Listing of Reviews for Last Five Days

July 2008

There are 230 CD reviews in the pages opposite

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[Recommended recordings]


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BOOK REVIEWS

The Treasures of Beethoven - by John Suchet Hardcover: 64 pages (260 x 298mm) 160 colour/mono images Hardback in slip-case Large format 31 x 27.8 x 4 cm Andre Deutsch ISBN-10: 0233002162 ISBN-13: 978-0233002163 £35.00 [RB]

Unique both at the price and generally. Will suit any real Beethoven enthusiast ... see Full Review

Scotland's Music by John Purser Mainstream Publishing ISBN-10: 1845961609 ISBN-13: 978-1845961602 Hardback - Large format: 28.8 x 23.2 x 3.4 cm 430 pages [RB]

Deals doughtily with a serious subject in a serious but engaging way ... see Full Review

Vaughan Williams on Music by David Manning ISBN13: 9780195182392 ISBN10: 0195182391 hardback, 456 pages OUP £19.99 [RB]

Surprises, shocks and delights from the doyen of British composers ... see Full Review

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LATEST CD REVIEWS

There are 230 CD reviews in the following pages

[Part 2 A-B] [Part 3 C-L]
[Part 4 M-R] [Part 5 S-Z]
[Part 6 Misc A-L] [Part 7 Misc M-Z]
[Recommended recordings]

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Click for alphabetical listings by composer:
[Part 1 New] [Part 2 A-B] [Part 3 C-L]
[Part 4 M-R] [Part 5 S-Z]
[Part 6 Misc A-L] [Part 7 Misc M-Z]
[Recommended recordings]