Sinfonieorchester Basel
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The Secret Fauré 2
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Axel Schacher (violin), Oliver Schnyder (piano), Antoine Lederlin (violoncello)
Ivor Bolton
Ivor Bolton and his players have clearly taken the composer’s aggravation seriously and the result is pure delight. —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, Orchestral Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Ariane Matiakh’s performance of the symphony is beautifully done and can be recommended alongside James Judd’s 1995 account for RCA. —
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Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice, Autumn 2022, Orchestral Music & Concertos
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2022
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Coming soon. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
Nikola Hillebrand (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (contralto), Sinfonieorchester Basel, MDR-Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Markus Poschner
In a crowded market he gives his Mahler Second an individual slant by foregrounding the angular, the edgy and the grotesque without losing sight of the argument's underlying trajectory. —
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Tragic Overture
Alexander Melnikov (piano), Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton
The final track is an unexpected joy: the overture to Éliza by Cherubini, a composer Brahms greatly admired. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Luciano Berio - Transformation
Sophia Burgos (soprano), Benjamin Appl (baritone), Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet), Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton
It’s a heterogeneous selection, ranging from a relatively straight realisation of the final, unfinished Contrapunctus from Bach’s Art of Fugue, to baroque treatments of four Beatles numbers...It... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Conc. No. 3 & Rhapsody On A Theme
Irina Georgieva, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Sascha Goetzel, Pablo González
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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The Secret Fauré: Orchestral Songs & Suites
Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Sinfonieorchester Basel, Balthasar-Neumann-Chor, Olga Peretyatko (soprano)
Ivor Bolton
With the Basel Symphony on fine form, Bolton teases out Faure’s textural and emotional subtleties with great care, scrupulously judging both the delicate wit of Shylock and the altogether loftier... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2018
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Chausson: Symphony in B-Flat Major, Op. 20 / Viviane, Op. 5 (Orchestral & Vocal Works)
David Delacroix (cello), Lauranne Oliva (soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo-soprano)
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton
This exquisitely presented and played exploration of Chausson's music marks the end of Ivor Bolton's nine-year tenure at the helm of the Sinfonieorchester Basel…[the Symphony] is adroitly paced... —
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Her impressive range stretches from a very clear low G to a sparkling top D, and her tasteful decorations in ‘Dove sono’ show just how much she understands the style…The Mozart pieces attract... —
