Naxos
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Vasily Petrenko
Every young composer needs the sensitive skill of Vasily Petrenko to join the dots of fits-and-starts inspiration, and I've never been more convinced by the whole, rather than just the isolated... — More…
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Auber: Le Philtre
Luiza Fatyol, Adina Vilichi, Patrick Kabongo, Emmanuel Franco, Eugenio Di Lieto, Kraków Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, Luciano Acocella
Acocella is a shrewd judge of tempo and balance: Le philtre is more about wit and charm than the headlong comic fizz of a Rossini or a Donizetti, and this account bubbles along nicely. — More…
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Sibelius: Belshazzar’s Feast
Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
Pia Pajala (soprano)
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
The lesser pieces here are all attractive...Segerstam has become one of the very finest Sibelius conductors, and his Turku orchestra rightly plays as if these were all major works, making this... — More…
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Chopin: Polonaises (selection), Andante spianato & Grande polonaise brilliante
Artur Rubinstein (piano)
Here, in all their glory, are Rubinstein's 1934-5 recordings of Chopin's six mature Polonaises framed by examples of his early and late genius (Opp 22 and 61 respectively). Together with his... — More…
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Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
Ricardo Gallen (guitar)
Asturias Symphony Orchestra, Maximiano Valdes
The focus of these three volumes is on concertos, the most popular and arguably the best segment of Rodrigo's orchestral music. The best known are those for guitar and orchestra, of the very... — More…
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Alwyn - Orchestral Music
Philip Dukes (viola), Rachael Pankhurst (cor anglais)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones
Each of these performances matches the mint-condition precision of the music itself, with Philip Dukes a memorable soloist in the Pastoral Fantasia. — More…
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Gottschalk - Complete Works for Orchestra
Michael Gurt (piano), Melissa Barrick (soprano), Anna Noggle (soprano), Darryl Taylor (tenor), Richard Ziebarth (bass-baritone) & John Contiguglia, Richard Contiguglia, Angela Draghicescu, Chin-Ming Lin, Joshua Pepper (pianos)
Hot Springs Festival Symphony Orchestra, Richard Rosenberg
If you have any doubts about investing in a disc with an outfit called the Hot Springs Festival Symphony Orchestra, let me reassure you: if not world-class, they are certainly first-class, superbly... — More…
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Sibelius: Scaramouche, incidental music, Op. 71
Orchestral Works, Vol. 6
Bendik Goldstein (viola), Roi Ruottinen (cello)
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
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Barber: Orchestral Works Volume 4
Stephen Prutsman (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop's continuing Samuel Barber series for Naxos is exceptionally well planned. The standards of performance here are at least as high as on previous issues. The RSNO seems unfazed by... — More…
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Higdon: Early Chamber Works
Charles Abramovic (piano), Molly Carr (viola), Eric Stomberg (bassoon), Timothy Schwarz (violin), Lawrence Stomberg (cello)
Serafin String Quartet
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