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Friday November 20th
	Mili BALAKIREV (1837-1910) Complete Piano Works Vol. 6 Nicholas Walker (piano) rec. 2019 GRAND PIANO GP846 [80:04] [RCh] Wonderful conclusion to this fascinating series.
	Benjamin BRITTEN (1913-1976) A Ceremony of Carols Choir of Clare College, Cambridge/Graham Ross rec. 2019 HARMONIA MUNDI HMM905329 [74:58] [JQ] Another excellent example of the work of The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and Graham Ross.
	Wiktor ŁABUŃSKI (1895-1974) Complete Piano Works Sławomir Dobrzański, Magdalena Prejsnar (piano) rec. 2019 ACTE PR葾LABLE AP0473 [67:47] [DC] A forgotten musician who had plenty to say as a composer.
	Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Winterreise Steve Davislim (tenor) Anthony Romaniuk (piano) rec. 2007 MELBA MR301119 SACD [79:46] [GF] A valuable addition to the discography, and one that I will return to with pleasure.
	Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) The Seasons Boris Bloch (piano) rec. 2018 ARS PRODUKTION ARS38509 [80:05] [MG] Boris Bloch’s knockout performance shows Tchaikovsky’s solo piano music to be emphatically more than just for the drawing room.
	Concerti per Organo Works by CPE & JS Bach & Handel Lucas P鰄le (organ) Dresdner Barock O/Margret Baumgartl, Lucas P鰄le rec. 2019 RONDEAU ROP6185 [78:29] [JV] I have nothing but praise for these performances by Lucas P鰄le.
	Elegy Flemish Radio Ch/Bo Holten rec. 2010 DANACORD DACOCD731 [63:47] [MR] Musical gloom and despondency in largely indifferent performances which are not in any way alleviated by obtrusive engineering.
	Heaven full of Stars  Martin Ford (organ) Vasari Singers/Jeremy Backhouse rec. 2019  NAXOS 8.574179 [81:33] [GPJ] A deeply enjoyable disc of modern choral music, performed superbly by the Vasari Singers.
	The Organ of St Bartholomew’s Orford Catherine Ennis (organ) rec. 2020 PRIORY PRCD1235 [78:38] [JF] A well-constructed programme.
	Andr鑣 Segovia and his Contemporaries Vol. 13 rec. 1927-30 DOREMI DHR-8079 [75:43] [JW] It’s well worth listening through the audio defects to the individual, colourful and sometimes idiosyncratic performances.
	Elgar’s Sea Pictures - a survey by Ralph Moore Lloyd's Symphony 7 - a musical analysis by Karim Elmahmoudi

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