THE GUARDIAN NOVIDADES

Pick of the week: Classical Music and Opera
10 Jan 2009:
The Creation Verdi Requiem Turandot Schwanengesang Jonathan Biss
Pick of the week: Classical Music and Opera
10 Jan 2009:
Mitsuko Uchida The Creation Turandot Turandot
My mentors
10 Jan 2009:
Lesley Garrett on the woman who gave her a voice – at home and on stage
A man of many talents
10 Jan 2009:
"After Beyond the Fringe had been on Broadway my father asked me if I knew what I really wanted to do. In a sense, I still don't"
Classical preview: Julian Siegel/Greg Cohen/Joey Baron, on tour
10 Jan 2009:
City Halls, Glasgow, Wed 14; Seven Arts, Leeds, Thu 15; Guildhall Theatre, Derby, Fri 16
Classical music and opera preview: Skin Deep, Leeds
10 Jan 2009:
Grand Theatre, Fri to 11 Feb
A Ritzy Rondine
9 Jan 2009:
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CBSO/Slobodeniouk
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9 Jan 2009:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham: The concert began with some rare, late Nielsen that the orchestra judged perfectly says Andrew Clements
Park Lane Group Young Artists
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9 Jan 2009:
Purcell Room, London: The best recital was McCabe's substantial Tenebrae which Kreiling set about with a combination of tension and virtuosity says George Hall
Tchaikovsky: Hamlet Overture and Incidental Music; Romeo and Juliet (1869 version); Russian National Orchestra/Jurowski
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9 Jan 2009:
Jurowski's conducting is wonderful in its edge and drive, and there's some fantastic playing, but it doesn't make for a particularly satisfactory disc
Schumann Lieder; Müller-Brachmann/McGreevy/Doufexis/ Thompson/Loges/Johnson
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9 Jan 2009:
Many of the songs here date from Schumann's later years when severe depression was setting in
Anna Netrebko: Souvenirs; Netrebko/Prague Philharmonic/Vuillaume
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9 Jan 2009:
It's not the greatest album, by any means - but it's tremendous fun.
Mozart: Works for Oboe and Orchestra; Leleux/Camerata Salzburg
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9 Jan 2009:
This is an exceptionally beautiful disc, though it may offend purists.
Liszt Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2; Totentanz; Nebolsin/RLPO/Petrenko
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9 Jan 2009:
You emerge from it all reeling. Go and listen to it - you won't regret it.
Bellini: La Sonnambula; Bartoli/Florez/D'Arcangelo/Zurich Opera/Orchestra la Scintilla/De Marchi
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9 Jan 2009:
There's little here to compete with the thrill of a great soprano such as Joan Sutherland