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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Mendelssohn: Scottish and Italian Symphonies – Gibson and Lockhart

Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26; Symphony No. 3 in A minor “Scottish”, Op. 56;…

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Massenet Hérodiade – Domingo and Baltsa in Vienna

Massenet: Hérodiade** Plácido Domingo (John the Baptist), Juan Pons (Herod), Agnes Baltsa (Hérodiade), Nancy Gustafson (Salomé), Ferruccio…

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Mascagni Orchestral Works by Severini

MASCAGNI: Symphonic and Choral Works Cavalleria rusticana – Prelude and Intermezzo; L’Amico Fritz – Intermezzo; Isabeau –…

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Honegger, Martinů, Stravinsky – Hogwood Recreates Sacher Concert

HONEGGER: Symphony No. 4, “Deliciae Basilienses” MARTINŮ: Toccata e Due Canzoni STRAVINSKY: Concerto in Ré Kammerorchester Basel/Christopher…

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Sergei Lyapunov: Symphony No. 1, Op. 12 (1897); Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 38 (1909); Polonaise, Op. 16 (1902)

Howard Shelley, piano BBC Philharmonic · Vassily Sinaisky, conductor Recorded 26–31 October 2000, Studio 7, New Broadcasting…

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Franz Liszt: Piano Music

Franz Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Mephisto Waltz No. 1; Grand Fantasia on “La Campanella”;…

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Lutoslawski Seiber Blake Clarinet Works – King ECO Litton Blake

Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994) — Mátyás Seiber (1905–1960), Howard Blake (b. 1938) Thea King (clarinet); English Chamber Orchestra;…

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Kenneth Leighton Chamber Works – McAslan Fuller Dussek

Kenneth Leighton: Piano Trio Op.46 (1965), Partita for Cello and — well — Piano Op.35 (1959), Metamorphoses…

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Kodály Early String Works – Grossman and Phillips

Zoltán Kodály Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 (1915) Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 (1914)…

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Khachaturyan Suites – London Symphony Orchestra Stanley Black

Aram Khachaturyan (1903–1978) Spartacus Suite (1956) [21:31] Masquerade Suite (1941) [17:09] Gayaneh Suite (1943) [18:41] London Symphony…