A very pretty lady plays very pretty music for the harp, much of it fit for -- a Queen. Read More...— Gary Lemco,
AudiophileAudition
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— Geoffrey Norris,
The Daily Telegraph
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Conductor Kenneth Woods explains his passion for championing the music of Hans Gál as he embarks upon a project to record all four symphonies for Avie. Read More...— Colin Anderson,
TheClassicalReview.com
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Tune in throughout the week for tracks from KDFC's CD of the Week Read More...— KDFC,
KDFC
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— Michael Dervan,
The Irish Times
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James Jolly talks to pianist Alexandra Silocea about her first disc of Prokofiev Piano sonatas for Avie records. Read More...— Martin Cullingford,
Gramophone
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"this CD could be his entrée into the big time" Read More...— Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times
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"Bicket knows both the material and the Sellars way intimately, and he transforms the Lyric Orchestra into a style-appropriate ensemble." Read More...— Andrew Patner,
Chicago Sun-Times
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"Bicket leads the orchestra in a spirited performance that brings out the melancholy beauty of the score, as well as Handel's edgy, almost dissonant harmonies." Read More...— Mike Silverman,
Huffington Post
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"reunites Sellars with the British Baroque specialist Harry Bicket following their celebrated collaboration on Handel's "Theodora" at Glyndebourne ... The chamber orchestra plays immaculately under the conductor's 's stylish direction" Read More...— John von Rhein,
Chicago Tribune
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"a bright, effortless performance ... delivered with absolute clarity, accuracy and little sign of effort." Read More...— David Fleshler,
Classical Review
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"Some of the music just seems to come from another planet."
Read More...— John von Rhein,
Chicago Tribune
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The director of La Serenissima on the world premiere recording of Vivaldi's Il Gran Mogol
Read More...— Rebecca Franks,
Classical-music.com
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"the orchestra was excellent, and the soloist out of this world." Read More...— Sam Smith,
MusicOMH
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— William Yeoman,
Gramophone
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"triumphant, a vigorous expression of Mozart's bright composition" Read More...— Jon W. Sparks,
The Commercial Appeal
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— Anna Picard,
Independent on Sunday
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"The Brook Street Band plays stylishly, with well-nigh impeccable intonation and tremendous verve ... Delightful" Read More...— George Pratt,
BBC Music Magazine
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"this performance by the English Concert under Harry Bicket could not have been bettered" Read More...— John-Pierre Joyce,
www.classicalsource.com
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"The English Concert under Harry Bicket did a beautiful job" Read More...— Igor Toronyi-Lalic,
theartsdesk.com
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"There are many reasons not to miss the production" ... Bicket "drew an insightful, urgent performance ... [he] brought his authoritative knowledge to the entire project." Read More...— Anthony Tommasini,
The New York Times
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Augustin Hadelich surpassed expectations ... in his Jones Hall debut with the Houston Symphony Read More...— Everett Evans,
Houston Chronicle
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"one of the pre-eminent period-instrument ensembles, causing one to hear familiar baroque material anew" Read More...— Andy Gill,
The Independent
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— Jason Victor Sirinus,
San Francisco Classical Voice
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— Allan Kozinn,
The New York Times
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— David Cairns,
The Sunday Times
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"the finest American art song composer of his generation" Read More...— John von Rhein,
TheClassicalReview.com
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"the all-male vocal quartet has relied on grassroots networking, innate talent and old-fashioned luck to become, in just four years, one of this country's best-known early-music groups" Read More...— Kyle MacMillan,
The Denver Post
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A wonderful recital of music by an unabashed romantic, sung to perfection by some of the world's greatest artists Read More...— Steven Ritter,
AudiophileAudition
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"boisterous attacks, daringly elastic phrasing, extravagant ornamentation and even some drumming on the double-bass" Read More...— Joe Banno,
The Washington Post
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