Kurt Masur
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Richard Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder and Other Lieder
RecommendedJessye Norman (soprano)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
[Norman is] grand, impassioned, noble, dignified, unmannered in this unforgettable interpretation — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1984, Winner - Solo vocal
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, July 2019, Also Recommended
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Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters
Strauss, Wagner, Berlioz, Haydn & Britten
Jessye Norman (soprano), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Berliner Philharmoniker, James Levine, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Norman possessed one of the great voices in modern times, and she matured into an artist almost at the height of that voice. When the two came together, as they do throughout these performances,... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Shostakovich - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Sergey Khachatryan (violin)
Orchestre National de France, Kurt Masur
Do we need another pairing of the Shostakovich violin concertos? The answer is an unequivocal yes when the playing is as sensational as this.
Not just a preternaturally gifted teen, Sergey Khachatryan... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2006, Editor's Choice
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Nelson Freire: Radio Days
Nelson Freire (piano)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Reinhard Peters, Kurt Masur, Yuri Ahronovitch, Eleazar de Carvalho, David Zinman
What is most notable about this collection is the way Freire finds exactly the right idiom for each composer: a perfumed suggestion in the theatre for Tchaikovsky's First, elfin charm for the... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, Concerto Choice
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Beethoven Edition Alfred Brendel (piano), Emmy Verhey (violin), Henk de Graaf (clarinet), Hans Meijer (oboe), Peter Gaasterland (bassoon), Martin van de Merwe (horn), Klára Würtz (piano), Vlad Weverbergh (clarinet), Benjamin Glorieux (cello), Vasily Ilisavsky (piano), Ferenc Tarjani (horn), Dezso Ranki (piano), Kristóf...
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Verbier Festival: 25 Years of Excellence
Malena Ernman (mezzo), Yuja Wang (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Daniil Trifonov (piano), Ilya Gringolts (violin), Truls Mørk (cello), Evgeny Kissin (piano), Vadim Repin (violin I), Laurent Korcia (violin II), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Alexander Kniazev (cello), Bryn Terfel...
Every performance is a gem: the line-up could scarcely be starrier, but what makes it special is the fact that everything is more than the sum of its considerable parts. Highlights include a... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2018
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Brahms & Bruch - Violin Concertos Sarah Chang (violin)
Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur
To listen to Sarah Chang is to be bathed in the sheer beauty of her sound. It can yield some sublime moments: the way the violin line emerges out of the orchestra in the first movement of the... — More…
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Dutilleux: Sur le même accord (nocturne), etc.
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin)
Orchestre National de France, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Seiji Ozawa, Paul Sacher
Henri Dutilleux has always had his admirers… This first recording of the recent Sur le même accord will only stoke his reputation further… Displaying by turns searing lyricism, brusque animation... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, Orchestral Choice
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