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Tuesday December 11th
81 reviews completed so far this month
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Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony
No. 3 Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949)
Horn Concerto No. 1 - William Caballero (horn)
Pittsburgh SO/Manfred Honeck rec. 2012-17
REFERENCE RECORDINGS FR-728 SACD
[65.17] [MC] Bold and focused, compelling
and uplifting Beethoven from Honeck, with Caballero
in sterling form in the Strauss.
Frederick DELIUS (1862-1934)
Orchestral Favourites - Royal PO/Sir Thomas Beecham rec. 1946-62 ALTO ALC1374
[75:15]
[BW] Delius from the consummate master at an attractive price.
Alessandro SCARLATTI (1660-1725)
O Penosa Lontananza - Deborah Cachet (soprano)
Scherzi Musicali/Nicolas Achten rec. 2018 RICERCAR RIC396 [70:01] [SSi] Excellent performances throughout.
Florent
SCHMITT (1870-1958) Piano Quintet,
À tour d’anches - Birgitta Wollenweber
(piano) Solisten-Ens Berlin rec. 2008 NAXOS 8.570489 [74.03] Piano Music Vincent Larderet (piano)
rec. 2009
8.572194 [76:45] Works
for Violin & Piano - Beata Halska
(violin) Claudio Chaiquin (piano) rec. 2014
8.573169
[65:43] [RB] Well suited to anyone
wanting to explore Schmitt, the composer of
chamber music.
All the Host of Heaven Works by Ešenvalds, Duruflé & Dove - Baylor A Cappella C/Alan Raines rec. 2014 ACIS APL55284 [53:03]
[MR] Memorable performances by this Texan University choir on tour in France.
The
Liberation of the Gothic John
BROWNE (fl. c.1480-1505) Salve
Regina I, Stabat Mater Thomas
ASHWELL (c.1478-1527) Missa Ave
Maria - Graindelavoix/Björn Schmelzer rec.
2017 GLOSSA GCDP32115 [79:48]
[GH] The disc has made me hear this music
with an utterly different pair of ears.
The
Passinge Mesures Music of
the English virginalists -
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) rec. 2017 HYPERION
CDA68249 [77:43] [SG] An attractive
disc, offering pleasing variety.
Poetical Humors Les inAttendus rec. 2017 HARMONIA MUNDI HMM902610 [62:26] [DC] Get your intellect tickled and your emotions moved.
Songs for Strings English CO, English SO/Donald Fraser
rec. 2012/18 AVIE AV2391 [58:43] [JW] Arrangements that yield a pleasing range of textures.
Vienna: Fin de Siècle Barbara Hannigan (soprano) Reinbert de Leeuw (piano) rec. 2017 ALPHA CLASSICS 393 [77.41] [WH] Hannigan and de Leeuw excel in repertoire that fits them like a glove.
NEW
& RECENT ARTICLES
[New] Christmas Music
Past and Present - a short survey by Brian Wilson
[New] Stanfordian Thoughts: 8. Part-songs by Christopher Howell
[New] Strauss' Die Frau ohne
Schatten - a survey by Ralph Moore
MusicWeb International Recordings
of the Year 2018
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Autumn 2018/3 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
Strauss' Capriccio
- a survey by Ralph Moore
National discography update:
Finnish & Baltic Symphonies ~
Scandinavian Concertos ~
Scandinavian Symphonies
Classical Music on Stamps This week:
The violin Pt 1
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