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EDITOR’S CHOICE
The 12 most highly recommended recordings reviewed in this issue
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH 30 Michael Collins brings lyrical charm and ebullient virtuosity to the clarinet concertos of Bernhard Henrik Crusell
ORCHESTRAL
Alessio Bax plays Beethoven’s Emperor; Emmanuel Krivine revisits Debussy’s La mer; Sir Neville Marriner’s last recording
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CHAMBER
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The Hantaï brothers play Bach; a new series of Reynaldo Hahn; Michael Nyman string quartets
INSTRUMENTAL
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Lucille Chung plays Liszt; Medtner from Caspar Vos; Goran Filipec’s Paganini-themed recital
VOCAL
Masaaki Suzuki turns to Beethoven; Lassus’s St Matthew Passion; The Sixteen continue their Monteverdi series; Masonic Mozart
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OPERA
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Massenet’s Werther; a historic Le nozze di Figaro; more Tchaikovsky from Jurowski
JAZZ & WORLD MUSIC
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Reviews from our sister titles Jazzwise and Songlines
REISSUES
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The Sony recordings of Esa-Pekka Salonen; the complete Claudio Arrau on 80 discs; LP round-up
BOX-SET ROUND-UP
REPLAY
Conductors’ legacies; selected Richter
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CLASSICS RECONSIDERED 104 Benjamin’s Britten’s Decca account of Mozart’s Symphony No 40 is re-examined, 50 years on
BOOKS
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A handbook to the poets set by Brahms; the correspondence of Boulanger and Stravinsky
GRAMOPHONE COLLECTION 108 Richard Whitehouse with a guided tour of the recordings of Suk’s Asrael, and a top choice
REVIEWS INDEX
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FOR THE RECORD
The latest classical music news, and two new features: each issue we’ll tell the story of an orchestra, beginning with the New York Philharmonic, and also unpack the meaning of a musical genre, starting with the symphony
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ESA-PEKKA SALONEN
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As he marks his 60th birthday, we meet with the remarkable, reflective Finnish musician to talk about the relationship between composing and conducting – and between music and life
PARRY – A CENTURY ON 22 An expert on the composer, Jeremy Dibble argues that Parry and his music, long treated with indifference, is finally getting its due
THE MUSICIAN & THE SCORE 48 Pianist Andreas Haefliger talks readers through Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, which he has recorded for the BIS label
ICONS
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Pierre Cochereau – the great French organist associated for many years with Notre-Dame de Paris – is celebrated this month
CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS 70 We focus on the music of Scottish composer Thea Musgrave, recommending some of the most significant recordings of her works
WHAT NEXT?
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Another new feature: a key repertoire work becomes the start of a series of listening journeys
PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS 114 What to watch – both live and online
HIGH FIDELITY
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Our monthly offering of audio news and reviews
NOTES & LETTERS
NEW RELEASES
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MY MUSIC
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The Sun on Sunday’s Political Editor David Wooding on his lifelong passion for music
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