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A 1950s benchmark and a record that forever altered the way we hear Bach's Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould's 1955 CBS recording, elegant and exuberant, a fast-lane excursion that occasionally... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th March 2007
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The LSO plays out of its skin for the composer; Falstaff is brilliantly characterised, the Symphony has serious intensity. Fair sound for the vintage, with some harshness in the Symphony. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th February 2009
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Building a Library, October 2016, Historic Choice
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One of the marvelous things about this set is how fresh and personal each of Rowland's performances is (Nov/Dec 1996). Of course, Soler makes the job somewhat easier because his sonatas are... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5
Kun Woo Paik (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Performances which leave most full-price versions standing. — More…
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American Classics - Charles Griffes
Barbara Quintiliani (soprano), Carol Wincenc (flute)
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta
Griffes represents the high point of American post-Romanticism. From his European training he inherited both the German and French traditions of Strauss and Debussy, fused them into something... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2004, Editor's Choice
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Great Violinists - Joseph Szigeti
RecommendedJoseph Szigeti (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris, Thomas Beecham, Constant Lambert, Charles Munch
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Schoenberg: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4
Recordings supervised by Robert Craft
Fred Sherry String Quartet
the energy and eloquence of Fred Sherry and his colleagues ensure that the effect is never merely strenuous, never turgid. Though often aggressive, the music dances and sings...Thorough but... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2010, Editor's Choice
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Joan Tower: Strike Zones
Small; Still/Rapids; Ivory and Ebony
Evelyn Glennie, Blair McMillen, Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller
Placing instruments at the heart of her writing – and featuring a tautly responsive Albany Symphony under conductor David Alan Miller – this handsomely recorded album presents a concerto and... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2021
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Hummel - Chamber Music
Susan Alexander-Max (Fortepiano), Micaela Comberti (Violin), Simon Standage (Violin), Jane Rogers (Viola), Pal Banda (Cello)
Played with a fine sense of period style, and admirably recorded but for a slightly recessive piano behind closer strings, this is a charming addition to Hummel on disc. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2006, Chamber Choice
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