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MARCUS LINDBERG
Lindberg: Kinetics, Marea & Joy Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste [ Ondine / CD - released 7/Dec/2009 ] |
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DVORAK
Very Best of Dvorak (The) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Capella Istropolitana / Polish National Radio Symphony / Stephen Gunzenhauser (Conductor) and many more [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] Extracts and miniature pieces from Dvorak's most popular works. |
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MARY SHELLEY
Frankenstein BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation [ BBC Audio / CD ] Michael Maloney stars in this dark, brooding dramatisation of Mary Shelley's famous novel. "Frankenstein", first published in 1818, is widely recognised as being one of the first 'science fiction' novels. Starring Michael Maloney as Frankenstein and... |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Images / Le martyre de Saint Sebastien Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/1993 ] "Rahbari is a sensitive and perceptive Debussian." Gramophone |
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WEIGL
Symphony No.6 / Old Vienna Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Alun Francis / Thomas Sanderling [ BIS / CD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] "Committed playing for music of gravitas and craftsmanship" (Gramophone April 2006) |
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LOUIS SPOHR
Overtures Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christain Frohlich [ CPO / CD - released 15/Oct/2012 ] Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christain Frohlich |
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NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphonies Nos 1 & 3 Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] Begun when he was a seventeen-year-old naval cadet, Rimsky-Korsakov's Symphony No. 1 was hailed by the nationalist group 'The Five' as the first truly Russian symphony, in contrast with the German-influenced music of Anton Rubinstein. With its use of... |
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FRANZ LEHAR
Overtures and Waltzes Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michail Jurowski [ CPO / CD - released 30/Nov/2004 ] "You will have gathered that I have enjoyed this disc very much, and that I can recommend it without qualification." -MusicWeb Nov 2003 |
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MAHLER
Symphonies 1-10, Totenfeier & Das Lied von der Erde [11 Blu-ray set] Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano) Ricarda Merbeth (soprano) / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Netherlands Radio Choir / Various conductors [ RCO Live Blu-ray / 11 Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Dec/2012 ] All full HD live recordings taken from the 2009-2011 Mahler celebration at Amsterdam Concertgebouw |
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MAHLER
Symphonies 1-10, Totenfeier & Das Lied von der Erde [11 DVD set] Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano) Ricarda Merbeth (soprano) / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Netherlands Radio Choir / Various conductors [ RCO Live DVD / 11 DVD - released 15/Dec/2012 ] All full HD live recordings taken from the 2009-2011 Mahler celebration at Amsterdam Concertgebouw |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos 1 & 3 Bernd Glemser (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] Tolstoy says: "Tchaikovsky is dead," - and two huge tears (for everything is larger than life with him...), rolled down his great cheeks" (Marie Scheikevitch). To the writer Vasily Yastrebtsev (1899), Tchaikovsky was a man of his time: "When... |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos KV 365, Sinfonia concertante for Four Winds KV 279B, Adagio KV 261, Rondo KV 269 & 373 for Violin Bilal Alnemr, Gabriel Pidoux, Blaz Sparovec, Theo Plath, Nicolas Ramez ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Duo Sakamoto, Howard Griffiths, Thomas Zehet [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 18/Oct/2024 ] This tenth volume in the 'Next Generation Mozart Soloists' series presents works that are less frequently recorded, including a concerto for two pianos (in its original orchestration), separate movements for violin and orchestra (an Adagio and two... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Schumann: Introduction and Concerto Allegro Idil Biret (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Oct/2000 ] "A release well worth hearing." ClassicsToday |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato Idil Biret (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice); Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jun/2000 ] "The two Schumann works are fine bonuses, both rendered with the same commitment and insight from soloist and orchestra. In the end, one must assess all these performances as quite extraordinary and fully competitive with the best." ClassicalNet |
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BOTTESINI
Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in F# Minor / Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in B Minor / etc Boguslaw Furtok, Johannes Staehle (double bass) / Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt / Stephan Tetzlaff [ CPO / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] Dubbed by some of his contemporaries as the 'Paganini of the Double Bass', Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1899) created some of the finest compositions ever written for the instrument. Furtok is the principal bassist for the Frankfurt Radio Symphony... |
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PETITGIRARD
12 Guardians of the Temple (The) / Poeme / Euphonia Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra / Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra / Laurent Petitgirard [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] An eclectic musician with a compelling melodic gift, Laurent Petitgirard combines a career as a composer of orchestral and film music with that of an international conductor. This collection includes two of his most recent works, the exotically... |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 / Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD ] "Rahbari brings admirable sweep and dramatic fervour" CD Review |
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Breuninger/Polish Radio So
Lipinski: Violin Concertos 2,3 [ Cpo / CD - released 3/Mar/2003 ] |
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KURT WEILL
The Seven Deadly Sins / Songs Brigitte Fassbaender (soprano) / Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 31/Mar/2008 ] "Fassbaender is one of the most intelligent vocalists around. She makes no attempt to do anything but sing the text with a maximum of interpretive nuance, and the result is a triumph. (…) A captivating performance." - CD Review |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD ] "The impulse gives a feeling of live performance" Penguin Guide |