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Alexander
BERNE Flickers
of Mime, Death of Memes Abandoned
O/Alexander Berne INNOVA 804 [DC] 
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food for grown-up imaginations.
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OF THE MONTH Erkki
MELARTIN The Solo Piano Works Maria
Lettberg (piano) rec. 2008 CRYSTAL CLASSICS 
[RB] Quite
glorious.
Wolfgang
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Concertos 22 & 25 Paul Badura-Skoda (piano) Vienna PO/Horst
Stein; Concertgebouw O/George Szell rec. 1959/78 MUSIC & ARTS
[JW]
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performances. Admirers need not hesitate for a moment.
Seán
Ó RIADA Orchestral Music Cathal Breslin
(piano) RTÉ National SO; RTÉ Concert O; Robert Houlihan rec. 1999-2011
RTÉ LYRIC FM
[HC] This
very fine release provides the best possible introduction to the music
of a composer whose untimely death was a great loss not only for Irish
music but also for contemporary music at large.
Robert
SCHUMANN Complete Symphonies Vienna
PO/Riccardo Muti rec. 1993 NEWTON CLASSICS [RB] 
Only
one part of the picture.
Jesús
VILLA-ROJO Music for Cello Asier Polo
(cello) Amaia Zipitria, Gerardo López Laguna (piano) Rafael 'El Gallina'
Romero (ethnic voice) rec. 2009 NAXOS SPANISH CLASSICS 
[Byz] Intelligent,
memorable music played with great technical confidence, communicative
commitment, sureness of touch and expressive insight.
The
Callas Effect EMI CLASSICS [ST]
Very
good value for money and would make a good gift for a beginner.
Première
French Organ Music Pétur Sakari (organ) rec. 2009
FUGA 
[DM]
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impressive calling card. More, please.
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- our recommendation is the Isabella
Stewart Gardner Museum site (more than 100 concerts available
for download)
January
Download Roundup #2 by Brian Wilson
National
discography: Asian symphonies by Mike Herman
Sir
Willliam Walton - List of works and discography by Martin
Rutherford (in pdf format, 150+ pages)
BOOK
REVIEW
Gustav
Holst: A Research and Information Guide Mary Christison Huismann
I
will be putting this book to considerable use over the coming years
… an essential tool for all who wish to dig deeper into Holst’s
life, times and music.
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