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Top 10 – Orff – Carmina Burana – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the 10 best recordings of Orff's Carmina Burana.
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Review: Emilie Mayer – Symphonic Works, Volume 1 – Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Bernhard Forck play Emilie Mayer’s Symphony No. 1 and two overtures, with Alexander Melnikov in the Piano Concerto.
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Top 10 – Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the 10 best recordings of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique.
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Top 10 – Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5 – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the 10 best recordings of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.
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Review: “Homage to Heifetz” – María Dueñas, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel
María Dueñas plays Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole and Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel.
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Review: Beethoven and the Italians – Münchener Kammerorchester, Enrico Onofri
Enrico Onofri conducts the Münchener Kammerorchester in Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 and 7 with works by Cherubini, Spontini and Rossini.
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Top 10 – Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”) – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the 10 best recordings of Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”).
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Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Piemontesi, Gewandhausorchester, Honeck
Francesco Piemontesi plays Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 live with the Gewandhausorchester under Manfred Honeck, plus the Op. 118 Piano Pieces.
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Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 5 on Period Instruments – Philipp von Steinaecker
Philipp von Steinaecker conducts the Mahler Academy Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 5 on period instruments.
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Top 10 – Mahler – Symphony No. 4 – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the 10 best recordings of Mahler's Symphony No. 4.