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Tuesday November 13th
94 reviews completed so far this month
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Vyacheslav
ARTYOMOV (b. 1940) A Symphony
of Elegies, Awakenings, Incantations -
Tatiana Grindenko, Oleh Krysa (violins) Lydia
Dayvdova (soprano) Mark Pekarsky Percussion
Ens, Lithuanian Ch O/Saulius Sondeckis, Vyacheslav
Artyomov rec. 1983-89 DIVINE ART DDA25172
[74:19] [SB] Well worth exploring.
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Capriccios & Intermezzos
- Nada Loutfi (piano) rec. 2018 MEII
ENTERPRISES 707129224088 [2 CDs: 123:58]
[RMo] Makes a thoroughly convincing case
for Brahms as a composer for the piano.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
François
FRANCOEUR (1698-1787)
Sonatas
- Kreeta-Maria Kentala (violin) Lauri Pulakka
(cello) Mitzi Meyerson (harpsichord) rec. 2018
GLOSSA GCD921809 [2 CDs: 124:12]
[JV] An important release, in performances
that leave a lasting impression.
Gary
HIGGINSON (b. 1952)
Scenes & Messages
- Laura Cioffi (flute) Patricia Auchterlonie
(soprano) Oliver Brignall, Jonathan Hyde (baritone)
Alessandro Viale (piano) rec. 2018 SHEVA
SH209 [67:47] [DJ] A deeply appealing
disc.
Gustav HOLST (1874-1934) The Hymn of Jesus, The Perfect Fool, Egdon Heath, English & Welsh Folk Songs
- BBC SO & Ch, London PO/Sir Adrian Boult;
BBC Northern Singers/Stephen Wilkinson rec. 1961/74 ALTO ALC1359 [79:26]
[RB] Holst at his most brilliantly ambitious and most touchingly modest.
Joaquín TURINA (1882-1949)
Sevilla,
La Oración del Torero,
Danzas Gitanas,
Mujeres Españolas
José Luis TURINA (b. 1952)
Variaciones - Music for Wind Quintet Azahar Ensemble rec. 2017 PROFIL PH18073 [62.56] [MC] With good recorded sound and excellent playing, this offers a new look at the work of Joaquín Turina.
Wilhelm
Backhaus (piano) Chopin, Liszt,
Schumann & encore pieces rec. 1925-1937 APR 6026 [2
CDs: 160:09] The complete pre-War Beethoven
recordings rec. 1927-1937 APR
6027 [2 CDs: 142:18] [SG] Backhaus'
recordings offer many rewards.
Nikolai Sokoloff (conductor) Complete Recordings - Cleveland Orchestra rec. 1924-28 PRISTINE AUDIO PASC524 [3 CDs: 183:20] [RB] Red-blooded emphasis in the Rachmaninov, always completely engaging and engulfing.
Mariko Terashi (piano) Works by Couperin, Rameau & Seixas rec. 2016 ATHENE ATH23207 [76:11] [JF] Mariko Terashi impresses throughout and the recorded sound is splendid.
Through The Eyes of Yuja
rec. 2016 C MAJOR 745408 DVD [89 mins] [DJB] A well-made documentary which could have been longer and told us more, and bonus performances which don’t really add much value.
NEW
& RECENT ARTICLES
[New] National discography update
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Scandinavian Concertos ~
Scandinavian Symphonies
[New] Puccini's La rondine - a survey by Ralph Moore
Stanfordian Thoughts: 7.
Not-Quite-Concertos by Christopher Howell
Cilea’s Adriana
Lecouvreur - a survey by Ralph Moore
The Music of Gabriel Dupont by
Andrew Hartman
Music for the Movies by Ian
Lace
Second Thoughts and Short Reviews:
Autumn 2018/2 by Brian Wilson and Dan Morgan
Thoughts on Evaluating
Unfamiliar Music by Walter Simmons
National discography update:
Russian, Soviet & Post-Soviet Concertos
Classical Music on Stamps This week:
Romania's favourite son
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