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SACD, Rimsky Korsakov (composer)
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 & Rimsky-Korsakov: Kitezh Suite
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
Noseda’s pacing leads us to the heavenly kingdom of Fevroniya and her beloved Vsevolod, killed in battle with the marauding Tatars, with a natural ease that creates the innocent sense of wonder... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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[the Nielsen] merits the supreme artistry that Shraon Bezaly brings to it, both in terms of deft, discerningly harnessed virtuosity and in her supple, sinuous shaping of the music. Neeme Jarvi... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Apart from his nimble dexterity, Freeman-Attwood's playing is just as striking for the beauty of his lyrical phrasing and his richness of colour, so well demonstrated by Saint-Saëns's "Romanza",... —
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The main hero of this recording is the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's lead violinist, Jonathan Crow. His Sheherazade...is a feisty, fearless and engaging storyteller...Crow's playing is almost... —
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Fröst & Friends: Encores
Martin Fröst (clarinet) with Roland Pöntinen (piano), Malena Ernman (mezzo-soprano), Torleif Thedéen (cello), Christian Svarfvar (violin), Åsa Thedéen (violin), Göran Fröst (viola), Svante Henryson (cello/double bass), Hermann Stefánsson (clarinet) & Sölve Kingstedt (clarinet)
Obviously a must for clarinettists; but other performers, and listeners too, will enjoy this demonstration of what can be achieved with impeccable technique, a fertile imagination and a light... —
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Showpieces & Encores
Alexander Zagorinsky (cello), Svetlana Stepchenko (viola), Oleg Sergeev (flute), Dmitry Khakamov (violin)
Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian
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