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Mahler: Symphony No. 1
including original ‘Blumine’ movement
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
Everything about the dewy dawn of this Mahler One is perfect...But as the hero...steps into the sunshine, the effect of the airless, in-your-face strings is rather oppressive...the point and... — More…
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Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
Recorded live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on 19 March and 4 May 2011
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
I especially enjoy the finale [of the Fifth], which is taut and bracing; occasional stinging accents provide scintillating moments amid propulsive energy and momentum. On the whole, however,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2012, Disc of the Month
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
RecommendedYvonne Kenny (soprano) & Jard Van Nes (mezzo soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Philharmonic Choir, Klaus Tennstedt
there are fine things: the focused, weighty playing; the charm of the childlike moments, the mighty storm that blows through the gentle pastures of the second movement, and some suitably hard-hitting... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2010, Featured
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Jurowski’s Alpine Symphony ideally paced and beautifully balanced…There are so many good recordings of it, but this is up there among the best. And I know no more bewitching or exciting performance... — More…
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Jurowski applies his hallmark fastidiousness in close collaboration with LPO players, giving Stravinsky’s Tchaikovsky ballet an even more elegiac, intimate atmosphere than usual. — More…
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Record Review, 29th April 2023, Record of the Week
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There’s no pretending that the LPO violins initially have the sheen of the Vienna Philharmonic…but as details accumulate in the thorny path through the forest at the first movement’s heart,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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Jurowski and the London Philharmonic give a delectable account of Tchaikovsky’s usually less favoured Third Symphony…Jurowski’s conducting remains purposeful throughout…And the finale is never... — More…
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infectious, bracing and idealistic by turns, the results are both lively and heartfelt. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Orchestral Choice
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This compilation works remarkably well, providing a sufficiently carried sequence of contrasts in tempo and character to offset the predominantly genial nature of music of the writing. — More…
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Jessye Norman sings Strauss: Five Songs & Salome
Jessye Norman (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt
Norman adds lustre to the already burnished orchestral playing in five songs, familiar from her studio version with Masur. Interpretatively there’s not much to choose between them, but she’s... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2022, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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