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Virtuoso – Music for Euphonium and Brass Band (Naxos)

Intriguing arrangements for brass band of some well-known works [KT]

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Busoni: Piano Music Vol. 13 (Naxos)

Wolf Harden brings his survey to end with something of a miscellany to tie up loose ends [RCh]

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Jascha Heifetz (violin) Sonatas (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) No Heifetz admirer should be without this [JW]

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Donizetti: Alfredo il Grande (Naxos)

No masterwork but an interesting find reawakened after two centuries [GF]

Say: Violin Concerto No.2, chamber works (Naxos)

The music of this refreshingly different composer holds one firmly in its grip [SA]

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (Naxos)

This version has much to commend it but it doesn’t displace existing recommendations [JQ]

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R Strauss: Arabella (Naxos)

A disappointing version of a disappointing work [SB]

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Rachmaninov: Piano Sonatas 1 & 2 (Naxos)

One for the growing shortlist of the best recordings of the two sonatas [RWe]

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Myaskovsky & Weinberg: Violin Concertos (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A gem of a disc [DS]

Rameau: Castor et Pollux (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A good place to start if you do not know Rameau’s fascinating operas [RH]

Martucci: Piano Works (Naxos)

Some attractive miniatures amongst Martucci’s largely unrecorded piano music [RCh]

Hummel: Missa Solemnis, Te Deum (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) A superbly performed release of wonderful music that deserves to be heard [MC]

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Fauré: Masques et bergamasques, Thème et variations (Naxos)

A well planned and superbly performed addition to Fauré’s discography [JF]

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Liszt: Piano Works on Hungarian Themes (Naxos)

Wonderfully assured, atmospheric and musical playing of rarely recorded Liszt [JWe]

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Balbullus: Liber ymnorum (Naxos)

Chants from over a thousand years ago in an atmospheric, enriching performance [GH]

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Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Enormous presence and clarity; no serious collector will want to be without this set [TH]

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Nathan Milstein (violin): Works by Brahms and Beethoven (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Aristocratic playing and transfers that sound extremely well [JW]

Beethoven: Symphony No.9 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Not just recommended but absolutely essential to any civilised person [SH]

Gurney: Songs Vol 2 (Naxos)

Admirers of Gurney’s music and of English song in general should hasten to acquire this important release [JQ]

Wanda Landowska (harpsichord): Harpsichord Music and Dances of Ancient Poland (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Wilful but utterly stimulating [GF]

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A Parisian in Paris: Contemporary Works for Guitar (Naxos)

An entertaining conspectus of contemporary guitar music from the French capital, all well played and recorded [GPu]

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Fauré: Orchestral Works (Naxos)

This fine disc whets the appetite for further volumes on the centenary of Fauré’s death [LW]

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Glass: Symphonies 2 and 3 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Now we know what a minimalist symphony can be [HC]

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Wyner: Chamber works (Naxos)

A deconstruction of traditional Jewish music via modern compositional techniques and perspectives, giving it new life [JFl]