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Offer, Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame
Misha Didyk, Alexey Markov, Vladimir Stoyanov, Svetlana Aksenova, Larissa Diadkova
Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
4It’s certainly wacky. But it’s followed through with rigorous brilliance…musically all is superb; this is the equal of Mariss Jansons’s first-rate Bavarian CD recording, with some of the same... — More…
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Offer, Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Marlis Petersen (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Werner Güra (tenor) & Gerald Finley (bass)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Netherlands Radio Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
This is exceptional. There are certainly many different valid ways to perform the Missa solemnis, but it's hard to imagine they will surpass this outstanding version...The Royal Concertgebouw... — More…
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Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Recommended
Eva-Maria Westbroek (Katerina Izmailova), Christopher Ventris (Sergey), Carole Wilson (Aksinya), Vladimir Vaneev (Boris), Lani Poulson (Sonyetka)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Nederlandse Opera, Mariss Jansons, Martin Kušej
a first-rate protagonist in Eva-Maria Westbroek, a Katerina of Jean Harlow-like allure, who had all the vocal power and stamina that the role demands” — More…
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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Recorded Live at Concertgebouw Amsterdam on 31 March and 1 & 3 April 2016
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Daniele Gatti
The physicality of Nelsons's conducting...is assuredly part of his attraction...Aside from Nelsons's gymnastics, the players' ease and palpable enjoyment regularly catch the cameras' eyes. — More…
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Offer, Andris Nelsons and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at Lucerne Festival, 4th September 2011
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Offer, Andris Nelsons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Yefim Bronfman at the Lucerne Festival, 5th September 2011
Yefim Bronfman (piano)
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
every gesture and expression dovetails with what we hear. Subtle yet soaring, these orchestral performances are shaped by a conductor who enjoys every second of his job, and equally enjoys the... — More…
Wagner: Parsifal
Christopher Ventris (Parsifal), Petra Lang (Kundry), Falk Struckmann (Gurnemanz), Kurt Rydl (Titurel/Klingsor), Alejandro Marco Buhrmester (Amfortas)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Chorus of the Dutch National Opera, Iván Fischer (conductor) & Pierre Audi (director)
Of the singers, Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester is great as Amfortas, Falk Struckmann is a tireless and moving Gurnemanz, while Petra Lang is wild, sometimes in the wrong way, as Kundry. — More…
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Chen Reiss (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Netherlands Radio Choir, Daniele Gatti
The incisiveness of strings in the earth-tremors of the first movement, the luminous beauty of the horns and the trumpet seraphics come across beautifully in the most luminous of concert-halls…Watching... — More…
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (honorary guest conductor)
His approach is indeed monumental, but more architectural than spiritual...if you appreciate Harnoncourt’s way with this music — and it is a valid approach — then this blu-ray is recommended... — More…