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Tuesday June 27th
205 reviews completed so far this month
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Thomas
ARNE (1710-1778), Carl
Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) &
Johann Christian BACH (1735-1782)
Harpsichord Concertos - George Malcolm (harpsichord)
ASMF/Neville Marriner rec. 1967-68
ELOQUENCE
[JW] Another thoughtfully
compiled tribute to Malcolm, Marriner and the
ASMF.
Frederick
DELIUS (1862-1934) & Sir
Arnold BAX (1883-1953) Choral works
- The Carice Singers/George Parris rec. 2016
NAXOS [JF]
A wonderful CD of choral music.
Claude
DELVINCOURT (1888-1954) Piano
Works Vol. 1 - Diane Andersen (piano)
rec. 2015-2016 AZUR CLASSICAL [SG] These deliciously melodic pieces offer
plenty to enjoy.
Henri
DUTILLEUX (1916-2013) Musique
de chambre - Magali Mosnier (flute)
Nora Cismondi (oboe) Sébastien Vichard (piano)
Alexis Descharmes (cello) rec. 2016 LABEL-HÉRISSON
[LW] An ideal starting
point for anyone curious about Dutilleux’s
remarkable chamber works.
Jean-Baptiste
LULLY (1632-1687) Persée 1770
- Mathias Vidal, Hélène Guilmette, Ch & O
Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé Niquet rec. 2016
ALPHA 967 [SSi]
A wonderful, enjoyable performance, even if
not so much a Lully opera as an adaptation.
Witold
MALISZEWSKI (1873-1939) String
Quartets Nos 1 & 3 - Four Strings Qt, Artur
Cimirro (piano) rec. 2015-2017 ACTE
PRELABLE [JWe] A distinctive
and interesting voice which deserves to be heard
more frequently.
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Piano
Sonatas Vol. 4 - William Youn (piano)
rec. 2016 OEHMS CLASSICS [YJH] Mozart playing which should
attract both newcomers and veterans
of Mozart’s piano sonata alike.
Wilhelm
PETERSON-BERGER (1867-1942)
Arnljot -
Erland Hagegård (baritone) Karin Langebo (soprano)
Stockholm PO & Male Ch/Okko Kamu rec. 1973
STERLING [WK] Until such time as a complete CD recording
is available this disc is a worthy substitute.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) Concertos
- Akademie Alte Musik Berlin rec. 2016 HARMONIA
MUNDI [MC] One
of the finest albums of Baroque music I have
encountered for some time.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Plays
& Operas For The Radio
Works by Haas, Hindemith, Gronostay, Weill,
Grosz & Sutermeister - O & Ch Staatsoperette
Dresden/Ernst Theis rec. 2007-2011 CPO
[NB] Both
historically important and fascinating, enjoyable
listening. A candidate for Recording of the
Year.
NEW
& RECENT ARTICLES
[New] Malcolm Lipkin - An
obituary by Paul Conway
[New] National Discography updates by Mike Herman:
American Symphonies ~
Asian Symphonies
[New] Discovering Richard Rodney
Bennett’s Calendar by John France
Piano Trio Survey: Joseph Haydn Discography & Review Index
by David Barker
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