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TCHAIKOVSKY
Serenade for Strings (with Bartók - Divertimento) London Symphony String Ensemble, Roman Simovic [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Nov/2014 ] The LSO's magnificent string sound is world renowned and this recording marks the LSO Live debut of the LSO String Ensemble, led by LSO Leader Roman Simovic, who directs a performance of the much loved Tchaikovsky 'Serenade for Strings', together... |
BERIO
Berio-Sinfonia; Ekphrasis London Voices. GAteborgs Symfoniker. Peter EAtvAs [ DG 20/21 Series / CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "Peter Eotvos' new recording (of Sinfonia) scores over (earlier versions), mainly because the recording itself is even more successful in sorting out the complex textures. A must-have." (BBC) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Il Trittico (complete operas) Carlo Guelfi, Maria Guleghina, Neil Shicoff, Ricardo Cassinelli, Jose van Dam, Angela Gheorghiu / London Voices, London Symphony, Antonio Pappano [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 4/Jun/2012 ] The dark, dangerous drama of Il tabarro… The heart-wrenching pathos of Suor Angelica… The merciless comedy (leavened with youthful romance) of Gianni Schicchi… Puccini's scores for his triptych of one-act operas are as compelling for their subtlety... |
BARBER / HINDEMITH / NIELSEN / JANACEK
Twentieth-century Music for Winds London Winds [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] A stunning combination of virtuoso players who also enjoy active solo careers, the ensemble London Winds is renowned for its technical brilliance, interpretative vision, and joie de vivre. |
W.A. MOZART
Wind Serenades (Incls Serenade No. 10 in B major, K361 'Gran Partita') London Winds [ ONYX / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "Michael Collins further entrenches his place among the first rank of clarinettists with this rather heavenly recording of Mozart Serenades. He leads the London Winds with great sensitivity and, when called for, virtuosic flair. A class act. A classy... |
ERNEST BLOCH
Sacred Service (Avodath Hakodesh) Louis Berkman (baritone) / The Zemel Choir / members of the London Chorale and the London Concord Singers / London Symphony Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] 'When this recording was originally issued on LP I compared it with all previous versions of the work… finding it to be superior with regard to both performance and sound… I remain enthusiastic about this Chandos release, especially in its CD... |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss (R.): Vier Letzte Lieder [Four Last Songs / 12 Lieder / Daphne: Closing Scene Lucia Popp (soprano) Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks [ Warner Classics Red Line / CD - released 25/Oct/2018 ] "...an almost effortless spontaneity of approach, makes this into a glorious version of a much-recorded work." (Gramophone on the Four Last Songs) |
MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE
Orchestral Works Vol 3 Lawrence Power (viola) Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Michael Collins (clarinet) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop, Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Contemporary |
BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 7 in E Major London Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski [ LPO Live / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] Stanisław Skrowaczewski is regarded as one of today's greatest living Bruckner conductors. Now in his 90th year, he brings a lifetime's accumulated wisdom to this work. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Panufnik Legacies London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth [ LSO Live / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] In May 2013, LSO Live releases an album of new works by 10 emerging young composers. The pieces, originally commissioned as part of the LSO Panufnik Scheme, were recorded in LSO St Luke's and are now presented on disc, enabling the LSO to share... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 5 / The Voyevoda London Symphony Orchestra, Yondani Butt [ Nimbus Alliance / CD - released 28/Jan/2013 ] "These performances invite comparisons with entries by Furtwängler, Böhm, Szell, Karajan rather than figures of lesser stature." (American Record Guide) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem) Barry Banks (tenor) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus & London Philharmonic Choir, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 11/Mar/2013 ] "..the combined LSO and LPO choirs - singing beautifully and bringing out the music's profound sadness - is wonderfully enhanced. Colin Davis fits the work to the conditions with a master hand. Memorable." (Sunday Times) |
AARON COPLAND
Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid / Rodeo (4 Dance Episodes) London Symphony Orchestra, Minnieapolis Symphony Orchesra, Antal Dorati [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "Dorati pioneered the first stereo recordings of the complete Billy the Kid and (this) caused a sensation …for precision of detail and brilliance of colour, while the generous acoustics offered ambient warmth…The gunshots were and remain... |
RESPIGHI
The Birds / Ancient Airs & Dances / Canzone e Danza London Sym. Orchestra, Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] Birds) "vividness of detail particularly suits Dorati's spirited account..bringing pictorial piquancy of great charm and strongly projected dance rhythms" (Penguin) (Ancient Airs) "The Hungarian string players are exceptionally gifted" (Gramophone) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51 / Karelia Suite, Op. 11 (excerpts) / Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Kajanus [ Naxos Historical Kajanus conducts Sibelius Vol 2 / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] "The programme is artfully sequenced. First we get the fey and fragile exotica, glistening fantasy and wan orientalism of Belshazzar's Feast. Then come the exuberant outer movements of the Karelia Suite...Phrasing is nicely sculpted throughout." MW |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 / Kullervo, Op. 7 Monica Groop (mezzo), Peter Mattei (baritone) / London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / 4 CD Box Set - released 21/Sep/2009 ] "Combined with the innate warmth and pretty much faultless playing of the LSO, it makes for some of the most readily satisfying performances available." BBC Music |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Eine Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 Lucia Popp, Thomas Allen / London Philharmonic Choir / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt [ BBC / CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] "As an admirer of Klaus Tennstedt I'm pleased to add this performance to my collection though it would certainly yield to Klemperer and Gardiner as a library choice for this wonderful work." (MusicWeb July 2008) |
LEOS JANACEK
The Cunning Little Vixen (Complete opera recorded in 2012) Glyndebourne Opera / Lucy Crowe, Emma Bell, Sergei Leiferkus / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jurowski [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 31/Jul/2013 ] "Crowe's Vixen is vocally completely secure and delightfully and sharply characterized...[in the closing scene] there is just the right sense of pantheistic rapture...an outstanding achievement." (International Record Review, 2012) |
JANACEK
Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (Recorded June 2012, Glyndebourne) BLU-RAY Lucy Crowe / Emma Bell / Sergei Leiferkus / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jurowski [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 31/Jul/2013 ] Crowe's Vixen is vocally completely secure and delightfully and sharply characterized...[in the closing scene] there is just the right sense of pantheistic rapture...an outstanding achievement. |
GINASTERA
Panambi / Estancia (Complete Ballets) Luis Gaeta / London Symphony Orchestra / Gisele Ben-Dor (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] Much admired by Aaron Copland, the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) is widely regarded as one of the most important and original South American composers of the 20th century. |
