Chandos
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Delius: Appalachia & The Song of the High Hills
Andrew Rupp (baritone), Olivia Robinson (soprano)
Christopher Bowen (tenor)
BBC Symphony Chorus & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
Davis combines a sensitive feeling for tempo and shape with superfine detail of phrasing and balancing...The BBC Symphony Orchestra plays for its former chief conductor with precision and spirit,... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Choral
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Casta Diva - Operatic arias transcribed for trumpet
RecommendedMatilda Lloyd (trumpet), Britten Sinfonia, Rumon Gamba
The flawless tone, purity of line and dynamic subtlety she coaxes from her instrument are shown off to particularly impressive effect in Arban's set of variations from Norma...Overall, this... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2023, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Manuel de Falla: Works for Stage and Concert Hall
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Raquel Lojendio (soprano)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
one of those experiences that change one's perception of a work forever...At the most basic level they take the trouble to get the balance right. ['Nights'] is no concerto, and the pianist has... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2012, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, Disc of the month
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Bavouzet's strengths…to the fore, with glowing colours in the opening Ballade and Valse romantique, followed by sparkling elegance in the Danse. — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2008, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2008
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Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
RecommendedAlwyn Mellor (soprano), Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (tenor), James Creswell (bass) & Sir Thomas Allen (speaker)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Edward Gardner
The hero is Edward Gardner, under whose wonderfully flexible beat this hyper-Romantic music positively breathes in long lyrical phrases and paragraphs. Nor are the excitements lacking: the coda... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2017, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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No doubt about it, these are two very fine professional choirs, unique in an unparalleled lower-register smokiness and resonance. The basses can reach the famous bottom notes: the C at the end... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 58th Awards (2015), Best Choral Performance
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…A significant recording of one of Weinberg’s most ambitious symphonies, and anyone interested in settling the issue of the composer’s achievement will be rewarded by taking a listen. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2023, Editor's Choice
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The Neave’s way with [the Smyth] is expansive, with an attractive warmth of tone in the interlocking string phrases of the outer movements and playing at once weighty and admirably restrained... — More…
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MacMillan: Symphony No. 3 & The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
RecommendedBBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan
The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, inspired by the brutal witch-hunts that took place in post-Reformation Scotland, has become of the composer's signature works since its enthusiastic reception... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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the early Quartet is a remarkable creation, with its searching chromaticism, huge technical strength, and formidable finale...The Doric Quartet play both works with an ultra-focused vividness... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Chamber
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