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Review: “Escales” – Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London with a program of French orchestral works.
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Review: "Morgen" – Elsa Dreisig, Soprano
Soprano Elsa Dreisig and pianist Jonathan Ware perform songs by Strauss, Rachmaninov and Duparc.
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Review: Vox Luminis, A Nocte Temporis Perform Charpentier
Charpentier's "Orphée Descendant Aux Enfers" and "La Descente D’orphée Aux Enfers" performed by Vox Luminis and A Nocte Temporis.
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Review: Saint-Saëns – Piano Concertos 3 and 5 – Lortie, Gardner
The second volume of Louis Lortie and Edward Gardner's cycle of the complete Piano Concertos by Saint-Saëns, with the BBC Philharmonic.
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Review: Ravel – Piano Concerto, Le Tombeau de Couperin – Perianes, Pons
Ravel's Piano Concerto is programmed with Le Tombeau de Couperin and “Alborada del gracioso” from “Miroirs”, in both piano and orchestra versions.
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Review: "Versailles" – Alexandre Tharaud, Piano
In "Versailles", pianist Alexandre Tharaud return to French Baroque composers like Rameau, Royer, Couperin and Lully.
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Review: “Her Voice” – Piano Trios by Farrenc, Beach, and Clarke – Neave Trio
The Neave Trio presents piano trios of Louise Ferrenc, Amy Beach, and Rebecca Clarke.
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Review: “Soirée” – Magdalena Kožená and Friends
Magdalena Kožená, with Simon Rattle on the piano and other musicians, perform works by Dvořák, Janáček, Brahms, Ravel, Stravinsky, Chausson and Strauss.
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Review: Charpentier – Histoires Sacrées – Ensemble Correspondances, Daucé
In their latest release, Ensemble Correspondances and their director Sébastien Daucé continue to champion the music of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, one of the most sophisticated composers of the French…