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J.S. BACH
Easter Oratorio / Magnificat BWV 243 Gabrieli Consort and Players / Paul McCreesh [ Archiv Grand Prix / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] Using solo voices in the choruses, Paul McCreesh's approach to the Easter Oratorio and Magnificat is characteristically lithe and energetic. The Gabrieli Players are on top form, contributing pomp and brilliance, and "the five vocal soloists are all... |
ROSSINI
Il viaggio a Reims (Complete Opera) Katia Ricciarelli, Lucia Valentini Terrani, Francisco Araiza / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / 2 CD Box Set - released 16/Jul/2008 ] "The set is a triumph of scholarship, musicianship and managerial enterprise. At the price, it is irresistible." - Gramophone |
BARTOK
Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Two Portraits Maurizio Pollini (piano) Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - A recording of Bartók's demanding concertos that set new standards of precision and clarity in this repertoire. "Virtuosity goes with a sense of spontaneity. The Chicago orchestra,... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quintet D 956 Melos Quartett with Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "Probably the best all-round version" - BBC Radio3 |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (complete opera) Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson / Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / 2 CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "The sound is consistently spacious and free to bring out the strongly dramatic and characterful qualities of Sinopoli's reading" - Gramophone |