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The Galant Bassoon - Review Excerpts
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MusicWeb International (UK) (29 July 2009)
"...this is a real winner...People who ignore this disc merely because it's played on bassoon are missing one of the best chamber music discs I've heard in a long time."
 
Gramophone (UK) (January 2010)
"... this is a recital of high-quality music performed with considerable expertise and musicality."
 
Audiophile Audition (US) (21 August 2009)
"This is an elegant album, with the usual Melba touches in packaging that make it a cut above most discs ... all six are a delight and beautifully played by all three performers ... Melba's surround sonics are a gem."
 
Music and Vision Daily (UK) (8 August 2009)
"... an outright tour de force."
 
Classique News (France) (17 February 2010)
"Matthew Wilkie...brings out completely the rich palette of expressive effects of which his surpassing instrument is capable, employing subtle technique in these baroque transcriptions. Above all, the SACD recording brings out details of the tone in a very natural perspective."
 
Classical CD Review (US) (August 2009)
"All of these transcriptions are played masterfully by Matthew Wilkie ... Lovely performances, warmly recorded with the sonic beauty we have come to expect from Melba."
 
The West Australian (Australia) (19 August 2009)
"[Matthew Wilkie], with harpsichordist Neal Peres Da Costa and double bassist Kees Boersma, shows just how graceful and elegant the instrument can be in the right hands. The Galant Bassoon is a delight from start to finish."
 
Opus Haute Définition (France) (6 August 2009)
"Matthew Wilkie honours the grace and the lightness of these well-known scores."
 
Otago Daily Times (NZ) (18 July 2009)
"The sparkling disc revels in the 'galant' style."
 
New Classics (UK) (23 September 2009)
"...played by three musicians of international acclaim."
National Business Review (NZ) (17 December 2009)
"The bassoon's rich velvety notes are beautifully controlled by Matthew Wilkie and his melody line drifts cleanly over the accompanying harpsichord and bass."
 
Readings Monthly (Australia) (August 2009)
"Wilkie brings a new light to these oft-played pieces."
OzArtsReview (Australia) (13 July 2009)
"...the bassoon seduces the ear with gorgeously dark-hued tone."
 
Scotland on Sunday (UK) (14 February 2010)
"...the quality of Wilkie's playing never falters."
 
Courier Mail (Australia) (20 June 2009)
"...a suave outpouring of melody."
 
Turok's Choice (US) (March 2010)
"...beautifully-recorded."
 
The Age 'Green Guide' (Australia) (9 July 2009)
"Far from being the 'clown of the orchestra', here the bassoon is suave, expressive and very pleasing indeed."
 
 
 
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