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TRADITIONAL
Jewish Baroque Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 27/Jun/2011 ] The words you will be hearing on this recording are sung in Hebrew, a language evolved and first spoken in the Holy Land; yet the music which accompanies these liturgical texts is European through and through, recalling the cultural ethos not of... |
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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONAL
A Boston Camerata Christmas: Worlds of Early Christmas Music Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen [ Erato Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 27/Oct/2008 ] Eight centuries of Christmas music from France, Spain, and the New World. Under Joel Cohen's vibrant direction, this generous and varied anthology, occupying three entire CD's and containing three hours of music, presents some of The Boston... |
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Boston Early Music Festival
Charpentier: Baroque Operas [ Cpo / CD - released 29/Nov/2010 ] |
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Boston Musica Viva
Premieres: Seeger, Mekeel, Mus [ Delos / CD ] |
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JOHN WILLIAMS
Star Wars - Return of the Jedi [remastered] The Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams [ Decca CD / CD - released 1/Aug/2019 ] This collection has a lot going for it. Musically, it sounds gorgeous; Williams turned in a score incorporating layer upon layer of thematic elements, risking a tendency toward composing music that was too ornate. |
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JOHN WILLIAMS
Star Wars - The Last Jedi The Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams [ Decca CD / CD - released 1/Aug/2019 ] Jedi Master-in-hiding Luke Skywalker unwillingly attempts to guide young hopeful Rey in the ways of the force, while Leia, former princess turned general, attempts to lead what is left of the Resistance away from the ruthless tyrannical grip of the... |
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Boston So/Koussevitzky
Great Conductors: Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 31/Dec/2001 ] |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No 7 / Tapiola BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 2/Feb/2004 ] "..of his Seventh Symphony and will not be disappointed. It is finely shaped and superbly paced. A Festival Hall performance from 1963, it is well worth rescuing from oblivion. Good sound too." Penguin Guide |
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Boston So/Munch
Menotti: Maria Golovin/Violin [ Naxos Historical / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 'The Year 1905' Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons [ Deutsche Grammophon Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2018 ] "Nelsons keeps a firm grip on the unfolding of the drama [in the 11th]. And here, as in the Fourth, his Boston Symphony Orchestra responds with supreme virtuosity from every section." BBC Music Orchestral Choice Oct 2018 |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No 10 / Passacaglia from 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk' Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons [ Deutsche Grammophon Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow / CD - released 12/Sep/2015 ] "Powerful and beautifully crafted, this recording - the first from the relationship between DG and the Boston Symphony under Nelsons - is a hugely impressive sign of just what this ensemble/maestro partnership may go on to achieve." Gramophone WINNER |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow: Symphonies Nos 5, 8 & 9, etc Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons [ Deutsche Grammophon Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "One of the joys of Nelsons' Fifth and Eighth is the depth of personality he finds in those works. As ever the BSO playing is immaculate and the recording is warm, weighty and refined." (MusicWeb) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies; Concertos; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, with Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Yuja Wang (piano), Thomas Rolfs (trumpet), Baiba Skride (violin) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 19 CD Box Set - released 18/Jul/2025 ] The Boston Symphony Orchestra and their music director Andris Nelsons announce their upcoming album, on which they present their acclaimed Shostakovich symphony cycle to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer's death in 1975. . |
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PROKOFIEV
Symphony No.2 in D minor, Op.40 / Symphony No.6 in E flat minor, Op.111 Boston Symphony Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf [ Testament / CD - released 24/Oct/2005 ] The Boston Symphony had a close relationship with Prokofiev. Their great conductor, Serge Koussevitzky conducted première of the Second Symphony in Paris and commissioned Fourth for the orchestra’s fiftieth anniversary along with other... |
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PROKOFIEV
Symphony No.5 in B flat, Op.100 / Symphony No.3 in C minor Op 44 Boston Symphony Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf [ Testament / CD - released 24/Oct/2005 ] The Boston Symphony had a close relationship with Prokofiev. Their great conductor, Serge Koussevitzky conducted the première of the Second Symphony in Paris and commissioned the Fourth for the orchestra's fiftieth anniversary. |
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PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky - Symphonies 1 'Winter Daydreams', 2 "Little Russian", 4 / 'Nutcracker' Suite Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / 2 CD - released 16/Mar/2017 ] "The New Philharmonia play with precision and polish … and on recording quality this DGG version […] is clearly the smoothest and most faithful" Gramophone Symphony No 2 |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Overtures (with Brahms - Academic Festival Overture) (Rec 1946-49) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "Mark Obert-Thorn has done a valuable service in transferring these recordings from a number of different sources, including 78-rpm and 45-rpm records. As always in his work, he demonstrates a golden ear for how to extract maximum sound from old... |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies 2 And 5 (recorded 1935-1936) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "..the playing is hair-raising throughout. Superlative stuff, a great bargain and absolutely unmissable." -- The Guardian. |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 / En Saga Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] "This is a disk well worth having for the superb performances offered and the insights which Davis brings to the music." (MusicWeb August 2008) |
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LULLY
Psyche (complete opera) Carolyn Sampson, Karina Gauvin, Aaron Sheehan, Colin Balzer / Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra & Chorus / Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs [ CPO / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2009 ] Gramophone Awards 2009 Finalist: Baroque Vocal - "Carolyn Sampson, charming of voice and intelligent with detail as ever, is Psyché, and Karina Gauvin, as Venus. Shows herself a natural in French dramatic recitative..." Gramophone |