Norman Lebrecht

Norman Lebrecht is a British commentator on music and cultural affairs, a novelist, and the author of the classical music blog Slipped Disc. He was a columnist for The Daily Telegraph from 1994 to 2002, and assistant editor of the London Evening Standard from 2002 to 2009. He tweets at @NLebrecht

Valentin Silvestrov: Silent Songs (DG)

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“Orchestra makes right call” shock!

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Missy Mazzoli: Dark with excessive bright (BIS)

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Beethoven/Ravel: Concertos (Avanticlassic)

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Yuja Wang: The American Album (DG)

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Rachmaninov: 2nd symphony (Chandos/Vox)

Artillery Row

Shostakovich: Works unveiled (BIS)

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Album of the Week: Nannette Streicher’s Fortepiano (Gramola)

Artillery Row

The things Beethoven never did

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Jean Sibelius/Arne Nordheim; The Tempest (Naxos/LAWO)

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