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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand' RecommendedHeather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger (sopranos), Yvonne Minton (mezzo), Helen Watts (contralto), Rene Kollo (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Martti Talvela (bass)
Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Sängerknaben & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Now at last Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand can be heard on record at something approaching its full, expansive stature. Here is a version from Solti which ... conveys the feeling of a great... — More…
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Grammy Awards, 15th Awards (1972), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 15th Awards (1972), Classical Album of the Year
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Britten: War Requiem
RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Martyn Hill (tenor)
Choristers of St Paul`s Cathedral, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox
Britten's War Requiem is the composer's most public statement of his pacifism.
The work is cast in six movements and calls for massive forces: full chorus, soprano soloist and full orchestra... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
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Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
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Britten: War Requiem
RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano). Philip Langridge (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Roderick Elms (organ)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral, Richard Hickox
'Drawing on a disciplined and dedicated response from his London Symphony forces, Hickox masterminds a stirring display (ideally balanced by the Couzens production team) that scales genuine... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
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Stravinsky Ballets
RecommendedTeresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
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Building a Library, October 2002, First Choice
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Building a Library, February 2021, Recommended Recording (complete ballet)
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Treasures of Baroque Opera
RecommendedJanet Baker, Teresa Berganza, Catherine Bott, Luciano Pavarotti
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Lutoslawski: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 and Les Espaces du sommeil
RecommendedJohn Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Contemporary
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Lutoslawski: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 & Les espaces du sommeil
RecommendedJohn Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Contemporary
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Britten conducts Britten vol. 4 RecommendedSviatoslav Richter (piano), Mark Lubotsky (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Julius Katchen (piano), Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Alexander Murray (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet),...
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Building a Library, February 2010, First Choice
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Building a Library, May 2018, Also recommended
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Very Best of English Song
RecommendedDame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Janet Craxton (piano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also recommended
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Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended orchestral version (Songs of Travel)
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Rachmaninov: The Four Piano Concertos, Piano Works, Three Symphonies and Orchestral Works
RecommendedNikolai Lugansky (piano), Nikolai Lugansky (piano) & Alexander Kniazev (cello), Sheila Armstrong • Robert Tear • John Shirley-Quirk
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sakari Oramo, André Previn
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Grammy Awards, 19th Awards (1976), Best Choral Performance
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