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Dukas's E flat minor Sonata (1900) is a rare (the only?) French example of the form from this period. Lasting more than 45 minutes, each of its four movements is underpinned by almost unremitting... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Instrumental Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2006, Instrumental Choice
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New. Ronsard Et La Musique. Cueillez, Cueillez Votre Jeunesse !
Doulce Mémoire (early music ensemble), Denis Raisin Dadre, Marc Mauillon, Anne Le Bozec
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No point trying to fault anything: the lightness and flexibility of her touch takes the breath away, and her sound is at every moment transparently controlled, each piece displaying insight... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2012, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2012, Editor's Choice
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Horizon 2: A Tribute To Olivier Messiaen
Recorded live at Concertgebouw Amsterdam on 8, 9 November 2007 (Dukas/Van Keulen, Dalbavie, Messiaen, and 13, 14 June 2008 (Zuidam)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Benjamin & Ingo Metzmacher
These masterly performances under the baton of George Benjamin here provide the focus of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's inventive tribute to the composer, captured live at concerts during... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2010, Editor's Choice
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Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier, La péri & Symphony in C Major
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Luc Tingaud
It is clearly a labour of love for conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud. He has not only polished the playing of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra to a beguiling level of Gallic sparkle, but also consulted... — More…
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In general these are honest, respectful performances. In Dukas’s ballet music La Péri, the complex details are never allowed to swamp the logical argument, and the same goes for the second suite... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022, Debut Recording
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Special offer. The Essential Dukas
Margaret Fingerhut (piano)
Ulster Orchestra & BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier
I cannot praise Tortelier’s mastery here enough — More…
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The French Romantic sensibility is clearly audible across this beautifully played selection: texture and atmosphere are everything, tension ebbs and flows. — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Recording of the Year
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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony', etc.
RecommendedSimon Preston (organ)
Berlin Philharmonic, James Levine
If having the organ and orchestra recorded separately does not bother you, allow yourself to be seduced by James Levine and Simon Preston's sensual and at times theatrical reading. — More…
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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