Orchestral, Symphonies, Gluck (composer)
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Hewitt’s spacious, uncluttered approach revels unashamedly in the pianism while still letting the original songs sing. The real treats are Hewitt’s own arrangements...In all, this beautifully... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Instrumental Choice
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Arias for Guadagni
Recommendedthe first modern castrato
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
Through his effortless line, countertenor Iestyn Davies revivifies Guadagni's Orphic powers...Whether drawing out sustained notes or knitting together filigreed coloratura, he is a paragon of... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2012, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Winner - Recital
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Sturm Und Drang, Vol. 1
RecommendedBeck, Gluck, Haydn, Jommelli, Traetta
Chiara Skerath, The Mozartists, Ian Page
The Mozartists play this repertoire with a mix of urgent spirit and plumbed depths…Skerath voices the various heroes and heroines, exploring the full emotional range of the lesser-known parts... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Building A Library, February 2022, Also Recommended
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The fierce agitation of the outer movements of Haydn’s Symphony No. 39 certainly exemplify such qualities [Sturm und Drang], just as the dynamic sweep and hair-trigger precision of Ian Page’s... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2020, Editor's Choice
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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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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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At once, I became a captive audience, scarcely comprehending the wit and originality of ideas and the composer’s colourful instrumentation. —
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Building A Library, February 2022, Also Recommended
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Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Nelson Freire (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Bringuier
Bringuier's evident penchant for chamber-like clarity reaps rewards in a taut yet genial reading [of the Roussel]...In the midst of their annual Proms marathon, these performances have a start... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, DVD Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2013, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Bruckner - Symphony No. 7
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, December 1954 (previously unpublished)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter
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