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MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bald Mountain The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 14/Sep/2007 ] "The sound is among the most opulent I have ever heard...'Night on Bald Mountain' is as good as they come...it is highly recommended." -Sensible Sound |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies No. 1 & No. 2 Christoph von Dohnanyi / Cleveland Orchestra [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2003 ] "Dohnanyi's performances...are smooth and polished, played to perfection." —:American Record Guide |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies No. 5 & No. 7 Christoph von Dohnanyi / Cleveland Orchestra [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2003 ] "This conductor's vision of the Beethoven 5th and 7th precludes any attempt at sentimentalizing the grandeur already inherent in the music. The Cleveland Orchestra is still a marvel to hear. Production values are on par with the performance." —High... |
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Erich Kunzel
Tchaikovsky:-1812 Overture; Capriccio Italien / Beethoven-Wellington's Victory / Liszt-Battle of the Huns [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2004 ] "...a world-class achievement." —Digital Audio |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies No. 6 Pastorale & Leonore Overture No. 3 Cleveland Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2003 ] "The magnificent Cleveland Orchestra plays this glorious music with truly stunning sonority." —Audio |
Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
The Fantastic Stokowski (the famous arrangements in fabulous Telarc sound!) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 29/Jul/2002 ] "Indeed, none of Stokowski's own recordings can match this Telarc disc in sheer glamour of sound…..superbly engineered." Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
DOHNANYI
Violin Concerto No. 2,Op. 43 in C minor / Concertino for Harp and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 45 / Piano Concerto No. 2,Op. 42 in B minor James Ehnes (violin) Clifford Lantaff (harp) Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC Philharmonic .Matthias Bamert, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Oct/2004 ] "These beautifully crafted compositions offer tangible proof that a true master could breath new life into late Romanticism decades after the style had apparently fallen out of fashion. As always the recording has a rich ambiance, which serves... |