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EDITOR'S CHOICE
The best new recordings of the month
SOUNDBITES
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Barenboim and Vanska are noble and shocking in Beethoven's Ninth; Ilan Volkov reveals Roslavets
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Eschenbach steps down in Philadelphia ; ENil signs Kate Royal and Nina Stemme A lavish Chinese version of Hamlet
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ENCOUNTERS Conductor Kristjan Jarvi on his confrontation with Vienna
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ONE TO WATCH Dutch pianist Ralph van Raat DIARY Simon Keenlyside, singing farmer INTERVIEW Sharon Bezaly's golden flute HARRIET SMITH Cult stars - forget the music, it's all about the underwear PHIUP KENNICOTT
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The music of Hollywood - commercial, yes, but so often trashy as well THAT STRAIN AGAIN 26 Opera is no stranger to censorship THE GRAMOPHONE DEBATE 28 Can downloading revitalise classical sales? TAKING NOTE 31 What the world's music press is writing BLOGWATCH 32 Baroque dissonance meets the FonzmusicaI musings of pianist Jeremy Denk USA (North American edition only) A1 How the Met's new manager Peter Gelb plans to attract new audiences ARMANDO IANNUCCI 35 Which came first - the words or music?
INSTRUMENTAL
Masterful playing from Paul Lewis VOCAL Paul McCreesh's vital Vespers OPERA A vivid archive Drm Carki from the ROH DVD Mark Elder's Gloriana is not to be missed MUSICAL THEATRE ON DVD African Bizet and Carnegie's SlYuth Pacifo: REPLAY Unleashing the elements in Bruckner SPOKEN WORD Olivier and Edith Evans from EMl BOOKS Stravinsky exiled and Cage conversations
SOUNDWAVES TV AND RADIO Tilson Thomas's televised teachings TUNE SURFING The best Beethoven on the web
MUSICAL JOURNEYS SEEN AND HEARD It's business as usual for the Israel Phil WHAT'S ON 141 The best events from around the world
FEATURES COVER STORY Beethoven's visionary symphonies speak urgently to our time LA STUPENDA AT 80 Celebrating the art of Dame Joan
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HIG H-FIDELITY AUDIO AND VISUAL Apple's iPod player can fiji a room
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The Seventh Symphony ofJean Sibelius CRmcs' CHOICE S7 Gramophrme reviewers name the perfect stocking-fillers of the past year
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