This could almost be termed "the artists formerly in the stable of Sony Classical"; Cho Liang-Lin, known for his Sibelius, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Bach concerti and his work with Tan Dun and Anthony Newman, is a CBS veteran from the '60s who used to be known for his freaked-out Bach and mastery of multiple keyboard instruments. Put them together with "the artists formerly known as the International Sejong Soloists" and you have Naxos' 2006 model Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, the sixth recording of the work to appear in its ...
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This could almost be termed "the artists formerly in the stable of Sony Classical"; Cho Liang-Lin, known for his Sibelius, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Bach concerti and his work with Tan Dun and Anthony Newman, is a CBS veteran from the '60s who used to be known for his freaked-out Bach and mastery of multiple keyboard instruments. Put them together with "the artists formerly known as the International Sejong Soloists" and you have Naxos' 2006 model Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, the sixth recording of the work to appear in its catalog. Apart from his award-winning recording of the Rouse Violin Concerto on Ondine, it has been awhile since we have heard from Lin, whose final outing for Sony was in 1996; he was one of the "wave" of Asian artists who began to distinguish CBS Masterworks' roster in its final decade. Newman has somewhat moderated his style since the swinging '60s, but has never truly become a stranger to recording, working steadily for all kinds of labels in years since, not to mention producing....
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