Records International 1/11

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First off, happy 2011 (though for some it's practically January 2nd, I know.)
I notice that the new Records International catalog is already out. It contains a little of some possible interest to the strictly-Romantic-style listener - piano works by Bortkiewicz (four volumes - apparently a new series of his piano works, reviewed in Fanfare this month), by Busoni and de Boeck, the imperfect at best Rubinstein piano trios CDs reviewed here recently, songs by Tournemire and by Madetoja,  Honegger's mature violin sonatas on Naxos, the Lyapunov piano concertos CD from Naxos also discussed recently, chamber works by Huybrechts, and some Dutton CDs including works by Bate, Foulds, Boughton.

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An interesting disc on the list is that by Bruce Wolosoff, entitled "Songs Without Words."  These are 18 pieces for string quartet and they're lots of fun.  They range from a cross-over style of jazz-inflected themes to sujbstantially classical forms.  I was very much entertained by Wolosoff's charming approach to chamber music.