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Unlike today, back in the 1960s the world was awash with great conductors. Several of whom led great orchestras, moulded in their image. Of these, none were greater than George...
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Olli Mustonen is perhaps best known as a pianist, but he also has a considerable body of compositions to his name. The two works on this album date from 2016...
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Mitsuko Uchida isn’t much associated with Beethoven, but she recorded these Sonatas for Philips in 2006 and in all bar one movement she is slower than before. However, a great...
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As is well known, after Aida, Giuseppe Verdi contented himself with composing his glorious Requiem and revising Simon Boccanegra. Then along came the music publisher Guilio Ricordi, who was keen...
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The programme notes aptly describe this album as ‘A musical portrait of Jean Cocteau and the composers drawn to his restless imagination, from the Parisian avant-garde to Poulenc’s La Voix...
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Edward Picton-Turbervill (b.1993) is very much a torch bearer of the English choral tradition stretching back to the 17th century. His language is tonal with luscious harmonies and ethereal textures...
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By 1960, when this was recorded, Charles Munch had created in Boston arguably the world’s greatest French orchestra, who’s unique, refined, gleaming sound remains a joy to listen to. As...
This is the latest of CPOs enterprising series featuring rarely heard British string music, predominantly by that stream of fine, but not great, eminently listenable to composers the UK produced...
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Today Copland is best known for his ballet scores and orchestral showpieces. But as his chamber and piano works demonstrate there was another side to him and he also wrote...
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This was the first of Nilsson’s two official Turandots (there are several live versions) and Bjoerling’s last opera recording. It also featured a young conductor RCA were promoting at the...