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Tuesday August 11th
	Kalevi AHO (b. 1949) Chamber Music Samuli Peltonen (cello) Sonja Fräki (piano) Jaakko Kuusisto, Pekka Kuusisto (violin) rec. 2017/18 BIS BIS-2186 SACD [80:43] [SSi] An excellent, well thought out introduction to Aho's chamber music, expertly performed throughout.
	Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphonies 5-7 Richard WAGNER (1811-1883) Tristan und Isolde Prelude & Liebstod, Parsifal excerpts NBC SO/Leopold Stokowski rec. live, 1942/43 PRISTINE AUDIO PASC591 [73:10 + 79:27] [DD] Superbly transferred recordings of special concerts when Stokowski was at the helm of NBC.
	Anton BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Symphonies No. 4 & 7 Staatskapelle Dresden/Herbert Blomstedt rec. 1980/1 MDG 6502150-2 [2 CDs: 134:58] [LD] This two-fer is a welcome to the catalogue of one classic and one fine recording of perhaps the two most popular Bruckner symphonies.
	Edward COWIE (b. 1943) Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Concerto for Orchestra Alan Hacker (clarinet) Royal Liverpool PO/Howard Williams rec. 1983/1984 MÉTIER MSV92108 [44:38] [JF] An amazing disc.
	Sir Alexander Campbell MACKENZIE (1847-1935) Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol. 3 Christopher Howell (piano) rec. 2017 SHEVA COLLECTION SH251 [70:06] [JW] Howell is a wise and true guide to a variable but valuable portfolio of works.
	Bernhard ROMBERG (1767-1841) Sonatas for Harp and Cello Zsuzsanna Aba-Nagy (harp) Zsuzsa Szolnoki (cello) rec. 2015 GRAMOLA 99216 [77.29] [IL] Pleasant and not without its charms; but not really consequential.
	Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681–1767) The Colourful Telemann Indianapolis Baroque O/Barthold Kuijken rec. 2019 NAXOS 8.573900 [64:41] [BW] Looks likely to become a perennial favourite.
	Giovanni Battista VITALI (1632-1692) Partite & Sonate Italico Splendore rec. 2017 TACTUS TC632204 [60:03] [JV] Vitali at his most unconventional.
	Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia Cappella Romana/Alexander Lingas rec. 2016 CAPPELLA ROMANA CR420 [CD: 76:50 & Blu-ray: 80 mins] [MS] A beautifully compelling rendering of Byzantine chant reproduced with the ‘recreated’ acoustic of the Hagia Sophia.
	The Stanislaw Moniuszko International Competition of Polish Music 2019 Vol. 6 - Prize Winners DUX 1658 [77:47] [GF] A valuable document from a competition that hopefully will continue to thrive.
	Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos - a survey by Ralph Moore  Piano Trio Discography & Survey: Beethoven This completes the discography, which will be now updated every 6 months. Masterwork Index: Schumann's Cello Concerto
	Erich Gruenberg, violinist 12 October 1924 – 7 August 2020

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