Naxos
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Not only does this gifted young pianist possess a rock-solid technique and striking keyboard finesse, his penetrating accounts of both these large-scale, single-movement sonatas make you sit... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2004, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Rossini: Tancredi
Sumi Jo, Lucretia Lendi, Anna Maria di Micco, Stanford Olsen, Patrick Peire, Ewa Podles, Pietro Spagnoli
Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Capella Brugensis, Alberto Zedda
Tancredi is a seminal work in the Rossini canon, mingling a new-found reach in the musical architecture with vocal and instrumental writing of rare wonderment and beauty. The singing is splendid... —
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Building a Library, November 2009, Highly Recommended
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Given Villa-Lobos’s close affinity with the last of these it’s no surprise that the various Bach Preludes and Fugues are generally the most convincing transcriptions. If the Dmajor fugue brings... —
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[the Third Rhapsody] may ramble a bit but is a very enjoyable work full of telling ideas, and Benjamin Frith definitely makes the most of the meaty solo part...Falletta directs the Ulster Orchestra... —
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Weinberg: Symphony No. 12 ‘In memoriam D. Shostakovich’
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande
Lande and the St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra negotiate the considerable technical demands of this complex score with impressive assurance. Supported by a wonderfully focused recording... —
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Vaughan Williams: Hodie & Fantasia on Christmas Carols
RecommendedJanice Watson (soprano), Peter Hoare (tenor) & Stephen Gadd (baritone)
Guildford Choral Society, St Catherine’s School Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton
These are…engaging performances… in spacious modern sound… —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th November 2007
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
Boris Giltburg (piano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Objectively, I find them “ideal”—i.e., as near to perfect in matters of execution and faithfulness to the written notes as is humanly possible. And subjectively, I find them “ideal” as well—i.e.,... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Gorecki: Symphony No. 3 & Three Pieces in the Old Style
Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
This disc seems a clear first choice. —
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