Opera, Busoni (composer)
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The way Levit has formed this programme is extraordinarily effective. The Brahms reworking for left hand of Bach’s D minor violin Chaconne is a probing, introverted affair, and how effectively... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, November 2018
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th October 2018
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year (piano)
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Finalist - Instrumental
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Instrumental
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[Yamada] draws playing of felicitous polish, captivating flexibility and winning application throughout what is a most imaginative, distinctly moreish programme; indeed, on first acquaintance,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Busoni: Doktor Faust
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Faust), Richard Lewis (Mephistopheles), Ian Wallace (Wagner), Heather Harper (Duchess of Parma) & John Cameron (Duke of Parma)
London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Sir Adrian Boult
strongly cast, with a magisterial account of the title role from Dietrich Fischer Dieskau. Heather Harper is in radiant form as the Duchess of Parma, and Richard Lewis acquits himself well in... —
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Special offer. Busoni: Doktor Faust
RecommendedDietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich Henschel, Markus Hollop, Kim Begley, Torsten Kerl & Eva Jenis
Choeur et Orchestre de l'Opera de Lyon, Kent Nagano
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Grammy Awards, 43rd Awards (2000), Best Opera Recording
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John Adams - Collected Works
Glenn Fischthal (trumpet), Laurie McGaw (trumpet), James Maddalena (baritone, vocals), Sanford Sylvan (baritone, vocals), Thomas Hammons (bass-baritone, vocals), John Duykers (tenor), Mari Opatz (mezzo-soprano), Marion Dry (contralto), Stephanie Friedman (mezzo-soprano, vocals), Carolann Page (soprano),...
There’s no recording yet of his 2017 opera The Girl of the Golden West (you can blame the industry’s economics), but every other milestone since the mid-1980s is here in performances that continue... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2022
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Special offer. Busoni: Arlecchino
Kurt Gester (Arlecchino), Elaine Malbin (Colombina), Ian Wallace (Ser Matteo), Geraint Evans (Abbate Cospicuo), Fritz Ollendorf (Dr Bombasto), Murray Dickie (Leandro)
Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard
this Glyndebourne performance has more sheer spark and dramatic life than either of its rivals. If you can survive without texts or translations, and just want a recording of Arlecchino without... —
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Diapason d’Or, December 2017, Réédition
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Busoni: Arlecchino
Elaine Malbin (soprano), Murray Dickie (tenor), Fritz Ollendorff (bass), Ian Wallace (baritone), Kurt Gester (narrator), Geraint Evans (baritone)
Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra, John Pritchard
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A Guided Tour of the Romantic Era, Vol. 15
Mireille Delunsch (soprano), Gerard Theruel (baritone), Armand Arapian (baritone), Gabriel Bacquier (bass), Helene Jossoud (mezzo-soprano), Jean-Jacques Doumene (bass), Francoise Golfier (soprano), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Emmanuel Ceysson (harp), Patrick Gallois (flute), Pascal Devoyon (piano),...
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