City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 27 - Saint-Saëns
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
If Saint-Saëns's idiom once answered – and maybe still does – to qualities fundamental to the French musical character, it must be said straight away that Hough sounds the complete insider.... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2002, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2002, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2001, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Gold Disc
2 CDs
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The playing here, disarmingly gentle yet tonally seductive, has a songful use of vibrato that recalls the expressive manners of Pierre Fournier and du Pré herself…A most rewarding CD then, sure... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Newcomer (cello)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7
Kirill Gerstein (harpsichord), Marie-Christine Zupancic (flute), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Here at last is the follow up to Mirga GražinytėTyla’s awardwinning 2019 Weinberg release – an equally superb, charismatically interpreted and intelligently programmed recording. This vividly... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Dvorak & Schumann: Piano Concertos
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Hough joins forces with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons for a robust, grand reading that nonetheless leaves room for lyricism and introspection…[but it's in the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st April 2016
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2016
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 11 - Scharwenka & Sauer
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
A glitteringly worthy addition to the Hyperion series ... Stephen Hough exhibits dazzling flair in showpiece concertos by Sauer and Scharwenka – and plenty of stamina ... Hough plays throughout... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1996, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 1996, Winner - Concerto
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 17 - Mendelssohn
Stephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
With Stephen Hough's Mendelssohn we enter a new dimension. The soft, stylish arpeggios that open the first work here, the Capriccio brillant, announce something special. But this is just a preparation... — More…
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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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Szymanowski: Concertos, Orchestral & Choral Works
RecommendedIwona Sobotka, Timothy Robinson, Katarina Karnéus, Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Elzbieta Szmytka, Jadwiga Rappé, Philip Langridge & Thomas Hampson, Florence Quivar, Jon Garrison & John Connell
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, with City of Birmingham...
Both these differing works [Song of the Night and Stabat Mater] are sensitively performed, giving the listener an excellent insight into the contrasting aspects of this composer's work. Rattle's... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Engineering
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Arnold conducts Arnold
RecommendedBournemouth Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Arnold
No Arnold collection captures his special magic quite as compellingly as this. — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Szymanowski - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedThomas Zehetmair (violin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Concerto
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