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Wolfgang Rihm: Symphony "Near Far"; Hans Begemann, baritone; Luzerner Sinfonieorchester; James Graffigan1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14 Conductors: Graffigan, JamesEnsemble: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester This release presents the world première recording of Wolfgang Rihm's latest orchestral work, the symphony Nähe fern (Near Far), commissioned by and composed in close...continue...
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Francesco Canova da Milano: Il Divino - Lute Music; Paul O'Dette, lute1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14 Francesco da Milano (dubbed "Il Divino") was celebrated as the preeminent composer of lute music in Renaissance Italy. He was widely published in his lifetime...continue...
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Music Watteau: The Music Lesson: Lully, Vivaldi, Couperin, et al.; René Jacobs, William Christie, Bernarda Fink, Paul OÆDette2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-05-14 This special collection was created in celebration of an exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels commissioned by musician and conductor William Christie and...continue...
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Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV 1041-1043; Concerto for 3 violins, BWV 1064R / Petra Mullejans, Gottfried von der Goltz, Anne Katharina Schreiber, violins1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-04-09 Conductors:Ensemble: Freiburger Barockorchester Bach's three well-known Violin Concertos are paired here with a splendid concerto for three violins, reconstructed from the surviving version for three harpsichords, BWV 1064....continue...
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Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano / Emmanuell Bertrand, cello; Pascal Amoyel, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Rophé, PascalEnsemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales Written 25 years apart, the two masterpieces for cello by Shostakovich recorded here were represent very different periods in the composer's career. The audaciously insolent...continue...
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Thea Musgrave: Chamber Works for Oboe / Nicholas Daniel, oboe; Emer McDonough, flute; James Turnbull, oboe; Joy Farrall, clarinet; Huw Watkins, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-04-09 Conductors:Ensemble: Chilingirian String Quartet Rich and powerful musical language and a strong sense of drama have made Scottish-American composer Thea Musgrave (b.1928) one of the most respected and exciting...continue...
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Schubert: Licht und Liebe - vocal duets, trios and quartets / Marlis Petersen, Anke Vondung, Werner Gura, Konrad Jarnot. Christoph Berner, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-04-09 Licht und Liebe features Schubert's vocal duets, trios and quartets - works that reveal the full variety of his creative impulses. Composed for the famous...continue...
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Brahms: Clarinet Quintet; String Quartet No. 2 / Sharon Kam, clarinet; Jerusalem Quartet1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-04-09 Conductors:Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet Brahms's implacable self-criticism was at its height in the domain of chamber music; he was already forty when he produced his second String Quartet (of...continue...
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Janácek: Violin Sonata; Lutoslawski: Partita; Szymanowski: Mythes / Isabelle Faust, violin; Ewa Kupiec, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 An exquisitely shaded performance of the Janacek Sonata sets up heady takes on Szymanowski's Mythes and the fizzing virtuosity of Lutoslawski's...continue...
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íEspaña! - Music by Albéniz, Falla, Mompou, Ravel, Rodrigo et al.5 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 Conductors: Pons, JosepEnsemble: Choeur dÆenfants de la maîtrise de Badalona ; Orquesta Ciudad de Granada; Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lliure From the late 19th century onwards, following in the wake of Goya, Spain experienced a creative explosion that was to manifest itself in all the...continue...
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Rossini: Une larme, Serenata, Sonatas a quattro Nos. 3 & 6; Duetto for cello and double-bass1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 Conductors: Dieltiens, RoelEnsemble: Ensemble Explorations BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 Expert and sensitive chamber-scale performances of Rossini's delightful instrumental chips off the operatic block, but slightly missing their humour. ...continue...
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Melanie Diener, soprano; Petra Lang, contralto; Endrik Wottrich, tenor; Dietrich Henschel (1998 Recording)1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 Conductors: Herreweghe, PhilippeEnsemble: Collegium Vocale; Orchestre des ChampsÉlysées
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Claude Le Jeune: Autant en emporte le vent / Ensemble Clément Janequin, Dominique Visse1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 Conductors: Visse, DominiqueEnsemble: Ensemble Clément Janequin Early Music Review, February 2013 The flexible singing springing from the words makes a fine introduction to the later generation of French ensemble chansons. ...continue...
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Hugo Wolf: Mörike-Lieder / Werner Güra, tenor; Jan Schultsz, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 Harmonia Mundi's budget series typically provides no songtexts; but Werner Gura's uniquely elqouent tenor makes these settings flower so that literal...continue...
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Schumann: Papillons; Carnaval; Faschingsschwank aus Wien / Stefan Vladar, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 Stefan Vladar accepts Schumann's invitation in these works to the dance. Visceral readings are caught in a brightly lit, up-close-and-personal recording...continue...
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Strauss, Reger: Sonatas for Cello & Piano / Emmanuelle Bertrand cello; Pascal Amoyel, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 Beguiling early Strauss and Reger at his most lyrically inspired, whose seductive opulence comes alive when listened to at a healthy...continue...
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Pour Passer la Mélancolie - Harpsichord works by Froberger, dÆAnglebert, Fischer, Couperin, Clérambault and Muffat / Andreas Staier, harpsichord1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 Keyboard virtuoso Andreas Staier presents Pour passer la mélancolie (to pass the melancholy), a unique program of French Baroque harpsichord music. The works presented here...continue...
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The Edge of Light - Messiaen: 8 Preludes; Pieces for Piano Quintet; Saariaho: Prelude, Ballade et al. / Gloria Cheng, piano. Calder Quartet1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 Works: Olivier Messiaen: Preludes (8) for Piano; Piece for Piano and String Quartet; Kaija Saariaho: Prelude, for piano solo; Ballade, for piano solo; Je sens un deuxième coeur, for viola, cello & pianoPerformers: Cheng, Gloria Conductors: Ensemble: Calder Quartet GRAMMY® Award winning pianist Gloria Cheng brings her probing and insightful style to a fascinating program that couples the brilliant and colorful works of Olivier...continue...
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Richafort: Requiem / Huelgas-Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 Conductors: Van Nevel, PaulEnsemble: Huelgas-Ensemble
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Britten: Suites for Solo Cello / Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 The influence of Bach and the artistry of the Suites' dedicatee, Rostropovich, is clear in Britten's three Suites. Their elusive soliloquising...continue...
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Septem Verba a Christo / Sophie Karthäuser, Christophe Dumaux, Julian Behr, Konstantin Wolff. René Jacobs1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Septem Verba a Christo, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (spurious)Performers: Wolff, Konstantin Conductors: Jacobs, René Ensemble: Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin The history of the oratorio Septem verba a Christo in cruce moriente prolata is as shrouded in mystery as its probable creator. The title of...continue... Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (08/2012)....continue...
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J.S. Bach: The English Suites BWV 806-811 / Richard Egarr, harpsichord2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-02-12 Whatever the elusive truth may be regarding the "English-ness" of these Six Suittes avec leurs Preludes, there is no denying the imagination of Bach's keyboard...continue...
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Schubert: Erlkonig / Schubert Edition Vol. 7 / Matthias Goerne, baritone; Andreas Haefliger, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-02-12 Works: Franz Schubert: Im Abendrot, D 799; Der Wanderer, D 493/Op. 4 no 1; Nachtviolen, D 752; Im Walde ("Ich wandre über Berg und Tal"), song for voice & piano, D. 834 (Op. 93/1); Normans Gesang ("Die...The seventh volume in baritone Matthias Goerne's superb Schubert lieder series features some of the composer's most famous and beloved songs, including the title work,...continue... Personnel: Andreas Haefliger (piano); Matthias Goerne (baritone)....continue...
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Carlo Gesualdo: Sacrae Cantiones, Liber secundus / Vocal Concsort Berlin, James Wood1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-02-12 Works: Carlo Gesualdo: Miserere Mei, Deus, motet for 6 voices, W. 7/92; Virgo benedicta, motet for 6 voices, W. 9/15; O Oriens, motet for 6 voices, W. 9/31; O beata mater, motet for 6 voices, W. 9/73; Verba...Conductors: Wood, James Ensemble: VocalConsort Berlin Renaissance composer Carlo Gesualdo is known for his intensely expressive madrigals and sacred music that use a chromatic language not heard again until the late...continue...
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Weber: Violin Sonatas Op. 10/1-6; Piano Quartet Op. 8 / Isabelle Faust, violin; Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-01-08 Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 6 in C major, J. 104 (Op. 10b/6); Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 3 in D minor, J. 101 (Op. 10b/3); Sonata for piano & violin obbli...Performers: Faust, Boris; Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel Was Carl Maria von Weber born only to compose Der Freischütz? So, at least, many people have thought, forgetting the existence of a catalogue of...continue... Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (06/2011)....continue...
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Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 4 - Piano Sonatas K283 & K311; Fantasia K397 et al. / Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-01-08 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g); Sonata for Piano no 9 in D major, K. 311 (K. 284c); Prelude and Fugue for Piano in C major, K 394 (383a); Variations (12) for Pi...Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian On volume four of his widely acclaimed traversal of Mozart's music for solo keyboard, forte pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout performs on an instrument by Paul McNulty,...continue... Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, England (10/2011)....continue...
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Canciones Españolas: Granados, Falla, Rodrigo & Otros / Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano; Anthony Spiri, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-12-11 Works: Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7); Mélodies (3), for soprano & piano, G. 37; El pan de Ronda; Tus ojillos negros; Joaquín Rodrigo: Tres canciones españolas; Canci...Written between 1902 and 1965, the canciones recorded here faithfully reflect both the evolution of Spanish art song in the 20th century and the attachment...continue... Personnel: Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano); Anthony Spiri (piano). Recording information: 2012....continue...
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Edison Denisov: Au plus haut des cieux; Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Cinq romances d'Anna Akhmatova / Briquitte Peyre, soprano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-12-11 Conductors: Kawka, DanielEnsemble: Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain One of the key thinkers of Russian music of the second half of the 20th century, Edison Denisov left a major legacy. This recording presents...continue...
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Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 453 & 482 / Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano; Petra Mullejans, Freiburger Barockorchester1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in A major, K 386; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian Conductors: Müllejans, Petra Ensemble: Freiburger Barockorchester Mozart places melody at the very heart of his concertos. Introverted and sometimes uncertain at the start of K453, it is subsequently transmuted into birdsong...continue... Recording information: Freiburg (DE), Ensemblehaus (05/2012)....continue...
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Brahms: Quintets, Opp. 34 & 115 / Jon Nakamatsu, piano; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Tokyo String Quartet1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13 Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34Performers: Manasse, Jon; Nakamatsu, Jon Conductors: Ensemble: Tokyo String Quartet The Tokyo String Quartet is joined by pianist Jon Nakamatsu and clarinetist Jon Manasse in a recording of chamber music masterpieces by Johannes Brahms dating...continue... Recording information: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, Indiana (11/2011)....continue...
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Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 959 & 960 / Paul Lewis, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13 Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 959; Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960Performers: Lewis, Paul [Piano] Brought back into the active catalog by popular demand, the second Schubert release by the brilliant English pianist Paul Lewis features the composers' sublime late...continue...
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Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 11 / Jerusalem Quartet2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-11-13 Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83; Quartet for Strings no 9 in E flat major, Op. 117; Quartet for Strings no 6 in G major, ...Conductors: Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet This mid-priced him Gold collection of String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich features recordings by the highly acclaimed Jerusalem Quartet from 2005 and 2007. Shostakovich's 15...continue... Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (07/2004)....continue...
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Imogen Holst: Choral Works; Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb / Clare College Choir1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09 Works: Imogen Holst: Mass in A minor; A Hymne to Christ, for chorus; Psalms (3) for chorus; Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow, for chorus & harp; Hallo My Fancy, Whither Wilt Thou Go?, for chorus; Benjamin Bri...Performers: Houghton, Tanya [Harp] Conductors: Ross, Graham Ensemble: ; Dmitri Ensemble Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard I have been listening to and enjoying this CD at intervals over the past several months. At...continue... Recording information: All Hallows' Church, Gospel Oak, London (07/2011)....continue...
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Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Dana Buresova, soprano; Thomas Juhas, tenor; Jozef Benci, bass2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09 Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra Although for nearly 150 years Bedrich Smetana's The Bartered Bride has triumphed in opera houses all over the world, the work's road to success was...continue... Recording information: Barbican Center, London (05/2011)....continue...
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Schubert: Piano Sonata D. 845; Wandererfantasie D. 760; 4 Impromptus D. 935; Moments Musicaux D. 780 / Paul Lewis, piano2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09 Works: Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142; Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 845/Op. 42; Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94...Performers: Lewis, Paul [Piano] Acclaimed British pianist Paul Lewis returns to the music of Franz Schubert with another two-disc collection of works for solo piano. His fifth release in...continue... Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (12/2011/03/2012)....continue...
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Una Follia di Napoli 1725 - Concertos and Sinfonias for recorder from 1725 / Maurice Steger, recorder2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09 Works: Domenico Natale Sarro: Chamber Concerto for recorder, 2 violins, viola & continuo in A minor; Maurice Steger: Improvisation for recorder & ensemble on Alessandro Scarlatti's partita "Follia di Spagna...Performers: Übellacker, Margit; Caminti, Daniele; Chen, Anais; Donatis, Fiorenza de; Gasser, Brigitte; Kitaya, Naoki; Marocchi, Stefano; Moretto, Vanni; Rognoni, Andrea; Steger, Maurice; Valli, Mauro Conductors: Steger, Maurice Among the many pilgrims who journeyed to Naples in the 'holy year' of 1725 was a certain Johann Joachim Quantz, who would later become the...continue... Recording information: Reformed Church, Arlesheim, Switzerland (11/2011)....continue...
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Mozart: La Finta Giardiniera / Sunhae Im, Sophie Karthauser, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Jeremy Ovenden. René Jacobs3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La finta giardiniera, K 196Conductors: Jacobs, René Ensemble: Freiburger Barockorchester Following on the remarkable and unprecedented success of his recordings of Die Zauberflöte, Idomeneo, La Clemenza di Tito and the three Da Ponte operas, conductor...continue... Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (09/2011)....continue...
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The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry - Medieval Gardens / Orlando Consort1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09 Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Rose, liz, rondeau for 4 voices; Anonymous, Codex Bamberg: El mois de mai - De se debent - Kyrie; Anonymous, French: Hé marotele / En praerie / Aptat, motet; Soubz les bran...Performers: Dobell, Mark; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Smith, Angus Available again by popular demand, the Orlando Consort's The Rose, the Lily and the Whortleberry explores the inventiveness of European composers from the 13th -...continue...
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Schubert: String Quintet, Op. 163 / Arcanto Quartet, Oliver Marron, cello1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-09-12 Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956Performers: Marron, Olivier [Cello] Conductors: Ensemble: Arcanto Quartet Composed during the final weeks of Schubert's life, the Quintet in C major for two violins, viola and two cellos ranks among his greatest accomplishments....continue... Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (12/2010)....continue...
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Beethoven: Moto perpetuo - Sonatas nos 12, 17, 22 & 27 / Javier Perianes, piano1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-09-12 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 "Funeral March"; Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Sonata for ...Performers: Perianes, Javier Man's fascination with the theory of perpetual motion dates back thousands of years. Musical expressions of the concept span from Franco-Flemish polyphony to modern-day minimalism....continue... Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (12/2011)....continue...
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J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV 1001-1003 / Isabelle Faust, violin1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-09-12 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003Isabelle Faust has gone back to the original manuscript sources to offer us her personal vision of these iconic masterpieces of the violin repertoire. In...continue...
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Thierry Pécou: Tremendum / Ensemble Variance; Percussions Claviers de Lyon - Thierry Pecou
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