Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'
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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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Mein Traum
RecommendedSchubert, Weber, Schumann
Stéphane Degout (baritone), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Degout is convincing throughout, his expressive range spanning both ferocity and vulnerability...The real stars, though, are the period orchestra Pygmalion. The instrumental colours glow and... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2022, Choral & Song 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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Special offer. Schubert: 'Unfinished' and 'Great' Symphonies
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gardner is very much on his way to Beechamesque status, though with very clear ideas of his own…Gardner keeps the firm rhythmic definition and a certain elegance of phrasing in the great Unfinished... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Historical
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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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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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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It’s a second-half sort of performance [of the Fifth], strongly marked, observing all the repeats, wrapped in Viennese legato and finished off with a dash of gentility like cream in coffee…The... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, January 2019, Nouveauté
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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