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In Short – 5 Albums Worth Your Listen – May 2024
Five new classical music albums worth checking out.
Twentieth Century
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Review: Laura van der Heijden – Cello Concertos by Walton, Bridge, Frances-Hoad
Laura van der Heijden perform three cello concertos by Sir William Walton, Frank Bridge, and Cheryl Frances-Hoad.
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Review: Mozart & Poulenc – Double & Triple Piano Concertos – Kodama, Nagano
Kent Nagano, his daughter Karin, wife Mari Kodama, and her sister Momo in double and triple piano concertos by Mozart and Poulenc.
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Review: All These Lighted Things: Prokofiev, Ogonek & Ravel – Elim Chan
Elim Chan leads the Antwerp Symphony orchestra in works by Prokofiev, Ogonek, and Ravel.
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Notable Classical Music Box Sets, May 2024
Four notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
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Review: The Vienna Recital – Yuja Wang, Piano
Yuja Wang in a live recording from Vienna's Konzerthaus, with works by Beethoven, Scriabin, Albéniz, Kapustin, Ligeti, and Glass.
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Review: “Four Hands” – Alexandre Tharaud
Pianist Alexandre Tharaud is joined by 22 pianists and musicians in works for piano four hands.
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Review: Britten – Violin Concerto, Chamber Works – Isabelle Faust
Isabelle Faust in an all-Britten album, with Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Jakub Hrůša.
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Review: Fauré – Complete Piano Music – Lucas Debargue
Lucas Debargue performs Gabriel Fauré's entire piano music, on a Stephen Paulello "Opus 102" instrument.
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Review: Enescu – Symphonies Nos. 1-3 & 2 Romanian Rhapsodies – Cristian Mǎcelaru
Cristian Mǎcelaru conducts the Orchestre National de France in Enescu's Symphonies No. 1-3 and 2 Romanian Rhapsodies.