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Rob Barnett
Sharon Bezaly (flute): Synergy (BIS)
Pleasing and moving, played with soulful and technical virtuosity [RB]
February 14, 2023
Korngold: Die Kathrin (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Music of your most romantic dreams and packing a grand emotional punch [RB]
February 12, 2023
Rachmaninov: Orchestral Works (RCA)
Responds to every seething texture, supple moment and elemental fury [RB]
January 25, 2023
Maria Kliegel (cello) Anniversary Edition (Naxos)
A fine cellist – expression, technical mastery, character all there – but a shame that this is a collection of excerpts [RB]
January 11, 2023
Jascha Heifetz: The Heifetz Collection Vol 35 (RCA-BMG)
Vivid and admirable shorter pieces but a Mendelssohn that has a heart of jagged tin [RB]
January 10, 2023