Naxos
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Special offer. Rouse: Symphony No. 5, Supplica & Concerto for Orchestra
RecommendedNashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero
One of Rouse’s first musical loves was Beethoven, and he turns to the German’s iconic Fifth Symphony in a homage that radiates joy in invention…Not just Beethoven, but Nielsen and Copland are... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2020), Winner - Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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Special offer. Jennifer Higdon: All Things Majestic
RecommendedRoberto Díaz (viola), James Button (oboe)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
[All Things Majestic] The piece conveys a marvellous sense of wonder in the vastness and minutiae of the natural world, from the soaring brass chorales of 'Teton Ridge' to the raindrop delicacy... —
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Classical Compendium
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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There is a strong visual element to much of Anna Clyne's work, with each movement of 2016's Abstractions linked to specific art works...Marin Alsop's conducting currency is also colour, and... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2025
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John Rutter: Requiem
RecommendedNicolas Rimmer (organ), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano)
Choir of Clare College Cambridge, City of London Sinfonia, Timothy Brown
Naxos continues its conquest of Cambridge's college choirs and finds that from Clare College on excellent form. I suspect this will be one of those Naxos recordings that sells by the ten thousand... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2003, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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John Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance
RecommendedOrf Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
In every respect, this disc is a must for all fans of John Adams and Marin Alsop. The performances and recording are terrific, and the programme provides a good range of the composer’s style…... —
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Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Nominated - Best Orchestral Performance
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Special offer. Michael Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway, American Gothic & Once upon a Castle (Live)
RecommendedZuill Bailey (cello) & Paul Jacobs (organ)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
Strikingly impressive performances of wittily crafted and accessible contemporary large-scale orchestral scores. —
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Grammy Awards, 59th Awards (2016), Best Classical Compendium
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Grammy Awards, 59th Awards (2016), Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Grammy Awards, 59th Awards (2016), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Michael Daugherty - Metropolis Symphony
RecommendedMary Kathryn Van Osdale (violin), Erik Gratton (flute) & Ann Richards (flute/piccolo), Terrence Wilson (piano)
Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero
This disc… also draws attention to a name new to me: Giancarlo Guerrero. Watch out for more from him —
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Grammy Awards, 53rd Awards (2010), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 53rd Awards (2010), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Grammy Awards, 53rd Awards (2010), Best Orchestral Performance
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Special offer. Richard Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua
RecommendedJames K. Bass (bass), Matthew Worth (baritone), Kenneth Overton (baritone), Hila Plitmann (soprano), J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Timothy Fallon (tenor), Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, University of California, Los Angeles Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta
The score is symphonic in its richness and operatic in its drama; scenes are set with extraordinary vividness, and there is some wonderful, lyrical writing for the vocal soloists, particularly... —
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Winner - Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Engineered Classical Album
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Grammy Awards, 50th Awards (2007), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 50th Awards (2007), Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 50th Awards (2007), Classical Album of the Year
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Penderecki: Complete Music for String Quartet & String Trio
John Mills (violin), Lydia Lowndes-Northcott (viola), Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Tippett Quartet
The ebb and flow of the confessional Quartet No. 3...is navigated with an assurance that speaks to their inside-out assimilation of all six scores. To have such a comprehensive programme vividly... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Chamber Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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