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Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Metamorphosis Transcriptions for piano - Angelika Nebel (piano) rec. 2012 H�NSSLER CLASSIC 98.004 [55:48] [Byz] Short running time aside, this is a very impressive release.

Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Symphonies 1 & 3 - WDR Sinfonieorchester K�ln/Jukka-Pekka Sarasterec. 2013 H�NSSLER PROFIL PH13028 [78:36] [MC] Whilst not usurping Klemperer-EMI this is an excellent release that I will reach for often.

Ferruccio BUSONI (1866-1924) Piano Music Vol. 8 - Wolf Harden (piano) rec. 2012 NAXOS 8.572845 [65:17] [CC] In short, a fascinating disc and a vital part of this unfolding series from Naxos.

Gaetano DONIZETTI (1797-1848) Don Gregorio - Giorgio Valerio (baritone) Giorgio Trucco (tenor) Elizaveta Martirosyan (soprano) Luca Ludovici (bass) O & Ch Donizetti Festival, Bergamo/Stefano Montanari rec. 2007 DYNAMIC CDS 579 [63.29 + 64.32] [RJF] It might not eclipse L�Elisir d�Amore or Don Pasquale but this is a happy romp giving a firm indication of talents to come.

Edward ELGAR (1857-1934) Cello Concerto Bedrich SMETANA (1824-1884) Selections from Ma Vlast - Zuill Bailey (cello) Indianapolis SO/Krzysztof Urbanski rec. 2012 TELARC TEL-34030-02 [64:20] [GA] A performance of the Elgar cello concerto that is thoughtful and rich in feeling.

George Friedrich HANDEL (1685-1759) Bad Guys Arias from Tamerlano, Teseo, Amadigi, Ariodante, Giulio Cesare, Ottone - Xavier Sabata (counter-tenor) Il Pomo d�Oro/Riccardo Minasi rec. 2012 APART� AP048 [53:04] [GF] I became totally engrossed in this repertoire.

Eleni KARAINDROU (b. 1939) Concert in Athens - Eleni Karaindrou (piano) Kim Kashkashian (viola) Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone) Vangelis Christopoulos (oboe) Camerata O/Alexandros Myrat rec. 2010 ECM NEW SERIES 2220 [54:28] [DC] See if this takes your fancy...

Francis POULENC (1899-1963) Gloria, Organ Concerto Eric SATIE (1866-1925) Parade, Pr�lude du Rideau Rouge, Deux Morceaux en Forme de Poire - Rosanna Carteri (soprano) Maurice Durufl� (organ) Georges Auric and Francis Poulenc (pianos) French Radio and Television 0 & Ch/Georges Pr�tre rec.1937/1961 PRISTINE AUDIO PASC324 [65:36] [JQ] Very good new transfers of landmark recordings of two key Poulenc scores.

Gioachino ROSSINI (1792-1868) Adelaide Di Borgogna - Jessica Pratt (soprano) Daniela Barcellona (mezzo) Bogdan Mihai (tenor) Nicola Ulivieri (bass) O & Ch Teatro Comunale di Bologna/Dimitri Jurowski rec. 2011 ARTHAUS MUSIK 108 060 [137:00 +17:00 bonus] [RJF] Great Rossini singing in a tolerable production from the lovely Pesaro theatre.

Viktor ULLMANN (1898-1944) Piano SonataS 4-7 - Maria Garz�n (piano) rec. 2012 H�RITAGE HTGCD 246 [76:28] [SA] Music that�s all the more heartrending to listen to when you know the back-story.

What We Really Do. The Tallis Scholars by Peter Phillips Second Edition ISBN: 978-0-95457777-2-8
344pp First published 2003. Second Edition, 2013 The Musical Times Publications

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JUDY GARLAND The Amsterdam Concert, December 1960 First Hand Records FHR 18

The Golden Age of Light Music: Fiddles and Bows rec. 1950-62 GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5201 [72:03]

British Light Music: A personal gallery of 20^th-century composers
2013 2^nd edition
by Philip L. Scowcroft
£15.00 Soft Cover plus postage

Other reviews - reviews that don't fit in the normal range of classical music (e.g. books, light music) will generally be published as a group on the second Monday of the month.