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SANTORO Symphonies Nos 11 & 12; Concerto Grosso

Cláudio Santoro’s music always seems to grab the listener by the throat. He had such an instinct for gesture that,...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 01/2023

Next Generation Mozart Soloists, Vols 3 & 4

The first instalments of this ‘Next Generation Mozart Soloists’ project, sponsored by the Orpheum Foundation of Switzerland, showcased ‘six big...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 01/2023

MAYER Symphonies Nos 3 & 7 (de Vriend)

‘The most prolific female composer of the 19th century’ – it’s an achievement of sorts, but Emilie Mayer (1812-83) deserves...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 01/2023

LANGGAARD Symphony No 1 (Oramo)

Here we have it – a new mix of the ‘homecoming’ for Langgaard’s epic Symphony No 1, as broadcast from...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 01/2023

FALKENBERG The Moons Symphony

Whether as enhancement or alternative to Earth’s longer-term future, the exploration of space has never seemed as determined as now....

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 01/2023

CAUSTON La Terra Impareggiabile

Writing in this year’s Awards issue, Richard Whitehouse hailed La terra impareggiabile as ‘maybe not a song-cycle, but surely a...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 01/2023

T BRAXTON Telekinesis

Telekinesis is the ability to move or shape objects from a distance using mental power rather than physical means. It’s...

Reviewed by Pwyll ap Siôn in issue: 01/2023

BRAHMS Double Concerto C SCHUMANN Piano Trio

Anne-Sophie Mutter was not quite 20 when she recorded Brahms’s Double Concerto with cellist Antonio Meneses, Herbert von Karajan and...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 01/2023

BEETHOVEN Egmont. Overture 'Zur Namensfeier' (Fiore)

The Overture gets this new studio Egmont off to the most promising of starts. The strings of the Munich Radio...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 01/2023

BEETHOVEN The 5 Piano Concertos (Haochen Zhang)

Shanghai-born Haochen Zhang took the Gold Medal in the 2009 Van Cliburn Competition and was awarded the 2017 Avery Fisher...

Reviewed by Patrick Rucker in issue: 01/2023

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