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Review: “Il giardino dei sospiri” – Magdalena Kožená
Mezzo Soprano Magdalena Kožená returns to the Baroque repertoire, with a program built around dramatic love scenes from secular Cantatas.
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“Ombra Mai Fu” – Cavalli Opera Arias – Philippe Jaroussky, Contratenor
Review: Contratenor Philippe Jaroussky performs Francesco Cavalli's opera arias with the “Artasere” ensemble (Warner Classics, 2019)
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Review: Kristian Bezuidenhout Plays Haydn
Kristian Bezuidenhout plays sonatas and variations by Haydn on fortepiano, after completing his well-received Mozart cycle for Harmonia mundi.
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Review: Bach Violin Concertos – Shunske Sato
Violinist Shunske Sato performs Bach's violin concertos and Double Concerto, with the period instruments group "Il Pomo D'oro".
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Review – Ronald Brautigam Plays Mendelssohn’s Piano Concertos (2018)
Ronald Brautigam performs Mendelssohn Piano Concertos on period instruments, in his second version for these pieces.
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Review: Schubert – Death and the Maiden Quartet and D. 173 – The Chiaroscuro Quartet
There always seems to be two extreme approaches to Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” String Quartet – The energetic, swift and sometimes rough approach (The Lindsays, Takács and…
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Review: Les Défis de Monsieur Forqueray – Lucile Boulanger, Viola da Gamba
Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745), a French Baroque composer and Viola da Gamba master, is the center of this fascinating album. Lucie Boulanger chose pieces which this rather forgotten figure…
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Album Review: Maxim Emelyanychev Conducts Beethoven And Brahms
Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the soloists of Nizhny Novgorod in Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony and Brahms's Haydn Variations.
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Review: Les Arts Florissants and Paul Agnew Perform Brossard And Bouteiller
Sébastien de Brossard is not a well known baroque composer, but his long-time obsession with composers of his and older generations saved some great music from oblivion. His…
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New Album Review: Zefiro Performs Bach Brandenburg Concertos
Zefiro Performs Bach Brandenburg Concertos and the second orchestral suite.