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Thursday April 18th
142 reviews completed so far this month
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Jörg Demus, pianist
2 December 1928 - 16 April 2019 |
Hector BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
L’Enfance du Christ - Andrew Staples (tenor) Sasha Cooke (mezzo)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Melbourne SO & Ch/Sir Andrew Davis rec. 2018 CHANDOS CHSA5228(2) SACD [53:25 + 36:27]
[JQ]
A very successful new recording of L’Enfance du Christ.
Francesco CAVALLI (1602-1676)
Missa 1660 - Galilei Consort/Benjamin Chénier rec. 2018
CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES SPECTACLES CVS006
[69:05] [JV]
An important addition to the Cavalli discography.
Stephen DODGSON (1924-2013)
Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 - Bernard Roberts(piano) rec. 1999
CLAUDIO RECORDS CC4941-2
[66:44] [SSi]
Sonata No. 3 is the best introduction to Stephen Dodgson and his piano music.
Matej MEŠTROVIČ (b. 1969) Rhapsodies
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Matej Meštrović (piano)
Zagreb PO/Miran Vaupotić rec. 2018 NAVONA RECORDS NV6219 [58:09]
[PRB]
An easy-listening product which some will find lacking in any real musical substance or challenge whatsoever.
Alberto NEPOMUCENO (1864–1920)
Symphony, Brazilian Suite, O Garatuja -
Minas Gerais PO/Fabio Mechetti rec. 2018 NAXOS 8.574067 [67:47]
[RB] Bubbles, barks, struts, serenades and effervesces.
Zygmunt NOSKOWSKI (1846-1909)
Complete Songs Vol. 1 - Bogumila Tarasiewicz (mezzo-soprano), Karol Schmidt (piano)
rec. 2016
ACTE PRÉALABLE AP0421
[64:46] [GF]
Some marvellous songs that should be more widely known.
Thomas WILSON
(1927-2001) Symphonies Nos 3 & 4, Carillon - Royal
Scottish Ntl O/Rory Macdonald rec. 2018 LINN CKD616
[73:20] [GH]
An enterprising release of the first order.
Anaïs Gaudemard (harp)
Solo rec. 2018 HARMONIA MUNDI HMN916111 [58:42]
[RHa] A carefully planned and beautifully played harp recital that avoids twee miniatures and bon-bons.
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
Portrait -
Bavarian RSO & 1997-2016
BR KLASSIK 900174
[11 discs] [ST]
This set celebrates a great partnership of a great orchestra and a great conductor.
Lazare-Lévy and Victor Staub (piano)
The Complete Studio Recordings rec. 1927-55
APR 6028
[77:29+74:18] [JW]
A further release in what is developing into a valuable series.
NEW
& RECENT ARTICLES
[New] Debussy's Pelleas et
Melisande - a
survey by Ralph Moore
[New]
John Langdon - an obituary by
Kenneth Shenton
Tchaikovsky's Eugene
Onegin - a
survey by Ralph Moore
Romance in The Land of
Heart’s Desire by Ben Janken
Second Thoughts & Short Reviews - Spring 2019-1 by Brian Wilson
Listening Studio Report by
John Quinn
NOTICES
From
Acte Préalable: Zygmunt Noskowski - Complete Songs Vols 1-3;
Otton Mieczyslaw Zukowski - Opera Omnia Secularia vols 1-2; Romuald
Twardowski - In the Night's Stillness
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