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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Bach French Suites by Tilney on Clavichord

BACH French Suites BWV 812-817 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Colin Tilney, clavichord MUSIC & ARTS CD-1268 (60:21…

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Bach Well-Tempered Clavier Book I by Villar

BACH Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869 (Arthur Villar) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Arthur Villar, piano CD…

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Bruckner Third Symphony – Van Zweden

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1877 version, ed. Nowak) Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Netherlands Radio Philharmonic…

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Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt – Jeroen van Veen

Simeon ten HOLT (1923-2012) CD 1 Canto Ostinato (1976-79) [78:15] CD 2 Natalon in E [42:56] Aforisme…

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Tor Aulin Violin Music – Swedish Chamber Orchestra

AULIN Four Swedish Dances, Op. 26; Three Dances from Gotland, Op. 28; Master Olof, Op. 22 Tor…

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Holmboe Chamber Music by Ensemble MidtVest

HOLMBOE Chamber Music (Ensemble MidtVest) Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996) Ensemble MidtVest DACAPO 8.226073 (72:20) Vagn Holmboe spent most…

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Brahms String Quintets by Uppsala Chamber Soloists

Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) String Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op.88 [25:41]1 String Quintet No. 2 in…

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Atterberg Symphonies by Järvi and Gothenburg Symphony

ATTERBERG Symphony No. 6, Op. 31, Dollar Symphony; A Värmland Rhapsody; Suite No. 3; Symphony No. 4…

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Arensky Piano Suites for Two Pianos on CPO

ARENSKY Five Suites for Two Pianos Anton Arensky (1861-1906) Piano Duo Genova and Dimitrov CPO 777 651-2…

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Written on Skin by George Benjamin – Aix Premiere

BENJAMIN Written on Skin (2012) George Benjamin (b. 1960) Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Rebecca Jo Loeb (mezzo), Bejun…

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Griffes Piano Music by Ohlsson

Charles Tomlinson GRIFFES (1884-1920) Three Tone-Pictures, Op. 5 (1910-1912) [10:03] The Lake at Evening: Tranquillo e dolce…

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Aho: Oboe Concerto and Orchestral Works

AHO Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra; Solo IX; Sonata for Oboe and Piano Kalevi Aho (b. 1949)…

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Holmboe Guitar Music – Late Works for Solo Guitar

Vagn HOLMBOE (1909-1996) Solo & chamber works for guitar Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996) Jesper Siveboek (guitar); Bolette Roed…

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Dussek Elegie Harmonique Op 61 – A Harmonic Masterwork

Transitions Jan Ladislav DUSSEK (1760-1812) Sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 61 (1806-07) [16:47] Ludwig van BEETHOVEN…

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Haydn Day Symphonies Nos 6 7 8 – Orchestra Review

Joseph HAYDN (1732 – 1809) Symphony no. 6 in G major, Le Matin (?1761) [23:20] Symphony no. 7 in C…

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Schütz Polychoral Works – Live at Muri Abbey

Polychoral splendour from the four galleries of the Abbey Church of Muri See end of review for…

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Passacaglia: Organ Works by Matthias Havinga

Passacaglia Max REGER (1873–1916) Introduktion und Passacaglia [8:04] Dieterich BUXTEHUDE (c.1637–1707) Passacaglia in D minor BuxWV161 [6:42]…

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Hasse: Sacred Works Rescued From Obscurity

Mass for 4 solo voices, choir and orchestra in d minor* (1751) [34:08] Miserere for 4 voices, choir and…

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Lysenko and Miaskovsky Rarities by Blunier and Beethoven Orchestra Bonn

Russian Composers around 1900 Mykola LYSENKO (1842-1912) Taras Bulba: overture (1890) [4:46] Alexander SCRIABIN (1872-1915) La Poème…

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Dual Baroque Organs at Muri Abbey – Strobl and Blunden

Music for Two Organs The Viennese Habsburg Court of the 17th Century Johannes Strobl, David Blunden (organs);…

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Hailstork: Orchestral Works by an Overlooked American Master

Adolphus HAILSTORK (b.1941) Symphony no.1; Three Spirituals; An American Port of Call; Fanfare on Amazing Grace; Whitman’s…

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Vinci Artaserse – A Landmark Opera Restored

VINCI Artaserse (Diego Fasolis) Leonardo Vinci (1696?-1730) Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cenic, Daniel Behle, Franco Fagioli, Valer…

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Hacquart: Carolus and the Dutch Golden Age

Carolus HACQUART De triomfeerende min (The triumph of love) Carolus Hacquart (c.1640-1701?) Camerata Trajectina/Louis Peter Grijp GLOBE…

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Schubert Late Piano Music by Sinkevych

SCHUBERT Twelve German dances, Op. 171, D.790; Hungarian melody in B minor, D.817; Adagio in E major,…