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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) |
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BRAHMS
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor / Nine Hungarian Dances (for piano four hands) Nicholas Angelich (piano) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi, with Frank Braley (piano) [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "A delight to encounter precise, hand-in-glove ensemble-playing that manages not to sound pre-planned. " Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 |
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LIZA LIM
Lim: Sutured World (A) / Mary / Transcendence after Trauma / The Compass Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) / Bavarian Radio Symphony, Edward Gardner [ BR Klassik musica viva, Vol. 47 / CD - released 21/Nov/2025 ] "…a weaver of worlds… terrific energy and fecundity… Richly textured, with sudden, unexpected sounds and harmonic segues adroitly threaded by soloist Nicolas Altstaedt and conductor Edward Gardner… William Barton and Carin Levine are excellent." BBC |
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SEBASTIAN FAGERLUND
Sebastian Fagerlund: Nomade & WaterAtlas Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] "Hannu Lintu's attentive reading opens up Fagerlund's complex score with space and clarity." BBC Music (5 Stars) Concerto Choice Oct 2021 |
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SCHUMANN / BRUCH
Schumann & Bruch: Violin Concertos Niek Baar; Christoph Poppen; Deutsche Radio Philharmonie [ Channel Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2024 ] Dutch violinist Niek Baar joins the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie under the direction of Christoph Poppen to perform two classic violin concertos from the mid-19th century: Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto in D minor and Max Bruch's Violin Concerto... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (Complete Opera) Inga Nielsen, Gosta Winbergh, Kurt Moll, Alan Titus / Hungarian Radio Chorus / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Michael Halasz [ Naxos Opera Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Sep/2000 ] A brilliant recording of Beethoven's only opera |
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ERNEST BLOCH
4 Episodes / 2 Poems / Concertino / Suite Modale Noam Buchman (flute) / Slovak Radio Symphony / Atlas Camerata Orchestra / Dalia Atlas [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] "All the performances from the various groups are excellent and the recorded sound is consistently superb. If you think Bloch wrote only Schelomo, you should sample this disc." (MusicWeb Nov 2007) |
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BIZET / BREINER
Bizet / Breiner: Carmen Concerto For Guitar and Orchestra Norbert Kraft, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "The performances seem excellent. Kraft is a sensitive, colorful guitarist, and the arranger seems a more than competent conductor." Fanfare |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 North German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gunter Wand [ RCA Gold Seal / CD - released 4/Apr/1989 ] "These are involved, committed and engaged offerings, intended to bring the greatness of the Brahms Symphony to the world's attention." Review |
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North Sea Radio Orchestra
North Sea Radio Orchestra [ OOF / CD - released 19/Sep/2011 ] |
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Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Inca Trail Connections [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Apr/2021 ] |
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FOKKENS etc
Journeys: Orchestral Music from Five Continents Norwegian Radio Orchestra / Harth-Bedoya [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Peruvian-born, American-trained conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya, is inspired to look at how music, like the poetic concept of peace, can unite the world. The idea behind Journeys is to create an example of that unity in a tangible form by bringing... |
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JIMMY LOPEZ
Perú Negro, Synesthésie, Lord of the Air & América Salvaje The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, with Jesús Castro-Balbi (cello) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 31/Jul/2015 ] Born in Lima, Peru in 1978, Jimmy López is one of the most admired among the younger generation of South American Composers. |
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LUCIANO BERIO
Berio: Coro Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Norwegian Radio Orchestra [Coro], Grete Pedersen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] "These extraordinary performances would be for naught were it not for the lifelike recording that gives enough space around the performers, yet allows for plenty of clarity. " MusicWeb Recommended June 2020 |
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LUTOSLAWSKI
Twenty Polish Christmas Carols / etc Olga Pasichnyk, Jadwiga Rappé / Polish Radio Chorus, Kraców, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "The faster carols have the same sort of energy and modality that you find in Kodály… it's a lovely collection of pieces for dipping into, and they're affectionately performed and recorded." (BBC Music) |