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Review: Insieme – Jonas Kaufman, Ludovic Tézier
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann and baritone Ludovic Tézier collaborate with Antonio Pappano in a selection from operas by Puccini and Verdi.
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Review: Beethoven – The Five Piano Concertos – Haochen Zhang, Nathalie Stutzmann
Haochen Zhang, winner of the 2009 Cliburn Competition, presents the complete Beethoven piano concertos with Natalie Stutzmann and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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Review: Schumann – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Re-orchestrated by Mahler) – ORF Vienna Radio Symphony, Alsop
Marin Alsop leads the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Schumann's first two symphonies, re-orchestrated by Gustav Mahler.
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Review: Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 – LSO, Rattle
Simon Rattle records his third Bruckner symphony as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Review: Hollywood Soundstage – Wilson, Sinfonia of London
John Wilson leads his Sinfonia of London in a curation of soundtrack features from some of the memorable films of the 1940s through the 1960s.
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Review: Brahms and Berg – Violin Concertos – Christian Tetzlaff
In this new release for the Ondine label, Christian Tetzlaff revisits the Brahms Violin Concerto and records the Berg for the very first time.
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Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 4 – Les Siècles, Roth
François-Xavier Roth leads Les Siècles in a period instrument performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 4.
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Review: Secret Love Letters – Lisa Batiashvili, Violin
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili collaborates with pianist Giorgi Gigashvili and the Philadelphia Orchestra in works that explore the theme of hidden love.
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Review: Martinů – Symphonies 5 & 6 – SWR, Norrington
Sir Roger Norrington leads the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR in Martinů's symphonies No. 5 & 6.
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Review: Schumann – The Symphonies – Staatskapelle Berlin, Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim in his third recording of the Schumann symphonies cycle.