DVD Video, Mendelssohn (composer)
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Flabby upbeats and trumpets are among the flaws exposed by Masure as young hopefuls tackle the Italian Symphony. A complete performance follows, fiery outside, sleepy in the middle. —
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Recorded live at the Concert Hall of KKL Luzern, Lucerne Festival, August 2017
Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
As a piece of filmmaking, it is utterly conventional…Chailly’s clear, unfussy gestures and limited range of facial expressions are all registered…As of August 2017, when this concert was recorded,... —
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Diapason d’Or, June 2018, Vidéo
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Special offer. Sir Georg Solti conducts Mendelssohn & Brahms
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Not only is it a privilege to witness a seasoned outfit playing with such opulent tone, unbounded musicality and selfless application, the dynamic yet ever watchful Solti directs proceedings... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2013, DVD of the Month
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Berg: Violin Concerto & Mendelssohn: Scottish Symphony
Baiba Skride (violin), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Andris Nelsons
Head buried in the score, Nelsons nonetheless holds a firm grip on the relentless motor rhythms powering the event’s premiere, commissioned from Steffen Schleiermacher…Skride gives a requiescal... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2018, Orchestral Choice
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Sacred Music: A Christmas History & A Choral Christmas
RecommendedPresented by Simon Russell Beale
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Together [Beale and Christophers] form a fascinating insight into the way Christmas music has developed over the millennia from a fragment of papyrus preserving the earliest known piece of Christian... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th December 2011
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Riccardo Chailly - Concert, Opera, Documentary
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Orquesta de La Comunitat Valenciana, Nikolaj Znaider, Riccardo Chailly, Lars Vogt (piano), Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (violin), Gal James (soprano), Aquiles Machado, Carmen Romeu, Massimo Cavalletti, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana & Orquestra...
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Performances & Documentaries
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54 CDs + 1 DVD Video
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The Story of Nine Lessons and Carols
The 2014 Service in Truro Cathedral and documentary of the history of the nine lessons and carols on DVD, plus audio CD of the 1880 reconstruction Service.
Jeremy Summerly (presenter) & Luke Bond (organ)
Truro Cathedral Choir
King’s College, Cambridge made the service of Nine Lessons and Carols famous, but it started at Truro Cathedral in Cornwall. This special package tells the story…a treasurable insight into the... —
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Filmed in the Tchaikovsky Hall in 1983, this testament to the art of Gilels captures the veteran artist's characteristically deep-thinking, deeply layered and incredibly rich toned performance. —
