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    Apr 15, 2021 3 minutes

    Berg Violin Concerto et al

    Gil Shaham (violin), Susanna Phillips (soprano), San Francisco Symphony/ Michael Tilson Thomas

    SFS Media 2193600902  Berg’s shimmering, often Mahlerian soundscapes are lovingly rendered by Tilson Thomas. Shaham brings tonal beauty and power to the sublime Concerto, while Phillips’s voice is radiant in the Seven Early Songs. (OC) ★★★★★

    Eugene Birman Nostra Culpa

    Helsinki Chamber Choir Alba ABCD 500  Birman’s style ranges from haunting and atmospheric to plain brutal, with all manner of whoops and hollers thrown in. It’s superbly sung here but, for many, may prove fairly hard to love. (JP) ★★★★ .

    Haydn String Quartets, Op. 76

    Chiaroscuro Quartet  Following their disc of the first

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