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Handel Concerti Grossi - The Avison Ensemble - Financial Times


04 August 2010
Financial Times
Andrew Clark
4 Stars

...These concertos are not as frequently heard as they once were. More's the pity, for they contain some of Handel's most mellifluous music, as this recording makes manifest.

...Directed by Pavlo Beznosiuk, the Avison Ensemble proves itself a flexible, high-spirited group, never letting stylistic rigidity get in the way of expression and "soul".

Full review at www.ft.com


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