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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: A Birthday Garland
It seems that Roderick Williams is never out of the recording studio, but this disc is more special as he has conceived it both as a CD and as a complete recital…

CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Shamus O’Brien
Shamus O’Brien, first performed in 1896, was Stanford’s most successful opera. Well-known names of the period were involved in its performances…

MICHAEL FINNISSY: Alternative Readings
Michael Finnissy is one of the most articulate and prolific composers of his generation, generally bracketed with other pioneers…

DUO MENURIDA: In Two Minds
All Cowie’s life experiences and interests come together somewhere across the eight highly pictorial pieces on the CD…

ELISABETH LUTYENS: Piano Music Volume 3
It must be remembered that Lutyens earned her living by composing incidental and film music, always just hitting on the right mood and the right time…