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Richard Masters
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 3 & 23 (Vox)
Excellent Beethoven from the Archives [RMas]
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto 1 and solo pieces (Forgotten Records)
Intriguing Mendelssohn from two little-known pianists [RMas]
Beethoven: Eroica Variations; Weber: Piano Sonata No.1 (Forgotten Records)
Strong performances by a neglected pianist [RMas]
Orchestral Music conducted by Rudolph Ganz (Pristine Audio)
Forgettable conducting, but superb piano playing [RMas]
Firkušný and Primrose Play Brahms (Pristine Audio)
Reference recordings of the Brahms Viola Sonatas from a classic team [RMas
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Mozart: Piano Sonatas (Hyperion)
A surprisingly disappointing release [RMas]
Rossini: Petite messe solennelle (cpo)
A swift and lean Petite Messe that doesn’t quite hit the spot [RMas]
Poulenc: Piano works (Meridian)
A serious view of Poulenc from an unexpected source [RMas]
Delair: The Violin Sonatas (Warbling Quire)
Rich, multi-layered performances of obscure music from the French Baroque [RMas]
Schumann: Fantasie, Études symphoniques (Bayer Records)
Classic Schumann recordings available again online [RMas]
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Orfeo)
A mostly memorable night at the opera [RMas]
Fritz Kreisler plays Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)
A special release that should be on the shelf of all violinists and violin-fanciers [RMas]
R & C Schumann & Liszt: Piano Works (Danacord)
A thought-provoking recording of Schumann and Liszt on an 1856 Erard [RMas]
Schumann: Lied Edition (Berlin Classics)
Classic performances from Schreier and Shetler [RMas]
Joseph Szigeti (violin): European Columbia Records Volume 2 (Pristine Audio)
An evergreen Beethoven Concerto with delightful encores as a bonus [RMas]
Ysaÿe: Transformations (Centaur)
Bizarre transcriptions, fantastic performances [RMas]
Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin (Deutsche Grammophon)
A magical new recording of the Mozart sonatas for piano and violin [RMa]
French Music for 2 Pianos (Nimbus Records)
A delightful collection of Hahn, Koechlin, and Tailleferre for two pianos [RMas]
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Pristine Audio)
A so-so “classic” recording [RMas]
The Art of Eudice Shapiro (violin) (Biddulph)
Better away from the concerto spotlight [RMas]
Piers Lane Goes to Town Again (Hyperion)
An entertaining new recital from the ever-enterprising Piers Lane [RMas]
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