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ELGAR
Enigma Variations Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin & Barry Wordsworth [ Alto / CD - released 11/Sep/2015 ] Menuhin's account of the Variations... is the interpretation of a musician who has lived long with this music and loves it. He ...takes immense care (to) direct the listener to yet another facet of this inexhaustibly fascinating score. |
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ARAM ILICH KHACHATURIAN
Khachaturian: Famous Ballet Suites - Spartacus / Gayaneh / Masquerade Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Simonov [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Simonov delights in extremes of speed often taking the music shockingly slowly and then letting fly with a high octane rush." (MusicWeb OCt 2005) |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Highlights) / Lieutenant Kije / 'Classical' Symphony Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Simonov (Conductor) [ Alto / CD - released 1/Mar/2014 ] "The Suites do not conform to the order of their playing in the ballet and often Prokofiev (eg. Montagues and Capulets / Dance of the Knights) incorporates passages from other scenes. One of the highlights is Death of Tybalt which is a conflation of... |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 (1946-1952) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 28/Feb/2005 ] "Naxos have put us in their debt by restoring these performances to the catalogue. Strongly recommended." MusicWeb |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
The Bolt (Complete Ballet) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2004 ] "Rozhdestvensky plainly believes passionately in this score, and he draws an electrifying performance from the Swedish orchestra...demonstration sound." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Golden Age (Complete Ballet) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Sep/2001 ] "..anyone with the least interest in Shostakovich, or ballet music, or Soviet music, or indeed Soviet culture as a whole, from investigating this weird and intermittently wonderful score. A really fascinating disc." Gramophone |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: La Valse and other works Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Sakari Oramo [ BIS SACD / CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] Sakari Oramo and the RSPO revel in Ravel's masterful orchestrations. |
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CARL NIELSEN
Symphonies Nos 1 & 3 'Sinfonia espansiva' Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Dec/2014 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Finalist 2016 - Orchestral |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Symphony No. 1 / Cockaigne Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 21/Jun/2014 ] It was during the winter of 1900-01 that Elgar began to sketch what he hoped would turn into a symphony - his first. But the sketches were quickly absorbed into several shorter pieces, one of which was the Cockaigne overture. |
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CARL NIELSEN
Symphony No. 2, Op. 16 'The Four temperaments' / Symphony No. 6, 'Sinfonia semplice' Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] "A feisty, unfettered Second and a benchmark Sixth; a triumph for all concerned." (recording of the Month MusicWeb April 2015) |
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VICTORIA BORISOVA-OLLAS
Borisova-Ollas: Angelus Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, Andrey Boreyko, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Aug/2020 ] Born in Russia, Victoria Borisova-Ollashas lived in Sweden since 1993. In the international music press, she has been described as 'a composer with a sparkling individual voice' and an 'orchestrator of the greatest virtuosity'. |
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RORBJORN IWAN LUNDQUIST
Lundquist: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 9 Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Umeå Symphony Orchestra, Stig Westerberg, Roy Goodman [ Sterling (Nimbus) / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] |
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HUGO ALFVEN
Alfven - The Symphonies & Rhapsodies Christina Högman (soprano), Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö (tenor) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ BIS / 5 CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] "Järvi conducts his Swedish forces with enthusiasm and authority, and this is altogether most rewarding and not music one meets readily." Penguin Guide |
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EDVARD GREIG
Grieg: Peer Gynt / Symphonic Dance No.2 / In Autumn / etc. Ilse Hollweg (soprano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Warner Classics / CD - released 13/Feb/2012 ] "Beecham showed a very special feeling for this score and to hear (these excerpts) under his baton is a uniquely rewarding experience. Ilse Hollweg makes an excellent soloist." Rosette - Penguin Stereo Guide |
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Davis
Movie Magic: Epics & Westerns [ Alto / CD - released 10/Sep/2012 ] |
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HOLST
Holst: The Planets Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Barry Wordsworth [ Alto / CD - released 6/Aug/2007 ] In 1914 Gustav Holst began work on a new work tentatively named Seven Pieces for Large Orchestra. Holst had been considering the idea of composing a work on this scale with an astrological centre for some time; it began to take shape when he read... |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No 1 / Pohjola's Daughter / Tapiola London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Kajanus [ Naxos Historical Kajanus Conducts Sibelius Vol 1 / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "Kajanus's understanding of Sibelius's novel structures is fully in evidence in that most mysterious of scores, Tapiola." Gramophone |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Also Sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan & Till Eulenspiegel Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras [ Alto / CD - released 10/Sep/2012 ] |
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GORECKI
Symphony No. 3 & 3 Pieces in Olden Style Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Simonov [ Alto / CD - released 10/Sep/2012 ] |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Complete Ballets [Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicolae Moldoveanu , Barry Wordsworth & David Maninov [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The magnificent Royal Philharmonic Orchestra does justice to each musical world, under the baton of three different and seasoned conductors, each of whom very much makes his mark on these multiāinterpretable works of genius. |