Gramophone Awards, 1979
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This is a remarkable and, indeed, invaluable box, which is unlikely to be challenged, let alone surpassed. Nowadays, it is not often possible to hail one set of records as a 'classic' of the... —
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Building a Library, March 2009, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Recording of the Year
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Bartók - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedMaurizio Pollini (piano), Shlomo Mintz (violin)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Bartók and Pollini were made for one another - the bite and energy and odd restraint of these masterworks is ideally caught. Mintz does full justice to the Two Portraits. —
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Concerto
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Grammy Awards, 22nd Awards (1979), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Berg: Lulu
RecommendedTeresa Stratas (Lulu), Yvonne Minton (Gräfin Geschwitz), Franz Mazura (Dr Schön), Kenneth Riegel (Alwa), Toni Blankenheim (Schigolch/Der Medizinalrat/Ein Polizeikommissär), Robert Tear (Der Maler/Der Neger)
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris, Pierre Boulez
Boulez's intelligently authoritative conducting and Teresa Stratas's stunning performance in the title role prove to be an unbeatable combination. —
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Opera
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Grammy Awards, 23rd Awards (1980), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Grammy Awards, 23rd Awards (1980), Best Opera Recording
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Grammy Awards, 23rd Awards (1980), Classical Album of the Year
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Haydn: Piano Trios
RecommendedBeaux Arts Trio: Isidore Cohen (violin), Bernard Greenhouse (cello), Menahem Pressler (piano)
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Recording of the Year
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Special offer. Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
RecommendedJessye Norman (soprano), Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo), James McCracken (tenor), David Arnold (baritone), Kim Scown (tenor), Werner Klemperer (speaker)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Seiji Ozawa
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Choral
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Building a Library, March 2017, Also Recommended
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Debussy: Images pour piano - Books 1 & 2, etc.
RecommendedPeter Lloyd (flute)
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Engineering
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Orchestral
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Stravinsky: 3 Dances from Petrushka, Bartók: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedMaurizio Pollini (piano)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Concerto
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Grammy Awards, 22nd Awards (1979), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Debussy: Images, Prélude à l'apres-midi d'un faune & Nocturnes
RecommendedPeter Lloyd (flute)
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Engineering
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Orchestral
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Russian Songs
RecommendedSongs for Children
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Solo Vocal
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Simon Rattle & Peter Maxwell Davies
Recommended25th anniversary edition - first time on CD
Philharmonia Orchestra, The Fires of London, Simon Rattle, Peter Maxwell Davies
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Contemporary
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