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David McDade
Schnittke: Psalms of Repentance (Pentatone)
One of the essential works of the last century given an exemplary performance [DMD]
The Living American (Albany)
A most enjoyable guide to the world of contemporary US composers [DMD]
Haydn: String Quartets Op 76 (NoMadMusic)
Fresh, mischievous Haydn from a brilliant young quartet [DMD]
Mozart: Symphonies 39-41 (BR Klassik)
Wise, seasoned Mozart that gets just about everything right [DMD]
Bach: French Suite (Deutsche Grammophon)
Are digital EPs the future of recording? [DMD]
R Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier/Berg: Lyric Suite (Cleveland Orchestra)
Cool, precise Strauss, revelatory Berg, ravishing playing [DMD]
Lim: Annunciation Triptych (Kairos)
Welcome to the strange, murky, gorgeous world of Lim’s music [DMD]
Mahler: Symphony 5 (Pentatone)
A neat, modern Mahler 5 a little lacking in personality [DMD]
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Chandos)
John Wilson has led me to enjoy this symphony as much as I have for decades [DMD]
Fantasie – 7 Composers, 7 Keyboards (Harmonia Mundi)
The most fun musical history lesson I can imagine [DMD]
Yuja Wang (piano) The American Project (Deutsche Grammophon)
Wang is a force of nature in a concerto where Gershwin meets Rachmaninov [DMD]
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Beluah)
Despite its fame a misfire from all involved [DMD]
Radigue: Occam Delta XV (Collection QB)
One of the greatest musical minds of our era [DMD]
Broken Branches (Pentatone)
A superlative Songs from Chinese can’t quite redeem indifferent singing elsewhere [DM]
Wellesz: Chamber Music (Toccata Classics)
Does this dark but gripping music proud [DMD]
Prokofiev: Symphony No.5 (The Cleveland Orchestra Recordings)
The Cleveland Orchestra stakes a claim to be currently the best in the world [DMD]
Janácek, Brahms, Bartók: Violin Sonatas (Alpha Classics)
Two firecracker performers strike a storm of sparks off one another [DMD]
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