Decca
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Weber: Der Freischütz
Hildegard Behrens, Rene Kollo, Peter Meven
Bayerischen Rundfunks Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik
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Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, etc.
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Herbert Blomstedt
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2001, Editor's Choice
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Massenet: Thaïs
Renée Fleming (Thaïs), Thomas Hampson (Athanael), Giuseppe Sabbatini (Nicias), Estefano Palatchi (Palemon)
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
At last – a modern recording of Thaïs with a soprano who can sing the title-role. All we need is a soprano with a fabulously beautiful voice, idiomatic French, a sensuous legato, pure high notes... —
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Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead & Symphonic Dances
RecommendedRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Building a Library, January 2001, First Choice
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Bolet's distilled, rarefied art of spinning out a translucent lyrical line, his broad tempos, deep-toned basses and unforced sonorousness were all the products of his musicianly maturity —
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French Chamber Music
RecommendedJoshua Bell (violin), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) & Steven Isserlis (cello)
Takács Quartet
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also recommended
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
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Joseph Calleja: The Maltese Tenor
Joseph Calleja (tenor)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marco Armiliato
The two Mefistofele arias receive near-ideal performances, the Pearl Fishers romance (one of two items in which soprano duties are nicely undertaken by Aleksandra Kurzak) is enchanting, and... —
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Opera, September 2011, Recording of the Month
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