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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 93 - 104 (the London Symphonies)
RecommendedLes Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble, Marc Minkowski
Marc Minkowski and his period-instrument band may be thought of as early music specialists, yet their approach is the reverse of doctrinaire...Those who feel they have heard some of these works... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2016, First Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2010, Winner - Symphonies
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
and Dietsch: Le Vaisseau Fantôme
Evgeny Nikitin (Der Holländer), Ingela Brimberg (Senta), Eric Cutler (Georg), Mika Kares (Donald), Bernard Richter (Der Steuermann), Helene Schneiderman (Mary), Russell Braun (Troïl), Sally Matthews (Minna), Bernard Richter (Magnus), Ugo Rabec (Barlow) & Eric Cutler (Éric)
Les Musiciens...
Minkowski and his players give Dietsch all the vitality they can. The cast sings with conviction...Dietsch by turns sounds like Auber, Meyerbeer, even Gounod: elegant, lyrical but never distinctive..... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Opera
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Opera, February 2014, Recording of the Month
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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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Vivaldi: Serenata A Tre, Rv690
Marie Lys (Eurilla), Sophie Rennert (Nice), Anicio Zorzi Giustiani (Alcindo), Abchordis Ensemble, Andrea Buccarella
The music is a delight throughout, and the performance mainly of a high standard. Marie Lys is a spirited Eurilla...In all, Andrea Buccarella, his soloists and his vibrant Abchordis Ensemble... — More…
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Playing a six-course lute with an extra octave for the third course (double-string) and the upper octave unusually on the ‘thumb side’ for all courses (horses for courses, I guess), Smith here,... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Early Music
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Schoenberg, Berg & Webern: Complete Works for String Quartet
Sandrine Piau (soprano), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto)
Quatuor Diotima
The extreme refinement and minutely focused intensity, in recordings to match, make the Webern a singularly beautiful, if somewhat unsettling experience. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2016, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Johann S/Bernhard/Ludwig Bach: Ouvertures For Orchestra
RecommendedConcerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
Alessandrini’s new recording of Bach’s Orchestral Suites may well be the danciest ever...he has turned to these four noble creations and infused them with a choreographic shape and swing that... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Kopatchinskaja & Fazil Say - Violin Sonatas
RecommendedPatricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) & Fazil Say (piano)
This is far from being just another recording of the Kreutzer Sonata. Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Fazil Say share a radical approach, performing each musical gesture in the most vivid way, with... — More…
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Building A Library, July 2021, Recommended Recording
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Silvery, bright and pure, he gives a youthful air to a deeply expressive interpretation that feels knowing beyond his years. Everything about his performance is to be savoured. Phrasing and... — More…
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Record Review, December 2010, Critics' Disc of the Year
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