Sunday, 1 January 2017

Andrew Clements' top 10 classical CDs of 2016

1 Liszt: Transcendental Studies; Paganini Studies, and so on/Daniil Trifonov

(Deutsche Grammophon)

Trifonov's Rachmaninov recording was a highlight of 2015, and his uncommon record of the Transcendental Studies, one of the best difficulties in the piano collection, outperforms even that. In spite of the supported brightness of the playing nothing is accomplished for impact; the amazing system is altogether used to melodic closures. These are the exhibitions of an awesome performer, not of a player. Perused our survey

2 Mendelssohn: String Quartets Op 44 No 3 and Op 80/Escher Quartet

(BIS)

Since the primary plate in the Escher Quartet's Mendelssohn arrangement showed up right around two years back, the staff of the gathering has changed. Yet, what has remained has been the nature of their exhibitions; not only the unanimity of their playing, and the care they assume control over its points of interest, however the sheer vitality they convey to each bar of this music. Their execution of the F minor Op 80 quartet is stark and truly sad, it's a very uncommon record. Perused our survey

3 Henze: Being Beauteous; Kammermusik 1958/Prohaska/Gijsbertsen/Ruck/NDR SO/Ruzicka

(Wergo)

Two of Hans Werner Henze's most absolutely expressive works from the mid 1960s, in brilliant exhibitions under Peter Ruzicka. Anna Prohaska's silverly, easily taking off soprano is splendidly suited to the overjoyed vocal lines of the Rimbaud settings of Being Beauteous; while Kammermusik 1958, formed for Peter Pears and Julian Bream, has Peter Gijsbertsen and Jürgen Ruck as the brilliant tenor and guitar soloists in what is one of Henze's most contemplative and individual works. Perused our audit

Michael Tilson Thomas driving the San Francisco Symphony.

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Striking and bewitching Debussy ... Michael Tilson Thomas driving the San Francisco Symphony. Photo: Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images

4 Debussy: Images; Jeux, and so forth/San Francisco SO/Tilson Thomas

(San Francisco Symphony)

Michael Tilson Thomas has been music executive of the San Francisco Symphony for over 20 years. The profundity of the compatibility that is created amongst director and symphony is appeared in this bewitching and sublimely recorded Debussy accumulation, one of the best things they have done together on plate, in which each bit of shading in the music is clearly acknowledged in exhibitions that course with cadenced life. Perused our survey

5 Abrahamsen: Let Me Tell You/Hannigan/Bavarian Radio SO/Nelsons

(Winter and Winter)

Hans Abrahamsen's Ophelia-frequented melody cycle, utilizing words taken from Paul Griffiths' novel, appears as enduringly excellent now as it did when soprano Barbara Hannigan acquainted the work with the UK, with Andris Nelsons leading the CBSO, in 2014. They had performed it first in Munich six months prior, and the recording originates from that debut, impeccably exemplifying Abrahamsen's delicate, charmed soundworld. Perused our survey

6 Beethoven/Liszt: Symphony No 9/Yuri Martynov

(Alpha)

Martynov has been advancing relentlessly through Liszt's piano translations of the Beethoven ensembles, recording them on an eminent sounding 1867 Blüthner piano. In any case, musically and in fact, the Ninth Symphony presents him with the stiffest test of every one of the; one that he meets grandly, revealing an abundance of detail that is consistently covered up in instrumental exhibitions and making the finale a honest to goodness peak all alone pianistic terms. Perused our survey

7 Copland: Symphonies/Scott/BBC Philharmonic/Wilson

(Chandos)

A modest bunch of symphonic pieces separated, Aaron Copland's music appears to be unfashionable right now, particularly his bigger scale works. Be that as it may, John Wilson's gathering of early scores, which for need of a superior portrayal Copland called orchestras, is a disclosure; it's all genuine music with something really unique to state, and wonderfully played by the BBC Philharmonic. Perused our audit.

Jaap van Zweden, the Walküre and the Hong Kong Philharmonic perform Die Walküre

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Profundity and broadness ... Jaap van Zweden and the Hong Kong Philharmonic and soloists perform Die Walküre

8 Wagner: Die Walküre/Melton/Lang/DeYoung/Skelton/Goerne/Struckmann/Hong Kong PO/Van Zweden

(Naxos, three CDs)

In what has for the most part been a baffling year for new musical show recordings, the most recent portion of Naxos' Ring cycle, recorded in show in Hong Kong, effectively keeps up the standard set in Rheingold a year ago. Conductor Jaap van Zweden has the expansiveness and profundity of a genuine Wagnerian, and the cast is a fine one, with Stuart Skelton's wonderful Siegmund, a keenly nuanced Wotan from Matthias Goerne, and Petra Lang's undeniably including Brünnhilde. Perused our survey.

9 Tchaikovsky, Sibelius: Violin Concertos/Batiashvili/Berlin Staatskapelle/Barenboim

(Deutsche Grammophon)

Tchaikovsky and Sibelius are not writers for the most part connected with Daniel Barenboim and his astonishingly characterful symphony. Be that as it may, they give the ideal thwart to Lisa Batiashvili's exciting, taking off records of two of the most well known concertos in the violinist's repertory, taking after each bend and turn of her performance line and adding genuine symphonic weight to the tuttis. Perused our survey

10 Stravinsky: Threni; Requiem Canticles/Collegium Vocale Gent/Royal Flemish PO/Herreweghe

(Phi)

Stravinsky's grim late works show up as rarely on circle as they do in the show lobby. Threni, his first since forever totally serial score, has just ever been recorded twice some time recently, and renditions of the Requiem Canticles, his last real work, are practically as rare. Be that as it may, Philippe Herreweghe's exhibitions have more than sheer irregularity to prescribe them; they have a crisp refined magnificence, which may not make the music more open, but rather catches its embodiment consummately. Perused our survey

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