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Orchestral, Symphonies, Lutosławski (composer)
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This magnificent new recording completes a strong symphonic portrait of the Polish modernist master…The Third Symphony comes first here in a coruscating performance. Hannu Lintu conducts with... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2020, Orchestral Choice
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2020, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance
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Krystian Zimerman & Sir Simon Rattle: Lutoslawski
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle
Zimerman injects both delicacy and virtuosity into the dialogue with Simon Rattle's orchestra, and also holds the key, as probably only a Pole could do, to the serious yet wistful undercurrents... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st August 2015
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2015, Winner - Musique Symphonique
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Gardner makes the most of the taut rhythmic energy in the music...all the colours of this showpiece [the Concerto for Orchestra] are brightly painted, with a virtuosity which is never empty,... —
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2010, Editor's Choice
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it is very good to have Salonen's version of the Second Symphony restored to the catalogue; he captures its elusive qualities, and the LA strings sound at their most potent here in the surging... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th March 2013
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Contemporary
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Special offer. Lutosławski: Orchestral Works 3
Paul Watkins (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Gardner's control of [the Second], not least its eventual disintegration, is highly compelling...the Cello Concerto receives a superbly concentrated performance here from the soloists Paul Watkins...[Grave]... —
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Special offer. Lutosławski: Orchestral Works 2
Louis Lortie (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Gardner and the BBC Symphony, backed up by glittering sound, do [the Symphonic Variations] proud, from the folk-like opening flute theme, through its varied treatments...Lortie is an ideal soloist... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2012, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Lutosławski: Vocal and Orchestral Works
Lucy Crowe (soprano), Toby Spence (tenor), Christopher Purves (baritone), Louis Lortie (piano), Paul Watkins (cello), Tasmin Little (violin), Michael Collins (clarinet)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
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Three key works, each from an essential point in Witold Lutosławski’s career, add up to a thrilling portrait of the modern Polish master. All are played with searing energy by the Finnish Radio... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Orchestral
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Lutoslawski: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 and Les Espaces du sommeil
RecommendedJohn Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Contemporary
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Lutoslawski: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 & Les espaces du sommeil
RecommendedJohn Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Contemporary
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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