"Listen to Serebrier summon that rich vibrato from the cellos, the shimmering texture of the seraphic violins, and the discreet touches of portamento: this is the true "Stokowski sound" -sensual, luminous, and warm..."
(Classics Today)
"...Serebrier's vivid portrayal will no doubt provide the standard by which all future recordings are judged".
(TimeOut-New York)
"Perhaps no one has ever conducted Glazunov's music with more color and verve..."
(The New Yorker)
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Serebrier's Newest CDs and DVDs:
Stokowski: Wagner Symphonic Syntheses"In these performances by José Serebrier and the BournemouthSymphony Orchestra, these tone poems have aunique sumptuousness of sound and for those who love this evocative music gloriously played, there is much here that will ravish the ear." -The Leopold Stokowski Society
GRAMOPHONE
"It would be hard to imagine a more sumptuous disc. José Serebrier conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in thrilling performances, passionate and treated to orchestral sound of demonstration quality".
Glazunov: Symphony No. 6 / La Mer / SalomeRoyal Scottish National Orchestra / José Serebrier
"A series made in heaven" -FANFARE Magazine
"The performance of the Sixth Symphony is simply magnificent" - International Record Review
"A mind-altering series...one quality of Serebrier’s Glazunov series has been is its combination of the Stokowskian and Szellian...a riveting experience." - Fanfare
"Serebrier's incisive approach has the orchestra responding at every point with live-wire class"
- Classic FM Magazine
DVD - Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures at an Exhibition; A Night on Bare Mountain & Serebrier: Symphony No. 3 'Symphonie Mystique' - National Youth Orchestra of Spain / José Serebrier
"What a sweet and bracing breath of fresh air it is to see conductor/composer José Serebrier taking such obvious delight in the brilliant playing of his National Youth Orchestra of Spain on this concert DVD filmed at Chester Cathedral in Britain. Bravissimo to Maestro Serebrier for guiding a new generation of world-class players..." DVDtalk
Carmen Symphony / Works by Bizet-Serebrier, Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Revueltas and Serebrier - United States Marine Band / José Serebrier
"Conductor José Serebrier is surely the hardest working man in show business, with over 250 recordings to his credit, and countless awards. On this occasion he teams up with the renowned United States Marine Band, a live performance, applause included." WholeNote
“Vivid and powerful. Strongly recommended!” ClassicalNet
Shostakovich: The Golden Age, (first complete recording of the complete Ballet) – 2-CD set - Royal Scottish National Orchestra / José Serebrier“José Serebrier is a top rate conductor/composer with a sense of choice and judgement second to none. He gets the very best from a youthful RSNO”
“This is a breathtaking recording”
"Serebrier gets straight into the exuberant spirit of the music, inspiring the RSNO so much so that they produce an incandescent performance which eclipses the Mariinsky..." MusicWeb International
Schwarz-Schilling: Sinfonia Diatonica; Symphony in CStaatskapelle Weimar / José Serebrier
"José Serebrier leads the Staatskapelle Weimar in a performance of astonishing authority, with playing both warm and flexible, and the recording quality is satisfyingly clear, well-balanced and finely shaded." STEREOPLAY