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Mozart Arias
RecommendedChristian Gerhaher (baritone)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
the pleasure of this Mozartian anthology lies not so much in individual characterisation as in the powerful personal dramaturgy with which Gerhaher shapes his programme. The transformations... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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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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Lutoslawski: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 and Les Espaces du sommeil
RecommendedJohn Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Contemporary
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Concertos for Cello and Orchestra by Danielpour, Kirchner & Rouse
RecommendedPhiladelphia Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
David Zinman
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Grammy Awards, 40th Awards (1997), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Grammy Awards, 40th Awards (1997), Classical Album of the Year
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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps and Debussy: Jeux
RecommendedThe Cleveland Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
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Grammy Awards, 13th Awards (1970), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Grammy Awards, 13th Awards (1970), Best Orchestral Performance
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This is a golden performance…the opening is a transparent babbling brook…strings sweep forward in far from generic melody…[the central variations] balance sweetness with will-o’-the-wisp fantasy... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, Recording of the month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Finalist - Orchestral
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Leif Ove Andsnes: The Beethoven Journey (Piano Concerto No. 5 & Choral Fantasy)
RecommendedLeif Ove Andsnes (piano & direction)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir
Andsnes's view of the Emperor Concerto's slow movement may strike some listeners as less contemplative and poetic than usual, and it may be that his interpretation of the piece will deepend... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Bernstein Conducts Bernstein: Kaddish Symphony & Chichester Psalms
RecommendedFelicia Montealegre (speaker), Jennie Tourel (mezzo-soprano), John Bogart (alto)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
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Grammy Awards, 7th Awards (1964), Classical Album of the Year
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Building A Library, July 2021, Recommended Recording
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It’s a large, densely orchestrated work in which he experiments with “cosmic” textures, though it sounds far from experimental in an avant-garde sense. Using material from Knock, Breathe, Shine,... —
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Orchestral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Contemporary Music
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Sibelius & Magnus Lindberg: Violin Concertos
Lisa Batiashvili (violin)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
Still there's plenty of drama, fire and lyrical beauty in the Lindberg Concerto and the brilliant young soloist Lisa Batiashvili makes plenty of it. This is a searing performance, with strong... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Contemporary
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2007, Editor's Choice
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