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Recording of the Week,
Schnittke from Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin 16th February 2015James listens to Alfred Schnittke's bold, polystylistic Third Symphony, performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under Vladimir Jurowski.
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Recording of the Week,
Wagner’s Flying Dutchman starts PentaTone’s 10th anniversary celebrations 19th September 2011The first in a projected cycle of Wagner’s ten major operas from Marek Janowski and the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin stars Albert Dohmen in commanding form as the accursed sailor looking for love, Matti Salminen as a first-rate Daland, and Ricarda Merbeth as a stentorian Senta.
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Recording of the Week,
Julia Fischer plays Schubert 14th September 2009The German violinist and pianist Martin Helmchen convert Chris to the pleasures of Schubert’s violin sonatas in ‘by far the most convincing performances I’ve heard of these works’.