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Humperdinck's rare "Das Mirakel": shorturl.at/7EHDO
Das Mirakel: a Humpedinck first recording
Well, who we have here is one miracle, one mystery, and one mystery play. Humperdinck collaborated with Max Reinhardt on Das Mirakel, based a 1911 mystery play by Karl Gustav Vollmöller. The mystery? ...
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December 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Humperdinck's rare "Das Mirakel": shorturl.at/7EHDO
#Respighi, #Fronitini & #Puccini #Christmas music from BR-Klassik, my Christmas disc of the year: shorturl.at/Ep2CQ
Respighi and Frontini Christmas Music
One of the most interesting and beautiful of Christmas discs 2026
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December 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
#Respighi, #Fronitini & #Puccini #Christmas music from BR-Klassik, my Christmas disc of the year: shorturl.at/Ep2CQ
Mozart & C.P.E. Bach at La Seine Musicale, accentus & Insula /Equilbey. shorturl.at/eQQWP
Mozart & C. P. E. Bach at La Seine Musicale
Equilbey and her forces persuaded, beyond any doubt, that CP Bach's Magnificat is a masterpiece
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December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Mozart & C.P.E. Bach at La Seine Musicale, accentus & Insula /Equilbey. shorturl.at/eQQWP
#Noël à la Chapelle: #MAGNIFICAT with Le Poème Harmonique and Vincent Dumestre. Glorious setting, glorious music: shorturl.at/fRfbX #Versailles
Noël à la Chapelle: MAGNIFICAT
Bach Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659. Chaconne in G-minor, BWV 1179. Cantata, BWV 63, Christen, ätzet diesen Tag. Magnificat, BWV 243a. Gott sei uns gnädig, BWV 323. Bodenschatz Alleluia. Vopeli...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
#Noël à la Chapelle: #MAGNIFICAT with Le Poème Harmonique and Vincent Dumestre. Glorious setting, glorious music: shorturl.at/fRfbX #Versailles
Chamber music by Farrenc, Firsova & Bonis by the astonishing Ensemble Louise Farrenc on cpo: shorturl.at/vb0o4
Farrenc, Firsova, Bonis: Chamber Music
A superb recording; Let's hope for many more recordings by the Ensemble Louise Farrenc
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December 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Chamber music by Farrenc, Firsova & Bonis by the astonishing Ensemble Louise Farrenc on cpo: shorturl.at/vb0o4
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Fantasie on Decca: shorturl.at/x11Ng #piano
December 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Fantasie on Decca: shorturl.at/x11Ng #piano
#Puccini's La Rondine at Barbican .... the elusive final version! shorturl.at/AQ7vz
Puccini's swallow returns: the final version of "La Rondine"
Although more associated with operas that really reside in the cracks of the repertoire, Opera Rara does investigate – or reconstruct – versions of better-known opera. Their release of the original 18...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
#Puccini's La Rondine at Barbican .... the elusive final version! shorturl.at/AQ7vz
Letters from Paris: Francophile live from guitarist Alexandra Whittingham on Decca : shorturl.at/wda6y
Letters from Paris: Alexandra Whittingham's guitar travelogue
there is so much to admire here, not least Whitingham's own excellence
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December 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Letters from Paris: Francophile live from guitarist Alexandra Whittingham on Decca : shorturl.at/wda6y
Bartók's Viola Concerto from Hong Kong: shorturl.at/W1tve
Bartók's Viola Concerto: Paul Neubauer in Hong Kong
An important recoding of the Bartók Viola Concerto
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December 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Bartók's Viola Concerto from Hong Kong: shorturl.at/W1tve
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Print by contemporary Polish artist Laura Makabresku #WomensArt ❄️
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Print by contemporary Polish artist Laura Makabresku #WomensArt ❄️
This is one of my favourites! The Saint-Saēns is absolutely magical!
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Respighi: Lauda per la Natività del Signore
Soloists (vocal and instrumental), Mikaeli Chamber Choir, Anders Eby
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Respighi: Lauda per la Natività del Signore
Soloists (vocal and instrumental), Mikaeli Chamber Choir, Anders Eby
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#Advent
December 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This is one of my favourites! The Saint-Saēns is absolutely magical!
#Tchaikovsky's Third Quartet, and more, from the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam on Rubicon shorturl.at/FLNSp
Dudok Quartet Amsterdam, back in Tchaikovsky
The Dudok Quartet Amsterdam remains one of the most vibrant, exciting young ensembles around
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December 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#Tchaikovsky's Third Quartet, and more, from the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam on Rubicon shorturl.at/FLNSp
Christiane Karg and Getold Huber celebrate #Christmas at Wigmore Hall: shorturl.at/xuyQ0
A Wigmore Christmas: Christiane Karg and Gerold Huber
A shot but satisfying Christmas terat
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December 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Christiane Karg and Getold Huber celebrate #Christmas at Wigmore Hall: shorturl.at/xuyQ0
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Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
John Barrow, Gavin Williams, London String Orchestra, Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose
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Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
John Barrow, Gavin Williams, London String Orchestra, Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose
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#Advent
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
#NowPlaying #ClassicalMusic
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
John Barrow, Gavin Williams, London String Orchestra, Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose
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#Advent
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
John Barrow, Gavin Williams, London String Orchestra, Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose
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#Advent
Asmik Gregorian in Richard Strauss: x 2! shorturl.at/oV6Na
4 + 4 = ∞ : Laws of Solitude
This is a fascinating experiment, for sure
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November 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Asmik Gregorian in Richard Strauss: x 2! shorturl.at/oV6Na
Brilliant Berlioz from Rafael Payare and the Philharmonia
Rafael Payare's star remains in the ascendant
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November 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Vilde Frang in superb performances of #Elgar: shorturl.at/dvlgq
Vilde Frang returns - in Elgar
A refreshing take on Elgar's masterpiece: Frang's interpretation demands to be heard
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November 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Vilde Frang in superb performances of #Elgar: shorturl.at/dvlgq
The under-appreciated genius of Bruno Maderna: shorturl.at/PEGIO
The under-appreciated genius of Bruno Maderna
A salutary reminder of the genius of Bruno Maderna
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November 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The under-appreciated genius of Bruno Maderna: shorturl.at/PEGIO
Handel Partenope at ENO: shorturl.at/hqlXV
Handel's "Partenope" at ENO
ENO remains a (soon to be splintered) jewel in English opera
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November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Handel Partenope at ENO: shorturl.at/hqlXV
The Wise Men & The Star: The Sixteen's #Christmas disc on Coro: shorturl.at/vxh9M
The Wise Men and the Star: The Sixteen's Christmas disc
One of the most expertly perfumed Christmas discs out there
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November 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The Wise Men & The Star: The Sixteen's #Christmas disc on Coro: shorturl.at/vxh9M
Terra Memoria: Shostakovich & Saariaho: shorturl.at/Y6YaY
Shostakovich meets Saariaho ... Terra Memoria
Previously, Classical Explorer has featured the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam: we saw them at Wigmore Hall in Mozart and Tchaikovsky, then looked at the first volume of Tchaikovsky Quartets here.
This new ...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Terra Memoria: Shostakovich & Saariaho: shorturl.at/Y6YaY
Rethinking Mozart & Brahms in Paris: shorturl.at/T9dhF
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Rethinking Mozart & Brahms in Paris: shorturl.at/T9dhF
Nuit blanche: pianist Jodyline Gallavardin's lovely disc: shorturl.at/yitZj
Nuit blanche: pianist Jodyline Gallavardin's exceptional disc
There is clearly a deep, deep sensibility at work here
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November 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Nuit blanche: pianist Jodyline Gallavardin's lovely disc: shorturl.at/yitZj
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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November 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Feminine Voices at #Christmas: shorturl.at/qq3gW