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Storgårds’ sturdy Nielsen cycle with the BBC Philharmonic

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Nielsen: Symphonies 1-6 (Chandos CHAN 10859(3)) One of the major disappointments in this season’s BBC  Proms schedule is the absence of a Nielsen symphony cycle in this, the composer’s 150th anniversary year. However, the Beeb has done the great Dane … Continue reading →

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Period instrument Brahms to cherish from Coppola and Staier

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas (Harmonia mundi) Lorenzo Coppola, Andreas Staier HMC 902187 The playing of clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld inspired the mellow fruitfulness of Brahms’ late works, yielding four masterpieces. Coaxed out of retirement, Brahms composed the Clarinet Quintet, the Clarinet Trio and … Continue reading →

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Sonya Yoncheva: A ravishing portrait of Paris

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Sonya Yoncheva: Paris, mon amour (Sony) “A last minute sensation!” screamed The New York Times about Sonya Yoncheva, stepping in at short notice as Mimì in The Metropolitan Opera’s La bohème last autumn. “She is the real deal.” London and … Continue reading →

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Les Martyrs: Revelatory Donizetti on disc from Opera Rara

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Donizetti: Les Martyrs  When Donizetti’s rarity Poliuto opened the 2015 Glyndebourne Festival a week ago, the music would already have been familiar to a number of audience members. Only last autumn, those operatic archaeologists Opera Rara had put on a … Continue reading →

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In the eye of the Baroque storm: Blandine Staskiewicz

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Tempesta: Blandine Staskiewicz (Glossa) Les Ambassadeurs/ Alexis Kossenko I first heard Blandine Staskiewicz about a decade ago, as a breathy – and sometimes breathless – Medoro on Jean-Christophe’s star-studded recording of Orlando furioso. “Rompo i ceppi” was one of the … Continue reading →

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