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graham rickson

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

Articles By Graham Rickson

DVD/Blu-ray: Journey to the Beginning of Time

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Classical LPs Weekly: Weinberg, Keaton Henson, Riopy

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Classical CDs Weekly: Haydn, Mahler, Matthew Whiteside

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Classical CDs Weekly: Carlos Cipa, Fozié Majd, Iiro Rantala, Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour

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Classical CDs Weekly: Gabriela Montero, Ravel, Caroline Shaw, Edith Hemenway

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Classical CDs Weekly: Ed Lyon, Jason Vieaux, Irina Borissova

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DVD: Do Not Adjust Your Set / At Last The 1948 Show

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Classical CDs Weekly: Brahms, Bright, Dvořák, Gipps, Rota

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Classical CDs Weekly: Axel Borup-Jørgensen, Purcell, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

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Classical CDs Weekly: Eleanor Alberga, Parry, Blondel

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The Greek Passion, Opera North - pertinence and power

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Classical CDs Weekly: Haydn, Korngold, Philippe Manoury

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Classical CDs Weekly: Albert Roussel, Roy Budd, Propellor

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DVD/Blu-ray: A Kid for Two Farthings

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Blu-ray: The Ear

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Classical CDs Weekly: Saint-Saëns, Yolanda Kondonassis, Konstantin Reinfeld & Benyamin Nuss

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From the animatronic cat on the bar of the Garter Inn to the rowers’ crew who haul their craft across the stage and the military ranks of “Dig for...