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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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An attractive programme [which] shows off the high quality of the Filarmonica della Scala…the brightness of the strings is offset by the warmth of the horns…and a neatness of attack as well... — More…
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
RecommendedPilar Lorengar (soprano), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Burrows (tenor), Martti Talvela (bass)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Sir Georg Solti
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Grammy Awards, 30th Awards (1987), Best Orchestral Performance
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British Music Collection - William Walton - The Centenary Edition
RecommendedRobert Cohen (cello), Tasmin Little (violin), Paul Neubauer (viola), Bryn Terfel (baritone)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Decca's four-disc Walton Edition offers consistently fine versions of all the composer's most important orchestral works, some of them unsurpassed, in full, brilliant sound. Andrew Litton, the... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2002, Budget Choice
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Building a Library, October 2013, First Choice
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Janacek: Sinfonietta
RecommendedBell (flute/piccolo), Craxton (oboe), Pay (clarinet), Harris (bass clarinet), Gatt (bassoon), Eastop (horn), Paul Crossley (piano)
Vienna Philharmonic, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Sir Charles Mackerras, François Huybrechts, Neville Marriner,...
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Building a Library, April 2005, Modern Choice
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Building a Library, July 2017, Also Recommended
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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture & Capriccio Italian
Recommendedspoken commentary by Deems Taylor
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra & University of Minnesota Brass Band, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati
it sounds even more spectacular than it did in its vinyl format, vividly catching Beethoven's musical picture of armies clashing. — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic'
RecommendedVienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm
... the superlative Böhm who has been hiding his light under a bushel in recent years as a Bruckner conductor. This interpretation is really breathtaking in its unhurried majesty, about as broad... — More…
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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This is a superb, in fact I feel justified in calling it a great, Elgar Two. It's difficult to know where to start in listings its excellences...But one must start and finish with Barenboim's... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2015, First Choice
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He takes the view that a noble reticence suits Elgar’s emotional world just as well as the huge intensity of Jacqueline du Pré, whose early recording he cites as an inspiration. Often this approach... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, March 2020, Nouveauté
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Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
RecommendedMargaret Ritchie (soprano), John Gielgud (speaker), London Philharmonic Choir, Isobel Baillie (soprano), John Cameron (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
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Building a Library, May 2005, Historic Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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