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Nigel Harris
Skempton: Piano works (Sony Classical)
A lovely disc of an under-rated British composer’s music, superbly played and recorded [NH]
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1-9 (Brilliant Classics)
(Déjà Review) A masterly and visionary cycle offered at a ridiculously low price [NH]
Harris: Symphonies Nos 7 & 9 (Naxos)
Serious, but highly listenable music from an under-recorded American giant [NH]
Piston: Symphony No. 4, Capriccio, Three New England Sketches (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A must-buy featuring some truly outstanding 20th century American music [NH]
Saint-Saëns, Glazunov: Violin Concerti (Challenge Classics)
Virtuosic but not exceptional performances of a pair of Romantic concertos [NH]
Poetiques de l’instant II (Alpha Classics)
A mixed bag that contains some stylish and absorbing Ravel [NH]
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas (CAvi-Music)
Outstandingly characterful Beethoven to begin a new series [NH]
Mozart: Concertos (Alpha Classics)
Youthful but remarkably distinguished Mozart concerto performances [NH]
Beach: Symphony, Piano Concerto (Naxos)
A brilliant bargain performance of Amy Beach’s two major orchestral works – snap it up [NH]
Todd: Saint Cuthbert (Mawson & Wareham)
A superb must buy for anyone remotely interested in British choral/contemporary music [NH]
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