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June 2010

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Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Twenty years since the famous Battle with Bryn, the mighty baritone tells Hugh Canning why Russian is best

Home, sweet home
So, who lived in a house like this? David Nice visits the homes of some composing greats

Carnival of the Animals
Which is the finest recording of Saint-Saëns's famous musical menagery?

On Sale Date: 
12/05/2010
Issue Number: 
10

On the Cover Disc

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G, Op. 44; Capriccio Italien, Op. 45

This month's all-Tchaikovsky CD includes the unjustly neglected Second Piano Concerto, and the ever popular Capriccio Italien. Pianist John Lill is the soloist in the former work, playing with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Walter Weller. The same orchestra performs the Capriccio, under the baton of Robert Minczuk.

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This issue's BBC Music choices

Vladimir Jurowski conducts Brahms's Symphonies Nos 1 and 2
RECORDING OF THE MONTH

Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski
 'Conductors: buy this and learn; the rest of us can just enjoy'

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Martha Argerich and Friends
CHAMBER

Martha Argerich and Friends
Chamber music from Chopin to Bartók
'Martha Argerich and friends show in this music a rare sense of enjoyment' 

Play CHAMBER
Bach Collegium Japan and Masaaki Suzuki perform Bach Motets
CHORAL & SONG

Bach: Motets, BWV118, 225-30, Anh.159
Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Suzuki
'The most heavenly singing in excellent performances of Bach's Motets'

 

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Prokofiev's The Gambler
DVD

Prokofiev: The Gambler
Berlin State Opera/Daniel Barenboim
'A stunning production of Prokofiev's most difficult opera' 

Play DVD
Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues performed by Alexander Melnikov
INSTRUMENTAL

Shostakovich: The Preludes and Fugues
Alexander Melnikov (piano)
'Melnikov's superb playing reveals Shostakovich's kaleidoscopic range' 
 

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Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden
JAZZ

Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden
Jasmine
'Keith Jarrett's first studio album in years with heart-rending standards'

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Ilan Volkov conducts Stravinsky's The Fairy's Kiss
ORCHESTRAL

Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss; Scènes de Ballet
BBC Scottish SO/Ilan Volkov
'Volkov's brand of magic works in Stravinsky's spare instrumentation' 

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Wagner sung by tenor Simon O'Neill
OPERA

Wagner: Father and Son
Simon O'Neill (tenor)
 'His delivery of Wagner is thrilling, with real character and sensitivity'

 

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