Kurt Masur
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Richard Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder and Other Lieder
RecommendedJessye Norman (soprano)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
[Norman is] grand, impassioned, noble, dignified, unmannered in this unforgettable interpretation — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1984, Winner - Solo vocal
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, July 2019, Also Recommended
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Bruch - The Complete Violin Concertos Salvatore Accardo
Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, Kurt Masur
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Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters Strauss, Wagner, Berlioz, Haydn & Britten
Jessye Norman (soprano), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Berliner Philharmoniker, James Levine, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Norman possessed one of the great voices in modern times, and she matured into an artist almost at the height of that voice. When the two came together, as they do throughout these performances,... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Nelson Freire: Radio Days Nelson Freire (piano)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Reinhard Peters, Kurt Masur, Yuri Ahronovitch, Eleazar de Carvalho, David Zinman
What is most notable about this collection is the way Freire finds exactly the right idiom for each composer: a perfumed suggestion in the theatre for Tchaikovsky's First, elfin charm for the... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, Concerto Choice
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Brass Too: RCO Brass
Brass of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Brass and Strings of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ivan Meylemans, Kurt Masur
Does it succeed? Emphatically, yes. The sheer weight and superior blend of these Dutch players is a wonder to behold. However, all that technique doesn’t count for much unless it’s firmly focused... — More…
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The Essential Yo-Yo Ma
Includes rare performances of Broadway favourites “Anything Goes” and “I Could Have Danced All Night” plus works by Bach, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky and Villa-Lobos.
Yo-Yo Ma (cello) plus collaborations with Bobby McFerrin & Alison Krauss
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Shostakovich - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Sergey Khachatryan (violin)
Orchestre National de France, Kurt Masur
Do we need another pairing of the Shostakovich violin concertos? The answer is an unequivocal yes when the playing is as sensational as this.
Not just a preternaturally gifted teen, Sergey Khachatryan... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2006, Editor's Choice
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Verbier Festival: 25 Years of Excellence
Malena Ernman (mezzo), Yuja Wang (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Daniil Trifonov (piano), Ilya Gringolts (violin), Truls Mørk (cello), Evgeny Kissin (piano), Vadim Repin (violin I), Laurent Korcia (violin II), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Alexander Kniazev (cello), Bryn Terfel...
Every performance is a gem: the line-up could scarcely be starrier, but what makes it special is the fact that everything is more than the sum of its considerable parts. Highlights include a... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2018
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Dutilleux: Sur le même accord (nocturne), etc.
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin)
Orchestre National de France, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Seiji Ozawa, Paul Sacher
Henri Dutilleux has always had his admirers… This first recording of the recent Sur le même accord will only stoke his reputation further… Displaying by turns searing lyricism, brusque animation... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, Orchestral Choice
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