Hallé
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Special offer. Elgar: Sea Pictures & Pomp and Circumstance Marches
Alice Coote (mezzo soprano)
Hallé, Sir Mark Elder
The way [Coote] peels away the varnish of received interpretation can be thrilling, even in Elgar's Sea Pictures...Elder's handling of the orchestra...is wonderful, and where necessary discreet:... —
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this a primary recommendation for the Ninth Symphony in its four-movement form, and a musthear for all Brucknerians. —
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Elder builds his climaxes carefully, and judges their relative effect with a sculptural objectivity that enhances rather than lessens the total impression…What moved me most, though, was the... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2017, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Special offer. Matthews - Horn Concerto & Alphabicycle Order
Richard Watkins (horn), Henry Goodman (narrator)
Halle, Children’s Choir (Hallé Youth Choir & Cantores Roborienses), Sir Mark Elder, Edward Gardner
I'm not surprised that Colin Matthews says that he hugely enjoyed writing Alphabicycle Order, a setting of 26 nonsense poems by Christopher Reid. The young choristers are plainly having a ball,... —
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These live performances of the composer’s two official symphonies date from 2018 and 2021. They show conductor, orchestra and music working together in perfect harmony. Obvious signs? Well,... —
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Special offer. Elgar: A Self-Portrait
Jane Irwin (mezzo soprano)
Hallé Orchestra, Hallé Chorus, Mark Elder
…Elder maintains a tension and sense of belief that The Music Makers very seldom receives. Beautifully balanced and superbly paced, this deeply sympathetic and intensely-felt reading is perhaps... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2005, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. English Landscapes
RecommendedLyn Fletcher (violin)
Hallé Orchestra & Choir, Mark Elder
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Building a Library, December 2006, First Choice
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Special offer. Wagner: Siegfried
Simon O’Neill (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Iain Paterson (The Wanderer), Martin Winkler (Alberich), Clive Bayley (Fafner), Malin Christensson (Woodbird), Anna Larsson (Erda), Rachel Nicholls (Brünnhilde)
Hallé, Sir Mark Elder
The outstanding performances here come from the Hallé and their music director. With quality playing from all departments, Wagner’s complex orchestral timbres are carefully presented, while... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2019, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: The Wasps
Henry Goodman (narrator)
Hallé Orchestra & Chorus, Mark Elder
This recording has just about everything: robust comedy, sharp wit, sensuous delight, emotional uplift and food for thought all in one package. —
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Record Review, December 2006, Critics Disc of the Year
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