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Island
AllMusic Rating: 4.0 stars
The London rapper's mid-career sea change finds solid ground on his intimate fifth album.
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.
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.
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.
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