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Bach: Cello Suites – Marina Tarasova (Divine Art)
Bach: Missae breves – Ameling, Finnilä, T Altmeyer, Winschermann, Deutsche Bachsolisten (Philips)
‘The Britannic Organ, Volume 1’ – David Rumsey and Welte organ rolls (Oehms)
Earle Brown: Synergy – Brown, Ens Avantgarde (hat ART)
André Jolivet: Symphony No. 2 – Jolivet, Orchestra National de France [ORTF] (Lyrinx)
‘Legend’ – Henry Cow (ReR)
Mauricio Kagel: Der Schall – Kölner Ens für neue Musik (DG)
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht – Ormandy, Minneapolis SO (RCA)
A Major Case of the Mondays: Triply Sad News
Legendary Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal trumpet Adolph Herseth has died at age 91.
Seemingly indefatigable British maestro Sir Colin Davis has died at age 85.
UPDATE: Make that three — pianist and new music champion David Burge has died at 83.
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Classical Mood @MIDEM? Optimistic
Amidst all of the meeting, pitching, hustling, and hump-busting that generally accompanies a label launch (in this case, mine) at MIDEM in Cannes, :there has been more than enough tome to socialize, schmooze, and (as is required in the music industry) pub crawl with colleagues from around the world. And the consensus among my compatriots in the classical biz…