Latest News: Classical, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
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Recording of the Week,
Claudio Abbado conducts Schubert's "Great" C Major Symphony 1st June 2015
James listens to the late Claudio Abbado's account of Schubert's Ninth Symphony with the Orchestra Mozart.
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Recording of the Week,
Bruckner Symphonies from Claudio Abbado and Iván Fischer 7th July 2014
James enjoys a double-bill of Bruckner symphonies - No. 9 from Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, and the Budapest Festival Orchestra's account of No. 7 under Iván Fischer.
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Recording of the Week,
Claudio Abbado conducts Schumann's Second Symphony 1st July 2013
On the cusp of his eightieth birthday, Abbado brings the chamber-like qualities of his Mozart recordings to the music of Schumann in performances which are shot through with vivacious sparkle and evident love for the music.
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Recording of the Week,
Beethoven’s Fidelio from Abbado and Kaufmann 20th June 2011
The German tenor is mesmerising from his very first note, whilst Nina Stemme is scarcely less compelling as his heroic wife Leonore in this exhilarating live concert recording from last year’s Lucerne Festival.
