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I grew up with the marvellous Benjamin Luxon set of these lusty Stanford sea songs. However, when no great successor came along

Most people still mainly know Busoni for his arrangements of Bach (indeed, he was once introduced at a party as Mr BachBusoni). A shame, because, as this fine recording shows, he was something of a musical visionary in his own right. The sound world of the Violin Concerto in particular shifts...

There is something, much, that is wondrous about Alexander Melnikov, and it's all in evidence here. The fabulously fluid, mercurial virtuosity, the sudden flashes of fire or melting into solace. Everything, all his effects,

Already king of Glyndebourne, Jurowski is set to take over the London Philharmonic. Here, with the RNO, he demonstrates why, with an analytical coolness and forward propulsion that both quicken the pulse and engage the brain. A most satisfying disc by a still-growing, major talent.