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Graham, who writes on classical music, lives in Leeds.

Articles By Graham Rickson

Classical CDs: Bassoons, brass and symphonic compression

Saturday, 19 June 2021 Read more...

Classical CDs: Three great conductors remembered, Mahler with accordion and a song cycle with no singer

Saturday, 05 June 2021 Read more...

Classical CDs: Horns, musical autobiography and Australian landscapes

Saturday, 22 May 2021 Read more...

Classical CDs: Mexican brass, fairy gardens and a socially distanced orchestral recording

Saturday, 08 May 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: Raw

Tuesday, 04 May 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: To Sir, with Love

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 Read more...

Classical CDs: Horses, hats and Hardanger fiddles

Saturday, 24 April 2021 Read more...

Classical CDs: Dramatic symphonies, medieval bagpipes and a solo bassoon

Saturday, 10 April 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: I Start Counting

Sunday, 04 April 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: Silent Action

Tuesday, 30 March 2021 Read more...

Classical CDs: Music for Easter, vocal anthologies and a trip to Dundalk

Saturday, 27 March 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: Restless Natives

Sunday, 21 March 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: Viy

Sunday, 14 March 2021 Read more...

Classical CDs: Big symphonies, archlutes and the healing power of the viola

Saturday, 13 March 2021 Read more...

Blu-ray: Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea

Tuesday, 02 March 2021 Read more...

Classical CDs: Dusty graveyards, bell sounds on pianos and a cold Cambridgeshire fen

Saturday, 27 February 2021 Read more...

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