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Mayer: Symphony No. 4
Ewa Kupiec (piano), Yang Tai (piano)
Neubrandenburger Philharmonie, Klenke Quartet, Stefan Malzew, Sebastian Tewinkel
A welcome disc of works by the German Romantic composer. The performances are robust; the symphony a discovery. — More…
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Engelbert Humperdinck: Der Blaue Vogel (The Blue Bird)
Incidental Music After A Christmas Fairy Tale By Maurice Maeterlinck)
Juri Tetzlaff, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Steffen Tast
The festive fairytale by Maeterlinck for which Humperdinck wrote this incidental music is read here in German, so you may want to find a translation online. Or simply head to Disc 2, where the... — More…
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Henze: Das Floß der Medusa
Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Sarah Wegener, Dietrich Henschel, Wiener Sängerknaben, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cornelius Meister
Written in 1968, Henze's darkly abrasive work for soloists, chorus and orchestra – with spoken German dialogue – vividly conveys the many horrors faced by the survivors of a notorious 1816 shipwreck... — More…
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the performance of the Eighth has a sense of power and depth that makes itself felt from the very start. Tempos are on the swift side compared with the majority of recordings made in recent... — More…
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Ernst von Dohnányi: Symphony No. 1 & Symphonic Minutes
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Roberto Paternostro
Talk about the “wow” factor. This symphony, and especially its finale, have it in spades...I can recommend Paternostro’s new recording enthusiastically and without reservation. — More…
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Karl Weigl: Symphony No. 1; Pictures and Tales
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Jürgen Bruns
One can hear the influence of Mahler in the orchestral style of Weigl, his compatriot and near-contemporary. The performances here are lively, but finer details can struggle to emerge. — More…
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Doderer: Symphony No. 2 & Violin Concerto No. 2
Anne Schwanewilms (soprano), Yury Revich (violin)
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Ariane Matiakh
both scores are remarkably well played and recorded. The symphony had not been aired prior to these sessions yet Ariane Matiakh secures much more than a dutiful run-through — More…
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A too-easy consensus remains that the gold is suffused with corn, but while one is listening to these operas and songs, one is carried away by the gorgeous, dramatic music. Upon opening this... — More…
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