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Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (New York Philharmonic; conductor: Alan Gilbert) Carl Nielsen 71w2x
Rich and hugely enjoyable performances.
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Tchaikovsky and Nielsen: Violin Concertos (Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Eivind Gullberg Jensen) Vilde Frang 4v4v4w
Frang’s vigour, irreverence and imagination make her a vital and refreshing force.
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WTC 9/11 / Mallet Quartet / Dance Patterns Steve Reich 1r6q15
WTC 9/11 simply doesn’t have the structural cohesion or magnitude of Different Trains.
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Bruckner / Sibelius / Nielsen (feat. orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) Gustavo Dudamel 121q7
Dudamel’s ‘souvenir’ from his GSO tenure is a rewarding triple-disc set.
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Symphonie No.3 avec “Orgue”; Concerto pour Piano No.4 (feat. organ: Daniel Roth; piano: Jean-François Heisser; Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth) Camille Saint-Saëns 1y1g3y
Worth cherishing for its fine Organ Symphony.
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Symphonies 4 & 5 (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Pietari Inkinen) Jean Sibelius 6d5a2j
Huge of impact, the NZSO musters tension and foreboding.
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Orchestral Works (feat. conductor: Edward Gardner; BBC Symphony Orchestra) Witold Lutosławski 2f4i1e
Big-boned themes marinate in complex orchestral textures.
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In Folk Style TrondheimSolistene 531w3k
An ensemble with a unique and delicious accent.
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Before the Icons / A Tapestry of Life Einojuhani Rautavaara 1u2v47
Finland’s pre-eminent living composer is still creating music of scintillating beauty.
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Nixon in China John Adams 1h1s5c
You hear the machinery of Adams’s writing: bright, alert, lucid.
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Symphonies Nos. 1-7; Kullervo (feat. conductor: Sir Colin Davis; feat. orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra) Jean Sibelius 6b405s
Consistently confident and exuding an unshakeable stamp of authority.
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Symphonies 5 & 9 (feat. conductor: Vasily Petrenko; feat. orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic) Dmitri Shostakovich 2q3x5x
Delivers a focussed and individual performance that doesn’t tow the same old line.
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Gilchrist’s performance encapsulates the naive introspection of Schubert's doomed miller.
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La Boheme Giacomo Puccini 3g1r5v
A fine overall ensemble performance ed by detailed and accomplished choral and...
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...one of 2007's most interesting [releases]...
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Outside In Russell Watson 5c3d4
This is uncomfortable stuff, and you don’t need to know much about singing to feel it.
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The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere Andrea Bocelli v5t17
Some engaging, even captivating techniques.
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Piano Duos Nicolay Rimsky-Korsakov 482e54
A worthy performance of an accomplished work.
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Ralph Vaughan-Williams On Wenlock Edge James Gilchrist 6k4t2o
James Gilchrist and The Fitzwilliam String Quartet charm...
