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Colin Clarke

@Cageian

Classical Music Journalist, Reiki Healer, European, Rejoiner: blog at https://teapawt.org/t.co/jSqfLHZhcQ 🎶

 London, UK
Joined January 2009
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#Enescu on #Chandos. Apologies for late posting, I've been travelling to #Geneva (you'll read the report of the competition in due course!): shorturl.at/mvPvN
Classical Explorer

Classical Explorer

A fresh approach to Classical music.

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#Mendelssohn #Organ Sonatas: shorturl.at/5FiyN
Mendelssohn Organ Sonatas

Mendelssohn Organ Sonatas

A reminder that Mendelssohn isn't just A Midsummer Night's Dream

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#Bernstein and #Menotti at Guildhall: shorturl.at/S3gcO
A Menotti dyad: Amelia al ballo and a CD of "Orchestral Discoveries"; plus some Trouble in Tahiti

A Menotti dyad: Amelia al ballo and a CD of "Orchestral Discoveries"; plus some Trouble in Tahiti

“One should never composer operas” Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007), composer of over 25 operas Opera Double Bill: Bernstein, Menotti at Guildhall. Soloists;  Chorus & Orchestra; Dominic Wheeler...

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#Rouvali in #Gothenburg: #Sibelius' elusive Fourth Symphony &: shorturl.at/Fjxwd
Rouvali in Gothenburg: Sibelius' problematic Fourth Symphony

Rouvali in Gothenburg: Sibelius' problematic Fourth Symphony

Sibelius' Fourth Symphony is often seen as a "pencil sketch" of a piece (as opposed to watercolours or oil paintings of the Fifth Symphony!). It came after Sibelius had been on the operating table...

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Borys #Lyatoshynsky String Quartets on @ChandosRecords today: superb rep, brilliantly played and recorded: shorturl.at/t85nh #Ukraine
Lyatoshynky String Quartets

Lyatoshynky String Quartets

“Lyatoshynsky Chamber Music, Volume 1” bodes well here. We've already considered a disc of his symphonies on cpo here (Nos. 4 and 5), and this Third Symphony live with the LPO and Vladimir Jurowski...

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The Promise: our first #Christmas disc of the season!: shorturl.at/nURD0

The Promise: Jazz-Inspired Music for Advent and Christmas

So it's Christmas!

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Jess Gillam's "Shine" on @deccaclassics ... an appreciation: shorturl.at/c8dRV
Shine: Jess Gillam on Decca

Shine: Jess Gillam on Decca

This album has achieved notable success already(released October 9, and achieving top spot in the UK Classical Chart) Helen Rogers, Executive Producer at Decca Classics, says: To see Jess achieve...

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#Wagner's #Tristan at St John's, Smith Square: shorturl.at/EJKlB
Tristan und Isolde at St John's

Tristan und Isolde at St John's

Wagner Tristan und Isolde. Cast; Chorus & Orchestra of the London Opera Company / Peter Selwyn (conductor). St John’s, Smith Square, 18.10.2026. Cast: Tristan - Neal Cooper Isolde - Cara McHardy ...

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More than a Vampire: #3 of Naxos' #Marchner series. shorturl.at/ZguN0
More Than a Vampire: More Marschner

More Than a Vampire: More Marschner

Dario Salvi and the Janáček Philharmonic return for volume 3 in their series of Overtures and Stage Music: Volume One was covered here, while we covered yet another Naxos release, the Piano Trios...

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Joseph Szigeti and the B's: #Berg, #Bartók, #Berlioz, #Beethoven, & Armed Forces Radio Recordings: shorturl.at/ohy6p #violin
Szigeti: Armed Forces Radio Service Recordings &

Szigeti: Armed Forces Radio Service Recordings &

What a treasure trove this is! Joseph Szigeti at the height of his powers ...

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Horn Trios (& "Trios") on Chandos: shorturl.at/DgAWn
Horn trios and a 'trio' on Chandos: Brahms, Ligeti, Mozart, Schumann

Horn trios and a 'trio' on Chandos: Brahms, Ligeti, Mozart, Schumann

The Brahms and Ligeti are both exceptional

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Concertos by Kalevi Aho on @BIS_records : shorturl.at/ugDbM @naxos_uk

More Kalevi Aho: Concertos

This is the second post on music by Kalevi Aho (born 1949): we reported on the Stenhammar Quartet's recording of String Quartets Nos. 1-3 here. There should be more, and will doubtless be. Aho is a...

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#Henze's Das verratene Meer: contemporary opera at its finest. shorturl.at/f2ttB
Das verratene Meer: Henze's sea opera

Das verratene Meer: Henze's sea opera

If Tristan and Being Beauteous are good introductions to Henze generally, Das verratene Meer is a perfect way in to his operas.

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Love Withour Borders: Aigul Akhnetshina at Mikton Court: shorturl.at/tLD56
Love Without Borders: Aigul Akhmetshina at Milton Court

Love Without Borders: Aigul Akhmetshina at Milton Court

A fascinating concept, and a work in progress

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#Cosmopoles: A journey across the Med thanks to Divertimento and Zahia Ziouani in #Paris: shorturl.at/dt1I8

Cosmopoles: Divertimento and Zahia Ziouani in Paris

Over in Bobigny ...

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#Lully #Proserpine: Christophe Rousset's cycle of Lully opéra continues: shorturl.at/ZRb7w
Lully's Proserpine - the jewel in Rousset's cycle

Lully's Proserpine - the jewel in Rousset's cycle

Proserpine contains the essence of Lully: : dances, Prologue, Gods, Goddesses, Elysian Fields, spectacle, and much more

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Sturm und Drang 4: The Mozartists excel in #Haydn, #Mozart, #Benda & more: classicalexplorer.com/sturm-…
Sturm und Drang 4: The Mozartists return

Sturm und Drang 4: The Mozartists return

The Mozartist's projected seven-volume series of works from the "Sturm und Drang" period (early 1760s-late 1770s) is exemplified by this disc. The fire and high emotion of the cover painting says it...

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#Beethoven's Ghost: shorturl.at/YN0FV
Beethoven's Ghost

Beethoven's Ghost

The Rautio Piano Trio has previously impressed on the Resonus label: we covered two of the three trios of Beethoven's Op. 1 on this disc, with the balance of Op. 1 (Op. 1/3), and the Trios Opp. 11...

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#Elgar, #Adès & #Walton for #violin and piano on Delphian: shorturl.at/SlUY6
Elgar - Adès - Walton on violin

Elgar - Adès - Walton on violin

A fascinating programme: the Adés and Walton in particular shine

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#Elgar The Kingdom live (& Enigma) on SOMM: Boult in searing form. shorturl.at/sMT34
Elgar from the Archives, Volume 3: The Kingdom

Elgar from the Archives, Volume 3: The Kingdom

The "Enigma" is interesting, certainly, but it is The Kingdom that makes this a vital acquisition.

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