City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
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Szymanowski: Concertos, Orchestral & Choral Works
RecommendedIwona Sobotka, Timothy Robinson, Katarina Karnéus, Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Elzbieta Szmytka, Jadwiga Rappé, Philip Langridge & Thomas Hampson, Florence Quivar, Jon Garrison & John Connell
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, with City of Birmingham...
Both these differing works [Song of the Night and Stabat Mater] are sensitively performed, giving the listener an excellent insight into the contrasting aspects of this composer's work. Rattle's... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Engineering
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Szymanowski: Songs of a Fairytale Princess, Hafiz' Love-Songs & Harnasie
Iwona Sobotka, Katarina Karnéus & Timothy Robinson
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
…Harnasie is rooted in the folk mythology of Poland's Tatra mountains. As Szymanowski's most persuasive non-Polish champion, Rattle draws an intoxicating and punchy performance that could hardly... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2006, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2006, Editor's Choice
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Simon Rattle Conducts Ravel
Cécile Ousset (piano), Peter Walden (french horn), Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Magdalena Kozená (mezzo-soprano), Sophie Koch (mezzo-soprano), Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto), José van Dam (bass-baritone), Annick Massis (soprano), François Le Roux (bass-baritone), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor), Mojca...
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Stravinsky - The Firebird & Symphony of Psalms
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
There is plenty of colour and razor-sharp playing in this new version, the recording vividly capturing the orchestra in the splendid acoustics of Symphony Hall...The control in the woodwind... — More…
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé & Boléro
Simon Halsey (choir director)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
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Landmarks: 40 Years of Chandos
Dmitri Shostakovich Jr. (piano), James Thompson (trumpet), Stephen Hough (piano), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Michael George (bass), Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Christopher Plummer (narrator), Celia Nicklin (oboe), Ian Watson (organ), Nigel Kennedy (violin), Peter Pettinger (piano),...
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There's a lot of French music in this set: earthy readings of Poulenc’s Gloria and Les biches alongside a host of rarities...Walton’s Bach-inspired ballet The Wise Virgins is fun, and there’s... — More…
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