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Special offer. Schnittke: Symphony No. 6, etc.
Tatiana Grindenko (violin), Alexander Ivashkin (cello)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Valeri Polyansky
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Here's an entirely appropriate coupling of the first two symphonies, superbly played by the LSO and given demonstration sound in what's surely an ideal acoustic for this music, with striking... —
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The Film Music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Volume 1
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky
It's true that a lot of the Soviet films for which he composed had an overt political message, but Shostakovich's artistic response to them is nevertheless engaging. —
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The Film Music of Richard Addinsell
Martin Roscoe (piano)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Chethams Chamber Choir, Manchester Cathedral Choir, Rumon Gamba
None of the modern versions of the WarsawConcerto seems to have the freshness, urgency and lack of self-indulgence of this very fine version.
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Incapable of shoddy craftsmanship, and truly a 'composer's composer', Rawsthorne brought a professional integrity, great clarity of expression and unerring economy of thought to every field... —
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Rossini: The Thieving Magpie
Majella Cullagh (Ninetta), Barry Banks (Giannetto), Prunella Scales (The Magpie), Jeremy White (Fabrizio), Susan Bickley (Lucia), Nerys Jones (Pippo), Russell Smythe (Fernando), Christopher Purves (Il Podestà))
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
The cast is consistently superb —
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