Sir Simon Rattle
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Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
It is appropriate that the peak of Beethoven’s orchestral artistry should be scaled by two musicians also at the height of their powers: these performances are as near-definitive as I ever expect... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th July 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Concerto
3 CDs
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Elgar: Violin Concerto & Violin Sonata
Renaud Capuçon (violin), Stephen Hough (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Accuracy matters, and violinist Renaud Capuçon has it in abundance..He is, though, much more than a technical sharp-shooter...Taken whole, this generous, richly enjoyable disc is an easy recommendation... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice
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Record Review, 6th March 2021, Record of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2021
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
Uchida takes enormous care over articulation, clarity, voicing and dynamics. And this is true in the simplest passages as well as the most virtuoso...Uchida’s fastidious articulateness makes... — More…
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Record Review, 26th January 2019, Disc of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2019, Editor's Choice
3 CDs + Blu-ray Audio + Blu-ray Video
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The John Adams Edition RecommendedBerliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, John Adams, Alan Gilbert, Gustavo Dudamel, Kirill Petrenko, Sir Simon Rattle
Both [Harmonielehre and The Gospel According to the Other Mary] benefit from the full palette of the Berlin Philharmonic, from powerful lower brass to exquisite wind solos and sensuous strings;... — More…
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2017
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Classical Compendium
4 CDs + 2 Blu-ray Videos
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Alfred Brendel: Live in Vienna RecommendedAlfred Brendel (piano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
This [the Brahms] is playing of tremendous incisiveness, highly energetic in both physical and intellectual terms. Brendel traces a powerful thread of development and logic through the set’s... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th March 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2018, Re-issue/Archive of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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This Is Rattle
Grime, Ades. Birtwistle, Knussen & Elgar
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
The dazzling panache of the LSO’s playing has you wondering all over again at the mesmerising range of options that Adès’s ear and technical command can summon…And Elgar’s Enigma Variations... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2019, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Krystian Zimerman & Sir Simon Rattle: Lutoslawski
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle
Zimerman injects both delicacy and virtuosity into the dialogue with Simon Rattle's orchestra, and also holds the key, as probably only a Pole could do, to the serious yet wistful undercurrents... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st August 2015
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2015, Winner - Musique Symphonique
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The Essential Falla RecommendedNati Mistral (soprano), John Constable (harpsichord), Eduardo Fernandez (guitar), Jennifer Smith (soprano), Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), Martin Katz (piano), Colette Boky (soprano)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, London Philharmonic Orchestra, L'Orchestre...
[El amor brujo] enjoys exceptionally vivid sound, yet with plenty of light and shade, and the control of atmosphere in the quieter passages is masterful...de Larrocha's later, digital version... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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He takes the view that a noble reticence suits Elgar’s emotional world just as well as the huge intensity of Jacqueline du Pré, whose early recording he cites as an inspiration. Often this approach... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, March 2020, Nouveauté
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Nigel Kennedy
RecommendedNigel Kennedy (violin, viola)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, André Previn, Simon Rattle
Kennedy is in his element, while Previn captures the lushness of the colourful score. — More…
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Building a Library, November 2007, Mid-Price Choice
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Building a Library, March 2023, Also Recommended
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