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Special offer. Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrés Orozco-Estrada
As we reach the summit, its fine oboe solo followed by broad brass proclamations, Orozco-Estrada’s interpretative strategy becomes clear. This is a reading of glorious warmth and grandeur –... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2018
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Special offer. Remembering Tebaldi
Melody Moore (soprano), Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
Does Moore sound like Tebaldi? Not exactly: a track-by-track comparison reveals subtle differences in timbre and interpretation. But this is an act of homage, not impersonation, and Tebaldi’s... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year
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Special offer. Mozart Symphonies Nos. 29 & 33, Clarinet Concerto
Ernst Schlader (clarinet), Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
The Berlin Academy of Ancient Music’s sound is defined by its violins – tart, vibrato-lite, with a pronounced ‘tick’ on sharply detached notes that distinguishes this band unmistakably from... —
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Special offer. Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 6 (1-6)
RecommendedAkademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
Needless to say the playing is good, delivering exciting quick movements and some full-toned slower ones…As far as interpretation goes, it is essentially conventional. First violin Bernhard... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th July 2019
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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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Philippe Herreweghe and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic produce some really fine playing here, and they have been quite beautifully recorded. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009, Editor's Choice
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Jacobs locates the music firmly among the great 19th-century symphonic tradition, and his admiration for it can be heard in these performances...Jacobs’s interpretations certainly aren’t without... —
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Record Review, 26th September 2020, Record of the Week
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet & Hamlet
Russian National Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
The best music, in the Entr'actes, comes from elsewhere - namely a much more distinguished stage project, The Snow Maiden, the alla tedesca of the Third Symphony and the rather lovely Elegy... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2009, Disc of the Month
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Special offer. Dear to Us
Fiona Khuong-Huu (violin), Hina Khuong-Huu (violin), Rohan De Silva (piano)
Just how in tune the siblings are comes across in the opening phrase of Clyne's 'October Rose' where their playing in unison could almost fool you into thinking that you were listening to a... —
