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New to the Library: Best of September
Most likely your wallet is as tired as mine if you love classic film music because September was filled with one great surprise after another. In fact two of my personal favorites from this month are already out of prin… -
Beethoven from MN: Vanska's Cycle Complete
Symphony #2 in D, Op. 36 (BIS 1816)Symphony #7 in A, Op. 92 (BIS 1816) After a year of waiting, the final disc in Osmo Vanska’s Beethoven cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra appeared in August. Without doubt, this is t… -
Quick Takes
Time for just three fairly quick little reviews this week.First up is music for the comic book series Spooks, a military horror comic book series that was turned into a graphic novel. The four issues appeared together i… -
Beethoven from MN (part 3 of 3)
The final review of 3 recent Beethoven releases with the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Osma Vanska. Symphony #4 in Bb, Op. 60 (BIS 1416)Symphony #5 in c, Op. 67 (BIS 1416) In this, the first release of this new BIS cy… -
Beethoven from MN (Part 2 of 3)
I don't generally post on Sunday, but trying to catch up from last week. Here is the second of 3 reviews from the Minnesota Orchestra's fascinating Beethoven cycle. (Part 1 was posted Feb. 6.)Symphony #9 in d, “Choral”… -
Beethoven From MN (Part 1 of 3)
[Been traveling the past few days so sorry for not updating as usual.]Beethoven from Minnesota? The question is not as odd as it may sound. The superb Minnesota Orchestra, like any orchestra, must be able to work its w…
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