RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
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Special offer. Nicola Lefanu: The Crimson Bird
RecommendedBBC Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
That LeFanu possesses an ear for finesse is evident from The Hidden Landscape (1973), with its oblique yet purposeful trajectory from the ominous, even confrontational to a gauntly imposing... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Poulenc: Les Biches - Suite, Les Animaux modèles - Suite & Sinfonietta
RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Luc Tingaud
Crikey, this is good: the zingiest, most pungent performance imaginable of the suite from Poulenc's ballet Les Biches…I've never heard this music sound so joyful, so gleefully irreverent, with... —
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This exceptional recording by veteran Austrian conductor Georg Tintner is in a league of its own. It's a beautifully shaped performance, characterfully played and vividly recorded.
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Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Prométhée (Excerpts), Shylock & Songs
Tara Erraught (mezzo-soprano), Ruth Rosique (soprano), Julien Dran (tenor),
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Choir Ireland, Jean-Luc Tingaud
With its famous ‘Sicilienne’, the Pelléas et Mélisande Suite will be familiar to many, but it is the sumptuous beauty of songs such as ‘La Chanson du pêcheur’ and ‘Les Roses d’Ispahan’ that... —
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Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier, La péri & Symphony in C Major
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Luc Tingaud
It is clearly a labour of love for conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud. He has not only polished the playing of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra to a beguiling level of Gallic sparkle, but also consulted... —
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Finghin Collins plays Stanford
Finghin Collins (piano)
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery
Both performances excel. Tackling each torrential piano part, Collins has flair, energy, and lyrical poise to spare. The orchestra's contributions are as fresh and crisp as a newly minted banknote.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2011, Editor's Choice
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Midsommarvaka: Orchestral Favourites by Hugo Alfvén
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Ireland National Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willen
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Andrew Penny and the Irish Orchestra are at the peak of their form —
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Penny's recorded performances of the first two symphonies are no mean achievement. The playing has spirited spontaneity and it is to be hoped that this well-recorded Naxos disc will tempt many... —
