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Classical CD Reviews: Semyon Bychkov conducts Franz Schmidt and Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mendelssohn Symphonies

July 11, 2017
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Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin does dazzlingly right by the symphonies of Mendelssohn.

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Classical CD Reviews: Andris Nelsons conducts Bruckner and Andrew Manze conducts Vaughan Williams

June 17, 2017
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For all the surface-y beauty of the BSO’s playing, it’s a dull interpretation of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony no. 3.

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CD Reviews: Philip Glass Piano Works and Dessay’s Pictures of America

March 30, 2017
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There have been lots of recordings of Philip Glass to hit the market recently. One of the highlights is Víkingur Ólafsson’s Piano Works.

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Classical CD Review: Great Performances — “Under Stalin’s Shadow,” vol. 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)

May 27, 2016
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That Shostakovich left such a musical testament is, in its own way, miraculous; and it continues to speak to us with immediacy and power.

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Album Reviews: Danill Trifonov plays Rachmaninov and Michael Lewin plays Debussy

October 14, 2015
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Michael Lewin’s new album must surely rank among the most poetic and sensitive Debussy recordings of recent memory.

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Classical Music Reviews: Andris Nelsons conducts Shostakovich, James Brawn plays Beethoven

July 29, 2015
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This recording is the first of a partial Shostakovich cycle Andris Nelsons and the BSO are embarking upon.

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Classical CD Review: An Inspiring 80th Birthday Tribute to Conductor Claudio Abbado

July 22, 2013
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This attractive, inexpensive box set dedicated to Claudio Abbado contains a rich gathering of lucid, colorful recordings, among the most accomplished modern performances of symphonies that are absolutely central to the repertoire.

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Fuse Classical CD Review: “Out of Nowhere” (Leila Josefowicz/Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen)

December 17, 2012
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Now in his mid-50s, Esa-Pekka Salonen is one of the most interesting and important composers of his generation and the recent attention his music is receiving is well deserved.

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