SACD, Widor (composer)
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When it comes to organ colour you won't get anything more dazzling than this. Frédéric Desenclos has chosen a glorious collection of pieces...[The Widor] sounds, like everything else here,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2011, Editor's Choice
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The four canonical pieces need no puffs from me and, like everything else on the disc, are played superbly...Ogawa is both self-effacing when required, and unfailingly prompt and sympathetic... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
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French Delights is an apt title for Sharon Bezaly's latest selection of choice morsels, all genuinely charming and fun in a quintessentially French way. Bezaly's ravishing tone is perfectly... — More…
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Think of La belle époque and I’m not sure Johannes Brahms necessarily springs to mind...Wauwe plays the sonata/concerto well though, her chalumeau register suitably juicy, and she floats the... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Newcomer of the Year
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Widor: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 1 & La Nuit de Walpurgis
World premiere recordings
Sergey Levitin (violin)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates
This valuable new release, the third volume in Martin Yates's Widor series, shows exactly why the Goethe-inspired score enjoyed success during the composer's lifetime…it is an orchestral tour... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, Orchestral Choice
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This is a wonderfully wholesome meal of somewhat neglected organ music composed by five of the most important French mâitres. The recording quality is absolutely first-rate and the playing... — More…
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Widor: Organ Symphonies Volume 1
Christian Schmitt (Jann-Orgel im Konzertsaal der Bamberger Konzerthalle)
Bamberger Symphoniker & Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie, Stefan Solyom
The Bamberg players are at their most effective in the central movement...Solyom's superbly paced direction and Schmitt's sensitive interweaving with the orchestral textures gives a real sense... — More…
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