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May 17, 2015
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Iván Fischer's successful Mahler cycle continues with the Second Symphony - often called "Resurrection". I have five other recordings of the work - Tennstedt (LPO), Jurowski (LPO), Rattle (Warner, Birmingham) & Tilson Thomas (Avie). They are - expect the Thomas' approach - only normal CDs.
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May 15, 2015
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PENTATONE'S REMASTERED CLASSICS continues with Beethoven's Third and Fifth Piano Concertos. The soloist is here Christopher Eschenbach which felt quite strange - at least for me. Eschenbach is today the famous conductor - I have for example his recordings for Ondine.
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May 13, 2015
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Seiji Ozawa did the great career with Boston Symphony Orchestra. They had a long relationship and they did many outstanding recordings. This is absolutely one of them.
Ozawa's approach is much faster than his many other rivals - Davis (Concertgebouw), Gergiev (LSO),Séguin (BIS) etc. There aren't ... more |
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April 17, 2015
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Year 2015 marks the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Jean Sibelius (1865– 1957). This SACD is the first disc of Lintu's Sibelius Series what will contains the composer's all major orchestral works. At the same time this is already the second SACD of Sibelius' "Lemminkäinen Suite", Op. 22 - Vänskä's ... more |
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April 11, 2015
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“…Colin Davis's conducting of the London Symphony Orchestra and the vocal forces is so impressive that it ranks with the greatest accounts I have ever heard of this work… Christine Brewer is a great Fidelio, her big voice under perfect control, electrifying at climaxes.” (BBC Music Magazine)
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