THE REVIEWS

ORCHESTRAL

René Jacobs’s playful if controversial return to Mozart symphonies; Gergiev’s brilliant

Rachmaninov; Neeme Järvi’s Mahler

52

CHAMBER

The Emerson Quartet play transatlantic Dvo∑ák; Alina Ibragimova’s superb Beethoven

64

INSTRUMENTAL

Yevgeny Sudbin’s sensational Haydn sonatas; Alexander Melnikov’s superlative Shostakovich

70

VOCAL

Domingo records rare Leoncavallo; the Dunedins’ enthralling Bach B minor Mass

76

OPERA

A fabulous Giulio Cesare; Lewis and Pavarotti in

Idomeneo; an exciting new Wagner tenor

84

DVD AND BLU-RAY Rolando Villazón charms in L’elisir; the flamboyant talents of Cameron Carpenter

88

REPLAY

The history of the Bavarian Radio Symphony

Orchestra in one brilliant box-set

92

BOOKS

Sviatoslav Richter – the first ever biography;

charting a golden age of BBC music

96

SUBSCRIPTIONS

20

CLASSIFIEDS

112

NEW RELEASES

116

REVIEWS INDEX

120

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KLAUS TENNSTEDT ON RECORD Michael McManus’s guide to understanding the great conductor through recordings

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REVIEWS

ORCHESTRAL 􏰭􏰑􏰮􏰨􏰎􏰘􏰚 􏰯􏰗􏰦􏰔􏰒􏰏􏰏􏰑 􏰚􏰒􏰐􏰑􏰦􏰨􏰏􏰙 􏰑􏰔 􏰰􏰪􏰗􏰱􏰛􏰟􏰝􏰙 􏰲􏰑􏰗􏰐􏰑􏰔 􏰓􏰗􏰔􏰮􏰒􏰘􏰏􏰗

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CHAMBER 􏰍􏰎􏰏􏰎􏰐􏰑􏰒 􏰓􏰐􏰒􏰑􏰔 􏰒􏰕􏰖􏰐􏰗􏰘􏰒􏰙 􏰆􏰗􏰚􏰛􏰐􏰜􏰝􏰙

􏰞􏰗􏰐􏰟􏰠􏰑􏰔􏰙􏰖􏰑􏰘􏰒􏰚 􏰓􏰒􏰐􏰐􏰗 􏰡􏰗􏰔􏰎􏰏􏰎

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INSTRUMENTAL 􏰤􏰑􏰎􏰔􏰑􏰙􏰏 􏰥􏰐􏰦􏰎 􏰆􏰒􏰘􏰔 􏰧􏰗􏰑􏰔􏰙 􏰏􏰨􏰒

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􏰪􏰒􏰘􏰙􏰑􏰗􏰔 􏰗􏰞 􏰺􏰎􏰮􏰨􏰝􏰙 􏰺 􏰳􏰑􏰔􏰗􏰘 􏰻􏰎􏰙􏰙

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OPERA 􏰡􏰑􏰳􏰗􏰔 􏰥􏰝􏰍􏰒􏰑􏰐􏰐 􏰳􏰗􏰘􏰒 􏰏􏰨􏰎􏰔 􏰖􏰘􏰗􏰪􏰒􏰙

􏰨􏰑􏰙 􏰴􏰎􏰦􏰔􏰒􏰘 􏰮􏰘􏰒􏰚􏰒􏰔􏰏􏰑􏰎􏰐􏰙

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DVD & BLU-RAY 􏰲􏰎􏰐􏰒􏰘􏰜 􏰶􏰒􏰘􏰦􏰑􏰒􏰪 􏰷 􏰎 􏰞􏰎􏰙􏰮􏰑􏰔􏰎􏰏􏰑􏰔􏰦 􏰖􏰗􏰘􏰏􏰘􏰎􏰑􏰏

􏰗􏰞 􏰏􏰨􏰒 􏰒􏰔􏰑􏰦􏰳􏰎􏰏􏰑􏰮 􏰮􏰗􏰔􏰚􏰸􏰮􏰏􏰗􏰘

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RECORDING Of THE MONTH 􏰼􏰙􏰏􏰗􏰔􏰑􏰙􏰨􏰑􏰔􏰦 􏰖􏰒􏰘􏰞􏰗􏰘􏰳􏰎􏰔􏰮􏰒􏰙 􏰗􏰞 􏰄􏰒􏰗􏰔􏰮􏰎􏰪􏰎􏰐􏰐􏰗 􏰙􏰗􏰔􏰦􏰙 􏰞􏰘􏰗􏰳 􏰤􏰐􏰛􏰮􏰑􏰚􏰗 􏰰􏰗􏰳􏰑􏰔􏰦􏰗 􏰎􏰔􏰚 􏰄􏰎􏰔􏰦 􏰄􏰎􏰔􏰦

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REPLAY 􏰓􏰒􏰐􏰒􏰾􏰘􏰎􏰏􏰑􏰔􏰦 􏰢􏰬 􏰜􏰒􏰎􏰘􏰙 􏰗􏰞 􏰏􏰨􏰒 􏰺􏰎􏰪􏰎􏰘􏰑􏰎􏰔 􏰭􏰎􏰚􏰑􏰗 􏰡􏰜􏰳􏰖􏰨􏰗􏰔􏰜 􏰥􏰘􏰮􏰨􏰒􏰙􏰏􏰘􏰎

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BOOKS 􏰯􏰨􏰒 􏰽􏰘􏰙􏰏 􏰾􏰑􏰗􏰦􏰘􏰎􏰖􏰨􏰜 􏰗􏰞

􏰡􏰪􏰑􏰎􏰏􏰗􏰙􏰐􏰎􏰪 􏰭􏰑􏰮􏰨􏰏􏰒􏰘

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Editor’s Choice

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