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The releases below were chosen from popular critics’ year-end ‘Best of 2011’ lists.
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Washington Post - Best of 2011:
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NWAM030 FRIEDMAN, J.: String Quartets Nos. 2 and 3 (Chiara String Quartet, Matmos) 
"Friedman, not yet 40, has written three pieces for the NSO. His wonderful second and third string quartets -- insistent, beautiful and often played around the country -- were finally released on a CD in strong performances by the Chiara Quartet, for whom they were written." - Anne Midgette, Washington Post |
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8.572525 PART, A.: Piano Music - Piano Sonatine / Partita / Lamentate (van Raat, Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Falletta)
"Arvo Part is beloved for his shimmering, static compositions; but his work for solo piano is neither static nor well known." - Anne Midgette, Washington Post |
Houston Chronicle:
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8.559677 WHITACRE, E.: Choral Music (Elora Festival Singers, Edison)
"Eric Whitacre is currently a star in the choral world, and this disc certainly helps to explain why." Colin Eatock, Houston Chronicle |
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Innova244 MORAN, R.: Trinity Requiem / Seven Sounds Unseen / Notturno in Weiss / Requiem for a Requiem (Banks, Ridgell, Westenburg)
"Here's another, quite different, 9/11 commemoration. The "Trinity" in the title is a reference to Trinity Church on Wall Street in New York, just a few blocks from Ground Zero." - Colin Eatock, Houston Chronicle |
Chicago Tribune - Best of 2011:
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CDR90000-127 SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: String Quartets Nos. 5-8 / MYASKOVSKY, N.: String Quartet No. 13 (The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1) (Pacifica Quartet)
"Listeners who thrilled to the Pacifica's intensely felt concert performances of all 15 Shostakovich quartets last season can relive the experience through this first installment of what promises to be the full cycle on CD, a two-disc set that includes another notable quartet from the Soviet era." - Chicago Tribune |
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CDR90000-124 Violin Recital: Pine, Rachel Barton - ALBENIZ, R.B. / CORDERO, R. / ESPEJO, C. / QUIROGA, M. / YSAYE, E. / GONZALEZ, L.J. (Capricho Latino)
"The Chicago virtuoso's recital of Latin-flavored solo violin pieces is a gold mine of fiddle gems, superlatively played, including works written for Pine and pieces and arrangements that appear on disc for the first time." - Chicago Tribune |
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8.572461 SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Symphonies, Vol. 4 - Symphony No. 10 (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Petrenko)
"What many consider the Soviet master's greatest symphony gets its finest digital-era recording to date under the young Russian maestro, whose Shostakovich symphony cycle gets better with each new release."- Chicago Tribune |
NPR deceptive cadence Gift Guide:
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CA-21072 GORDON, M.: Timber (Slagwerk Den Haag)
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NPR Music - from 50 Best albums of 2011:
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LPO-0054 MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection" (Stotun, Kucerova, London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, V. Jurowski)
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New Yorker Magazine - Classical best of 2011:
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PTC5186393 Orchestral Music - IVES, C. / ADAMS, J. / BRITTEN, B. / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, R. (Music for a Time of War) (Oregon Symphony, Kalmar)
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Allmusic.com - Best of 2011:
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