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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Première Recordings (1932-34) The Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, Finnish National Orchestra, Georg Schnéevoigt, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky [ Naxos Historial Great Conductors / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] Three historically significant première recordings of Sibelius symphonies are brought together on this reissue for the first time. |
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TAKEMITSU
A String Around Autumn / I Hear the Water Dreaming / Riverrun Philip Dukes (viola) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Tadaaki Otaka [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2002 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Jan 2003) |
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RICHARD RODNEY BENNET
Letters to Lindbergh Philip Moore & Andrew West (piano) National Youth Choir of Scotland Girls Choir, Christopher Bell [ Signum / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] "This debut recording by Christopher Bell's NYCoS National Girls Choir could so easily have been just another recording of Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, but for two things: the wholesome confidence of the choir itself … and the successful... |
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MICHAEL & LENNOX BERKELEY
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 30 / Concerto for Orchestra 'seascapes' Philippe Schartz (trumpet) Kathryn Stott, Howard Shelley (pianos) BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] "Kathryn Stott and Howard Shelley are the formidable exponents of this 'super-piano', while here in the Michael Berkeley pieces Richard Hickox inspires incisive playing from the members of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales." (BBC Music) |
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BARKAUSKAS
Barkauskas-Jeux for violin and orchestra / Partita for violin solo / Two Monologues for viola solo / Duo Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra Phillipe Graffin, violin / Nobuko Imai, viola / Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra / Robertas Servenikas, conductor [ Avie / CD - released 24/Aug/2005 ] |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Le voyage dans la lune (complete operetta) Violette Polchi, Sheva Tehoval, Matthieu Lécroart, Pierre Derhet / Chœur et Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie, Pierre Dumoussaud [ Bru Zane / 2 CD/Book - released 27/May/2022 ] "With Offenbach's opéra féerie - Le Voyage dans la Lune Bru Zane has come up trumps." MusicWeb |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande Pierre Dumoussaud; Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine; Stanislas de Barbeyrac; Chiara Skerath; Alexandre Duhamel; Jérôme Varnier; Janina Baechle [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2021 ] "Alpha's recording may not be filled with star names but it reveals so much more about the work than before. It is particularly worth acquiring for those who wish to really get inside the orchestral details of this opera." MusicWeb Recommended |
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GABRIEL URBAIN FAURE
Fauré: Orchestral Works Pierre Fouchenneret (violin), Martin Johnson, Catriona Ryan RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Luc Tingaud [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Gabriel Fauré is best known for his Requiem and Pavane, but these are not typical of an output that focused largely on solo piano pieces, songs and chamber music, many of which were orchestrated by others. His Violin Concerto was never completed... |
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BERLIOZ / BIZET / DONIZETTI / MASSENET / etc
The French Collection Piotr Beczala (tenor) / Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Alain Altinoglu [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 26/Feb/2015 ] The remarkable Piotr Beczala has just won a prestigious ECHO Klassik award for "Singer of the Year" 2014 - and at the incredible gala event, he performed Massenet's "Pourquoi me réveiller", which will be on his brand new album. Now, this... |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1992 ] "excellent playing from the Polish orchestra enhanced by vivid recording, fresh and clear with plenty of body" Penguin Guide |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 (with Lutoslawski - Livre pour orchestre) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich [ Accentus Music / CD - released 20/May/2016 ] "Altogether a superb programme" Gramophone Editor's Choice April 2016 |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor 'Tragic' Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Antoni Wit [ Naxos / 2 CD ] "The excellent quality of the Katowice Orchestra of Polish Radio is impressively demonstrated...it stands comparison with any rival" Penguin Guide |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1992 ] "Nobody could accuse this performance of lacking intensity." Gramophone |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 6 'Pathetique' / Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Jun/2010 ] |
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OLIVER MESSIAEN
Turangalila Symphony / L'ascension Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2000 ] A major new recording of this monumental work |
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WOJCIECH KILAR
Bram Stoker's Dracula / Death and the Maiden / King of the Last Days Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit (Conductor) [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 14/Nov/2006 ] Kilar had worked on over a hundred Polish films before scoring his first American film, Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula, followed by acclaimed scores for Roman Polanski’s Death and the Maiden and The Ninth Gate, typified by expressive... |
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Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor
Lutoslawski - Orchestral Works, Vol.5 (Includes Concerto for Orchestra & Poames d'Henri Michaux) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Sep/2003 ] Witold Lutoslawski was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1913, and was fortunate enough to study both the piano and composition privately. He was almost twenty before he entered the Warsaw Conservatory to conclude his education. He was taught composition the... |
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VARESE
Arcana / Integrales / Deserts Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 11/May/2004 ] |
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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (Threnody, De Natura Sonoris, Symphony No. 3, Flourescences) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) / Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2003 ] "The performances are remarkably fine, the three earlier pieces at least as eloquent as the symphony; the recording is both clear and ample." - International Record Review |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Girlfriends (complete) / Rule Britannia / Salute to Spain Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Mark Fitz-Gerald [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] MARBECKS STAFF PICK: CD OF THE YEAR 2009 --"..conductor Mark Fitz-Gerald has done his job excellently, and he leads a sensitive and cogent performance of the 23 brief movements that comprise the complete score." (10 / 10 ClassicsToday) |