Robin Ticciati

Robin Ticciati, Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Schumann: The Symphonies (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:13:24 minutes | 2,25 GB | Genre: Classical
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Schumann: The Symphonies sees Robin Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra embark upon their first symphonic cycle together in a programme that they performed in concerts across Scotland.

This is music that is very close to Robin Ticciati’s heart; he describes Schumann as one of his favourite composers and has often spoken about how important poetry, colour and story are to Schumann’s music.

Symphony No. 1 ‘Spring’, blazes and sparkles with joy, Symphony No. 2 finds its way carefully through to the safe haven of its final movement, the much-loved Symphony No. 3 ‘Rhenish’ moves with huge ease and assurance to a resonant and joyful conclusion. Symphony No. 4 is radical in the way each movement attacks the start of the next movement with barely a pause, and in its minute-and-a-half-long, shimmering and horn-call filled-transition to the finale. Under Ticciati and the SCO it is magnificent, the radical, soaring, disturbing and exhilarating symphony Schumann intended.

The SCO’s smaller forces bring a lightness of touch and a clarity to the counterpoint; under Ticciati they achieve a sense of movement that no previous recording has.

This recording was met with critical acclaim: it was named #9 in The Sunday Times’ ‘Classical Album in the 100 Top Albums of 2014’, #23 in the ‘Best Albums of 2014’ by Da Volkskrant, a ‘Critics’ Choice Pick of 2014′ by Andrew Ford on ABC Radio and won a 2015 ‘Discovery’ Classic Edison Award. Sir Simon Rattle commented, “Robin makes a clear case for how the revised version can retain the radical edge of the 1841 version. Still it sounds like a fireball and I take my hat off to him.”

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Robin Ticciati and Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Brahms: The Symphonies (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 02:32:05 minutes | 5,35 GB | Genre: Classical
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As Robin Ticciati enters his final season with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Linn celebrates his memorable tenure as Principal Conductor with a recording of four of the most sublime orchestral masterpieces ever written.

The recording legacy of these revolutionary and distinctive works serves to underscore the confidence Ticciati has, not only in his own vision for these symphonies, but also in his partnership with the musicians of the SCO, who relish Brahms’ highly virtuosic orchestral writing. The SCO’s renowned recordings of Mozart Symphonies are a natural predecessor to Brahms, who advances the form’s classicism into the Romantic era.

Ahead of the SCO 15/16 Season, in which all four symphonies were performed, Ticciati set out his aims: ‘The challenge…is to find a Brahms sound with the orchestra. To find something dark, autumnal, yet transparent, fleet footed and steeped in counterpoint.’ By 2017, that Brahms sound was achieved; Ticciati’s interpretations are both muscular and energized, with detail and life in every line. Ticciati’s meticulous control of tempo, phrase shape and balance results in performances of extraordinary transparency and colour.

This recording marks a major landmark in Ticciati’s career. 

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