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Strauss: Don Quixote; Schumann: Cello Concerto / Rostropovich, Karajan, et al»rank: 21986by: Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic
0ur opinion: essential recording:Whenever Karajan and Rostropovich teamed up, great things happened. ln 1975, they recorded what many still consider the consummate Don Quixote, a richly characterized, brilliantly played account of what is probably Strauss's best tone poem. Rostropovich's command of the solo part is overwhelming, but even more impressive is the imagination he brings to the reading, in particular his identification with the poignant, crazed side of the old knight's character. The Berliners produce a veritable rainbow of orchestral color behind him, and Karajan, as ...
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The Essential Jessye Norman [Includes DVD: Jessye Norman Sings Carmen]»rank: 163672from: Philips
0ur opinion: essential recording:Whenever Karajan and Rostropovich teamed up, great things happened. ln 1975, they recorded what many still consider the consummate Don Quixote, a richly characterized, brilliantly played account of what is probably Strauss's best tone poem. Rostropovich's command of the solo part is overwhelming, but even more impressive is the imagination he brings to the reading, in particular his identification with the poignant, crazed side of the old knight's character. The Berliners produce a veritable rainbow of orchestral color behind him, and Karajan, as ...
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Berlioz - Benvenuto Cellini»rank: 104830from: Virgin Classics / EMI
0ur opinion: :This recording presents--almost--Berlioz's original thoughts on this very complicated opera (which went through more than a dozen versions, with additions and subtractions, in the composer's lifetime), although conductor John Nelson also adds an aria or two Berlioz later added, making it somewhat different from the version recorded by Philips under Sir Colin Davis a little over 3O years ago. lf l had to choose one of these two superb performances, it would be this: the opera's odd rhythms are more strongly underlined by Nelson, the ...
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Sur Le Meme Accord/Violin Concerto 2/Violin Concerto»rank: 176230by: Anne-Sophie Mutter
0ur opinion: :This recording presents--almost--Berlioz's original thoughts on this very complicated opera (which went through more than a dozen versions, with additions and subtractions, in the composer's lifetime), although conductor John Nelson also adds an aria or two Berlioz later added, making it somewhat different from the version recorded by Philips under Sir Colin Davis a little over 3O years ago. lf l had to choose one of these two superb performances, it would be this: the opera's odd rhythms are more strongly underlined by Nelson, the ...
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Roussel: Symphonies 1-4»rank: 177510from: Elektra / Wea
0ur opinion: :This recording presents--almost--Berlioz's original thoughts on this very complicated opera (which went through more than a dozen versions, with additions and subtractions, in the composer's lifetime), although conductor John Nelson also adds an aria or two Berlioz later added, making it somewhat different from the version recorded by Philips under Sir Colin Davis a little over 3O years ago. lf l had to choose one of these two superb performances, it would be this: the opera's odd rhythms are more strongly underlined by Nelson, the ...
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Fright Night: Music that Goes Bump in the Night»rank: 1037669from: Sony
0ur opinion: :This recording presents--almost--Berlioz's original thoughts on this very complicated opera (which went through more than a dozen versions, with additions and subtractions, in the composer's lifetime), although conductor John Nelson also adds an aria or two Berlioz later added, making it somewhat different from the version recorded by Philips under Sir Colin Davis a little over 3O years ago. lf l had to choose one of these two superb performances, it would be this: the opera's odd rhythms are more strongly underlined by Nelson, the ...
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Bizet: Carmen / Jessye Norman, Freni, Shicoff, Estes, Le Roux; Ozawa [Highlights]»rank: 178697by: Georges Bizet, Seiji Ozawa, Jessye Norman, Neil Shicoff, Mirella Freni, Simon Estes, François Le Roux, Gérard Garino, French Radio Choir
0ur opinion: :This recording presents--almost--Berlioz's original thoughts on this very complicated opera (which went through more than a dozen versions, with additions and subtractions, in the composer's lifetime), although conductor John Nelson also adds an aria or two Berlioz later added, making it somewhat different from the version recorded by Philips under Sir Colin Davis a little over 3O years ago. lf l had to choose one of these two superb performances, it would be this: the opera's odd rhythms are more strongly underlined by Nelson, the ...
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Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini»rank: 74854from: Gala
0ur opinion: :This recording presents--almost--Berlioz's original thoughts on this very complicated opera (which went through more than a dozen versions, with additions and subtractions, in the composer's lifetime), although conductor John Nelson also adds an aria or two Berlioz later added, making it somewhat different from the version recorded by Philips under Sir Colin Davis a little over 3O years ago. lf l had to choose one of these two superb performances, it would be this: the opera's odd rhythms are more strongly underlined by Nelson, the ...
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Black Earth»rank: 84189from: Valois
0ur opinion: :After a dazzling start to his career, which has made him one of the world’s best-known and most popular pianists, and a run of recordings of Mozart, Bach, Gershwin and Stravinsky which have made their mark on the classical catalogue, Fazýl Say now shows us another facet of his art: his own compositions. Anyone who has attended one of Fazýl Say’s concerts has heard some of his own compositions played as encores, among them the now famous Black Earth for solo piano, based on ...
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Arthur Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher»rank: 193828from: Deutsche Grammophon
0ur opinion: :After a dazzling start to his career, which has made him one of the world’s best-known and most popular pianists, and a run of recordings of Mozart, Bach, Gershwin and Stravinsky which have made their mark on the classical catalogue, Fazýl Say now shows us another facet of his art: his own compositions. Anyone who has attended one of Fazýl Say’s concerts has heard some of his own compositions played as encores, among them the now famous Black Earth for solo piano, based on ...
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