129.00 PLN

2 SACD Multi-CH HDCD:

Nr kat.: CKD440
Label  : Linn Records

‘[The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra] give magnificent support...fine playing allows the varied timbres of the woodwind, horns and trumpets to make a particularly vivid impact.’ Gramophone • Robin Ticciati’s Berlioz recordings have received many accolades: Critics' Choice 'Sound of 2012' (The Independent), 'Classical CD of the Week' (Sunday Times), 'Disc of the Week' (BBC Radio 3 'CD Review'), No. 3 in The Sunday Times’ Best Classical Albums of 2012 list and ‘Recording of the Month’ (Gramophone). • Ticciati cements his reputation as an outstanding Berliozian with his latest recording, L’enfance du Christ, featuring the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. • Ticciati is a regular guest conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, widely considered to be one of Europe’s leading orchestras. The SRSO has won many Swedish and international awards including a GRAMMY and has made several GRAMMY-nominated recordings. • The SRSO Chorus are a phenomenal ensemble; one of the best large-scale choruses in Europe. • They are joined by a sterling cast of soloists including: Stephane Loges, winner of the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition, Veronique Gens, whose recording of Berlioz’ Les nuits d’été was named Gramophone ‘Editor’s Choice’, Yann Beuron, who was unanimously awarded first prize in 1996 from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, and Alistair Miles, who has been called ‘the finest British bass of his generation’ (The Guardian). • Berlioz’s mighty oratorio was an immediate success and was praised by all but two critics in the Paris newspapers; over 150 years later it is still as popular. Classical Music Magazine

Editor's Choice: 'Ticciati directs a vibrant, unsentimental account of this enduring score, and is joined by a near-perfect cast...'
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Audiophile Audition

'This is a spectacular recording in sumptuous surround sound, and the orchestra and soloists are terrific in every way...'
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International Record Review
'Robin Ticciati’s new version…is sensitive and scrupulous, responsive to the subtleties of Berlioz’s score and the emotions of the participants.’
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Classical Ear
‘Each of the vocal soloists is excellent, whether narrating or portraying a character, and the good people that inhabit the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and its Choir respond sensitively and, when required, dramatically to Ticciati’s carefully plotted course…Fantastique!’
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Choir & organ

‘[Ticciati] obtains excellent results from them, and his phenomenal chorus, in idiomatic French, catch much of Berlioz’s tender response to the narrative of Christ’s early childhood.’
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SA-CD.net

'...sounds so French and oozes with idiomatic Berlioz...'
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MusicWeb International
'This is a most welcome release which further enhances the credentials of Robin Ticciati, especially in Berlioz.'
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AllMusic.com

'... good for listeners who crave a bit of lushness...this audiophile recording is worth hearing for its subtlety and beauty.'
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Financial Times
‘The orchestra and choir respond to the conductor’s direction with sensitivity: the angelic choral contributions are a highlight.’


Pizzicato

'...delicate orchestral sound, homogeneous choir singing and a fantastic quartet.'
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The Arts Desk
‘Glorious music, impeccably performed and magnificently recorded.’
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BBC Music Magazine

'Ticciati's conducting is warm and vivid, and his textures translucent...'
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Gramophone
'...full of honeyed tones and an occasional exotic splash.'
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The Observer

'...this new [recording] is beautifully fluid, flexible and transparent...'
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The Times

'Past performances have already established Robin Ticciati as a sterling Berlioz conductor...this latest Linn release, with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Radio Choir, wins him another laurel.'
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The Telegraph

'... a first-rate, affecting performance and a timely seasonal release.'
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