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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Corelli Variations
Vanessa Benelli Mosell (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Karabits
Mosell plays the Concerto wth verve and direction — More…
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JS Bach: Violin Concertos
RecommendedJanine Jansen (violin), with Ramón Ortega Quero (oboe), with Jan Jansen (harpsichord)
Jansens's approach is clearly influenced by the period instrument movement but by no means slavishly so...Sometimes there's a touch of creative tension between the historically-aware Jansen... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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Shostakovich - The Jazz Album
Ronald Brautigam (piano), Peter Masseurs (trumpet)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
Shostakovich's lively and endearing forays into the popular music of his time were just that, and light years away from the work of real jazz masters such as, say Jelly Roll Morton or Duke Ellington... — More…
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Famous Classical Trumpet Concertos
RecommendedHåkan Hardenberger, I Musici, Simon Preston
Academy of St Martin in the Fields and London Philharmonic, Neville Marriner and Elgar Howarth
This is probably the finest single collection of trumpet concertos in the catalogue. When it first appeared in 1987 (the Hummel and Haydn have since been recoupled with a later set as listed... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Britten: Cello Symphony and Other Works
RecommendedMstislav Rostropovich (cello), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
The Cello Symphony, written in 1963 as part of a series for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, was the first major sonata-form work written since the Sinfonia. The idea of a struggle... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2005, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2017, First Choice
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27
RecommendedClifford Curzon (piano)
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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A colourful panorama stylishly and affectionately executed by all concerned. — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Concerto (recorder)
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Britten conducts Britten vol. 4
RecommendedSviatoslav Richter (piano), Mark Lubotsky (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Julius Katchen (piano), Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Alexander Murray (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet),...
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Building a Library, February 2010, First Choice
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Building a Library, May 2018, Also recommended
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Schoenberg: Orchestral & Vocal Works
Los Angeles Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra, Zubin Mehta and Christoph von Dohnanyi
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