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Top 10 – Vivaldi – The Four Seasons – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team's recommendations for the 10 best recordings of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
Period Instruments
Album Reviews
Review: Emilie Mayer – Symphonic Works, Volume 1 – Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Bernhard Forck play Emilie Mayer’s Symphony No. 1 and two overtures, with Alexander Melnikov in the Piano Concerto.
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Double Review: Brahms – Late Solo Piano Works – András Schiff, Anna Fedorova
Anna Fedorova plays Brahms' late Opp. 117-119 piano sets; András Schiff adds Opp. 76 and 116 on an 1859 Blüthner.
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Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 5 on Period Instruments – Philipp von Steinaecker
Philipp von Steinaecker conducts the Mahler Academy Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 5 on period instruments.
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Review: Beethoven – The Violin Sonatas, Vol. 1 – Alina Ibragimova, Cédric Tiberghien
Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien open a period-instrument Beethoven violin sonata cycle with the three Op. 12 sonatas and the 'Spring' Sonata, on BIS.
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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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Classics Revisited: Sir Charles Mackerras Conducts Late Mozart Symphonies
Revisiting Sir Charles Mackerras' late recording of Mozart's late symphonies with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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Review: Bach – Johannes Passion – Pygmalion, Pichon
Bach's Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, performed by Ensemble Pygmalion with Julian Prégardien as Evangelist, conducted by Raphaël Pichon.
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Top Five – Handel – Messiah – The Best Recordings
The Classic Review editorial team’s recommendations for the best recordings of Handel’s Messiah.
Album Reviews
Review: Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Lemieux, Staples, Les Siècles, Roth
Les Siècles perform Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde on period instruments, with Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Andrew Staples. Conducted by François-Xavier Roth.