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Record Store Day Saturday 20th April 2013

April 17, 2013

Forsyth Brothers Limited will be joining Record Store Day this year. We have a well stocked contemporary selection on sale with up to 20% reduction, a vast array of jazz on CD and LP, of course not forgetting the widest range of stock in Manchester of the classical sector.

There is currently a 30% discount on Hyperion and Helios selected titles, including the entire Romantic Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto and Cello Concerto Series, flanked by the Bach Transcription Series, and French Song Edition. There are only one each of these, so when they’ve gone, they’ve gone!

We look forward to welcoming you here at our historical Deansgate shop.


Limited 30% reduction on selected Hyperion titles.

April 4, 2013

We are running a very limited offer in our department through April.  We have one each of the Hyperion Piano Concerto series, Violin Concerto series, Violoncello Concerto series, French Song edition, Bach Transcription series, plus a few other rarities such as the piano works of  Chaminade, Scharwenka, Moszkowski, and harp music by Susan Drake with a 30% reduction.  Telephone, e mail or drop in for your orders, before this wonderful offer disappears.

We look forward to seeing you!


Last chance to buy Brahms Horn Trio on Hyperion Label

March 26, 2013

034571172514£32.40

Here in the records department, we have just heard the sad news that the above recording on Hyperion, is to be deleted.

We have a few remaining copies here at the shop.  Don’t miss out on this opportunity, it really is a fantastic recording featuring Stephen Stirling with the Florestan Trio.  Also featured on this double disc recording are the three Piano Trios, and the Clarinet Trio.  Surely a great point of reference of the collated trio repertoire.


Peter Smith - Pianist

February 15, 2010

petescdcoverForsyth’s staff are a talented lot.  Our piano sheet music specialist, Peter Smith, has just made a CD which is now available in the record department.  Called ‘A Gallery of Miniatures’ it’s a beautifully played selection of Russian and French piano miniatures, including music by Cui, Borodin, Hahn and Widor.  Peter plays recitals in Manchester but if you haven’t been fortunate enough to hear him here’s your opportunity to acquaint yourself with a really fine young pianist.  And if you come into the shop when he’s here he’ll probably autograph a copy for you.


Welcome to the Record Department!

April 2, 2009

Welcome to the Record Department and our new website.

With a department over-flowing with the latest classical and middle-of-the-road releases our stock contains an unrivaled variety of labels and recordings, quite unlike any other in the UK . Our staff are selected for their specialist and extensive knowledge of recorded music and repertoire from all genres. Always ready and happy to help you with all your recorded music requests, we hope to assist you soon.