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Monday
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Cantatas Volume 30: Jauchzet Gott in
allen Landen! BWV51 [17:01]; Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn' ihn BWV1127
[48:30]; Spielet, ihr beseelten Lieder (from O Holder tag, BWV210) [7:37]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Suzuki rec. Kobe
Shoin Women's University Chapel, September 2005 BIS BIS-SACD-1471
[73:08][DJB]
The new Bach work on this recording will make it indispensable for
completists, those collecting this series will have bought it already for
both works, but for everyone else, it is an optional purchase, despite the
outstanding quality of the performances ... see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH André CAPLET (1878-1925) Conte fantastique after Edgar
Allan Poe's Masque of the Red Death (1919) [17:08] Elisabeth Glab (violin),
Marie-Josée Ritchot (violin), Michel Renard (viola), Isabelle Veyrier
(cello), Laurence Cabel (harp) Les prières (1917) [9:12] Elisabeth Glab
(violin), Marie-Josée Ritchot (violin), Michel Renard (viola), Isabelle
Veyrier (cello), Laurence Cabel (harp), Sharon Coste (soprano)
Divertissements (2) for harp (1924) [9:56] Laurence Cabel (harp) Sonnets (2)
for soprano and harp (1924) [3:37] Laurence Cabel (harp), Sandrine Piau
(soprano) Septet for three female voices and string quartet (1909) [14:24]
Sharon Coste (Soprano), Sandrine Piau (soprano), Sylvie Deguy (mezzo),
Elisabeth Glab (violin), Marie-Josée Ritchot (violin), Michel Renard
(viola), Isabelle Veyrier (cello) Ensemble: Musique Oblique rec. February
1992, Arsenal de Metz, Salle de l'Esplanade. DDD HARMONIA MUNDI HAR MUSIQUE
D'ABORD HMA1951417 [55:18][RB]
Music for connoisseurs and especially for those with an interest to follow
up in Debussy's circle ... but do not expect a Debussy apprentice. ... see
Full Review
Antonín DVO·ÁK (1841-1904) Slavonic Rhapsody, Op. 45, No.1 in D major (1878)
[12.13] Slavonic Rhapsody, Op. 45, No.2 in G minor (1878) [14.11] Slavonic
Rhapsody, Op. 45, No.3 in A flat major (1878) [12.28] Slavonic Dance, Op.
46, No. 1 in C minor (1878) [3.44]* Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 2 in E minor
(1878) [4.26]* Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 3 in D major (1878) [4.20]*
Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 4 in F major (1878) [6.28]* Slavonic Dance, Op.
46, No. 5 in A major (1878) [3.09]* Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 6 in A flat
major (1878) [5.37]* Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 7 in C minor (1878) [3.21]*
Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 8 in G minor (1878) [4.09]* Leipzig Gewandhaus
Orchestra/Kurt Masur *Vienna Symphony/Karel An·erl rec. Leipzig, August
1985; *Musikverein, Vienna, February 1958 PHILIPS ELOQUENCE 476 7334
[74.11][SV]
While none of these performances is exactly indispensable, the disc is of
both general and historical interest. ... see Full Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Cyril SCOTT (1879-1970) Piano Concerto No. 1
(1913-14) [30:42] Symphony No. 4 (1951-52)* [28:21] Early One Morning - Poem
for Piano and Orchestra (1930-31, revised 1962) [13:54] Howard Shelley
(piano) BBC Philharmonic/Martyn Brabbins rec. Studio 7, New Broadcasting
House, Manchester, 8-9 September 2005 * premiere recording CHANDOS CHAN
10376 [73:05][RB]
A fine addition to the shelves of any collector of twentieth century melodic
music. ... see Full Review
Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 (1903) [31:37]
Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43 (1901) [40:18] Shlomo Mintz (violin) Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra/James Levine rec. Jesus-Christus Kirche, Berlin, June
1986 (concerto); Berlin Schauspielhaus, Grosser Konzertsaal, October 1991
(symphony). DDD DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ENTRÉE D 477 501-3 [72:05][RB]
Sibelius pulse-racingly red in tooth and claw - impressive performances,
golden recordings ... see Full Review
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Mazeppa (1884) Mazeppa, Cossack
chieftain - Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) Kochubey, Ukrainian landowner -
Anatoly Kotcherga (bass) Lyubov. his wife - Larissa Dyadkova (mezzo) Maria,
their daughter - Galina Gorchakova (soprano) Andrey, a young Cossack -
Sergei Larin (tenor) Oriik, Mazepa's henchman - Monte Pederson (bass) Iskra,
Kochubey's friend - Richard Margison (tenor) Drunken Cossack - Heinz Zednik
(tenor) Royal Opera Chorus, Stockholm Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme
Järvi rec. August 1993, Konserthuset, Gothenburg DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 00289
477 5637 [62.58 + 66.14][TB]
Expressive intensity well captured with powerful performances from
Gorchakova and Leiferkus and overall a vivid sweep and compelling urgency
... see Full Review
Richard WAGNER (1860-1911) Götterdämmerung (1876) Siegfried: Heinz Kruse
Alberich: Henk Smit Waltraute: Anne Gjevang Brünnhilde: Jeannine Altmeyer
Hagen: Kurt Rydl Gunther: Wolfgang Schöne Gutrune: Eva-Maria Bundschuh Der
Nederlandse Opera Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra/Hartmut Haenchen Stage
Director: Pierre Audi rec. live, Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, 1999 DVD: all
regions OPUS ARTE OA 0949 D [3 DVDs: 268:00][AO]
This is a series that breaks new ground in Wagner interpretation and should
not be missed ... see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH ¡Ay, Dulce Pena! - Tonos humanos del Barroco español
Juan del VADO (c.1625-1691) A Pascal no le puede [4:58] Juan HIDALGO
(1614-1685) ¡Ay de mi dolor! [7:47] José Martínez de ARCE (c.1660-1721)
¿Para qué son las iras? [3:26] ANONYMOUS ¿A quién me quejaré [6:04]
ANONYMOUS ¿Qué quiere amor? [4:06] Juan HIDALGO (1614-1685) ¡Ay amor, ay
ausencia! [6:15] ANONYMOUS Sobre las ramas de un sauce [3:51] Juan del VADO
(c.1625-1691) Las campanas [10:34] Juan HIDALGO (1614-1685) Con tanto
respeto adoran [5:37] ¡Ay, corazón amante! [7:34] ANONYMOUS Sarao de la
minué francés [3:13] Marta Almajano (soprano), Juan Carlos Rivera (archlute,
baroque guitar), Mike Fentross (baroque guitar), Ventura Rico (viola da
gamba), Pedro Estevan (percussion) rec.11-13 February 2001, Church of Sant
Corneli, de Collbató (Barcelona). HARMONIA MUNDI HMA 1957028 [63:05][GPu]
A delicious recital, which no one with an interest in seventeenth-century
music should miss ... see Full Review
Spirits of Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Overture: Die
Entführung aus dem Serail [6:04] (a) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,
No.5, K.219: Rondeau [12:45] (b) Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791),
Benjamin SCHMID (b.1968), Biréli LAGRÈNE (b.1966), George BREINSCHMID
Improvisations on Mozart Themes [9:37] (c) Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
(1756-1791), Hughes DE COURSON (b.1946), TED, DALIL Concerto for Oud, Piano
and Orchestra: Adagio (based on Piano Concerto No.23, K.488) [8:38] (d)
Hughes DE COURSON (b.1946) Taqsim Do [6:50] (e) Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
(1756-1791), Hughes de COURSON (b.1946) Alexandria Quintet [4:04] (e)
Jacques PREVERT (1900-1977), Joseph KOSMA (1905-1969), Lalo SCHIFRIN
(b.1932) Les Feuilles mortes [5:49] (f) Richard RODGERS (1902-1979), Oscar
HAMMERSTEIN (1895-1960) My Favourite Things [5:13] (g) Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791) 'Un moto di gioia mi sento', K.579 [2:06] (h) 'Voi che
sapete' (Le nozze di Figaro) [3:18] (h) Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791),
Ian ANDERSON (b.1947) Mo'z Art Medley [7:03] (i) Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750), Ian ANDERSON (b.1947) Bourrée [5:19] (i) Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791) Symphony No.34, K.338: Finale. Allegro vivace [7:39] (a)
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791), Michael 'Pogo' Kreiner e-magic flute:
tamino [7:58] (j) Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) German dance, K.605,
No.3 [3:23] (a) Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791), Deyan PAVLOV Mozart
Medley [7:26] (k) Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791), Deyan PAVLOV 'O du
eselhafter Peierl', K.560a [3:28] (l) (a) Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra /
Andrey Boreyko; (b) Benjamin Schmid (violin), Vienna Radio Symphony
Orchestra / Andrey Boreyko; (c) Benjamin Schmid (violin), Biréli Lagrène
(guitar), George Breinschmid (double bass); (d) Henri Agnel (oud), Osvaldo
Caló (piano), Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Andrey Boreyko; (e)
Alexandria Quartet: Henri Agnel (oud), Osvaldo Caló (piano), Ibrahim Kawala
(kawala), Idriss Agnel (oudou); (f) Dee Dee Bridgewater (vocal), Edsel Gomez
(piano), Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Andrey Boreyko; (g) Dee Dee
Bridgewater (vocal), Edsel Gomez (piano); (h) Christaine Oelze (soprano),
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Andrey Boreyko; (i) Ian Anderson (flute)
Lucia Micarelli (violin), John O'Hara (keyboard), David Goodier (bass),
Florian Ophale (guityar), James Duncan (drums); (j) Michael 'Pogo' Kreiner
and band: Michael 'Pogo Kreiner' (guitar), Reinwald Kranner (vocal), Jozej
Stikar (keyboard), Alexander Machat (bass), Diana Lueger (drums); (k) Dee
Dee Bridgewater (vocal), Amira Selim (soprano), Vienna Radio Symphony
Orchestra / Andrey Boreyko; (l) 'All artists'. rec. Halle E,
MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, 14th January, 2006. DVD, Region Code 0. Disc Format
DVD 9. EUROARTS 2055178 [120:00][GPu]
Entertaining the first time round, but there isn't much here that is likely
to demand repeated listening or viewing ... see Full Review
Two Clarinets and Piano: Original Music from Finland, Malta, Israel and
points in between Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847), arranged Pamela WESTON
(b.1921) Herbstlied [2:02] * Aus dem Lob gesang [3:34] * Ernesto CAVALLINI
(1807-1874) La Bacana [9:53] ** Lotti AMIT-KALEV (b.1934) Divertimento
(1986) [5:40] * Bernhard CRUSELL (1775-1838) Adagio and Rondo (1822?) [5:34]
** Sarah FEIGIN (b.1928) Fantasia (1996/2002) [4:09] * Charles CAMILLERI
(b.1931) Divertimento No.1, Homage a Manuel de Falla (1957) [7:23] **
Jaroslav MASTALÍ· (1906-1988) Duo Concertante, Op.34 (1934) [12:19] * Franz
SCHWEINSBERG (1835-1913) Fantasie Brilliante et Originale [11:21] ** Eva
Wasserman-Margolis (clarinet; * first clarinet), Luigi Magistrelli
(clarinet; ** first clarinet), Claudia Bracco (piano) rec. S. Stefano
Ticino, Italy, August 2003. DDD LEONARDA LE 354 [62:03][GPu]
This is a CD that can be recommended both to those with a special interest
in the clarinet and to those who like to explore unfamiliar musical
territories. It is well performed and recorded ... see Full Review
Tuesday
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 [90:24]
Fourteen Canons on the Ground from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 1087 [8:43]
Richard Egarr (harpsichord) rec. Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente, March
2005 HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907425.26 [43:26 + 55:41][DS]
Elegance, beauty and elasticity in Bach. Personally, I find the
interpretations rather soft-grained with a very low excitement/drive
quotient. Not one of the great recorded performances of the Goldbergs ...
see Full Review
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Pastoral
(1808) [38.59] + Overtures: Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I [6.16]*; Leonore No. 3,
Op. 72b [13.07] *; Coriolan Op. 62 [7.26] ^; The Creatures of Prometheus,
Op. 43 [4.46] # BBC Symphony Orchestra ** London Symphony Orchestra ^ Vienna
Philharmonic Orchestra + and * British Symphony Orchestra # Bruno Walter
rec. 5 December 1936 +; 21 May 1936*; 21 May 1934**; 12 September 1938^; 16
May 1930# NAXOS 8.111032 [70.35][JQ]
These Beethoven recordings all pre-date Bruno Walter's emigration to the USA
and they are very well worth hearing. ... see Full Review
George ENESCU (1881-1955) Cello Sonata in F minor, op. 26 N° 1 (1898)
[40.43] Cello Sonata in C major, op. 26 N° 2 (1935) [35.27] Maria
Aneculaesei (cello) Jan Michiels (piano) rec. November 2004,at Studio
Steurbaut, Belguim. QUALUNQUE 5411499 09022 [76.11][ED]
Honesty in tone, and a certain apt fragility ... see Full Review
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Die Zauberflöte - opera in two acts K620
(1791) [161:00] Tamino: Stefan Dahlberg (tenor) Pamina: Ann Christine Biel
(soprano) Sarastro: Lászlo Polgár (bass) Queen of the Night: Birgit Louise
Frandsen (soprano) Papageno: Mikael Samuelson (baritone) Papagena: Birgitta
Larsson (soprano) Speaker: Petteri Salomaa (baritone) Monostatos: Magnus
Khyle (tenor) Three Ladies: Anita Soldh (soprano), Linnea Sallay (soprano),
Inger Blom (mezzo) Three Boys: Elisabeth Berg (soprano), Ann Christine
Larsson (soprano), Anna Tomson (mezzo) Priest: Torbjorn Lillieqvist (tenor)
Two Armed Men: Thomas Annmo (tenor), Olle Skold (bass) Chorus and Orchestra
of the Drottningholm Court Theatre/Arnold Östman Stage Director: Goran
Järvefelt TV Director: Thomas Olofsson rec. Drottningholm Court Theatre,
1989 Sound format: PCM stereo Subtitle languages: D, F, GB, IT, SP Picture
format: 4:3 Region code: 0 (all regions) ARTHAUS 102013 [161:00][MG]
The performance has an atmosphere, a spirit of enquiry and adventure, which
draws you in and makes you want to go on experiencing it. ... see Full
Review
Amédée RASETTI (1759-1799) Trio in F major, Op. 13, No. 1 (1799) [23.24]
Trio in C major, Op. 13, No. 2 (1799) [17.59] Trio in B flat major, Op. 13,
No. 3 (1799) [20.52] Trio Amédée (Andrea Lieberknecht, flute; Dag Jensen,
bassoon; Jan Philip Schulze, piano) rec. Fürstliche Reitbahn Bad Arolsen,
May 2005. DDD MUSIKPRODUKTION DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM SCENE MDG 603 1332-2
[62.40][SV]
Exuberant playing ... persuasive advocacy. ... see Full Review
Johann SCHOBERT (c.1735-1767) Quartet in F minor, Op.VII No.2 [13:01] Trio
in B flat, Op.XVI, No.1 [14:34] Sonata in D minor, Op.XIV, No.4 [11:22]
Sonata in A, Op.XIV, No.5 [10:19] Trio in F, Op.XVI, No.4 [15:36] Quartet in
E flat, Op.XIV, No.1 [9:52] Luciano Sgrizzi (pianoforte), Ensemble 415:
Chiara Banchini, Véronique Méjean (violins), Philipp Bosbach (cello) rec.
October 1988. HARMONIA MUNDI HMA 1951294 [76:40][GPu]
An attractive sampler of the distinctive and historically interesting music
of a composer who captures perfectly the sensibility of his time ... see
Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) String Quartet in C
Quartettsatz, D103 (1814) [8:01] Five Minuets and Trios, D89 (1813) [12:38]
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor Death and the Maiden, D810 (1824) [37:59]
Maggini Quartet (David Juritz (violin); David Angel (violin); Martin Outram
(viola); Michal Kaznowski (cello)) rec. live, Wigmore Hall, London, 1 June
1993 (Death and the Maiden); remainder All Saints, Petersham, 21 April 1994.
DDD RESONANCE CD RSN 3036 [59:00][JWi]
I would re-iterate that this is a lively and exciting performance of a
stirring work, and a disc I have found most enjoyable. ... see Full Review
Haydn WOOD (1882-1959) The Golden Age of Light Music - Joyousness - The
Music of Haydn Wood Horse Guards - Whitehall (from London Landmarks Suite)
Orchestre Raymonde/Robert Preston [3:11] Joyousness - Concert Waltz (from
Moods Suite) Light Symphony Orchestra/Haydn Wood [4:18] Laughing Cavalier
(Haydn Wood) New Concert Orchestra/Jack Leon [3:01] Longing London Palladium
Orchestra/Richard Crean [3:02] Roses of Picardy Peter Yorke and his Concert
Orchestra featuring Freddy Gardner, saxophone [2:33] Seville (from Cities of
Romance Suite) BBC Variety Orchestra/Charles Shadwell featuring Reginald
Foort, organ [2:35] The Seafarer - A Nautical Rhapsody (Haydn Wood) Intro:
Hulla Balloo Balay, Rio Grande, Leave Her Johnnie Leave Her, Drunken Sailor,
Shenandoah, When Johnnie Comes Down To Hilo, Roving Charles Williams and his
Concert Orchestra [7:38] Montmartre (from Paris Suite) Debroy Somers Band
[2:47] Nelson's Column - Overture (from London Landmarks Suite) Queen's Hall
Light Orchestra/Charles Williams [3:05] Soliloquy Queen's Hall Light
Orchestra/Robert Farnon [3:11] Homage March Light Symphony Orchestra/Haydn
Wood [4:13] Bird of Love Divine London Palladium Orchestra/Richard Crean
[3:37] Vienna (from Frescoes Suite) New Concert Orchestra/Serge Krish [4:07]
Mannin Veen (Dear Isle Of Man) Light Symphony Orchestra/Haydn Wood [8:55]
Caprice (from Moods Suite) Queen's Hall Light Orchestra/Charles Williams
[2:18] Tower Hill (from London Landmarks Suite) Queen's Hall Light
Orchestra/Charles Williams [3:15] I Hear You Calling Me (Charles Marshall
arr. Haydn Wood) London Palladium Orchestra/Richard Crean [4:15] Torch of
Freedom - Grand March New Concert Orchestra/Jack Leon [2:34] Stanford
Rhapsody (founded on Sir Charles Villiers Stanford's Songs of the Sea)
(Haydn Wood) Intro: Drake's Drum, Homeward Bound, Devon O Devon In Wind And
Rain, The Old Superb Debroy Somers Band [8:19] Recorded 1933-52. ADD GUILD
LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5121 [77.57][JF]
A great CD that captures the spirit of Haydn Wood's light music. ... see
Full Review
Beatles for Harp - transcribed for harp by Jim Palmer John LENNON
(1940-1980)/Paul McCARTNEY (b. 1942) Got To Get You Into My Life; It's Only
Love; Blackbird; George HARRISON (1943-2001) I Want To Tell You; John
LENNON/ Paul McCARTNEY For No One; George HARRISON I Need You; John LENNON/
Paul McCARTNEY Here, There, and Everywhere; George HARRISON Here Comes The
Sun; John LENNON/ Paul McCARTNEY You've Got To Hide Your Love Away; Hello,
Goodbye; Girl; Do You Want To Know a Secret?; All You Need Is Love;
Strawberry Fields Forever; You Won't See Me Jim Palmer (harp) rec. August
27-28, 2004, Reel Recording, Maryville, Missouri CENTAUR CRC 2728
[48:06][GF]
And who knows, John and George may be playing the harp with the angels
today, why not in Jim Palmer's transcriptions? ... see Full Review
Josef Suk and Rudolf Firkusný at the Prague Spring International Music
Festival 1992 Antonín DVO·ÁK (1841-1904) Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G
major, Op. 100 (B. 183) (1893) [16.31] Leos JANÁ·EK (1854-1938) Sonata for
Violin and Piano (1913-21) [12.56] Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Sonata for
Violin and Piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 (1886-88) [18.58] Ludwig Van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
(1812) [21.30] Josef Suk (violin) Rudolf Firkusný (piano) rec. live, Prague
Spring International Music Festival, Dvo·ák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech
Republic, 18 May 1992. DDD SUPRAPHON SU 3857-2 [70.24][MC]
The recording is a testament to the art of two twentieth century stalwarts
of chamber music. ... see Full Review
Wednesday
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
(1803) [33:50] Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (1806) [33:21]
Sinfonietta Cracovia/Rudolf Buchbinder (piano. conductor) rec. Karol
Szymanowski Philharmonic Hall, Cracow, 26 March 2002. DDD CD ACCORD ACD
156-2 [68:33] [MG]
A vibrant and absorbing third concerto followed by a concentrated, but
rather sober, fourth ... see Full Review
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) String Quartet in B flat major Op. 130
(1826) [41.59] String Quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131 (1826) [37.20]
Shanghai Quartet rec. live, Grand Hall, Royal Castle, Warsaw, 4 April 2004.
DDD CD ACCORD ACD 158-2 DDD [79.54] [DD]
Two late classics of Beethoven splendidly played and recorded live. ... see
Full Review
Georg VON BERTOUCH (1668-1743) Trio Sonatas Georg VON BERTOUCH
Sonata No. 8 in G (2 violins, bc) [06:53] anon March* (recorder, bc) [01:34]
Aria* (with variations by Bergen Barokk) (recorder, bc) [02:36] Georg VON
BERTOUCH Sonata No. 15 in f minor (2 violins, bc) [06:05] anon Paspie de la
Compertanje* (harpsichord) [02:09] Georg VON BERTOUCH Sonata No. 11 in F
(recorder, violin, bc) [07:16] anon Menuetto* (recorder, bc) [01:58] Gavotte
alternativement* (viola da gamba, harpsichord) [03:13] Georg VON BERTOUCH
Sonata No. 21 in B flat minor (harpsichord, recorder) [07:24] Sonata No. 17
in E flat (harpsichord) [05:26] Sonata No. 12 in d minor (2 violins, bc)
[09:49] anon Allegro et trio* (recorder, bc) [02:22] Georg VON BERTOUCH
Sonata No. 14 in g minor (recorder, transverse flute, bc) [09:00] (*) Pieces
from the Music-Book of Jacob Mestmacher Bergen Barokk: (Frode Thorsen
(recorder), Kjersti Sellevåg (transverse flute), Peter Spissky, Bjarte Eike
(violin), Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (cello, viola da gamba), Hans Knut Sveen
(harpsichord)) rec. September 2001, June 2003, Norwegian Broadcasting
Corporation, Oslo, Norway DDD TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC 0006 [65:50] [JV]
A musically highly entertaining and historically very interesting recording
of baroque music from Norway ... see Full Review
Frank BRIDGE (1879-1941) Piano Music: Volume 1 Suite, A Fairy Tale (1917):
[11.19] (The Princess: Allegretto con moto [2.49]; The Ogre: Allegro deciso
[1.27]; The Spell: Adagio e sostenuto [4.12]; The Prince: Allegro giocoso
[2.52]) The Hour Glass (1919-20): [14.15] (Dusk: Molto moderato [4.59]; The
Dew Fairy: Allegretto moderato e rubato [3.48]; The Midnight Tide: Molto
lento [5.58]) Miniature Pastorals (Set 1) (1917): [6.09] (Allegretto con
moto [2.17]; Tempo di valse [2.09]; Allegretto ben moderato [1.44]) Three
Lyrics (1921-24): [8.30] (Heart's Ease: Andante tranquillo - Lento [2.34];
Dainty Rogue: Molto allegro e vivo [1.53]; The Hedgerow: Allegretto moderato
[4.02]) Three Pieces (1912) [8.56] (Columbine: Poco lento - Tempo di Valse
[2.55]; Minuet: Tempo di Minuetto [2.04]; Romance: Andante molto moderato
[3.57]) In Autumn (1924): [8.19] (Retrospect: Adagio ma non troppo [5.37];
Through the Eaves: Allegro moderato e rubato [2.41]) Three Poems (1914-15):
[11.55] (Solitude: Poco adagio e molto espressivo [3.25]; Ecstasy: Lento e
sostenuto - Allegro con moto [4.38]; Sunset: Adagio e sostenuto [3.51])
Ashley Wass (piano) rec. Potton Hall, Suffolk, 19-21 April 2005. DDD NAXOS
8.557842 [70.06] [CH]
An issue like the present can do no good at all. ... see Full Review
Marcel FARAGO (b.1924) Orchestral Works: Acousticon Op. 50 for Orchestra
(1980) [11.10]; Terpsichore Op. 54 for large orchestra (1983) [9.32];
Divertimento Op. 18 for small orchestra (1957-8) [20.09]; Symphony, Freedom,
Op. 61 for orchestra, narrator and speaking chorus Op. 61 (1991) [33.13]
Gershon C. Perry (narrator) BBC Singers Gyor Philharmonic Orchestra/Gergely
Kesselyák rec. 6-11 September 1997, Evangelical Church, Gyor, Hungary
CENTAUR CRC 2394 [74.00] [GH]
I had been really looking forward to hearing and reviewing this CD by a
composer who seemed to promise so much on paper but I'm afraid, as you have
gathered, I cannot recommend it. It is unlikely that I will ever listen to
it again. ... see Full Review
Alexander GLAZUNOV (1865 - 1936) The Complete Solo Piano Music 3 Prelude and
Fugue in d, Op 62 (1899) [10.58] Prelude and Fugue in a, Op 101, #1 (1925)
[13.50] Prelude and Fugue in c#, Op 101, #2 (1925) [8.47] Prelude and Fugue
in c, Op 101, #3 (1925) [7.21] Prelude and Fugue in C, Op 101, #4 (1925)
[7.04] Prelude and Fugue in e (1926) [11.47] Stephen Coombs (piano) rec. 27
October 1995 Originally released 1996 on Hyperion CDA 66855 HYPERION HELIOS
CDH 55223 [60.15] [PSh]
If you like Rachmaninov you will probably love these pieces, sympathetically
and powerfully performed here on these classic recordings. ... see Full
Review
Franciszek LESSEL (1780-1838) String Quartet No. E in B-flat, Op. 19 (1824)
[26:20] Flute Quartet in G Op. 3 (1806) [24:22]* Winlanow String Quartet
(Tadeusz Gadzina (violin 1); Pavel Losakiewicz (violin 2); Ryszard Duz
(viola); Marian Wasiolka (cello); *Elzbieta Gajewska (flute)) rec. IDEA
studio, Poland 1998 ACTE PRÉALABLE AP0006 [51:15] [DB]
An extremely enjoyable program of works written under the Haydn influence...
see Full Review
Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847) Sonata No. 4 in B flat op. 65
[15:55] Andante Sostenuto in f minor [4:38] Andante in D (2nd version)
[1:16] Fugue in d minor (1820) [2:01] [Passacaglia] in c minor (1823) [5:28]
Fughetta in D (1834/5) [3:40] Prelude in c minor (1841) [3:01] Fantasia in g
minor (after August 1823?) [2:29] Fugue (fragment) [0:39] completion of
Fugue by J. Bate [2:15] Allegretto in d minor (1844) [2:31] Con moto
maestoso in A (1844) [8:47] Andante Con Moto in A (1844) [3:03] Fugue in C
(before 19/12/1844) [3:32] [Chorale] in D (after 19/12/1844) [1:17] Grave
[2:01] Andante con moto in c minor (1844) [3:26] Moderato in C (1845) [2:22]
Andante in D (fragment, after 23/7/1844) [1:58] Jennifer Bate (organ) rec.
All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London, St John's Church, Upper Norwood,
London, St Matthew's Church, Bayswater, London, St Stephen's Church,
Bournemouth, Dorset, The Temple Church, London, Wimborne Minster, Dorset,
November 2003-October 2004. DDD SOMM SOMMCD 053 [71:45] [CB]
Bate, with her leaden performances on bloated instruments, misses the point
badly on both counts. ... see Full Review
Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) String Quartet in F major (1903) [27.10] Pavel
HAAS (1899-1944) String Quartet No.3 Op.15 (1937-38) [21.11] Leos JANÁ·EK
(1854-1928) String Quartet No.1 after Tolstoy's Kreutzer Sonata (1924)
[17.20] M. Nostitz Quartet rec. June 2000, Domovina Studios, Prague ARCO
DIVA UP 0037-2 131 [65.58] [JW]
Rather clever programming ... gives pause for thought about the
interconnections between the Ravel and subsequent Czech quartets ... see
Full Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Sir Charles Villiers STANFORD (1852-1924) Songs of
the Fleet, op.117 for baritone, chorus and orchestra (1910)* [26:04] The
Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet, op.24 for chorus and orchestra (1886)
[25:17] Songs of the Sea, op.91 for baritone, male chorus and orchestra
(1904) [18:00] Gerald Finley (baritone)* BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC
National Orchestra of Wales/Richard Hickox rec. 6-8 July 2005, Brangwyn
Hall, Swansea, Wales. DDD CHANDOS CHSA 5043 SACD [69:37] [CH]
The "popular" Stanford, and the best recordings so far of the two
song-cycles. ... see Full Review
British Cinema and Theatre Orchestras - Volume 2 GUILD GLCD 5122 [76:33]
[RW]
This disc pays tribute to the music in vogue during that blossoming period
of the talkies. ... see Full Review
Lukasz Kuropaczewski: Portrait Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Preludium,
Fuge und Allegro, BWV 998; Alexandre TANSMAN (1897-1986) Hommage à Chopin
(1966); Mauro GIULIANI (1781-1829) Rossiniana No. 3, Op. 121 Lukasz
Kuropaczewski (guitar) rec. Matki Bozej Wniebowzietej Church, Puszczykowo,
Poland, 2005. DDD CD ACCORD ACD 140 2 [38:27] [GF]
Less than impressed by the Bach. The Tansman was a valuable addition and the
Giuliani was sheer joy. Black marks, though, for the lack of documentation
and the poor playing time. ... see Full Review
Six On Two Antonio LAURO (1909-1986) Valse Venezolano Nos 1, 2 and 3 [5'12]
Benjamin BRITTEN (1913-1976) Nocturnal, Op. 70 (for Julian Bream) (1964)
[21'05] Domenico SCARLATTI (1685-1757) Sonata [6'11] Steven SCHOENBERG
(b.1952) Lullaby and Fantasy [7'53] Peter GOLUB (b.1952) Three Interludes
(1989) [5'58] Fernando SOR (1778-1839) Introduction, Theme & Variations, Op.
20 [13'53] Rob Phelps (guitar) rec. Deerfield Academy, except Britten, rec.
Brooks Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College, undated GASPARO Galante GG
1025 [60.44] [JW]
Phelps proves a handy guide to this repertoire, not least in the Schoenberg
which was dedicated to him. A miscellaneous programme reflecting his
interest in new editions, new work and core classics. ... see Full Review
Book Review
Chopin. His Life and Music: Jeremy Nicholas Naxos Books (ISBN:
1-84379-115-3) [268 pages; illustrated in black & white and including 2CDs
[75:14 + 79:41] of music spanning Chopin's career + free access to a
dedicated website with hours of extra music to listen to, and other bonus
material]
The target-group for this book is the general music-lover not the
specialist, but even the latter will find grains of gold. A valuable
addition to any music-lover's music library. ... see Full Review
Thursday Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Cantatas of 1724 Gelobet seist
du, Jesu Christ, BWV91 (1724) [15.32] Nimm von uns Herr, du treuer Gott,
BWV101 (1724) [26.15] Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV121 (1724)
[16.42] Ich freue mich in dir, BWV133 (1724) [17.35] Kukari Nonoshita
(soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Gerd Turk (tenor), Peter Kooij
(bass) Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Suzuki rec. September 2004, Kobe Shoin
Women's University Chapel, Japan BIS SACD-1481 [77.25] [TB]
A perfect introduction to this wonderfully rich repertoire, truly music's
greatest treasure trove. ... see Full Review
Mel BONIS (1858-1937) L'oeuvre vocale: 23 mélodies Pourriez-vous pas me
dire?; Sur la plage; Viens; Vilanelle; Viola; Sauvez-moi de l'amour; Songe
(vers le pur amour); Le chat sur le toit; Madrigal; Epithalame; Le
ruisseau; Dès l'aube; Mirage; Chanson d'amour; Sorrente; La mer; Reproche
tendre; Immortelle tendresse; Elève-toi mon âme; Noël Pastorale; Regina
Coeli; A Suzanne; L'oiseau bleu Brigitte Balleys (mezzo); Valérie Gabail
(soprano); Eric Cerantola (piano); Astrid Pfarrer (mezzo, violin); Marc
Jaermann (cello) rec. Studio Guy Fallot, Lausanne, 5-7 Sept 2005. DDD DORON
DRC 5026 [68:04] [RB]
Certainly one for adventurous lovers of French song but a mixed bag with
some extremely fine songs in the company of Chausson and Duparc. ... see
Full Review
Eugene GOOSSENS (1893-1962) The Complete Piano Music [137:27] CD 1
Kaleidoscope, Op. 18 (Good Morning; Promenade; The Hurdy-Gurdy Man; March of
the Wooden Soldier; The Rocking Horse; The Punch & Judy Show; A Ghost Story;
The Old Musical Box; The Clockwork Dancer; Lament to a Departed Doll; A
Merry Party; Good Night) (1917) [15:09] Four Conceits, Op. 20 (Gargoyle;
Dance Memories; Walking Tune; Marionette Show) (1917) [6:09] Ships - three
preludes for piano, Op. 42 (The Tug, The Tramp; The Liner) (1924) [8:20] Two
Studies, Op. 38 (Folk Tune; Scherzo) (1923) [5:42] Homage to Paderewski
(1941) [2:28] Hommage à Debussy, Op. 28 (1937) [2:39] Two Pieces, Op. 56
(Bonzo's Dance; Pikki 's Lament) (1938) [3:23] Capriccio (1960) [2:33]
Concert Study, Op. 10 (1914) [2:39] Nature Poems, Op. 25 (Awakening;
Pastorale; Bacchanal) (1919) [17:22] CD 2 (Bach arr. Goossens) Andante from
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (1932) [4:09] Rhythmic Dance for two pianos,
Op.30 (1920) [3:44] Forlane and Toccata (1960) [4:46] East of Suez - suite
for piano, Op.33 (1922) [25:50] L'Ecole en Crinoline - ballet, Op.29
(1921-22) [31:20] Antony Gray (piano) rec. CD1: 2-3 Oct 1995, 4 Sept 1996,
Whitfield St Studios, London; CD2: 3-5, 10 March 1998, Eugene Goossens Hall,
ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney. DDD CD1 previously issued as ABC Classics 462
015-2 ABC CLASSICS 476 7636 [66:24 + 70:03] [JW]
The intrepid Antony Gray plays throughout with acumen and verve, relishing
the impressionism and the folk dance equally. A first class guide.
Self-recommending for admirers of British piano music. ... see Full Review
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Le nozze di Figaro - Opera in four acts
Figaro - Paul Schöffler (baritone) Susanna - Elisabeth Rutgers (soprano) Il
Conte d'Almaviva - Alfred Poell (baritone) La Contessa d'Almaviva - Maria
Reining (soprano) Cherubino - Dora Komarek (soprano) Marcellina - Olga
Levko-Antosch (soprano) Bartolo - Franz Normann (bass-baritone) Don Curzio -
Anton Arnold (tenor) Antonio - Victor Madin (bass) Barbarina - Maria Schober
(soprano) Basilio - Hermann Gallos (tenor) Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra/Hans Knappertsbusch rec. live, Gebouw voor Kunsten en
Wetenschappen, The Hague, 15 October 1940. ADD TAHRA TAH 573-74 [76.40 +
78.05] [JW]
A rude kind of theatrical life ... vigour and drama .... the audience breaks
into delighted laughter genuinely enough. ... see Full Review
Twilight of the Romantics Walter RABL (1873-1940) Quartet in E-flat major
for clarinet, violin, cello and piano, Op. 1 (1896) [24:20] Josef LABOR
(1842-1924) Quintet in D major for clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano,
Op 11. (1900) [33:13] The Orion Ensemble (Jennifer Marlas, viola; Kathryne
Pirtle, clarinet; Florentina Ramniceanu, violin; Diana Schmück, piano; Judy
Stone, cello) rec. February and May 2005, studios WFMT radio, Chicago
CEDILLE 90000088 [57:46] [KS]
A highly desirable disc ... I can't imagine that any lover of romantic
chamber music would find this music anything less than pleasing. ... see
Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Ned ROREM (b.1923) Pilgrims (1958) [7:14] Flute
Concerto (2002) [31:21] Violin Concerto (1985) [24:07] Jeffrey Khaner
(flute) Philippe Quint (violin) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/José
Serebrier rec. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, June 2005. DDD NAXOS AMERICAN
CLASSICS 8.559278 [62:42] [PCW]
Just click on the "Buy Now" link right away ... see Full Review
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Sonata No 20 in A D959 (1828) [40:16] Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Rondo in G Op 51 No 2 (1797/1798) [9:40] Bagatelle in
A, Op 119 No 4 (1820-1822) [2:01] Bagatelle in A, Op 119 No 10 (1820-1822)
[0:13] Bernard Roberts (piano) rec. live, Whitely Hall, Chethams,
Manchester, 24 August 2005 DUNELM RECORDS DRD0246 [52:40] [DB]
Unpretentiously performed and warmly recorded ... see Full Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) String Quartet No.3
in F major, Op.73 (1946) [30:57] String Quartet No.7 in F sharp minor,
Op.108 (1960) [11:47] String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 (1960) [20:21]
Hagen Quartett: Lukas Hagen (1st violin); Rainer Schmidt (2nd violin);
Veronika Hagen (viola); Clemens Hagen (cello) rec. November 2005, Große
Universitätsaula, Salzburg DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 00289 477 6146 [63:25] [DC]
This disc is up to the Hagen's usual phenomenal standard. Right there at the
'unsurpassed' level ... see Full Review
Battalia! - Baroque Battle Music for Trumpet Consort Girolamo FANTINI
(c1600-c1675) Entrata (e) Imperiale per sonare in Concerto [07:10] Pierre
ATTAIGNANT (1494?-1552?) Pavanne de la Guerre [03:43] Anon J'ai vu le Cerf
du Bois sailly, chanson a 4 [01:04] J'ai vu le Cerf du Bois sailly, madrigal
a 6 (instr) [02:31] Cesare BENDINELLI (1542?-1617) Sonata con un clarino
solo [04:49] Tielman SUSATO (1500?-1564) Pavane Bataille (Die Schlacht)
[02:17] Danse de Hercules (Herkulestanz) [02:05] La Mourisque (Mohrentanz)
[02:05] Orlandus LASSUS (1532?-1594) Fit Porta Christi pervia [02:05] Cesare
BENDINELLI Rotta ò Sonata [02:54] Giovanni Giacomo GASTOLDI (1556?-1622)
Amor vittorioso [01:34] Domenico GARSI (1542-1604) Battalia [04:26] Michael
PRAETORIUS (1571-1621) Courrant de Bataglia [01:54] Volte du Tambour [02:33]
Bransle Gay [01:34] Girolamo FANTINI Seconda Imperiale [07:47]
FANTINI/SUSATO/GARSI/PRAETORIUS Baroque Battle (with arms of the baroque
period) [04:35] Gloria Moretti (soprano), Stefano Albarello (alto), Vincenzo
Di Donato, Paolo Fanciulacci (tenor), Marco Spongano (bass)
Tibicines: Igino Conforzi, Andrea Di Mario, Marco Nesi, Gabriele Callegari,
Tranquillo Forza (trumpet), Marco Ferrari, Anberto Ponchio, Linda Severi
(ciaramella, bombarda), Mauro Morini (trombone, serpentone), David Jacus
(trombones), Nicola Moneta (percussion); Andrea Macinanti (organ)/Igino
Conforzi rec. May 2001, Bologna, Italy. DDD ARTS 47666-8 [55:12] [JV]
Music for wind band from the 16th and 17th centuries - the concept may be
speculative but the performances are brilliant and a joy to listen to ...
see Full Review
Juliette Pochin - Venezia Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741) arr. Morgan Pochin
Sposa son disprezzata [4.24] * JS BACH (1685-1750) arr. Morgan Pochin Ave
Maria [3.28] ** Tomasso ALBINONI (1671-1751) arr. Morgan Pochin Mille Fiate
(Adagio) [3.50] MORGAN POCHIN Lucezia [2.52] Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741)
arr. Morgan Pochin Nulla in Mundo [3.36] Benedetto MARCELLO (1686-1739) arr.
Morgan Pochin Pace non trovo [3.42] *** Domenico CIMAROSA (1749-1801) arr.
Morgan Pochin A Capemonte [3.20] Tomasso ALBINONI (1671-1751) arr. Morgan
Pochin Salve Regina [3.55] MORGAN POCHIN Ponte dei sospiri [3.13] Antonio
VIVALDI (1678-1741) arr. Morgan Pochin Four Seasons suite: La Primavera I
[2.43]; La Primavera II [2.18]; L'estate [2.37]; L'autunno [2.13]; L'inferno
I [3.06]; L'inferno II [2.13] Juliette Pochin (mezzo) * with Craig Ogden
(guitar) ** with Julian Lloyd-Webber (cello) and Marat Bisengaliev (violin)
*** with Alun Darbyshire (oboe) BTA West Kazakhstan Philharmonic
Orchestra/Arcadians Choir/James Morgan. Orchestra recorded at Gateway
Studios; vocals, choir and mixing at Morgan Pochin Studios, London. No
recording dates given SONY 82876821222 [47.36] [ED]
An instantly forgettable disc. I hope that future releases might pay more
than occasional lip service to serious music-making, but I fear this hope
may be forlorn ... see Full Review
Friday BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Max BRUCH (1838-1920) Violin Concerto No.1 in G
minor, Op.26 (1864-68) [25.21] Konzertstück for violin and orchestra in F
sharp minor, Op. 84 (1910) [17.53] Romance for violin and orchestra in A
minor, Op. 42 (1874) [10.13] Maxim Fedotov, violin Russian Philharmonic
Orchestra/Dmitry Yablonsky rec. Studio 5, Kultura TV and Radio Company,
Moscow, Russia, 28 Nov-3 Dec 2004. DDD NAXOS 8.557689 [53.27] [MC]
An excellently performed and recorded release from Naxos that will provide
considerable pleasure. ... see Full Review
Alexander GRECHANINOV (1864-1956) String Quartets Vol. 2 String Quartet No.
3 in C minor Op.75 (1915) [37:06] String Quartet No. 4 in F Op.124 (1929)
[31:24] Utrecht String Quartet rec. Cath. Church, Delft, May and October
2005 DDD MUSIKPRODUKTION DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG 603 1388-2 [68:40] [PCW]
Grechaninov's cause is very well served here ... well worth hearing ... see
Full Review
Joan GUINJOAN (b. 1931) Clarinet Concerto (2003) [20:14] Piano Concerto No.
1 (1983) [26:31] Music for cello and orchestra (1975 rev. 1980) [19:46] Joan
Enric Lluna (clarinet) David Abramovitz (piano) Luis Claret (cello)
Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya/Ernest Martinez
Izquierdo rec. Auditori de Barcelona, July 2004. DDD HARMONIA MUNDI HMI
987056 [66:01] [RB]
Guinjoan is now one of Catalan music's doyens. Do get this disc - it's not
an easy listen for most of the time but it is rewarding and will appeal to
anyone already wedded to the constituency of Bernstein, Bolcom and Schuman.
... see Full Review
Charles KOECHLIN (1867-1950) Chamber Music CD1 [47:54] Viola Sonata op. 53
(1915) [25:59] Paysages et Marines for piano, flute, clarinet, two violins,
viola and cello (1915) [21:13] CD2 [59:21] L'Ancienne maison de campagne -
suite for piano op. 124 (1932-33) [28:53] Quatre Nouvelles Sonatines op. 87
(1924) [3:55 + 7:04 + 7:06 + 6:30] Danse lente op. 163 No. 2 (1937) [3:24]
CD3 [69:46] L'Album de Lilian, première et deuxième series for piano,
soprano and flute (139) and piano, flute, ondes martenot and harpsichord
(140) opp. 139, 149 (1934, 1935) [18:22 + 28:48] Vers le soleil - seven
monodies for Ondes Martenot op. 174 (1939) [12:43] Stèle funéraire for three
flutes à tour de rôle Op. 224 (1950) [7:59] Christophe Keller (piano) Daniel
Cholette (piano and harpsichord); Patrick Demenga (cello); Alexandru
Gavrilovici (violin); Urs Walker (violin); Kathrin Graf (soprano); Kiyoshi
Kasai (flute); Philippe Racine (flute); Christoph Schiller (viola); Elmar
Schmid (clarinet); Christine Simonin (ondes martenot) rec. Zürich, Nov 1988
(CD1); Jan 1989 (CD2); March 1989 (CD3). DDD. stereo ACCORD 465 894-2 [3CDs:
47:54 + 59:21 + 69:46] [RB]
Koechlin gradually emerging into the sunlight ... his subtle, sensitive and
masterly music can well stand the exposure. .... see Full Review
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) The Four Flute Quartets: No. 1 in D, K
285 [14:05]; No. 2 in G K 285a [9:25]; No. 3 in C K 285c [16:05]; No. 4 in
A K 298 [11:34] Richard Adeney (flute) Melos Ensemble recording date and
venue not indicated ASV SANCTUARY RESONANCE RSN 3064 [51:39] [DB]
Competent performances from the seventies, albeit with few frills and rather
chilly playing ... see Full Review
Giovanni Battista PERGOLESI (1710-1736) Stabat Mater 1,2 [40.51]; Salve
Regina in C minor 1 [16.13] Jörg Waschinski (soprano) 1 Michael Chance
(counter-tenor) 2 Cologne Chamber Orchestra/Helmut Müller-Brühl rec.
Deutschland Radio, Sendesaal des Funkhauses, Köln, Germany, November 2003.
DDD Latin texts with English translations provided NAXOS 8.557447 [57.05]
[ED]
This Naxos reading is serviceable but ultimately undistinguished when placed
alongside Hogwood ... see Full Review
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition 20 - Poets of
Sensibility, Volume 3: Der Tod und das Mädchen D.531 [02:22]; Der Leidende
(3rd version) D.432 [01:48]; Totengräberlied D.44 [02:03]; Lied/Die Mutter
Erde D.788 [03:50]; Der Leidende D.432 (2nd version) D.432 [01:44]; Die
Nonne D.208 [08:25]; Täglich zu singen D.533 [01:38]; Klage D.371 [02:49];
Stimme der Liebe D.412 [01:54]; Seufzer D.198 [01:09]; An eine Quelle D.530
[01:52]; An die Apfelbäume; wo ich Julien erblickte D.197 [02:38]; Die frühe
Liebe D.430 [02:04]; An den Mond D.193 [03:06]; Abendlied D.499 [02:53];
Klage D.436 [01:41]; Auf den Tod einer Nachtigall (1st setting; fragment)
D.201; Auf den Tod einer Nachtigall (2nd setting )D.399; Auf dem Wasser zu
singen D.774 [03:55]; Lied in der Abwesenheit (fragment) D.416 [01:43]; Der
Liebende D.207 [01:41]; Minnelied D.429 [01:54]; Der Traum D.213 [02:03];
Seligkeit D.433 [02:12] Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone); Ulrich Eisenlohr
(Hammerflugel) rec. 30 November - 5 December, 2004, Bayerische Rundfunk
Studio 2, Munich, Germany NAXOS 8.557568 [60:59] [JQ]
Collectors who are following this series can invest with confidence and
those who have not yet sampled it could do a lot worse than start here ...
see Full Review
Franz Xavier SÜßMAYR (1766-1803) Der Spiegel von Arkadien Consortium
Classicum (Gernot Schmalfuß (oboe); Minkyu Yoon (oboe); Dieter Klocker
(clarinet); Johannes Pieper (clarinet); Jan Schroeder (horn); Johannes
Therodor Wiernes (horn); Helman Jung (bassoon); Jun-Won Lee (bassoon);
Michiniori Bunya (double-bass)) rec. 20-22 April 2005, Fuerstliche Reitbahn,
Bad Arolsen, Germany MUSKPRODUKTION DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG 301-1380-2
[62:26] [DB]
Works for opera presented warmly for wind ensemble ... see Full Review
Film Noir Disc 1: F. WAXMAN Rebecca: Prelude (1940) [1:52] B. HERRMANN
Citizen Kane: Prelude (1941) [3:47] A. DEUTSCH The Maltese Falcon: Main
Title (1941) [2:42] M. ROZSA Double Indemnity: Main Title (1944) [2:47] B.
KAPER Gaslight: Main Title and Opening Theme (1944) [4:02] M. STEINER The
Big Sleep: Main Title (1946) [2:23] M. ROZSA The Killers: Main Title (1946)
[2:31] R. WEBB Notorious: Alex in the Wine Cellar (1946) [3:28] G. BASSMAN
The Postman Always Rings Twice: Main Title (1946) [1:42] R. WEBB Out of the
Post: Main Title (1947) [1:57] H. ROEMHELD The Lady From Shanghai: Main
Title (1947) [2:41] H. FRIEDHOFER Body and Soul: Main Title (1947) [1:58] M.
STEINER Key Largo: Main Title (1948) [1:41] A. KARAS The Third Man: Third
Man Theme (1949) [3:07] F. WAXMAN Sunset Boulevard: Sunset Boulevard Prelude
(1950) [3:20] Disc 2: D. TIOMKIN Strangers On a Train: Prologue/Duet For
Four Feet (1951) [2:20] G. FRIED The Killing: Main Title (1956) [2:57] B.
HERRMANN Vertigo: Vertigo Prelude and Rooftop (1958) [4:46] D. AMRAM The
Manchurian Candidate: Theme From The Manchurian Candidate (1962) [1:50] L.
SCHIFRIN Bullitt: Bullitt Main Theme (1968) [2:24] M. SMALL Klute: The Tape
(Main Title) (1971) [2:12] L. SCHIFRIN Dirty Harry: Main Theme (1971) [4:03]
M. THEODORAKIS Serpico: Theme From Serpico (1973) [3:25] J. GOLDSMITH
Chinatown: Love Theme (Main Title) (1974) [3:39] D. SHIRE Farewell My
Lovely: Main Title (Marlowe's Theme) (1975) [2:29] D. GRUSIN Three Days of
the Condor: Condor! Theme from Three Days of the Condor) (1975) [2:58] J.
BARRY Body Heat: Main Title (1981) [3:54] VANGELIS Blade Runner: Main Title
(1982) [3:35] C. BURWELL Blood Simple: Blood Simple (1984) [3:52] Disc 3: A.
BADALAMENTI Blue Velvet: Main Title (1986) [1:27] R. McNAUGHTON, K.HALE, and
S. JONES Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer: Henry's Theme (1990) [2:12] C.
ISAAC Wild at Heart: Wicked Game (1990) [4:01] A. BADALAMENTI Wild at Heart:
Dark Spanish Symphony (edited string version) (1990) [2:08] J. GOLDSMITH
Basic Instinct: Main Title (Theme from Basic Instinct) (1992) [2:11] E.
GOLDENTHAL Heat: Main Title (1995) [4:29] J. OTTMAN The Usual Suspects: Main
Title (1995) [3:47] H. SHORE Se7en: Portrait of John Doe (1995) [4:43] C.
BURWELL Fargo: Fargo, North Dakota/The Ozone (1996) [3:05] J. GOLDSMITH L.A.
Confidential: The Victor (1997) [2:24] D. JUYLYAN Memento: Opening Titles
(2000) [7:02] A. BADALAMENTI Mullholland Drive: Mullholland Drive/Love Theme
(2001) [6:13] C. BURWELL The Man Who Wasn't There: The Trial of Ed Crane
(2001) [3:52] G. REVELL and R. RODRIGUEZ Sin City: Marv (2005) [2:26] R.
RODRIGUEZ Sin City: End Titles (2005) [3:23] Music and vocals performed by
The Global Stage Orchestra Recording location and dates undisclosed DDD
GOLDEN STARS GSS 5427 [39:54 + 44:24 + 53:30] [PG]
It can only be hoped that this is the final offering from The Global Stage
Orchestra. ... see Full Review
Das Partiturbuch: Instrumental Music at the Courts of 17th Century Germany
Antonio BERTALI (1605-1669) Sonata a 4 in D minor [9:29] Ciaconna in C major
for solo violin [8:45] Sonata a 3 in G major [3:18] Johann Michael NICOLAI
(1629-1685) Sonata a 2 in A minor [3:36] Sonata a 2 in C major [5:40]
ANONYMOUS Ciaconna a 3 in C major [2:17] Johann Heinrich SCHMELZER
(c.1623-1680) Sonata variata in D minor [6:38] Adam DRESE (c.1620-1701)
Sonata a 3 in A minor [4:32] Sonata a 2 in A minor [4:10] Samuel CAPRICORNUS
(1628-1665) Ciaconna in D major [4:17] Nathaniel SCHNITTELBACH (1633-1667)
Ciaconna in A major [9:36] Ensemble Echo du Danube: Martin Jopp (violin),
Jörn Sebastian Kuhlmann (violin), Rainer Johannsen (dulcian), Christian
Zincke (viola da gamba, violone), Michael Dücker (theorbo), Margit
Schultheiss (Italian double harp), Alexander Weimann (harpsichord, organ),
directed by Christian Zincke rec. Studios of Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt;
25-28 November 2002. DDD NAXOS 8.557679 [62:28] [GPu]
An entertaining and instructive collection, which whets the appetite for
more music by these composers ... see Full Review
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