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Norman Lebrecht’s CDs of the week, 2/26/12

February 27th, 2012 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
Norman Lebrecht’s CDs of the Week: two recordings of Shostakovich’s Piano Concertos 1 & 2; Schnittke’s 2nd Piano Concerto; Shostakovich’s Viola Sonata, and “Sounds of Defiance” from Yevgeny Kutik!

Norman Lebrecht’s CDs of the Week: complete Beethoven cycle and Russian gems!

November 6th, 2011 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
Norman Lebrecht’s CDs of the Week from La Scena Musicale: a complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies with Riccardo Chailly conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, plus Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich CDs!

Norman’s News (and a video), 9/12/11: We heard her when…guess who?

September 13th, 2011 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
Hello, everyone! Here’s today’s music and arts news from Norman Lebrecht in London. 1) Who is the most popular pianist on YouTube? It might not be who you think! Hint: she was ...

Norman’s News, 8/31/11: Ozawa reportedly hospitalized

August 31st, 2011 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
Good morning! Here’s what Norman Lebrecht has for us from London and elsewhere: 1) After recent news of Seiji Ozawa’s withdrawal from a tour of China, the conductor is reportedly in ...

Norman’s News (and some dessert), 8/29/11

August 30th, 2011 | Posted by Marie Lamb | 1 Comment
Hello, everyone! Sorry to be late, but here’s Norman Lebrecht’s Monday items from the worlds of music, the arts, education, and a sweet science…and we don’t mean boxing…unless you count ...

Norman’s News & Video, 8/26; he’s got a little Liszt! ;-)

August 26th, 2011 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
Today’s news from the music and arts world from Norman Lebrecht: 1) Want to convert this difficult piano piece to violin? Put an iPad on your Liszt! Norman tells how it’s done ...