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April Reviews
We rate and review the very best new releases of CDs, DVDs and books so you know exactly what’s hot and what’s not…
We’ve also introduced extra facts, playlists and CD recommendations to enhance your listening enjoyment!
Disc of the Month
Handel: Twelve Concerti Grossi Opus 69
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra/Pal Dyer (harpsichord)
ABC Classics 476 3436
‘Across the concertos the music is by turns frenzied, passionate, furious, plaintive, joyous and contemplative.’
Opera and Vocal Editor’s Choice
Mahler: Songs
Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano)
Sony Music 88697 56773 2
‘The expressive range of Gerhaher’s voice encompasses everything Mahler requires.’
Orchestral Editor’s Choice
Beethoven: Symphony No.9
Soloists, German Chamber Choir, German Chamber Orchestra, Bremen/Paavo Järvi
RCA Red Seal 88697 57606 2
‘From the hushed opening to the pounding final bars, Järvi maintains an iron grip on the structure.’
Instrumental and Chamber Editor’s Choice
Prokofiev: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2; Sonata for Two Violins
Pavel Haas Quartet
Supraphon SU 3957-2
‘What a sound the players make!’
DVD Editor’s Choice
Soweto Strings
A film by Mark Kidel
Calliope Media 6009 143374737
‘Never has the truism that music can change lives been expressed so convincingly.'
Book Editor's Choice
Mozart
Julian Rushton
Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19538 825 1
‘Musical examples are useful to students, but also explained clearly enough for the layman.’
Reissues
David Oistrakh (violin)
Orfeo C 736 081 B
Melodiya MEL CD 10 00239
BBC Legends BBCL 4267-2
Brilliant Classics 9056
‘Scorching performances from the Russian archives.’
