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Stravinsky: Pétrouchka & Debussy: Jeux & Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä
I was particularly impressed with the gorgeous timbres of Mäkelä’s wonderfully evocative account of Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, and the performance of the incredibly subtle... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, Orchestral Choice
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There’s no doubt that the Munich-based orchestra is among the best in the world today...But what lifts this up among the very best Sixth Symphony recordings is the finale – this time perfectly... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2024, Recording of the Month
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We’ve been treated to an original and exhilarating new reading of this wonderful repertoire – a kind of keyboard Regietheater – and even those who aren’t ultimately convinced will agree that... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Editor's Choice
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Long a natural Mozart singer, Devieilhe has acquired a more Straussian depth of tone while maintaining her trademark clarity that also reveals her great comprehension of the music. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th March 2024
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Offer, Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé & Chant élégiaque RecommendedFrankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu
This outstanding new performance from Alain Altinoglu and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra joins an extremely small number of recordings of the original, full-length version, and it is... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th May 2024
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The press-release quotes Tharaud as saying the album was 'made for the sheer pleasure of it'. This is tangibly translated in much of the playing, across a programme that ranges from Bach to... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th May 2024
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Britten: Violin Concerto, Chamber Works RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Boris Faust (viola), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Jakub Hrůša
Faust’s cadenza has real emotional involvement, and builds urgently towards the final Passacaglia, where conductor Jakub Hrůša leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra to a full-toned climax,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th April 2024
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Offer, Bartók: The Wooden Prince, Divertimento, Romanian Folk Dances Orchestral Works Vol. 3
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard
You come away surer in the certainty not just of Bartók’s orchestral mastery but more importantly his big-heartedness. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Editor's Choice
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Arranged loosely as a landscape, the repertoire is often impressive and imaginative, avoiding monotonous chunks and flowing between topics and textures, including France’s recurring fascination... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2024, Editor's Choice
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Offer, Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil Arranged for all-male choir by Gretchaninoff, Lazarev and Sheehan
Igor Morozov, Evgeny Kachurovski, Alexis V. Lukianov, Patram Institute Male Choir, Ekaterina Antonenko
There are some jaw-dropping bass sonorities here, but the overall impression is far from sombre: indeed, what is most surprising is the sense of lightness and tenderness that emerges from using... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, Choral & Song Choice
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