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Benefit for Kitezh Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) Fantasia for piano, chorus and orchestra Johannes BRAHMS (1833–1897) Clarinet sonata Nos 1 & 2 Robert SCHUMANN (1810–1856) Fantasiestücke Martin Berkofsky (piano) and various other artists, rec. 2004-5 CRISTOFORI [GF]

Hector BERLIOZ (1803-1869) La Damnation de Faust; La Mort de Cléopatre (1829) [20:56] Dame Janet Baker and various other artists, rec. 1969 EMI CLASSICS [CH]

Edward ELGAR (1857-1934) Works for Organ Thomas Trotter (organ) rec. Salisbury Cathedral, 2006 REGENT [IL]

William Henry HARRIS (1883-1973) Choral Music The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle/Timothy Byram-Wigfield rec. 2006 NAXOS [JQ]

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra; Concertone for Two Violins and Orchestra Alan Loveday (violin); Stephen Shingles (viola); Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner rec. 1960-70 DECCA ELOQUENCE [TP]

Christopher ROUSE (b.1949) Trombone Concerto; Gorgon; Iscariot Joseph Alessi (trombone); Colorado Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop rec.1997 PHOENIX [TH]

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Jean SIBELIUS (1865–1957) Songs Jorma Hynninen (baritone); Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra/Leif Segerstam rec. 1994 ONDINE [GF]

American Virtuosa Tribute to Maud Powell Rachel Barton Pine (violin); Mathew Hagle (piano) rec. 2006 CEDILLE RECORDS [CF]

Chamber Music for Piano and Wind Instruments Vovka Ashkenazy (piano); Reykjavík Wind Quintet: rec. 1999 CHANDOS [MC]

This Time It’s Personal Stephen Ketterer (organ) rec. 2006 MSR CLASSICS [CB]

 

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ELGAR THE MUSIC MAKER by DIANA McVEAGH The Boydell Press, 2007 240pp.; ISBN 978-1-84383-295-9 £16.99 (hardback). [Garry Humphreys]

It is a pleasure to read, with the biographical element relating directly to the music and not just included for its own sake. ... see Full Review

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