Naxos
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
RecommendedRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
The Tenth is a symphony into which many have been tempted to read parallels with Shostakovich's life...The refreshing thing is that Petrenko treats it as a great symphony in its own right...All... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Orchestral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2011, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Winner - Orchestral
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Building A Library, April 2025, Recommended Recording
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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies
RecommendedDanish National Concert Choir, Danish Chamber Orchestra, Ádám Fischer
I find these performances utterly fascinating, though it would be next to impossible to offer a comprehensive catalogue of the various colourful twists and turns that characterise Fischer’s... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th July 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Building a Library, January 2020, Recommended Recording
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Symphonic Music
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Recording of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Orchestral (19th-century music)
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It is rare to be able to say that a performance forces one to listen to a work anew, but this is exactly what Alsop's reading achieves. Excellently recorded and with an elegant and witty performance... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Orchestral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, Disc of the month
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Building a Library, November 2023, Also Recommended - Symphony No. 9
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Special offer. Florence Beatrice Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
RecommendedFort Smith Symphony, John Jeter
The E minor No. 1 starts on the same ground as Dvořák’s New World, but soon charts different terrain…all played with rhythmic élan, beguiling colour and evident joy. If not every corner is neat,... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2019
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Grammy Awards, 68th Awards (2026), Nominated - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Special offer. Jennifer Higdon: All Things Majestic
RecommendedRoberto Díaz (viola), James Button (oboe)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
[All Things Majestic] The piece conveys a marvellous sense of wonder in the vastness and minutiae of the natural world, from the soaring brass chorales of 'Teton Ridge' to the raindrop delicacy... —
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Classical Compendium
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Giltburg has impressed with the intelligence and colouristic magnificence of his playing…[his] range of expression is wide. —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2016, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2016, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Special offer. Barber: Orchestral Works Volume 1
RecommendedRoyal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Under Marin Alsop's sensitive guidance, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra has found the heartbeat of this music. —
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Building a Library, June 2006, Budget Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Rouse: Symphony No. 5, Supplica & Concerto for Orchestra
RecommendedNashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero
One of Rouse’s first musical loves was Beethoven, and he turns to the German’s iconic Fifth Symphony in a homage that radiates joy in invention…Not just Beethoven, but Nielsen and Copland are... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2020), Winner - Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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New. Schnittke: Complete Works For Two Violins
Vadim Gluzman (violin), Friedemann Eichhorn, Evgeny Sinaiski, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Valentin Uryupin
The Saarbrücken-based DRP play with finesse and power for Valentin Uryupin in the three orchestral works, and the recording is notable for its clarity and warmth. In sum, then, a significant... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2026, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Berg: Wozzeck
RecommendedRoman Trekel (Wozzeck), Anne Schwanewilms (Marie), Marc Molomot (Captain), Nathan Berg (Doctor), Gordon Gietz (Drum Major), Robert McPherson (Andres), Katherine Ciesinski (Margret), Calvin Griffith (First Apprentice), Samuel Schultz (Second Apprentice), Brenton Ryan (Madman)
Houston Symphony...
This live, 2013 concert performance by the Houston Symphony, under their then outging musical director Hans Graf, benefits from a stellar cast. Much is paid to orchestral detail, and Berg’s... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2017, Editor's Choice
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Opera Recording
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