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The CD of the Month for April 2019 features the clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer, who plays with the Berlin Philharmonic. This is a somewhat unusual yet creative recording which features the Clarinet Concerto by Carl Maria …

The most frequently performed symphonies by Franz Schubert at live concerts are likely to be #5, #8 (unfinished), and number 9. By presenting Schubert’s first three symphonies and a selection of stage music, this recording …

Beethoven composed 32 piano sonatas, and the number 31 in A-Flat is my great favorite. For his first CD featuring solo works by Beethoven, Sudbin has chosen the two final sonatas and the Six Bagatelles, …

Venue: Barbican Center, London, UK Address; Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS Date: April 26, 2019; 7:30 PM Program: Elgar Concerto for Violin Dvorák Symphony No 7 Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo conductor Nicola Benedetti …

Listening to the Takács Quartet is guaranteed to be a highlight of the musical year, and this recording easily exceeds all expectations. The ‘American’ quintet dates from Dvořák’s visit in the New World. The string quartet …