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Building A Library, April 2022, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Prokofiev - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
RecommendedEvgeny Kissin (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
When…Evgeny Kissin recorded his first Prokofiev concertos, he shied away from the insane challenges of the Second. Here… he surmounts these very much on his own terms… revealing the strong... —
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Grammy Awards, 51st Awards (2008), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Offenbach: Orphée aux Enfers
RecommendedYann Beuron (Orphée), Natalie Dessay (Euridice), Laurent Naouri (Jupiter), Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (Pluton-Aristée), Ewa Podles (L'Opinion Publique), Patricia Petibon (Cupidon), Jennifer Smith (Diane), Veronique Gens (Vénus), Steven Cole (John Styx), Virginie Pochon (Minerve), Etienne Lescroart (Mercure)
Grenoble...
Both the 'earthly' leads are superb: Natalie Dessay's secure, clear coloratura is well employed as the nagging wife...and one feels sorry for her hapless husband, Orphee, amiably characterized... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Antonio Pappano conducts Rachmaninov & Liadov
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
I'm not sure when I last enjoyed a reading of the Rachmaninov Second Symphony so much...they play here as if possessed; the brass are on especially magnificent form...by heaven, Antonio Pappano... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2011, Editor's Choice
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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
RecommendedMaria Callas (Rosina), Tito Gobbi (Figaro), Luigi Alva (Almaviva), Fritz Ollendorf (Bartolo), Nicola Zaccaria (Basilio), Gabriella Carturan (Berta), Mario Carlin (Fiorello)
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Alceo Galliera
Callas remains supreme as a minx-like Rosina, summing up the character superbly in Una Voce poco fa. The sound comes up very acceptably in this fine new transfer, clarified, fuller and more... —
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Building a Library, February 2017, Also Recommended
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Vital and colourful recordings from the 1980s, when Simon Rattle was at the height of his powers with the CBSO. —
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Building a Library, November 2014, Recommendation available on double CD set
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Building a Library, March 2002, Budget Choice
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Szymanowski - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedThomas Zehetmair (violin) & Silke Avenhaus (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Concerto
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Verdi: Rigoletto
Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Giuseppe Di Stefano
La Scala Milan Chorus & Orchestra, Tullio Serafin
That one recording should continue to hold sway over many other attractive comers after 45 years is simply a tribute to Callas, Gobbi, Serafin and Walter Legge. Whatever the merits of its successors,... —
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Mahler: Symphony No. 3
and songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Birgit Remmert (contralto), Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
City of Birmingham Youth Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Simon Rattle
Really outstanding issues like this one remain few and far between. A happy testament to all Rattle has achieved in Birmingham. —
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