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John Wilson shows an instinctive flair for Copland's syncopated and changing rhythms, and brings out all the music's broad humour and intimate poetry — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th January 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2016
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Manuel de Falla: Works for Stage and Concert Hall
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Raquel Lojendio (soprano)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
one of those experiences that change one's perception of a work forever...At the most basic level they take the trouble to get the balance right. ['Nights'] is no concerto, and the pianist has... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2012, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, Disc of the month
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It’s all too easy to cast a glib ear across these wonderful tunes and the enormous creative skill that gave rise to them...and this second volume of John Wilson’s latest survey of the orchestral... — More…
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Poulenc: Piano Concertos & Aubade
RecommendedLouis Lortie (piano), with Hélène Mercier (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner
[Lortie and Mercier] perform [the Poulenc] with great panache, also capturing the work's more reflective qualities, with Edward Gardner and the BBC Philharmonic providing by turns zestful and... — More…
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Building a Library, June 2023, Recommended Recording (Piano Concerto in C sharp minor)
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Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, Scherzo a la russe, Apollon musagete & Orchestral Suites Nos. 1 & 2
James Ehnes (violin), BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis
there’s perfect dialogue throughout this most concertante of works, every cue and change of colour picked up with perfect focus. It helps that the sound brings the woodwind as much up front... — More…
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…Arnold… has posthumously found his definitive interpreter in Rumon Gamba: these are performances that mirror the music itself in their ultra-clear verve and colour. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2009, Editor's Choice
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With exemplary control of orchestral balance, clarity of texture and a capacity to draw a fabulous array of colours from the music, these performances are guaranteed to keep the listener riveted... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, Recording of the Month
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…the lyrical tragedy Dalibor, a great hymn to friendship, is rarely performed outside his homeland, and even there, relatively few will ever see Libuše, the story of Bohemia's legendary prophetess-queen,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2009, Editor's Choice
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Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane & Le Festin de l'Araignée
RecommendedBBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier
The exhilarating (1931) score for Bacchus et Ariane teems with life and is full of rhythmic vitality. What a marvellously inventive and resourceful score it is! Tortelier offers the best version... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The BBC Philharmonic under principal conductor Gianandrea Noseda plays it all with a straight face and makes a real success of things… — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2003, Editor's Choice
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