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New Releases Nov. 4: Women’s Voices

Karina Canellakis continues her collaboration with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Altera’s arranges Christmas music for women’s voices, and more.

Adela SkowronskiDecember 20, 2024

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New Releases May 6: Jewish Vienna, Weinberg, Bassoon

Keegan MorrisMay 6, 2025

A new album pays tribute to the Jewish composers of 20th-century Vienna. The Arcadia Quartet’s album explores the string quartets of another marginalized Jewish composer: Mieczysław Weinberg. Leading English bassoonist Laurence Perkins offers a lighthearted survey in Honey-coloured Cow. Other highlights include a handful of world premiere recordings by the United Strings of Europe, two violin concertos featuring Hans Christian ...