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ARTHUR BUTTERWORTH
Butterworth: Symphony No. 5 / Three Nocturnes / The Quiet Turn / etc Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Arthur Butterworth [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 30/Aug/2010 ] "Throughout, Butterworth's confident orchestral touch never deserts him...the RSNO turns in an eminently respectable set of performances under the 86-year-old composer's sprightly baton. The extremely vivid engineering pulls no punches" Gramophone |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Tintagel / Symphony No. 7 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2004 ] "From a purely artistic viewpoint, however, no one will regret snapping up this final issue in what has been a highly commendable series." - Gramophone |
GUSTAVO DIAZ-JEREZ
Maghek: Seven Symphonic Poems about the Canaries Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Eduardo Portal [ Signum / 2 CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] " The entire package represents a real triumph for the adventurous folk at Signum Records" MusicWeb Recommended June 2020 |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 [original 1885 version] Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Georg Tintner [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Jan/2005 ] "Like his other Bruckner recording for Naxos, Tintner's account of No. 7 brings a performance both subtle and refined...An outstanding bargain to rival any version." Penguin Guide |
RAUTAVAARA
Symphony No.7, Angel of Light / Angels and Visitations Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Hannu Koivula (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Mar/2003 ] Einojuhani Rautavaara was born in Helsinki on 9th October, 1928. Graduating from Helsinki University in 1952, he studied at the Sibelius Academy with Aarre Merikanto until 1955, and, after receiving a Koussevitzky Foundation fellowship in 1955, in... |
DANNY ELFMAN
Danny Elfman: Violin Concerto / Piano Quartet Sandy Cameron (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Mauceri [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/May/2019 ] "Mostly these accomplished and entertaining pieces owe a lot (as do so many movie scores) to Elfman's self-confessed passion not just for the Romantic classical repertoire as a whole but specifically for the 20th-century Russians." Gramophone |
LÉO DELIBES
Delibes: Ballet Suites Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Oct/2020 ] "The RSNO is on scintillating form, with idiomatically characterful woodwind, vibrant brass, luminescent strings and crisp percussion" Orchestral Choice - BBC Music Magazine Christmas 2020 |
JULIUS FUCIK
A Festival of Fučík Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Oct/2015 ] "this is a highly enjoyable reminder of the delights of Romanticism's popular side." BBC Music |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Suites 1 - 3 (complete) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'No one is more warmly dramatic in Prokofiev than Jarvi, making his issues consistently recommendable…' The Guardian |
ARAM KHACHATURIAN
An Introduction to Khachaturian: (Incls 'Spartacus Ballet Suite No 2' & Symphony No. 3) Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi / Fedor Glushchenko [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'Chandos has released a knockout, state of the art digital recording.' (American Record Guide) |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Symphonies / The Fairy's Kiss / Ode Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson, Neeme Jarvi / Nash Ensemble [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 30/Aug/2008 ] "A program that offers exceptional value for the money. A fine reissue." (ClassicsToday) |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No.5 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Georg Tintner [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] "His Bruckner Fifth is revelatory. I found myself making comparison with Karajan, Jochum, Wand and Furtwaengler, finding that Tintner was bringing insights to the music worthy of any of those great names." Hi-fi News & Record Review |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Complete Symphonies & Concertos Rachel Barton Pine (violin), Wen-Sinn Yang (cello), Alexander Romanovsky (piano) / Royal Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, Jose [ Warner Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2018 ] "Clear and slightly reverberant recording maximises the textures and appeal of these works making the disc worthy of consideration as a benchmark recording" (MusicWeb on Symphony 5 & Seasons) |
SAMUEL / BERG / MAHLER
Clytemnestra - Orchestral Songs Ruby Hughes (soprano) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jac van Steen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Jan/2020 ] "Her eloquence is always unfussy and direct. The instrumental fabric is equally strong, with beautiful playing from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, on the top of its top form, conducted by Jac van Steen" The Times Five Stars |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart - Don Giovanni [Complete opera with libretto] Ruggero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Edda Moser, Jose van Dam, Teresa Berganza / Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris, Lorin Maazel [ Sony Classical / 3 CD Box Set - released 25/Jun/1982 ] "Donna Anna sweeps in like a tornado: with Edda Moser all the furies, and a good many of the vowels as well, really are let loose." Gramophone |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weber: Konzertstuck / Overtures Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Oct/2002 ] "Mikhail Pletnev is a forceful personality, and force is the ruling characteristic of this record. He directs the Konzertstuck from the piano, of which he is a sensational master, and there is no lack of the virtuosity that is a crucial part of... |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Symphonic Poems (Incl Romeo & Juliet, Capriccio Italien, 1812 Overture & the Manfred Symphony Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev [ Deutsche Grammophon Trio / 3 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/2004 ] "Whatever other versions you may have this issue is a must. Pletnev has quite a special feeling for Tchaikovsky's music...and essential purchase." (Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (complete ballet) Russian National Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski [ Pentatone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 16/Dec/2018 ] Swan Lake is the first of the three great ballets that Tchaikovsky wrote, and arguably the most famous. The piece is mainly known in the shape it obtained in 1895, when it became a classic in the choreography of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. That... |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
Leighton: Orchestral works Vol 2 (Incls 'Symphony No 2 'Sinfonia mistica') Sarah Fox (soprano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] Sarah Fox is a pure-voiced, poignant soloist, and the BBC National Chorus of Wales sound very confident, as if this was a repertoire standard for them." BBC Music Five Stars |
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