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		Viktoria Mullova Through the Looking Glass An exclusive interview with violinist Viktoria Mullova on her new recording for Philips Classics.

		MusicTeachers.co.uk meet virtuoso pianist Steven Osborne Ian le Prévost in conversation with one of Britain's most versatile concert pianists.

		Master of all trades, Jack of none MusicTeachers.co.uk meet the man behind one of England's newest and most exciting recording companies, Signum Records.

Into Practice In a second interactive article, internationally-acclaimed organist Kevin Bowyer provides insights into the performance of two Bach works.

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Anwen Lewis
Music Animateur, composer and administrator…there’s more to Anwen Lewis than meets the eye

New Recordings
-	Schubert Piano Sonatas - D575, D894, D959, D960 Alfred Brendel (Recording of the month)
-	Thomas Tallis: The Complete Works, Vols. 1-4 Chapelle du Roi/Alistair Dixon
-	Vivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 6 The King's Consort/Robert King
-	Handel: Italian Cantatas Kozená/Les Musiciens du Louvre, Grenoble/Marc Minkowski
-	Bach: Italian Concerto and French Overture Hewitt
-	Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande ODOB/Christian Thielemann
-	The Chamber Music of Malcolm Arnold Nash Ensemble
-	Through the Looking Glass Viktoria Mullova
Concerts
-	Handel: Judas Maccabeus The King's Consort/King, Bridgewater Hall Manchester, January 30
-	Wagner: The Rhiengold Preliminary Evening of The Ring of the Nibelung ENO/Daniel, Coliseum, January 26
Books
-	Oboe – A Reed Blown in the Wind; Oboe Problem Solver Marion Whittow
-	Isaac Albéniz: Portrait of a Romantic Walter Aaron Clark
Educational Material
-	Funscales CD Music Minus 1

-	AQA Advanced Level notes: Mozart Piano Sonata in A major, K331
-	Edexcel Advanced level notes: Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue in A major