Browse: Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)
This page lists all recordings conducted by Mark Wigglesworth.
-
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 'The year 1905'
RecommendedNetherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth
[Wigglesworth] gets playing of great refinement from the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, setting the scene in the opening movement The Palace Square perfectly, but can also conjure up raw brutality... — More…
Awards:
-
Building a Library, November 2017, Also Recommended
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Clearly working in absolute rapport with Mark Wigglesworth, they achieve together a lean, at times almost wiry sound...yet there is no lack of muscular force or orchestral power in the many big... — More…
2 CDs
$16.00Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
Shostakovich - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 12
RecommendedNetherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth
If the first movement of the Ninth seems playful rather than sarcastic, Wigglesworth's fine ear for orchestral sonority always brings out unusual elements in the scoring. His insights make this... — More…
Awards:
-
Building a Library, February 2016, Also Recommended
-
BBC Music Magazine, November 2007, Orchestral Choice
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D minor
James Ehnes (violin), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Ehnes Quartet, Mark Wigglesworth
Ehnes’ urgent and energetic finale [of the Khachaturian] is full of gypsy spirit and freshness without feeling too sweet-toothed...This rather unusual mix of concerto and chamber music only serves... — More…
CD
$16.75Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-3
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Mark Wigglesworth
I don't recall being gripped quite as much by this work as in this present recording by Mark Wigglesworth and his Netherlands forces. Their relish in the Symphony's vibrant kaleidoscope of characters... — More…
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 'Babi Yar'
Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass)
Netherlands Radio Choir & Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth
Wigglesworth immediately extends his spacious authority, in a cycle which so far deserves respect and admiration… Jan-Hendrik Rootering… goes farther than any bass I've heard… in introspective... — More…
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
CD
Original price ($11.75) Reduced price $9.50Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47, etc.
RecommendedBBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mark Wigglesworth
to rival the very best — More…
Awards:
-
Building a Library, February 2006, First Choice
2 CDs
$30.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Arcadia Lost: Music of Vaughan Williams & Britten
Michael Dauth (violin), Roger Benedict (viola), Steve Davislim (tenor) & Benjamin Martin (piano)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Cantillation, Hamer Quartet, Mark Wigglesworth
A concept album which may or may not suit the dedicated collector but is certainly worth trying...Performance-wise [Sinfonia da Requiem] is arguably the highlight of the disc...[On Wenlock Edge]... — More…
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth
Everything is humanised, so that the conflict of the Finale is a whirlwind battle rather than a grinding mechanism, and even the circus ditties before the final storm have charm as well as nuance.... — More…
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3?
