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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony'
RecommendedJean Guillou (organ)
San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart
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Building A Library, February 2024, Recommended Recording
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Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Hungarian Peasant Songs & other folk dances
RecommendedBudapest Festival Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Iván Fischer
As Mandarins go, they don't come more miraculous than this – a vivid, no-holds-barred performance. Everything tells: the flavour is right, the pacing too, and the sound has a toughened, raw-edged... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Winner - Orchestral
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Building A Library, December 2023, Recommended Recording
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Tippett: Triple Concerto and Concerto for Orchestra
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
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Gramophone Awards, 1982/3, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 1982/3, Recording of the Year
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Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
RecommendedPepe Romero (guitar)
The Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
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Building a Library, February 2017, First Choice
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
RecommendedCharlotte Margiono (soprano), Rodney Gilfry (baritone)
Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner
Gardiner's performance is notable for its intensity and fervour, and for the superb singing of his choir: splendidly firm and secure attacks and phrasing, always with fine tonal quality, meticulous... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Liszt: Piano Concertos
RecommendedAlfred Brendel (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Winner - Instrumental
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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It is the flavour of this Concerto for Orchestra that wins the day. Just sample the subtle portamento that spices the string line at bars 52-3 (2'36'') of the first movement, and the sombre colouring... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2005, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, January 2022, Recommended Recording
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Mozart: Complete Quintets Vol. 2
RecommendedArthur Grumiaux (violin), Arpad Gérecz, Georges Janzer (viola), Max Lesueur (viola), Eva Czako (cello), Quartetto Italiano, Bruno Hoffman (glass harmonica), Aurèle Nicolet, Heinz Holliger (oboe), Karl Schouten (viola), Jean Decroos (cello), Jack Brymer (clarinet), Allegri Quartet
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Building a Library, February 2005, First Choice
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The uncanny, shimmering half-lights of "Catacombs", the bustle of the "Market Place at Limoges" and the majestic expanse of "The Great Gate of Kiev" show the dynamic range and perception of atmosphere... — More…
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Building a Library, July 2002, Historic Choice
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