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Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, May 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
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Review: Handel – Solomon – Leonardo García Alcarón
Leonardo García Alarcón leads soloists, the Chœur de Chambre de Namur, and Millenium Orchestra in a complete and uncut performance of Handel's oratorio.
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Review: Handel – Theodora – Il Pomo d’Oro, Emelyanychev
Maxim Emelyanychev leads Il Pomo d'Oro and soloists including Joyce DiDonato and Lisettte Oropesa in Handel's recounting of the story of Theodora and Didymus.
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Review: “Magnificat 2” – The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Nethsingha
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge and Andrew Nethsingha on their second installment completely dedicated to settings of the Evening Canticles — the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis.
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Review: “Good Night, Beloved” – The Sixteen, Christophers
Harry Christophers and the Sixteen in a selection of English choral works.
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Review: “And Love Said” – Jodie Devos, Soprano, Nicolas Krüger, Piano
Soprano Jodie Devos and pianist Nicolas Krüger in a recital of English songs.
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Review: John Eccles – “Semele” – AAM, Perkins
A new recording of John Eccles' rarely heard opera, "Semele", with the Academy of Ancient Music under Julian Perkins.
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Year In Review – Our Top 10 Classical Albums for 2020
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2020 comes to an end it's time for members of The Classic Review staff…
Album Reviews
Review: Britten – Saint Nicolas, A Ceremony of Carols – BBC Concert Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Temple
The BBC Concert Orchestra accompanies the Crouch End Festival Chorus in Benjamin Britten's Saint Nicolas and A Ceremony of Carols, conducted by David Temple.
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Review: Britten – Peter Grimes – Skelton, Wall, Bergen Philharmonic, Gardner
Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic in Britten's masterful opera, with Stuart Skelton as Peter Grimes.