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Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra – Debussy: Jeux
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth
As with his earlier recording [of Also sprach], Roth never loses sight of the work’s structure, tying everything together with the surest of touches, but this new account adds to that a new... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th March 2023
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[Noseda] has a firm handle on the depth and breadth of the symphony, chronicling his way through its empty wastes and bone-crushing upheavals of rolling percussion. The first movement’s long... — More…
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Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 & Tragic Overture
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
Gergiev produces a gripping, architecturally secure account of the First Symphony: his rather ponderous tempo for the first-movement Allegro imparts a sort of baleful inevitability to its progress,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th October 2013
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Elgar: Symphonies Nos. 1-3, Enigma Variations, Cello Concerto, Marches
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Felix Schmidt
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The three main works on offer plus the Prokofiev encore come across with clarity and balance … the performances themselves all show considerable boldness of style … the combination of largeness... — More…
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
RecommendedTwyla Robinson (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo soprano), John Mac Master (tenor) & Gerald Finley (bass), Gordan Nikolitch (violin), Tim Hugh (cello) & Lars Vogt (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Bernard Haitink
a blazing performance of the Seventh Symphony that reaches a superbly disciplined and frenzied conclusion — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Elgar: Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Larger than life, but capturing every mood with humanity and tenderness. — More…
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Building a Library, October 2005, Budget Choice
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When Sir Colin Davis conducted Walton's First Symphony at the Barbican it was greeted by ecstatic reviews – and rightly so. It was as though critics had suddenly rediscovered this iconic work,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2006, Editor's Choice
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This thrillingly combustible account easily holds its own in the most exalted company. Davis's is a patient, noble conception, yet lacking absolutely nothing in thrusting drama, freshfaced character... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2002, Editor's Choice
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a complete confidence exists between the LSO, in magnificent form, and its conductor.This disc is a climax to the series — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2007, Disc of the month
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