Opera, Borodin (composer)
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The Essential Borodin
RecommendedNicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Zlatina Ghiaurov (piano), Borodin Quartet
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Georg Solti, Edward Downes, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jean Martinon, Ernest Ansermet
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Building a Library, November 2006, Highly Recommended
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Mariusz Kwiecien: Slavic Heroes
RecommendedMariusz Kwiecien (baritone)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz
[His signature roles] suggest a certain dashing Italianate quality that's refelcted in his voice: lighter, less rich and chocolatey than some Slavic rivals, for example Dmitri Hvorostovsky.... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th January 2012
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Opera, February 2012, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Antal Doráti: The Mercury Masters
RecommendedThe Mono Recordings
Antal Dorati, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
this is a special release because of the importance of these Mercury recordings in the history of symphonic music in America. The majority of the material (22 of the 31 CDs) has never been released... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - Box Set of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Historical
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The Record of Singing – The Very Best of Volumes 1-4
RecommendedFrom 1899 to the end of the 78 era: 1899-1952
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Historical
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Historic Reissue
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Gramophone Awards, 1977, Winner - Historical
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams', etc.
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra & Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati
An absolutely irrepressible version of the little Russian, this hugely stimulating partnership was captured at the very peak of its artistic prowess in this recording, and it still sounds astonishingly... —
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Building a Library, February 2009, First Choice
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Building a Library, January 2017, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Iván Fischer conducts Borodin & Tchaikovsky
RecommendedBudapest Festival Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno, Iván Fischer
Fischer once again doesn’t disappoint; indeed, he’s brought to light elements of this work, in particular textural detaileven during the loud brass-led sections, the strings can still be heard... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd September 2016
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Special offer. Highlights from Russian Opera - Volume 1
Chorus and Orchestra of The Bolshoi Theatrem Moscow, Alexander Vedernikov
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Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor, etc.
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
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A sizzling account of Borodin's Polovtsian Dances is the centrepiece here. Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture is equally electrifying, yet there is tenderness, too, in Musorgsky's Khovanshchina... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Je n'aime pas le classique, mais ça j'aime bien!
Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Nelly Kokinos (piano), Vladimir Spivakov (violin), Sergei, Steven Isserlis (cello), Xavier De Maistre (piano), Julian Bream (guitar), Johns Williams (guitar), James Galway (flute), Lorenzo Ghielmi (organ), Samuel Lipman & Leo Litwin (pianos), Martin Hoherman (xylophone),...
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