O’Connell has the right touch for the music of earlier composers as well as that of Rhona Clarke. She plays with great verve, an excellent sense of rhythm, but also with a sense of color, accent, and poetry. The interpretations are characterized by the necessary subtlety and humor that breathes life into many of these compositions. An all-around delightful album!
—Remy Franck, Pizzicato
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…there is much to enjoy in Lolin’s wind textures and the band’s virtuosity. Lovers of wind music will relish this album.
—Norman Stinchcombe, Midlands Classical Music Making
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this much-appreciated triple CD from the Divine Art label not only remarkably fills certain gaps but also sheds light and provides a diachronic perspective on the musical thought of Alexandrov…With a convincing, well-articulated technique, broad Romantic phrasing when needed, and a clear yet warm textural clarity in the more chromatic passages, Clarisse Teo establishes herself as an authority on works that…she has made her own
—Justino Losada, Ritmo
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In an album named Frisson, you expect lightness and excitement – and we get that in spades…The rich recorded quality gives the music a feeling of immediacy…Nothing like the usual wind ensemble programmes. a celebration of the unique brilliance of the wind ensemble as a form. … Sweeney shines… synchronicity of the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble particularly apparent… lightness and excitement…in spades. The rich recorded quality gives the music a feeling of immediacy…
—Freya Parr, BBC Music Magazine
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Esther Rayo does these charming songs full justice…Rayo is vocally persuasive throughout the recital, and the pianist gives her excellent support
—Roy Westbrook, MusicWeb International
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Alexander Ffinch’s superb playing is characterised by conviction and talent. This thoughtfully designed programme justifies its title, and offers a rewarding journey through the darker months toward the light.
—John France, MusicWeb International
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This is a thoroughly enjoyable disc…a very well presented, well played, beautifully engineered and skilfully arranged programme. It is a recital well worth investigating
—Nick Barnard, MusicWeb International
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…eclectic and smartly curated…“Life on Mars?” is so melodically rich that it sustains the transition to Ffinch’s organ arrangement magnificently…the music…offers no shortage of rewards
—Ron Schepper, Textura
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In concert with his librettists Lax and Tait, Buller has crafted powerful and enriching choral material for Conspirare and Johnson to perform…
—Ron Schepper, Textura
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The Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble should need no introduction…theirs is a virtuosity of the highest order…This new album is a marvellous collection of music…At the heart of the programme is Cécile Chaminade’s mellifluous Flute Concertino, fitting Lolin’s wind-band setting like a glove….A frisson, indeed!
—Guy Rickards, Gramophone
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A beautifully programmed, supremely well executed disc…Recommended.
—Colin Clarke, Fanfare
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A fine range of works demonstrates the charm and versatility of this ensemble.
—, Apple Classical
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With this finely curated collection of diverse pieces…organist Alexander Ffinch clearly demonstrates that this versatile instrument can stand on its own
—Jean-Yves Duperron, The Classical Music Sentinel
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Palimpsest is a fascinating album for its set-list, as well as a terrific document of Hao’s pianistic prowess, and the range he demonstrates in tackling stylistically contrasting works by composers…it successfully accomplishes its goal in showing how fundamental the palimpsest idea is to music’s evolution
—Ron Schepper, Textura
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On this album, the Czech Philharmonic Wind Orchestra members demonstrate their exceptional talent…charming, as are virtually all of Shea Lolin’s arrangements. The homogeneity of the very transparent-sounding orchestra is impressive.
—Remy Frank, Pizzicato
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