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RAVEL, MESSIAEN, DUTILLEUX: Poemes (Renee Fleming)

In Classical Music - Melissa Lesnie - 20 hours ago
The francophile American soprano brings her vocal powers to three French song cycles, including a new work composed for her.
Classical Music

RAVEL, MESSIAEN, DUTILLEUX: Poemes (Renee Fleming)

20 hours ago
The francophile American soprano brings her vocal powers to three French song cycles, including a new work composed for her.
 

RACHMANINOV: Symphony No 3, Caprice Bohemien, Vocalise (RLPO/Petrenko)

21 hours ago
Petrenko has whipped the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic into shape for this disc of Russian fireworks.
 

Music of the Russian Avant-garde 1905-1926

21 hours ago
Russian rarities: Woodward explores Soviet modernism.
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Opera

RAVEL, MESSIAEN, DUTILLEUX: Poemes (Renee Fleming)

20 hours ago
The francophile American soprano brings her vocal powers to three French song cycles, including a new work composed for her.
 

HELDEN: tenor: Klaus Florian Vogt; Deutsche Oper Berlin/Schneider

May 8, 2012
Vogt is found wanting: the Wagner specialist doesn’t deliver here.
 

The Best of Salvatore Licitra

Apr 26, 2012
Sadly missed: a fitting tribute to a tenor taken too soon.
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Light Classics

Paul McCartney: Kisses on the Bottom

Mar 29, 2012
McCartney takes on the American songbook.
 

The Four Elements (Nigel Kennedy)

Feb 13, 2012
The rogue elements: Nigel Kennedy as composer veers off course.
 

Rock Symphonies (David Garrett)

Feb 13, 2012
Calamitous crossover: Garrett’s musical experiment goes wrong.
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Jazz

Concerto of the Greater Sea (Tawadros; Tognetti; Australian Chamber Orchestra)

Mar 13, 2012
Oud vibrations: Joseph Tawadros teams up with the ACO.
 

RICHARD GALLIANO: Nino Rota

Feb 23, 2012
Another side of Rota: The film composer's music reimagined for accordion and jazz band.
 

Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology

Aug 23, 2011
Jazz in a box: A sizzling sampler of the very best sounds over six discs.
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World

Concerto of the Greater Sea (Tawadros; Tognetti; Australian Chamber Orchestra)

Mar 13, 2012
Oud vibrations: Joseph Tawadros teams up with the ACO.
 

Crossing Roper Bar (Australian Art Orchestra/Young Wagilak Group)

Apr 27, 2011
A superior blend: Crossing Roper Bar is a fascinating collaboration.
 

The Best of the Black President (Fela Kuti)

Apr 27, 2011
Powerful collection of the Nigerian Afrobeat legend's greatest hits.
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Stage

SAINT-SAENS: Elan – Ballet Music from Operas

Jan 25, 2012
Orchestra Victoria and Tourniaire make a persuasive case for ending the neglect of Saint-Saëns's lesser-known operatic gems.
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Film

Cafe de Flore (Vanessa Paradis, Jean-Marc Vallée)

May 8, 2012
French disconnection: loose threads make for a frustrating film.
 

Delicacy (Audrey Tautou)

May 8, 2012
Comme ci, comme ca: Lightweight rom-com gets a Gallic shrug.
 

A Dangerous Method (Fassbender, Mortensen)

Mar 28, 2012
Analyse this: do the elements add up in Cronenberg's psychological drama?
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Visual Art

Bill Cunningham New York

Nov 17, 2011
A charming portrait: Bill Cunningham will win you over.
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Audio Visual

All-in-one music systems

Mar 11, 2011
Simple and sweet: in the age of convenience, all-in-ones provide an easy answer - now they sound great, too.
 

Best of Blu-Ray

Mar 10, 2011
If you want full-on HD thrills without cluttering your living room up with speakers, these 2.1 home cinema Blu-ray systems are the go.
 

Internet Radios

Feb 17, 2011
Forget static – invest in an Internet radio and a whole world of music is yours.
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