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Rating	Company/Work	Headline
	Duozona: Colors	Bountiful spectrum on many levels
	The Zodiac Trio	Paus shines brightly
	J.S. Bach's Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Buch 1)	Lessons learned
	The Kennedy Center Chamber Players The Beauty of Two	Duos of the highest order
	The Broadway Cast Recording of The Drowsy Chaperone	Pull up a chair and enjoy
	Florencio Asenjo's Angels Dancing on a Pin	Straightforward art
	Paul Ferguson's Quantum Physics	Single-mindedness largely effective
	Step Inside (Zirkus)	Venerable instrument resonates with much veracity
	American Spirit	Spirited excellence
	International Guitar Night	Four guitars, no waiting
	William Carn Quintet - Lessons Learned	Well on the way to greatness
	Liam Titcomb's Can't Let Go	Engaging affairs of the heart
	Roger Rudenstein's State of the Union	Reason to celebrate
	Joan Tower's Made in America	Tower's power hour
	One Take - Volume One	There's no going back
	McKinley String Quartets	Three welcome soundscapes
	New American Works for Clarinet	Moving steadily through the dark side
	Christoph Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice	Finding beauty in the depths
	Monty Python's Broadway Cast Recording of Spamalot	Enjoy the lot
	Jasper Wood - Ives: Works for Violin & Piano	So close to greatness
	The Stuyvesant String Quartet	History well repeated
	New Century Series, Volume 19	Potpourri of work yields equally varied results
	Karamelo Santo - Haciendo Bulla	Well-crafted collection
	Beethoven Cello Sonatas - Volume 1	Instrumental excellence
	Sabbath Crosses: A Tribute to Black Sabbath	Honour thy Sabbath
	ARC Ensemble - Mieszyslaw Weinberg's On the Threshold of Hope	Hope springs eternal
	Glissandi - Peace	Holiday delight
	Giles Tomkins	Impressive liftoff
	Candescence	Ones and zeros don't add up
	Tafelmusik: Concerti Virtuosi	Virtuosi indeed
	The American Piano Duo with BYU Philharmonic Orchestra	Seldom-heard works given a boost
	Concordia Chamber Ensemble	Homage steals the show
	Music of Elliott Carter, Volume Seven	Carter disc delectable
	Tafelmusik Orchestra - Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 5&6	Beethoven as I Heard Him
	Jenö Jandó plays Mozart piano works	Uneven work holds promise
	BRT Philharmonic - Brahms Symphony No. 1	Symphony tops Variations
	Kronos Caravan	Magnificent array travels well
	Michael Kaeshammer - Strut	Something for all
	Bryan A. Crumpler - Monochrome	One-man band worth a listen
	Mary Jane Lamond - Stòras	Stòras lives up to its name
	Roberto Occhipinti - The Cusp	Suite sounds a success
	pink martini: Hang on Little Tomato	Pink martini awash in colour
	Heidelberger Sinfoniker, Haydn Symphonies, Volume 5	Celebrating before the party
	Heidelberger Sinfoniker - Haydn Symphonies, Volume 4	Talented band reveals much
	Hilario Duran Trio - New Danzon	New Danzon delightfully fresh
	John Bruce Yeh - Clarinet Music by Hindemith	Yeh a convincing champion
	Alex Klein - Oboe Concertos from 3 Centuries	Wide-ranging repertoire resonates

Rating	Company/Work	Headline
	Joshua Bell plays Mendelssohn and Beethoven	Bell in splendid form
	Christina Petrowska Quilico - Gems with an Edge	Gems sparkle brilliantly
	David Jalbert - Ballads and Fantasies	A welcome addition
	Tribute to the Kings of Swing	Off to a swinging start
	Cynthia Dale ... to dream	Dream in progress
	Pianist Alexander Tselyakov Russian Album	Russian program captivates
	Pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico - Romantic Gems	Delightful collection a "must have"
	Bartók: Violin Concerto No.2, Viola Concerto - Zukerman, Saint Louis Symphony	Late concertos dazzle
	Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Pianist, Emanuel Ax	Ax is exhilarating
	I Want to Be Happy - Classic Jazz Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio	Nothing better!

Rati	Company/Work	Headline
	Manitoba Chamber Orchestra - March 2004	Martinů concerto exceptional
	Regina Symphony Orchestra - June 2003	Vickers saves the day
	Hamilton Philharmonic - April 2003	Welcome back HPO!
	Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra - December 2002	Kuerti raises the bar
	Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra - October 2002	Thanksgiving cornucopia
	Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra - August 2002	The long and the short of it
	Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra - July 2002	C major sandwich lacks meat
	National Arts Centre Orchestra - July 2002	Bach to basics
	Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra - June 2002	D minor buffet
	Victoria Symphony Orchestra - June 2002	Breathless in Victoria
	Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra - May 2002	In search of lost joy
	Symphony Nova Scotia - May 2002	Standing up for Mozart
	L'orchestre métropolitain - April 2002	The Wand of Youth
	Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - March 2002	Pedantic readings disappoint
	Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra - March 2002	Masterworks all
	Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra - February 2002	Northern radio reflections
	Thirteen Strings - February 2002	Old friends and new

Rati	Company/Work	Headline
	Vienna Philharmonic - November 2002	Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic, Rattle - two out of three!
	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - October 27, 2002	Searching beyond the notes
	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - October 20, 2002	Public radio roulette
	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - September, 2002	Birthday affair lacks spark
	New York Philharmonic - September 2002	Flashes of brilliance; Unfinished symphony
	San Francisco Symphony Orchestra - August 2002	In search of the Classical Style
	New York Philharmonic - August 2002	A fitting farewell
	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - August 11, 2002	Symphony more sound than substance
	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - August 4, 2002	Electronic homecoming

Much more in the archives: 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005

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CD & Radio Reviews - many independent productions

CD & Radio Reviews -
many independent productions