SACD, Korngold (composer)
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Special offer. Korngold: Symphony in F sharp, Theme and Variations & Straussiana
RecommendedSinfonia of London, John Wilson
The playing of the Sinfonia of London is astonishingly brilliant, with Hollywood-dream glories in the string tone. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th August 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2019, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2019, Recording of the Month
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Diapason d’Or, November 2019, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2019
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Winner - Orchestral
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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I’m not sure there’s another musician working today who truly ‘gets’ what the ‘Hollywood Sound’ was, or indeed so successfully champions its place in music culture...Music from the likes of... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th September 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, Screen Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2022
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Special offer. Metamorphosen
RecommendedStrauss - Korngold - Schreker
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
These militant, tightly controlled, sometimes breathtaking performances demand to be heard and may divide opinion. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Orchestral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Franz Schreker: Die Gezeichneten, Overture; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Sinfonietta; Ernst Krenek: Potpourri
Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Sascha Goetzel
From the mid-1910s, Korngold's Sinfonietta written at just 15 and Schreker's Overture to Die Gezeichneten are lushly, boldly Romantic, while Krenek's Potpourri of 1927 chucks elements such as... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Coming soon. German Opera Scenes and Arias
Malin Byström (soprano), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård
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Special offer. Verklärte Nacht
RecommendedSchoenberg - Fried - Lehár - Korngold
Christine Rice (mezzo), Stuart Skelton (tenor), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Across the programme Edward Gardner is preternaturally attentive, nailing the volatile blend of schmaltz and suffering that underpins the Lehár; and cloaking the moonbathing opening of the Fried... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st January 2021
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[Yamada] draws playing of felicitous polish, captivating flexibility and winning application throughout what is a most imaginative, distinctly moreish programme; indeed, on first acquaintance,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Korngold: Die tote Stadt
Gabrielle Fuchs (Juliette), Patricia Clark (Lucienne), Carol Neblett (Marie), Anton De Ridder (Gaston/Victorin), Willi Brokmeier (Graf Albert), René Kollo (Paul), Benjamin Luxon (Frank), Hermann Prey (Fritz), Tölzer Knabenchor, Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Erich Leinsdorf
Since this premier recording was first released in 1975, Korngold’s 1920 opera is now a repertory piece programmed around the world...the performance under Leinsdorf is unlikely to be bettered,... —
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Special offer. Creating Timeless Classics
Martin Helmchen (piano), Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Vesko Eschkenazy (violin), Julia Fischer (violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Jonathan Gilad (piano), Mari Kodama (piano), Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Andrew Marriner (clarinet), Nareh Arghamanyan (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Antoine...
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From Vienna To Hollywood - Works By Kreisler & Korngold
Natalie Chee, Emily Körner, Paul Pesthy, Elena Cheah, Hegel Quartet
The quartet takes the greatest pleasure in all the required stylistic levels of music between heaven and earth. —
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Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice, Autumn 2022, Chamber Music
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