Chandos
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the final section, in particular, is not a dirge but a fiery, angry outburst, the pounding drumbeats bringing the symphony to a shattering climax... it is certainly one to take seriously… pretty... —
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Special offer. Khachaturian: Spartacus Ballet Suites Nos. 1-3
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
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this is among the finest accounts [of the Variations] on disc: searchingly nuanced from moment to moment yet never losing its grip on the work's tragic progress. Bavouzet's readings of the three... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, Instrumental Choice
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Special offer. Welcome Joy - A Celebration of Women's Voices
Louise Thomson, Corvus Consort, Freddie Crowley
The 12 superb sopranos and altos of the Corvus Consort sing the complex, close-knit textures of these works with delicacy and pinpoint accuracy. Louise Thomson’s immaculate, virtuosic harp playing... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2024, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Neeme Järvi conducts Massenet
Truls Mørk (cello)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Järvi
Of the three more substantial items, the two most familiar [Le Cid and the Scenes pittoresques]...are played by Neeme Jarvi and his Swiss orchestra with infectious panache and finesse. —
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Special offer. Rodgers & Hammerstein: Oklahoma! - Vinyl Edition
RecommendedNathaniel Hackmann (Curly), Sierra Boggess (Laurey), Rodney Earl Clarke (Jud Fry), Jamie Parker (Will Parker), Louise Dearman (Ado Annie), Sandra Marvin (Aunt Eller), Nadim Naaman (Ali Hakim), Leo Roberts (Andrew Carnes), Oklahoma! Ensemble, Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Wilson, who conducted Oklahoma! at the BBC Proms in 2017, proves an exceptional advocate, bringing to the piece the same expertise and mastery he would accord to the symphonic repertoire of... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th September 2023
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Special offer. Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole; Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No.3
James Ehnes (violin), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
There’s also much to enjoy, albumwide, from the playing here. Ehnes, with that elegant, effortless technique of his own, brings a cool, cantabile purity to the Saint-Saëns concerto’s lilting... —
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Special offer. Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor, etc.
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
