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08/06/2010
Baritone who worked closely with Herbert von Karajan dies
04/06/2010
Final season at the helm announced
04/06/2010
Opera used to help break down waste
28/05/2010
The BBC Big Concert celebrates the BBC’s nationwide performing groups
27/05/2010
Germany’s beloved lyric soprano dies in Switzerland
26/05/2010
‘World’s finest opera house’ raises curtain
20/05/2010
Pianist and widow of Olivier Messiaen remembered
17/05/2010
A thrilling final uncovers a major new talent
13/05/2010
Royal Opera House to release 3D operas at RealD cinemas
12/05/2010
British conductor honoured at ceremony in London
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DISC OF THE MONTH
Wagner: Parsifal
Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus/Valery Gergiev
'Gergiev's reading evokes a rapt quality and an authentic spirituality'
CHAMBER
Ireland: Violin Sonatas Nos 1 & 2; Cello Sonata
Lucy Gould (violin), Alice Neary (cello), Benjamin Frith (piano)
'Ireland's passionate Violin Sonatas are here given splendid advocacy'
CHORAL & SONG
Heggie: Songs
Jake Heggie et al
'Jake Heggie's own fluent piano playing supports world-class singers'
DVD
Brahms • Chopin • Scriabin: Piano works
Vassily Primakov (piano); dir. David Starobin
'Reveals Primakov as a serious artist with fabulous pianistic skills'
INSTRUMENTAL
Louis Couperin: Keyboard suites
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)
'Rousset plays Louis Couperin with energy and dramatic flair'
JAZZ
Larkin's Jazz
Including Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller
'This four-disc set compiled by Philip Larkin authorities is a gem'
ORCHESTRAL
Bartók: Piano Concertos
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano); BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda
'Exciting and dynamic accounts of Bartók's Piano Concertos'
OPERA
R Strauss: Scenes from Elektra, Die Frau ohne Schatten & Salome
Atlanta SO/Donald Runnicles
'Christine Brewer sails through these testing Strauss soprano roles'
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