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Paul Paray and the Detroit Symphony orchestra relish the tunefulness of Suppé’s Overtures and cook up a storm in Berlioz’s Roman Carnival. Thrilling performances matched by amazingly vivid recordings. —
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic'
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
The Dutch maestro takes a less energetic approach to the Bruckner Fourth Symphony than is currently fashionable, but there’s a breadth and depth to his live performance with the London Symphony... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th November 2011
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Richter plays Prokofiev
Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 9, Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 5
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
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Glazunov: Symphony No. 8 / Raymonda Dances / Finnish Fantasy / Mazurka in G
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, USSR TV & Radio Grand Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
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Puccini: Turandot
RecommendedBirgit Nilsson (Princess Turandot), Jussi Björling (Calaf), Renata Tebaldi (Liù), Mario Sereni (Ping), Piero De Palma (Pang), Tommaso Frascati (Pong), Giorgio Tozzi (Timur) & Alessio De Paolis (Emperor Altoum)
Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Erich Leinsdorf
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Grammy Awards, 3rd Awards (1960), Best Opera Recording
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Six Trumpet Concertos
RecommendedCrispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Neil Black & James Brown (oboes)
English Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Halstead
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Building a Library, October 2015, First Choice
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Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 & Stabat Mater
RecommendedDenis Matsuev (piano), Kostas Smoriginas (bass-baritone), Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo-soprano) & Sally Matthews (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Valery Gergiev
The hot-house Scriabinesque chromaticism of Szymanowski’s Second Symphony seems tailor-made for Valery Gergiev’s impulsive interpretation. Unfortunately, the Barbican’s dry acoustic undermines... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd June 2013
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Felicity Lott sings Schubert Favourites
Felicity Lott (soprano) & Graham Johnson (piano), with Michael Collins (clarinet) & Ian Brown (piano)
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Schnittke: Concerto Grosso Nos. 1 & 2
Tatiana Grindenko (violin), Oleg Kagan (violin) & Natalia Gutman (cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Soloists, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Bashmet, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
