Juan José Mena
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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedSteven Osborne (piano) & Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena
Any performance must keep sight of the romantic, sometimes disturbing, core of the work. This is clearly understood in this performance from Juanjo Mena and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra...the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2012, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, February 2023, Also Recommended
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Manuel de Falla: Works for Stage and Concert Hall
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Raquel Lojendio (soprano)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
one of those experiences that change one's perception of a work forever...At the most basic level they take the trouble to get the balance right. ['Nights'] is no concerto, and the pianist has... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2012, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, Disc of the month
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Pierné: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena
This attractive disc would make an ideal introduction to the charms of Pierné's music...The revelatory heart, though, is the music from Ramuntcho...Inspired by the Basque setting, there is plenty... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2011, Editor's Choice
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Turina: Canto a Sevilla
Orchestral Works
María Espada (soprano), Martin Roscoe (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
The fact that Turina was a skilled orchestrator is manifest throughout this disc in performances of La procesion del rocio and the Danzas gitans that have a shifting, subtle spectrum of coour... — More…
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Bavouzet is a convincing and enthusiastic advocate, sparkling in the Scherzo-Caprice, calmly noble at the opening of the Poeme symphonique and negotiating the abrupt turns of mood in the Fantasie-ballet... — More…
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Arriaga: Symphony & Herminie
and Other Works
Berit Norbakken Solset (soprano)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
Elements in Arriaga’s sole symphony might smack too much of the Conservatoire, but tread throughout are airy pleasures, Spanish sunshine, and unexpected harmonic kicks…There are further delights... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2019
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Ginastera: Orchestral Works 2
RecommendedXiayin Wang (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Ladies of Manchester Chamber Choir, Juanjo Mena
The ambitious score pays homage to Schoenberg, Beethoven and Chopin. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st June 2018
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The three vocal items here are novelties...They are sung with ravishing sweetness of tone by Clara Mouriz, who sounds born to sing them...Mena's accounts of the Danzas, Ritmos and Sinfonia stand... — More…
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Adagio Chillout
incl. Works by Barber, Rachmaninov, Mozart, Debussy, Mussorgsky
Jenö Jandó (piano), Konstantin Scherbakov (piano), Lisa Beckley (soprano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Concentus Hungaricus, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Oxford Camerata, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra,...
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