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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 / Serenade No. 2 Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD ] "Rahbari's shaping of phrases and of long paragraphs is excellent and the tempi he sets are apt. He senses the dramatic crux of the slow movement perceptively and builds the finale to its climax with an admirable sense of inevitability" Hi-Fi Choice |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Anton Bruckner: the Symphonies (complete Versions Edition: 11 Symphonies - 18 Versions) Bruckner Orchester Linz, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Markus Poschner [ Naxos / 18 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Markus Poschner's acclaimed recordings of Bruckner's symphonies bring together the versions identified as having significant revisions and changes in the authoritative New Anton Bruckner Complete Edition. It reflects the latest research and the most... |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major 'Romantic' Bruckner Orchester Linz, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Markus Poschner [ Capriccio / CD - released 2/Sep/2022 ] 'I am completely convinced that my Fourth Romantic Symphony is in pressing need of a thorough revision.' (Anton Bruckner, 1877) Since its successful first performance by the Vienna Philharmonic under Hans Richter on 20 February 1881, the Fourth... |
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ANTONIN REICHA / BERNHARD ROMBERG
Reicha, Romberg: Concertos for Two Cellos Bruno Delepelaire (cello) Stephan Koncz (cello) / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken und Kaiserslautern, Reinhard Goebel [ Sony Classical Beethoven's World / CD - released 20/Jul/2020 ] "Bruno Delepelaire and Stephan Koncz stride into action with tones by turn pithy and delicate. The instrumental lines wander in transverse motion, then snap into imitation. Nimble sprints from high to low turn gently caressing over a flute ostinato.... |
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FERNAND de la TOMBELLE
La Tombelle: Musique De Chambre, Chorale et Symphonique (complete operetta) Brussels Philharmonic, Hannes Minnaar (piano) Flemish Radio Choir, Jeff Cohen, Yann Beuron (tenor), Pascal Amoyel, Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello), Herve [ Bru Zane / 2 CD/Book - released 15/Nov/2019 ] "The music's engaging, the performances decent, and the whole serves as a salutary reminder that you don't have to be a Beethoven to deserve a spot in the sun." The Times |
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GEORGE BARATI
Barati: Symphony No 1 / etc Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Laszlo Kovaks / Czech Radio Symphony, Vladimir Valek [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "Once again we are indebted to Naxos for bringing us music that we have never heard to us in fine sound at a low price. This is a disc well worth seeking out by those listeners eager to expand their musical horizons." - KWN, Sensible Sound |
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DMITRY KABALEVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kabalevsky: Romeo and Juliet, Op 56 / Comedians, Op 26 / Colas Breugnon Overture Byelorussian Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, Anatoly Lapunov [ Delos Consonance / CD - released 3/Sep/2012 ] Recorded In The Radio Committee Recording Studio Minsk: December 1994-January 1995 |
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KAIJA SAARIAHO
A Portrait of Kaija Saariaho Camilla Hoitenga (flute) Kaija Saariaho (harmonizer) Tuula-Maria Tuomela (soprano) / Finnish Radio Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] A composer of immense imagination and creative power, Finland's Kaija Saariaho is known for her spellbinding music, which challenges the modern stereotypes of classical music as a cerebral, convoluted, and distant art. |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
The Best of Sibelius Capella Istropolitana / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jun/2007 ] The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius was born in 1865, the son of a doctor, in a small town in the south of Finland, the language and culture of his family being Swedish. It was at school that he was to learn Finnish and acquire his first interest in... |
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ELGAR
Enigma Variations / Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1 and 4 / Serenade for Strings Capella Istropolitana, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Leaper [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "Freshly spontaneous throughout", said the Gramophone of the Enigma, "undoubtably good value", added the Penguin Guide. |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Mass No. 16 'Coronation Mass' / Missa longa Carolina Ullrich, Marie Henriette Reinhold, Angelo Pollak, Konstantin Krimmel /Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Cologne Chamber, Christoph Poppen [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] The occasion for the composition of Mozart's Missa longa is still a matter of speculation, but the Mass remains an exceptional work with its elaborate choral writing, extended orchestration and dramatic changes. |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Sacred Choral Music (Incl Via Crucis, Ave Maria, etc) Choir of Radio Svizzera, Lugano. Diego Fasolis, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Sep/2002 ] "an outstanding recording" - Gramophone |
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CARL NIELSEN / JEAN SIBELIUS
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Nielsen Cho-Liang Lin (violin) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2017 ] The second core cycle of symphonic works in this Masters Series comes from the 20th century. The six masterful symphonies by Nielsen with the Swedish Radio Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, "performances of great thrust and unflagging energy,... |
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FRANK MARTIN / KAZIMIERZ SEROCKI / ERNEST BLOCH / JAN SANDSTROM
A Trombone Odyssey Christian Lindberg (trombone) / Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Leif Segerstam [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/1992 ] "Lindberg has added another rung to the ladder." (American Record Guide) |
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DUTILLEUX
Toute un monde lointain... / Trois strophes sur le nom se Sacher (with Lutoslawski - Cello Concerto, etc) Christian Poltera (cello) / ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen / Jac Van Steen [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] Christian Poltéra (cello) |
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FRANZ LISZT
Transcriptions Christian Schmitt, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Martin Haselböck [ CPO / CD - released 16/Sep/2013 ] Franz Liszt was one of the most dazzling and influential musical personalities of the nineteenth century. He repeatedly set out on new paths and engaged in a permanent quest for new expressive opportunities. His Weimar period (from 1843) was... |
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SOFIA GUBAIDULINA
Gubaidulina - Sonnengesang Christian Schmitt (organ) Ivan Monighetti (cello) Elbtonal Percussion / NDR Chor (North German Radio Choir) / Philipp Ahmann [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartók: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Christian Tetzlaff (violin) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "Ondine's new Bartók CD is an out-and-out winner...Tetzlaff's account of the First Concerto elevates this work to a whole new level of musical excellence..It's that good!" Gramophone Award WINNER 2018 - Concerto |
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WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra / Partita for Violin and Orchestra / Novelette Christian Tetzlaff (violin) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Collon [ Ondine / CD - released 26/Jan/2024 ] "This compelling release from conductor Nicholas Collon and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra makes clear the evolutionary exuberance of Lutosławski's creative development." Five Stars BBC Music January 2024 Orchestral Choice |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony no.5 / 2 Serenades / 2 Serious Melodies / Swanwhite Christian Tetzlaff (violin) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Ondine / CD - released 6/Jun/2025 ] Conductor Nicholas Collon's second Sibelius album together with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra focuses on works written by Sibelius during or just before World War I, and culminating in the Fifth Symphony. |