Penguin Rosettes, Classical (era)
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These are among the finest Haydn quartet recordings heard in years, performances which will quickly establish themselves as classics. They are consistently a degree more refined in texture and... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2000, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The Sound of the Trumpet
RecommendedPeter Hurford (organ), Alan Stringer (trumpet), Gwynne Howell (bass), John Wilbraham (trumpet), Philip Jones (trumpet), Leslie Pearson (organ)
The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Festival Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner,...
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Weber: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 RecommendedEmma Johnson (clarinet)
English Chamber Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Gerard Schwarz, Charles Groves
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The Hollywood String Quartet play Schoenberg and Schubert
RecommendedAlvin Dinkin, Kurt Reher
The Hollywood String Quartet
This 1951 mono recording set the benchmark for many years, and so it probably did much to establish the current, questionable norms of tempo. But it's superb performance, played with skill... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2002, First Choice
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Building a Library, October 2007, Historic Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1994, Winner - Historic non-vocal
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This is a remarkable and, indeed, invaluable box, which is unlikely to be challenged, let alone surpassed. Nowadays, it is not often possible to hail one set of records as a 'classic' of the... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2009, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Recording of the Year
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Spanish Guitar Favourites
RecommendedWorks by Boccherini, Falla, Romero, Sor and Torroba
Los Romeros
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More than half a century separates the earliest and the latest of the works here. The C major Trio Sonata was one of Bach's earliest compositions, written at the age of 17 more or less under... — More…
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Building a Library, September 2005, Highly Recommended
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Mozart: Serenades, Notturno in D major & Ein musikalischer Spass
RecommendedLe Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
Savall sets some brisk tempos, particularly for the slow movement of Eine kleine Nachtmusik, but they're convincing. …it's vivid playing from everyone, well defined in outline and responding... — More…
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