Critics' Choice
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It is the flavour of this Concerto for Orchestra that wins the day. Just sample the subtle portamento that spices the string line at bars 52-3 (2'36'') of the first movement, and the sombre... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2005, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, January 2022, Recommended Recording
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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
RecommendedElena Souliotis (Santuzza), Mario del Monaco (Turiddu), Tito Gobbi (Alfio), Stefania Malagù (Lola), Anna Di Stasio (Lucia)
Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Silvio Varviso
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Building a Library, April 2001, First Choice
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Building A Library, July 2021, Also Recommended
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
RecommendedNational Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
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Building a Library, December 1999, First Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Hindemith: Violin Concerto
David Oistrakh (violin), Igor Oistrakh (viola)
Moscow Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin and Jascha Horenstein
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Grieg: Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23
RecommendedMariAnne Häggander (soprano), Urban Malmberg (baritone)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt
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Building a Library, July 2005, Mid-Price Choice
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Georg Philipp Telemann - Wind Concertos
Wilbert Hazelzet (flute), Peter Westermann, Michael Niesemann, Piet Dhont (oboes), Eric Hoeprich, Lisa Klevit (chalumeaux), Friedemann Immer (trumpet), Michael Schneider (recorder)
Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
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Gibbons: Church Music
RecommendedThe Choir of King's College Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks & Boris Ord
The artistry of the performers perfectly matches Gibbons's demands in this Critics' Choice disc. Limpid clarity, sensitivity to text and earnest delivery reveal the subtleties of the composer's... — More…
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Building a Library, Also Recommended
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