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Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 'Unfinished' & 9 'The Great' Gewandhausorchester, Herbert Blomstedt
These two discs hardly need reviewing: they contain perfect performances of two of the greatest symphonies ever written, recorded with extra directness and detail...I’d put these performances... — More…
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Record Review, 9th July 2022, Record of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2022, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, Orchestral Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great' RecommendedOrchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado
[Abbado] reaches extraordinary heights…every bar surges with energy, thrust, warmth of tone, miraculous detail in even the faster passages and…a huge joy in living, which must leave every sensitive... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st June 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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Abbado's is an outstanding set in every way. Rarely has he made recordings of the central Viennese classics which find him so naturally sunny and warm in his expression. The playing of the Chamber... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Orchestral
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Building a Library, April 2023, Recommended Recording - Symphony No. 5
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The orchestra is balanced upwards, cast loose from a compact bass line that is too discreet for its own good at those many points...But if the symphony’s ‘heavenly lengths’ have left you cold... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2019
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There is an admirable consistency across this set in terms of conception, performance and recording...The two mature symphonies are certainly the most effective and respond best to this style. — More…
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As so often with Ivan Fischer, it's the breadth of insight that impresses here...the outer movements and Scherzo have plenty of muscular energy, and yet the lines can sing too...The recorded... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, Orchestral Choice
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Record Review, July 2011, Recording of the Week
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Well known for his deep scepticism and deliberate avoidance of performing tradition, Harnoncourt breathes new life into the music by looking afresh at the sources and encouraging his players... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2021, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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The playing of the Staatskapelle Dresden is quite excellent, with fine work from the strings and commendable clarity of wind textures. This may be “big-band” Schubert, but never once did I sense... — More…
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Over the years the Barbirolli Society has treated us to some remarkable recordings but this I think has to be among the very finest of them. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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A dramatically convincing, unassuming account [of the Unfinished]...‘The Great ’ – the Ninth – in C major is equally pacily driven when required. There is an echo of Janowski’s facility with... — More…
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