Ligeti
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RecommendedPierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, George Benjamin
This is special. Three utterly captivating, ear-tickling pieces by composers from successive generations in superlative performances…the centrepiece of the disc is the world premiere performance... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Contemporary
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Holst: The Planets & Ligeti: Lux aeterna Boston Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory Chorus, Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, William Steinberg, Helmut Franz
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Ligeti: Violin Concerto, Lontano, Atmosphères & San Francisco Polyphony Benjamin Schmid (violin)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
As [Lintu] prises open Ligeti's mulched-up woodwind micropolyphony...time feels curiously suspended, the high-speed urgency of the music hurtling forwards slowly and unobtrusively...Ligeti's... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2014, Editor's Choice
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Ligeti: Concertos RecommendedChristian Poltéra (cello), Joonas Ahonen (piano)
BIT20 Ensemble, Baldur Brönnimann
what comes across in all this music is [Ligeti's] unerring ear for colour and harmony. The performances by Baldur Brönnimann and the Norwegian BIT20 Ensemble are brilliant throughout. An indispensable... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Barbara Hannigan (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Every nuance [of The Rite] is crafted, each detail considered, yet there is still a sense of danger and visceral power…Rattle and the LSO are joined, usurped even, by the extraordinary Barbara... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, Orchestral Choice
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Each piece is beautifully crafted but collectively may be too much of a good thing, even in such a superb rendition. A disc for specialists, perhaps, but a special one. — More…
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Grammy Awards, 55th Awards (2012), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Ligeti - Clear or Cloudy
RecommendedMatt Haimovitz, Jacques Zoon, Douglas Boyd, Richard Hosford, James Sommerville, Matthew Wilkie, Claudio Abbado, Helmut Franz, Gerd Zacher, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Håkan Hardenberger, Roland Pöntinen, Jacques Zoon & Douglas Boyd, Aloys Kontarsky, Alfons Kontarsky, Gianluca Cascioli, Pierre-Laurent...
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2006, Orchestral Choice
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Building a Library, January 2018, Also Recommended
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New Vienna Octet, Vienna Wind Soloists - The Decca Recordings New Vienna Octet,Vienna Wind Soloists
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Behind the flowers, butterflies and soulful photos there lies some very classy piano-playing...Buniatishvili's playing is eloquent indeed: her voicing is expertly balanced in the opening Bach... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2014, Instrumental Choice
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