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August 2008 ClassicsToday.com Review Digest
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COMPOSER |
ALBUM/WORK TITLE |
PERFORMER |
LABEL |
CATALOG |
MEDIUM |
RATING |
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A Medieval Drama
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THE PLAY OF DANIEL (Ludus Danielis)
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The Dufay Collective
William Lyons
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Harmonia Mundi |
HMU 907479 |
CD |
10/10 |
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LUÍS DE FREITAS BRANCO
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Symphony No. 1; Scherzo fantastique; Suite Alentejana No. 1 |
RTE National Symphony Orchestra
Álvaro Cassuto
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Naxos |
8.570765 |
CD |
9/9 |
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GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL
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Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks |
L'Arte dell'Arco
Federico Guglielmo
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CPO |
777 312-2 |
CD |
10/8 |
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GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL
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Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks |
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall
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Alia Vox |
AVSA 9860 |
SACD |
10/10 |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
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Lucio Silla |
Simone Nold, Susanne Elmark, Henriette Bonde-Hansen (soprano); Kristina Hammarström (mezzo-soprano); Lothar Odinius, Jacob Naeslund Masden (tenor)
Vocal Group Ars Nova
Danish Radio Sinfonietta
Adam Fischer
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Dacapo |
8.226069-71 |
CD |
9/8 |
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JULIUS RÖNTGEN
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Symphony No. 10 "Waltz-Symphony"; Symphonietta humoristica; 3 Preludes & Fugues; Suite Oud-Nederland ("Old Netherlands") |
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
David Porcelijn
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CPO |
777 308-2 |
CD |
9/9 |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
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Orchestral Music for the Theater |
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä
Neeme Järvi
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BIS |
1912/14 |
CD |
10/10 |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
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The Firebird (1919 Suite); The Rite of Spring |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Mariss Jansons
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RCO |
08002 |
SACD |
9/9 |
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Works from 10 "best known" Chinese operas
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DREAM OF AN OPERA
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Various performers, including voice (Zhao Qun), bamboo flute, shakuhachi, guzheng (long zither), Chinese bamboo percussion instruments, erhu/banhu/gaohu, pipa, cello, chimes, guqing (7-string zither), jinghu, guanzi (cylindrical double-reed), bangu (high-pitched drums)
China National Symphony
Members of the China Philharmonic
Huang Li Jie
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Rhymoi Music |
RXRCD 004 |
CD |
9/9 |
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