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Hamish Milne [photo: CRD/Southem 'UOR Hamish Milne the appear ance of four Medtner albums on CRD (two reissues from 1977, two entirely new) is the fulfilment of a personal dream. Further records—the Romantica, Minacciosa and Ballade Sonatas—are under discussion and so, too, are other projects...

The Melos Quartet of Stuttgart (Wilhelm Melcher, Gerhard and Hermann Voss and Peter Buck) celebrate their 25th anniversary this year. Deutsche Grammophon have recently reissued the recording of Schubert's String Quintet which they made with Mstislav Rostropovich, and the same five players come...

Decca have taken the rare step of signing a composer rather than a performer. Michael Torke, who is 28, was born in Milwaukee and graduated in piano and composition from the Eastman School of Music. His first orchestral work, "Ecstatic Orange" (1985), was premiered by the Brooklyn Philharmonic...

THE PRT catalogue of recordings has been acquired by EMI, giving that company access to a large and prestigious catalogue with a strong representation in the British repertoire. Among the performances recorded on PRT is Barbirolli's sole recording of Vaughan Williams's Eighth Symphony, as well as...