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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 2d

Feminine Voices at #Christmas: shorturl.at/qq3gW

Feminine Voices at Christmas

Beautiful, informative and perfectly thought-through, this is a very special release

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 3d

Lines Made by Walking; the mysterious world of John Luther Adams, performed by JACK Quartet: shorturl.at/YAKlD

The other Adams, again!

We have met John Luther Adams previously on Classical Explorer via his extraodinary Become Ocean (2013: the BBC Symphony Orchestra live at the Barbican under Dalia Stasevska). Elsewhere, on the Fanfar...

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 4d

Marc-Antoine #Charpentier, Rousset,the Monteverdi Choir & the English Baroque Soloists: an exceptional partnership presenta "Baroque Christmas". shorturl.at/U7XCV

A Charpentier Baroque Christmas & A New Era: The Monteverdi Choir & Christophe Rousset

Sublimely beautiful music in incomparable performances

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 5d

The colourful contrasts of Matthias Weckmann: shorturl.at/ycqOz

Weckmann Sonatas on cpo

Fabulously varied fare, full of contrasts

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 9d

O Holy Night: a new #Christmas disc from St John's, Cambridge: shorturl.at/Z0f6z

St John's Cambridge Choir returns: O Holy Night

A superb disc, beautifully presenting a procession os stellar performances

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 10d

Leonskaja retiuns, now in #Beethoven: "Emperor" and the Quintet for Piano and Wind: shorturl.at/SfHFQ

Elisabeth Leonskaja returns in Beethoven

We met Elisabeth Leonskaja in Grieg and Schumann with another Michael, Michael Sanderling, previously in the time-honoured coupling of Grieg and Schumann Concertos here. On the new disc, it is Michael...

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 11d

Aix Easter Festival preview: shorturl.at/3J8oz

"A Festival with a Mission": Aix Easter Festival 2026 announced

So the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival 2026! The official release is below, to which I would add a few highlights: It is good to see Yuliana Adveeva on the books, a pianist who hs impressed in the pa...

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 12d

The music of Sergei Maingardt: shorturl.at/XBmXK

The Music of Sergej Maingardt

There is so much to explore her, especially when one considers the "bonuses". As always, Wergo offers rewards for those who dare

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 13d

“this is a major release. Rayo is a star, and not a little one; Grünberg is the perfect collaborative pianist. … Superb.” —Colin Clarke (@classicalexplorer.bsky.social), Fanfare on #Estrellita

Listen to the first two singles now on #AppleMusicClassical and more: https://listn.fm/estrellita

“This is a disc to cherish, a mix of the well-known and the ‘why haven’t I heard his before?‘. Rayo and Grünberg have chosen their repertoire carefully, and lavish love, experience and wisdom upon it. … this is a major release. Rayo is a star, and not a little one; Grünberg is the perfect collaborative pianist. For someone looking for a first disc of songs of this ilk, this would be perfect; Rayo and Grünberg have completely internalized this repertoire. But it will also bring enrichment to jaded old listeners and critics (such as myself). Superb.” —Colin Clarke, Fanfare

Background of Esther Rayo looking out of a window and the album cover in the lower left hand corner.

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Asa @3fz.org · 14d

ocean planet ☁️

Aerial photograph taken over the Great Salt Lake showing striking reddish-pink water caused by algae blooms. The calm, mirror-like surface reflects wispy altostratus clouds that streak across a blue sky. Dark mountain ranges form a low silhouette along the distant horizon. The water transitions from deep magenta-pink tones in the foreground to lighter pink and blue-gray hues toward the horizon, creating a gradient effect. The symmetrical reflection between sky and water creates a serene, almost surreal landscape.

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 13d

Manchester Camerata at Wigmore Hall: great music, stellar singing: shorturl.at/D7b1E

Manchester Camerata at Wigmore Hall

A memorable concert

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 18d

Albert Herring at ENO: shorturl.at/WmAWW

Albert Herring at ENO

This was really what ENO does best: a true company effort

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 19d

The 2025 #Gramophone Awards are out: shorturl.at/J0FBR

2025 Gramophone Awards announced

From Premier Classical: The winners of the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2025 were revealed tonight [15 October 2025] at a glittering ceremony at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in central Lond...

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 20d

Dvorák Symphony No. 7: Gardner/LOO, Czech PO/Bychkov, Philadelphia/Sawallish, plus a Toscanini Schumann 2: www.classicalexplorer.com/dvorak-symph... @lporchestra.bsky.social

Dvořák's Symphony No. 7: Gardner, Bychkov, Sawallisch (plus Schumann 2!)

There's a lot of Dvořák around in my pile of discs suddenly ...

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 24d

The BBCSO at the Barbican: Thorvaldsdottir, Ligeti & John Luther Adams: shorturl.at/wd5Qm

Can we live by texture alone? The BBCSO at the Barbican

Three fine works; search out the John LutherAdams!

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 25d

Our Common Nature: Yo-Yo Ma's new, exciting project: shorturl.at/3NkkG

Our Common Nature: Yo-Yo Ma returns

A vital new podcast series led by Yo-Yo Ma

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · 27d

Abrahamsen & Mahler from the LPO: Jennifer France shines. shorturl.at/UNv02

Unforgettable Abrahamsen & Mahler from the London Philharmonic

Jennifer France stuns in Hans Abrahamsen's magical soundscape

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Classical Explorer @classicalexplorer.bsky.social · Oct 4

#Messiaen today: "Visions de l'Amen" from Michel Béroff & Marie-Josèphe Jude, plus more Messiaen from Béroff's superb #Warner / #Erato box: shorturl.at/Tzi7N