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Mon 15 Oct, 2018:
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Fri 12 Oct, 2018:
Prokofiev: Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 44; Chout, Op 21; Violin Concerto No 1 in D major, Op 19; Dreams, Op 6
I recently had the good fortune to chance upon a stereo transcription of Gennady Rozhdestvensky’s thrilling Philharmonia Prokofiev Third from the...
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Wed 10 Oct, 2018:
Bernstein: Symphony No 2 (The Age of Anxiety)
This performance is the result of a long-held promise: that Krystian Zimerman would perform The Age of Anxiety when Leonard Bernstein turned 100. That...
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Mon 08 Oct, 2018:
Berg: Wozzeck
Norwegian baritone Audun Iversen’s first outing as Berg’s put-upon prole rebelling against the world and himself with murderous violence adds a...
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Wed 26 Sep, 2018:
Blitzstein: The Cradle Will Rock
Here’s an invaluable release for anyone interested in American musical theatre’s operatic leanings: the first full recording of Marc...
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