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Schubert - Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'
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Orchestral » Symphonies
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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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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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Building A Library, March 2024, Recommended Recording
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[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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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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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 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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Special offer. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'
Philharmonia Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi
this performance…goes for broke and succeeds, to the evident rapture of the audience. The Philharmonia is up to all Dohnányi’s and Schubert’s steep demands, and I was left with a feeling of... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2016, Orchestral Choice
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They look beyond the printed page...and gift all listeners with illuminating interpretations. — More…
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Special offer. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
The pace of the Andante con moto second movement is close to perfection: a touch of the forward-striding hiker but far from unbending. There are moments of a quite visionary loveliness: like... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2006, Editor's Choice
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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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