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Top Five – Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”) – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Saint-Saëns’s Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”).
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Review: Beethoven – Complete Variations For Piano, Vol. 3 – Cédric Tiberghien
Cédric Tiberghien pairs Beethoven's Diabelli Variations and early variation sets with Ligeti's Musica Ricercata and Kurtág's Játékok.
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Double Review: Mel Bonis – Orchestral Works – Gamba & Bastian
Mel Bonis's orchestral works in two new recordings: Rumon Gamba conducts the BBC Scottish SO (Chandos), Joseph Bastian the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln (CPO).
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Review: Clavecin XX – Justin Taylor in Harpsichord Concertos by Falla, Poulenc, Françaix and Górecki
Harpsichordist Justin Taylor plays a 20th-century program of concertos and solo works by Falla, Poulenc, Françaix, and Górecki.
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Review: Inferno – Behzod Abduraimov, Piano
Behzod Abduraimov plays Czerny, Liszt, Debussy, Stravinsky, and Brahms on Inferno, a fire-themed piano recital.
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Top Five – Fauré – Requiem – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the best recordings of Fauré's Requiem.
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Review: “Invocation” – Elsa Dreisig, Soprano
Elsa Dreisig presents a varied program of soprano arias from Dvořák, Janáček, Puccini, Bellini, Beach, Uccelli, Wagner, and Grieg.
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Review: Elsa Barraine – Symphonies 1 & 2 – Orchestre National de France, Cristian Măcelaru
Cristian Măcelaru leads Orchestre National de France in Elsa Barraine's symphonies No. 1 & 2 and other works.
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Review: Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique, Le carnaval romain – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare
Rafael Payare conducts Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal in Berlioz's Le carnaval romain and Symphonie fantastique