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…Davis is marvellous at bringing out the subtleties of Elgar's orchestration. Subsidiary middle voices that are often inaudible at the hands of less sensitive interpreters are beautifully clear... —
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…these reflective, deeply felt performances are among the most penetrating on disc. —
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Special offer. Dave Brubeck Live with the LSO
Dave Brubeck (piano), Darius Brubeck (piano), Chris Brubeck (bass trombone/electric bass), Matthew Brubeck (cello), Dan Brubeck (drums), Bobby Militello (alto sax/flute), Alec Dankworth (double bass)
London Symphony Orchestra, Russell Gloyd
Dave Brubeck is unique among jazz's elder statesmen. While most have remained locked in eternal competition with their past, struggling to approximate heroic statements made in their prime,... —
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Special offer. Debussy: La Mer, Jeux & Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
Among the slowest of accounts [of the Prélude], it briefly seems as if the flute's intoxicating gestures have left the orchestra in a torpor - though Gergiev's reluctance to break the spell... —
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65
London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
[Noseda] has a firm handle on the depth and breadth of the symphony, chronicling his way through its empty wastes and bone-crushing upheavals of rolling percussion. The first movement’s long... —
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Special offer. Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 5
Nikolaj Znaider (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra
Znaider’s lovely tone and delicacy of touch are a pleasure, and the LSO, taught by Colin Davis to play as chamber musicians, support him faithfully. —
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Special offer. Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat
Roman Simovic (violin), Malcolm Sinclair (narrator)
LSO Chamber Ensemble
A vivid live recording of the perennial classic, let down a little by the narration. Though not without nuance, it’s borderline hollered in places. —
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Special offer. Berlioz: Highlights from The Trojans
Toby Spence, Petra Lang, Leigh Melrose, Ben Heppner, Isabelle Cals, Roderick Earle, Kenneth Tarver, Sara Mingardo, Andrew Greenan, Stephen Milling, Michelle DeYoung, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Colin Davis
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Noseda scarcely puts a foot wrong and for some listeners that may be the problem...It might be argued that the orchestra has never played the Fifth ‘better’ and, as the performance has been... —