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Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) The Piano Sonatas - H J Lim (piano) rec. 2011 EMI CLASSICS 464952 2 [8 CDs: 73:25 + 77:25 + 58:56 + 62:38 + 49:43 + 79:51 + 53:55 + 79:57] [JW] I�m sure that this will not be Lim�s last word on the sonatas.

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) String Quintets 1 & 2 - Uppsala Chamber Soloists rec. 2011 DAPHNE 1045 [52:26] [SG] Benchmark recordings of the two Brahms� String Quintets from Sweden.

Gustav Holst � The Collector�s Edition EMI CLASSICS 4404712 [6 CDS: 73:54 + 76:26 + 74:35 + 71:18 +77:05 + 75:46] [JW] No self-respecting Holst admirer should be without these recordings.

Piano Works by Liszt & Messiaen - Fredrik Ull�n (piano) rec. 2009 BIS-CD-1803 [72:15] [JW] A conjunction that argues for consonance and lineage in ways that are never pursued beyond the bounds of good musical or historical taste.

Clytus Gottwald - Alma and Gustav Mahler - Transcriptionen f�r Chor a cappella SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart/Marcus Creed rec. 2012 Full German texts with English translations CARUS 83.370 [63:41] [MC] Impressively performed and recorded � highly agreeable repertoire � many delights.

�tienne-Nicholas M�HUL (1763-1817) Ouvertures et oeuvres r�volutionnaires Les Jacobins/Mathieu Lussierrec. 2012 ATMA CLASSIQUE ACD2 2659 [62:30] [JS] Enterprising, well played and well presented � likely to provide much pleasure.

Alexander RASKATOV (b. 1953) Obikhod, Praise - Hilliard Ens/Netherlands Chamber O/Gordon Nikolic rec. 2011 CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72578 [48:39] [DC] Dark and troubling; with a grim beauty.

Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) The Complete Symphonies - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Lorin Maazel rec. 2001 BR KLASSIK 900712 [3 CDs: 78:33 + 75:54 + 78:41] [RMo] Much to enjoy here � an excellent complete edition.

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Leonardo VINCI (1696? � 1730) Artaserse Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cenic (counter-tenors) � Mandane Coro della Radiotelevisione svizzera, Lugano/Concerto K�ln/Diego Fasolis rec. 2011 VIRGIN CLASSICS 6028692 [3 CDs: 67:26 + 65:46 + 54:36] [GF] One of the best baroque opera recordings I have heard. Don�t miss it!

The Cranmer Legacy Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872�1958) Service in D minor Sir Henry WALFORD DAVIES (1869�1941) A Short Requiem - Ch of St Michael at the North Gate, The City Church of Oxford/Tom Hammond-Davies, Benjamin Bloor (organ) rec. 2012 REGENT REGCD389 [72:32] [JF] Will appeal strongly to all enthusiasts of the English Cathedral/Parish Church musical tradition.

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.