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MARCIN BLAZEWICZ / BRONISLAW KAZIMIERZ PRZYBYLSKI / MIKOLAJ MAJKUSIAK
Polish Accordian Concertos Klaudiusz Baran (accordion) / Polish Radio Symphony orchestra, Michał Klauza [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Since the 1960s the Polish accordion concerto has enjoyed increasing popularity and in recent years no one has inspired more composers to write for the instrument than Klaudiusz Baran. The three most important Polish concertos are showcased in this... |
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Komatsu/Garben/Ndr Radio Philh
Mahler:kindertotenlieder/Liede [ Naxos / CD ] |
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OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: Concerto in modo misolidio / Concerto a cinque Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Capella Istropolitana / Howard Griffiths & Ewald Danel [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Ottorino Respighi was born in Bologna in 1879 and studied the violin and viola at the Liceo Musicale there from 1891 with Federico Sarti. |
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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 (Violin Concerto No. 1 Violin Concerto No. 2) Konstanty Kulka (violin) Chee-Yun (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) / Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2003 ] Krzystof Penderecki's orchestral recordings continues on Naxos |
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OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Eclairs sur l'Au-dela SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Sylvain Cambreling (conductor) [ Hanssler / CD - released 26/May/2003 ] "Typically excellent sonics from the SWR radio engineers make this disc essential listening for anyone intrigued by the possibilities offered by Messiaen's last major work, and if forced to choose just one version, this would be it." ArkivMusic |
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Korstick/Ndr Radio/Francis
Kabalevsky: Complete Piano Con [ Cpo / 2 CD - released 3/Sep/2012 ] |
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Kriikku/Finnish Radio So
Clarinet Concertos [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Nov/2000 ] |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: All Night Vigil / Sacred Choral Works Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] The All-Night Vigil Op. 52 for mixed choir, also known as the Vesper Service, was written between May 1881 and March 1882. |
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VALENTIN SILVESTROV
Silvestrov: To Thee We Sing: Sacred Choral Works Kārlis Rūtentāls (tenor) Agata Burkina (sop) Rūdolfs Bērtiņš (tenor) / Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Oct/2015 ] "an astonishing richness which invites repeated listening. It has the effect of a healing balm and I cannot recommend it too highly for those who require restoration from life's vicissitudes." Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - October 2015 |
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Krzysztof Bakowski, Violin, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wit
Lutoslawski-Funeral Music for Strings, Chain II: Dialogue for Violin & Orch + [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2001 ] one of the greatest 20th-century Polish music artists |
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PROKOFIEV
Eternal Prokofiev Kun Woo Paik, Bernd Glemser (pianos) Tedi Papavrami (violin) / Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] Prokofiev, himself a formidable pianist, completed nine piano sonatas out of a projected eleven. His music for piano also includes piano versions of music from the ballets Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella. |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 3 & 5 Kun Woo Pak (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD ] "Kun Woo Paik's playing throughout these five concertos has exhilarating bravura...with vivid recording in the Concert Hall of Polish Radio, which has plenty of ambience, this set is enormously stimulating and a remarkable bargain" Penguin Guide |
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JULIEN JOUBERT
Joubert: Nous n'irons pas à l'Opéra / Aimez-vous Bach ? La Maîtrise de Radio France, Sofi Jeannin [ Formations Musicales De Radio France / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7, "Leningrad" Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Ladislav Slovák [ Naxos / CD ] "So congratulations (again) to Naxos. The real Shostakovich cognoscenti may be mildly disappointed here and there, but even they will be gripped more often than not by these committed and well recorded performances" ABC Radio |
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ARVO PART
Part: Da Pacem Domine Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] "Marvellous throughout. I can't imagine this music better sung." (MusicWeb) |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jul/2010 ] "Normally you'd run a mile from music recorded in the reverberant acoustics of a cathedral. But not in this case...the music - reverent, restrained and slow-moving -suits this fine performance in Riga's Dome Cathedral." The Telegraph, 23rd April 2010 *** |
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PETERIS VASKS
Peteris Vasks: Plainscapes Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "Plainscapes...Although almost too harrowingly beautiful to listen to, I do recommend this magical piece, which together with its companions is performed with consummate perfection by this outstanding body of singers." (Gramophone) |
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GEORGY SVIRIDOV
Sviridov: Canticles and Prayers Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 8/Jul/2016 ] "This is a beautiful selection of Sviridov's choral music. There is a subtlety to phrasing of the Latvian Radio Choir's performance of the Trisagion, for example, that often eludes Russian and Ukrainian choirs." Gramophone |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Jan/2020 ] "The atmosphere and context - music as extraordinary religious expression - is magisterially conveyed here by a choir on top form, with sound engineering that captures them perfectly...In addition the choir's diction is superb." Gramophone |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37 [All-Night Vigil] Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Choral |