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Notable Classical Music Box Sets, May 2024
Four notable classical music box sets worth exploring.
Twentieth Century
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Review: The Vienna Recital – Yuja Wang, Piano
Yuja Wang in a live recording from Vienna's Konzerthaus, with works by Beethoven, Scriabin, Albéniz, Kapustin, Ligeti, and Glass.
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Review: “Four Hands” – Alexandre Tharaud
Pianist Alexandre Tharaud is joined by 22 pianists and musicians in works for piano four hands.
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Review: Britten – Violin Concerto, Chamber Works – Isabelle Faust
Isabelle Faust in an all-Britten album, with Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Jakub Hrůša.
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Review: Fauré – Complete Piano Music – Lucas Debargue
Lucas Debargue performs Gabriel Fauré's entire piano music, on a Stephen Paulello "Opus 102" instrument.
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Review: Enescu – Symphonies Nos. 1-3 & 2 Romanian Rhapsodies – Cristian Mǎcelaru
Cristian Mǎcelaru conducts the Orchestre National de France in Enescu's Symphonies No. 1-3 and 2 Romanian Rhapsodies.
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Review: “Forgotten Czech Piano Concertos” – Marek Kozák
Marek Kozák performs Piano Concertos by Czech composers Karel Kovařovic, Vítězslava Kaprálová, and Pavel Bořkovec, with Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra under Robert Jindra.
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Review: Stravinsky – Pétrouchka – Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä
Klaus Mäkelä and Orchestre de Paris on their second Stravinsky album, playing Pétrouchka.
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Review: Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie – Hamelin, Forget, Gimeno
Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget, and the Toronto Symphony feature in Messiaen’s mind-bending masterpiece about love.
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Review – End of My Days – Ruby Hughes, Soprano
Ruby Hughes' new project with the Manchester Collective showcases works that span almost 500 years and includes a mix of well- and lesser-known composers.