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John Pickard: Symphonies 2 & 6; Verlaine Songs
Emma Tring (soloist), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins
These performances by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Martyn Brabbins’s cogent guidance excite admiration for their unstinting dedication and breathtaking accomplishment. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Contemporary
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Harald Saeverud: Orchestral Works
Robert Rønnes (bassoon)
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Dmitriev
The one-movement Seventh (1945) is a deeply felt work, a hymn of thanksgiving for peace...Absolutely first-class performances and recordings. —
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The night opening is evocatively veiled, the mountain theme especially, and moves organically to its spiritual sunrise. Throughout there's a natural sense of pace between vigorous clambering... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Orchestral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2013, Orchestral Choice
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Solo soprano and trumpet… have long made Bach's cantata 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen' a favourite with audiences. …this new performance with Carolyn Sampson and trumpeter Toshio Shimada is... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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It was during Osmo Vänskä's time with the BBC Scottish SO that his Beethoven began winning golden opinions. His reading of the Fourth is fiery but not relentless. Metronome marks are important... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2005, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2005, Editor's Choice
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…the engineering… is exemplary in every way, conveying the warm acoustics of Bergen's Grieg Hall with thrilling presence. …playing so enchantingly musical that occasionally one might have thought... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Bach - Cantatas Volume 55
RecommendedHana Blažíková (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor) & Peter Kooij (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
There's a striking transparency in even the densest of counterpoint...Over 18 years Suzuki seems to have subtly changed his relationship with Bach, from a reverential approach to confident familiarity.... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th November 2013
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2013, Editor's Choice
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Under the Sign of the Sun
RecommendedClaude Delangle (saxophone)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Two intriguing 1960s symphonies by Swedish composer Allan Pettersson. Christian Lindberg elicits playing of clarity and conviction in the questing No. 5 and brooding No. 7. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2018, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or, June 2018, Nouveauté
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