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WOOD conducts Bach & Handel

by Andrew Rose December 20, 2024

Sir Henry J. Wood was a trailblazer in bringing classical music to the masses. Known for his daring orchestral transcriptions, including Bach’s Toc...

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RODZINSKI NBC 1938, Volume 1

by Andrew Rose December 13, 2024

As we approach the conclusion of Pristine’s 2024 releases, we are delighted to introduce a remarkable new series featuring Artur Rodziński and the ...

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CRAFT conducts Schoenberg

by Andrew Rose December 06, 2024

Schoenberg, one of music’s most revolutionary and polarising figures, takes centre stage in this week’s release as we again mark his 150th birthday...

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PUCCINI Turandot: Nilsson & Corelli

by Andrew Rose November 29, 2024

The Met's 1962 Turandot revival struck box office gold. Starring Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli, with Kurt Adler conducting, it was a runaway su...

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FURTWÄNGLER Complete Beethoven Symphonies

by Andrew Rose November 22, 2024

"In 1944, the conductor conveys an edge of your seat volatility that may have something to do with the circumstances under which the recording was ...

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VERDI Il Trovatore (1930)

by Andrew Rose November 15, 2024

"A remarkably fine reproduction of Il Trovatore and one of the best examples, if not the very best, of opera-recording that has been put forward si...

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FURTWÄNGLER conducts Bruckner's 8th

by Andrew Rose November 08, 2024

"Furtwängler shines at his most remarkable, inspirational best ... At the beginning of the work there is a strong and immediate feeling of mystery ...

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ANSERMET conducts Fauré

by Andrew Rose November 01, 2024

This week at Pristine we mark Fauré's centenary with a superb selection of fabulous stereo recordings by Ansermet and his Orchestre de la Suisse Ro...

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BLISS conducts Bliss

by Andrew Rose October 25, 2024

Sir Arthur Bliss's first major success as a composer was for his early work "A Colour Symphony", written in the early 1920s. By the time he wrote h...

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ORMANDY The World's Greatest Music!

by Andrew Rose October 18, 2024

This week we are presenting a number of recordings of major works - two Bach Brandenburg Concertos, the Mozart 40th, the Beethoven 5th, Schubert’s ...

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CALLAS The classic 1954 Norma

by Andrew Rose October 11, 2024

"The musicianship of her Casta Diva leaves most of the versions I know as non-starters, the glissando passages in the cabaletta “Deh bello a me rit...

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TOSCANINI conducts Respighi

by Andrew Rose October 04, 2024

"Toscanini completes the trilogy; and be it said at the start that he gets a remarkably good recording. His performance, and the orchestra's, it go...

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