Deutsche Grammophon

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Reich: String Quartets (Deutsche Grammophon)

One masterpiece and two occasional works make up Reich’s contribution to the string quartet genre [SB]

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) Truly inspired performances of masterful music [PJL]

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony 6 (Deutsche Grammophon)

Bernstein’s infamous late Pathétique – neither the slowest nor the greatest [LD]

Chopin: Piano Sonatas (Deutsche Grammophon)

Old war horses emerge reinvigorated [DMD]

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Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Deutsche Grammophon)

Netrebko’s star shines brightly in the otherwise dull Salzburg night’s sky [LD]

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Yuja Wang (piano) The American Project (Deutsche Grammophon)

Wang is a force of nature in a concerto where Gershwin meets Rachmaninov [DMD]

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Wagner: Orchestral Music (Deutsche Grammophon)

Classic Kubelík, wonderful Wagner [LD]

Mussorgsky: Symphonic Transcriptions by Stokowski (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) A fine new recording of Stokowski’s vividly orchestrated responses to Mussorgsky’s music [CT]

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Yuja Wang (piano) The American Project (Deutsche Grammophon)

Yuja Wang scintillates in an exciting new large-scale American concerto [NB]

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Mahler: Symphony 7 (Deutsche Grammophon)

A Mahler 7 to be ranked with the finest but carrying an extra magic only “live” performance can bring [MB]

Bach: Keyboard Works (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) Argerich’s superb and rare artistry is demonstrated in this now legendary DG recording [HD]

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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (Deutsche Grammophon)

An extraordinary 1812, and the rest are very good as well [MB]

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Handel: Keyboard Suites (Deutsche Grammophon)

Moves the Korean into the elite group of pianists [DMD]

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Bartok: Duke Bluebeard’s Castle (DG)

No lover of Bartók’s music or of modern 20th century classics should be without this exceptional issue [GFe]

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Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) Le Belle Immagini (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) A disc that should be bought even by those who resist hype on principle [CH]

Rott: Symphony (Deutsche Grammophon)

Jakob Hrůša breaks a lance for the symphony by Hans Rott [JQ]

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Schubert Revisited (Deutsche Grammophon)

A revelatory album [JQ]

Jonathan Tetelman (tenor) Arias (Deutsche Grammophon)

Tetelman will win many new admirers with this outstanding debut album [MC]

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Szymanowski: Piano Works (DG)

Wonderful playing and the disc is worth buying for the Masques alone [SB]

Vikingur Ólafsson (piano) From Afar (DG)

A very personal programme which has divided opinions, but does have much to commend it [DJB]

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Hilary Hahn (violin) Eclipse (DG)

Blistering Ginastera sandwiched between rather average Dvořák and Sarasate [DMD]

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Mozart: Violin sonatas (DG)

Free-spirited accounts, captivatingly played [SG]

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Bernstein conducts Stravinsky (DG)

A flawlessly played, atmospherically interpreted and beautifully presented collection of Stravinsky’s three major ballets with interesting bonuses [RMo]