Exceptional new recordings of the complete melodies of Fauré, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, piano concertos by Liszt, Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde and much more
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Faure Complete songs
Cyrille Dubois Ten Tristan Raes pf (Apartment)
An ambitious project – the 103 Fauré songs recorded by the same singer – but produced with true beauty and style by tenor Cyrille Dubois and pianist Tristan Raës. A superb achievement.
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Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Stuck silent spring
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Manfred Honeck (Reference records)
Manfred Honeck and his Pittsburgh players deliver an intriguing duo of pastoral and reflective, in first-class sound.
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Liszt Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2. Piano Sonata
Alexander Ulman pf BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton (Rubikon)
Alexander Ullman’s strong will to present Liszt’s music as the extraordinary art that it is is evident throughout this wonderful album.
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Beethoven Two Cello Sonatas, Op. 102. Bagatelles
Roel Dieltiens cv Andreas Staier fp (Harmonia Mundi)
A glorious recording that reminds us of the many different styles and soundscapes that period performances can delight us with, from two truly excellent performers.
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Holmboe String Quartets, Vol 2
Nightingale Quartet (Dacapo)
The brilliant Nightingale Quartet continue their exploration and defense of Holmboe’s music with this beautifully performed programme, including their final thoughts on the medium.
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Hahn ‘Poems & Waltzes’
Pavel Kolesnikov pf (Hyperion)
A poetic study of the Hahn miniatures by pianist Pavel Kolesnikov that, writes Michelle Assay, brings us “closer to the heart of these pieces than any other recording available”.
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‘This is America’
Johnny Gandelman vn (in a circle)
Twenty-four new works by American and American composers – including 21 commissioned for the project – rich in diversity but united by the interpretative beauty and conviction of violinist Johnny Gandelsman.
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Fraying ‘Cantatas for the Prix de Rome’
soils; National Orchestra of Pays de la Loire / Pascal Rophé (BIS)
The judges may not have crowned these early works by Ravel with the Prix de Rome, but now, thanks to these superb soloists and interpretations, we can form an opinion!
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“A Meditation”
The Sixteen / Harry Christophers (Coro)
A program of old and new music built around the Meditations of John Henry Newman, and performed with the usual power and precision by the always impressive Harry Christophers and The Sixteen.
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‘Oh, my beautiful brunette’
Reinoud Van Mechelen Ten A temporary night (Alpha)
Baroque pastoral charm from Reinoud Van Mechelen, whose tenor voice offers listeners both grace and intimacy as we escape into a wonderful world of song.
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DVD/Blu-Ray
wagner Tristan and Isolda
soils; Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (BelAir Classics)
Conductor Daniel Barenboim and director Dmitri Tcherniakov each bring their vast experience and instinct to an experimental approach to Tristan and Isolda.
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Reissue/archive
Scriabin ‘150th Anniversary – Piano Works’
Vladimir Sofronitsky pf et al (Profile)
A celebratory set for the 150th anniversary of Scriabin’s piano music, with the famous recordings of Vladimir Sofronitsky (who was married to one of the composer’s daughters) at its heart.
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