Andrew Litton
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Grieg & Liszt: Piano Concertos
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
These two like-minded musicians manage to bring to these much-recorded works not merely thrilling virtuosity and lyrical depth but a Mendelssohnian lightness of touch where needed...Litton,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th October 2011
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Building a Library, February 2014, Modern Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2012, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano)
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
The underrated Fourth Concerto features the Dallas Symphony's stellar brass and winds ideally aligned, plus Hough's balletic projection of the finale's dazzling runs. No less distinct are the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2004, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended Recording
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Prokofiev - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Freddy Kempf (piano)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
With this disc, Freddy Kempf shoots straight into the top ten of Prokofiev interpreters...[He] keeps it all spruce and plays it relatively straight...The big Rachmaninov tune in the finale [of... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Concerto
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2010, Editor's Choice
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True to form, Litton draws exceptionally clean textures from the orchestra, notably fine woodwind colouring, with a keen eye for every facet of both scores...Litton's almost neo-classical approach... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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New. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano), Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
The underrated Fourth Concerto features the Dallas Symphony's stellar brass and winds ideally aligned, plus Hough's balletic projection of the finale's dazzling runs. No less distinct are the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2004, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, January 2021
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Shostakovich / Shchedrin - Piano Concertos
RecommendedMarc-André Hamelin (piano), Mark O’Keefe (trumpet)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Marc-André Hamelin is a superb advocate for all three pieces - the zip and zest of much of the writing presenting no difficulty to this extraordinary virtuoso. —
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Building A Library, May 2021, Also Recommended - Piano Concerto No. 2
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Special offer. Adams & Harris Violin Concertos
Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Waley-Cohen brings magnetic performances and an enthusiast’s passion to this splendid disc…his Violin Concerto duly bubbles with folk melodies, modal harmonies and open-hearted expression, and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2016, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Andrew Litton is obviously in sympathy with this miraculous score, and he has coaxed playing of considerable warmth and character from his Bergen players. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Holst: The Planets & Elgar: Enigma Variations
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
In Enigma, Andrew Litton is close-focused in detail compared to the familiar sweep of Boult’s recording, with very precise yet lively orchestral playing – notably in the swirling strings in... —
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 'Lobgesang'
RecommendedJudith Howarth (soprano), Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano) & Christoph Prégardien (tenor)
Bergen Philharmonic Choir, KorVest (Bergen Vocal Ensemble), The Danish National Vocal Ensemble DR & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Litton's live recording is outstanding: observant of Mendelssohn's tempi, with beautifully detailed orchestral textures and lithe but robust choral work from the Danish National Vocal Ensemble... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Award for Technical Excellence
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