RCO Live
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Hot on the heels (or so it seems) of Jansons's LSO Live recording… comes this rival version from his own orchestra's label. The first movement again kicks off at a remorseless march tempo…... —
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Horizon 4
Detlef Roth (baritone), Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Jörgen van Rijen (trombone), Marijn Mijnders & Monica Naselow (violin)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Lothar Zagrosek, Markus Stenz, Ed Spanjaard, David Robertson, Susanna Mälkki
The Horizon series is an audacious project presenting top-class live performances in consistently fine if soft-grained sonics...The second disc veers off into pieces old and new, randomly showcasing... —
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Glanert: Requiem for Hieronymus Bosch
David Wilson-Johnson (voice), Aga Mikolaj (soprano), Ursula Hesse von den Steinen (mezzo-soprano), Gerhard Siegel (tenor), Christof Fischesser (bass) & Leo van Doeselaar (organ)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Netherlands Radio Choir, Markus Stenz
Unsurprisingly, a lot of the music – especially in its early stages – is zestfully raucous and grotesque…The performance has power and conviction – you would think this was an established concert... —
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Horizon 5
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Huelgas Ensemble, Paul van Nevel, Martyn Brabbins, Markus Stenz, David Robertson, Susanna Mälkki
With its roster of star conductors specialising in contemporary music, and recordings of superfine technical quality, this well-filled disc provides satisfaction and provocation in equal measure. —
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Horizon 2: A Tribute To Olivier Messiaen
Recorded live at Concertgebouw Amsterdam on 8, 9 November 2007 (Dukas/Van Keulen, Dalbavie, Messiaen, and 13, 14 June 2008 (Zuidam)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Benjamin & Ingo Metzmacher
These masterly performances under the baton of George Benjamin here provide the focus of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's inventive tribute to the composer, captured live at concerts during... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2010, Editor's Choice
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Horizon 3: Recordings from the 2008-2009 season
Christianne Stotijn (mezzo soprano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ed Spanjaard, Markus Stenz, David Robertson
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Horizon 6
Janine Jansen (violin)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Xian Zhang, Vladimir Jurowski, David Robertson, Otto Tausk, Mariss Jansons
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Horizon 7
Bejun Mehta (countertenor), Dominic Seldis (double bass)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nederlands Kamerkoor, George Benjamin, David Robertson, Daniel Harding
Benjamin’s song cycle … has a warm (and sometimes searing) sensuality which is eloquently projected by Bejun Mehta … Tan Dun’s Wolf… [is] a virtuoso vehicle for bass player Dominic Seldis, and... —
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Firsova’s first piano concerto...is short and sweet, skipping between mystic, Scriabin-sourced pianism and an accessible, narrative-driven score based on the life-long presence of looming death. —
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Brass Too: RCO Brass
Brass of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Brass and Strings of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ivan Meylemans, Kurt Masur
Does it succeed? Emphatically, yes. The sheer weight and superior blend of these Dutch players is a wonder to behold. However, all that technique doesn’t count for much unless it’s firmly focused... —
