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Review: “The Divine Muse” – Mary Bevan – Soprano, Joseph Middleton – Piano
Soprano Mary Bevan and pianist Joseph Middleton perform songs by Haydn, Schubert and Wolf.
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Review: “Memento” – Vision String Quartet Play Schubert and Mendelssohn
The vision String Quartet play Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" Quartet and Mendelssohn's String Quartet in F Minor, Op.80 (Warner Classics, 2020).
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Review: Vilde Frang and Michail Lifits Play Paganini and Schubert
Vilde Frang and Michail Lifits perform virtuosic pieces for violin along with the Fantasied D. 394 and Rondo D.895 by Schubert.
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Review: Schubert – Sonata D.959, Minuets – Arcadi Volodos, Piano
In his first Schubert recording in almost 20 yers, Arcadi Volodos plays the Piano Sonata D.959 and three Minuets.
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Review: Schubert – Symphony No. 9 ("The Great") – Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Emelyanychev
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their new chief conductor, Maxim Emelyanychev, perform Schubert Symphony No. 9 ("The Great").
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Review: Schubert – Winterreise – Ian Bostridge, Thomas Adès (2019)
In his third version of Schubert's Winterreise, Ian Bostridge is accompanied by composer, conductor and pianist Thomas Adès.
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Review: Paul Lewis Plays Weber and Schubert Piano Sonatas
After a remarkably consistent flow of impressive releases of the Viennese repertoire, Paul Lewis combines two Weber and Schubert piano sonatas not heard often in concert or in…
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A Year In Review – The Top 10 Most Popular Classical Music Album Reviews Of 2018
Photo by Steven VanDesande Jr on Unsplash As we say goodbye to 2018, we took a look at our stats and checked which were the most read classical music reviews in…
Beginners Guides
Schubert – A Beginners Guide
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) is perhaps the clearest representation of a bridge between the classical and romantic era in classical music. Here are 10 pieces which represent a good…
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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…