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Constantin Silvestri, Illuminates a significant musician with generosity and affection. Surely someone will rise soon to Silvestri’s cause. It’s long overdue A Musician Before His Time: Conductor, Composer, Pianist by John Gritten. Published by Kitzinger (London, 1998), 304pp, ISBN 1900496-12-7 [ED]

The Correspondence of Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré. This is an important addition to Fauré studies and its appearance in an English edition is a significant eventSixty Years of Friendship. Edited by Jean-Michel Nectoux [JW]

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Mahler Symphony No.2 - Tony Duggan Survey - revised March 06

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