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JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS
Kraus: Viola Concertos David Aaron Carpenter (viola) / Tapiola Sinfonietta, Janne Nisonen [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "Carpenter is a sensitive and knowledgeable guide through these works, which he plays as if they've always been with him. Viola players will surely rejoice that their concerto repertoire now has three challenging and beautiful... |
KANCHELI / PART / RACHMANINOV / SHOSTAKOVICH
Echoes of Time Lisa Batiashvili (violin) / Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "few if any [recordings of the Shostakovich] are finer than this one...Batiashvili's reflective, almost weightless approach in the opening Nocturne...is rendered more distinctive by the resonant acoustic of the empty Herkulessaal." (Recording of the... |
HAUKUR TOMASSON
Concerto No.1 for Flute and Orchestra / Concerto No.2 for Flute and Orchestra / SkaÂÂma, concerto for two double basses and orchestra Sharon Bezaly (flute) Havardur Tryggvason, Valur Palsson (double bass) / Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Bernhardur Wilkinson [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] This is the third disc dedicated to the Icelandic composer Haukur Tómasson (b. 1960) released by BIS. |
ULJAS PULKKIS
Enchanted Garden Sharon Bezaly (flute) Jaakko Kuusisto (violin) / Stavanger Symphony Orchestra / Susanna Malkki [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2007 ] In spite of his youth, Uljas Pulkkis (b. 1975) is firmly established in Finnish music. A number of his compositions have won prizes in competitions, such as the Queen Elisabeth competition in Brussels (for 'Tears for Ludovico') and the Gustav Mahler... |
AHO / TOMASSON / LINDBERG
Nordic Spell - Concertos for Flute and Orchestra Sharon Bezaly (flute) Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Svenska Kammarorkestern, Christian Lindberg (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] "Tómasson’s concerto is a joy to listen to, as is the entire disc." (Gramophone) |
GODARD / WIDOR / ROUSSEL / MILHAUD / SANCAN
French Delights: Suites & Sonatas Sharon Bezaly (flute) Love Derwinger (piano) with Barbara Hendricks (soprano) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] "The thing that strikes you first when you hear Sharon Bezaly play is the quality of the sound. It is distinctive, rich and overwhelmingly beautiful. Add to that a flawless technique and one would be hard pushed to find any fault with her playing.... |
PROKOFIEV / SCHUBERT / DUTILLEUX / JOLIVET
Masterworks for Flute and Piano Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Ronald Brautigam (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "On the evidence of this sensational disc, it seems clear that Sharon Bezaly is a flutist virtually without peer in the world today. Here we have four genuine masterpieces that make a lovely program together, all really written for flute and piano,... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Flute Quartets Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Salzburger Solisten [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "Bezaly plays with sparkling tone and an incredible ease that belies some of the technically difficult passages that Mozart tucked into these works." ClassicsToday |
RODRIGO / BORNE / IBERT
Flute Concertos - Bridge across the Pyrenees Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra / John Neschling [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "There is absolutely nothing here to criticize. Sharon Bezaly is one of the world's top flutists; the repertoire has been chosen with her usual intelligence and imagination; she plays the living daylights out of all of three pieces; the... |
GUBAIDULINA / TAKANO / BEAMISH
Spellbound Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Svenska Kammarorkestern / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Gateborgs Symfoniker [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] Sharon Bezaly has been recognized not only for her superb gifts as a musician, but also for her commitment to her instrument and its repertoire. She has inspired numerous composers to compose directly for her, and makes it a priority to perform these... |