Lebrecht Weekly – Wihan Quartet: Dvořák/Janáček (Nimbus Alliance)
It must be something in the plum juice that produces, generation after generation, a cluster of distinctive string quartets from the country constituted as the…
Norman Lebrecht
Norman Lebrecht
Norman Lebrecht is a prolific writer on music and cultural affairs. His blog, Slipped Disc, is one of the most popular sites for cultural news. He presents The Lebrecht Interview on BBC Radio 3 and is a contributor to several publications, including the Wall Street Journal and The Standpoint. Visit every Friday for his weekly CD review // Norman Lebrecht est un rédacteur prolifique couvrant les événements musicaux et Slipped Disc, est un des plus populaires sites de nouvelles culturelles. Il anime The Lebrecht Interview sur la BBC Radio 3 et collabore à plusieurs publications, dont The Wall Street Journal et The Standpoint. Vous pouvez lire ses critiques de disques chaque vendredi.
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Lebrecht Weekly – Manhattan Intermezzo (Naxos)
Editor’s Note: La Scena Musicale is pleased to welcome back contributor Norman Lebrecht for his weekly CD reviews, which will be posted online on Mondays…
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