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This article discusses two different recordings of classical music. The first recording features Herbert Blomstedt conducting Mozart's Symphony No. 38, which is praised for its elegance, precision, and balanced textures. Blomstedt's performance is described as vibrant and energetic, with the orchestra's ensemble being highly skilled. The second recording features pianist Zlata Chochieva performing variations and preludes by Scriabin and Mozart. Chochieva highlights the similarities between Scriabin's music and Mozart's, emphasizing clarity, transparency, and weightlessness. The concept of the recital is described as contrasting lightness and darkness, with Mozart's music acting as a ray of light on Scriabin's apocalyptic compositions. [Extracted from the article]

REINAGLE Violin Sonata in F • t ing-Lan c hen (vn); n athan Buckner (pn) • aLBan y 1840 (48:21) American Violin Sonatas, from Albany Records, pairs works by Rubin Goldmark (1872-1936) and Alexander Reinagle (1756-1809). A final word in acknowledgment of pianist Warren Lee on the present disc: the piano parts to these sonatas are far from mere accompaniments. Occasional one-off of a Fuchs sonata here and there, the aforementioned Ursula Maria Berg with Oliver Triendl is the only complete survey of the composer's violin sonatas I'm aware of, and while those Thorofon discs appear to be still available, they're very pricey. [Extracted from the article]

Several letters are presented to the editor in response to articles in previous issues including Jerry Dubins' review of Dvorak's "Ninth Symphony" by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, L. R. Bayley's review of Sviatoslav Richter's live performance of Mozart's sonatas, and the piano/harpsichord debate.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including Jerry Dubins and Richard Kaplan's contributions to the "Fanfare," review by Lynn René Bayley on the recording works performed by Ensemble Legrenzi, and Barry Brenesal's review of the Glazunov symphonies conducted by Tadaaki Otaka.

The article reviews the classical music releases composed by Mikis Theodorakis, performed by Cyprien Katsaris on piano with the RTL Symphony Orchestra.

The article reviews the classical music releases composed by Alexandre Tansman, performed by Podlasian Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Marcin Nałȩcz-Niesiołowski.

The article reviews the music release featuring symphonies composed by Dmitry Shostakovich and performed by bassist Taras Shtonda and the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn under the baton of Roman Kofman.

The article reviews the music release featuring symphonies by Joseph Haydn and performed by the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Thomas Fey.

The article presents a discussion of two important recordings that were added to the Mahler symphony cycles. It mentions that the recordings are somewhat out-of-theme based from the usual music played in the cycle. However, it explains that the Mahler symphony should not be considered in the concept of cycles, because each symphony has its own terms.

The article reviews the music release featuring symphonies composed by Dmitry Shostakovich and performed by the Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Semyon Bychkov.