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December’s Recording Highlights – as 2022 is about to become 2023.

December’s Recording Highlights – as 2022 is about to become 2023.

Dec 31, 2022 | Record of the Month [category w.e.f. July 2021]

This farewell to Recording Highlights for 2022 includes music by John Adams from Zürich and Paavo Järvi, first-class in every respect, http://www.colinscolumn.com/paavo-jarvi-tonhalle-orchester-zurich-record-music-by-john-adams-for-alpha-classics/. Equally...
November’s Recording Highlights.

November’s Recording Highlights.

Nov 30, 2022 | Record of the Month [category w.e.f. July 2021]

This is “Record of the Month” as was (if tagged as that). Having taken on board some wise counsel as to how best this bit of the Column should be presented, going forward I will now be mentioning those releases reviewed in any one month that have inspired me, all as...
October’s Record of the Month.

October’s Record of the Month.

Oct 31, 2022 | Record of the Month [category w.e.f. July 2021]

Ancient and Modern. Of those recordings I tagged as Outstanding, two are in the historical category (although post-dating by decades Edison’s phonograph) and germane to us today, keeping in touch with great musicians: Boult’s Boston VW Job,...
September’s Record of the Month.

September’s Record of the Month.

Sep 30, 2022 | Record of the Month [category w.e.f. July 2021]

August was a barren month for recordings, for me anyway, http://www.colinscolumn.com/augusts-record-of-the-month/ (if not the Proms, http://www.colinscolumn.com/category/bbc-proms-2022/), save for the wondrous Bach/Schoenberg I included, which I shall keep by me for...
August’s Record of the Month.

August’s Record of the Month.

Aug 31, 2022 | Record of the Month [category w.e.f. July 2021]

This accolade is withheld for August. Too few CDs reviewed this month – there were many Proms that took up the time – and those handful of recordings I did manage, while interesting, didn’t quite achieve the necessary heights. However, as it’s...
July’s Record of the Month.

July’s Record of the Month.

Jul 31, 2022 | Record of the Month [category w.e.f. July 2021]

Take five. And those five are: Schubert from Leipzig with Blomstedt, enthusiasm and experience in parallel to produce performances for a lifetime conducted by someone with a lifetime’s wisdom,...
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