Classical Reviews
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Mark Elder conducts Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony
4th Sep 2015
David listens to Mark Elder's new account of Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony, with Roderick Williams, Katherine Broderick and the Hallé.
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Stunning recital disc from soprano Greta Bradman
28th Aug 2015
Katherine is blown away by Australian soprano Greta Bradman's debut recording on Decca: "My Hero".
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Krystian Zimerman and Simon Rattle perform music by Lutosławski
21st Aug 2015
James listens to Krystian Zimerman's new recording of Lutosławski's Piano Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic.
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Michael Tilson Thomas conducts a new piece by John Adams
14th Aug 2015
James listens to the premiere recording of John Adams' Absolute Jest, from the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, St Lawrence String Quartet and Michael Tilson Thomas.
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Alexander Melnikov performs Schumann's Piano Concerto
7th Aug 2015
David enjoys the second instalment in Harmonia Mundi's Schumann trilogy, with soloist Alexander Melnikov.
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Andris Nelsons conducts Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony
31st Jul 2015
Katherine enjoys Andris Nelsons' new recording of Shostakovich's turbulent Tenth Symphony.
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Howard Shelley performs works for piano and orchestra by Henri Herz
27th Jul 2015
David listens to some long-lost piano gems by the Romantic composer Henri Herz, performed by Howard Shelley.
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Martha Argerich's Carte Blanche
20th Jul 2015
Katherine enjoys an evening of chamber music with Martha Argerich and friends.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail
13th Jul 2015
Katherine listens to Yannick Nézet-Séguin's new performance of Mozart's cross-continental comedy.
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American choral works from Stephen Layton and Polyphony
6th Jul 2015
David enjoys Polyphony's timely celebration of choral Americana, featuring works by Thompson, Barber, Bernstein and Copland.
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Markus Stenz conducts Schoenberg's Gurrelieder
29th Jun 2015
James listens to Markus Stenz and the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln's new recording of Schoenberg's colossal epic.
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Christiane Karg sings concert arias by Beethoven, Haydn, Mendelssohn, and Mozart
22nd Jun 2015
Katherine enjoys Christiane Karg's new recital disc, featuring Classical and early Romantic concert arias.
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Marek Janowski conducts Strauss's Symphonia Domestica
15th Jun 2015
James listens to Richard Strauss's rarely heard tone-poem, performed by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under Marek Janowski.
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Nielsen Concertos with Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic
8th Jun 2015
David listens to three concertos by Carl Nielsen, accompanied by the New York Philharmonic under Alan Gilbert.
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Claudio Abbado conducts Schubert's "Great" C Major Symphony
1st Jun 2015
James listens to the late Claudio Abbado's account of Schubert's Ninth Symphony with the Orchestra Mozart.
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Max Cencic and Franco Fagioli sing Leonardo Vinci's Catone in Utica
25th May 2015
Katherine listens to a show-stopping revival of a lost Baroque masterpiece by star countertenors Max Cencic and Franco Fagioli.
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Mahler from Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra
18th May 2015
David listens to Iván Fischer's new account of Mahler's elegiac Ninth Symphony, with the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
Featured product
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer
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Shostakovich Cantatas from Paavo Järvi and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
11th May 2015
James listens to three rarely-heard cantatas by Shostakovich, conducted by Paavo Järvi.
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Mark Elder conducts Donizetti's Les Martyrs
4th May 2015
Katherine listens to the first ever complete recording of Donizetti's opera.
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James Ehnes performs works for violin and viola by Franck, Strauss, and Berlioz
27th Apr 2015
James listens to two new discs featuring James Ehnes on the violin and viola.
