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Callas's final recording session recalled EDITOR'S CHOICE 8 The best new recordings of the month
SOUNDBITES FOR THE RECORD
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Ruth Palmer triumphs at the Brits; singers dominate the RPS awards MY TOP TEN 14 Hitting the high notes - the best of Rigoletto's "Malediziones"
REVIEWS ORCHESTRAL Sumptuous Strauss from Ivan Fischer; Szymanowski on a budget FILM MUSIC Addison collected; Rozsa's ideal Holmes CHAMBER The Zehetrnair Quartet's Bartok and Hindemith is a thrilling ride INSTRUMENTAL Contrasting Bach Cello Suite sets
INTERVIEW
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Anna Netrebko on her love of the stage Peter Sculthorpe's heartfelt Requiem DIARY 16 VOCAL ROUND.UP Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas ONE TO WATCH 17 Brussels-born pianist Edna Stern HARRJET SMITH 19 Can the name make the music? Surely not - but it certainly helps PHILIP KENNICOTT 20 Aho's new Tuba concerto - good news for lazy trumpeters THAT STRAIN AGAIN 22 You don't need a concert hall to pay the rent, as famous buskers discover ENCOUNTERS 24 Horse riding and singing have much in common, says Gerard Lesne
Lesser-known sacred oratorios OPERA Vasily Petrenko and the RLPO have forged a winning partnership DVD Enjoyable Rossini from Marilyn Home DVD ROUND-UP Music and talk from past greats REPLAY A decade of music from the Concertgebouw Orchestra BOOKS A survey of the much-loved Heddle Nash
SOUNDWAVES
ARMANDO IANNUCCI Finding the abstract voice
27 TUNE SURFING
Naxos celebrates 20 years with a new site
FEATURES
MUSICAL JOURNEYS
COVER STORY
28 SEEN AND HEARD
Armed with a new disc of Handel arias, Ian Bostridge plans to rescue the composer from the clutches of Messiah USA (North American edition only) A1 Despite her success,Joyce DiDonato will always call Kansas home
A remote Montreal Symphony tour LIVE MUSIC Dorset Opera's Puccini stage premiere
HI GH-FI DELITY AUDIO AND VISUAL
CLASSIC COMEDY Can classical music make us laugh? 36 Buying the right equipment rack
FINALE MY MUSIC
PAUL McCREESH INTERVIEW 40 The fundamental themes in choral music are relevant inside the church and out Champion motorcyclist James Toseland PROMS GUIDE 44 Complete concert listings and interviews SUBSCRIPTIONS
CLASSIFIEDS
THE COLLECTION Berlioz's Symphonie fantostique
52 NEW RELEASES
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