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EDITOR’S CHOICE
The 12 most highly recommended recordings reviewed in this issue
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Iván Fischer and his Budapest Festival Orchestra give a magisterial account of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, one of the most compelling versions of the masterpiece on record
ORCHESTRAL
More Bruckner from Jansons; François-Xavier Roth’s impressive Mahler; Prokofiev concertos from Vadym Kholodenko; Eldbjørg Hemsing plays Tan Dun; Lucie Horsch’s Baroque album
CHAMBER
Quatuor Diotima’s Bartók; the Jubilee Quartet plays Haydn; Richard Watkins’s ‘Romantic Horn’
INSTRUMENTAL
Imogen Cooper plays Beethoven; Martin Roscoe’s final Dohnányi album; historic French pianism
VOCAL
Songs by Eric Coates; Rowan Pierce with her Purcell debut; Will Todd’s Jazz Missa brevis
OPERA
Adès’s The Exterminating Angel; Jaroussky’s Cavalli; a chamber-scale Acis and Galatea
JAZZ & WORLD MUSIC
Reviews from our sister titles Jazzwise and Songlines
REISSUES
A round-up of four anniversary Berlioz boxes; Messiaen and much more from Yvonne Loriod
BOX-SET ROUND-UP
REPLAY
Leopold Stokowski in the familiar and the new
CLASSICS RECONSIDERED Geraint Lewis and David Threasher revisit Richard Hickox’s Vaughan Williams from 2001
BOOKS
Gillian Moore’s book on The Rite of Spring; a detailed study of the Anglican choral tradition
GRAMOPHONE COLLECTION Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances on record
REVIEWS INDEX
FOR THE RECORD
All the latest classical music news, and more
CLASSICAL MUSIC IN CHINA Does China hold the key to classical music’s future? As we witness major developments, such as Shanghai Symphony Orchestra’s DG signing, Andrew Mellor meets conductor Long Yu, Yo-Yo Ma and others to assess the country’s potential impact on the global music community
ALBAN GERHARDT AT The German cellist talks to Richard Bratby about his Bach Suites recording for Hyperion, and the importance of championing contemporary works
FESTIVAL GUIDE
From concerts to opera, from workshops to live-orchestra screenings, the classical music scene is bursting with activities this summer. For the best UK, Europe and US events, look no further!
MUSICIAN AND THE SCORE Yevgeny Sudbin discusses the unique challenges of Beethoven’s Op 111 with Tim Parry
ICONS
Mark Pullinger looks back on the tragically short career of the Italian baritone Ettore Bastianini
CONTEMPORARY COMPOSER Paul Kilbey gives a colourful overview of the music of the Austrian composer HK Gruber
WHAT NEXT?
Pergolesi’s Stabat mater inspires David Threasher to suggest a number of musical journeys, encompassing composers from Bach to Schnittke
PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS HIGH FIDELITY NOTES, LETTERS & OBITS NEW RELEASES MY MUSIC Marc Voinchet, Director of France Musique, on his musical tastes – from Scarlatti to Snoop Dogg
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