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David McDade

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Schnittke: Psalms of Repentance (Pentatone)

One of the essential works of the last century given an exemplary performance [DMD]

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Mahler: Symphony 2 (Pentatone)

Unspectacular but deeply satisfying [DMD]

The Living American (Albany)

A most enjoyable guide to the world of contemporary US composers [DMD]

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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]

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Liebestod (Accentus Music)

A parcel of bleeding chunks that don’t quite add up [DMD]

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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]

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Lim: Annunciation Triptych (Kairos)

Welcome to the strange, murky, gorgeous world of Lim’s music [DMD]

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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]

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20th Century Classics Vol. 5 (Beulah)

Kubelík the modernist at his wizardly best [DMD]

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Fantasie – 7 Composers, 7 Keyboards (Harmonia Mundi)

The most fun musical history lesson I can imagine [DMD]

Chopin: Piano Sonatas (Deutsche Grammophon)

Old war horses emerge reinvigorated [DMD]

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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]

Ligeti String Quartets Quatuor Diotima Pentatone PTC5187061

Ligeti: String Quartets (Pentatone)

Hats off! A Recording of the Year! [DMD]

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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 TOCC0617

Wellesz: Chamber Music (Toccata Classics)

Does this dark but gripping music proud [DMD]

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Medtner: Storms and Idylls (Private release)

More magical subtleties from Ang [DMD]

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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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Schubert: String Quartets (Rubicon Classics)

Raw, bleeding late Schubert [DMD]