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We post reviews of Classical releases, news and concerts Wednesday-Sunday
Leipzig's got talent: AAM at Milton Court. Graupner, Rolle, Kauffmann, Telemann, Fasch and, of course, JSB:
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The Chosen One: Leipzig's Got Talent!
So did the right man win?
https://shorturl.at/RVAU1
about 24 hours ago
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Filippo Gorini at Wigmore Hall:
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Filippo Gorini at Wigmore Hall
Beat Furrer Studie IV (2025, UK premiere) Schumann DavidbĂŒndertĂ€nze, Op. 6 (1837) Stefano Gervasoni Sonata for Piano (2024, UK premiere) Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat, Op. 110 (1821/2) ...
https://shorturl.at/53kRv
2 days ago
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#Beethoven's
first two "Razumovsky" Quartets on BIS, the Chiaroscuro Quartet in fine form:
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Two Razumovsky Quartets on BIS
Absolutely to the high standard of the Chiaroscuro's previous Beethoven releases
https://shorturl.at/bbfRL
3 days ago
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NYO Collide: the National Youth Orchestra at London's Southbank:
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NYO Collide: film, ballet and opera
Joe Hisaishi Howl's Moving Castle: Merry-go-Round + Cave of Mind Wagner Tristan und Isolde: Prelude und VerklÀrung Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: excerpts The National Youth Orchestra's Festival Hal...
https://shorturl.at/J89hA
4 days ago
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Pianist Gabriel Durliat's "In Paradisum": arrangements, completions, and more ....
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#piano
8 days ago
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Ruth Gipps: the Chandos journey continues, with the Violin Concerto and Fifth Symphony, & the BBC Phil on terrific form::
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Ruth Gipps on Chandos: Violin Concerto & Fifth Symphony
A incredibly valuable disc: I can't imagine these performances bettered
https://shorturl.at/3B899
9 days ago
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More
#Argerich
: The DG
#Chopin
set:
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Martha Argerich : the DG Chopin set
A fine reminder of Argerich's genius
https://shorturl.at/RQlRA
10 days ago
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Elsa Dreisig, Invocation, a ravishing disc on @WarnerClassics
#Erato
:
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Elsa Dreisig: Invocation
A most interesting release
https://shorturl.at/ND5Es
11 days ago
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A St Luke Passion: and choral music, by Andrew Downes:
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Andrew Downes' "A St Luke Passion" (and other choral works)
On 27th March 2026, the record label Prima Facie released the premiere recording of Andrew Downesâ A St Luke Passion of 1993 (Op. 50) with the Philharmonia Voices and Orchestra under David Trippett.  ...
https://www.classicalexplorer.com/andrew-downes-a-st-luke-passion-and-other-choral-works/
16 days ago
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I was very taken by the Gilda in the recent Paris "Rigoletto," Mei Gui Zhang (see last post). Here she is, as Guanyin (Kwan Yin) in San Francisco Opera's production of Huang Ruo's "The Monkey King" (Ii/ii), a brilliant mix of verismo and Chinese opera:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O02...
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Mei Gui Zhang ćŒ”ç«ç° as Guanyin in "The Monkey King" (Act II Scene II)
YouTube video by San Francisco Opera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O02QvtQlvo&list=RD2O02QvtQlvo&start_radio=1
17 days ago
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Verdi's Rigoletto in the Philharmonie, Paris:
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An "authentic" Rigoletto in Paris: Le Cercle d'Harmonie triumphs
Rhorer cut to the heart of Verdi.
https://shorturl.at/FDKt6
17 days ago
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#Handel's
Tanerlano from the Academy of Ancient Music at Shoreditch Town Hall:
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Handel in Shoreditch: a Tamerlano triumph
A triumph, most of all for Handel, and specifically Tamerlano, which has for too long been in the shade of the operas that surround it, Giulio Cesare and Rodelinda
https://shorturl.at/cdRq6
21 days ago
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After Kosky's RBO Siegfried: Don Giovanni from Vienna:
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#Mozart
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After Kosky's Siegfried - Kosky's Don Giovanni from Vienna
After Kosky's Siegfried at Covent Garden last week (you can read my review here), I thought it a good idea to have a look at his Don Giovanni from Vienna. Here's the promo reel: As you can see, there...
https://shorturl.at/Zffcg
24 days ago
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28 days ago
Los campos de Van Gogh. Homenaje a van Gogh del pintor contemporĂĄneo Jacob Folger.
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Nagano's superb Philharmonia
#Marler
2 at Southbank:
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Nagano's eye-opening Mahler
Hildegard of Bingen O vis aeternitatis Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, âResurrectionâ (1888-94) Kent Nagano (conductor); Jane Archibald (soprano); Christina Bock (mezzo); Phiharmonia Chorus & O...
https://shorturl.at/XPeMm
28 days ago
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Divine Impresario: celebrating Nicolini:
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Divine Impressario: Nicolini on stage
Celebrating castrato NicolĂČ Grimaldi (1673-1732), known (then) universally as "Nicolini," his disc presents no fewer than nine World Premiere recordings. Although Handel wrote for Nicolini (and we hea...
https://www.classicalexplorer.com/divine-impressario-nicolini-on-stage/
29 days ago
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One can never have enough
#Telemann
: his genius laid bare at Florilegium's Wigmore Hall concert:
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The Wonders of Telemann: Florilegium at Wigmore Hall
An evening with Telmann is always an evening well spent
https://shorturl.at/wIUq7
about 1 month ago
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More superb RosenmĂŒller from cpo:
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Dixit Dominus, Sacred Concertos: The Music of Johann RosenmĂŒller
More superb RosenmĂŒller from cpo
https://shorturl.at/kwElE
about 1 month ago
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Gambarini: English Imoressaria. The Academy of Ancient Music at Milton Court:
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Gambarini: English Impresaria. The AAM at Milton Court
Gambarini: English Impesaria Mhairi Lawson (soprano); Academy of Ancient Music . Bojan ÄiÄiÄ (violin/director). Milton Court Concert Hall, London, 12.03.2026 Handel Judas Maccabeus,HWV 63 (1746): Ove...
https://shorturl.at/afNZH
about 1 month ago
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Les Pleurs d'Orphée: the genius of Louis Couperin on display at Wigmore Hall. Jean Rondeau and Ricercar Consort:
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Les Pleurs d'Orphée: The Music of Louis Coupein
Les Pleurs dâOrphĂ©e: L. Couperin, Rossi, MouliniĂ©. Jean Rondeau (harpsichord); Ricercar Consort. Wigmore Hall, 11.03.2026 Louis Couperin PrĂ©lude in A minor. Suites: in D (including Rossiâs Fantaisie...
https://shorturl.at/qhRWe
about 1 month ago
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Pianist Danny Driver tackles
#Ligeti
at the Cambridge Music Festival:
shorturl.at/1pkoj
#FitzwilliamCollege
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Ligeti at the Cambridge Music Festival: Danny Driver impresses
What an evening. Driverâs resonance with this music is deep indeed
https://shorturl.at/1pkoj
about 1 month ago
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Bertrand Chamayou excels in Saint-Saëns at the Barbican:
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Bertrand Chamayou excels in Saint-Saëns at the Barbican
R. Strauss, Saint-Saens, Brahms Bertrand Chamayou (piano); BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 6.03.2026 Richard Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20 (1888/89) Saint-Saëns ...
https://shorturl.at/SWAyf
about 1 month ago
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The Primrose Quartet in
#Beethoven
(&
#Mozart
): skilful remasterings on
#Buddulph
.
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Primrose Quartet in Beethoven & Mozart
Invaluable live broadcast recordings from 1939
https://shorturl.at/JazMx
about 1 month ago
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Live at the Met: Lise Davidsen & James Baillieu in recital on Decca Classics
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When hyperbole meets reality: the incomparable Lise Davidsen at the Met
A great momento of what was clearly a fabulous occasion
https://shorturl.at/1AeHg
about 1 month ago
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1851:
#Schumann
&
#Moscheles
from Sreven Isserlis & Connie Shih on Hyperion Records:
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1851: Schumann & Moscheles Sonatas from Steven Isserlis & Connie Shih
Released on 30 January 2026, Hyperion's beautiful new recording is inspired by a single year, 1851, concentrating on two major chamber works: 1851 is the year he piano make Ărard won an award at the G...
https://shorturl.at/P0yDQ
about 1 month ago
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England's missing link: The music of George Jeffries at
@wigmore-hall.org.uk
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George Jeffreys & the Birth of the English Baroque
Solomonâs Knot is a group at the top of its game
https://shorturl.at/7ZgKt
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
#NowPlaying
#ClassicalMusic
Szymanowski: Mythes, Op.30 (orch. Willem Strietman) BartĆomiej NizioĆ, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrzej Boreyko đ¶
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The music of Dieter Ammann on
#Naxos
:
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The Music of Dieter Ammann
It is good to have.whole disc of Ammann's music, especially in such committed performances and ins such fine sound.
https://shorturl.at/0AUEM
about 2 months ago
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Symbiosis: A (Remarkable) Tribute to Bill Evans:
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Symbiosis - Tribute to Bill Evans
A disc that I would love to see become a classic here from Pentatone
https://shorturl.at/KW883
about 2 months ago
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A Sunday repost, The genius of Bruno Maderna:
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The under-appreciated genius of Bruno Maderna
A salutary reminder of the genius of Bruno Maderna
https://shorturl.at/aEJ05
about 2 months ago
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Fresh performances of
#Mozart
symphonies from the
@philharmonialondon.bsky.social
:
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Mozart Symphonies 34-36
Collins and the Philharmonia stylishly capture all the freshness of Mozart;s symphonies while perfuming on modern instruments. An ideal compromise
https://shorturl.at/0pduH
about 2 months ago
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An Invitation at the Schumanns': a cracking disc on Harmonia Mundi:
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An Invitation at the Schumanns'
A phenomenal disc; an idea, beautifully realised
https://shorturl.at/Xrp4F
about 2 months ago
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... also, my review of the current run of
#Mozart
CosĂŹ at
#ENO
:
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CosĂŹ fan tutte/i: ENO's fairground foray
Relocation, relocation, relocation: Coney Island, Booklyn, is a long way from the Bay of Naples. But such is the setting for Phelim McDermottâs Cosi fan tutte; or is that Cosi fan tutti? The latter ap...
https://shorturl.at/WA9hb
about 2 months ago
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Trio de la cour de Belgique: Biddulph Recordings strikes (#chamber music) gold again:
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Trio de la cour de Belgique
This is what it's all about: discoveries like this one
https://shorturl.at/jlxhz
about 2 months ago
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#Alfvén
&
#Rautavaara
on @ChandosRecords from the Gothenburg SO and Neeme JĂ€rvi:
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To Gothenburg: Alfvén and Rautavaara
A wonderful idea to pair Alfvén and Rautavaara. This SACD is bathed in glorious sound
https://shorturl.at/Yl91M
2 months ago
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#Monteverdi's
Eighth Book of Madrigals: Songs of Love & War, the Academy of Ancient Music at Milton Court:
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A Valentine's (barbed) bouquet: Songs of Love & War, Monteverdi's Eighth of Madrigals
Monteverdi Madrigals, Book VIII (excerpts). Altri canti dâAmor; Ho cheâl ciel e la terra; Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda; Ballo, Movete al mio bel suon la piante snll. Altri canti de Mare; V...
https://shorturl.at/Lkzbe
2 months ago
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#Arborescence
: Works for violin & piano by
#Fauré
,,
#Ravel
& Enescu/Enesco on the Scala label:
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Branching out: Iris Scialom & Antonin Bonnet's "Aborescence"
Arboescence is a fine debut disc
https://shorturl.at/flOkX
2 months ago
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#Wranitzky
Symphonies on
#cpo
: great morning listening (or any time, for that matter!):
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Wranitzky Symphonies on cpo
Gupta brings out the best of the Hamburg orchestra; the recoding itself is simply superb. One of the best Wranitzky discs available
https://shorturl.at/VMVA7
2 months ago
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#Schubert
"Four Hands": Chamayou and Andsnes on
@warnerclassics.bsky.social
:
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Schubert 4 Hands: music from 1828
I have to confess to warming to the "fillers" more than to the Fantasie performance
https://shorturl.at/3zLbs
2 months ago
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Praetorius and SchĂŒtz setting the same texts in this fascinating
#cpo
disc by Weser-Renaissance:
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Pairings: Sacred Works by Michael Praetorius and SchĂŒtz
A remarkable disc: don't hesitate if this repertoire appeals!
https://shorturl.at/0wRYJ
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeareâs Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
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2 months ago
Today's Bird of the Day prompt is "Birds and Berries" đ Photo: Blue Tit and hawthorn, 2021
#BirdOfTheDay
#Birds&Berries
#Birds
#WildlifePhotography
#Nature
#EastCoastKin
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Apologies for the repost yesterday: a glitch with our web host, all sorted now. Here's "Out of Vienna" on Alpha Classics, by the Leonkoro Quartet. Music by Berg, Schulhoff & Webern:
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Out of Vienna: the Leonkoro Quartet on Alpha
A superb debut on Alpha for the Leonkoro Quartet
https://shorturl.at/leZcm
2 months ago
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#Elgar's
"The Kingdom" in performance at
@southbankcentre.bsky.social
:
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Elgar's 'The Kingdom' in performance
Definitely a case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts
https://shorturl.at/ABnXN
3 months ago
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beautiful!
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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#Mozart
Birthday Concert from Cadogan Hall, a report:
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Happy birthday, Mozart: from The Mozartists
Ian Page really does represent a perfect marriage of musicology and performance
https://shorturl.at/lMTTd
3 months ago
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#Gounod
from
#Naxos
(& a Gounod/Liszt bonus) today. Lots to discover, all delightful!
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Gounod (& Gounod/Liszt) piano works
A lesser-known side of Gounod
https://shorturl.at/CMOIB
3 months ago
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For John Cage: the remarkable world of late Feldman :
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For John Cage: the Zen-like composed silence of late Feldman
The late music of Moton Feldman (1926-87) is like no other
https://shorturl.at/KVgAO
3 months ago
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Hamamatsu winner Manami Suzuki at King's Place, London:
shorturl.at/nLarT
#piano
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Hamematsu winner Manami Suzuki at King's Place
Suzuki clearly has a bright future ahead
https://shorturl.at/nLarT
3 months ago
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Rare
#Gouck
onTactus:
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Gluck: Rare Arie d'opera on Tactus
... a cautious recommendation
https://shorturl.at/D5tCF
3 months ago
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