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Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5, etc.
RecommendedPierre Amoyal & Peter Serkin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Boulez keeps the music moving, and brings welcome clarity to Pelleas's potentially murky orchestration. The more angular Variations and concertos aren't as comfortable, though both soloists... —
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Building a Library, May 2009, Modern Choice
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Enescu: Romanian Rhapsodies, Poème roumain & Orchestral Suites
Franco Maggio-Ormezowski (cello)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Lawrence Foster
This lively companion-set to the multi-layered symphonies (reviewed in July) balances the Romaniana for which Enescu was famous with a very individual neo-classicism. Drily-recorded but dedicated... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2005, Re-issue of the Month
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Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2, Partita & Stabat mater
RecommendedMstislav Rostropovich (cello), Elzbieta Stefanska-Lukowicz (harpsichord), Helga Bohnstedt (electric guitar), Wolfgang Bargel (bass guitar), Annemarie Schmeisser (harp) & Norbert Brenner (double bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks, Solistes des Choeurs de l’O.R.T.F,...
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Grammy Awards, 30th Awards (1987), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Brahms: Horn & Clarinet Trios
RecommendedPierre Del Vescovo (horn), Michel Portal (clarinet), Pierre Amoyal (violin), Frédéric Lodeon (violoncello) & Michel Dalberto (piano)
These players bring a welcome nobility to the Horn Trio, even if the passion and opulence of Tuckwell & Co (Decca) remain persuasive. The autumnal intensity of the Clarinet Trio is also well... —
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Building a Library, November 2005, Budget Choice
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In the Allegro un poco agitato Masur combines a fast underlying pulse with espressivo phrasing and naturally achieved transitions: the slight ritardando at the end of the development...and gentle... —
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Boulez: Sonatine, Piano Sonata No. 1
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Sophie Cherrier (flute), Alain Damiens (clarinet)
Ensemble InterContemporain, BBC Singers, Pierre Boulez
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