Browse: James Gaffigan (conductor)
This page lists all recordings conducted by James Gaffigan.
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Britten & Korngold: Violin Concertos
RecommendedVilde Frang (violin)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony, James Gaffigan
Frang has a beautiful tone and superb intonation, and in both concertos applies a satisfying range of colour - there's much to enjoy, technically speaking. The spiky, lonely atmosphere of the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2016, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Concerto
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Missy Mazzoli: Dark with Excessive Bright
RecommendedPeter Herresthal (violin), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, James Gaffigan, Arctic Philharmonic, Tim Weiss
The orchestras here hail from Norway, where their own experience of dark light perhaps enables their instinctive response to Mazzoli’s arresting blend of apparent opposites. — More…
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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Nominee - Best Classical Compendium
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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Nominee - Best Contemporary Classical Composition (Dark With Excessive Bright)
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Premiere
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Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev: Piano Concertos
RecommendedKirill Gerstein (piano)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, James Gaffigan
Perhaps the most striking aspect of Gerstein's interpretation is his ability to make the piano writing sound much lighter and more transparent than usual...Instead of the conventional barnstorming... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd March 2015
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Concerto Finalist
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Rachmaninoff in Lucerne
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 3
Behzod Abduraimov (piano)
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, James Gaffigan
As far as I can gather, this piano has an extended frame affording the interpreter a richer tonal palette and greater dynamic range than on most other concert grands. Behzod Abduraimov obviously... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2020, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Beethoven & Schnittke: Violin Concertos
Vadim Gluzman (violin), Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, James Gaffigan
the performance [of the Schnittke] is extremely fine. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Concerto
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Brahms: Violin Concerto & Violin Sonata No. 1
Vadim Gluzman (violin), Angela Yoffe (piano)
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, James Gaffigan
Gluzman [plays with] heartfelt eloquence and unbridled passion [in the Violin Concerto]…Gaffigan’s unfailingly attentive Lucerne players sound almost chamber-like in their textural detailing…in... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2017, Editor's Choice
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Willem Jeths: Requiem
Andreas Wolf, Kelly God
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, James Gaffigan
This is a powerful performance, with the orchestra and organ at full force and well balanced with the choir. Bass baritone Andreas Wolf is excellent—his intonation is spot-on and his tone focused,... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Contemporary
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Shostakovich & Gubaidulina: Violin Concerto & In tempus praesens
Simone Lamsma (violin)
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, James Gaffigan, Reinbert de Leeuw
Lamsma is a terrific player, with a beautiful, resilient sound, but at times that beauty is her handicap: she doesn’t do ugly or grim. — More…
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Emmanuelle Bertrand plays Dutilleux & Debussy
Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello), Pascal Amoyel (piano)
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, James Gaffigan
I can't do better than quote the testimony of Henri Dutilleux himself, praising 'the transparency of Emmanuelle Bertrand's sound, her rhythmic strictness, her technical perfection, the brio of... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, Concerto Choice
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Prokofiev: Symphonies No. 2 & No. 4 (Second Version)
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra & James Gaffigan
James Gaffigan
Gaffigan is relatively brisk [in the Fourth], avoiding slackness, but at the expense of some nuance and opportunities for characterisation, notably in the third movement. — More…
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