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graham rickson

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

Articles By Graham Rickson

Classical CDs Weekly: Bach, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Refuge in Music

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Classical CDs Weekly: Brahms, Janáček, John Harle

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Classical CDs Weekly: Dvořák, Xiayin Wang, Simon Thacker's Svara Kanti

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Classical CDs Weekly: Prokofiev, Dame Janet Baker, Henning Kraggerud

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Death in Venice, Opera North

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Classical CDs Weekly, Bach, Bartók, Piano Phantoms

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Kraggerud, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Denève, Leeds Town Hall

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Classical CDs Weekly: Brahms, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky

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Classical CDs Weekly, Sean Hickey, Lang Lang, Piers Lane

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Classical CDs Weekly: Bizet, Eisler, Academy of Ancient Music

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Royal Northern Sinfonia, Zehetmair, The Sage Gateshead

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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Opera North

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Classical CDs Weekly: Elgar, Prokofiev, Deutsche Motette

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DVD: Ikarie XB 1

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Classical CDs Weekly: Akira Miyoshi, Schubert, Ashley Wass

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Classical CDs Weekly: Britten, Vaughan Williams, Superbrass

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