Naxos
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There's quality as well as quantity here. — More…
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Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F & Rhapsody No. 2
Orion Weiss (piano)
Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta
A sizzling Gershwin collection. Falletta paces magnificently, Weiss's pianism is refined and the orchestra is sparklingly swaggering. All captured in marvellously realistic sound. — More…
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Lancino: Requiem
Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano), Nora Gubisch (alto), Stuart Skelton (tenor) & Nicolas Courjal (bass)
Choeur de Radio France & Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Eliahu Inbal
In surround, the experience is exhilarating when the chorus and sizeable orchestra are given full rein, but there is also the frisson that comes from hearing so many people singing and playing... — More…
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Documentary and Performance
Johanna Winkel (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (mezzo-soprano), Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor), Arttu Kataja (bass), Hofkapelle Stuttgart, Stuttgart Chamber Choir, Frieder Bernius
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Here, in one convenient box, are all of Marin Alsop’s Bernstein recordings for Naxos–eight CDs worth–performances as fine as Bernstein’s own, and sometimes even better. This version of Mass,... — More…
8 CDs + 1 DVD Video
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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand'
Barbara Kubiak - Soprano I (Magna Peccatrix), Izabela Klosinska - Soprano II (Una Poenitentium), Marta Boberska - Soprano III (Mater Gloriosa), Jadwiga Rappé - Alto I (Mulier Samaritana), Ewa Marciniec - Alto II (Maria Aegyptica), Timothy Bentch - Tenor (Doctor Marianus), Wojtek Drabowicz - Baritone...
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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 ‘Organ’
Vincent Warnier (organ)
Orchestre National de Lyon, Leonard Slatkin
There are no great histrionics here, just really well balanced, thoughtful playing. Slatkin’s handling of the orchestra delivers the most lyrical rendition I’ve heard — More…
