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EUGENE YSAYE
Six Sonatas for solo violin Op. 27 Frederieke Saeijs (violin) [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Oct/2015 ] Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931) is often described as a violinist with a unique technical control and, simultaneously, an extraordinary feeling for sensitivity and intensity of expression. The gramophone recordings he made in 1912 confirm the accuracy of... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSER
Trumpet Masque Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (trumpet), Daniel-Ben Pienaar (piano) [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Apr/2008 ] "Jonathan Freeman-Attwood's playing is notable for the beauty and freedom of line of his lyrical phrasing, while the bravura is exhilarating. Daniel-Ben Pienaar's accompaniments are boldly supportive and well in the picture." (Gramophone) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Magnificat & Christmas Cantata 63: Reconstruction of Bach's first Christmas Vespers in Leipzig Julia Doyle, Joanne Lunn, Clare Wilkinson, Nicholas Mulroy, Matthew Brook / Dunedin Consort, John Butt [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] 'This is a beautifully paced, exhilaratingly executed performance' (Choral & Song Choice BBC Music Christmas 2015) |
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ALMA MAHLER / GUSTAV MAHLER
Alma & Gustav Mahler Lieder Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano) & Simon Lepper (piano) [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 26/Jun/2014 ] "a bronze-tinted mezzo of Wagnerian amplitude...for the most part this Mahler-family recital...finds Cargill expressive at every level, while still proudly displaying the full glory of her voice." Gramophone Magazine, July 2014. |
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WILLIAM LAWES
Lawes: Consorts to the Organ Phantasm [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Dec/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Baroque Instrumental |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Lachrimae or Seven Tears Phantasm, Elizabeth Kenny [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "..their acuity to the music's ever-active emotional flux leaves them unafraid to use forceful gestures of articulation and dynamics to make a point." (Gramophone Award WINNER 2017 - Early Music) |
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BRUCKNER
Symphonie No. 2 (arr. Anthony Payne) Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Historical performance pioneer, Trevor Pinnock, conducts the Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble in the premiere recording of Anthony Payne's new arrangement of Bruckner's second symphony. This is the second in the series which sees Trevor... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH
Works for strings Scottish Ensemble [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2015 ] "The Scottish Ensemble's crystal-clear playing is a joy." (The Observer) |
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LEHAR
Love was a dream Alfie Boe (tenor) / Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Michael Rosewell [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Nov/2009 ] "His performances have charm and grace, his singing is secure and polished, and his engaging personality make him as popular in the business as he is with the public." The Telegraph |
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GEMINIANI
Sonatas for Violoncello & Basso Continuo Alison McGillivray (cello) David McGuinness (harpsichord) and others [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Sep/2005 ] "Sense of humour aside, this is a fantastic solo debut and an equally impressive account of Geminiani's Op. 5 in various guises. I look forward to hearing lots more - and thanks to Linn Records for continuing their support of such innovative... |