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SERENADE
SERENADE. David Daniels, countertenor. (Virgin Classics). From the first notes of pianist Martin Katz’s caressing introduction to “Adelaide,”…
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Puccini: La Boheme Andrea Bocelli and Barbara Frittoli with the Israel Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, conductor (Decca) Having been…
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Tango: Music for Mandolin and Guitar Daniel Ahlert and Birgit Schwab (Antes)
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CECILIA BARTOLI – IL GIARDINO ARMONICO Viva Vivaldi! (Arthaus Musik) This wonderfully produced surround-sound DVD conveys all the…
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VALENTINO DANCES, Music of Dominick Argento. Eiji Oue, conductor, with the Minnesota Orchestra (Reference Recordings). Recorded on 24-bit…
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JOSEPH SILVERSTEIN Bach: Music for Solo Violin (Image Recordings) To celebrate his 70th birthday, Joseph Silverstein, principal guest…
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Wizards & Wildmen: Piano Music of Charles Ives, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison. Anthony de Mare, piano (CRI) Gifted…
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Bill Crofut and guests, Dance on a Moonbeam: A Collection of Songs and Poems (Telarc) As fascinating as…
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ANDREW MANZE, RICHARD EGARR Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas (Harmonia Mundi) Whether G. F. Handel wrote all of these…
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EMILY MITCHELL & FRIENDS FEATURING ARTURO DELMONI Mozart Variations (John Marks Records) This disc opens with harpist Emily…
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YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet (Sony) World music? Crossover? Forget…
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MURRAY PERAHIA AND THE ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS Bach Keyboard Concertos 3, 5, 6, 8…
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Rhymes with Silver: Music by Lou Harrison (New Albion) Born in 1917, Lou Harrison was a mere 80…
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Copland the Populist: San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas (RCA). In honor of the 100th anniversary…
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Franz Schubert: Fantasie in C Major for Piano, D760. (Wanderer- Fantasie, with Schumann’s Fantasie in C Major, op.…
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MUSICA PACIFICA Chamber Cantatas and Trio Sonatas by Telemann (Dorian) Here’s a delightful disc of baroque music from…
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ENCORE! THE BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA. Keith Lockhart, conductor. (RCA Victor). Cutie-pie Keith Lockhart herein presents his favorite recordings…
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AIDA, narrated by Leontyne Price, London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf conducts (RCA Red Seal) This CD, encased in…
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THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE/ CHRISTOPH POPPEN J.S. Bach’s Moriumur (ECM) In 1994, Professor Helga Thoene published an article theorizing…