Orchestral, Weber (composer)
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Mein Traum
RecommendedSchubert, Weber, Schumann
Stéphane Degout (baritone), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Degout is convincing throughout, his expressive range spanning both ferocity and vulnerability...The real stars, though, are the period orchestra Pygmalion. The instrumental colours glow and... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2022, Choral & Song Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The Romantic Piano Concerto (1991 - 2007 Edition)
Featuring pianists including Stephen Hough, Seta Tanyel, Piers Lane, Nikolai Demidenko, Martin Roscoe, Howard Shelley, Peter Donohoe, Marc-André Hamelin and Steven Osborne
Is this handsomely produced box-set worth acquiring? As a work of art alone, yes! If you have not encountered these works before, do not hesitate. Dip in anywhere and you will be rewarded. Assuming... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2026, Editor's Choice
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Berlioz: Harold in Italy
& other orchestral works
Lawrence Power (viola)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Manze’s background as a period string player might be expected to give him some particular feeling for this curious quasi-concerto, and so it proves…Altogether it’s an exciting, intriguing reading,... —
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Weber: Clarinet Quintet, Concertino for Clarinet, Grand Duo Concertant & Der Freischütz Overture
Jörg Widmann (clarinet), Denis Kozhukin (piano), Irish Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Widmann makes an impassioned plea in the CD booklet on behalf of Weber and the highly charged drama of his music. It’s that dramatic tension which he conveys so vividly in these very personal... —
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[Griffiths] brings thrillingly vibrant and lucid playing from Cologne's WDR Sinfonieorchester, which is captured in brilliantly clear and realistic sound…the wind-playing is characterful, with... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2016, Editor's Choice
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Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 & Bassoon Concerto
Karen Geoghegan (bassoon)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
The performances are pretty astringent, Juanjo Mena persuading the BBC Philharmonic to play as if they were a period orchestra, with wiry lean string tone and rasping woodwind. —
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Wilhelm Furtwängler
RecommendedBerliner Philharmoniker & Wiener Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Building a Library, December 2007, First Choice
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Building a Library, April 2018, Recommended Recording
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 & Brahms: Haydn-Variations, Symphony No. 3
Géza Anda (piano)
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hans Knappertsbusch
Wonderfully characteristic late Hans Knappertsbusch performances: broad, flexible, the fruits of a lifetime’s devotion to the Viennese classics. The Beethoven concerto with Géza Anda is especially... —
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Warner Classics has reissued a complete set of Wilhelm Furtwängler’s studio recordings, reuniting for the first time Deutsche Grammophon, Polydor, HMV, Decca and Telefunken in one release. This... —
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Réédition
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Winner - Historical
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