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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Bériot Violin Concertos – Nishizaki and Walter

Charles-Auguste de Bériot: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 8, and 9 Takako Nishizaki, violin; RTBF Orchestra/Alfred Walter Marco…

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Berezovsky: Ukrainian Sacred Music by Vidrodzhennya Choir

Maksym Berezovsky (c. 1745-1777) Ukrainian Sacred Music, Volume 1 Liturgy; Eucharistic Verses; Choral Concert “Let the Lord…

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Mozart and Beethoven by Stokowski

STOKOWSKI Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 297b Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op….

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Bach Cantatas and Magnificat – Harnoncourt at Melk

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Glorious Bach – DVD Cantata No. 61, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV…

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Bach Cantatas – Auger, Schreckenbach, Kraus

BACH: Cantatas Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21; Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 38;…

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Bach Cantatas by Gardiner – Pilgrimage Series

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas BWV 179 — 199, 113 Magdalena Kožená, soprano; William Towers, alto; Mark Padmore,…

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Bach Inventions and Sinfonias – Angela Hewitt

BACH: Inventions and — well — Sinfonias, BWV 772-801; Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906; Chromatic Fantasia…

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Bach Cantata Arias by Arleen Augér and Rilling

BACH Cantata Arias Arleen Augér, soprano Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn / Helmut Rilling HÄNSSLER; CD 94.035…

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Bach Violin Concertos – Busch and Istomin

J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos BWV 1041, 1042, 1043; Piano Concerto No. 1 BWV 1052 Adolf Busch, violin…

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Bach English and French Suites – Alan Curtis

J. S. Bach: English Suites nos. 1–6; French Suites nos. 1–6 Alan Curtis, harpsichord (Christian Zell, 1728)….

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Bach Goldberg Variations – Leonhardt 1953 Vienna

Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord Recorded June 1953, Konzerthaus, Vienna Vanguard OVC…

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Bach Art of Fugue – Young Leonhardt on Harpsichord

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) The Art of Fugue BWV 1080 Gustav Leonhardt — harpsichord Recorded May 1953,…

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Bach Transcriptions by Stokowski and All-American Youth Orchestra

STOKOWSKI Bach Transcriptions The All-American Youth Ensemble / Leopold Stokowski CALA CACD 0527 [70:49] The provenance alone…

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Bach Cantatas Volume 15 by Suzuki and Japan Collegium

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas — Volume 15 Cantata No. 40, “Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes,” BWV…

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Galante Sings Baroque Arias and Dubious Arrangements

ALBINONI/BACH/CACCINI: Arias and — well — Arrangements Inessa Galante (soprano); Band of Latvian National Opera/Aleksandrs Vilumanis; London…

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Bach Harpsichord Works by Terence Charlston

Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto and Other Harpsichord Works Terence Charlston, harpsichord Deux-Elles DXL 1017 [75:00] Recorded…

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Wolf Mörike Lieder – Rodgers, Genz, Vignoles

# Hugo Wolf: Mörike Lieder Joan Rodgers, soprano; Stephan Genz, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano Hyperion CDA67311/2 (2…

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Widor Chamber Music: Piano Trio and Quintet

Charles-Marie Widor: Piano Trio in B flat major (1875); Piano Quintet in D minor (1890) Ilona Prunyi…

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Whitbourn: A Finer Truth – Sacred Choral Works

James Whitbourn: A Finer Truth** Robert Tear, tenor; John Harle, saxophone; Joby Burgess, percussion; John Reid, organ;…

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Graham Whettam: Concerto Drammatico and Sinfonia contra timore

Graham Whettam: Concerto Drammatico; Sinfonia contra timore** Martin Rummel, cello; Sinfonia da Camera, Urbana, Illinois/Ian Hobson; Leipzig…

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Weyse: Late Piano Works by Jedličková

Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse: The Late Piano Works Eight Etudes, Op. 51; Four Etudes, Op. 60; Allegro…

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Weyse: Complete Symphonies – Schønwandt and Royal Danish Ensemble

WEYSE: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 Royal Danish Ensemble/Michael Schønwandt DACAPO 8.224012, 8.224013, 8.224014 [three CDs: 66:47 — 56:32,…

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William Walton: The World of Orchestral Works

# William Walton ## The World of William Walton Portsmouth Point Overture; excerpts from Façade, Violin Concerto,…

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Vivaldi Orlando Furioso – Horne and San Francisco Opera

VIVALDI: Orlando Furioso** Marilyn Horne (Orlando), Susan Patterson (Angelica), Kathleen Kuhlmann (Alcina), Sandra Walker (Bradamante), Jeffrey Gall…