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Classical CD Reviews: Mozart’s “Haydn” Quartets and James Gaffigan conducts Dvorak (Harmonia mundi), plus James Brawn plays Beethoven (MSR Classics)

July 9, 2014
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Cuarteto Casals brings out Mozart’s playfulness, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester delivers a solid Dvorak’s Sixth, and James Brawn continues to brilliantly play Beethoven’s piano sonatas.

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Classical CD Reviews: Jon Nakamatsu plays Schumann, Bach’s “Brandenburg Concertos,” and Mendelssohn’s “Lobgesang” (Harmonia Mundi)

April 15, 2014
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A round-up of reviews of classical music CD releases from Harmonia Mundi.

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Classical CD Reviews: Smetana and Janacek — String Quartets, Schoenberg and Berg — Music for Strings (Harmonia Mundi)

February 11, 2014
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Two new recordings from Harmonia Mundi offer gripping performances, including one of the Smetana String Quartet no.1 that’s particularly full of fire and life.

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Classical CD Reviews: Van Cliburn Competition Finalists – Vadym Kholodenko, Beatrice Rana, and Sean Chen (Harmonia Mundi)

December 17, 2013
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There are fistfuls of notes and some tremendous technical skill. But, with a couple of notable exceptions, the readings of some of the cornerstones of the solo piano repertoire by each pianist lack direction.

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Classical CD Reviews: Kevin Puts — Choral Music, Symphony no. 4 and Hanns Eisler — Songs (Harmonia Mundi)

October 17, 2013
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New discs from Harmonia Mundi: One explores the music of Pulitzer prize-winner Kevin Puts, the other focuses on the songs of Hanns Eisler, and it is one of the most fascinating albums to come from any label so far this year.

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Classical Album Reviews: The Nutcracker Suites (Harmonie Ensemble/New York and Steve Richman); Veni Emanuel (Choir of Clare College, Cambridge/Ross and Haigh)

October 16, 2013
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Two new releases from Harmonia Mundi celebrate the sacred and secular sides of the Christmas season.

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Classical CD Reviews: Harmonia Mundi Serves up First-Rate Performances of Schubert and Elgar

September 1, 2013
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Harmonia Mundi has, of late, released a series of excellent Schubert albums.

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CD Reviews: Isabelle Faust plays Bartók; Wolfgang Rihm’s Symphonie “Nähe fern”; Tokyo String Quartet plays Dvorak and Smetana; Thea Musgrave’s Chamber Works for Oboe (Harmonia Mundi)

May 29, 2013
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A round-up review of new releases from Harmonia Mundi — an invigorating crop of albums.

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Classical CD Reviews: Gloria Cheng’s The Edge of Light, Matthias Goerne’s Erlkönig, and Emmanuelle Bertrand plays Shostakovich

March 21, 2013
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The winter doldrums may be upon us, but the first few months of 2013 have been anything but uninteresting when it comes to releases from Harmonia Mundi (HM).

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Classical CD Reviews: “Barber: An American Romantic” (Conspirare) and “Imogen Holst: Choral Works” (Choir of Clare College, Cambridge)

December 29, 2012
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This recording makes as strong a case for Barber’s unjustly neglected choral music as any: it’s a disc not to miss.

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