Classical Explorer
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We post reviews of Classical releases, news and concerts Wednesday-Sunday
#Monteverdi's Eighth Book of Madrigals: Songs of Love & War, the Academy of Ancient Music at Milton Court: shorturl.at/Lkzbe
A Valentine's (barbed) bouquet: Songs of Love & War, Monteverdi's Eighth of Madrigals
Monteverdi Madrigals, Book VIII (excerpts).
Altri canti d’Amor; Ho che’l ciel e la terra; Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda; Ballo, Movete al mio bel suon la piante snll. Altri canti de Mare; V...
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February 14, 2026 at 9:12 AM
#Monteverdi's Eighth Book of Madrigals: Songs of Love & War, the Academy of Ancient Music at Milton Court: shorturl.at/Lkzbe
#Arborescence: Works for violin & piano by #Fauré,, #Ravel & Enescu/Enesco on the Scala label: shorturl.at/flOkX
Branching out: Iris Scialom & Antonin Bonnet's "Aborescence"
Arboescence is a fine debut disc
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February 13, 2026 at 12:27 PM
#Arborescence: Works for violin & piano by #Fauré,, #Ravel & Enescu/Enesco on the Scala label: shorturl.at/flOkX
#Wranitzky Symphonies on #cpo: great morning listening (or any time, for that matter!): shorturl.at/VMVA7
Wranitzky Symphonies on cpo
Gupta brings out the best of the Hamburg orchestra; the recoding itself is simply superb. One of the best Wranitzky discs available
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February 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM
#Wranitzky Symphonies on #cpo: great morning listening (or any time, for that matter!): shorturl.at/VMVA7
Praetorius and Schütz setting the same texts in this fascinating #cpo disc by Weser-Renaissance: shorturl.at/0wRYJ
Pairings: Sacred Works by Michael Praetorius and Schütz
A remarkable disc: don't hesitate if this repertoire appeals!
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February 6, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Praetorius and Schütz setting the same texts in this fascinating #cpo disc by Weser-Renaissance: shorturl.at/0wRYJ
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Today's Bird of the Day prompt is "Birds and Berries"
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Photo: Blue Tit and hawthorn, 2021
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Berries #Birds #WildlifePhotography #Nature #EastCoastKin
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Photo: Blue Tit and hawthorn, 2021
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Berries #Birds #WildlifePhotography #Nature #EastCoastKin
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Today's Bird of the Day prompt is "Birds and Berries"
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Photo: Blue Tit and hawthorn, 2021
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Berries #Birds #WildlifePhotography #Nature #EastCoastKin
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Photo: Blue Tit and hawthorn, 2021
#BirdOfTheDay #Birds&Berries #Birds #WildlifePhotography #Nature #EastCoastKin
Apologies for the repost yesterday: a glitch with our web host, all sorted now. Here's "Out of Vienna" on Alpha Classics, by the Leonkoro Quartet. Music by Berg, Schulhoff & Webern: shorturl.at/leZcm
Out of Vienna: the Leonkoro Quartet on Alpha
A superb debut on Alpha for the Leonkoro Quartet
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February 5, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Apologies for the repost yesterday: a glitch with our web host, all sorted now. Here's "Out of Vienna" on Alpha Classics, by the Leonkoro Quartet. Music by Berg, Schulhoff & Webern: shorturl.at/leZcm
beautiful!
Just finished my first painting of 2026, I’ce titled it ‘Woodpecker & Shadows’ - painted in watercolours.
#watercolours #birdart #woodpecker 🪶
#watercolours #birdart #woodpecker 🪶
January 31, 2026 at 10:30 AM
beautiful!
#Mozart Birthday Concert from Cadogan Hall, a report: shorturl.at/lMTTd
Happy birthday, Mozart: from The Mozartists
Ian Page really does represent a perfect marriage of musicology and performance
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January 31, 2026 at 9:01 AM
#Mozart Birthday Concert from Cadogan Hall, a report: shorturl.at/lMTTd
#Gounod from #Naxos (& a Gounod/Liszt bonus) today. Lots to discover, all delightful! shorturl.at/CMOIB
Gounod (& Gounod/Liszt) piano works
A lesser-known side of Gounod
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January 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM
#Gounod from #Naxos (& a Gounod/Liszt bonus) today. Lots to discover, all delightful! shorturl.at/CMOIB
For John Cage: the remarkable world of late Feldman : shorturl.at/KVgAO
For John Cage: the Zen-like composed silence of late Feldman
The late music of Moton Feldman (1926-87) is like no other
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January 28, 2026 at 11:50 AM
For John Cage: the remarkable world of late Feldman : shorturl.at/KVgAO
Hamamatsu winner Manami Suzuki at King's Place, London: shorturl.at/nLarT #piano
Hamematsu winner Manami Suzuki at King's Place
Suzuki clearly has a bright future ahead
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January 25, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Hamamatsu winner Manami Suzuki at King's Place, London: shorturl.at/nLarT #piano
Rare #Gouck onTactus: shorturl.at/D5tCF
Gluck: Rare Arie d'opera on Tactus
... a cautious recommendation
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January 24, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Rare #Gouck onTactus: shorturl.at/D5tCF
British Orchestral Anthems on Delphian: shorturl.at/5htyp
January 17, 2026 at 10:06 AM
British Orchestral Anthems on Delphian: shorturl.at/5htyp
Phenomenal late #Beethoven (including a heart-wrenching arrangement of the Cavatina from Op. 130) from Cristian Sandrin: shorturl.at/XTwUi #piano
Beethoven's final trilogy of piano sonatas: Cristian Sandrin excels
Exploration isnt' just about repertoire; it's also about new talent. Crisian Sandrin here gives performances of the last three Beethoven piano sonatas for the ages: plus a bonus (Carl Tausig's arrange...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Phenomenal late #Beethoven (including a heart-wrenching arrangement of the Cavatina from Op. 130) from Cristian Sandrin: shorturl.at/XTwUi #piano
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"...with Gabriel Jackson (born 1962) and his To Morning, which set William Blake (O holy virgin!), and an entreaty for Her to "Unlock heaven's golden gate". The poem is magnificent; Jackson's setting equally so." says @classicalexplorer.bsky.social www.classicalexplorer.com/arise-m-y-lo...
Arise, my love: Music for the Break of Day from Magdalen College
Arise my love presents a beautiful concept, beautifully realised
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January 10, 2026 at 9:21 AM
"...with Gabriel Jackson (born 1962) and his To Morning, which set William Blake (O holy virgin!), and an entreaty for Her to "Unlock heaven's golden gate". The poem is magnificent; Jackson's setting equally so." says @classicalexplorer.bsky.social www.classicalexplorer.com/arise-m-y-lo...
Zoe Martlew's Album Z: the King's Place gig. shorturl.at/53BjX
Zoë Martlew's debut Album Z: an update
Album Z Unleashed
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January 10, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Zoe Martlew's Album Z: the King's Place gig. shorturl.at/53BjX
Music for the break of day, from Magdalen College, Oxford: shorturl.at/paiTj
Arise, my love: Music for the Break of Day from Magdalen College
Arise my love presents a beautiful concept, beautifully realised
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January 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Music for the break of day, from Magdalen College, Oxford: shorturl.at/paiTj
#Ginastera String Quartets on Pentatone, astonishing performances from Mirò Quartet: shorturl.at/PBIdB
A Winner: Ginastera Quartets
Simply superb from every angle
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January 8, 2026 at 8:11 AM
#Ginastera String Quartets on Pentatone, astonishing performances from Mirò Quartet: shorturl.at/PBIdB
More music by Enno Poppe: shorturl.at/HGrKs
More Poppe: Körper & Gold
A rather specialised, but very special, release
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January 4, 2026 at 8:54 AM
More music by Enno Poppe: shorturl.at/HGrKs