Kodály reviews
Solo (Nuala McKenna)
Nuala McKenna (cello) (Cobra)
Kodály • Ligeti: Cello Sonatas, etc
Gabriel Schwabe (cello), Hellen Weiss (violin) (Naxos)
Bartók and Kodály: Concertos for Orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jakub Hrůša (
Pentatone)
#CelloUnlimited
Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) (Orfeo)
Falletta and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra perform Kodály
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Kyrie: The Choir of St John’s College Cambridge
Poulenc’s delightful and often moving Mass in G sprang from a mid-life reconversion to the faith of his youth. The prevalent mood is one of celebration which St John’s Choir captures admirably; there is also a lively engagement with the contrasts which make the Gloria so appealing. Poulenc’s tendency to pair phrases can, in the wrong hands, lead to a slightly monotonous effect, but with careful shading, as is the case here with Andrew Nethsingha, the results add significantly to the music’s sense of direction.