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Philip Harrison
Dialogos (Pentatone)
A meeting of two cultures and two mindsets: a lesson for our times [PH]
Franck: Symphony in D minor (HDTT)
Treat yourself to an old favourite in a ripe, vibrant new transfer [PH]
Not the football again! What else is on?
A look back at the Summer of 1966 by Philip Harrison
Friday Night is Music Night – A Tribute
by Philip Harrison
Smith: The Girl from the French Fort (Métier)
An enchanting fantasy narration for children 4 to 94 [PH]
Alexander Gibson (conductor): Opening the Doors (Warner)
Celebrating a Centenary so auld acquaintance should ne’er be forgot [PH]
Sibelius: Symphony 3 & 7 (CRQ)
A treasure of the Sibelius discography which deserves wider exposure [PH]
Alexander Gibson (conductor) (High Definition Tape Transfers)
A trio of early records by Alexander Gibson from the vaults [PH]
Lise Davidsen: Live at the Met (Decca)
The greatest soprano of our age in recital from the stage of the Met [PH]
Chopin: 4 Ballades & Scherzo (Deutsche Grammophon)
Electrifying pianism from a poetic genius of the instrument [PH]
Bjarnason: The Grotesque & The Sublime (Sono Luminus)
New Music from Iceland will both chill you and burn you up [PH]
Albrici: Sacred Cantatas (cpo)
The Italians arrive at the Swedish court, bringing more than just music [PH]
Guðnadóttir: Where to From (Deutsche Grammophon)
Music of the 2020s – a captivating new studio album from an award-winning composer [PH]
Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé
by Philip Harrison
Čiurlionis: Back to Nature (Deutsche Grammophon)
Fine performances for the Čiurlionis 150th anniversary [PH]
Ibéria: Chabrier, Debussy & Ravel (Onyx)
The distinct perfumes and colours of Spain, orchestrated in France and brought to life in Liverpool [PH]
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
A new presentation, strong and full of woe, but only partially successful [PH]
Scriabin: Orchestral Works (Deutsche Grammophon)
Outstanding Scriabin from an orchestra celebrating its centenary [PH]
Prokofiev: The Gambler (Unitel Edition)
The Gambler arrives at the Salzburg Festival [PH]
Le Grand Embrasement: Music for a Mad King (Ricercar)
Decades squandered: a look back at a troubled period in French history [PH]
2000 – An opera retrospective
by Philip Harrison
Brahms: Complete Works for Viola, Vol 1 (Challenge Classics)
Brahms and the viola: a new series explores the connection [PH]
Sparks from Ashes – Czech Song Cycles (Chandos)
A satisfying collection of songs from Czech and Slovak lands from a tenor in fine fettle [PH]
Wagner: Parsifal (Marston)
The Holy Grail available complete at last: The 1938 Met Parsifal [PH]
