SACD, Kodály (composer)
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The major discovery here is Hans Sitt's Op. 39 Albumblatter, six Schumannesque miniatures that Zimmermann nurtures and caresses with a bewitching range of tonal colours, further enhanced by... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, Chamber Choice
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Special offer. Kodály: Te Deum & Psalmus Hungaricus & Bartók: Cantata Profana & Transylvanian Dances
Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir, Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
Foster, a distinguished champion of Romanian music (Enescu in particular), draws a fierce performance [of the Cantata Profana] from his choral and orchestral forces, and the tenor Ioan Hotea... —
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Special offer. Bartók & Kodály: Concertos for Orchestra
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jakub Hrůša
Hrůša takes a decidedly serious view of the Bartók, giving a finely judged account of its slow introduction, and in the ‘Elegy’ third movement eliciting some superbly atmospheric playing from... —
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Liza & Dmitry Ferschtman: Duos for Violin & Cello
Liza Ferschtman (violin) & Dmitry Ferschtman (cello)
Pungent performances of three fine duos by seasoned veterans: the Kodaly is a little formal, but the Ravel is visceral. The Schulhoff is at once haunting and raw. —
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Special offer. Martin - Mass for Double Choir
Max Hanft (organ)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Peter Dijkstra
There is much stunning choral singing on this disc, beautifully blended tonally, precisely calibrated dynamically, and shaped with the measured skilfulness of a bespoke tailor. —
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 15, Incidental Music to Hamlet & Kodály: Háry János Suite
Alex Udvary (cimbalom), Boston Pops Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, Eugene Ormandy
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Salon de Budapest
Thomas Albertus Irnberger (violin), Pavel Kašpar (piano), Brigitta Simon (soprano)
As an Austrian, Irnberger is to the manner born in these works. He knows how to make his violin moan, sob, and soar like any prímás worthy of that designation, although he still plays these... —
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Special offer. Lawrence Foster conducts Bartók, Kodály & Ligeti
Mihaela Costea (violin), Esther Georgie (clarinet), Cyril Dupuy (cimbalom), Jonathan Luxton & Kenneth Best (natural horns)
Gulbenkian Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
As a leading interpreter of the music of Enescu, it's hardly surprising that Lawrence Foster should feel such a strong empathy with the Ligeti, and he delivers a committed performance with the... —
