MusicWeb

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[John Quinn @JQGl]

The fine Mahler symphony cycl from @SemyonBychkov1 & @CzechPhil is a May Recording of the Month at @MusicWebInt Details at https://t.co/n5uaEeQ5gv

[John Quinn @JQGl]

Premiere recordings of notable orchestral works by @WilliamMival @philharmonia #MartynBabbins @SignumRecords My review for @MusicWebInt is at https://t.co/Wgk4ysIdtk

[London Chamber Ensemble @LonChamberEns]

First review of our Charles Wood String Quartets album released 15 May @MusicWebInt

[Vaughan Williams Foundation @VWFndn]

Opportunity for composers! 🎼

@nonclsscl.bsky.social is looking for 4 UK-based composers with a unique artistic voice and development potential to join nonclassical AIR (artists-in-residence) in 2026.

Details here: https://t.co/Whoi8niyjU

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Joplin: King of Ragtime on @DanacordRecords

“this collection has a persuasive charm”

https://t.co/Dpun1Je9h7

[John Quinn @JQGl]

An auspicious recording debut from the partnership of Kazuki Yamada and @TheCBSO @DGclassics @jessicaduchen My review for @MusicWebInt is at https://t.co/KnQph7FRoH

[English National Opera @E_N_O]

Today, we announce our 2026/27 Season across London and Greater Manchester, featuring nine operas, with six new productions, four operas by contemporary female composers and exciting opportunities for the next generation of opera makers.

Discover more: https://t.co/lpT15F2JgQ

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Schoenberg: Orchestral Music from @BerlinPhil

“…this outstanding recording stand[s] for itself among the very best of twenty-first-century Schoenberg.”

https://t.co/8TQ03CE6Dp

[John Quinn @JQGl]

'Crucifixus pro Nobis'. A fine disc of choral musicby#EdmundRubbra from @MertonCollChoir @BenjieNicholas @delphianrecords @AlexaCoghlan My review for @MusicWebInt is at https://t.co/lMGGK5DEQB

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Stravinsky: Muses, with @CamerataSBG on @channelclassics

“…the performers never forget this is a ballet score: eminently danceable, the rhythms precise and alive, the phrasing shaped by an implicit physicality.”

https://t.co/gyrw0bTGXO

[Ralph Vaughan Williams Society #RVW @RVWSociety]

@JQGl @william_vann @sacconiquartet @AlbionRecords @MusicWebInt Available on CD or download, including High Resolution format, from the website. Click on the “Recordings” tab

https://t.co/NsvBc0yJe5

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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations @deccaclassics

“We are awash with great recordings of this work but this is as great as any.”

Happy birthday to Johann!

https://t.co/UXMouf21Fz

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Adolphe Biarent: Works for Cello & Piano (Pavane)

"This release, very fine on all counts, may be recommended to anyone interested in Belgian musical life before World War I."

https://t.co/9Yi6kx4Evk

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@shanebrown74 We have vast layers of resources, certainly worth tapping!

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Bortkiewicz, Ravel, Prokofiev: Piano Concerti for the left hand on @PENTATONEmusic

“I am not really sure why this gifted young pianist chose to make his concerto debut with three left hand works but I am glad he did.”

https://t.co/4dW8emLLwX

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J. Wieniawski: Piano Works on the @naxosrecords Romantic Piano Music edition.

“This is a lovely disc in this enterprising series.”

https://t.co/5nlYyawep3

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Gregory Fritze: Overtures & Symphonies on @naxosrecords 'American Classics' series.

"inspired by various places which the composer especially loves... The @londonsymphony is on top form..."

https://t.co/hqVDfbYZuV

[John Quinn @JQGl]

Very pleased to see that 'Rise, Heart' from @AlbionRecords has been selected as one of our Recordings of the Month for February by @MusicWebInt Read more at https://t.co/BvN3mRXDh3

[Zach Carstensen @zachcarstensen]

Excellent recital with Marc-Andre Hamelin with Ives' Concord Sonata at the center. @SeenandHeardInt
https://t.co/m5QEH7E8Xg

[John Quinn @JQGl]

'Rise Heart', an absorbing disc of music by #VaughanWilliams from #RoderickWilliams @william_vann @sacconiquartet @AlbionRecords @RVWSociety My review for @MusicWebInt is at https://t.co/BvN3mRX5rv