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Paul Lewis’ Solid Schubert Program
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Paul Lewis’ Solid Schubert Program

Lewis' technique has a wide range. He can play with fragile delicacy, delivering a simple melody with all its charm. And he can play cascading chords with power, intensifying the emotion of the passages.

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Quatuor Hanson Explore Schumann’s Journey
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Quatuor Hanson Explore Schumann’s Journey

I recommend listening to this album straight through. It's almost like experiencing one large work in four major sections. The quintet grows out of the quartets. It's a connection that's easy to hear, and one these performers were careful to make

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New Bach Series from Les Arts Florissants
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

New Bach Series from Les Arts Florissants

Agnew and Les Arts Florissants perform this work with modest forces. The musicians available to Bach in Mühlhausen were limited. It was a factor in the music he wrote. These performances provide context by matching the forces Bach had available.

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Gustavo Gimeno Superb with Dutilleux
Ralph Graves Ralph Graves

Gustavo Gimeno Superb with Dutilleux

Gimeno and his ensemble also deliver a stellar performance of Duitlleux's First symphony. This work straddles the traditional and the innovative. And Gimeno and the Luxembourg Philharmonic make it all work.

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