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Tara Isabella Burton, Social Creature
One could argue that admiration and jealousy between friends have existed since the beginning of time, but the burst of social media has exacerbated...
Bruckner Symphony 8 – Jansons, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
"Bruckner's Eighth Symphony is the zenith of symphonic writing." — Sergiu Celibidache
Is this the best symphony ever written? Quite possibly: even if it is...
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Argerich’s Rachmaninov 3rd
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 3
Martha Argerich (piano)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Ricardo Chailly
Released remastered for Philips 50 series (2001)
I remember being a student in London and entering...
Zimerman, Schubert Sonatas D959 and D960
Music review: Krystian Zimerman, Schubert Sonatas D959 D960
These are very interesting interpretations of the last two Schubert sonatas. Zimerman has always been what I'd...
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Rachel Cusk, Kudos
Author: Rachel Cusk
Title: Kudos
Published: 2018
Rachel Cusk’s works are important pieces of literature, in fact so important that they are the kind of books that...
Barenboim, Brahms, The Symphonies
This is Brahms as it should be. Bold, grand, shamelessly romantic. Of course, Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin have given us first-rate symphony cycles...
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Schubert Symphonies – Günter Wand
This is one of the most all-round satisfactory (digital) cycles of the Schubert symphonies. Gunter Wand has been called a master of the core German...
Codebreaker (James McCarthy) & Ode to a Nightingale (Will Todd)
This is a major new addition. Codebreaker is a 55-minute piece for choir, orchestra and soprano, composed by British composer James McCarthy and premiered...
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Rachel Cusk, Kudos
Author: Rachel Cusk
Title: Kudos
Published: 2018
Rachel Cusk’s works are important pieces of literature, in fact so important that they are the kind of books that...
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