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Title: Lovely and lyrical
Review: Vanhal's lyrical, good-natured concerti are real gems. The melodies are firm, sweet, occasionally a little melancholy. And these recordings are luminous. (Having grown accustomed to these concerti with their lovely solo parts, I almost feel like something's missing when I listen to Vanhal's symphonies.) Newcomers to concerti for the double bass will be surprised just how jaunty and lyrical that instrument can be during solo passages and in the agreeable company of other strings and continuo.
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