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March 31, 2010
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The year 2009 is the Haydn year, when twenty days today on May 31st would mark the 200th anniversary of the composer’s death. Thus, the time has come to revisit with another critical look to herald “Papa Haydn.” Besides a C.V. of 104 symphonies, 68 string quartets, 52 piano sonatas, 14 masses and ... more |
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March 31, 2010
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The birth to this present recording and the philosophy behind the establishment of the Mariinsky label clearly exemplifies why the music industry continues to stand on firm healthy grounds in spite of much hand-wringing in the press about the death of classical music. Headed by Chaz Jenkins, Head of ... more |
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March 31, 2010
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The Gürzenich-Orchester Köln remains one of Germany’s leading orchestras with a background of musical pride. Based in Cologne, this was the very orchestra which delivered the world premieres of Brahms’s Double Concerto (conducted by Johannes Brahms, 1887), Richard Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry ... more |
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March 31, 2010
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“Hardly any of Mahler’s symphonies gives the hearer so little external assistance toward deeper understanding as does the Seventh,” writes Vera Baur for this release from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO)’s new house label, BR Klassik. Captured live from concert performances in March ... more |
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March 31, 2010
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Recorded in March 2009 at the “Concertboerderij Valthermond” in the Netherlands, Chen Sa’s second album for Pentatone Classics focuses on a programme of piano gems from late 19th century Russia. Chen selected excerpts from the two Opuses of Rachmaninoff Etudes Tableaux (Op. 33 - No. 2 in C Major, ... more |
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