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Fri 13 Oct, 2017:
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Wed 11 Oct, 2017:
Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No 1, Op 35; Violin Concerto No 2, Op 61; Karlowicz: Violin Concerto in A major, Op 8
Here’s a value-for-money coupling of three contrasting Polish violin concertos from the first half of the last century in the estimable hands of...
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Wed 13 Sep, 2017:
Brahms: Piano Sonata No 3 in F minor, Op 5; 12 Piano Pieces from Opp 39, 76 and 116-119
The beauty of Nelson Freire’s approach to Brahms, aside from its musical finesse and virtuosity, is in the way it marks a contrast between the...
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Mon 04 Sep, 2017:
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op 58
Volume Two in Semyon Bychkov's 'Tchaikovsky Project' for Decca Classics repeats the success of its predecessor (a superb coupling of the Pathétique...
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Fri 01 Sep, 2017:
Ravel: L'heure espagnole; Chabrier: España
The earlier of Maurice Ravel’s two operas, L’heure espagnole (1908) shares some of the comic spirit of his later one, L’enfant et les...
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Wed 30 Aug, 2017:
Brahms: Piano Concertos – No 1 in D minor, Op 15; No 2 in B flat major, Op 83
A vein of melancholy stalks most of the first movement of No 1. Mark Elder’s pacing is certainly Maestoso, his balancing of instrumental lines very...
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Fri 25 Aug, 2017:
Chopin: Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante, Op 22; Rondo à la krakowiak, Op 14; Fantasy on Polish Airs, Op 13; Variations on 'Là ci darem la mano' from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Op 2; Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op posth
Chopin’s two concerti are better known than the four concert pieces, in which the piano is center stage and the orchestra mostly remains discreetly...
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Fri 18 Aug, 2017:
Bernstein: Complete Solo Works for Piano
Here’s something to whet the appetite for 2018’s Bernstein centenary celebrations – a first recording of the complete solo piano works more...
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Mon 31 Jul, 2017:
Ligeti: Cello Concerto; Chamber Concerto for 13 instruments; Melodien for orchestra; Piano Concerto
These three concertos, plus the orchestral work Melodien, provide a valuable overview of Ligeti’s stylistic development, from the experimental Cello...
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Wed 26 Jul, 2017:
Wagner: Parsifal
Sir Mark Elder’s Parsifal with the Hallé Orchestra at the 2013 BBC Proms was enthusiastically reviewed at the time but something has been lost in...
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Tue 25 Jul, 2017:
Pretty Yende: A Journey – Arias by Rossini, Delibes, Bellini, Gounod, and Donzietti
This recital of seven scenes and arias marks a significant milestone in Pretty Yende’s journey from the South African townships to a career on...
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Fri 21 Jul, 2017:
Harrison: Violin Concerto; Grand Duo; Double Music (with John Cage)
Lou Harrison’s Violin Concerto owes something to Alban Berg and much, here, to the remarkable fluency of the PostClassical Ensemble. Required to...
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Fri 14 Jul, 2017:
Marek: Sinfonia, Op 28; Kletzki: Symphony No 2 in G minor, Op 18
Musiques Suisses claim 'first recording' status for the one-movement Sinfonia (1928) by Polish-born Czesław Marek (1891-1986), but in fact that...
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Wed 12 Jul, 2017:
Dove: In Damascus; Out of Time; Piano Quintet
Composed from remembered impressions of a peaceful Syria to a war-torn text by native poet Ali Safar, Jonathan Dove’s ‘In Damascus’ proves a...
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