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John Leeman

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David Oistrakh: Artist of the People? (NVC Arts)

(Déjà Review) A moving film about a very great Soviet musician [JL]

Wagner: Parsifal (Opus Arte)

(Déjà Review) If you come to terms with some controversial aspects, you could be watching one of the finest all-round operatic performances you will ever see [JL]

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Schumann: Piano Works (Oehms Classics)

(Déjà Review) A major recording achievement [JL]

Trails of Creativity. Music from Between the Wars (Avie Records)

(Déjà Review) There’s something for everybody in this excellently played between-the-wars anthology of music [JL]

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The Coronation of George II (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) A wonderful recording of superlative music in performances that surely cannot be bettered [JL]

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Prokofiev: Eugene Onegin – Incidental music (Capriccio)

(Déjà Review) A superbly executed realisation of Prokofiev’s Onegin incidental music [JL]

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Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A  disc of undoubted historic interest that contains performances of distinction in their own right [JL]

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Coates: Orchestral works (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Performances that shine through the old recorded sound [JL]

Chopin: Preludes, Piano Sonata No. 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) The cumulative power of the Preludes make this, for some, the greatest performance of the work ever recorded [JL]

Decca’s Golden Ring – The 2022 Remaster

An overview by Jack Lawson

Chopin: Piano Concertos (BIS)

(Déjà Review) These fine chamber renderings of the Chopin concertos make them sound as if that is how they were meant to be [JL]