Browse: Alto (label)
This page lists all recordings from the label Alto.
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Coleridge-Taylor: Symphony in A minor & Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
Aaarhus Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Bostock, Royal Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
There is no doubting the strength of Coleridge-Taylor’s invention, though, in this generally affable work, especially in this sprightly performance [of the Symphony]…Sargent's exuberant 1962... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, Reissues Choice
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Building a Library, April 2014, First Choice
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Hermann: Symphony No. 1, Concerto Macabre & Suite 'The Devil and Daniel Webster'
Sara Davis Buechner (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, James Sedares
Both the Phoenix and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras play well and with spirit, and James Sedares conveys his belief in Herrmann’s scores. Pianist Sara Davis Buechner gives an intense, colorful... — More…
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Puccini: Turandot
RecommendedBirgit Nilsson (Princess Turandot), Jussi Björling (Calaf), Renata Tebaldi (Liù), Mario Sereni (Ping), Piero De Palma (Pang), Tommaso Frascati (Pong), Giorgio Tozzi (Timur) & Alessio De Paolis (Emperor Altoum)
Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Erich Leinsdorf
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Grammy Awards, 3rd Awards (1960), Best Opera Recording
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 ‘Babi Yar’ & Incidental Music for King Lear, Op. 58a
Vitaly Gromadsky (bass), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin, St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra, Edward Serov
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Gyorgy Sviridov: The Snowstorm, Pushkin's Garland & Three Choruses
The USSR TV and Radio Large Symphony Orchestra, Leningrad M. Glinka Choir, Novosibirsk Chamber Choir, Moscow Chamber Choir, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Vladislav Chernushenko, Boris Pevzner, Vladimir Minin
The Snow-Storm is represented by a meaty suite in nine gem-like episodes. Its saturated romance is delivered full-on but is all very tasteful and bursting with telling ideas...The basses are... — More…
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Weinberg: Piano Quintet, Moldavian Rhapsody & Violin Concerto
Mieczysław Weinberg (piano), Borodin Quartet, David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan (violin), Moscow Phliharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
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Shostakovich: Symphony Nos. 9 & 15
USSR Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Orchestra (Kirov), Moscow Philharmonic, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Valery Gergiev, Kyril Kondrashin
A finely etched and insightful Shostakovich 9 from Valery Gergiev is followed by Kirill Kondrashin’s overwhelming interpretation of the composer’s symphonic swansong, manic intensity juxtaposed... — More…
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