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BRAHMS: German Requiem – Sally Matthews, sop./ Simon Halsey, bar./ London Sym. Orch. and Chorus/ Valery Gergiev – LSO Live

BRAHMS: German Requiem – Sally Matthews, sop./ Simon Halsey, bar./ London Sym. Orch. and Chorus/ Valery Gergiev – LSO Live

by John Sunier | May 22, 2014 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

The orchestra and chorus shine, but does Brahms truly reveal himself?

CARL NIELSEN: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 – Lucy Hall, sop./ Marcus Farnsworth, bari./ London Symphony Orch./ Sir Colin Davis – LSO Live

CARL NIELSEN: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 – Lucy Hall, sop./ Marcus Farnsworth, bari./ London Symphony Orch./ Sir Colin Davis – LSO Live

by John Sunier | Apr 2, 2013 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Two of the top Nielsen symphonies, completing the Davis Nielsen symphony cycle on SACD.

WALTON: Belshazzar’s Feast; Symphony No. 1 – London Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Colin Davis – LSO Live

by Audiophile Audition | Mar 7, 2011 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Belshazzar’s Feast is one of Walton’s most celebrated compositions and one of the most popular choral/orchestral works in the English language.