orchestraL Vladimir Jurowski leads a miraculous Resurrection; Barenboim’s Chopin concertos;

Kreizberg and Fischer’s last partnership

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chamber Final Beethoven string quartets from the Artemis; Brooklyn Rider smash Glass

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instrumentaL Daring Dale from Danny Driver; Nelson Freire’s magnificent contribution to Liszt year

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vocaL Dawn Upshaw commands attention in Dennehy; Gerhaher excels in Wolf

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opera Elder rescues Linda di Chamounix; a sensitive and insightful performance of Frank Martin’s Der Sturm

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dvd and bLu-ray Don Giovanni convinces from Glyndebourne;

a controversial Samson et Dalila

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repLay Humbling Brahms and Schumann from Josef Krips; the artistry of Johanna Martzy

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