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Every new release by Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra for Channel Classics is something of an event, and this one is no exception.
These are beautiful performances, though the Sixth Symphony is perhaps a touch more interesting than the Fourth. In the latter work Iván Fischer’s finale is
Unlike the release of the Eighth and Ninth symphonies, which are reissues of earlier Philips recordings, these performances are new, and quite beautiful. The Suite
This recording originally was released by Philips in 2001, and the Budapest Festival Orchestra in those days was not quite the ensemble it has since
Iván Fischer and his orchestra hit the ball out of the park with this recording, offering a First Symphony full of personality and fire, all
What a delightful and surprising disc this is! The two overtures, of course, are well known, the String Sonata somewhat less so, but the remaining
Richard Goode’s long-awaited Beethoven Concerto cycle holds much to admire. For starters, Max Wilcox’s production balances the piano and the Budapest Festival Orchestra in a
When orchestral musicians miss a note or botch an entrance, it’s called a “mistake”. When conductors screw up, it’s called (as likely as not) “interpretation”.
Ivan Fischer’s Beethoven Seventh surely ranks with the best among recent performances. The first-movement introduction isn’t too slow, and the allegro is a delightful romp
This is Pieter Wispelwey’s second recording of the Dvorák concerto for Channel Classics, and it’s a very good one. Both of his versions were recorded
