Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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It is rare to be able to say that a performance forces one to listen to a work anew, but this is exactly what Alsop's reading achieves. Excellently recorded and with an elegant and witty performance... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Orchestral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, Disc of the month
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Building a Library, November 2023, Also Recommended - Symphony No. 9
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Bernstein: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo-soprano), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
The performances are predictably excellent. In No. 1, the imposing first movement is presented with fervour, and the Copland-like central scherzo with lightness and precision; Jennifer Johnson... — More…
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Record Review, 14th January 2017, Recording of the Week
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Symphonic Recording (20th/21st-century music)
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Care for detail is apparent...[Alsop's] sense of line is at its most impressive in the way in which the slow movement is sustained and the unfolding of the joyous second theme in the finale...as... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2020, Also Recommended
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Excellent performances of Barber's earlier orchestral works, including Adagio for strings. — More…
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Building a Library, June 2006, First Choice
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Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 ‘Kaddish’
Claire Bloom (narrator), Kelley Nassief (soprano 1), Paulo Mestre (countertenor)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Maryland State Boychoir, The Washington Chorus, The São Paulo Symphony Choir, Members of The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Claire Bloom delivers [Kaddish] in a calm, inward manner, as if at prayer, without the fierce anger generated on Bernstein's first recording…despite assured, purposeful contributions by the... — More…
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Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra & Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
If you're unfamiliar with these seminal mid-20th century works, here's an unmissable chance of getting to know it. — More…
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From the syncopated opening to the mighty unison phrase at the end, Alsop judges the tempo of the first movement very well...In the furious Scherzo the exuberance of the Baltimore players transports... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2010, Editor's Choice
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The 101 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever
Zoltán Kocsis (Piano), Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano), Pascal Rogé (Piano), Jorge Bolet (Piano), Daniel Chorzempa (Organ), Claudio Arrau (Piano), Wilhelm Kempff (Piano), Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano), Jane Berbié (Mezzo-Soprano), Thurston Dart (Continuo), Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano), Timothy Hutchins (Flute),...
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