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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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Gramophone Magazine, March 2018, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, Opera Choice
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Schallplattenkritik Awards, 2018, Winner - Jahrespreis
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Strauss: Salome
Malin Byström (Salome), Doris Soffel (Herodias), Lance Ryan (Herodes), Evgeny Nikitin (Jochanaan), Peter Sonn (Narraboth), Ivo van Hove (Director)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Daniele Gatti
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Myrto Papatanasiu (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Burkhard Fritz (tenor) & Gerald Finley (baritone)
Netherlands Radio Choir & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Iván Fischer
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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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BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, DVD/Blu-ray Choice
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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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Gramophone Magazine, March 2015, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
RecommendedEva-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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Building a Library, June 2018, Recommended Recording
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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…
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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…
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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…
