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Rattle steals the prize in the three scherzo: Purgatorio is devilishly fast and sly, Schnelle Viertel explosive, and the lightning switches of mood in the Allegro pesante handled with flair. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2000, Recording of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 43rd Awards (2000), Best Orchestral Performance
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Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Quintet & Concertino
RecommendedMartha Argerich (piano), Sergei Nakariarov (trumpet), Renaud Capucon (violin), Mischa Maisky (cello), Lilya Zilberstein (piano), Alissa Margulis (violin) & Lyda Chen (viola)
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Alexander Verdernikov
Here's an excellent, multi-faceted programme which reflects both Shostakovich's madcap humour and his more "private", expressive side. A truly charismatic and exhilarating experience. —
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Record Review, December 2007, Critics Disc of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Orchestral Award Winner
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Building a Library, March 2019, Recommended Recording
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
RecommendedItzhak Perlman Vol. 13
Itzhak Perlman (violin & direction)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Grammy Awards, 20th Awards (1977), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Massenet: Manon
RecommendedAngela Gheorghiu (Manon), Roberto Alagna (Des Grieux), Earle Patriarco (Lescaut), José van Dam (Comte des Grieux)
Orchestre Symphonique et Chœurs de la Monnaie, Antonio Pappano
In Act 1 Gheorghiu instantly establishes the heroine as a vivacious, wilful character with a great sense of fun and her singing is both imaginative and technically flawless...while Alagna, always... —
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Building a Library, December 2000, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2001, Winner - Opera
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Building a Library, March 2018, First Choice
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Simon Rattle has clearly forged a deep bond with the Berlin Philharmonic during his tenure, and the playing is never less than superb, with every section of the orchestra ideally responsive.... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st August 2009
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Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
RecommendedItzhak Perlman Vol. 33
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
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Grammy Awards, 21st Awards (1978), Classical Album of the Year
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
RecommendedPlacido Domingo (Tristan), Nina Stemme (Isolde), Mihoko Fujimura (Brangäne), René Pape (König Marke), Olaf Bär (Kurwenal), Jared Holt (Melot), Ian Bostridge (Hirt), Matthew Rose (Steuermann) & Rolando Villazon (Seemann)
Orchestra & Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano
At its best this 'Tristan' is overwhelming, leaving the listener shaken —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2005, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2005, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Puccini: Tosca
Maria Callas (Tosca), Giuseppe di Stefano (Cavaradossi), Tito Gobbi (Scarpia), Franco Calabrese (Angelotti)
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Victor de Sabata
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Szymanowski: Concertos, Orchestral & Choral Works
RecommendedIwona Sobotka, Timothy Robinson, Katarina Karnéus, Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Elzbieta Szmytka, Jadwiga Rappé, Philip Langridge & Thomas Hampson, Florence Quivar, Jon Garrison & John Connell
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, with City of Birmingham...
Both these differing works [Song of the Night and Stabat Mater] are sensitively performed, giving the listener an excellent insight into the contrasting aspects of this composer's work. Rattle's... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Engineering
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No question about it, Leonskaja’s Schubert on Warner (her Schubert recordings for Teldec are completely different) should provide you with a lifetime’s worth of musical nourishment, and the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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