For a brief period in the late 50s, the Juilliard Quartet left Columbia and made a nicely representative batch of recordings for RCA. However, collectors…
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An AIDS Symphony: The Week in Classical Music
Corigliano’s First, an update from Amsterdam and a Handel rarity were among the highlights.
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By Timothy Mangan, The Orange County Register, June 1, 2016. GARDEN GROVE If you were anywhere near Chapman Avenue and Harbor Boulevard a little before…
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From period to modern
Oliver Wass It was lovely to see and hear harpist Oliver Wass in period guise in the UK premiere of Gluck’s 1769 version of Orfeo…
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Texture, bite and tang: Thierry Fischer and the OAE in Sibelius
Elgar, Richard Strauss, Sibelius; Alina Ibragimova, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thierry Fischer; Southbank Centre Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 31 May 2019 Star…
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HAVING A BALL
Chorus of Amore Opera’s Un Ballo in Maschera Not that it has much to do with Verdi’s 1859 masterpiece, but the life of the 18th…
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Whatever the tradition, people are people and music is music: cellist Matthew Barley on Sir John Tavener, Indian music, collaboration & more
Matthew Barley and Sinfonietta Riga (Photo Darren Rumney) The cellist Matthew Barley brings a sense of adventure to whatever his projects, whether it be performing…
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The best recordings of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Rating: 0 Written in 1934 in Lucerne, Rachmaninov created these variations based on a theme from the last of Paganini’s 2 Caprices. The 24 variations…
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От днес започват продажбите на абонаментните цикли за следващия сезон на Софийската филхармония. До 15 юни на касата за зала „България“ те ще бъдат достъпни…
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Recordings Review: The World’s Strongest Man
Marek Janowski’s second take on Siegfried.by Paul J. Pelkonen What mutters most: Stephen Gould in Siegfried.Photo by Michael Pöhl © Vienna State Opera. Starting in…
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