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Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Heitor Villa-Lobos’ colorful and immediately ear-catching music is full of the rhythms and sounds of Brazil. The haunting soprano theme of the fifth “Bachianas Brasileiras” is one of the best-known melodies of …

Lacrimosa interpretations The story of Mozart’s commission to write a Requiem coming literally at the end of his life is well known, so I won’t repeat it here. Suffice it to say that the Requiem …

Schubert: String Quartets ‘Rosamunde’ and ‘Death and the Maiden’ This CD presents Schubert’s final three string quartets: No 13 in A minor, ‘Rosamunde’; No 14 in D minor, ‘Death and the Maiden’ (with its haunting …

Bach, J S: Goldberg Variations, BWV988 Performed by Yuan Sheng (piano) Any pianist who decides to perform the Goldberg Variations by Bach is in for a tough time. Inevitably the listener is likely to know …

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Orchestra bring their amazing energy to one of the masterpieces of the orchestral repertoire – Beethoven’s mighty Symphony No.3, the “Eroica”. Beethoven’s third symphony is …