National Symphony Orchestra
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New. Barber: Vanessa
Nicole Heaston (Vanessa), J'Nai Bridges (Erika), Matthew Polenzani (Anatol), Susan Graham (The Old Baroness), Thomas Hampson (The Old Doctor), National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
This new live Kennedy Center recording hits the mark. Noseda draws playing of real lustre from the National Symphony Orchestra. He is alert, too, to the score's unease...The more compelling... —
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Record Review, 30th May 2026, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2026, Opera Choice
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Carlos Simon: Four Symphonic Works
RecommendedNational Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Gianandrea Noseda
Like many contemporary composers, he relishes the treasure trove of modern orchestral instruments and exposes lots of the techniques available to current players; glissandos on pedal timpani,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024, New Work (Tales - A Folklore Symphony)
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Noseda's band is phenomenal, never missing a step throughout this demanding and often elusive work, the brass in particular meriting special commendation, right from the tenor-tuba's sombre... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2026, Orchestral Choice
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In fact, this entire release—and no doubt the summer concerts from which it derives—has an air of joyful music-making. That would be a wonderful sign that the National Symphony is waking up... —
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Special offer. George Walker: Five Sinfonias
RecommendedAaron Goldman, Shana Oshiro, DeMarcus Bolds, Daniel J. Smith, V Savoy McIlwain, Kevin Thompson, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Gianandrea Noseda
Terse exchanges, angular phrasings, fierce dissonances with repeated brass bombardments: these are the Sinfonias’ usual ingredients, speckled with slightly jazzy bass lines and typically tangled... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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I like how this performance [of the Pastoral] so vividly evokes an atmosphere of refreshing coolness. —
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No. 1 is in two, tautly written sections, the first alternating dark fanfares and surging strings underpinned by a biting motif, while the second features an array of percussion in arresting... —
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Carlos Simon: Songs of Separation
J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Gianandrea Noseda
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Camilla Tilling (soprano), Kelley O'Connor, Issachah Savage, Ryan McKinny, The Washington Chorus, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Gianandrea Noseda
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George Walker: Sinfonia No. 2
Aaron Goldman, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Gianandrea Noseda
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