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Wednesday November 30th


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212 completed for November

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Recordings of the month and Bargains of the month here

NEW BOOK REVIEWS:

The Cambridge Companion to Handel This book is ideal for the reader or listener who wants to explore current Handelian scholarship in some detail and who wants to get to grips with Handel’s times and music Edited by Donald Burrows. [JF]

NEW ARTICLES:

The thirty-nine operas of Gioachino ROSSINI (1792-1868): A conspectus of their composition and recordings Robert J Farr

CONCERT-PERFORMANCES ... THIRSTY WORK? by Arthur Butterworth

LAUNCH OF RVW’S CANTATA WILLOW WOOD ON NAXOS attended by John France

MusicWeb Reviewer’s Log: November 2005 Reviewer: Patrick C Waller

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BOOK REVIEWS
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The Cambridge Companion to Handel This book is ideal for the reader or listener who wants to explore current Handelian scholarship in some detail and who wants to get to grips with Handel’s times and music Edited by Donald Burrows. [JF]

Eric Charles Blake I recommend this volume without hesitation to anyone wanting to get a wider picture of the times. There is much to interest and indeed entertainment Wars, Dictators and the Gramophone 1898-1945 pp320; illustrated; laminated cover.published by Sessions of York, Huntingdon Rd, York YO31 9HS, England Buy from MusicWeb £10 plus postage - immediate delivery

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