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MUSSORGSKY
Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bald Mountain / Prelude to 'Khovanshchina' Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc / CD - released 4/Apr/2009 ] "Satan's revels on Bare Mountain creep upon us with a fabulously controlled crescendo before unravelling with crystal-clear textures and masterful negotiations of the many tempo changes. Both here and in some of the Pictures stopped horns and... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 10 (with Tormis - Overture No. 2) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc Records / CD - released 4/Apr/2009 ] Paavo Jarvi and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Serve Up a Powerful Shostakovich 10 On Their Latest CD . . . |
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RACHMANINOV
Symphony No 2 / Dances from Aleko / Scherzo Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc / CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "What makes this a performance to enjoy from start to finish are the dynamic range and natural presence of the Telarc recording, from the silky first entry of lower strings to the clear, full textures of heady climaxes." BBC Music Magazine, May 2007 **** |
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PROKOFIEV
Symphony No. 5 / Lieutenant Kije Suite Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] |
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PROKOFIEV
Symphony No. 5 / Lieutenant Kije Suite Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/May/2008 ] This disc showcases the two sides of Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 shows a dramatic and serious side, while the Lieutenant Kijé Suite represents a more playful approach. |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Pathetique / Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc Records / CD - released 21/Oct/2007 ] "The music on this recording is highly charged and very emotional," said Paavo Järvi. "Tchaikovsky, who experienced many ups and downs in his life, was a master at putting his own intense feelings into his compositions. Listeners can hear this... |
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DVORAK
Symphony No. 9 (with Martinu - Symphony No. 2) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi [ Telarc / CD - released 29/Oct/2005 ] "The unique coupling is just one of many points in this disc's favour" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (Oct 2005) |
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BERNSTEIN
Essential Bernstein (Incls 'Divertimento for Orchestra' & Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story') City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin etc [ EMI Essential / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic for many years and was a... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Der Burger als Edelmann (Suite for Orchestra); Duett-Concertino for clarinet and bassoon; etc Daniel Sepec (Violin) Nicole Kern (Clarinet) Higinio Arrua (Bassoon) / The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Paavo Jarvi [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 20/Apr/2005 ] "This PentaTone release is probably among the five best-sounding high-resolution discs encountered thus far….But this sonic excellence is beside the point if the performances are negligible. This happily, is not the case…the individual virtuosity of... |
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LEPO SUMERA
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1998/99); Musica profana (1997); Symphony No.6 (2000) David Geringas (cello) / Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Jarvi [ BIS / CD - released 23/Jun/2003 ] The complete symphonic output of this fascinating composer, who in 2000 died at the age of 50, has been documented. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (complete) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Järvi [ Sony Classical / 5 CD Box Set - released 16/Oct/2016 ] The recordings of Beethoven's nine symphonies collected together here for this 5 disc album - for which Paavo Järvi received the 2010 ECHO Klassik Conductor of the Year award - and the orchestra's live performances of the complete Beethoven symphony... |
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STRAVINSKY
l'Histoire du soldat (Suite) / Concerto in E-flat 'Dumbarton Oaks' / Concerto en D [Concerto in D] / Suites for small orchestra Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Paavo Jarvi [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 6/Jul/2005 ] "...and this PentaTone release is probably among the five best-sounding high-resolution discs encountered thus far....The new PentaTone is definite Want List material." ---Andrew Quint, Fanfare |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 Sinfonietta Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi [ Alpha / CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] The Järvi family is a pillar of Estonian musical life. Paavo is now director of the Pärnu Festival, held in August each year, which brings together the finest Estonian musicians, joined by the cream of European orchestras: members of the Deutsche... |
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TONU KORVITS / ULO KRIGUL / HELENA TULVE / TAUNO AINTS / LEPO SUMERA
Estonian Premieres Estonian Festival Orchestra; Paavo Järvi [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 10/Jun/2022 ] After two recordings released on Alpha Classics (including a monograph devoted to Erkki-Sven Tüür - ALPHA595 - that won a Diapason d'Or in 2020), the Estonian Festival Orchestra and Paavo Järvi present six works by five internationally renowned... |
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SVEN TÜÜR
Tuur: Mythos Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi [ Alpha / CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "The recorded sound is full and detailed, and presentation is good, with nice photos and booklet texts in English, German, French and Estonian." MusicWeb Recommended |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No 6 in A Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi (conductor) [ RCA Records / CD - released 1/Dec/2015 ] "Structure, emotion - Paavo Järvi proves once again in this superb Bruckner Sixth why he is deservedly one of the most recorded of today's conductors." (Gramophone Editor's Choice Awards Issue 2015) |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG / GABRIEL FAURE
Schoenberg/Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Paavo Järvi [ Alpha / CD - released 5/Jul/2024 ] No fewer than four major composers - Fauré, Debussy, Schoenberg and Sibelius - were inspired by Maurice Maeterlink's play Pelléas et Mélisande (1892). Given that we celebrate anniversaries of Fauré and Schoenberg in 2024, Paavo Järvi offers his... |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund [ EMI / CD - released 20/Mar/1984 ] "Berglund a fine, no-nonsense No. 7." (BBC Music) |
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W. A. MOZART / HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
Mozart/Vieuxtemps: Violin Concertos Hilary Hahn (violin) / The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Järvi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] After her last two albums of completely new compositions, "Silfra" and "In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores", Hilary returns with classic-romantic repertoire. Two-times Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn now combines Mozart's beloved... |
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ERKKI-SVEN TUUR
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Aditus / Exodus Isabelle Van Keulen (violin) / CBSO / Paavo Jarvi [ ECM / CD - released 1/Jan/2003 ] "The recording captures the full range of Tüür's orchestral colours, and the booklet includes an illuminating interview with the composer as well as helpful descriptive notes." David Fanning, Gramophone |