Warner Classics
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Verdi: Otello
RecommendedPlacido Domingo (Otello), Katia Ricciarelli (Desdemona), Justino Diaz (Iago), Ezio Di Cesare (Cassio), Constantin Zaharia (Rodrigo), John Macurdy (Lodovico), Edward Toumajian (Montano), Petra Malakova (Emilia)
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Lorin Maazel
another fine performance from Domingo and generally taut subtle control from Maazel, particularly good in the spacious, tenderly emotional treatment of the final scene —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Mahler - Symphonies
RecommendedLucia Pop, Elizabeth Connell, Edith Wiens, Felicity Lott, Trudeliese Schmidt, Nadine Denize, Richard Versalle, Jorma Hynninen & Hans Sotin
Tiffin School Boy’s Choir, London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Orchestral
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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D major, etc.
RecommendedChristopher Balmer, Jonathan Small
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Vernon Handley
Vernon Handley's RLPO are on top form here, and the intensity of that slow movement's climax is wonderful. —
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Building a Library, April 2003, Budget Choice
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Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D944 'The Great'
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
The pace of the Andante con moto second movement is close to perfection: a touch of the forward-striding hiker but far from unbending. There are moments of a quite visionary loveliness: like... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2006, Editor's Choice
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Debussy: Images pour piano - Books 1 & 2, etc.
RecommendedPeter Lloyd (flute)
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Engineering
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Orchestral
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Ludwig presents them with disarming dedication and to hear the hackneyed Ave Maria sung like this is to realise afresh the beauty which all too often is jellied over with sentiment. Gervase... —
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
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Angela Gheorghiu - Puccini
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Anton Coppola
Angela Gheorghiu delivers some of her finest singing on a disk full of Puccinian gems —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2005, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2005, Editor's Choice
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There’s no question that Say puts his ideas across with confidence and communicative immediacy…He really should compose for film. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Contemporary Music
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Each of the Preludes is vividly characterised, with Lim running the gamut between dark turbulence and pastoral tranquility with absolute assurance. He doesn't waste energy trying to find novel... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2015, Editor's Choice
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[The recital] has all the light and shade expected from such a varied programme…Li’s style is thoughtful and expressive, rather than exciting, and the concert recording gives the performance... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Solo Recording - piano (19th century)
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