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Wigmore Hall, London Alina Ibragimova is not a violinist who ducks a challenge. Her recital programme was to have included all three Brahms viol...
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The violinist Alina Ibragimova doesn't do things the easy way. As a result, her playing possesses both terrifying rawness and electrifying energy ...
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British violinist Anthony Marwood is internationally renowned as a charismatic and versatile soloist, director and creative collaborator, having ...
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Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, Claudio Abbado and tenor Joseph Calleja also among winners at the prestigious classical music awards ceremony The Gram...
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Pianist Angela Hewitt has played Bach everywhere from Beijing to Bogotá. But she always avoided his final work – thinking it was too tough. She rel...
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Andrew-John Smith (organ) (Hyperion) Andrew-John Smith returns to Camille Saint-Saëns's great 1846 Caviallé-Coll organ at La Madeleine in Paris,...
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Opera House, Buxton Strauss's Intermezzo was considered an embarrassment in some quarters until recently. First performed in 1924, it's a sardo...
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Piano Streets series of recordings of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier with pianist Martin Sturflt continues with four pairs of Preludes and Fugues, two...
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El contratenor británico Iestyn Davies , al que ya he dedicado varias entradas , va afianzándose en la escena de la música clásica. Sus recientes...
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Alina Ibragimova is a Russian violinist born (in Polevskov) on September 28, 1985. She is known for playing on modern as well as period instrume...
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Choir of Westminster Cathedral/O'Donnell (Hyperion) Christopher Tye (c 1505-73) was a contemporary of Thomas Tallis, and while they shared similar...
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Nash Ensemble (Hyperion) Last week I explored a piano concerto by Erik Chisholm that was influenced by his native Scottish pipe music. I thought i...
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Danny Driver (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Macdonald (Hyperion) Erik Chisholm (1904-65) was a remarkable Scotsman, an accomplished c...
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If you fancy going to Glyndebourne , getting a look at their new wind turbine (aim: green electric opera?) and supporting a truly excellent caus...
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Schiavo/Auser Musici/Ipata Hyperion Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842) is often perceived as having a historical importance out of all proportion to t...
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At University of California, Berkely, The Townsend Centers Forum on the Humanities and the Public World presents eminent artists, political leaders...
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BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Concert Orchestra, soloists, choirs/ Brabbins (Hyperion) Havergal Brian (1876-1972) wrote 32 symphonies, 14 o...
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While the whole music industry seems to be spiralling dementedly downmarket, the Wigmore Hall keeps standards extremely high. This Opening Concert ...
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DISC OF THE MONTH: Goldner String Quartet & Piers Lane, Elgar, Hyperion CDA 67857
Stephen Johnston, BBC Music Magazine , September 2011
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