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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 colouring... — More…
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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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Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Hungarian Peasant Songs & other folk dances RecommendedBudapest Festival Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Iván Fischer
As Mandarins go, they don't come more miraculous than this – a vivid, no-holds-barred performance. Everything tells: the flavour is right, the pacing too, and the sound has a toughened, raw-edged... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Winner - Orchestral
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Bartók: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Zoltán Kocsis (piano)
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer
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Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin RecommendedBudapest Festival Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Iván Fischer
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Winner - Orchestral
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Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana
RecommendedJohn Aler (tenor), John Tomlinson (baritone)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Pierre Boulez
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Grammy Awards, 36th Awards (1993), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 36th Awards (1993), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Grammy Awards, 36th Awards (1993), Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 36th Awards (1993), Classical Album of the Year
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Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 1-6
RecommendedTokyo String Quartet
Koichiro Harada (violin), Kikuei Ikeda (violin), Kazuhide Isomura (viola) & Sadao Harada (cello)
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Building a Library, September 2005, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Chamber
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Colour is...very much the Hagen's thing, widely spaced dynamics too, which are vividly projected; and where keeping to the letter matters most, they don't disappoint either — More…
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Building a Library, February 2021, Also Recommended
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Bartok: Concerto For Orchestra & Kodaly: 'Peacock' Variations
RecommendedBoston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
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Grammy Awards, 6th Awards (1963), Best Orchestral Performance
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