KOLA (Keep On Listening Awards) 2023

David Hurwitz

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Hello friends! The 2023 Keep On Listening Awards are here, featuring ten outstanding recordings that belong in every serious collection. Check ouf the video below, and the list of honorees that follows.

KOLA (Keep On Listening Awards) 2023

Albéniz: Iberia. Nelson Goerner (piano) Alpha

Rodgers and Hammerstein: Oklahoma! Soloists, Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (cond.) Chandos

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5. ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Markus Poschner (cond.) Capriccio

Ely Ameling: The Philips Recitals (Decca Eloquence)

Herrmann: On Dangerous Ground; The Man Who Knew Too Much. Scottish National Orchestra, William T. Stromberg (cond.) Intrada

Pražák Quartet: The Complete Praga Digitals Recordings (Praga)

Aux Étoiles: French Symphonic Poems. Orchestre National de Lyon, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (cond.) Bru Zane

Malek Jandali: Violin and Clarinet Concertos. Rachel Barton Pine (violin),  Anthony McGill (clarinet), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (cond.) Cedille

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (cond.) Reference Recordings

Vaughan Williams: Job. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Andrew Manze (cond.) Onyx


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Album Title: KOLA (Keep On Listening Awards) 2023

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