Orchestral, Bloch, E (composer)
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New. Lutosławski: Concertos For Cello / For Orchestra, Bloch: Schelomo
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Luxembourg Philharmonic, Gustavo Gimeno
Already at the first hearing I was very intrigued by Jean-Guihen Queyras's new interpretation, as I could hear no traces of political history or power struggles in his playing. In fact, he makes... —
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Bloch/Bruch: Schelomo, Kol Nidrei & other works
Natalie Clein (cello)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
As one might expect, Clein delivers a powerfully committed performance, but also manages to avoid over-indulgence, negotiating the peaks and troughs of the music's volatile emotional language... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2012, Editor's Choice
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Overall, this is a gorgeous recital that makes excellent listening. Stefanescu's rich-toned playing rises with aplomb to all its challenges and she crowns the disc with an irresistibly exultant... —
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Elgar: Cello Concerto
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Ben Davies (cello), Hannah Roberts (cello), Josephine Knight (cello), Caroline Dearnley (cello), Ashok Klouda (cello), Toby Hughes (double bass), The Heath Quartet, Gary Pomeroy (viola), Oliver Heath (violin), Sara Wolstenholme (violin), Chris Murray (cello), Plinio Fernandes...
He takes the view that a noble reticence suits Elgar’s emotional world just as well as the huge intensity of Jacqueline du Pré, whose early recording he cites as an inspiration. Often this approach... —
Awards:
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Diapason d’Or, March 2020, Nouveauté
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Ida Haendel & Josef Hassid
The Polish-Jewish Violin Prodigies - Their HMV Encores
Ida Haendel (violin), Josef Hassid (violin), Gerald Moore (piano)
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Special offer. Essentia
Works for Viola & Orchestra
Dana Zemtsov (viola)
National Estonian Orchestra, Daniel Raiskin
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Special offer. Bloch: Works For Piano & Orchestra
Jenny Lin (piano)
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Jiří Stárek
Bloch’s style is far-reaching, from the laconic Concerto Grosso No. 1 to the Prokofievian fizz of the Concerto symphonique. Lin’s performances are precise and engaging. —
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Warum toben die Völker - Psalm in Dialogue with Music by Ernest Bloch
Julius Berger, Andrei Pushkarev, Pavel Beliaev, Annette Schavan
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Bloch: Israel Symphony, Schelomo & Three Jewish Poems
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares, Zara Nelsova (cello), Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel
…A valuable release, bringing much of Bloch’s overtly Jewish-themed orchestral music together in fine performances. —
