Nordic winter & Christmas songs
Gitta-Maria Sjöberg
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Reviews (6)
MusicWeb international
2016 May
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Dan Morgan (musikanmelder)
2016 May
"I've enjoyed John Neschling's Respighi cycle thus far ... [In] Respighi's sprawling, three-movement Sinfonia drammatica ... Neschling certainly underlines these attractive qualities; he also brings a pleasing degree of transparency to the mix ... Goodness, these Belgians play with great feeling, while Neschling shapes the music with commendable conviction and a sure sense of style ... This is a splendid album, and a must-have for those who warm to Neschling's way with this repertoire".
Politiken
d. 9. June 2016
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Thomas Michelsen
d. 9. June 2016
"Når det handler om at skrive virtuost farvemættet for stort orkester, var Respighi et geni ... Jeg garanterer, at musikken ved en blindlytning vil overraske positivt. Den store Sinfonia drammatica fra 1913-14 ligger tæt op ad Strauss, og elskere af Korngolds filmmusik fra Hollywood vil også fryde sig over bekendtskabet ... Og denne nyindspilning gør musikken en gedigen tjeneste".
Diapason
2016 septembre
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Rémy Louis
2016 septembre
BBC music magazine
2016 September
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Oliver Condy
2016 September
"The pre-Fountains of Rome Sinfonia oozes Strauss but not yet the Respighi we know. The later, skittish overture Belfagor is more like it with its devilish colours and bitter sweetness. Fine performances".
Fono Forum
2016 November
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Andreas Friesenhagen
2016 November
"Der Respighi-erfahrene Brasilianer John Neschling holt im Verein mit der Tontechnik wunderschöne spätromantische Farben aus der Sinfonie heraus, ist ansonsten aber auf Klarheit der Verläufe und strukturelle Übersichtlichkeit bedacht ... Der belgische Orchester ist den anspruchsvollen Partituren gewachsen".
The gramophone
2016 August
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Tim Ashley
2016 August
"Neschling admirably sustains the fever pitch throughout - nothing becomes overblown or unduly hysterical - and the playing is first-rate in its dark intensity and force. The filler is the Belfagor overture ... an attractively scored piece of diablerie, superbly played".
