CONTENTS

November 2011

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PRELUDES

NEWS ANALYSIS

Music copyright laws have been changed, but at what cost?

MUSICIAN’S DIARY

Violinist Hilary Hahn on the challenges of being on the road

ONE TO WATCH

Israeli soprano Chen Reiss, championed by Zubin Mehta

SESSION REPORT

Behind the scenes at The Sixteen’s James MacMillan recording

THE MUSICIAN AND THE SCORE

The Emerson Quartet’s David Finckel shares his view of Mozart’s Prussian Quartets

QUIZ

An arm break halted the career of – whom?

DISCOVERING THE REAL VIVALDI

Naïve’s epic Vivaldi recording project – a traversal of all the music housed in the Turin archive, including 15 operas – is at the halfway point after 10 years. Richard Wigmore travels to Italy to meet the mastermind behind Naïve’s Vivaldi Edition

JORDI SAVALL AT 70

The early music pioneer and reshaper of the concept album talks about his ongoing desire to explore the fusion of musical cultures

MUSICAL JOURNEYS

Sweden’s Vinterfest; Grafenegg masterclasses; best live events

AUDIO

The future arrives for computer music players; a superb CD player and receiver from Marantz

LETTERS & OBITUARIES

NEW RELEASES

REVIEWS INDEX

MY MUSIC

Robert Winston on the links between science and music

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15 Diarist Hilary Hahn relates life on the road

22 Manuscripts in Turin reveal Vivaldi’s true identity

34 Jordi Savall: still musically driven at 70

113 Vinterfest: a spectacular Musical Journey

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