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Gramophone magazine offers what are considered by most classical music fans to be the gold standard in classical reviews. Alongside in-depth articles and editorials, each issue includes over 50 pages of informative, authoritative reviews of classical music recordings written by its panel of over 40 professional reviewers. The best new releases in each issue are selected as Gramophone Choice. The selections below are Gramophone Choices in the March 2012 issue.
Featured Releases:
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LISZT, F.: Annees de pelerinage (Chamayou)  “Bertrand Chamayou, who gives us a complete Années de pèlerinage, is a young French pianist of an impeccable pedigree and one to make even the finest Lisztians look to their laurels.” (read the entire review) |
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BEETHOVEN, L. van: String Quartets Nos. 12 and 14 (Brentano String Quartet) “What is so satisfying about these performances recorded at Princeton University is the overall warmth of the playing, with speeds ideally chosen and never forced” (read the entire review) |
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TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Symphony No. 2 / MUSSORGSKY, M.P.: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. M. Ravel) / A Night on the Bare Mountain (Karabits) “Karabits positively encourages coarser-grained sonorities from his Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.” (read the entire review) |
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BACH, J.S.: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001-1006 (A. Beyer) “These are fresh, spirited, finely judged performances. An enormously enjoyable set.” (read the entire review) |
| Bach | • | Beethoven | • | Handel | • | Mozart | • | Tchaikovsky | • | Vivaldi |
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