulia Matochkina, Carlos D’Onofrio, Dmitry ...
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An enjoyable and instructive issue, worthy of attentive...
‘Neidich’s account, highly personal, colourful, rhythmically free, and without rival in the version it uses, is self-... Irish Times
The purity and lightness of her tone are enchanting... Sunday Telegraph
(Diana Ambache's)'piano playing is exemplary, both technically and musically; her interpretations are soulful or deli... BBC Radio 3
a delightful disc, and a treasure trove of pieces that are very rarely heard. 5/5 Sound... BBC Music Magazine
...Peter Hill has conveyed the range and contrast of this cycle, its astonishing palette of keyboard texture and colo... Gramophone
The outstandingly committed performances present each work in the best possible light... Gramophone
“Hail Mary is a spiritual poem cycle. The effect is mesmeric as befits its stated aim as an aid to meditation”... Northern Echo
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