Building a Library, Late 20th Century (era)
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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedSteven Osborne (piano) & Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena
Any performance must keep sight of the romantic, sometimes disturbing, core of the work. This is clearly understood in this performance from Juanjo Mena and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra...the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2012, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, February 2023, Also Recommended
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Tippett - Orchestral Music RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Colin Davis & Neville Marriner
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Building a Library, First Choice
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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedHoward Shelley (piano), Valérie Hartmann-Claverie (ondes-martenot)
BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier
a number of excellent accounts exist. For me, the balance tips in favour of Tortelier and the BBC Philharmonic for the light-hearted abandon that they bring to movements 5 and 10. — More…
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Building a Library, May 2002, First Choice
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Symphonic Psalms and Prayers
RecommendedBernstein • Schoenberg • Stravinsky • Zemlinsky
David Allsopp (countertenor)
Tenebrae, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Nigel Short
It’s good to hear Bernstein’s original design of the solo for a countertenor being respected for once. Allsopp makes much more of the words than most trebles, and there is an arresting immediacy... — More…
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Building A Library, July 2021, Also Recommended
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Messiaen - Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedMichel Beroff, Jeanne Loriod, Yvonne Loriod, Wolfgang Meyer, Christoph Poppen & Manuel Fischer-Dieskau
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Newly reissued, Previn's 1977 account dragged Turangalîla to mainstream attention. Previn excels at combing through Messiaen's thick layers, and the LSO are on fine form - am exhilarating souvenir... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2023, Recommended recording - Turangalila
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Bernstein Conducts Bernstein: Kaddish Symphony & Chichester Psalms
RecommendedFelicia Montealegre (speaker), Jennie Tourel (mezzo-soprano), John Bogart (alto)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
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Grammy Awards, 7th Awards (1964), Classical Album of the Year
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Building A Library, July 2021, Recommended Recording
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Bernstein conducts Bernstein
RecommendedMontserrat Caballé (soprano), Michael Wager (narrator)
Vienna Boys' Choir, Vienna Jeunesse Choir, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
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Building a Library, May 2004, First Choice
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Robert Simpson: Symphony No. 3
RecommendedBernard Walton (clarinet)
London Symphony Orchestra, The Aeolian String Quartet, Jascha Horenstein
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Building a Library, October 2006, Highly Recommended
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Janine Jansen RecommendedJanine Jansen (violin)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth
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Building a Library, October 2022, Recommended Recording
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Legendary Recordings: Josef Vlach & Czech Chamber Orchestra
RecommendedCzech Chamber Orchestra, Josef Vlach
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Building a Library, January 2018, Also Recommended
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