Naxos
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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New. Mayr: Giuseppe
Markus Schäfer (tenor), Philipp Polhardt (tenor), Niklas Mallmann (bass), Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk
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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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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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New. Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Lisette Oropesa (Maria), Aigul Akhmetshina (Elisabetta), Ismael Jordi (Leicester), Roberto Tagliavini (Talbot), Andrzej Filończyk (Cecil), Elissa Pfaender (Anna), Coro Y Orquesta Titulares del Teatro Real, David McVicar, José Miguel Pérez-Sierra
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 'Leningrad'
RecommendedRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Petrenko draws our attention to how much of the Symphony is marked pianissimo. No one has rendered more hauntingly the hushed writing for bass clarinet and flutes...Fresh, beautifully phrased... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2013, Orchestral Choice
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Building A Library, December 2021, Also Recommended
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New. Guarnieri: Pedro Malazarte, A Serra do Rola-Moça & 4 Poemas de Macunaíma
Juliana Taino, Leonardo Neiva, Atalla Ayan, Carolina Faria, Renan Dias Mendes, Mauro Brúcoli, São Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra, Coral Paulistano, Roberto Minczuk
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JoAnn Falletta on Naxos conducts from original manuscripts, including for the first time several bars cut by Matthews. Holst fans will want to buy this disc for that reason alone...[Indra] exudes... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th July 2012
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Special offer. Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Recommendedde Grandis, Ganassi, Romero, Servile, Vargas
Hungarian Radio Choir, Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Budapest, Willi Humburg
Not everyone will approve, but there are ways in which this super-budget set of Il barbiere diSiviglia puts to shame just about every other version of the opera there has been. Those it may... —
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Building a Library, December 2001, Budget Choice
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Building a Library, February 2017, First Choice
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