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Fire Records
AllMusic Rating: 3.5 stars
Various online-only singles and stand-alone tracks from this fuzzy indie project are collected into a nicely flowing album format.
Erased Tapes Records
AllMusic Rating: 3.5 stars
For his ninth album, electronic musician Ryan Lee West finds new inspiration by creating outside of his usual studio environment.
Deutsche Grammophon
AllMusic Rating: 4.5 stars
Piano-led Brahms quartets catch the personalities of the lesser-heard Second and Third.
Alpha
AllMusic Rating: 4.0 stars
A bold new pianistic approach to the well-trodden Well-Tempered Clavier.
PentaTone Classics
AllMusic Rating: 4.0 stars
Beethoven's violin concerto paired with a unique work by an Outback-inspired composer.
Palazzetto Bru Zane
AllMusic Rating: 4.5 stars
A fresh recording of Lalo's underrated opera brings fine singers and energy throughout.
Decca
AllMusic Rating: 4.5 stars
A young cellist steps confidently into works commissioned by or closely associated with Mstislav Rostropovich.
London Philharmonic Orchestra / LPO
AllMusic Rating: 4.5 stars
Contrasting yet unified not-quite-symphonies by Rachmaninov in fine performances.
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