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Offer, Korngold: Symphony in F sharp, Theme and Variations & Straussiana
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Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
The playing of the Sinfonia of London is astonishingly brilliant, with Hollywood-dream glories in the string tone. — More…
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Offer, Stravinsky: Petrushka & The Firebird, Ravel: Miroirs & La Valse
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Beatrice Rana (piano)
Rana communicates her musical imagery with an ease and economy that belies its power...There’s no question that Rana is an immensely resourceful pianist who can pull off dazzling effects when... — More…
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[El sombrero de tres picos] The performance quickly settles down into one of the most witty, colorful, and absorbing sensual of the work’s recent outings. — More…
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There are moments when the music seems to call for a grandeur which this instrument can't produce, but with this recording Schubert's pianistic world is fundamentally transformed. — More…
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Offer, Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21
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Gidon Kremer (violin)
Kremerata Baltica, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Second Symphony in general conveys a message of vigour and youthful optimism…and it is presented here in a performance of consummate technical brilliance and sustained emotional conviction…Gražinytė-Tyla... — More…
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Under Mahan Esfahani’s fleet fingers, and even fleeter imagination, the toccatas positively fly. — More…
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Offer, An English Coronation, 1902-1953
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Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
Some may find the extensive spoken liturgy excessive but such is Simon Russell Beale’s compelling delivery that the sheer beauty of the words offers a musical diversion of a different kind. Most... — More…
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Offer, Libertà!
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Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Siobhan Stagg (soprano), Serena Malfi (mezzo), Linard Vrielink (tenor), John Chest (baritone), Nahuel di Pierro (bass-baritone)
Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Pichon’s approach is ingenious…Sabine Devieilhe is the show’s star. Her distinctive soprano excels not only in the fiery passage work of ‘Da Schlagt’ (from Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor) but... — More…
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Offer, Offenbach Colorature
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Jodie Devos (soprano)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Laurent Campellone
This is a marriage made in musical heaven with the young Dutch soprano Jodie Devos reminding us just how gifted Jacques Offenbach was as a composer…She’s a gravity-defying coloratura soprano... — More…
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Offer, Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Violin Concerto, Photoptosis, Die Soldaten Vocal Symphony
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Leila Josefowicz (violin), Anu Komsi (soprano), Jeni Packalen (soprano), Hilary Summers (contralto), Peter Tantsits (tenor), Ville Rusanen (baritone), Juha Uusitalo (bass)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
In Zimmermann’s Violin Concerto…beauty is to the fore ina performance from Lelia Josefowicz that is more elasticated and lyrical (than, say, Thomas Zehetmair) while the Finnish Radio Symphony... — More…
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