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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: Beethoven, Bruckner, Notice Recordings

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Classical CDs Weekly: Brahms, Magnard, Skempton

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Classical CDs Weekly: Eller, Musorgsky, Rachmaninov

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Lu, Orchestre National de Lille, Bloch, Leeds Town Hall - polish and precision in Ravel and Debussy

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Classical CDs Weekly: William Mathias, Vaughan Williams, Judith Weir

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Classical CDs Weekly: Ginastera, Messiaen, Saint-Saëns

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Classical CDs Weekly: Elgar, Scarlatti, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Classical CDs and Vinyl Weekly: Beethoven, Holst

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Classical CDs Weekly: Schubert, Shostakovich, Berlinskaya-Ancelle Piano Duo

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Best of 2019: Classical CDs

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Classical CDs Weekly: Christmas CDs 2

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Classical CDs Weekly: Christmas CDs 1

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Classical CDs Weekly: Josquin, Tchaikovsky, Janet Sung

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Blu-ray: Moonrise Kingdom

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Classical CDs Weekly: Coates, Dvořák, Martinů, Peñalosa

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CD: Biscuithead & the Biscuit Badgers - Thought Porridge

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Alexandre Dumas’ novel has been filmed an immeasurable number of times (there was a new French version only last year) and...