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Fredman The
Drama of Opera. Exotic and Irrational Entertainment
2003
Sussex Academic Press ISBN 1-903900-50-6 146
pages £15.95 [RH]
A
useful little book introducing the bewildering
world of opera and full of good sense. … see
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Review
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century composers
by John Minnion 109pp
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This
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and not without taking a few dangerous corners.
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RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
William ALWYN (1905-1985)
Concerto
Grosso No. 2 in G (1948) [15’27]. Autumn
Legend for Cor anglais and String Orchestraa
(1954) [12’18]. Lyra Angelicab
(Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra)
(1953/4) [31’29]
aGeoffrey Browne (cor anglais); bOsian
Ellis (harp) London Philharmonic Orchestra/William
Alwyn. No rec. info given. ADD
LYRITA RECORDED EDITION SRCD230 [59’17]
[JW]
Of
all the Alwyn discs from Lyrita, this is
surely the most special. … see
Full Review
William BLANK
(b.1957) Trio
à cordes (1997) [18.28] Trio
Contrechamps: Isabelle Magneat, v; Ruth
Killius, vla; Daniel Haefliger, vc. Recorded
live by Radio Suisse Romande in Geneva,
14 March 1998 Anacrousis pour
percussion solo (2001) [18.47] Michael
Tschamper, percussion Recorded in Geneva,
Switzerland, 15 July 2002 Cris
pour piano et ensemble (1999) [21.05]
David Lively, Piano; Ensemble Contrechamps/William
Blank. Recorded live at Maison de la Radio,
Geneva, Swizerland, 2 April 2000 Ebbe(n)
pour grand orchestra (2000) [19.07]
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Fabio
Luisi Recorded live in Victoria Hall, Geneva,
Switzerland, 11 October 2001 Notes in Français,
Deutsch, English. Photo of composer and
artists. Co-production of Radio Suisse Romande
and Espace 2
MUSIQUES GRAMMONT PORTRAIT MGB CTS-M
79 [77.17] [PSh]
Very
fine music by an unfamiliar name, but one
that will most likely become more familiar
to all of us in the near future ... see
Full Review
Samuel
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
(1875-1912) Violin
Concerto in G minor Op. 80 (1911) [31:25]
* Antonín DVOŘÁK
(1841-1904) Violin Concerto in
A minor Op. 53 (1882) [31:02]
Philippe Graffin, violin Johannesburg Philharmonic
Orchestra/Michael Hankinson * world premiere
recording rec. studio, 19, 23 Oct 2003 (Coleridge-Taylor),
live at dress rehearsal and concert 17 Oct
2003 (Dvořák), Linder Auditorium, University
of the Witwatersrand Education Campus, Johannesburg,
South Africa. DDD
AVIE AV 0044 [62:43] [RB]
Powerfully
memorable store of whistleable tunes sweetly
sung and set down by Avie .... see Full
Review
George Frideric
HANDEL (1685-1759)
Trio Sonatas op. 2 Sonata
in g minor, op. 2, 6* (HWV 391) [09:09]
Sonata in F, op. 2, 4* (HWV 389) [12:02]
Sonata in g minor, op. 2, 5* (HWV 390) [10:47]
Sonata in b minor, op. 2, 1** (HWV 386b)
[11:29] Sonata in g minor, op. 2, 2* (HWV
387) [10:25] Sonata in B flat, op. 2, 3*
(HWV 388) [11:14]
Sonnerie: Monica Huggett, Emilia Benjamin*,
violin; Joseph Crouch, cello; Matthew Halls,
harpsichord, organ; Wilbert Hazelzet**,
transverse flute Recorded October 2002 at
Saint Silas Church, Kentish Town, London,
UK. DDD
AVIE AV0033 [65:56] [JV]
I
strongly recommend this excellent performance
of some of Handel’s greatest chamber music
... see Full Review
Jean-Philippe
RAMEAU (1683-1764)
Platée
Paul Agnew (Platée) Mireille
Delunsch (La Folie / Thalie) Yann Beuron
(Thespis / Mercure) Vincent Le Texier (Jupiter)
Doris Lamprecht (Junon) Laurent Naouri (Cithéron,
un Satyre) Valérie Gabail (L’Amour
/ Clarine) Franck Leguerinel (Momus)
Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble/Marc Minkowski
Choreography: Laura Scozzi Rec: February
2002, Opéra National de Paris au
Palais Garnier Sound format: Dolby Digital
5.0, DTS 5.0, LPCM stereo Subtitle languages:
GB, D, F, ES, IT Picture format: 16:9 and
4:3 Picture standard: PAL Region code: 2
 TDK
DV-OPPLT [150 mins] [KM]
I
cannot praise this DVD enough - the music,
singing, and performances are impeccable.
... see Full
Review
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Winterreise
Matthias Goerne (baritone) Alfred Brendel
(piano)8 and 10 October 2003 (Live concerts)
Wigmore Hall, London
DECCA CLASSICS 467 092-2 [75.32] [ME]
This
performance is as close to perfection as
any human creation can possibly be. ...
see Full
Review
Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
The Four Symphonies Symphony
No. 1 Spring (1841) [30.40] Symphony
No. 2 (1846) [34.38] Symphony No. 3 Rhenish
(1850) [31.51] Symphony No. 4 (1841
rev. 1851) [29.27]
Staatskapelle Berlin/Daniel Barenboim rec.
12-14 March 2003, Studio 1 NLG, Berlin.
DDD
TELDEC CLASSICS 2564 61179-2 2 [72.39+67.14]
[JPh]
Very,
very attractive, and played superbly. ...
see Full
Review
Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949):
Der Rosenkavalier - opera
in three acts libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
The Feldmarschallin, Princess Werdenberg:
Maria Reining (soprano) Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau:
Jaro Prohaska (baritone) Octavian: Jarmila
Novotná (soprano) Herr von Faninal:
Georg Hann (baritone) Sophie, his daughter:
Hilde Güden (soprano) Marianne, Sophie’s
duenna: Stefanie Holeschofsky (soprano)
Valzacchi, an intriguer: Peter Klein (tenor)
Annina, his partner: Dagmar Hermann (contralto)
The Major-Domo to the Feldmarschallin: William
Wernigk (tenor) An Attorney: Alfred Muzzarelli
(bass) An Italian Singer: Helge Rosvaenge
(tenor) Police Inspector: Georg Monthy (bass)
Innkeeper: William Wernigk (tenor) Choir
of the Vienna State Opera
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/George Szell
Recorded by Sendergruppe "Rotweissrot"
at a performance in the Festspielhaus, Salzburg
29 August 1949 (Archive of Austrian Radio
ORF) Der Rosenkavalier: excerpts
Excerpts from Act 1: Introduction [3’04"];
"Wie du warst! Wie du bist!" [3’45"];
"Warum ist Tag?" [4’31"];
"Der Feldmarschall sitzt im krowatischen
Wald…" [6’32"]; "Da geht
er hin…"[4’27"]; "Ach, du
bist wieder da!" [1’59"]; "Die
Zeit, die ist ein sonderbar Ding."
[10’28"] Excerpts from Act 2: "im
dieser feierlichen stunde…" [3’21"];
"Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren…"
[7’56"]; "Wart, i hau’ dich z’samm…"
[6’41"] Excerpts from Act 3: "Weiss
bereits nicht…" [5’32"]; "Mein
Gott, es war nicht mehr als eine Farce."
[6’30"]; "Marie Theres’!"
[8’31"]; "Ist ein Traum, kann
nicht wirklich sein…" [3’01"]
The Feldmarschallin, Princess Werdenberg;
Lotte Lehmann (soprano) Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau:
Richard Mayr (baritone) Octavian: Maria
Olszewska (soprano) Herr von Faninal: Victor
Madin (baritone) Sophie, his daughter: Elisabeth
Schumann (soprano) Marianne, Sophie’s duenna:
Anne Michalsky (soprano) Valzacchi, an intriguer:
Hermann Gallos (tenor) Annina, his partner:
Bella Paalen (contralto) Choir of the Vienna
State Opera
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Robert Heger
Recorded in the Konzerthaus, Vienna 20-24
September 1933 Source: HMV DB2060/72 Matrix:
2WX581/606
ANDANTE AND 3985 [4 CDs: 65’53"+53’55"+54’56"+76’18"]
[JQ]
Recommended
wholeheartedly to all who love the music
of Richard Strauss and this wonderful opera
in particular ... a marvellous, human and
glorious score ... see Full
Review
William
Brocklesby WORDSWORTH (1908-1988)
Symphonies:
No. 2 in D, Op. 34 (1947/8) [43’45]; No.
3 in C, Op. 48 (1948) [27’20].
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Nicholas Braithwaite.
No rec. info given. DDD
LYRITA RECORDED EDITION SRCD207 [71’05]
[CC]
The
performances are eloquent in the extreme
and represent a most persuasive document.
Much of this music is either lively or lovely
(sometimes both) … Do try to hear this disc.
… see Full Review
Nancy
Ambrose King plays Oboe Concertos
Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791) Oboe Concerto
in C K314 (1777) [20.49] Eugene
GOOSSENS (1893-1962) Oboe Concerto
in One Movement (1927) [11.52] Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
Concerto for Oboe and Strings in A minor
(1944) [18.32] Bohuslav
MARTINŮ (1890-1959) Concerto
for Oboe and Small Orchestra (1955) [17.18]
Nancy Ambrose King (oboe) Janacek Philharmonic
Orchestra/Jeremy Swerling rec. Vitkovice
Dum Kulture, Ostrava, Czech Republic, 5-7
Sept 2000, 7 Jan 2002. DDD
CALA CACD1035 [68.66] [RB]
This
is the only collection of these works. For
those having a taste for oboe and orchestra
the choice is clear. All concerned can take
a well-deserved bow for this one. Classic
stuff. ... see Full
Review
Puccini
Passion Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858-1924) Le
Villi ‘Se come voi piccini.’ Edgar
‘Adio mia dolce’ Manon Lescaut
‘Il quelle trine morbide’; ‘Sola, perduta,
abbandonata’ La Boheme ‘Si,
mi chiamano Mimi’. ‘Quando me’n vo’. ‘Donde
lieta usci’ Tosca ‘Vissi d’arte’
Madama Butterfly ‘Un bel di
vedremo’. ‘Che tua madre dovrà’.
‘Con onor muore’ La Rondine
‘Chi il bel sogno di Doretta’. ‘Ore dolci
e divine’ Suor Angelica ‘Senza
Mamma’ Gianni Schicchi ‘O
mio babbino caro’ Turandot
‘Signore, ascolta’. ‘Tu che di gel sei cinta’
E l’uccellino Sole e amore Cheryl
Barker (soprano) Orchestra Victoria/Richard
Bonynge Rec. South Melbourne Town Hall,
Australia
MELBA MR-301085 [63:34] [RJF]
A
highly skilled and committed singer who
gives her all ... a very individual vibrant
lyric soprano conveying much emotion ...as
satisfying a disc of this demanding repertoire
as I have heard in a long time. ... see
Full Review
Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Hermann
Scherchen Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770 - 1827) Coriolan
Overture, op. 62: (1807) [8.05] Vienna
State Opera Orchestra (mono June 1954) Symphony
no.8 in F, op. 93 (1812) [23.20] Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra (mono 30 Sept 1954) Igor
STRAVINSKY (1882 - 1971) L’Oiseau
de Feu (1910): Suite (1919) [19.50]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (mono September
1954) Arnold SCHOENBERG
(1874 - 1951) Suite in the Old Style
(G Major) for Strings (1935) [17.43]
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (stereo
1 September 1959) Carl
ORFF (1895 - 1982) after
William BYRD
(1543 - 1623) Entrata (1940) [8.35]
Vienna State Opera Orchestra (stereo 17
November 1960) Emil
Nikolaus von REZNIČEK (1860
- 1945) Donna Diana: Overture
(1894) [5.38] Vienna State Opera Orchestra
(stereo June 1957) Franz
Joseph HAYDN (1732 - 1809) Symphony
in G, Hob 1:100 "Military" (1794)
[23.06] Vienna State Opera Orchestra (stereo
July 1958) Johannes
BRAHMS (1833 - 1897) Symphony
no. 1 in c, op. 68 (1876) [44.14]
Vienna State Opera Orchestra (mono
October 1952) Vienna Recordings made in
the Mozart-Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria.
(1952-60) British recordings made in the
Walthamstow Town Hall, London, UK (1954)
German radio recording made in Lankwitz
Studio, Berlin, September 1959. Hermann
Scherchen conducting
Recordings are monophonic except the Schoenberg,
Byrd/Orff, Rezniček and Haydn. AAD
EMI CLASSICS IMG ARTISTS 7243 5 75956 2
9 [78.26 + 73.23] [CH]
I
don’t think you could doubt that a great
conductor and an original, enquiring mind
was in charge of every track here. ... see
Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Missa
Solemnis, for soloists, chorus and orchestra
Op. 123 Lori Phillips (soprano) Robynne Redmon
(mezzo-soprano) James Taylor (tenor) Jay Baylon
(bass-baritone) Mary Kathryn van Osdale (violin)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Kenneth
Schermerhorn Recorded at the Ingram Hall,
Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, USA, 21-22 April 2003. DDD
NAXOS 8.557060 [77:11] [MC]
Naxos
have struck gold with this release. A truly
awe-inspiring performance. Outstanding! ...
see Full Review
Anton
BRUCKNER (1824
- 1896) Symphony
No. 3 in D minor Wagner Symphony (1877)
Adagio from Symphony No. 3 in D minor
(1876) Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1889)
New Philharmonic Orchestra of Westphalia/Johannes
Wildner.recorded in the Festspielhaus Recklinghausen,
Germany, October 2001 - January 2002. DDD
NAXOS 8.555928-29 [127’29"] [JPh]
Superb
performances of the different versions … many
will enjoy these immensely … Well done Naxos,
give us more like this! … see Full
Review
Paul
CRESTON (1906-1985)
Toccata
Op. 68 (1957) [13:42] Symphony No. 5 Op.
64 (1955) [25:34] Out of the Cradle Op.
5 (1932) [10:32] Partita Op. 12 (1935)
[16:35] Invocation and Dance Op. 58
(1953) [13:17]
Scott Goff (flute) Ilkka Talvi (violin)
Seattle Symphony Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz
Rec. Seattle Center Opera House, 1991-1992
NAXOS 8.559153 [79:42] [RB]
A
cracking disc - combining exuberant high optimism
with triumphantly lyrical tenderness. Creston’s
generosity of spirit sings its lyrical heart
out … see Full Review
Arthur
Grumiaux - Historic
Philips Recordings 1953-1962 Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Violin
Concerto No. 1 in B flat major K207 Violin
Concerto No. 2 in D major K211 Arthur Grumiaux
(violin) Vienna Symphony Orchestra/Bernhard
Paumgartner, recorded 1954-55 Violin Concerto
No. 3 in G major K216 Violin Concerto No.
4 in D major K218 Arthur Grumiaux (violin)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra/Rudolf Moralt, recorded
1953 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major K219
Violin Concerto in D major K271i Arthur Grumiaux
(violin) Vienna Symphony Orchestra/Bernhard
Paumgartner, recorded 1954 Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Violin Sonata
in G minor Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937) Violin Sonata
in G major, Pièce en forme de Habanera
arr. Catherine Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) Violin
Sonata No. 1 in A major Op. 13, Les Berceaux
Op.23 No. 1 Pablo
de SARASATE (1844-1908) Zigeunerweisen
Op. 20 Joseph-Hector
FIOCCO (1703-1741) Allegro from
Pièces de Clavecin Op. 1 arr. H. Bent
and N. O’Neill Enrique
GRANADOS (1867-1916) Andaluza (Danzas
Españolas Op. 37 No. 5) arr. Kreisler
Isaac ALBÉNIZ
(1860-1909) Tango Op. 165 No.2 arr. Kreisler
Arthur Grumiaux (violin) István Hajdu
(piano) Recorded 1962 Edouard
LALO (1823-1892) Symphonie Espagnole
in D minor Op. 21 Ernest
CHAUSSON (1855-1899) Poème
Op.25 Maurice RAVEL
(1875-1937) Tzigane Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Introduction
et Rondo Capriccioso Op.28 Havanaise Op.38
Arthur Grumiaux (violin)/Orchestre des Concerts
Lamoureux/Jean Fournet, recorded 1954 and
1956 Felix MENDELSSOHN
(1809-1847) Violin Concerto in E minor
Op.64 Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Vienna Symphony
Orchestra/Rudolf Moralt, recorded 1954 Niccolò
PAGANINI (1782-1840) Violin Concerto
No.4 in D minor
Arthur Grumiaux (violin)/Orchestre des Concerts
Lamoureux/Franco Gallini, recorded 1954 I
Palpiti Op.13 arr. Kreisler Le Streghe Op.8
arr. Kreisler
Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Riccardo Castagnone
(piano) Recorded 1958
PHILIPS ORIGINAL MASTERS LIMITED EDITION
473 104-2 [5 CDs 64.09 + 70.19 + 76.48
+ 71.04 + 76.20] [JW]
I
have little but praise for this elegantly
designed and life-enhancing collection. A
boon to Grumiaux’s admirers opening up compelling
perspectives on his subtle but flexible music
making. … see Full
Review
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809)
Die
sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlosers am Kreuze,
H.XX: 2 (1786) (The Seven Last Words of Christ
on the Cross) - oratorio for soloists, chorus
and orchestra
Arnold Schoenberg Choir Concentus musicus
Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt Recorded at the
Casino Zogernitz, Vienna, Austria in October
1990, DDD
WARNER CLASSICS ELATUS 2564 60808-2 [62:43]
[MC]
This
Elatus release is one of the finest recordings
of any choral works in the catalogues. Indispensable
Haydn, indispensable music! ... see Full
Review
Olivier
MESSIAEN (1908-1992)
La
Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ
(1965-1969) Yvonne Loriod, piano Arturo
Muruzabal, cello Martine van der Loo, flute
Harmen de Boer, clarinet Peter Prommel, marimba
Ruud Stotÿn, vibraphone Henk de Vlieger,
xylorimba
Ludwig van Gijsegem, tenor Reiner Holthaus,
baritone Choir of the BRT, Brussels Groot
Omroepkoor and the Radio Symphonie Orkest,
Hilversum/Reinbert de Leeuw Recorded live,
Great Hall, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 29 June
1991. DDD
NAÏVE - DISQUES MONTAIGNE MO 782170 [2CDs:
100:01] [KS]
I
encourage all lovers of music, regardless
of experience or knowledge, to invest in this
recording - it is bargain price. Opportunities
to hear this music very rare; to walk away
not having experienced it at all would be
a loss indeed. ... see Full
Review
John TAVENER
(b.1944) - A
Portrait CD1
In Alium – Section A (1968) To a
Child Dancing in the Wind (1983) - Movement
1: He wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
The Lamb (1982); The Tyger (1987)
Ikon of Light (1984): Movement 1:
FOS 1, DOXA Movement 2: Piu Intensita,
Mandelion for organ (1981) (extract)
Chant for guitar (extract) (1984) Ikon
of St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (extract)
The Protecting Veil (1989), Section
1 Mary of Egypt (1991) – Act III: Bless
Duet, Akhmatova Songs, Diódia for
string quartet (1997) (extracts) Song for
Athene (1993) CD2 Zodiacs for piano
(1997) Prayer of the Heart (1999) Ikon
of Eros (2000): Movement 2: Eρωη
(Eros) Mother and Child (2002)
(extract) John Tavener Reflects………A Recorded
Interview
NAXOS 8.558152-53 [79:31+75:55] [GPJ]
Of
incalculable value to those wanting to come
to terms with this sometimes perplexing yet
undeniably significant figure in the world
of modern music. … see Full
Review
Evgeny
Kissin in Concert Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Piano
Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23 St.
Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra/Valery
Gergiev Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975) Concerto for Piano,
Trumpet and Orchestra in C minor Op. 35 Bernard
Soustrot, trumpet; St. Petersburg Chamber
Orchestra/Vladimir Spivakov Recorded 30 March
1987 (Tchaikovsky) 26 December 1988 (Shostakovich)
Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 Moscow
Philharmonic Orchestra/Dmitri Kitaenko [Recorded
?27 March 1984] Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Waldesrauschen
La Leggierezza Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat
major Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C sharp
minor Etude d’exécution transcendante
No. 10 in F minor "Appassionata"
Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Études symphoniques Op. 13 Abegg
Variations Op. 1 Widmung (Transcription Franz
Liszt) Recorded 23 May 1983 and 26 February
1989 Fryderyk CHOPIN
(1810-1849) Waltz No. 14 in E minor
Op. Posth. Mazurka in F minor Op. 63 No. 2
Mazurka in D flat major Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka
in B flat minor Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka in F
minor Op. 68 No. 4 Mazurka in C sharp minor
Op. 50 No. 3 Fantasie in F minor Op. 49 Piano
Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 Recorded 23
May 1984 and 26 February 1989
Evgeny Kissin (piano)
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 92118 [4 CDs 56.28+63.05+65.45+56.21]
[RH]
A
testament to some remarkable pianism, live
recordings made of Kissin in his teens, including
the stupendous Chopin piano concertos recorded
when he was 12. ... see Full
Review
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3 C-L]
[Part 4 M-R]
[Part 5 S-Z]
[Part 6 Misc A-L]
[Part 7 Misc M-Z]
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will be offered a package of a dozen CDs a year
plus downloading facilities at a special rate
for MusicWeb visitors. The offer will become
available through the portal site and combines
the best features of a high quality classical
music magazine and all the convenience of your
local record shop with the many real advantages
of the Internet.
Through this service MusicWeb will no longer
have to bombard you with advertisements as we
did all last year but it does depend upon our
subscription package being attractive enough
that visitors will actually desire to take out
a subscription. Once the details of the package
become available please
e-mail any comments and I will pass them
on to those at ClassicAll.
Len
Mullenger
MusicWeb - The
International Web Site Founder: Len Mullenger [UK], Classical
Editor: Rob Barnett [UK], Regular Reviewers: Steve Arloff [UK],
Guy Aron [Australia], Tony Augarde [UK], Terry Barfoot [UK], Melinda Bargreen [USA], David J. Barker
[Australia], Rob Barnett [UK], Nick Barnard [UK], Robert Beattie [UK], Dave
Billinge [UK], Peter Bright [UK], Byzantion [UK], Colin Clarke [UK], Dominy Clements [Netherlands], Michael
Cookson [UK], Hubert Culot [Belgium], Evan Dickerson [UK], Gavin Dixon [UK], Robert J. Farr [UK], Christopher Fifield [UK], Göran
Forsling [Sweden], John France [UK], Patrick Gary [USA], Pierre Giroux [CAN], Paul C. Godfrey [UK], Michael Greenhalgh
[UK], William Hedley [France], Gary Higginson [UK], Neil
Horner [UK], Robert Hugill UK], David Jennings [UK], Bill Kenny [UK], William S Kreindler [USA], Ian Lace [UK], Em Marshall-Luck [UK], Oleg Ledeniov [USA]Rob Maynard
[UK], David A McConnell [USA], Kirk McElhearn [France], Robert McKechnie [UK], Ralph Moore [RMo] [UK],
Dan Morgan [UK], Margarida Mota-Bull [UK],
Glyn Pursglove [UK], John Quinn [UK], Carla Rees [UK], Brian Reinhart [USA],
Donald Satz [USA], Mark Sealey
[USA], John Sheppard [UK], George Stacy, Kevin Sutton [USA], Bert Thompson [USA], Simon Thompson [UK], Zane Turner
[Australia], Steve Vasta [UK], Johan van Veen [Netherlands], Raymond Walker
[UK], Derek Warby [UK], Brian Wilson [UK], Jonathan Woolf [UK] Leslie Wright
[USA]. A complete list
of contributors can be seen here
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