Gramophone Awards, 1981
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Wagner: Parsifal
RecommendedPeter Hofmann (Parsifal), Dunja Vejzovic (Kundry), Kurt Moll (Gurnemanz), José van Dam (Amfortas), Siegmund Nimsgern (Klingsor), Victor von Halem (Titurel), Hanna Schwarz (Alto Stimme)
Berlin German Opera Chorus, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
In most respects this is the most perfect, atmospheric Parsifal yet committed to disc or cassette. Admitting the vocal imperfections, few as they are, the set attempts an artistic, or at least... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Opera
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Instrumental
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
RecommendedItzhak Perlman (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Early Music
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Instrumental
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Janáček: From the House of the Dead
RecommendedJiri Zahradnicek, Ivo Zidek, Dalibor Jedlicka
Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
From the House of the Dead (the 1980 Gramophone Record of the Year) was here recorded for the first time in its proper, original version; and this revealed it as even more of a masterpiece... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1980, Record of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 24th Awards (1981), Best Opera Recording
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9
RecommendedChrista Ludwig (mezzo)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Mahler's Ninth is a death-haunted work, but is filled, as Bruno Walter remarked, 'with a sanctified feeling of departure'. Rarely has this symphony been shaped with such understanding and played... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Orchestral
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Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 1-6
RecommendedTokyo String Quartet
Koichiro Harada (violin), Kikuei Ikeda (violin), Kazuhide Isomura (viola) & Sadao Harada (cello)
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Building a Library, September 2005, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Chamber
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Liszt: Lieder
RecommendedDietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Jörg Demus (piano), Daniel Barenboim (piano)
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Solo vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 1981, Winner - Instrumental
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