London Symphony Chorus
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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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The Essential Borodin
RecommendedNicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Zlatina Ghiaurov (piano), Borodin Quartet
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Georg Solti, Edward Downes, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jean Martinon, Ernest Ansermet
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Building a Library, November 2006, Highly Recommended
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Maestro – Music by Leonard Bernstein
Victoria Ruggiero (piano), Nick Blaemire, Mallory Portnoy, Kate Eastman, Antonia Butler (vocals), Michael Clarke (vocals), Mark Brown (vocals), Tony Yazbeck (vocals), Jay Armstrong Johnson (vocals), Ruth Mense (piano), Dicky Tarrach (drums), Thissy Thiers (bass guitar), Clyde Alves (vocals), Bradley...
the soundtrack album is positively jam-packed and as colourful as Bernstein’s story...The album is a real snapshot of the f ilm, arranged in sequences of music and dialogue; the latter element... — More…
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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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This set gives an invaluable historical cross-section of Antipodean singers in both commercial and rare archive recordings. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2017, Re-issue of the Month
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British Music Collection - Gerald Finzi RecommendedBryn Terfel, Philip Langridge, Donald Sweeney, Benjamin Luxon
Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, David Hill, Richard Hickox, Edward Higginbottom, Neville Marriner
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Building a Library, December 2006, First Choice
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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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The Complete Mahler Symphonies
RecommendedSymphony No. 2: Lee Venora (soprano), Jennie Tourel (mezzo), Symphony No. 3: Martha Lipton (mezzo), Symphony No. 4: Reri Grist (soprano), Symphony No. 8: Erna Spoorenberg (Magna Peccatrix), Gwyneth Jones (Una Poenitentium), Gwenyth Annear (Mater Gloriosa), Anna Reynolds (Mulier Samaritana), Norma...
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Grammy Awards, 10th Awards (1967), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 10th Awards (1967), Classical Album of the Year
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 & Kindertotenlieder
RecommendedJanet Baker (mezzo)
London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
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Grammy Awards, 18th Awards (1975), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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