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Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Even with a weird name like Karou most people think this blue-haired art student is fairly normal as far as these things go, with a stalking gorgeous ex-boyfriend, a fabulous best friend, art school every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, part…
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz’s addition to Watson’s chronicles of Sherlock Holmes is so perfect that my naturally sceptical mind is struggling to shrug off the suspicion that just maybe Horowitz somehow found an old manuscript of Conan Doyle’s and is passing it…
Sorry by Zoran Drvenkar
I predict that the Next Big Thing in fiction, once everyone tires of the Scandinavians (which I haven’t yet either, but surely it will happen one day) will be the Germans: with Ferdinand von Schirach’s Crime earlier this year and…
Mare Nostrum, Jordi Savall
A pre-eminent musician of our time, Jordi Savalladds another gem to his already extensivecatalogue with Mare Nostrum (Latin for ‘OurSea’). Savall looks to the Mediterranean Sea asa centre for ancient culture, performing musicfrom Morocco, Israel, Spain and Lebanon with theusual…
Lumieres, Music of the Enlightenment
This collection from Harmonia Mundi will enablethe listener to grasp the principal outlines ofmusical creation between the twilight of theBaroque and the dawn of Romanticism. Featurescomplete operas from Rameau, Mozart andGluck, as well as music by the Bach family,Boccherini, Haydn…
Joan Sutherland, Complete Decca Studio Recitals
At the end of last year, the world was saddenedby Dame Joan Sutherland’s death. Christened‘La Stupenda'by her adoring fans, this boxed setcontains her simply awesome studio recordingsand includes everything from Noël Coward songsto a complete album of romantic French arias.
Kennedy: The Four Elements
Nigel Kennedy, known for his recording ofVivaldi’s The Four Seasons, has released tothe world his own composition, The FourElements. Though traditional at its core, it has acontemporary pop and film music sheen, and theoverall offering is as outrageously fantastic asKennedy’s…
Chopin Piano Works, Artur Rubinstein
Polish-American pianist Artur Rubinstein (1887–1982) was considered the foremost interpreterof the piano works of Chopin, and was a stellarperformer. This 6-CD set includes all the classicrecordings from the 1950s, and should grace theshelves of every serious listener.
Best of Teddy Tahu Rhodes
For those who have yet to hear Teddy TahuRhodes sing, this ABC Classics recording will be areal treat. And if you’re a fan, you’ll be absolutelythrilled. On first glance the album looks like a‘best of’ featuring a random assortment of…
Beethoven: Karajan
Although this legendary musician died over 20years ago, his complete Beethoven recordings arestill considered the standard by which all othersare judged. This Deutsche Grammophon limitededition presents them together in one boxed setfor the first time – get in while stocks…
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