Charles Dutoit
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Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
RecommendedOrchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Women of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Chorus, Charles Dutoit
The Planets is Holst's most famous work, and its success is surely deserved.
The musical characterisation is as striking as its originality of conception: the association of 'Saturn' with old... —Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Engineering
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Building a Library, June 2014, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Chopin - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedMartha Argerich (piano)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
Martha Argerich's first commercially released recordings of the Chopin concertos were for DG; No 1 in 1968, No 2 in 1978. Here she revisits both concertos and offers an act of re-creative daring,... —
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Building a Library, October 2000, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1999, Winner - Concerto
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Building a Library, September 2016, First Choice
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Building a Library, March 2023, Recommended Recording
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Ravel: Ma Mère l'Oye, Pavane pour une infante défunte
RecommendedMontreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
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Gramophone Awards, 1985, Winner - Engineering
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Poulenc: Orchestral Works
RecommendedPascal Rogé (harpsichord)
Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit
I chose this disc from our Presto Print-On-Demand range primarily for the sparkling account of the 1947 Sinfonietta, which isn't desperately well represented on disc - but Charles Dutoit's take... —
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Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre
RecommendedKyung Wha Chung (violin)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
It's enough to make you weep – Saint-Saëns wrote his first tune at the age of three, analysed Mozart's Don Giovanni from the full score when he was five, and at 10 claimed he could play all... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Liszt: Piano Concerto Nos.1 & 2
RecommendedJean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
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Building A Library, March 2025, Recommended Recording
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Building A Library, May 2024, Recommended Recording - The Firebird
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Mendelssohn & Bruch: Violin Concertos
RecommendedKyung Wha Chung (violin)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit, Rudolf Kempe
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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