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Dvorák: Symphonies Nos 7 and 8 – Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington Roger Norrington’s journey through the romantic symphony continues with two popular scores from the pen of Antonín Dvorák. Dvorák began work on the Seventh Symphony on 13 December 1884, after having heard a performance of the new, Third Symphony of his friend Brahms. It is the most typically romantic symphony Dvorák wrote, anticipating Brahms’s own Fourth Symphony (which would premiere six months later) in its form, scope, and sense of heroic tragedy. Apart from manifesting the Brahmsian influ
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Chandos CHAN 10701 Mendelssohn: Works for Cello and Piano – Paul and Huw Watkins On this disc the Watkins ...
Music Inspired by Shakespeare and Hamlet – South Jutland Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ziva The plays and characters of ...
Weber: Clarinet Concertos 1 & 2, etc. – Michael Collins, City of London Sinfonia On this disc, the exclusive Chandos artist, ...
Music and Arts MU 1119 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 – Teatro Colón Orchestra, Buenos Aires, Arturo Toscanini ...
Vivaldi: Concertos for Strings – Arte dei Suonatori It is a familiar fact that Antonio Vivaldi was a prime mover in the creation of ...
Verdi: Requiem – Barbara Frittoli, Olga Borodina, Mario Zeffiri, Ildar Abdrazakov, Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Riccardo ...
Albany Records TR 1306 Raphaël Lucas: Confession – Catherine Webber, Molly Davey, Diana ...
The Best of Tango Argentina A vibrantly colourful collection featuring more than two hours of the best tangos recorded live at the ...
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This is an uncommonly well-programmed survey, but there is nothing atypical about Rumon Gamba’s spirited...
Lott sings a varied programme with polish, wit and style, giving younger singers stern lessons in diction and enuncia... The Observer
Thomson catches the nostalgia without waxing sentimental... All admirers of Elgar should find this a source of consid... Fanfare
He is one of the greatest pianists alive today. Across the board , I do not know another pianist who could hold a can... Glasgow Herald
Bill Barnewitz’s platonically beautiful reading of the long horn melody in the second movement was the signal event i... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“Goldstone has proved himself to be one cool cat. If you love classical music with a flourish, this is right up your ... Chris Spector (Mid West Record)
“A luminous collection, the showpiece is Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal by Paul Mealor... an impressive choral work tha... Classical Music Sentinel
“Any disc by Katin is warmly welcome. He is, without doubt, our finest pianist. The late piano music of Brahms is me... Dr David Wright
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