Concertos, Harp Concertos
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Debussy - Orchestral Music
RecommendedGeorge Pieterson (clarinet), Vera Badings (harp)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
If you only buy one album of Debussy orchestral music, this is a very good bet! Comprising his best-known works at an excellent price, it's a great starting-point around which to build a library... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, November 2003, Budget Choice
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Building a Library, November 2008, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. American Classics - Walter Piston
RecommendedTherese Elder Wunrow (harp)
Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz
Those unfamiliar with Piston's work should investigate this Naxos disc that repackages performances originally issued on Delos. This one is arguably the best of the lot as it features the Fourth... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. English Recorder Concertos
RecommendedMichala Petri and Ian Watson
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Awards:
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Concerto
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Three works that embody the ‘American sound’. I longed for more challenging fare from Higdon, beautiful as her scoring is; Harlin’s Rapture is arresting. Barber provides the meat. —
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Winner - Best Contemporary Classical Composition (Higdon - Harp Concerto)
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019)
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Special offer. Alwyn conducts Alwyn
Geoffrey Browne (cor anglais), Osian Ellis (harp)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, William Alwyn
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Vassilena Serafimova proves just how much fun one can have with a marimba (and, briefly, vibraphone)...Give it a go - it's a very likeable listen. —
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Debussy: Orchestral Music
RecommendedJohn Alldis Choir (chorus), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Alice Chalifoux (harp)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
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Grammy Awards, 11th Awards (1968), Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 12th Awards (1969), Best Orchestral Performance
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Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299, etc.
RecommendedNicanor Zabaleta (harp), Karlheinz Zoeller (flute)
Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernst Marzendorfer
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Rautavaara: 90th Anniversary Edition
Marielle Nordmann (harp), Marko Ylönen (cello), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Gunilla Süssmann (piano), Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Paavali Jumppanen (piano), Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Latvian Radio Choir, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, MDR Sinfonieorchester, Belgium...
