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REVIEW:

Each of the two has strong competing recordings as well. In Richard Stoltzman’s version of the Corigliano concerto (RCA), there is more of an emphasis on the music’s jazzy rhythms and the contrast between its expressive and abstract elements. While Eddy Vanoosthuyse may not capture the same sense of spontaneity as Stoltzman, or equal the mournful quality of his playing in the Elegy, his phrasing and control illuminates distinctive details along the way, negotiates the treacherous opening cadenza fluidly, and packs more punch in the powerful closing pages. I call it a toss-up. The same holds true for the Carter concerto, where Vanoosthuyse and Michael Collins (DG) both handle the angular passages with aplomb, and offer an absorbing account of the contemplative episodes. Oliver Knussen, conductor for Collins, is a brilliant interpreter of Carter’s music, and the must-hear DG disc also features the only available recording of Symphonia. But Vanoosthuyse’s conductor, Paul Meyer, is a notable clarinetist himself, and his grasp of these concertos is no less effective. All things considered, this is an exceptional release in every way.

— Fanfare

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Beginning in the 1980s, certain organists and composers began generating a contemporary literature taking into account the beauty, personality, constraints and specificities of historic organs. + ‘Capriccio sopra re-fa-mi-sol’ was the composer’s first piece in this cycle, more followed and are represented herein. + During his 40-year career, North German School devotee Bernard Foccroulle (b. 1953, Liège) has performed several dozen world premieres and recorded many masterworks of the organ repertoire that have been awarded the Diapason d’Or and the Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros.

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