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Bruckner Symphony No. 7. Inbal

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Eliahu Inbal uses the 1954 Nowak score for this recording (originally released by Teldec) of Bruckner’s Seventh. The performance often impresses for the clarity and

Arto Noras plays Franck, Fauré, & Debussy cello sonatas

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Arto Noras gives a spirited, expertly calculated account of the Franck sonata, assuredly balancing its weighty rhetoric against its formal originality (the key themes appear

Brahms cello sonatas, etc. Noras.

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Cellist Arto Noras’ account of the E minor Brahms sonata is plain-spoken and uncluttered by mannerisms. The opening movement is broadly paced, so the arrival

Sibelius & Grieg quartets

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The Op. 96 “Voces intimae” quartet was Sibelius’s last and most austere work in the medium. Interesting features of this account include a surprising lightness

Svendsen – Symphonies 1 & 2. Rasilainen

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Ari Rasilainen’s 1996 recording of Johan Svendsen’s first two symphonies outclasses Bjarte Engeset’s recent Naxos coupling, making it first choice among budget contenders. The Norwegian

Haydn flute trios, Hob. XV: 15 – 17.

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Haydn’s flute trios of 1790 are exhilarating, but at fractionally under 55 minutes’ total playing time you’d need good reasons for paying over the odds