Naxos
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These are beautifully crafted, serious works justifying Onslow’s high reputation in his time. —
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Special offer. Puccini: La Bohème
Jussi Björling, Victoria de los Angeles, Robert Merrill, Lucine Amara & Giorgio Tozzi
RCA Victor Chorus and Orchestra (Thomas Martin) & The Columbus Boychoir (Herbert Huffman), Sir Thomas Beecham
One of the great classics of recording, expertly restored. Victoria de los Angeles and Jussi Björling are an incomparable pair, and Beecham's conducting is, as ever, inimitable. —
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 4, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Boris Giltburg (piano), Brussels Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky
Characterful, sensitive and technically dazzling , he’s in his element in these electrifying works – and the Brussels Phil provides lush accompaniment. —
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A recording that is ideally balanced... these musicians bring a light, lucid-textured exuberance... interpreted here with intimate delicacy. Also in the mix is more overtly Russian melodicism,... —
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Special offer. William Grant Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 & Wood Notes
Fort Smith Symphony, John Jeter
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Special offer. Wagner: Das Rheingold
RecommendedMatthias Goerne (Wotan), Kim Begley (Loge), Michelle DeYoung (Fricka), Deborah Humble (Erda), Peter Sidhom (Alberich), Anna Samuil (Freia), Kwangchul Youn (Fasolt), Stephen Milling (Fafner), David Cangelosi (Mime), Charles Reid (Froh), Oleksandr Pushniak (Donner), Eri Nakamura (Woglinde), Aurhelia...
the Hong Kong Philharmonic sound fully up for the occasion and have the stamina for this demanding piece…Matthias Goerne sings Wotan beautifully with much baritonal sophistication, predictable... —
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Special offer. Wagner: Siegfried
RecommendedSimon O’Neill (Siegfried), Matthias Goerne (The Wanderer), David Cangelosi (Mime), Werner Van Mechelen (Alberich), Heidi Melton (Brünnhilde)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
[van Zweden] evokes both its youthful energy and darker undercurrents, with excellent playing from the augmented Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra…But every ‘Siegfried’ hangs on the title role,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Special offer. Adams, J: Nixon in China
Robert Orth, Maria Kanyova, Thomas Hammons, Marc Heller, Tracy Dahl, Chen-Ye Yuan, Melissa Malde, Julie Simson & Jennifer DeDominici
Colorado Symphony Orchestra & Opera Colorado Chorus, Marin Alsop
…Alsop balances rhythmic drive with careful pointers to Adams's later, more lyrical achievements… Robert Orth gives a remarkable sung impression of the president's speaking voice… Tracy Dahl... —
