Antonio Pappano
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New. Copland: Symphony No. 3 – Walker: Sinfonia No. 5, 'Visions'
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra do nothing to soften either work's aggressive if contrasting spirit. The LSO sounds, indeed, much like a genuine American orchestra: rhythms are fiercely... —
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Record Review, 6th June 2026, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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Verdi: Aida
RecommendedAnja Harteros (Aida), Jonas Kaufmann (Radamès), Ekaterina Semenchuk (Amneris), Ludovic Tezier (Amonasro), Erwin Schrott (Ramfis), Marco Spotti (Il Re d'Egitto), Paolo Fanale (Un Messaggero), Eleonora Buratto (Sacerdotessa), Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Anja Harteros can boast both the high-octane tone and the necessary level of dramatic expression to make Aida credibly three dimensional…[Ekaterina Semenchuk makes] many subtle observations... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd October 2015
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2015, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Winner (Opera) and Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, Recording of the Month
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Record Review, October 2015, Record of the Week
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Building a Library, April 2017, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2015, Winner - Opéra
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Special offer. Holst: The Planets – Bax: Tintagel
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Tenebrae, Antonio Pappano
What makes this album stand out from its competitors is not so much The Planets itself as LSO Live's choice of a filler, Bax's symphonic poem Tintagel...Pappano does ardour very well, and Bax's... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th March 2026
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Special offer. Elgar & Walton: Cello Concertos
RecommendedGautier Capuçon (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
A dream team in the making, I suspect. Capuçon and Pappano may be collaborating here for the first time but it’s a meeting of musical minds and sensibilities for sure. —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Concerto
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedLeif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano
As Andsnes observed in interview, the conductor is the one who really drives the Second Concerto, and after spacious opening chords it's over to Pappano's Berliners for opulent sweep. Andsnes... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Winner - Concerto
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Building a Library, December 2018, Recommended Recording
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (Standard edition)
RecommendedAnna Netrebko (soprano), Marianna Pizzolato (contralto), Anna Netrebko (soprano) & Marianna Pizzolato (contralto)
Orchestra dell’ Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
the Russian diva's singing certainly won't disappoint - as thrillingly passionate here as it is in Romantic opera. She's impressively partnered, too, by Marianna Pizzolato, whose full-bodied... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th March 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2011, Editor's Choice
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Rossini: Guillaume Tell
RecommendedGerald Finley (Guillaume Tell), John Osborn (Arnaud), Malin Byström (Mathilde), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Hedwige), Matthew Rose (Walter Furst), Frédéric Caton (Melchtal), Elena Xanthoudakis (Jemmy), Carlo Cigni (Gesler), Carlo Bosi (Rodolphe), Celso Albelo (Ruodi), Dawid Kimberg (Leuthold), Davide Malvestio...
In the tenor spotlight is John Osborn, whose liquid voice often takes to the air with ease...Finley is at the top of his game...Where the set gains the bulk of its authority is in Pappano's... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th July 2011
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, Opera Choice
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Cinema
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
The pianist himself curated the programme, which is anything but run-of-the-mill, Tharaud celebrating the movie music which has moved him since childhood and notable score selections that place... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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