CONTENTS
August 2013
Features
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PRELUDES
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NEWS ANALYSIS
Jonas Kaufmann joins Sony; Decca signs South African soprano
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MUSICIAN’S DIARY
Guy Johnston strives to broaden the cello’s repertoire
CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS
The quintessential minimalist, Philip Glass
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SESSION REPORT
Gianandrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic record Casella
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ICONS
The peerless virtuosity of Leopold Godowsky
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THE MUSICIAN AND THE SCORE
Osmo Vänskä probes Sibelius’s Symphony No 4
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LETTERS & OBITUARIES
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ALFRED BRENDEL: IN HIS OWN WORDS 28 The legendary pianist reflects on a remarkable career in recording and recalls his most significant collaborations
THE OPULENT MARIINSKY II
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Geoffrey Norris witnesses the opening celebrations of Valery Gergiev’s resplendent new opera house in St Petersburg
CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
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Jeremy Nicholas fights the neglected pianist-composer’s corner
MUSICAL JOURNEYS
93
The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic tackles Mahler; Lorca in song
HIGH FIDELITY
A special report from the Munich High End Show 2013
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NEW RELEASES & REVIEWS INDEX 110 MY MUSIC 114 The actor Tom Conti on duetting with Paco Peña
6 GRAMOPHONE AUGUST 2013
28 Alfred Brendel: a life in front of the microphones
34 Gergiev’s luxurious Mariinsky II in St Petersburg
93 Sascha Goetzel premieres Mahler in Istanbul gramophone.co.uk
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