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Schütz's Legacy
7th May 2007
Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent performed the German baroque master’s ‘Opus ultimum’, a series of eleven motets for double choir setting Psalm 119.
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Mstislav Rostropovich
30th Apr 2007
The great Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor has died aged 80.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards
16th Apr 2007
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Harpsichord or Piano?
26th Mar 2007
In the wake of French pianist Alexandre Tharaud’s superb recent album of Couperin, Tic Toc Choc, Chris considers the implications of performing baroque keyboard music on a modern piano.
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Strauss's Four Last Songs
19th Mar 2007
A new recording of Strauss’s late reflections on mortality from EMI’s new signing, Swedish dramatic soprano Nina Stemme, stands comparison with the very best.
