Dittersdorf & Vanhal: Double Bass Concertos

'A most enjoyable disc' --BBC Music Magazine

�Nwanoku�s playing is both athletic and eloquent in these appealing bass concertos. [She] plays her solo music with due vivacity and skill � as graceful as can be imagined on her instrument. Paul Goodwin�s neat and sympathetic accompaniments, his leisurely pacing and his judicious balance�make this disc even more appealing� --Gramophone

'An elegant performance. Beautifully played and phrased by Nwanoku, who reveals the lyrical potential of the solo bass' (The Strad)

'Chi-chi Nwanoku is a delightful soloist. [Her] light-as-air sound and technical clarity are a continual source of pleasure' (International Record Review)

'An ideal coupling, very well recorded' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

Classical Symphonies

This CD brings together repertoire that is not often performed. The Cappella Coloniensis made this recording in the 80s staying true to historical performance practice, defining the large symphonic sound by the seek, clear sound from original instruments.

At least in the case of Joseph Martin Kraus there has been a reappraisal: this Mozart contemporary is regarded today as a significant composer with his own, idiosyncratic musical language. Nevertheless the Cappella Coloniensis aimed to fill a gap with this disc, taking the listener on a journey to discover the symphonies that were composed and played during the time of Haydn and Mozart.