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A selection of M&V 'Denmark' articles

CD Spotlight. Highly Challenging - Music for unaccompanied violin, heard by Howard Smith. '... searching performance ...'

Ensemble. Brisk Ebullience - Lawrence Budmen sends a second report from this summer's Tanglewood Festival

CD Spotlight. Forever Challenging - Symphonies by Leif Kayser, heard by Patric Standford. '... his ingenious inventiveness continues to impress.'

CD Spotlight. Sacrificing the 'unmodern' - Music by Julius Röntgen and Per Nørgård, heard by George Balcombe. 'How could any audience resist ... ?'

CD Spotlight. Exceptional Assurance - J S Bach organ sonatas, heard by Howard Smith. '... an immensely satisfying conclusion.'

Ensemble. Thought-provoking - Music by Harle and Maxwell Davies, heard by Malcolm Miller

Record Box. Magical and Sensitive - A recording by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain inspires Patric Standford

CD Spotlight. A Unique Sound - Italian baroque music played on saxophones, appreciated by Paul Sarcich. '... quality with a very large Q.'

Ensemble. Frenetic pace - Nielsen's 'Maskarade', reviewed by Robert Hugill

DVD Spotlight. A powerful work - Rued Langgaard's opera 'Antikrist', investigated by Robert Anderson. '... interpreted with total commitment ...'

Ensemble. Devastating power - Astor Piazzolla's 'Maria de Buenos Aires' in Copenhagen, recommended by David Wilkins

CD Spotlight. Red ribbon - The Talla Vocal Ensemble, recommended by Patric Standford. '... guaranteed to delight listeners ...'

CD Spotlight. Mastery of orchestration - The music of Antal Doráti, recommended by Ron Bierman. 'Sharon Bezaly's tone is gorgeous ...'

CD Spotlight. Sheer beauty - Choral music by Bernhard Lewkovitch, enjoyed by Patric Standford. '... superb advocates for a composer who well deserves far more of our attention.'

CD Spotlight. A palpable reality - Gillian Weir plays Messiaen, and Robert Anderson is thrilled. '... exciting fidelity ...'

Provocative thoughts, from Patric Standford - orchestral players

Record box - Danish pastry. Basil Ramsey listens to symphonies with hang-ups

CD Spotlight - A luminous pearl. 'The performances on this disc are excellent.' The symphonies of Rued Langgaard, with Peter Dale

Site seeing - cultural enlightenment, with Keith Bramich

Site seeing - It's all online ...

Virtuoso demands - Robert Anderson listens to music by Poul Ruders, Lutoslawski and Sibelius in London's Royal Albert Hall

Record box - Out with a bang. Trios for clarinet, with Basil Ramsey

CD Spotlight - Transparently colourful. '... chamber music for orchestra, beautifully made.' The Preludes for Sinfonietta of Vagn Holmboe, with Patric Standford

Legendary Artist - Gordon Rumson investigates the pianist, composer, teacher, activist and organiser Gunnar Johansen (concluded from last week).

Record box - A maverick streak. Nielsen at his best, with Basil Ramsey

Legendary artist - Gordon Rumson investigates the pianist, composer, teacher, activist and organiser Gunnar Johansen

Planning your collection - Faust, Iona Brown and Percy Grainger

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