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Sarasate ViolinandOrchestra Naxos

Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Tianwa Yang’s best Sarasate yet, which is really saying something [BR]

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Schubert: “Unfinished” Symphony (Profil)

(Déjà Review) An exceptionally satisfying disc [JQ]

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Gojilov / Clyne: Perfectly Free (Challenge Classics)

Impressive and attractive recent cello concertos, superbly realised [SB]

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Aplvor, Swain and Finzi: Clarinet Concertos (SOMM Recordings)

Beguiling clarinet playing showcases two fine works and one masterpiece [NB]

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Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (ESO Records)

Sheds a different light on Mahler’s masterpiece [JQ]

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Saunders: Orchestral Music (Heritage)

Light‑music flair with symphonic aspirations [JF]

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Ann Schein (piano): Chopin and other recordings (APR)

Superb transfers of obscure KAPP LPs reveal the lyricism and musical maturity of a remarkable American teenager [JW]

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From Venice to Buenos Aires (Pentatone)

A very diverse program which simply doesn’t hang together [DJB]