Naxos
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Special offer. Lukas Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode
RecommendedAmy Porter, Nikki Chooi, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta
Crisply recorded, the Buffalo Philharmonic (a body rejuvenated by Foss himself during his tenure as its music director in the 1960s) plays with the passion and precision expected of any ensemble... —
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Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Nominated - Best Classical Compendium
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Hildegard von Bingen: Heavenly Revelations
RecommendedHymns, Sequences, Antiphons, Responds
Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly
Hildegard of Bingen was especially gifted and richly deserves this moving tribute from Naxos. —
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Building a Library, April 2016, Also Recommended
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New. Puccini: Tosca
Vanessa Goikoetxea (Tosca), Piero Pretti (Cavaradossi), Alexey Markov (Scarpia), Orchestra E Coro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Lorenzo Fratini, Daniele Gatti
I was particularly taken by the production's Cavaradossi - unmistakeable as an Italian tenor of the old school without even checking the cast list. Piero Pretti's voice is light, clear and almost... —
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Special offer. American Classics - William Bolcom
RecommendedMeasha Brueggergosman, Ilona Davidson (soprano), Joan Morris (mezzo-soprano), Nathan Lee Graham (baritone), Thomas Young (tenor), Tommy Morgan (harmonica), Peter Ruth (harmonica, vocals)
University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra & Musical Society, Leonard Slatkin
This is a magnum opus that occupied Bolcom for 25 years, starting as early as 1956. He's drawn on a wide range of musical styles to parallel Blake's method of moving from sophisticated to almost... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2005, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 48th Awards (2005), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 48th Awards (2005), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 48th Awards (2005), Classical Album of the Year
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Purcell - Full Anthems & Organ Music
Music on the Death of Queen Mary
Andrew Carwood (tenor), Laurence Cummings (organ), Michael McCarthy (bass)
Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly
I would say that any disc which offered such a 24-carat Purcell selection in performances even half as good as these would be hard to resist. —
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Finzi: Intimations of Immortality & For St Cecilia
RecommendedJames Gilchrist (tenor)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, David Hill
Gerald Finzi's music here is full of inescapable echoes of the melodies and harmonies of Elgar and Vaughan Williams, the ceremonial pomp of Parry… But he had a distinctive gift for setting... —
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Building a Library, December 2006, Budget Choice
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Vaughan Williams - Piano Concerto
Ashley Wass (piano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd
Ashley Wass's commanding way with the solo part is beautifully poised in the Romanza, while admirably resisting any temptation to smooth over the Toccata's hard edges. Both in the Concerto... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2009, Editor's Choice
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