Naxos
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Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 1
Olga Pasiecznik (soprano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Juxtaposing Lutospawski's early Symphony No 1 with the late Chantefleurset Chantefables reinforces the fundamentally French associations of this composer's very personal musical voice; to contemplate... —
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Marta Mathéu sings with appropriately affecting simplicity, with translucent accompaniment from Jordi Masó —
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole & Manén: Violin Concerto No. 1
Tianwa Yang (violin)
Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Darrell Ang
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Special offer. Ravel - L’Enfant et les sortilèges
Julie Boulianne, Geneviève Després, Kirsten Gunlogson, Philippe Castagner & Ian Greenlaw
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Members of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chattanooga Boys Choir & Nashville Symphony Chorus, Alastair Willis
Ravel brilliantly balances raucous humour with heartfelt tenderness, and any production or recording needs to be able to convey both his caricatures and the sublime. This engaging account from... —
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Respighi: Suite in E major, Variazioni sinfoniche & Preludio, corale e fuga
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adriano
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Special offer. Menotti: The Medium & The Telephone
Recorded in New York, Oct 1947
Marilyn Cotlow (Lucy) & Frank Rogier (Ben), Evelyn Keller (Monica), Marie Powers (Madame Flora (Baba)), Beverly Dame (Mrs Gobineau), Frank Rogier (Mr Gobineau) & Catherine Mastice (Mrs Nolan)
Orchestra, Emanuel Balaban
Celebrated Broadway double-bill of melodramatic tragedy and domestic comedy, the latter stolen by sparkling coloratura of soprano Marilyn Cotlow —
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Marek Štilec and the Janáček Philharmonic make a strong case for Fibich’s music with their fiery energy and sensitivity to the musical structures and ideas. A superb release of masterful music;... —
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Special offer. Ives - Songs Volume 1
Lielle Berman, Jennifer Casey Cabot, Patrick Carfizzi, Michael Cavalieri, Robert Gardner, Ian Howell, Sara Jakubiak, Tamara Mumford, Mary Phillips, David Pittsinger, Matthew Plenk, Kenneth Tarver, Leah Wool (singers), Frederick Teardo (organ), Eric Trudel, Laura Garritson & J.J. Penna, Douglas...
Tackling the huge Ives songbook alphabetically gives us welcome variety. Anyone seriously interested in Ives warts-and-all will want to be on board for this series. —
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Beethoven - Piano Trios Volume 5
Xyrion Trio: Nina Tichman (piano), Ida Bieler (violin) & Maria Kliegel (cello)
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