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January 19, 2012
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“Mare Nostrum” (Our Sea) is the title of the latest recording by Jordi Savall in which the artist continues his humanistic dialogue between peoples and cultures, this time via Christian, Muslim and Jewish music about the Mediterranean Sea. But the projects is also one about peace, for as Jordi ... more |
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January 19, 2012
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Here is an exemplary SACD by any standards, devoted to chamber music for violin by Maurice Ravel. Exemplary in its program, with “Tzigane,” the “Sonata for Violin and Piano” dating from 1923-1927, the “Berceuse on the Name of Gabriel Fauré” from 1922, the “Sonata for Violin and Cello” from 1920-22, ... more |
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January 19, 2012
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The recording that is proposed here regroups the last works for guitar by Fernando Sor (1778-1839), that is the “Three Studies Op.29,” the “Concert Piece Op.54,” “Lesson Op.31 N°16 and N°23 Movement of Religious Prayer,” the “Mazurka Op.43 N°4,” the “Waltz Op.32 N°2,” “Calm, Caprice for solo guitar ... more |
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January 19, 2012
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Having formerly been issued in 2003 for the label Decca, this recording is today being rereleased on multichannel SACD on the Channel Classics label. Bartók’s only opera is a remarkable work on more than one level, as conductor Ivan Fisher points out: “Despite a few scenic productions that were ... more |
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November 17, 2011
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Even today, for many music lovers the French composer Camille Saint- Saëns is principally associated with two works, the Symphony N°3 with Organ, and the opera Samson and Delila. How strange, when one knows that the great Camille was the author of twelve other operas, most notably “Henry VIII,” ... more |
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