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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: Schumann & Brahms – Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano
Benjamin Grosvenor continues to explore composers of the Romantic era, this time with works by Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.
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Review: The American Project – Yuja Wang, Piano
Yuja Wang performs Teddy Abram's jazz-inspired Piano Concerto with the Louisville Symphony along with a solo work by Michael Tilson Thomas.
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Review: The Handel Project – Seong-Jin Cho, Piano
Seong-Jin Cho’s new recording project features three of Handel's keyboard suites along with Brahms’ own homage, the Op. 24 Handel Variations.
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Review: Secret Garden – François-Frédéric Guy Plays Chopin
François-Frédéric Guy plays works by Chopin on a 1905 Pleyel piano.
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Review: Schubert – Sonatas D. 784 & 959 – Eric Lu, Piano
Pianist Eric Lu's new 2023 release features two of Franz Schubert's best-loved piano sonatas, D. 784 and D. 959, along with the C minor Allegretto, D. 915.
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Review: Clavichord – András Schiff
András Schiff presents a period performance of Bach's 2-part inventions, 3-part Sinfonias, and Four Duetti on a replica of a 1743 Specken clavichord.
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Review: Beethoven – Complete Violin Sonatas – Midori, Thibaudet
This new 2023 release presents Midori and Jean-Yves Thibaudet in their first major collaborative recording project: the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas.
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Review: Schubert Revisited – Matthias Goerne, Baritone
Matthias Goerne offers a unique angle on Schubert's lied via versions for voice and orchestra arranged by Alexander Schmalcz.
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Review: Poulenc – La Voix Humaine, Sinfonietta – Veronique Gens, Soprano
Soprano Veronique Gens presents Francis Poulenc's La Voix Humaine with the Orchestre National De Lille, who also perform the composer's Sinfonietta.