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Launching a series of Bartók's works, Dausgaard and the BBC Scottish Symphony offer the Suite No. 1 and Concerto for Orchestra.
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A straight-ahead program of Russian favorites in which conductor Petrenko knows when to get out of the way.
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Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in a vigorous performance of Schubert's Ninth Symphony, "The Great C major."
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Philippe Jaroussky's second self-selected anthology conveys the breadth of his work and contains new material.
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Chamber versions of Beethoven's symphonies, as arranged by Hummel, recorded by Uwe Grodd and the Gould Piano Trio for this Naxos series.
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Virtuoso orchestral pieces that may be taken as abstract or as representative of Icelandic landscapes.
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Recent music ideally suited to display the style of composer Julian Anderson.
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Chamber works by a composer better known for symphonies reveals material cut from the same cloth.
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Young tenor Benjamin Bernheim offers both versatility and exceptional beauty of tone.
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By 2005, Houston crew Three 6 Mafia were already a strong influence in underground rap circles, with an in-house beat making style that would serve as the rudiments for the trap sound that took over pop music a decade later. On this, their eighth album, Three 6 is in top form, with their sharpest hooks accompanying a slightly screwed down productions style that was already iconic to those in the know.
Early Music (Lachrymae Antiquae)
1997
After nearly fifty years of existence, Kronos Quartet has experimented with nearly every style of music imaginable, so their decision to interpret straightforward chamber pieces from (and inspired by) the musical styles of the Medieval Renaissance eras almost seems unexpected. The pieces themselves are stark, eerie and often maudlin, but all retain a slim sliver of hope and redemption at the edges.
