DVD Video, Boston Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Phyllis Curtin (soprano), Nicholas Di Virgilio (tenor), Tom Krause (baritone)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
Although visually showing its age, the stereo sound on this broadcast of the American premiere of the War Requiem sounds remarkably fresh and vivid, and Leinsdorf is authoritative. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2008, DVD of the Month
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Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration
RecommendedPeter Serkin (piano), Yo-Yo Ma (cello & director), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Emanuel Ax (piano), James Taylor (vocals & guitar)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Pops Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, David Zinman, Keith Lockhart, Andris Nelsons,...
If this all sounds rather eclectic, well, yes it is – but it all hangs together beautifully as a celebration of the festival’s diversity and joie de vivre. The performance styles, too, come... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd July 2013
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Leinsdorf deploys a bizarre praying mantis manner on the podium that nonetheless unleashes playing as lustrous as the Symphony Hall acoustic itself. — More…
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Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25
Florence Kopleff (Marie), Theodor Uppman (Joseph), John McCollum (Narrator/Centurion), Donald Gramm (Polydorus/Herod/Father)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch