THE R EV I EWS
ORCHESTRAL
Thrilling new recordings of Beethoven’s and Mahler’s Ninth Symphonies; buy a digital
ticket to a year of the New York Philharmonic
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CHAMBER
Emanuel Ax, Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma – the Mendelssohn all-stars!
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INSTRUMENTAL
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet moves on to Haydn; the artist formerly known as Yundi Li
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VOCAL
Claudio Abbado’s Pergolesi; Andreas Scholl
and the mysterious Oswald von Wolkenstein
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OPERA & MUSICAL THEATRE
The dead parrot sketch, Offenbach-style; Lloyd Webber’s Phantom follow-up
104
DVD AND BLU-RAY
Handel the “Barockstar”; Wagner’s Tristan from Bayreuth; Sacred music explored
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REPLAY
The art of Paul Tortelier across 20 discs;
a glamorousDie Fledermaus from Fritz Reiner
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BOOKS
The musings of Theodor Adorno;
the life and work of Hans von Bülow
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
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CLASSIFIEDS
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NEW RELEASES
140
REVIEWS INDEX
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ORCHE S T RAL
CHAMB E R
INS T RUMENTAL
Joyce DiDonato’s acclaimed Rosina
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