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Rachmaninov, Piano Concertos 2 & 4
Daniil Trifonov (piano)
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon, October 2018
When a piece of music is among your favourite works of all time, you run the risk of obsessively collecting most available recordings. This is the...
Title: The Luminaries
Author: Eleanor Catton
Published: 2013
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton is massive book: massive in size, scope and depth. Set in 19th century New Zealand it tells the story of Walter Moody, a Scotsman, who sails to New Zealand...
Review – Bruckner Symphony 9 with completed finale (Schaller completion 2018) / Philharmonie Festiva, Gerd Schaller (conductor) / Hänssler Classic
Gerd Schaller has recorded completions of Bruckner’s 9th symphony no less than three times. In 2012 he recorded the Carragan 2010 completion:...
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Ari Aster, “Hereditary”
Title: Heredirary
Director: Ari Aster
Release date: 2018
So much has already been written about Hereditary: for some, it’s the new Exorcist, for others it’s a combination...
Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer
Τitle: Bohemian RhapsodyDirector: Bryan SingerReleased: 2018
When you hear that a biopic of the rock music band Queen and Freddie Mercury is going to be...
Brabbins, Ferneyhough, La Terre est un Homme
OK, this is as complex as it gets: Ferneyhough's La Terre est un Homme. It seems like a nightmare trying to imagine the rehearsals...
Joker, Todd Phillips
Film review - Title: Joker / Director: Todd Phillips / Released: 2019
“When Dalí and Buñuel made “L’Âge d’Or” (1930), they wanted to start a riot, and...
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Midsummer Night’s Dream, Alexander Ekman
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An audacious stage work
True, this has...
MS Slavic 7
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I have nothing but praise for this contemporary masterpiece which I discovered through MUBI....
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“1917”, Sam Mendes
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1917 is one of those rare films that appear every once
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Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
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