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This month’s selection includes seasons, secular songs, a saint and a spaceman

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BBC Music Magazine

6 August 2024

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Captivating performances for an unusual pairing

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1; Erkki-Sven Tüür: Violin Concerto No. 2 Hans Christian Aavik (violin); Odense Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New Orchid Classics ORC100380 51:39 mins It was an audacious move to

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A remarkable selection of sibelius symphonic works

Symphony No. 5; Swanwhite Suite etc Christian Tetzlaff (violin); Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Collon Ondine ODE 1468-2 77:16 mins One of the features of Finland’s impressive music educati

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Drama & music

Musical: Hercules Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London ...

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Nothing is really hidden

A Chekhovian opera from Colin Matthews and William Boyd

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A thrilling modern take on purcell keyboard gems

Complete Suites and Other Music for Keyboard Cristian Sandrin (piano) SOMM Recordings SOMMCD0702 61:09 mins In the first complete recording of Purcell’s eight keyboard suites on the modern piano, Roma

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No holds barred in this intense st john’s recording

Works by Joanna Marsh, Roxanna Panufnik, James MacMillan, Dobrinka Tabakova et al The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge/ Christopher Gray et al Signum Classics SIGCD893 68:02 mins Christopher Gray

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Captivating performances for an unusual pairing

BBC Music Magazine

A remarkable selection of sibelius symphonic works

The Week UK

Drama & music

Musical: Hercules Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London ...

The TLS

Nothing is really hidden

A Chekhovian opera from Colin Matthews and William Boyd

BBC Music Magazine

A thrilling modern take on purcell keyboard gems