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Franck: Symphony in D Minor - Rédemption - Le chasseur maudit
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu
Under Altinoglu, ..Franck’s Symphony in D Minor comes up fresh as paint. Once past the mysterious introduction, Altinoglu dives in to the Allegro, not taking Franck’s non troppo too much to... —
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Record Review, 14th January 2023, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic
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The reach of the strings (breadth and depth) in the valedictory final movement is noticeably diminished from what can be so readily achieved with modern instruments but countering that the honesty... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Symphonies in 3 Movements
Sohy - Milhaud - CPE Bach - Stravinsky
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Bar Avni
This is a unique collection, well worth exploring...It showcases a musician with fresh things to say about both programming and interpretation. —
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Altstaedt and pianist-conductor Emelyanychev have wonderful musical chemistry in this sophisticated album of 1960s compositions..Unreservedly recommended. —
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Coming soon. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 On Period Instruments
Mahler Academy Orchestra, Philipp von Steinaecker
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The two top voices here – Sandrine Piau and Katherine Watson – are well matched, with Anthea Pichanick the even, steady contralto and Rupert Charlesworth the clean, fresh-toned tenor…While Niquet’s... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2017
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st December 2017
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Record Review, 16th December 2017, Recording of the Week
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Record Review, 14th October 2017, Recording of the Week
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This is one of the best programmes that I have encountered in recent years, both in concept and execution, and it begins with an icon of early music, Allegri’s Miserere…The singers of Le Poème... —
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Diapason d’Or, October 2019, Nouveauté
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2019, Recording of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Lazarevitch’s flute beguiles the ear, soaring and diving like a skilfully flown kite. There is a fluid confidence to his playing, an ease with which his focused but singing tone desports through... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
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Mozart: Concertos Pour Flute & Concerto Pour Flute Et Harpe
Sandrine Chatron, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch
This is a graceful interpretation of the repertoire, which show that you can provide a dynamic, punchy performance without needing to thwack the listener around the head with it. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
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Mozart: Complete Works For Clarinet, Vol. 2
Nicolas Baldeyrou (clarinet), Gabriel Pidoux, David Guerrier, David Douçot, Kölner Akademie (chamber ensemble), Michael Alexander Willens
Baldeyrou's recording shines a spotlight on this genre which despite flourishing between 1770 and 1830, particularly in Paris, is now sadly neglected on the concert platform and in the recording... —
