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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, Vladimir Jurowski
Jurowski lacks nothing in terms of passionate commitment – the impact of his recording, especially when the SACD surround-track is activated, is all-engulfing – and conjures up a compelling... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2018, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 1st December 2018, Disc of the Week
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Kazuki Yamada conducts Roussel, Debussy & Poulenc
RecommendedOrchestre de la Suisse Romande, Kazuki Yamada
Nicely done, with the OSR woodwind and strings playing with poise and Yamada controlling the narrow dynamic range with great skill…Yamada’s way with Roussel is high-voltage if occasionally raw... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis, Nobilissima Visione & Boston Symphony
RecommendedWDR Symphony Orchestra, Marek Janowski
Janowski lends the music greater energy and urgency [than Abbado]…This very well recorded disc should win Hindemith new friends. — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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The Sugar Plum Fairy sounds as delicate on piano as for the celesta or the original orchestration, and the delicious Pas de deux loses nothing in translation...An enjoyable way to encounter... — More…
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This new, clear and light-footed recording [of the Strauss] helps to hide its excesses, with Nott (and Pentatone’s engineers) preventing the work’s arteries from clogging up…The Debussy…is beautifully... — More…
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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps & Le Roi des Étoiles
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
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Programme quibbles aside, Braunstein plays with slim, wiry tone, zipping along in the concerto neatly. — More…
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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & The Firebird (Suite 1919)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Those allergic to this score will find the decidedly Gallic results something of a revelation, the bejewelled textures of Ravel never far away. Those who think they've heard it all before should... — More…
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