Best classical CDs of 2016

Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 2 & 8 (Vol. 1)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra,Andrew Manze

Andrew Manze has established himself as one of the leading interpreters of Vaughan Williams Symphonies. His 2012 BBC Proms performances drew critical acclaim, and were highlights of that season’s Proms…

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Tenet - The Secret Lover

Tenet,Jolle Greenleaf,Molly Quinn,Virginia Warnken Kelsey

Eminent New York-based early music ensemble TENET presents The Secret Lover, celebrating music by, for and about women paying tribute to the 17th century Concerto Delle Donne, a trio of…

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Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9

Boston Symphony Orchestra,Andris Nelsons

Andris Nelsons is the Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and in fall 2015 he was announced as Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, commencing in the 2017/18 season. With…

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Magdalena Koená: Monteverdi

Magdalena Kozena,La Cetra,Andrea Marcon

Magdalena Kozena is back with another early music adventure on Archiv Production after her highly acclaimed ‘Vivaldi’ and ‘Lettere Amorose’ albums.

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Jenkins: Six-Part Consorts

Phantasm

The award-winning viol consort explores the sonorous beauty of John Jenkins; one of the most refined and accomplished composers of the seventeenth century.

Phantasm’s recordings of Jenkins’ music have been…

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