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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphony No. 4, Op. 61, Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47 No. 1, Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 74 National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice / Gabriel Chmura, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2004 ] "Gabriel Chmura and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra deliver vibrant and committed accounts of the Symphony and the Sinfonietta. Add to this equation Chandos's customary state-of-the-art engineering, and you have a release that deserves... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 10 (Edited Wheeler) National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) Robert Olson, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Feb/2002 ] "Olson's interpretation of Mahler's Symphony No. 10 remains insightful and affectionate, its character sharpened by time and experience." CDNow |
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Ndr Radio Phil/Albert
Graener: Orchestral Works [ Cpo / CD - released 30/Apr/2012 ] |
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Ndr Radio Philharmonie/Weigle
Draeseke: Symphonies 1 & 4 [ Cpo / CD - released 3/Oct/2005 ] |
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Ndr Radio Phil/Weigle
Draeseke: Complete Symphonies [ Cpo / 3 CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] |
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Ndr Radio-Philharmonie/Ukigaya
Krenek:symphony No.2, Op.12 [ Cpo / CD - released 27/Nov/1995 ] |
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PUCCINI
Tosca (Complete Opera) Nelly Miricioiu / Giorgio Lamberti / Silvano Carroli / Slovak Philharmonic Chorus / Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Rahbari [ NAXOS OPERA CLASSICS / 2 CD ] |
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JAMES MacMILLAN
Visitatio Sepulchri Netherlands Radio Choir; Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic / Celso Antunes [Sun-Dogs] & James MacMillan [Visitatio] [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "It is remarkable that a Dutch choir can offer such strong and polished performances of these two choral works by James Macmillan, readily surmounting any problems over singing the English text of the a cappella writing in Sun-Dogs" (Gramophone Award... |
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CÉSAR FRANCK
Franck: Rédemption The Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Jean Fournet [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] César Franck described his Rédemption as a "Poème-symphonie", a hybrid work in which choral parts and solo arias are interspersed with spoken recitative (often omitted in modern performances as they are in this recording) and including a purely... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphonies Nos 1 & 15 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth [ BIS SACD / CD - released 22/Feb/2014 ] It is the Dutch ensemble that on this last instalment of the series perform the First and the Fifteenth, the alpha and omega of a symphonic production that spans almost 50 years of the composer's life |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphonies Nos 9 & 12 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Jul/2007 ] "The latest instalment in Mark Wigglesworth's ongoing survey of Shostakovich's symphonies offers many of teh virtues that were apparent in some of his earlier releases. Apart from outstanding demonstration sound...there is the impressive orchestral... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2009 ] 'Wigglesworth goes deeper than his rivals in Shostakovich Four' Orchestral Recording of the Month BBC Music Oct 2009 |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.8 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] "an interesting and highly individual performance worth hearing." (MusicWeb March 2006) |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphonies no. 1 - 3 Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Mark Wigglesworth [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] "This splendid Dutch band and chorus are persuasive advocates for the "socialist" Second and Third, but they shine in a by turns dazzling and soulful account of the ever-astonishing First." Sunday Times, 10th June 2012 |
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BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / TCHAIKOVSKY / VERDI / WAGNER / etc
Paul van Kempen - the Complete Philips Recordings Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Paul van Kempen [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 10 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/2020 ] "Beethoven is represented by an Eroica that is truly among the greatest of the period - of any period, I'd say...testimony to a genuinely great conductor who up until now has rarely been acknowledged as such." Gramophone reissue of the Month June '20 |
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Netherlands Radio Po
Shostakovich:symphony 11 [ Bis / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] |
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BRAHMS
Hans Vonk 1942-2004: The Final Sessions Incls Rhapsody for Alto, Male Chorus and Orchestra Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hans Vonk [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 22/Oct/2005 ] "The PentaTone Classics label pride themselves on their first class sound quality... An excellent achievement." (MusicWeb April 2006) |
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BRAHMS
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op.73 / Tragic Overture Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra / Hans Vonk (conductor) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] "At last a Brahms symphony in SA-CD. This is a good steady reading and recording, well done by the PentaTone team. Can only jope the other three symphonies are to come in the future." (SA-CD.Net) |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Enigma Variations / Pomp and Circumstances Marches Nos. 1-5 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / James Judd (cond) Adrian Leaper (cond) [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "a desirable bargain-price collection which should certainly find a niche in the market" - MusicWeb April 2005 (on the Pomp & Circumstance Marches) |