Pentatone
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The Haffner, a wedding serenade for the marriage of Elizabeth Haffner in July 1776, was an outdoor summer piece, which was not good for the band, whose members were expected to move around.... —
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He starts at a surprisingly low voltage, although what his slower tempi lose energy they gain in detail and almost Nutcracker-like atmosphere. And, by contrast, the last movement has tremendous... —
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The Berlin Philharmonic Quintet performs superbly. The first movement has just the right sense of understatement, while they bring credible depth and vocal expressiveness to the slow movement.... —
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Special offer. Brahms: Violin Concerto & Double Concerto
Julia Fischer (violin) & Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)
Netherlands Philharminic Orchestra Amsterdam, Yakov Kreizberg
The partnership of Julia Fischer and Yakov Kreizberg… really comes into its own in the symphonic proportions of Brahms's Violin Concerto. From Fischer's opening imposing entry, it's clear that... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2007, Disc of the Month
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Special offer. Brahms - Symphony No. 4 & Hungarian Dances
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Marek Janowski
It's been true for many years now that American orchestras have been sounding more middle- European, but the Pittsburgh Symphony could easily be mistaken for a top German orchestra, like Leipzig... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2009, Editor's Choice
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...the Ancestor and Homework Suites offer a winning series of orchestral miniatures, beautifully, sometimes robustly scored...Marriner and the Academy play all this music with great character... —
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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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Special offer. Bartók & Kodály: Concertos for Orchestra
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jakub Hrůša
Hrůša takes a decidedly serious view of the Bartók, giving a finely judged account of its slow introduction, and in the ‘Elegy’ third movement eliciting some superbly atmospheric playing from... —
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Exciting and vibrant interpretations of Rossini’s overtures, but a collection of works with near identical structures means that the power of the individual pieces Is slightly lost. —
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Diapason d’Or, March 2019, Nouveauté
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