Thomas Fasano

Tom Fasano has been writing reviews of classical music recordings for the past quarter century. He's finally making them public on this blog.
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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Harpsichord Works by Julia Brown

Wilhelm Friedemann BACH (1710-1784) Keyboard Works – Vol. 3 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784) Julia Brown, harpsichord NAXOS…

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Britten Cello Works – Gerhardt, Manze and Osborne

Benjamin BRITTEN (1913-1976) Symphony for cello and orchestra, Op. 68 (1963, rev.1964) [31:29] Sonata for cello and piano…

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Daquin: Nouveau Livre de Noëls for Organ

Nouveau Livre de Noëls pour l’orgue Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772) A Festive Inheritance, Magnificently Kept Louis-Claude Daquin: Nouveau…

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Britten: The Rape of Lucretia Chamber Opera Review

BRITTEN The Rape of Lucretia, Op.37 Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Ian Bostridge (tenor) – Male Chorus; Susan Gritton…

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Wagner Rarities by Goodall with Janet Baker

Goodall: Tristan Prelude; Wesendonck Lieder; Bruckner Symphony no. 8 in C Minor Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; BBC Symphony…

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Bliss Morning Heroes – War Memorial Revival

Arthur Bliss: Morning Heroes; Investiture Antiphonal Fanfare; Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi Brian Blessed, orator. London…

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Ruth Crawford Seeger Piano Music – Jenny Lin

Ruth Crawford Seeger: Piano Music Jenny Lin, piano; Timothy Jones, narrator BIS CD-1310 There are composers you…

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Beethoven Late Sonatas by Richter – Live 1965

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Sonata No.30 in E major Op.109 Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major…

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Atterberg Symphony No. 6 by Chandos

ATTERBERG Symphony No. 4, Symphony No. 6, Suite No. 3, En värmlandsrapsodi Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974) Sara Trobäck…

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Borodin Prince Igor – Gergiev and the Mariinsky

Borodin Edition Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94410 (599:08) The problem with Prince Igor has always been…

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Fournier Cello Mastery – Forgotten Records Two Disc Survey

Luigi BOCCHERINI (1743-1805) Cello Concerto in B minor, G482 orch. and arr. Grützmacher [18:26] ¹ Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) Cello…

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Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2 – Kopatchinskaja

Béla BARTÓK (1881-1945) Violin Concerto No. 2 (1938) [38:57] Peter EÖTVÖS (b. 1944) Seven (2006) [22:58] György LIGETI (1923-2006) Violin…

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Bernstein Symphonies and Divertimento – Slatkin Conducts BBC Symphony

Bernstein: Symphony no. 1, Jeremiah; Symphony no. 2, The Age of Anxiety; Divertimento for Orchestra Michelle DeYoung,…

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Bach Well-Tempered Clavier Book II – Guillot

BACH Das wohltemperierte Clavier – Book II, BWV 870b-893 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sébastien Guillot, harpsichord SAPHIR…

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Bliss Orchestral Works – Lloyd-Jones

Sir Arthur BLISS (1891-1975) Meditations on a Theme by John Blow (1955) [33:46] Metamorphic Variations (1972) [38:49]…

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Berlioz Overtures by Davis and Bergen Philharmonic

BERLIOZ Overtures (Sir Andrew Davis) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis CHANDOS CHSA 5118 SACD…

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Bach Concertos Reconstructed – Tomter and Kuuskmann

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Concerto in E flat major (reconstruction based on BWV 169, 49, 1053) [16:18] Concerto…

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Chopin by Goerner – A Remarkable EMI Debut

Nelson Goerner Plays Chopin EMI Debut CDZ5 69701–2 There are pianists who play Chopin, and then there…