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Smetana Bedrich (1824-1884)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Excerpts from the operas
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Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno (1876-1948)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Excerpts from the operas
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Liszt Franz (1811-1886)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Symphonic Poems, Volume 4 Hungaria, S 103 Hamlet, S 104 Hunnenschlacht, S 105 Die Ideale, S 106
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Reviews
'This is the fourth volume of Gianandreas Noseda’s recordings of Liszt’s symphonic poems with his BBC Philharmonic. We do not often hear Hungaria these days, nor Die ideale, but Hamlet and Hunnenschlacht are better known. As so often with Liszt, one is struck by the advanced harmonic language and the originality of the ideas and the orchestration. The playing has the fire and drive that Noseda brings to romantic music; the recording is as clear and vivid as we have from to expect from Chandos'
The SundayTelegraph

'Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic, faced with so much in-and-out material, wisely refuse to turbocharge the idiom and risk melodrama. Instead, their relatively restrained approach conjures an appropriate set of mellow, mid-19th century orchestral colours, while generating pace and excitement where the music permits.'
BBC Music Magazine

'Yet as Gianandrea Noseda reaches the fourth and final volume in his outstanding complete series, one can at last savour Liszt’s phenomenal overall achievement as never before. Even Die Ideale, a half-hour meditation on a Schiller poem, sound utterly gripping in Noseda’s hands and puts fine versions by Bernard Haitink and Kurt Masur quite in the shade'
Classic FM Magazine

'All these qualities are conveyed by orchestra and conductor in a way that tells you that true virtuosity is achieved through discipline rather than a more generalised and garish drama. This finely recorded disc is a glorious addition to the series.'
Gramophone

'I find a great deal to admire in these performances. The extraordinarily high technical values attendant on the recording reveal myriad details of gesture, colour and texture that have simply been inaudible heretofore. The beautifully blended sound of the BBC ensemble is nothing less than a sensual delight. Ultimately these are strikingly imaginative interpretations of what is, after all, the most important and influential body of European orchestral music composed during the 1850s. Very highly recommended.'
International Record Review

Rachmaninoff Serge (1873-1943)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 Symphony ('Youth Symphony') Symphony No. 1, Op. 13
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Reviews
'[It] receivers a landmark performance from the BBC Philharmonic and Gianandrea Noseda… Noseda demonstrates the music’s power, eloquent beauty and structural cohesion.'
The Telegraph

'Noseda’s notable Rachmaninov cycle with the BBC Philharmonic starts to arrive on CD. Nothing could be more liquid or gloomy that his reading of the superb poem The Isle of the Dead. His gifts for mood-juggling and structural flow ensure equally fine accounts of the student Youth Symphony and the composer’s official stormy Symphony No. 1. The full Chandos sound makes everything glow in the dark, especially the shadowy scherzo.'
The Times

'Gianadnrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic have the work’s measure and their performance has a full-blooded intensity and fire. Tempos are well judged and orchestral textures well blended. Noseda balances a strong sense of the piece’s architecture with its expressive eloquence and rich nostalgia it is a reading that can rank alongside the classic Ormandy and Pletnev accounts, both of whom bring a special authority to the Symphony.'
BBC Music Magazine

'This outstanding performance is well complemented by Rachmaninov’s unfinished ‘youth’ Symphony, written when he was only 17,and the ‘Isle of the Dead’, a dark musical response to the gloomy painting of Arnold Bocklin.'
The Observer

'Listening to this exhilarating performance – now a repertory piece, though still rarely programmed in concert – it is hard to fathom its initial lack of success. Chandos’s brilliant recording enhances a performance that takes us on an emotional rollercoaster ride: the passion and despair of the composer’s unrequited love for a married women is drawn with febrile drama here.'
Sunday Times

'Gianandrea Noseda’s performance of the First Symphony projects an unstuffy demeanour and trim athleticism to remind the listener that Rachmaninov was still a young man of 21 when he embarked upon it. Unlike some of his bigger-name colleagues, Noseda eschews sensation for its own sake and gratuitous point-making. Emotions are always under control (the slow movement’s hesitant love song radiates sweet innocence), and he secures a conspicuously well coordinated response from his Manchester band.'
Gramophone

'This [the Symphony] is beautifully done… However, the masterpiece on the disc is of course Isle of the Dead. Aided by a recording of excellent range and depth, Noseda gives a strong and colourful performance.'
International Record Review

'Chandos’s superbly weighty yet detailed sound registers every tiny inflection of this mesmerising score, from the insinuating brooding opening to the work’s terrifying climax as Charon, the ferryman of the dead from Greek mythology, delivers the latest body to its final resting place. Once heard, this awesome work will haunt your memory for days.'
Classic FM Magazine

'Yet even this splendid reading [Isle of the Dead] along with the hard-to-find Youth Symphony must be deemed icing on the cake set beside Noseda’s white-hot account of Rachmaninoff’s still sorely underrated D minor – a wonderful piece, wondrously set forth by the BBC players. If this is no one-off, it will be good to hear what Noseda does with the Second Symphony.'
American Record Guide

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