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Superb Scholl sings Dowland and his circle
26th May 2008
The German countertenor captivates in a programme of lute and consort songs by the great Elizabethan ‘poet of melancholy’, John Dowland, with lutenist Julian Behr and Swiss-based viol quartet Concerto di Viole.
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Fiesta! - Dudamel and the Venezuelans
19th May 2008
The Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra scintillate in a programme of Latin American showpieces including music by Revueltas, Romerto, Ginastera and Castellanos.
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A La Bohème for all
5th May 2008
Anna Netrebko is the Parisian seamstress with the cold hands and Rolando Villazón is the poet who finds her door-key on this new recording from Bertrand de Billy and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Beethoven and Period Instruments
28th Apr 2008
Belgian conductor Jos van Immerseel and his Amsterdam-based group Anima Eterna impress in an historically-informed cycle of the complete Beethoven symphonies, which will be an Editor’s Choice in the next issue of Gramophone…
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The Jerusalem Quartet
21st Apr 2008
The former BBC New Generation Artists display ‘excitement and vitality’ in Schubert’s Death and the Maiden and Quartettsatz.
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Nigel Kennedy
14th Apr 2008
The maverick violinist impresses in ‘rhythmically driven and playful’ Beethoven, but fails to convince in a Mozart concerto which sees him take up an electric violin for the cadenza…
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Paul Lewis's Beethoven
7th Apr 2008
Ahead of the release of the final instalment of his acclaimed cycle on Harmonia Mundi, Chris offers an overview of the Liverpool-born pianist’s ‘utterly compelling’ traversal of the complete sonatas.
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Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Volume 4
Paul Lewis (piano)
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Ingrid Fliter
31st Mar 2008
The Gilmore Award-winning Argentine pianist makes her EMI debut with an all-Chopin recital which showcases her ‘contrasts of tonal colours, dynamic range and lyricism’.
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Chopin - Piano Works
Ingrid Fliter (piano)
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Mel Bonis
24th Mar 2008
A new recording of two piano quartets by the French female composer (1858-1937) from the Mozart Piano Quartet makes a strong case for this one-time classmate of Debussy.
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Mel Bonis - Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
Mozart Piano Quartet
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Stunning new Haydn Creation from Paul McCreesh
17th Mar 2008
An ‘uplifting, overwhelming, charming and comforting’ account of Haydn’s most popular oratorio, sung in a new English adaptation, with soloists including Miah Persson and Mark Padmore.
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Hilary Hahn plays Schoenberg and Sibelius
10th Mar 2008
The American violinist’s ‘beautiful sound and technical brilliance’ make a strong impact in two twentieth-century concertos with the Swedish Radio Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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Rattle and Gergiev on Mahler
3rd Mar 2008
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Handel Organ Concertos
25th Feb 2008
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Late Mozart Symphonies
18th Feb 2008
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Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project
11th Feb 2008
The latest product of the Chinese-American cellist’s East-meets-West project includes music by Bloch, Lou Harrison, Prokofiev and Mongolian composer Byambasuren Sharav.
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Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel
4th Feb 2008
In response to its frequent use in television and film, Chris ponders the Estonian composer’s 1978 composition ‘mirror/s in the mirror’ and alights upon a favourite recording.
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Undeservedly neglected music - John Marsh and Juan de Araujo
28th Jan 2008
Ex Cathedra explore the rich legacy of a sixteenth-century Spanish composer who spent much of his career in South America, whilst the London Mozart Players focus on the music of an English lawyer who was also one of the most prolific English composers of the eighteenth century.
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Francis Xavier and Jordi Savall
7th Jan 2008
The viol player, conductor and musicologist pays homage to the sixteenth-century saint and Catholic missionary, who was a co-founder of the Jesuit Order.
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Discs of the Year
17th Dec 2007
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Stockhausen
10th Dec 2007
