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Fritz Kreisler (violin/piano) American Project (Rhine Classics)

The piano rolls are real but the concert is not what it says on the tin [JW]

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Andrea Belmonte (guitar) Latin Within (KHA Records)

The programme and musicality make this an appealing disc, despite some technical shortcomings [ZT]

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Pina Carmirelli (violin) Concert Tours (Meloclassic)

A significant discographical addition [SG]

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Mahler: Symphony 3 (Sony Classical)

In many ways this is an admirable Mahler Third [JQ]

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H Koppel: Piano Works Vols 1-3 (Dacapo)

A great achievement, recommended for those who want something off the beaten track [GF]

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Rossini: La donna del lago (Opera Rara)

(Déjà Review) Sets the gold standard for recorded performances of this work [RJF]

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Rózsa: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Tadlow Music)

(Déjà Review) A winning performance of a colourful, exciting and atmospheric score [IL]

Tchaikovsky’s Empire: A New Life of Russia’s Greatest Composer (Yale University Press)

An invigorating shattering of myths, both long-held and recent, about this perennially beloved composer [NC]