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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
TchaikovskY: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58 (with Miaskovsky: Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66) Alexander Knyazev (cello) / Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio, Vladimir Fedoseyev [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 10/Dec/2013 ] Filmed in one of the most prestigious world concert halls, the Musikverein, in Vienna, this fourth volume concludes a cycle of the concerts by the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra under conductor, Vladimir Fedoseyev. This programme included the... |
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VALENTIN SILVESTROV
Metamusik / Postludium Alexei Lubimov (piano) / Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Dennis Russell Davies : conductor [ ECM Records / CD - released 5/Oct/2003 ] After the Grammy-nominated chamber music album "leggiero, pesante", a recording of major compositions for piano and orchestra by the man Alfred Schnittke and Arvo Pärt have both called "one of the greatest composers of our time." He is certainly one... |
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GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (complete opera) Rah Graciela Alperyn, Giorgio Lamberti, Doina Palade, Alan Titus / Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Alexander Ra [ Naxos Opera Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2000 ] |
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PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
The Tchaikovsky Cycle Volume I - Symphony No. 1 in G minor "Winter Daydreams" / Francesca da Rimini, Variations on a Rococo Theme (Recorded 1991) Alte Oper Frankfurt / Antonio Meneses (cello) / The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Fedoseyev [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 16/Jul/2007 ] Hailed by the press as "the definitive video production" of Tchaikovsky's music, this exceptional concert series, recorded live from the Alte Oper Frankfurt, features the leading Russian conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev and the Moscow Radio Symphony... |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
The Tchaikovsky Cycle Volume II - Symphony No. 2 in C minor / Eugene Onegin excerpts (Recorded 1991) Alte Oper Frankfurt / Lydia Shernikh / Alexander Nenadovsky / The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Fedoseyev [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 16/Jul/2007 ] G :-Hailed by the press as "the definitive video production" of Tchaikovsky's music, this exceptional concert series, recorded live from the Alte Oper Frankfurt, features the leading Russian conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev and the Moscow Radio Symphony... |
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PUCCINI / CILEA / VERDI / DONIZETTI / FRANCK / SCHUBERT / TRADITIONAL
Viaggio Italiano Andrea Bocelli (tenor) / Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Philips / CD - released 8/Nov/1998 ] Viaggio Italiano sees Bocelli perform a concert of famous opera arias and traditional songs. It's an imaginary journey through the melodrama of the Italian opera |
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Foerster,
Konzert für Violine und Orchester No. 1 c-Moll op. 88; 'Cyrano de Bergerac' Symphonische Suite für großes Orchester op. Andrea Duka Löwenstein; Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien (op. 88); Tschechische Philharmonie (op. 55), Gerd Albrecht [ ORFEO / CD - released 22/Jul/1997 ] |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Les Illuminations, Serenade, Nocturne Andrew Staples, Christopher Parks, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Aug/2022 ] In these three song cycles, Britten draws his inspiration from the peaks of European poetry (Shakespeare, Blake, Shelley, Keats, but also Rimbaud), the better to push back the boundaries of the genre. He multiplies the relationship between voices and... |
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MENDELSSOHN
Ultimate Mendelssohn (Incls 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' & Symphonies Nos 3 & 4) Andras Schiff (piano) / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt / Pinchas Zukerman (violin) / etc [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2008 ] A must for Mendelssohn fans, this set comprises two of his symphonies, two piano concerti, his Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music and one album dedicated to his Songs without Words played by András Schiff. |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Angela Rippon (narrator) / Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Ondrej Lenard [ Naxos Children's Classics / CD - released 28/Oct/2007 ] "Angela Rippon's concise narration is dynamically conveyed with interest as one might expect from this lover of ballet. (Presumably she wrote the notes as no credit is given in this respect.)" --Review by Raymond Walker, Musicweb International,... |
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HENRYK GORECKI
Antoni Wit Conducts Henryk Górecki [Incls Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) ] Anna Górecka (piano) Carol Wincenc (flute) Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "What impresses me most about this performance is its sprituality" - Gramophone on the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs |
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BORIS PIGOVAT
Requiem - 'The Holocaust' / Poem of Dawn Anna Serova (viola) / Croatian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra, Nicola Guerini [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Of Ukrainian origin, Boris Pigovat is now based in Israel where he has won several distinguished national awards. His Holocaust Requiem received the ACUM prize in 1995, and was premièred at a concert dedicated to the massacre of Jews at Babi Yar.... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony no 9 Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Annelies Burmeister, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam / Radio Chorus Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Kurt Masur [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 11/Mar/2006 ] With this Finale, Beethoven left behind not only his symphonic legacy, but, without realizing it, also a gigantic problem: after this work, which allowed vocal music to intrude into the absolute world of instrumental music, how would any future... |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Tapiola / En Saga / Eight Songs Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (conductor) [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/Aug/2017 ] "Lintu's Tapiola does indeed settle into one of the finest performances on record, reconciling the obvious with the mysterious...Again, [En Saga] is a superb performance: rich down below, perky up top, full of delectable solos" Gramophone |
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MARCEL POOT
Poot: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 Antwerp Philharmonic, Belgian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Franz André, Frédéric Devrees [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 14/May/2021 ] The Belgian composer, Marcel Poot, was one of the most striking musical figures of his time, with a spicy compositional style that exemplified his zest for life. His cycle of seven symphonies, the earliest of which show the influence of Ravel,... |
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MAGNUS LINDBERG
Lindberg: Accused & 2 Episodes Anu Komsi (soprano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] This new album by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Hannu Lintu includes two of Magnus Lindberg's (b. 1958) recent compositions featuring soprano Anu Komsi as soloist in Accused. |
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DVORAK / SZYMANOWSKI
Violin Concertos Arabella Steinbacher (violin) / Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Marek Janowski [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] This is Steinbecher's debut on Pentatone. She is 27 and was taught by the same teacher as Julia Fischer. Her previous recordings for Orfeo have all got great reviews. |
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PASCAL DUSAPIN
Dusapin: Quatuor VI Hinterland & Quator VII OpenTime Arditti Quartet, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France [ AEON / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] "Both pieces reaffirm Dusapin's quartet cycle as among the most significant now emerging." Gramophone Award WINNER 2018 -Contemporary |
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LISZT
The 2 Piano Concertos / etc Nareh Arghamanyan (piano) / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Nov/2012 ] In April of this year PentaTone released the debut album of exclusive artist Nareh Arghamanyan, born in Armenia who was admitted to the Vienna Conservatory at the age of 14 (youngest ever). This Rachmaninov recital was very well received. Classics... |