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New Releases
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NI 5764/5
Dmitri Shostakovich Complete works for cello
Raphael Wallfisch, cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
John York, piano
Shostakovich composed both his Cello Concertos for Mstislav Rostropovich, whose artistry he greatly admired, and they are among his most personal works. Their critical reception was however very different - the bravura First Concerto was almost immediately recognized internationally as a masterpiece, whereas the reception of the Second Concerto, more elusive in its atmosphere and significance, was considerably more muted. Since its first appearance, however, it has slowly but steadily established itself as an equal classic of the repertoire.
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NI 7931
Prima Voce - John Charles Thomas (1891 - 1960) in Opera and Song
"If I had to choose the four greatest voices I've heard, I would list Thomas along with Caruso, Rosa Ponselle, and Ezio Pinza ..." Frank Chapman, Opera News, 1961
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Re-Issues
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| NI 5190 |
Joseph & Michael Haydn, Horn Concertos
Anthony Halstead, natural horn
Roy Goodman, director |
| NI 5608/11 |
J.S. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier Books I & II
Bernard Roberts, piano |
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