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WEDNESDAY December 31st
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Christmas
Oratorio 
Elly
Ameling, Dame Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge ASMF/Sir Philip Ledger rec.
1976 EMI
CLASSICS GEMINI 2176252 [77:46 + 76:38] [JQ] 
A
performance that will give much pleasure ... see Full
Review
Felix
MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) A
Midsummer Night’s Dream Pacific
Northwest Ballet, BBC Concert O/Stewart Kershaw rec.
1999 OPUS
ARTE OABD7003D 
[94:00]
[JWe] 
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A
Piano Christmas in the 1920s Andrei
Kmita, Elsie Holt, Adam Carroll, Herbert Clair & Edgar
Fairchild, Fritz Kreisler, John Tasker Howard, Pietro Yon,
Leslie Loth (pianos) rec. 1920s LYRICHORD
LYRCD6012 [61:53] [JW]
An
enjoyable and unabashed collection ... see Full
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TUESDAY December 30th
Corellisante Arcangelo
CORELLI (1653 - 1713) Sonatas for 2 violins Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1682-1767) Sonate Corellisante
for 2 violins Rebel
rec. 2003 DORIAN
DSL-90703 [68:08]
MONDAY December 29th
César
FRANCK (1822-1890) Trois
Chorales, Trois Pièces,
Pastoral, Final Colin Walsh (organ)
rec. 2008 GUILD GMCD7324 [79:50]
[MC]
Impresses
from start to finish - a very fine recital ... see Full
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Padre
Antonio SOLER (1729-1793) Piano
Sonatas Marie-Luise
Hinrichs (piano) rec. 2006 CPO
777 200-2 [61:45] [TP] 
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attractive disc ... see Full Review
Tombeau
pour Mr de Ste Colombe et autres portraits Works
by Sainte Colombe, Marais, Forqueray, Rameau, Denis & Ennemond
Gautier Ensemble
Spirale, Violaine Cochard (harpsichord))/Marianne Muller rec.
2007 ZIGZAG
TERRITOIRES ZZT080302 [69:09] [JV]
A
fine collection of musical portraits in passionate and gestural
performances ... see Full Review
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