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Jonathan Woolf
Sir Adrian Boult: The Decca Legacy Vol. 2 (Eloquence)
Boult’s Deccas handsomely boxed; two Messiahs, Acis and miscellaneous recitals [JW]
Toscha Seidel (violin): Rare and Newly Re-mastered! (Parnassus)
The molten tonalist Toscha Seidel triumphs in a selection of his 78s [JW]
Aaron Rosand (violin) The First Recordings (Biddulph)
Rosand’s first Vox recordings are restored for a new generation [JW]
Sir Adrian Boult: Decca Legacy Vol. 1 (Eloquence)
The mono VW cycle offers the spine of Eloquence’s handsome Boult box [JW]
Illustrazioni (Stradivarius)
A fine recording explores the renewal and variety of Italian twentieth-century piano repertoire [JW]
Gershwin: Fascinating Rhythm (RCA)
A welcome back to this astutely selected slice of Gershwin on Broadway [JW]
Christian Ferras (violin) (Rhine Classics)
A 5-CD, finely upholstered salute to a great musician [JW]
d’Ambrosio: Violin & Piano (Brilliant)
A collected look at the charming art of salon master Alfredo d’Ambrosio [JW]
Classical Piano Concertos (Tudor)
A staple Mozart concerto joined by two rarities [JW]
Tudor Church Music (Tudor)
A reissue devoted to a director and choir less well remembered for their early music recordings [JW]
Handel: Ballo per Orchestra (Tudor)
Instrumental ‘highlights’ culled from Handel’s oratorios and operas [JW]
Louise DiTullio (flute) (Crystal)
Near 50-year-old reissues of Franco-Russian repertoire stand the test of time [JW]
Mendelssohn/Kubelik: Violin Concertos (Hanssler)
The romantic First Violin Concerto of Jan Kubelík receives a premiere recording [JW]
A Breath Between the Strings (Dynamic)
The British Harmonica School in safe Italian hands [JW]
Salon de Budapest (Gramola)
Wit and warmth from the Budapest of operetta and salon [JW]
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