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graham rickson

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

Articles By Graham Rickson

Classical CDs Weekly: William Barton, William Lawes, Bernard Weinstock

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The Leeds International Piano Competition finals, Leeds Town Hall

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Classical CDs Weekly: Cage, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Smaro Gregoriadou

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Classical CDs Weekly: Gershwin, William Berger, JACK Quartet

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Classical CDs Weekly: Gál, Schumann, Shostakovich, Tiomkin

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The Hitchcock Players: Hume Cronyn, Shadow of a Doubt

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Classical CDs Weekly: Dubois, Sam Hayden, Liszt

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Classical CDs Weekly: Berlioz, Humperdinck, L'Olimpiade

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The Hitchcock Players: Barbara Bel Geddes, Vertigo

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Classical CDs Weekly: Messiaen, Saint-Saëns, Meraner Curmusik

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Classical CDs Weekly: Elgar, Goebbels, Baiba Skride

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Classical CDs Weekly: Beethoven, Haydn, Gabriel Prokofiev

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Classical CDs Weekly: Nielsen, Tchaikovsky, Reiko Fujisawa, The Dublin Drag Orchestra

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Classical CDs Weekly: Britten, Miloš Karadaglić, Tom Waits

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Classical CDs Weekly: Mozart, Ropartz, Sounds of the 30s

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Classical CDs Weekly: Debussy, Handel, Kuss Quartet

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