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A Survey of the Mahler Symphonies
Tony Duggan continues his series of comparative reviews of recordings of the Mahler symphonies:
Symphony No 7
Previously: Symphony No.1 No. 2 No. 4 No.5 The Song of the Earth

Giacomo PUCCINI (1858-1924) La BOHÈME
A discussion of the opera followed by comparative reviews of five recordings comprising two classic versions, one new recording, one recent set and one super budget recording:-
by Ian Lace
The first in a series of comparative reviews of Puccini operas

ALAN HOVHANESS on CRYSTAL
The Authentic Voice
ALAN HOVHANESS conducts his own music on CRYSTAL RECORDS
(including many world premiere recordings)

A survey of various recordings
plus
a complete list of works

Hugo ALFVÉN (1972-1960) Symphony No. 3 (1905) [35.11] Legend of the Skerries (1904) [18.11] Dalecarlian Rhapsody (1931) [24.48] Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Niklas Willén rec Glasgow 1/2 Feb 1996 NAXOS 8.553729 [78.46] [RB]

J S BACH: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Toccata and Fugue in F Major, 'Doric' Toccata and Fugue, Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major .Hans Helmut Tillmanns Various Organs Danacord DACOCD 528 55m DDD [GF].

J S BACH: Chorale Preludes/Choral Settings Arnstadt Weimar Leipzig. Hans Helmut Tillmanns: Organ. Danacord DACOCD 527 70m DDD.[GF]

J. S. BACH St John Passion The Scholars Baroque Ensemble: artistic coordinator David van Asch, Organ: Bernhardt Junghänel Naxos 8.550664-5

ORGAN MUSIC FROM THE BAROQUE AND ROMANTIC ERA. Works by: Bach, Mendelssohn, Reger, Grieg and Krebs. Hans Helmut Tillmanns: Organ. Danacord DACOCD 61m DDD. [GF]

Jacobus BARBIREAU Missa Virgo with shorter works by Obrecht and Pipelare The Clerks' Group, Edward Wickham ASV Gaudeamus CD GAU188 [68'57"] [PGW]

Arnold BAX Symphony No. 2; November Woods Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.554093 [RB]

Arnold BAX: Symphony No.3. The Happy Forest Royal Scottish National Orchestra David Lloyd-Jones Naxos 8.553608 [CW]

Lennox BERKELEY Chamber Music Concertino; Introduction & Allegro; Duo; Elegy & Toccata: Petite Suite; Sextet. Endymion Ensemble Dutton CSDLX 7100 72'44" [DW]

BRAHMS Lieder Op. 3, 6, 7 & 14 (Complete Edition, Vol. 1) Juliane Banse (soprano) Andreas Schmidt (baritone) Helmut Deutsch (piano) CPO 999 441-2 [54'41"] [PW]

BYRD vol 3 Early Latin Church Music. The Propers for Epiphany The Cardinall’s Music/Carwood/Skinner ASV CD GAU179 71’17" [DR] rating not applied

JOHN CAGE (1912-1992) ONE ⁶(13:40+15:35+17:35) ONE¹⁰ (24:30) Christina Fong (violin) world premiere recordings OGRESS PRODUCTIONS The Orchard/Valley Media 66991-2746 [RB]

GEORGY CATOIRE: Piano Music Marc André Hamelin: Piano Hyperion CDA67090 78m DDD [GF]

Paul CHIHARA The Tempest - ballet in two acts. The Performing Arts Orchestra/Jean-Louis LeRoux rec 7 April 1981 U.C. Berkeley REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-10CD ADD [74.30] [RB]

COUPERIN (Marc Roger Normand) Livre de Tablature Davitt Moroney (harpsichord and virginal) Hyperion CDA67164 79'30" [PW]

Ernö DOHNÁNYI (1877-1960) Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra, Sonata for Cello and Piano, Ruralia Hungarica for Cello and Piano Maria Kliegel (cello); Jeno Jandó (piano) Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia conducted by Michael Halász. NAXOS 8.554468 [62:29] [IL]

DVORAK Symphonies 8 & 9 LSO cond. Sir Colin Davis LSO 0001 LSO 0002 CD. [39'08"] & [44'20"] [PW]

JOHN FIELD (1782-1837) Piano Concertos Nos 2 (1815) and 3 (1815) Andreas Staier (fortepiano) Concerto Köln/David Stern TELDEC 3984 21475 2 [61.77] [RB]

CÉSAR FRANCK. Piano Trio in F sharp minor Op 1 no 1; Violin Sonata The Bekova Sisters Chandos CHAN 9680 [DDD] [64' 40"] [DW]

GERMAN, Edward. Piano Music Alan Cuckston (piano) FEW 114 CD. Available from Foxglove Audio.
Telephone and fax 0113 250 7282,
e-mail foxgloveaudio@btinternet.com.[DW]

ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV (1865-1936) Orchestral Works A Naxos Series. The first 10 discs [RB]
Group review

Georg Friedrich HAAS: Einklang Freier Wesen; '...'; Nacht-Schatten; 1 Streichquartett. Georg Schulz - accordion; Dmitrios Polisolidis - viola; Klangforum Wien, conducted by Sylvain Cambreling. Edition Zeit-ton ORF 194 [JW]

Asger HAMERIK: Jewish Trilogy, Concert romance for Cello and Orchestra. Ebbe HAMERIK: Cantus firmus V, Concerto molto breve for oboe and orchestra. Henrik Steensgard: Cello, Jorgen Frederiksen: Oboe, The Danish Philharmonic Orchestra, South Jutland Moshe Atzmon. Danacord DACOCD 526 63m DDD. [GF]

Jean HASSE KINKH played by Jean Hasse (composer, piano and flutes) with four percussionists and David Matthews (voice) Visible Music VM-CD 101 [74'49"] [PW]

F. J. HAYDN: Missa Sancta Bernardi von Offida': 'Heiligmesse'. Missa Sancti Nicolai. Lorna Anderson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Marc Padmore, Stephen Varcoe. Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox. Chandos Chaconne CHAN0645 63m DDD. [GF]

Niccolò JOMMELLI Veni Creator Spiritus Roberta Invernizzi (sop) Coro Mysterium Vocis (director: Rosario Totaro) Capella de'Turchini (director: Antonio Florio) Opus111 OPS 30-254 [HS]

Jean-Baptiste LULLY (b.1632 Florence - d.1687 Paris) L'ORCHESTRE DU ROI SOLEIL - Symphonies, Overtures, and Airs à jouer Le Concert des Nations directed by Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AV 9807 [64:19] [IL]

MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rafael Kubelik Audite 95.465 72m DDD. [GF]

MARTINU. Piano Trio no 2; Piano Trio no 3; Nocturnes for cello and piano; Czech Rhapsody for violin and piano The Bekova Sisters Chandos CHAN9632 [DDD] [70' 19"] [DW]

MOZART AND SALIERI: Castrato arias and motets Arno Raunig: sopranist. Wien Landstrasse Chamber Choir and Amadeus Ensemble, Vienna Walter Kobera Campion Cameo 2003 57m DDD [GF]

Francis POULENC (1899-1963) Libertè - Francis Poulenc a cappella Grex Vocalis Directed by Carl Høgset SIMAX PSC 1151 [61:22] [IL]

MAX REGER (1873-1916) The complete string quartets Berner String Quartet rec 1992-94 co-production with Swiss Radio - Schweizer Radio DRS 3CDs nas CPO 999 069-2

JOSEPH RYELANDT (1870-1965) Symphony No. 4 (for chorus and orchestra) (1912-13) [47 mins] Idylle Mystique (for soprano and orchestra) (1901) [16 mins] Mireille Capelle (sop) Koor Novecento-Gent Musica Flandrorum-Harelbeke Het Symfoniorkest van Vlaanderen/Fabrice Bollon rec 26-27 December 1995 World premiere recording CYPRES CYP1616 [63.11] [RB]

FRANZ SCHMIDT Symphony No. 4 (1933) 45.10
ANTON BRUCKNER Three Orchestral Movements (1862); March in D minor (1862) 14.00 Bruckner Orchestra Linz / Martin Sieghart recorded Bruckner Hall, Linz, Austria, Feb 1996 CHESKY CD143 [58.51] [RB]

JEAN SIBELIUS (1865-1957) The Seven Symphonies Kurt Sanderling conducts the Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester recorded 1970-77 all recordings made in the Christuskirche, Berlin ADD stereo recordings digitally remastered BERLIN CLASSICS 0020592BC (EDEL) set first issued in 1996 4 CDs [280.10] [RB]

JOSEF SUK 1874-1935 A Summer's Tale (1907) [50.41] A Winter's Tale (1894 rev 1926) [14.49] Slovak RSO/Andrew Mogrelia rec Slovak Radio Concert Hall, Bratislava, 12-17 Jan 1996 NAXOS 8.553703 [65.30] [RB]

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Click on the CD cover for review
A Survey of the Mahler Symphonies Tony Duggan continues his series of comparative reviews of recordings of the Mahler symphonies: Symphony No 7 Previously: Symphony No.1 No. 2 No. 4 No.5 The Song of the Earth
	Giacomo PUCCINI (1858-1924) *La BOHÈME* A discussion of the opera followed by comparative reviews of five recordings comprising two classic versions, one new recording, one recent set and one super budget recording:- by Ian Lace The first in a series of comparative reviews of Puccini operas
	ALAN HOVHANESS on CRYSTAL The Authentic Voice ALAN HOVHANESS conducts his own music on CRYSTAL RECORDS (including many world premiere recordings)	A survey of various recordings plus a complete list of works
	Hugo ALFVÉN (1972-1960) *Symphony No. 3* (1905) [35.11] *Legend of the Skerries* (1904) [18.11] *Dalecarlian Rhapsody* (1931) [24.48] Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Niklas Willén rec Glasgow 1/2 Feb 1996 NAXOS 8.553729 [78.46] [RB]
	J S BACH: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Toccata and Fugue in F Major, 'Doric' Toccata and Fugue, Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major .Hans Helmut Tillmanns Various Organs Danacord DACOCD 528 55m DDD [GF].
	J S BACH: Chorale Preludes/Choral Settings Arnstadt Weimar Leipzig. Hans Helmut Tillmanns: Organ. Danacord DACOCD 527 70m DDD.[GF]
	J. S. BACH *St John Passion* The Scholars Baroque Ensemble: artistic coordinator David van Asch, Organ: Bernhardt Junghänel Naxos 8.550664-5
	ORGAN MUSIC FROM THE BAROQUE AND ROMANTIC ERA. Works by: Bach, Mendelssohn, Reger, Grieg and Krebs. Hans Helmut Tillmanns: Organ. Danacord DACOCD 61m DDD. [GF]
	Jacobus BARBIREAU *Missa Virgo* with shorter works by Obrecht and Pipelare The Clerks' Group, Edward Wickham ASV Gaudeamus CD GAU188 [68'57"] [PGW]
	Arnold BAX *Symphony No. 2; November Woods* Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.554093 [RB]
	Arnold BAX: Symphony No.3. The Happy Forest Royal Scottish National Orchestra David Lloyd-Jones Naxos 8.553608 [CW]
	Lennox BERKELEY *Chamber Music Concertino; Introduction & Allegro; Duo; Elegy & Toccata: Petite Suite; Sextet.* Endymion Ensemble Dutton CSDLX 7100 72'44" [DW]
	BRAHMS Lieder Op. 3, 6, 7 & 14 (Complete Edition, Vol. 1) Juliane Banse (soprano) Andreas Schmidt (baritone) Helmut Deutsch (piano) CPO 999 441-2 [54'41"] [PW]
	BYRD vol 3 Early Latin Church Music. *The Propers for Epiphany* The Cardinall’s Music/Carwood/Skinner ASV CD GAU179 71’17" [DR]	rating not applied
	JOHN CAGE (1912-1992) ONE ⁶(13:40+15:35+17:35) *ONE¹⁰* (24:30) Christina Fong (violin) world premiere recordings OGRESS PRODUCTIONS The Orchard/Valley Media 66991-2746 [RB]
	GEORGY CATOIRE: Piano Music Marc André Hamelin: Piano Hyperion CDA67090 78m DDD [GF]
	Paul CHIHARA The Tempest - ballet in two acts. The Performing Arts Orchestra/Jean-Louis LeRoux rec 7 April 1981 U.C. Berkeley REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-10CD ADD [74.30] [RB]
	COUPERIN (Marc Roger Normand) Livre de Tablature Davitt Moroney (harpsichord and virginal) Hyperion CDA67164 79'30" [PW]
	Ernö DOHNÁNYI (1877-1960) *Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra, Sonata for Cello and Piano, Ruralia Hungarica for Cello and Piano* Maria Kliegel (cello); Jeno Jandó (piano) Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia conducted by Michael Halász. NAXOS 8.554468 [62:29] [IL]
	DVORAK *Symphonies 8 & 9* LSO cond. Sir Colin Davis LSO 0001 LSO 0002 CD. [39'08"] & [44'20"] [PW]
	JOHN FIELD (1782-1837) *Piano Concertos Nos 2* (1815) *and 3* (1815) Andreas Staier (fortepiano) Concerto Köln/David Stern TELDEC 3984 21475 2 [61.77] [RB]
	CÉSAR FRANCK. *Piano Trio in F sharp minor Op 1 no 1; Violin Sonata* The Bekova Sisters Chandos CHAN 9680 [DDD] [64' 40"] [DW]
	GERMAN, Edward. *Piano Music* Alan Cuckston (piano) FEW 114 CD. Available from Foxglove Audio. Telephone and fax 0113 250 7282, e-mail foxgloveaudio@btinternet.com.[DW]
	ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV (1865-1936) *Orchestral Works* A Naxos Series. The first 10 discs [RB]	Group review
	Georg Friedrich HAAS: *Einklang Freier Wesen; '...'; Nacht-Schatten; 1 Streichquartett.* Georg Schulz - accordion; Dmitrios Polisolidis - viola; Klangforum Wien, conducted by Sylvain Cambreling. Edition Zeit-ton ORF 194 [JW]
	Asger HAMERIK: *Jewish Trilogy, Concert romance for Cello and Orchestra. Ebbe HAMERIK: Cantus firmus V, Concerto molto breve for oboe and orchestra.* Henrik Steensgard: Cello, Jorgen Frederiksen: Oboe, The Danish Philharmonic Orchestra, South Jutland Moshe Atzmon. Danacord DACOCD 526 63m DDD. [GF]
	Jean HASSE *KINKH* played by Jean Hasse (composer, piano and flutes) with four percussionists and David Matthews (voice) Visible Music VM-CD 101 [74'49"] [PW]
	F. J. HAYDN: *Missa Sancta Bernardi von Offida': 'Heiligmesse'. Missa Sancti Nicolai.* Lorna Anderson, Pamela Helen Stephen, Marc Padmore, Stephen Varcoe. Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox. Chandos Chaconne CHAN0645 63m DDD. [GF]
	Niccolò JOMMELLI *Veni Creator Spiritus* Roberta Invernizzi (sop) Coro Mysterium Vocis (director: Rosario Totaro) Capella de'Turchini (director: Antonio Florio) Opus111 OPS 30-254 [HS]
	Jean-Baptiste LULLY (b.1632 Florence - d.1687 Paris) *L'ORCHESTRE DU ROI SOLEIL - Symphonies, Overtures, and Airs à jouer* Le Concert des Nations directed by Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AV 9807 [64:19] [IL]
	MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rafael Kubelik Audite 95.465 72m DDD. [GF]
	MARTINU. Piano Trio no 2; Piano Trio no 3; Nocturnes for cello and piano; Czech Rhapsody for violin and piano The Bekova Sisters Chandos CHAN9632 [DDD] [70' 19"] [DW]
	MOZART AND SALIERI: Castrato arias and motets Arno Raunig: sopranist. Wien Landstrasse Chamber Choir and Amadeus Ensemble, Vienna Walter Kobera Campion Cameo 2003 57m DDD [GF]
	Francis POULENC (1899-1963) *Libertè - Francis Poulenc a cappella* Grex Vocalis Directed by Carl Høgset SIMAX PSC 1151 [61:22] [IL]
	MAX REGER (1873-1916) *The complete string quartets* Berner String Quartet rec 1992-94 co-production with Swiss Radio - Schweizer Radio DRS 3CDs nas CPO 999 069-2
	JOSEPH RYELANDT (1870-1965) *Symphony No. 4* (for chorus and orchestra) (1912-13) [47 mins] *Idylle Mystique* (for soprano and orchestra) (1901) [16 mins] Mireille Capelle (sop) Koor Novecento-Gent Musica Flandrorum-Harelbeke Het Symfoniorkest van Vlaanderen/Fabrice Bollon rec 26-27 December 1995 World premiere recording CYPRES CYP1616 [63.11] [RB]
	FRANZ SCHMIDT Symphony No. 4 (1933) 45.10 ANTON BRUCKNER *Three Orchestral Movements* (1862); *March in D minor* (1862) 14.00 Bruckner Orchestra Linz / Martin Sieghart recorded Bruckner Hall, Linz, Austria, Feb 1996 CHESKY CD143 [58.51] [RB]
	JEAN SIBELIUS (1865-1957) *The Seven Symphonies* Kurt Sanderling conducts the Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester recorded 1970-77 all recordings made in the Christuskirche, Berlin ADD stereo recordings digitally remastered BERLIN CLASSICS 0020592BC (EDEL) set first issued in 1996 4 CDs [280.10] [RB]
	JOSEF SUK 1874-1935 *A Summer's Tale* (1907) [50.41] *A Winter's Tale* (1894 rev 1926) [14.49] Slovak RSO/Andrew Mogrelia rec Slovak Radio Concert Hall, Bratislava, 12-17 Jan 1996 NAXOS 8.553703 [65.30] [RB]