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Thursday, November 2, 2017

Early Music Surveys and Summations; 4 Recent Box Sets

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Decca 478 8104 (50-disc box set) (2016 compilation) L'Oiseau-Lyre: The Medieval and Renaissance Era (various artists) The third...
Thursday, March 23, 2017

The Brockes-Passion: Comparing Five Composers

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Barthold Heinrich Brockes' 1712 devotional "re-imagining" of the passion story was set by many composers during the High-Baroq...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

Sir Malcolm Arnold: Two Recent Box Sets

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Chandos CHAN 10853(4) X (4-CD box set) (2015 compilation) Sir Malcolm Arnold: Complete Symphonies (1-9) Richard Hickox/London SO (...
Sunday, December 11, 2016

A Few More Great Christmas Records

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The search for fresh, new, and exciting seasonal repertory often seems like a fool's errand, what with the steady stream of major-label...
Sunday, November 20, 2016

Early Choral Music at Trinity College, Cambridge

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Sony 88985323472 (6-disc box set) (2016 compilation) Early Choral Music at Trinity College, Cambridge (Disc 1) Lasso : Regina Coeli a...
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Saturday, October 22, 2016

Rautavaara: A Basic Discography

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Einojuhanni Rautavaara (1928-2016) was not only the most significant Finnish composer after Sibelius, but very probably among the finest...
Monday, October 3, 2016

RIP Sir Neville Marriner (1924-2016): 25 Great Recordings

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The world of classical music has lost one of its giants.  Sir Neville Marriner, who passed away this month at the age of 92 was  certain...