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The Franck Piano Sonata is for me a bit of a chamber music fave. This is such a very lovely measured reading, these two have technique in spades but the poetry here in this reading for me is just as strong. The balance of both brilliance and soul is right and the flow and ebb through out the entire work is just fab. There is a great emotional intensity and Yuja Wang does the elegance and refined structure while Capuçon has that soulful searing and searching emotional quality.

The Chopin lets Yuja and both her pianistic poetry and technique come through to the fore. Just a lovely program of music and the interaction between these two fine players seems effortless and is for me quite magical.
 
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The Franck Piano Sonata is for me a bit of a chamber music fave. This is such a very lovely measured reading, these two have technique in spades but the poetry here in this reading for me is near ideal. The balance of both brilliance and soul is right and the flow and ebb through out the entire work is just fab. There is a great emotional intensity and Yuga Wang does the elegance and refined structure while Capuçon has that soulful searing and searching emotional quality.

The Chopin lets Yuga and her pianistic poetry and technique come through to the fore. Just a lovely program of music and the interaction between these two fine players seems effortless and is quite magical.

They are performing here on 13th Jan. Might go not sure
 
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They are performing here on 13th Jan. Might go not sure
I’m sure they are nowhere near as good live as they are recorded lol... PS yes ofcourse I’m jealous :D you crazy Londoners and your super everyday high quality culture :p
 
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My Christmas present to...me. Just arrived today from Niederaula Germany.
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Bernstein gets it done for me every time. Never been a big fan of Beethoven ..."until" I listened to this disc for what seemed like 3 X. Now, I understand why many people cannot get enough of this composer. Appears I have been missing out on magical moments...

Oh well...I can keep it going with Mr. Beethoven.

Gotta admit that Symphony NO. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, Allegretto is the shizzle... image.jpg
 

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Comprised almost entirely of new versions recorded by native musicians with the composer present. To commemorate Latvia's Centenary.

 
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Repackaging of the first four quartets combined with a new recording of the fifth with the replacement of founding member and first violinist, Robert Mann.




 

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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony NO. 7 in A Major, OP. 92
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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G. F. Handel: Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (1707)

Natalie Dessay (Bellezza), soprano; Ann Hallenberg (Piacere), mezzosoprano; Sonia Prina (Disinganno), contralto; Pavol Breslik (Tempo), tenor
Le Concert d'Astrée
Dir: Emmanuelle Haïm

rec: March 2004 & Jan 2006, Paris, IRCAM

 
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El Cant de la Sibil·la, Mallorca · València, 1400-1560
Montserrat Figueras, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall

 
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