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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Erich Kleiber
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Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas & Monica Sinclair
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
Even Joan Sutherland has rarely, if ever, made an opera recording so totally enjoyable and involving as this. With the same cast (including chorus and orchestra) as at Covent Garden, it was... —
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Building a Library, April 2016, First Choice
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Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80, etc.
Joshua Bell (violin), Olli Mustonen (piano) & Steven Isserlis (cello)
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
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Strauss, R: Daphne
Renée Fleming (Daphne), Johan Botha (Apollos), Michael Schade (Leukippos), Kwanchul Youn (Peineios), Anna Larsson (Gaea)
Orchestra & Chorus of West Deutscher Rundfunk, Semyon Bychkov
Renée Fleming's many admirers should be pleased enough with her gracious performance. She deals idiomatically with Strauss's long phrases and points the text well… —
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Lloyd Webber, A: Requiem
RecommendedPlácido Domingo (tenor), Sarah Brightman (soprano), Paul Miles-Kingston (treble)
Choir of Winchester Cathedral & English Chamber Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
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Grammy Awards, 28th Awards (1985), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Ashkenazy's account of Rachmaninov's preludes has much competition these days, but it's still a rewarding performance. There's an exciting depth to Ashkenazy's tone, the layering of colours... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2006, Editor's Choice
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Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles
RecommendedPierrette Alarie (Leila), Léopold Simoneau (Nadir), René Bianco (Zurga), Xavier Depraz (Nourabad)
Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseur, Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux, Jean Fournet
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Building a Library, June 2003, Historic Mono Choice
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Brendel's set is among the most distinguished Beethoven playing of the analogue era. The recordings, made in the 1970s, are most realistic and satisfying in the CD transfers. —
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Building a Library, November 2001, Also Recommended
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