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Daniel Jaffé wonders whether it's time to put away the recordings that he loved as a child
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DISC OF THE MONTH
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4
Bergen PO/Andrew Litton
'This is one of the most enjoyable discs I've listened to in a long time.'
CHAMBER
Salzburg
Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire
'Martha Argerich and Nelson Freire's Salzburg Festival concert is a treat'
CHORAL & SONG
R Strauss: a capella
Accentus; Latvian Radio Choir/Laurence Equilbey
'Strauss's Deutsche Motette is revealed as a miraculously unique work'
DVD
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E
The Cleveland Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst
'A wonderful performance of Bruckner's most popular symphony'
INSTRUMENTAL
Schubert: Piano Music 1823-28
Imogen Cooper (piano)
'A reminder why Imogen Cooper is second to none in Schubert'
JAZZ
Monterey Quartet
Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival
'A stellar quartet at the Monterey Jazz Festival's 50th anniversary'
ORCHESTRAL
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
London Symphony Orchestra/Valery Gergiev
'The LSO on top form for Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet'
OPERA
MacMillan: The Sacrifice
Soloists; WNO Chorus & Orchestra/Anthony Negus
'MacMillan's Sacrifice has Puccini's emotional directness'
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