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Monteverdi as you've never heard it before!
26th Jan 2009
Christina Pluhar and L’Arpeggiata make their debut on Virgin Classics with a fascinating exploration of Monteverdi’s ‘Theatre of Love’, aided by superb contributions from Philippe Jaroussky and Nuria Rial.
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Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin put Platti firmly on the map
19th Jan 2009
The Italian oboist and baroque composer (1697-1763) emerges as a worthy heir to Corelli in this world premiere recording of three of the concerti grossi which he based upon Corelli’s chamber works.
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Hamelin proves his real class with Chopin
12th Jan 2009
The French-Canadian virtuoso ‘demonstrates that he really is a great musician as well as a phenomenal pianist’ in an all-Chopin programme centring on the Second and Third Piano Sonatas.
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Jerusalem - in search of peace
29th Dec 2008
Jordi Savall creates an homage to the city of Jerusalem through an evocation of its rich history of more than 3000 years, bringing together Jewish and Palestinian musicians as well as performers from Iraq, Armenia, Turkey, Morocco and Syria.
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Top new Christmas recommendations
8th Dec 2008
Honegger’s Cantate de Noël, A Christmas Festival from John Rutter, and a superb anthology of twentieth-century carols from The Choir of Westminster Abbey.
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Richard Hickox
1st Dec 2008
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Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony
3rd Nov 2008
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and their principal conductor Vasily Petrenko give a ‘bright and characterful’ account of Tchaikovsky’s Byron-inspired symphony, coupled with the symphonic ballad The Voyevoda.
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Vivaldi in a new light
13th Oct 2008
Daniel Hope directs the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in a programme of music by the ‘Red Priest’, including the ‘Tempesta di mare’ concerto, the ‘La Follia’ sonata, and ‘Andromeda Liberata’, with guest soloist Anne Sofie von Otter.
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Americans in Pyongyang
6th Oct 2008
The New York Philharmonic’s visit to North Korea with Lorin Maazel is charted in an insightful and moving documentary, culminating in a concert of music by Wagner, Dvořák and Gershwin.
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Paul Lewis and the Gramophone Awards 2008
29th Sep 2008
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Songs her mother taught her
22nd Sep 2008
The Czech mezzo Magdalena Kožená goes back to her roots with a programme of songs by Janacek, Dvorak, Leopold Kozeluch, Petr Eben and others, accompanied with style and sensitivity by Malcolm Martineau.
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Vernon Handley
15th Sep 2008
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Zig Zag and the Atrium Quartet
8th Sep 2008
The French independent label zig-Zag Territoires go from strength to strength – as do the winners of the London International String Quartet Competition, who display ‘beautiful burnished tone’ in a programme of Beethoven and Shostakovich.
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Beautiful Messiah and Exquisite Morales
25th Aug 2008
Harry Christophers and The Sixteen offer a Messiah of ‘formidable achievement’, whilst The Brabant Ensemble present a compelling programme motets and lamentations by the Spanish Renaissance composer Cristóbal de Morales.
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Chloë Hanslip and the unfamiliar
4th Aug 2008
The young British violinist ventures off the beaten track with concertos by John Adams and John Corigliano, and a recital of virtuoso showpieces by Antonio Bazzini, best known for his fiendish ‘Dance of the Goblins’.
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Leopold Godowsky and the virtuoso pianist
28th Jul 2008
Marc-André Hamelin explores original compositions and transcriptions by the Polish-born pianist and composer (1870-1983) in an ‘attractive and strangely compelling’ recital on Hyperion.
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Reginald Goodall's revelatory 'Mastersingers'
30th Jun 2008
Broadcast by the BBC in 1968 and sung in English by a largely British cast, the controversial conductor’s take on Wagner’s only comedy impresses with its ‘immense depths of mood and meaning’.
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Bach Fugues from Onyx and the Emersons
16th Jun 2008
A British brass quintet and American string quartet (who recently recorded an impressive account of The Art of Fugue) tackle fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Time to re-evaluate Miaskovsky
2nd Jun 2008
A 16-CD of the Russian composer’s complete symphonies and orchestral works gives Chris a chance to explore the remarkable legacy of the ‘father of the Soviet symphony’.
