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Building a Library, January 2005, First Choice
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Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major
Gordan Nikolitch (violin), Tim Hugh (cello)
London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Labels such as LSO Live bring altered priorities and fresh perspectives. When did a studio-based company last contemplate recording Brahms's Double Concerto with soloists drawn from within the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2004, Editor's Choice
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Gergiev paces and balances [the opening's] unfolding finely, from halting start via macabre climax to nostalgic fade-out. The ensuing Landler movement duly comes as a shock as Mahler doubtless... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th September 2011
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic'
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
the LSO's principal horn here sets down a wonderful opening benchmark for what follows...Haitink's conducting is a masterclass in the art of control while appearing to stand back and let everyone... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th November 2011
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Special offer. Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17
RecommendedOlga Borodina (mezzo-soprano), Kenneth Tarver (tenor), Evgeny Nikitin (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus & Guildhall School Singers, Valery Gergiev
Gergiev, in this live account, inclines towards operatic fire and pace, occasionally headlong, but with a clarity and hushed, atmospheric pianissimo finely captured by the spacious SACD recording. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th July 2016
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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... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2002, Editor's Choice
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What Sir Colin Davis has to say about Sibelius's Second Symphony hasn't changed in substance since his first recording with the Boston Symphony (Philips), but the paragraphs now flow with ever... —
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Building a Library, January 2013, First Choice
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Bernstein: Wonderful Town
RecommendedBonus Track Version
Alysha Umphress (soloist), Kevin Brewis (soloist), Flora Dawson (soloist), Nathan Gunn (soloist), Stephen John Davies (soloist), Danielle de Niese (soloist), Sophia Foroughi (soloist), Duncan Rock (soloist), Ashley Riches (soloist), Jane Quinn (soloist), David Butt Philip (soloist), Andrew Keelan...
The standout performer is Alysha Umphress as Ruth: she brings oodles of no-nonsense sassiness to arguably the show’s best-known number, One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a ManThere’s no doubting... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th September 2018
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Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem)
Barry Banks (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus & London Philharmonic Choir, Sir Colin Davis
The St Paul's acoustic is something to be reckoned with...and it is striking to observe how careful Davis is to allow for the famous echo...There's some lovely orchestral detail...The chorus... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2013, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. 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... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th March 2023
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