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MORTON GOULD
Gould: Symphonies 2, 3 & 4 / Spirituals for String Choir & Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fagen [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "The Symphonettes represent Gould's best crossover work - the Symphonette No. 4 deriving its character from Latin-American dance forms to make it one of his most popular compositions." CD Choice (UK) |
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FRANZ WAXMAN
Rebecca (Film Score) Viktor Simcisko (violin) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Nov/2005 ] "At budget price interested parties could hardly refuse such a textually intelligent, well-played and con amore production." (MusicWeb Oct 2005) |
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LUCIANO BERIO
Sinfonia / Calmo / etc Virpi Räisänen (mezzo-soprano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] "In Hannu Lintu's marvellous new recording I hear and admire a rediscovery of the impatience and invention that drove Berio to write it, in the forward, piano-led instrumental balance and the unapologetic grandeur of the finale's climax." |
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / TCHAIKOVSKY / MUSSORGSKY / ARENSKY
Russian Arias - From the Queen of Spades, May night, Eugene Onegin, etc) Vladimir Grishko (tenor) Ukraine State Radio Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Sirenko [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jun/2002 ] "Uwe Mund leads performances that pulse with intensity" - Courier Post |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
The Song of the Forests, Op. 81 / The Sun Shines on Our Motherland, Op. 90 / etc Vladimir Ivanovsky (tenor) & Ivan Petrov (bass) / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / USSR Symphony Orchestra / Leningrad Radio & TV Chorus [ Praga Digitals / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] |
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BARTOK / HINDEMITH / MARTINU
Works for Viola and Orchestra Vladimir Bukae (viola) / Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir VAIlek [ Calliope / CD - released 20/Mar/2007 ] "The spotlight turns on the viola in a superbly chosen, and played, set" (Editor's choice Gramophone Magazine March 2007) |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25 Véronique Gens, Alastair Miles, Yann Beuron, Stephan Loges / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Robin Ticciati [ Linn SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Oct/2013 ] "Linn's recorded sound and beautiful packaging are outstanding, including the two booklet essays. Texts and translations are included, too. This L'enfance serves only to enhance Ticciati's reputation, and is worthy of comparison with any in the catal |
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FROMENTAL HALEVY
Halevy: La Reine de Chypre [The Queen of Cyprus] Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois, Étienne Dupuis / Flemish Radio Choir & Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Hervé Niquet [ Bru Zane Ediciones Singulares / 2 CD/Book - released 20/Sep/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD 2019 WINNER - Opera |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Proserpine (complete opera) Véronique Gens, Marie-Adeline Henry, Frédéric Antoun, Andrew Foster-Williams / Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Flemish Radio Choir, Ulf Schirmer [ Bru Zane Ediciones Singulares / 2 CD/Book - released 20/May/2017 ] The protagonist of Saint-Saëns' Proserpine, premiered at the Opéra-Comique on 14 March 1887, is no reincarnation of the ancient goddess, but a Renaissance courtesan well versed in culpable amours. According to the composer, she is 'a damned soul for... |
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WAGENAAR
Orchestral Works (Incls 'Levenszomer') The Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra / Eri Klas [ Etcetera / CD - released 28/May/2008 ] The leading Dutch composer of his generation, Johan Wagenaar (1862-1941) composed operas, cantatas and organ music as well as an impressive list of orchestral works. His most important musical influence came from the compositions of Richard Strauss... |
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RICAHRD WAGNER
The Best Of Wagner Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz, Uwe Mund & Johannes Wildner [ Naxos / CD - released 6/May/1997 ] The perfect introduction to the orchestral music of Richard Wagner |
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Wallin/Francis/Radio Symp Fran
Dohnanyi:violin Conc Op.27 [ Cpo / CD - released 2/Oct/2000 ] |
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Wallin/Pontinen/Swedish Radio
Eliasson: Double Concerto [ Cpo / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] |
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Wdr Radio Orch Koln/Willen
Aulin: Master Olaf Op 22 [ Cpo / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] |
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Weigle/Radio-Philharmonie Hann
Draeseke:symphony No.3 [ Cpo / CD - released 3/Jul/2000 ] |
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W.A. MOZART
Piano Concertos KV 449 & 459 (rec 1965 & 1971) Werner Haas (piano) / Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Mladen Basic / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl MAnchinger [ MDG Archiv / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] Werner Haas's much too early death cut short his dazzling international career. After our first extensive documentation of his solo playing, we continue with two previously unreleased Mozart piano concertos from the SWR archives. During his lifetime... |
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MORTON FELDMAN
Violin and Orchestra Carolin Widmann (violin) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Emilio Pomarico [ Ecm New Series / CD - released 13/May/2013 ] Carolin Widmann's widely acclaimed ECM recordings have traversed a broad arc of music - from Schubert to Xenakis. |
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TRISTAN MURAIL
Murail: Le partage des eaux / Contes cruels / Sillages Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar), Seth Josel (electric guitar) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Pierre-André Valade [ Aeon / CD - released 22/Aug/2016 ] "It is no exaggeration to say that [Le partage des eaux] does for oceans what Strauss's Alpine Symphony does for mountains…[it is a] compelling reason for acquiring this disc" (Gramophone Award Nomination 2016 - Contempory) |
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BEETHOVEN / TCHAIKOVSKY / DVORAK / BRAHMS
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt Edition - Volume 1 Wiener Philharmoniker, Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, with Vladimir Ashkenazy, Wilhelm Backhaus, Joan Sutherland, etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 14 CD Box Set - released 29/Sep/2023 ] The two stereo Beethoven cycles, those of the Symphonies (1965-70) and the Piano Concertos (with Wilhelm Backhaus, 1958-59), form the core of this edition of the complete Decca recordings of Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900-1973). |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie Wiener Singakademie, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen [ Orfeo / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] Hector Berlioz's Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie was a sequel to his Symphonie fantastique, which premiered in 1830 at the Paris Conservatory. Comprising six sections, it was composed during his travels to and around Italy, and made use of material that... |