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Havergal BRIAN (1876?972) Symphony No. 22 Symphonia Brevis, Symphony No. 23, Symphony No. 24, English Suite No. 1 - New Russia State Symphony Orchestra/Alexander Walker rec. 2012. NAXOS 8.572833 [65:26] [RB] A welcoming gateway to Brian enthusiasts existing and potential.

Frank BRIDGE (1879-1941) Phantasy for Piano Quartet Arnold BAX (1883-1953) Piano Quartet Ian WILSON (b.1964) Noct for Piano Quartet William WALTON (1902-1983) Piano Quartet - Cappa Ensemble rec.2012 NIMBUS ALLIANCE NI6230 [70:19] [BW] Individual works are slightly better served elsewhere but the coupling is unique and makes a fine addition to the Nimbus Alliance roster.

Anton�n DVOR�K (1841-1904) Cypresses, B152 [31:07] String Quartet No. 13, B192 [37:36] Cypress String Quartet rec.2012 AVIE AV2275 [68:43] [BR] I couldn�t get past the harsh sound and poor balance.

Alexander GLAZUNOV (1865-1936) Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 82 [20:52] Meditation in D major Op. 32 [4:15] Mazurka-Oberek in D major [9:56] Othmar SCHOECK (1886-1957) Concerto quasi una fantasia in B flat major Op. 21 (1912) [34:06] - Chlo� Hanslip (violin) Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana/Alexander Vedernikov rec. 2011, The Romantic Violin Concerto - Vol. 14 HYPERION CDA67940 [69:09][JQ] This disc is a winner, particularly for the Schoeck concerto.

Ricky Ian GORDON (b.1956) Silver Rain Nicole Cabell (soprano): Ricky Ian Gordon (piano)
rec. 2011, BLUE GRIFFIN BGR253 [64:00] [JW] These settings seem to present problems.

�douard LALO (1823-1892) Piano Trio No.1 Max BRUCH (1838-1920) Piano Trio Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Piano Trio No. 1 - Petrof Piano Trio (Martina Schulmeisterov� (piano); Jan Schulmeister (violin); Kamil �vak (cello)) rec. 2012, NIMBUS ALLIANCE NI 6219 [70:43] [MC] Played with conviction and character with the music revealed naturally with clarity and crispness.

Maciej MALECKI (b.1940) The Dream of Fr�d�ric [10:21] String Quartet No. 1 [14:22] String Quartet No. 2 [15:15] String Quartet No. 3 [11:54] Opium Quartet rec. 2012, ACTE PR�ALABLE APO268 [51:53] [BR] Very much for the adventurer, though not everyone will like all of this. One of the all-time best tributes to Chopin, though.

Francis POULENC (1899-1963) melodies - Holger Falk (baritone) Alessandro Zuppardo (piano)
rec. 2012, MDG 606 1776-2 [61:09] [DC] A vocal goldmine.

Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Pohjola�s Daughter, Op. 49 [13:13] The Oceanides, Op. 73* [10:23] Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43** [46:44] Hall�/Sir Mark Elder rec. 2006, 2007, 2012, HALL� CD HLL 7526 [70:59] [JQ] Another excellent addition to the Elder/Hall� discography.

Ian VENABLES (b. 1955) Complete Works for Piano Solo Graham J. Lloyd (piano) rec. 2012 NAXOS 8.573156 [70:10][JF] I would commend this CD to all British music enthusiasts.

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.