Korngold: Lieder des Abschieds/ Symphony in F Orchestral & Concertos Chandos(Classics)

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The Symphony is a work of real imaginative power the orchestra is used with resource and flari. The BBC Philharmonic play with enthusiasm and sensitivity for Sir Edward Downes Linda Finnie is a persuasive soloist [Abeschiedslieder] and the balance is eminently well judged. The Chandos sound is wide-ranging. The Penguin Guide - 1000 Greatest Classical Recordings 2011-12

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Korngold’s lush orchestration needs sound with a full bloom, and the Chandos engineers provide that in spades.

The Times

…sincere championship and fine playing of the BBC Philharmonic

The Daily Telegraph

It [Abschieds] is sung with great sympathy and full tone by Linda Finnie, while Downes and the Chandos engineers do a fine job colouring the orchestra. He richly evocative third song, ‘Mond so gehst du Wieder auf’, is worth the price of the disc.

American Record Guide

The first volume to be made, featuring the rich voice of Linda Finnie in the Lieder der Abschieds together with the late Symphony in F sharp, was in the sure hands of Edward Downes, the later three under the equally incisive baton of Matthias Bamert.

BBC Music Magazine

Downes’s insightful reading (and the BBC Philharmonic’s impeccable playing) is all that the discerning Korngold collector could wish for, especially when coupled with Linda Finnie’s rapt and majestic account of the Lieder des Abschieds cycle.

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