Classical Music CDs Round-up 5

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Classical Music CDs Round-up 5

This month's releases include Rachmaninov, Brahms, Joanna MacGregor and the soprano sax

by Graham RicksonSaturday, 20 February 2010

Joanna MacGregor: her releases this month stretch from John Dowland to Moondog

This month's classical music releases include mighty new recordings of Bach, Brahms, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev by major orchestras. Other recordings shine new light on Nielsen and Dallapiccola and make a case for the genius of Bernard Herrmann. From the quirkier end of the spectrum there is choral music from the Baltic, Stravinsky's compositions for piano and violin, a trio of new and older recordings from Joanna MacGregor and Amy Dickson's playing Taverner and Glass on soprano saxophone. As ever, click on the links to buy these recordings on Amazon.

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