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Lahav Shani named Israel Philharmonic music director

Classical Music News

Friday, January 19, 2018

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Young conductor to combine post with chief conductor at Rotterdam Philharmonic

The 10 greatest sunrises in music

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

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Jeremy Nicholas listens to his favourite musical depictions of sunrise

The 10 most bizarre and tragic composer deaths

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

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Tales of the deaths of composers such as Lully and Alkan are well known. Denying that he has a morbid streak, David Threasher looks into the notable deaths of some other composers, some bizarre, some heart-rendingly sad

Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn: which recording to own?

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

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These Lieder have enjoyed numerous recordings in both their orchestral and piano versions. Richard Wigmore surveys those featuring all 12 songs and recommends the one to own

The specialist's guide to Broadway musicals (with ten essential recordings)

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

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Musicals are many and varied, with several employing techniques from the the world of opera. Adrian Edwards selects his favourite recordings of some of those that originated on Broadway

Alisa Weilerstein signs to Pentatone

Classical Music News

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

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Cellist to begin partnership with Haydn and Schoenberg

The specialist's guide to animals in music (with ten essential recordings)

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Monday, January 15, 2018

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There are the usual suspects by Saint-Saëns, Prokofiev, Sibelius, Elgar, Vaughan Williams and so on, but here Harriet Smith digs deep to find a host of less obvious examples of pieces inspired by the animal kingdom

The specialist's guide to offbeat 18th-century symphonies (with ten essential recordings)

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Monday, January 15, 2018

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We’re familiar with symphonies by the big-name composers of the era, but Nalen Anthoni sifts through the many thousands written during that time to find some remarkable lesser-known ones from around Europe

Playlist: Idiosyncratic violinists

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Saturday, January 13, 2018

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James Jolly creates a musical journey with Patricia Kopatchinskaja as his inspiration

Playlist: The mastery of Gerald Moore

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Saturday, January 13, 2018

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A celebration of the artistry of Gerald Moore

Strauss's Alpine Symphony: which recording to own?

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Friday, January 12, 2018

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Hugo Shirley finds recordings that best convey the sense that something greater is at stake than the notes on the page in this symphony-cum-tone poem exploring humanity and nature