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Special offer. Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
RecommendedOrchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Women of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Chorus, Charles Dutoit
The Planets is Holst's most famous work, and its success is surely deserved.
The musical characterisation is as striking as its originality of conception: the association of 'Saturn' with old... —Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Engineering
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Special offer. Mendelssohn Piano Trios
Joshua Bell (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello), Jeremy Denk (piano)
They’re in excellent sympathy, yet each has individual qualities to bring to the musical table. Denk is supremely fiery at the piano. Bell offsets him with wonderfully consistent, bright and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2024, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Chamber
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It is masterly, wonderfully paced and finely detailed. The Berlin Philharmonic has never sounded like this since the 1980s. —
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Gramophone Awards, 1984, Winner - Orchestral
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Gramophone Awards, 1984, Recording of the Year
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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The Gramophone Good CD Guide awarded this its highest accolade, denoting "an unrivalled version, a cornerstone of the catalogue", adding that "this is surely the greatest, certainly the richest... —
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Gramophone Magazine, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Instrumental
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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It is the flavour of this Concerto for Orchestra that wins the day. Just sample the subtle portamento that spices the string line at bars 52-3 (2'36'') of the first movement, and the sombre... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2005, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, January 2022, Recommended Recording
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Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
RecommendedItzhak Perlman (violin), Pinchas Zukerman (viola), Pinchas Zukerman (violin)
Israel Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. The Sound of the Trumpet
RecommendedPeter Hurford (organ), Alan Stringer (trumpet), Gwynne Howell (bass), John Wilbraham (trumpet), Philip Jones (trumpet), Leslie Pearson (organ), The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Festival Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner, Elgar...
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, November 2000, Runner-Up
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Early Music - Baroque
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Special offer. Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27
RecommendedClifford Curzon (piano)
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Janacek: Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba & Concertino
RecommendedBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik
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Building a Library, April 2005, Also Recommended
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Building a Library, July 2017, Also Recommended
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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