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DVD Video, Mendelssohn (composer)
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Flabby upbeats and trumpets are among the flaws exposed by Masure as young hopefuls tackle the Italian Symphony. A complete performance follows, fiery outside, sleepy in the middle. —
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New. Nikolaus Harnoncourt: The Complete Teldec Recordings
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Recorded live at the Concert Hall of KKL Luzern, Lucerne Festival, August 2017
Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
As a piece of filmmaking, it is utterly conventional…Chailly’s clear, unfussy gestures and limited range of facial expressions are all registered…As of August 2017, when this concert was recorded,... —
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Diapason d’Or, June 2018, Vidéo
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Not only is it a privilege to witness a seasoned outfit playing with such opulent tone, unbounded musicality and selfless application, the dynamic yet ever watchful Solti directs proceedings... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2013, DVD of the Month
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Berg: Violin Concerto & Mendelssohn: Scottish Symphony
Baiba Skride (violin), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Andris Nelsons
Head buried in the score, Nelsons nonetheless holds a firm grip on the relentless motor rhythms powering the event’s premiere, commissioned from Steffen Schleiermacher…Skride gives a requiescal... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2018, Orchestral Choice
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Special offer. Sacred Music: A Christmas History & A Choral Christmas
RecommendedPresented by Simon Russell Beale
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Together [Beale and Christophers] form a fascinating insight into the way Christmas music has developed over the millennia from a fragment of papyrus preserving the earliest known piece of Christian... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th December 2011
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Riccardo Chailly - Concert, Opera, Documentary
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Orquesta de La Comunitat Valenciana, Nikolaj Znaider, Riccardo Chailly, Lars Vogt (piano), Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (violin), Gal James (soprano), Aquiles Machado, Carmen Romeu, Massimo Cavalletti, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana & Orquestra...
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Performances & Documentaries
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One could not wish for a more genial or engaging guide than the Cathedral's organist, Simon Johnson. A brilliant and sensitive musician, his deeply satisfying programme more than does justice... —
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