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Review: Bartók – Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3 – Aimard, Salonen
Pierre-Laurent Aimard collaborates with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony in Bartók's three Piano Concertos
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Review: Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra – Canellakis
Karina Canellakis’s conducts Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra and Four Orchestral Pieces with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic.
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Review: Bartòk – The Wooden Prince & Dance Suite – Măcelaru
Cristian Măcelaru and WDR Sinfonieorchester's second collaboration for Linn features Bartòk's The Wooden Prince and Dance Suite.
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Review: Janáček, Brahms, Bartòk – Violin Sonatas – Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Fazıl Say
Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s third collaboration with pianist Fazil Say features a trio of violin sonatas by Janáček, Brahms, and Bartòk.
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Review: From Afar – Vikingur Ólafsson, Piano
Vikingur Ólafsson's new album features a recital of works by Bach, Brahms, Bartók, and Kurtág - played once on Steinway Grand and again on an upright piano.
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Review: Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra and Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta – Mälkki
Susanna Mälkki and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra continue their Bartók series with new readings of masterpieces from his final years.
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Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, July 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
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Review: When Do We Dance? – Lise de la Salle, Piano
Lise de la Salle in a piano program of dances from around the globe.
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Review: “Divertissement!” – c/o Chamber Orchestra play Ibert, Bernard, Bartók and Ippolito
On their debut recording, the c/o Chamber Orchestra perform Divertimenti by Ibert, Bernard, Bartók and Ippolito.
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Review: The Juilliard String Quartet Plays Beethoven, Bartók, Dvořák
The Juilliard String Quartet, with a new first violinist, perform Beethoven second "Razumovsky" quartet, Bartók's String Quartet No. 3, and Dvořák's "American Quartet.