Arthaus Musik
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Beethoven Symphony No. 9: Ode to Freedom
Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger, Doris Soffel, James Wagner, Gwynne Howell
Gewandhaus Chorus and Orchestra, Kurt Masur
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It's a long time since we've had such satisfying accounts of either work, free of any idiosyncra- sies, adeptly paced and in a clear, warm acoustic.
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Beethoven: Symphonies 7/8/9
Live from Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2012
Christiane Karg (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano), Michael Schade (tenor), Michael Volle (baritone)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Evelyn Hart (Odette / Odile) & Peter Schaufuss (Siegfried)
London Festival Ballet & Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Graham Bond
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Welser-Möst comes over a trifle detached and his superb orchestra seem more determined than inspired...On the positive side the orchestral balance Welser-Möst achieves is excellent, giving appropriate... — More…
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Homage to Robert Schumann
Live Recording from The Frauenkirche Dresden, 2010
Markus Butter (baritone)
Soloists of the Dresden Kreuzchor, MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staatskapelle Dresden, Daniel Harding
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Václav Neumann conducts Dvorak & Janacek
Live recording from the Smetana Hall, Prague, 1986
Czech Philharmonic, Václav Neumann
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Gran Teatro La Fenice New Year’s Concert 2012
Live Recording From The Gran Teatro La Fenice, 2012
Jessica Pratt (soprano), Walter Fraccaro (tenor) & Alex Esposito (bass)
Orchestra and Chorus of The Gran Teatro La Fenice, Diego Matheuz
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Mariss Jansons conducts Mahler Symphony No. 2
Anja Harteros (soprano) & Bernarda Fink (alto)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra), Mariss Jansons
I hadn't taken on board quite how expressive a master Jansons can be: the face and above all the eyes change in an instant through absorption in the Resurrection's drama...These are superlative... — More…
