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The Fuga label boasts a fine catalogue of organ music, drawing on the rich array of organs in Finland and its native musical musical talent. The present disc takes us to the granite-walled Kallio Church in a district of Helsinki, which is blessed with two organs, a large Åkerman & Lund in the French ... more |
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A masterly coupling of a cross-section of Stravinsky's choral output.
The first work on this disc is Monumentum (1960; Pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD Annum), written in honour of Gesualdo's 400th birthday. It is a re-composition that starts faithfully re-imagining the score but gradually expands into ... more |
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A marvellous set taken from one of the true classics of recorded musical history.
As will be immediately noted by any listener that pays more than passing attention, these trios are such in name only, for the cello offers little other than (needlessly when played on modern instruments like those of ... more |
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This fascinating and stimulating recital has been presented in a symmetrical fashion:
2 pieces from Crumb's Celestial Mechanics (Makrokosmos IV) for piano, 4 hands
3 pieces from Kurtag's Jatekok for piano, 4 hands
2 pieces from Stockhausen's Tierkries - 12 Melodien der Sternzeichen for 2 ... more |
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This disc is a Stereo Hybrid SACD recorded live in Analogue tape(Philips Pro-1951, 2 channel recorder) and Ampex AG-440B recorder, in Chritmas Day 25Dec1974 at The Misty Club, Roppongi-Tokyo, so Tsuyoshi Yamamoto was in a overground playing this night and the audience also was hi in the Club and ... more |
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