SACD, Lutosławski (composer)
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Special offer. Lutosławski: Orchestral Works 2
Louis Lortie (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Gardner and the BBC Symphony, backed up by glittering sound, do [the Symphonic Variations] proud, from the folk-like opening flute theme, through its varied treatments...Lortie is an ideal soloist... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2012, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Lutoslawski & Dutilleux: Cello Concertos
Johannes Moser (cello)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Thomas Sondergard
Playing with depth and naturalness but above all a sense of theatre, [Moser] shapes an animated performance [of the Lutosławski] together with Thomas Søndergård and the Berlin orchestra. With... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2019, Editor's Choice
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This magnificent new recording completes a strong symphonic portrait of the Polish modernist master…The Third Symphony comes first here in a coruscating performance. Hannu Lintu conducts with... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2020, Orchestral Choice
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2020, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance
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Special offer. Lutosławski: Orchestral Works 4
Michael Collins (clarinet), Tasmin Little (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
[Little] finds the soft-edged energy of the Partita and traces a broad melodic arc in its central Largo. All the performers show their awareness of the work's indebtedness to Baroque gesture. —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2013, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Lutosławski: Orchestral Works 3
Paul Watkins (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Gardner's control of [the Second], not least its eventual disintegration, is highly compelling...the Cello Concerto receives a superbly concentrated performance here from the soloists Paul Watkins...[Grave]... —
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Gardner makes the most of the taut rhythmic energy in the music...all the colours of this showpiece [the Concerto for Orchestra] are brightly painted, with a virtuosity which is never empty,... —
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2010, Editor's Choice
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Martin Fröst: Dances to a Black Pipe
Martin Fröst (clarinet)
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti
almost every piece is a novelty in Martin Fröst's dance-themed programme...This partnership of soloists and orchestra is an inspired one, not least in the smaller-scale pieces...There is a quirky... —
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