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HANDEL; TAILLEFERRE Harp Concertos (Marie-Pierre Langlamet)

The soloist on this new recording, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, has been the harpist of the Berliner Philharmoniker since 1993 and is...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 03/2025

FAGERLUND Autumn Equinox

John Storgårds conducted the world premiere and first recording of Sebastian Fagerlund’s opera Autumn Sonata (11/18), so he brings inside...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 03/2025

Oleg Shebeta-Dragan plays Nielsen, Busoni, Francaix, Milhaud

There are three categories in the Carl Nielsen International Competition – violin, flute and clarinet – reflecting the Danish composer’s...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 03/2025

BRAHMS Violin Concerto SUK Fantasy (Liza Ferschtman)

You would need to journey way back in time to encounter violin-playing that is as expressively potent as that which...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 03/2025

BARBER; SIBELIUS Violin Concertos (Renaud Capuçon)

It’s amazing how the character of a performance can reveal itself in just a couple of bars. Renaud Capuçon is...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 03/2025

PAGANINI 24 Caprices (María Dueñas)

In the booklet note to this second album of hers for DG, María Dueñas notes that while Paganini wrote his...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 03/2025

Contemporary Landscapes

Each of these works was commissioned by the Buffalo Philharmonic, and each showcases the excellence of the orchestra and the...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 03/2025

MOZART String Duos

This new recording from Atlantic Canada of Mozart’s magnificent duos for violin and viola delights with a sense of unleashed...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 03/2025

LANSKY Touch and Go

During his long and fertile career, Paul Lansky (b1944) has explored a vast array of styles and techniques, from computer...

Reviewed by Donald Rosenberg in issue: 03/2025

HAGERTY united sounds of america

Mark Hagerty’s united sounds of america is a vivid, compelling collaboration between music and poetry that, while not intended for...

Reviewed by Laurence Vittes in issue: 03/2025

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