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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - A ballet by Christian Spuck
Ballett Zürich, Philharmonia Zürich, Michail Jurowski, Christian Spuck (director)
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Christiane Oelze (soprano) & Sarah Connolly (alto)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, MDR Rundfunkchor, Berliner Rundfunkchor & GewandhausChor, Riccardo Chailly
[Chailly] has turned wiry Gewandhaus strings into muscular proponents; the first real moment of magic is when he gives the cor anglais space to etch the Alpine idyll at the heart of the first... —
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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626
Anna Prohaska (soprano), Sara Mingardo (alto), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor) & René Pape (bass)
Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Choir & Swedish Radio Choir, Claudio Abbado
finely disciplined choral singing...If you desire a concert Requiem on DVD, this would be as good a purchase as any —
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This most recent Goldberg set is a stunning achievement —
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Barenboim brings a real sense of direction to the musical argument. The narrative can be seen moving inexorably towards a thrilling and purposeful coda...the Berlin Staatskapelle plays superbly... —
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Sergei Rachmaninoff: Youth Symphony; Scherzo; Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphonic Dances
Alexander Malofeev (piano), Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
[Masleev] wows in sound and vision, making a Lucerne Festival debut that charms the well-heeled crowd. —
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[La valse] is extremely fine, as indeed are the Daphnis Suites, where the playing is superbly accomplished in its understated virtuosity and Chailly is marvellously acute in his understanding... —
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Memorial Concert for Claudio Abbado
Bruno Ganz, Isabelle Faust (violin)
Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Claudio Abbado
a sombre and moving document...the concert itself begins with the first movement of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony performed without a conductor, the empty podium standing as a conspicuous symbol... —
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The Gewandhaus Orchestra's once wiry sound is as focused as ever, but pushed to the limits of its sophisticated ability. Brass are bright and undercut any lushness, crowned by a superb first... —
