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Steve Arloff

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Bardanashvili: Complete Piano Music (TYXart)

A perfect introduction to the music of this fascinating composer [SA]

Gruodis: Piano music (Toccata)

There is much to discover from the ‘Father of Lithuanian Music’ [SA]

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Ester Mägi: Complete Songs for Female Voice (Toccata Classics)

We are unlikely ever to come across a finer exemplar of this music [SA]

Alexander & Nikolay Tcherepnin: Complete Works for Violin and Piano Volume 1 (Grand Piano)

A valuable addition to the recorded legacy of the Tcherepnins’ contribution to the joy of music [SA]

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Smyth, Beach & Spain-Dunk: String Quartets (Lorelt)

I cannot remember a record I’ve enjoyed more this year or one I felt compelled to listen to time after time [SA]

Gál: Works for Violin and Orchestra (cpo)

This joy of a disc will help increase Gál’s popularity [SA]

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The Balkan Piano Vol 1 (Toccata Classics)

Fabulous music, a worthy champion [SA]

Jean-Paul Gasparian (piano): Origins (Naïve)

A brilliant introduction to Armenian piano music [SA]

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Thomas Pitfield, His Friends and Contemporaries (Divine Art)

An appropriately inspired selection of works that illustrate brilliant compositional skills [SA]

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Ewald & Tcherepnin: Brass Quintets (cpo)

A surprising and captivating disc, played with obvious glee [SA]

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Gipps: Piper of Dreams (Chandos)

A thrilling recital [SA]

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European Soundscapes (Convivium Records)

Peerless playing, crystal clear [SA]

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Tiomkin: Red River (Marco Polo)

(Déjà Review) Marco Polo have done a wonderful service in ensuring that such a brilliant score has been fully restored and recorded [SA]

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Osgood: Chamber Works (Convivium Records)

A wondrous document, worth repeated playing [SA]

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Weinberg: String Quartets Nos 6, 13 & 15, Vol. 4 (Chandos)

Stand-out performances [SA]

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Rooted (Chandos)

A truly magical disc with four of the loveliest of trios [SA]

Ravel, Schnittke, Prokofiev: Works for cello (Claves)

A disc to savour [SA]

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By Women: Piano works by Armenian women composers (AGBU)

Arzruni introduces us to a world of powerful, delightful and thoroughly musical compositions [SA]

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Mozart: London Sketchbook (1764/5) (Naxos)

A delightful disc with obvious affection for both the composer and the works [SA]

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Where Songs Go at Night (Neuma Records)

The project exemplifies the meaning of the saying “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good” [SA]

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Schubert: Mayrhofer Lieder Vol 2 (Naxos)

Intimacy in music encapsulated on a small circle of plastic – remarkable and breathtaking [SA]

Brown: 24 Preludes & Fugues (Lyrita)

Ample rewards for a serious piano music lover [SA]

Rieti: Complete Piano Solo & Duo Works • 2 (Grand Piano)

Rieti is one of those composers you wish you had discovered years ago [SA]

Winter Whispers: Ukrainian Piano Tales (Ars Produktion)

Simple music, but repeated listening brings rewards [SA]