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KHACHATURIAN / SHOSTAKOVICH / PROKOFIEV / BORODIN / MUSSORGSKY / TCHAIKOVSKY
Russia - Romance & Drama London Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Ahronovitch [ Alto / CD - released 20/Feb/2019 ] "Yuri Ahronovitch may have been too eccentric in large-scale symphonies, but what extraordinary character in this ideal Russian collection. Musorgsky's witchy revels and Prokofiev's strutting Three Oranges march are highlights." BBC Music Five Stars |
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PROKOFIEV
Complete Symphonies (special price) London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev [ Decca / 4 CD Box Set - released 24/May/2006 ] Orchestral 1001 Classical Recordings you must hear before you die (1951-present) - "Throughout there is no doubting, or resisting, the deep wells of emotion plumbed in these performances." (Recording of the Month Gramophone June 2006) |
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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... |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet (The Complete Ballet) (180g 3LP) London Sympony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Warner Classics / 3 LP - released 4/Apr/2019 ] The violent feud between the Montagues and Capulets is evoked by the swaggering Dance of the Knights, but Prokofiev's score brims with bittersweet lyricism in its depiction of the young lovers, proving him Russian ballet's heir to Tchaikovsky. First... |
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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. |
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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... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Walter Weller [ ABC Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Although they have been intermittently available, Walter Weller's cycle of the three Rachmaninov Symphonies have hidden their blazing light under the Decca bushel for far too long. Recorded in absolutely thrilling Decca sound with L'Orchestre de la... |
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RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 / The Rock L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / London Philharmonic Orchestra. Walter Weller [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Surging, romantic readings from a re-juvenated Suisse Romande under their then chief conductor, unfortunately, not long with them" (MusicWeb) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 1 & 9 / The Age opf Gold - ballet suite L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Walter Weller / London Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon (conductor) [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] Venerated for their perky, piquant performances and the ripe, rich Decca sound, Walter Weller's thrilling readings of Shostakovich's Symphonies 1 and 9 have long been on the reissue request lists. Now, they appear on CD for the first time. |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos 1 "Classical" & 5 / Lieutenant Kije / Cinderella [excepts] / etc Los Angeles Philharmonic & London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas & Andrew Davis [ Sony Masterworks / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/1997 ] Originally recorded 1976, 1983 & 1992 |
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RAVEL
The Best of Ravel: Bolero; Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2; etc Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta / London Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Monteux [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 21/Aug/2002 ] 'the visceral excitement Mehta produces is most compelling one marvels at the vivid Decca sound' Penguin Guide to CDs (2000 Yearbook) |
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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... |
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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 |
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BEETHOVEN / ROSSINI / VERDI / SUPPE
Solti Overtures London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] This collection of overtures - many of them appearing internationally on Decca CD for the first time - comes from the very start of Georg Solti's recording career. That for Beethoven's Egmont was, in fact, his first recording as conductor, issued as... |
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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. |
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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... |
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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) |
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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) |
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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... |
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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) |