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RODRIGO Orchestral Works (Lluna)

This recording, made in conjunction with a concert commemorating the 20th anniversary of the composer’s death in April 2019, provides...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 10/2020

RESPIGHI Roman Trilogy (Wilson)

John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London have opted for Respighi’s Roman Trilogy for their third album and, as we...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 10/2020

MOZART Piano Concertos Nos 19 & 27 (Francesco Piemontesi)

Francesco Piemontesi, Andrew Manze and the SCO return to the Usher Hall and to Mozart for a second disc in...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 10/2020

IVES Complete Symphonies (Dudamel)

The evolution of American music is chronicled right here in this quartet of symphonies. And when heard – as I...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 10/2020

FINZI Clarinet Concerto VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No 5 (Michael Collins)

Michael Collins’s second recording of Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto (Chandos, 1/13), where he also directed the BBC Symphony Orchestra, came out...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 10/2020

FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat. Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Prieto)

The Orchestra of the Americas and Carlos Miguel Prieto have opted for the familiar Falla pairing of El sombrero de...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 10/2020

DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto (Kian Soltani)

Listening to Kian Soltani performing Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin, the slightly old-fashioned word that...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 10/2020

BRAHMS; SCHUMANN Darlings of the Muses

The big news here is the terrific playing of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. The strings, polished during Pinchas Zukerman’s...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 10/2020

BRAHMS Symphonies Nos 1-4 (Jordan)

If you read Rainer Lepuschitz’s extensive booklet note before listening to these performances, as I did, you too may be...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 10/2020

Divina: Sacred Music by Biber and Schmelzer

There are some standout moments on this album. First there is the superlative singing of Jonathan Sells in Biber’s Nisi...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 10/2020

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