Ahmed Adnan SAYGUN
(1907-1991) Symphony No. 1 (1953) [27.55] - Symphony No.
2 (1957) [27.29] 
Staatsphilharmonie
Rheinland-Pfalz/Ari Rasilainen - rec 3-7 Sept 2001, Ludwigshafen, Philharmonie,
Germany CPO 999 819-2
[55.26] [CC]
All
praise to CPO for bringing these works to the record-buyer's attention,
and to the orchestra for their dedication to promoting Saygun's music.
Certainly worthy of investigation. … see Full
Review
Ahmed
Adnan SAYGUN (1907-1991)
Symphony
No. 1 (1953) [27.55]
Symphony No. 2 (1957) [27.29]
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz/Ari Rasilainen rec 3-7 Sept 2001,
Ludwigshafen, Philharmonie, Germany
CPO 999 819-2 [55.26] [RB]
Music
that with distinction crosses Islamic-Western borders and has something
to say to us ... see Full Review
Domenico SCARLATTI (1685-1757)
Keyboard Sonatas 1
Pierre Hantaï, harpsichord Rec: ? 2002, Haarlem, Netherlands.
Ambroisie MIRARE MIR 9918 [68.10] [KM]
Hantaï
widely praised for this recording, but not by me … see Full
Review
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Symphony
No.9 in C major D.944 Johann STRAUSS
(1825-1899) Voices of Spring Op.410
SWR Symphony Orchestra/Michael GielenRecorded at the Royal Festival
Hall, London on 27 April 1996 (Schubert) and at the Konzerthaus, Freiburg
on 4 September 1998 (Strauss)
HÄNSSLER CLASSIC CD 93. 057 [59. 07] [CF]
A
tribute disc to mark the 75th birthday of the conductor Michael
Gielen … see Full Review
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Quartet No 12 in C Minor D703 Quartettsatz (1820) - Quartet
No 13 in A Minor D804 Rosamunde - Quartet No 14 in D Minor D810
Death and the Maiden (1826) - Quartet No 15 in G Minor D887 (1826)
Juilliard String Quartet
- No Recording dates or locations provided
SONY SB2K89978 [2 CDs 66.42 and 67.25] [JW]
It
must take an honoured and worthy place amongst the finer performances
committed to disc … see Full Review
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
String Quartet No.1 in C minor / B flat major, D.18 (circa. 1810-11)
[16:06] - String Quartet No. 4 in C major, D. 46 (1813) [22.36]
- String Quartet No. 8 in B flat major, D.112, Op.168 ( 1814) [25:49]
Kodaly Quartet - Recorded
in the Unitarian Church, Budapest, Hungary. 11th to 14th
December 2000. DDD - Complete String Quartets, Vol. 4
NAXOS 8.555921 [64:31] [MC]
A
truthful and fresh sound combined with fine performances makes this
release eminently recommendable. … see Full
Review
Franz
SCHUBERT
(1797 - 1828)‘Die
schöne Müllerin’ (1824)
Matthias Goerne (bar) Eric Schneider (piano) Rec. 9-11 October 2001
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk DDD
DECCA 470 025 - 2 [71.49] [ME]
A
performance of incomparable tenderness, poignancy of feeling for the
music and understanding … see Full
Review
Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) The Four
Symphonies - Symphony No. 1 Spring (1841) [34.33] - Symphony
No. 2 (1846) [39.05] - Symphony No. 3 Rhenish (1850) [32.50]
- Symphony No. 4 (1841 rev 1851) [29.13] - Overture: Manfred (1848)
[12.06] Bavarian Radio
SO/Rafael Kubelik - rec Herkules-Saal, Munich, Germany, 18-26 May 1979
(1-3), 27-30 Sept 1978 (4, Manfred) ADD - Both discs available
separately SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
SBK48269 [76.13] (1 and 2)
SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS SBK48270 [73.54] (3 and 4) [RB]
Unassuming,
confident, middle of the road performances very well recorded ... see
Full Review
Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Piano Sonata Number 1 in f sharp minor, Opus 11. - Piano Sonata
Number 3 in f minor, Opus 14 (Concerto without orchestra)
Bernd Glemser, piano - Recorded at the Radio Concert Hall, Lugano, Switzerland,
22-24 March 1997. DDD
NAXOS 8.554275 [65’09"] [KS]
Fine
playing indeed, and a worthy addition to any collection … see Full
Review
Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Piano Sonata
No.1 in F sharp minor, Op.11 [1835] - Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor,
Op.14 (Concert sans orchestre) [1836]
Bernd Glemser (piano) - Recorded at the Radio Concert Hall, Lugano,
Switzerland, March 22-24 1997
NAXOS 8.554275 [65.09] [TH]
Highly
charged, passionate playing … see Full
Review
Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Manfred
Overture (1852) [11.07] - Piano Concerto (1845) [30.40] - Introduction
and Allegro Appassionato or Konzertstück in G major
Op. 92 (1849) [15.42] - Introduction and Allegro Concertante in
D minor Op. 134 (1852) [14.40] - Rudolf Serkin (piano)
Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy - Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
- rec. 1960s, ADD SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
SBK89901 [72.13] [RB]
Saturated
up-front sound for classic readings of one of the world's best known
piano concertos as well concertante works of comparative rarity... see
Full Review
Robert
SCHUMANN
(1810-1856) Kerner-Lieder,
Op. 35. Myrthen, Op. 25 - No. 1, Widmung; No. 2, Freisinn; No. 3, Der
Nussbaum; No. 5, Auf dem Schenkerbuch im Divan I; No. 6, Auf dem Schenkerbuch
im Divan II; No. 17, Venezianisches Lied I; No. 18, Venezianisches Lied
II; No. 26, Zum Schluss. Gedichte aus Liebesfruhlung, Op. 37 - No. 1,
Der Himmel hat eine Trane geweint; No. 5, Ich hab' in mich gesogen.
Clara SCHUMANN (1819-1896) Die
stille Lotosblume, Op. 13 No. 6. O Lust, o Lust, Op. 23 No. 6. Geheimes
Flustern hier und dort, Op. 23 No. 3. Sie liebten sich beide, Op. 13
No. 2. An einem lichten Morgen, Op. 23 No. 2. Liebeszauber. Liebst du
um Schönheit, Op. 12.
Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone); Imogen Cooper (piano). Recorded in the
Jugenstiltheater, Vienna, on December 17th-21st, 1998. DDD
PHILIPS 462 610-2 [66'48] [CC]
A
fascinating and rewarding disc. … see Full
Review
Cyril SCOTT
(1879-1970) Piano Quartet (1903) [21.40] - Piano Quintet (1925)
[39.19] London Piano
Quartet with Marilyn Taylor (violin) - rec All Saints, East Finchley,
London 11-13 June 2001
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7116 [61.13] [RB]
This
should open the door to a Scott renaissance. Will appeal to those already
committed to Fauré, Ravel, Foulds, Bonnal, d'Ollonne and Vierne...
see Full Review
Alexander SCRIABIN (1872-1915)
Symphony
No. 3 op. 43 "Le divin Poème" Ferruccio
BUSONI (1866-1924) Berceuse élégiaque Op.
42 Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) Une
barque sur l’océan Igor STRAVINSKY
(1882-1971) Scherzo à la russe
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg Leitung/Michael Gielen
Recorded Baden-Baden 1975 (Scriabin), 1995 (Busoni), 1997 (Ravel); in
Freiburg 1998 (Stravinsky)
HÄNSSLER CLASSIC LC10622 [65:39] [JL]
Scriabin’s
cult following may rejoice at a "new " version of the Third
Symphony, but this 1975 recording lacks the conviction that is essential
if the work is to take off. … see Full Review
REVIEWS
OF FIVE ABC CLASSICS CDs OF THE MUSIC OF PETER SCULTHORPE
Peter
SCULTHORPE (born 1929) Little Nourlangie (1990)a
Music for Japan (1970)b Piano Concerto (1983)c
The Song of Tailitnama (1974)d
David Bury (organ)a; Mark Atkins (didjeridu)b;
Tamara Anna Cislowska (piano)c; Kirsti Harms (mezzo-soprano)d;
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Edo de Waart Recorded: Concert Hall, Sydney
Opera House, February 1996
ABC CLASSICS 454 513-2 [52:35]
Memento mori (1993) Sun Song (1984) Sun Music I (1965) Sun Music II
(1969) Sun Music III (1967) Sun Music IV (1967) From Uluru (1991)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra; David Porcelijn Recorded: Adelaide
Town Hall, November 1995 and November 1996
ABC CLASSICS 454 505-2 [60:49]
Earth Cry (1986) Irkanda IV (1961)a Small Town (1976)b
Kakadu (1988) Mangrove (1979)
Donald Hazelwood (violin)a; Guy Henderson (oboe)b;
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Stuart Callender Recorded: Sydney Town Hall,
February and July 1989
ABC CLASSICS 426 481-2 [56:20]
Port Arthur: In Memoriam (1996 [two versions]) Djilile (1988, arr. 1996)
The Fifth Continent (1963)a Lament (1976, arr. 1991)b
Little Suite (1983) Night Song (1976)
Peter Sculthorpe (narrator)a; Sue-Ellen Paulsen (cello)b;
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; David Porcelijn
Recorded: Ballroom, Government House, Hobart, June 1996 and March 1997
(Port Arthur: In Memoriam)
ABC CLASSICS 456 363-2 [63:24
Port Essington (1977) Lament for Strings (1976) Irkanda IV (1961)a
Sonata No.1 for Strings (1983) Sonata No.2 for Strings (1988) Sonata
No.3 for Strings (1994)
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti (violina
and director) Recorded: Sir Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, March
1995 (Lament) and January 1996
ABC CLASSICS 454 504-2 [75:48] [HC]
A
comprehensive and excellently played survey of Sculthorpe’s varied,
colourful, sincere and often gripping music … see Full
Review
Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Piano
Quintet in G major, Op. 57 [1940] - Alfred
SCHNITTKE (1934-1998) Piano Quintet [1972-76]
Constantine Orbelian (piano) - Moscow String Quartet - Recorded in the
Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory, May 1991
RUSSIAN DISC RD CD 10 031 [61.32] [TH]
Playing
little short of inspired … see Full
Review
Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Symphony
No. 4 (1936) [62.26] - Symphony No. 10 (1953) [57.39]
Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy - rec Town Hall, Philadelphia,
PA, 17 Feb 1963 (4); 10-18 Apr 1968 (10) ADD
SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS SB2K62409 [69.50] [RB]
For
the Fourth alone no Shostakovich expert can afford to be without this
inexpensively coupled set. ... see Full
Review
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906 - 1975) String
Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122 (1966) String Quartet No. 13 in B
flat minor, Op. 138 (1970) String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op.
144 (1974) St. Petersburg
String Quartet. Recorded in the St. Petersburg Recording Studio, Russia,
December 2000 - January 2001.
HYPERION CDA67157 [71.21] [NH]
Great
music, superbly and idiomatically performed. Recommended without reservation
… See Full Review.
Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Violin Concerto (1905) - Ludwig Van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Violin Concerto (1806) - Zino Francescatti (violin)
- Columbia SO/Bruno Walter (Beethoven) - David Oistrakh (violin)
Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy (Sibelius) - rec Legion Hall,
Hollywood, 23, 26 Jan 1961 (Beethoven); Philadelphia, 21 Dec 1959 (Sibelius)
ADD SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS SBK47659
[74.32] [RB]
Both
Oistrakh and Francescatti in superb form. The only downside is the age
of the recordings. … see Full Review
Jean SIBELIUS
(1865-1957) The Complete String Quartets
Sibelius Academy Quartet (E fl major, A minor, B fl major) New Helsinki
Quartet (Voces Intimae) rec. Convent Church, Naantali Oct 1984
(A minor); Nov 1984, (B fl major), Järvenpää Hall, Dec
1988 (E fl major), Sigyn Hall, Sept 1997 (Voces Intimae), DDD
FINLANDIA 0927-40872-2
[2CDs: 47.22+65.02] [RB]
Committed
readings ripely advocated. A safe recommendation for Sibelius specialists
... see Full Review.
Bedrich SMETANA
(1824-1884) Ma Vlast (1879)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Vaclav Neumann - Recorded Leipzig 1968
BERLIN CLASSICS 0032342BC [79.56] [JW]
If
you like your Ma Vlast on the distended side … see Full
Review
Louis
SPOHR
(1784-1859) Sonatas for flute & harp Sonata
in B-flat, Op. 16 Sonata in E-flat, Op. 113 Sonata in E-flat, Op. 114
Sonata in C minor Maxence
Larrieu, flute Susanna Mildonian, harp Recorded in Studio "Right
Place", Brussels, November 1998
PAVANE RECORDS ADW 7423 [73.57] [OW]
Committed
if unimaginative performances of some rarely heard early romantic German
chamber music……. See Full Review
You
may sample, purchase or make HUGE savings by downloading this disc
THE STRAUSS ALBUM Johann
STRAUSS Senior (1804-1849)
Zampa-Galopp,
Radetzky –Marsch, op. 228 (arr. Max Schönherr) Johann
STRAUSS Junior (1825-1899) Perpetuum Mobile, op.257, Kaiser-Walzer,
op. 437 (arr. M. Schönherr), Champagner-Polka, Die Fledermaus:
Overture, In Krapfenwald’l Polka, op. 336, Tritsch-Tratsch Polka,
op. 214, An der schönen, blauen Donau – Walzer, op. 314 (arr. M-
Schönherr), Unter Donner und Blitz – Schnell-Polka, Errinerung
an Covent Garden – Walzer, op. 329 Josef STRAUSS
(1827-1870) Nachtschatten – Polka-Mazur, op. 229, Jokey –
Polka Schnell, op. 278 (arr. M. Schönherr) Johann
II and Josef STRAUSS Pizzicato Polka Eduard
STRAUSS (1835-1916)
Innig und Sinnig – Polka française
Johann Strauss Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green
Recorded 7th and 9th November 2000 at the Angel
Studios, London Black
Box BBM 1059 [67’ 48"] [CH]
A
couple of rarities and a lot of verve; but less satisfactory performances
of the two famous waltzes. ...see Full Review
Igor STRAVINSKY
(1882-1971) Ballet: Petrushka (1911) (revised version, 1947)
- Bela BARTÓK (1881-1945) Ballet:
The Miraculous Mandarin (1919)
London Symphony Orchestra/Kent Nagano - Rec February-April 1997, The
Colosseum, Watford
ELATUS 0927 46725-2 [66.54][TB]
Extraordinary
intensity and atmosphere … biting rhythmic attack … see Full
Review
Josef SUK (1874-1905)
Asrael Symphony (1905)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon/Peter Schneider
- rec live-Radio France, 15 Nov 1996, Opéra Berlioz-Le Corum,
DDD ACTES SUD AT34105
[59.11] [RB]
This
does not unseat Kubelik, Bĕlohlávek or Talich but admirers
of Asrael will find many fresh facets in this interpretation ... see
Full Review
Sergey
Ivanovich TANEYEV (1856-1915) Symphony
No. 2 in B flat major (1880?) [35.54] - Symphony No. 4 in C minor (1898)
[39.21] Russian State SO/Valeri
Polyansky - rec Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, April 2001 (4);
May 2001 (2) DDD CHANDOS CHAN
9998 [75.22] [RB]
Stonkingly
good performances ... see Full Review
Pytor Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840 - 1893) Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 - (1892)
Antonin DVORÁK (1841 - 1904) - String
Sextet in A, Op. 48 – (1878)
Sarah Chang, Bernhard Hartog (violins), Wolfram Christ, Tanya Christ
(violas), Georg Faust, Olaf Maninger (’cellos). recorded in Teldex Studios,
Berlin, March 2001. DDD
EMI CLASSICS 5 57243-2 [67.48] [JP]
Superb
playing, so well integrated … sometimes unbearably lovely … see Full
Review
Pytor Il’yich
TCHAIKOVSKY (1840
- 1893) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 - (1878) - Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906 - 1975) Violin Concerto No 1, in A minor,
Op. 77 - (1948) - Ilya Gringolts (violin),with the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Itzhak Perlman - recorded in the
Frederic R. Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, December 2001. DDD
DG 471 616-2 [72.39] [JP]
The
distractions are too great to overcome the good points. A great shame.
… see Full Review
Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Symphony No. 4 (1877) [45.16] - Overture - 1812 (1881) [16.54]
- Marche Slave (1876) [10.45]
Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy - Mormon Tabernacle Choir/Richard
P Condie (1812) - Valley Forge Military Academy Band/Col. Keith
Feltham (1812) - rec 1960s ADD
SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS SBK46334 [73.13] [RB]
Two
warhorses one of which is a very mixed bag and a superbly opulent Fourth.
... see Full Review
Pyotr Ilych TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) Symphony No. 5 (1888) [47.32] - Serenade for
Strings (1880) [21.37]
Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy - rec Broadwood Hotel Philadelphia,
PA, USA, 25 Jan 1959 (Sym 5); 10 Apr 1960 (Serenade) ADD
SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS SBK46538 [69.50] [RB]
The
Symphony suffers from tape distortion in the first movement {- a shame
when the strings sound as radiantly cinematographic as they do here.
... see Full Review
Peter
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) Souvenir
de Florence Op.70 (1890-92) Serenade for Strings Op.48 (1881)
The Irish Chamber Orchestra/Fionnula
Hunt Recorded at the University Concert Hall, Limerick, c.1999
BLACK BOX BBM 3004 [63.46] [TH]
Flexible
phrasing and lighter rhythmic pointing. Elegance and grace … see Full
Review
Eduard TUBIN (1905-1982)
Concertino
for piano and orchestra (1945) [23.18] Music for Strings (1963)
[14.15] Concerto for flute and string orchestra (1979) [22.14]
Lauri Väinmaa (piano)
Estonian National SO/Arvo Volmer (concertino) Ostrobothnian Chamber
Orchestra/Juha Kanga (Music) Maarika Järvi (flute) Tallinn Chamber
Orchestra/Kristjan Järvi (concerto) rec. May 1997, Kaustinen Church,
Finland (Music); May/June 1997 Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn (Concertino);
7 Sept 2000, Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn (Concerto) DDD
WARNER APEX 0927 48196 2 [59.47] [RB]
A
Tubin triptych representative of three phases: neo-romantic heroism;
neo-classical restraint and singing simplicity. ... see
Full Review
Nancy VAN DER VATE A
Peacock southwest flew, concerto for pipa and
orchestra; Western Front; Harp Concerto; Choral Suite from Nemo
Vojtech Dyk (boy soprano) Ars Brunensis Chorus Gao Hong (pipa) Adriana
Antalova (harp) Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra/Toshiyuki Shimada Rec.
2000? DDD VIENNA MODERN
MASTERS VMM 3043 [73.53] [DW]
I
enjoyed much of this disc but I fear it is unlikely that I will listen
to it again ... or, if I do, it will be from necessity. … see Full
Review
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) Falstaff
(1893) - Sir John Falstaff – Giacomo Rimini, baritone; Mrs Alice
Ford - Pia Tassinari, soprano; Nannetta - Ines Alfani Tellini, soprano;
Mrs Quickly - Aurora Buades, mezzo-soprano; Fenton - Roberto D’Alessio,
tenor; Mrs Meg page - Rita Monticone, mezzo-soprano; Ford - Emilio Ghirardini,
baritone; Pistola - Salvatore Baccaloni, bass; Dr Cajus - Emilio Venturini,
tenor; Bardolfo - Giuseppe Nessi, tenor
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan/Lorenzo Molajoli - Recorded Milan
30th March-15th April 1932 - With a selection
of arias sung by Pia Tassinari with various accompaniments -
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Le Nozze di Figaro; De
Vieni non tarder - Richard WAGNER (1813-1883)
Lohengrin; Einsam in truben Tagen and Euch luften die mein
Klagen [in Italian] - Jules MASSENET (1842-1912)
Werther; Letter scene [in Italian] - Pietro
MASCAGNI (1863-1945) L’Amico Fritz; Son pochi fiori -
Giacomo PUCCINI (1858-1924) La Bohème;
Donde lieta usci and Dunque è proprio finita - Turandot;
Signore, ascolta! Non piangere, Lui
NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.110198-99 [2 CDs 146.35] [JW]
As
with most premiere recordings there is also something about this Falstaff
that, whatever its limitations and imperfections, grips tight and won’t
let go. … see Full Review
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) Requiem
Mass (1874) - Rosamund Illing, soprano, Bernadette Cullen, mezzo-soprano,
Dennis O’Neill, tenor, Bruce Martin, bass, Opera Australia Chorus, Australian
Opera and Ballet Orchestra/Simone
Young - Recorded live Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, January 22nd,
24th 2001
ABC Classics 472 430-2
[78:06] [GPJ]
Will
revive memories of what was probably a very special occasion for performers
and audience like; as a commercial recording, it isn’t really a competitor.
… see Full Review
Tomas
Luis de VICTORIA (1548-1611)
The
Call of the Beloved Motet; Laetatus sum a 12, Mass Laetatus sum
a 12, Hymn; Veni creator spiritus a 4, Motet; Vadam et circuibo civitatem
a 6, Motet; Vidi speciosam a 6, Hymn; Ad caenam Agni providi a 4, Magnificat
Sexti toni a 12 The Sixteen/Harry
Christophers Recorded St Judes on the Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb.
No recording date [1998?]
CORO COR16007 [68’36] [JW]
The
high pitch and mixed voice spirituality conveyed by The Sixteen is overwhelming
… see Full Review
Antonio
VIVALDI (1678-1741) The
Four Seasons - Johann Caspar Ferdinand FISCHER
(1656-1746) Overture No 4 in D Minor - Carl
Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Symphony for Strings in
B Flat Major Wq182/2 - George Frideric HANDEL
(1685-1759) Concerto grosso in A Major Op 6 No 11 - Francesco
GEMINIANI (1687-1762) Concerto grosso No 4 in B Minor -
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Brandenburg
Concerto No 3 in G Major BWV1048 - Johann Georg
PISENDEL (1687-1755) Sonata in C Minor for Violin and Basso
Continuo - Johann PACHELBEL (1653-1706)
Canon and Gigue - Barbara Jane Gilbey, violin (The Four Seasons,
Pisendel) - Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players
Geoffrey Lancaster, director and harpsichord - Recorded Government House
Ballroom, Hobart March 1989 (Vivaldi, Fischer) and same location July
1990 (remainder) ABC
472 424-2 [2 CDs 51’19 + 64’13] [JW]
Well,
live by the sword, die by the sword - it sounds awful. … see Full
Review
Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Complete Recorder Concertos: Concerto
for soprano recorder in C major, RV 443 [11:52] Concerto for soprano
recorder in A minor, RV 445 [10:50] Concerto for soprano recorder in
C major, RV 444 [10:18] Concerto for treble recorder in F major, RV
442 (circa. 1728) [8:54] Concerto for treble recorder in C minor, RV
441 [11:00] Small Concerto in D major, RV 95 ‘La Pastorella’
[10:57] Laszlo Kecskemeti
(treble and soprano recorder), Laszlo Czidra (treble recorder), Nicolaus
Esterhazy Sinfonia/Tamas Zalay Recorded in the Reformed Church, Diosd,
Hungary, from 26th-27th January 2001. DDD
NAXOS 8.553829 [63:51] [MC]
Ravishing
performances of underrated and extremely engaging music … see Full
Review
Richard WAGNER (1813-1883)
Prelude to Act 1, Good Friday Music and Finale to Act 3: Parsifal
Prelude: Act 1 Tristan and Isolde Dawn and Siegfried’s
Rhine Journey: Siegfried Funeral March: Götterdämmerung
Siegfried Idyll SWR
Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart/Carl Schuricht Historical recordings
1950-1966 HÄNSSLER
CLASSIC CD 93. 019 [74.59] [CF]
The galvanised intensity of
the playing is electrifying throughout. … see
Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Carl Maria Von WEBER
(1786-1826)
Symphony
No. 1 (1812) [24.51] Symphony No. 2 (1813) [18.16] Piano Concerto No.
1 (1810) [20.26] Piano Concerto No. 2 (1812) [23.04] Konzertstück
(1821) [17.04] Euryanthe Overture (1823) [8.34] Abu Hassan
Overture (1811) [3.32] Preziosa Overture (1820) [8.13] Beherrscher
der Geister Overture (1804?) [5.39] Oberon Overture
(1826) [8.48] Jubel-Ouvertüre (1818) [7.46] Der Freischütz
Overture (1821) [10.04]
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Neville Marriner (symphonies) rec.
Abbey Road Studios, London, 1982, DDD Peter Rösel (piano) Staatskapelle
Dresden/Herbert Blomstedt (piano concertos) Lukaskirche, resden, Germany,
1984, DDD Staatskapelle Dresden/Gustav Kuhn Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany,
1985, DDD BRILLIANT CLASSICS
99935 [43.43+60.59+53.22] [RB]
A
pretty decent representation of this accomplished early romantic composer.
Excellent performances. ... see Full Review
Margaret WEGENER (b.1920)
Music to my Listening - Songs of Margaret Wegener
Georgina Colwell (sop) ‡ Stephen Varcoe (bar) † Nigel Foster (piano)
rec 3 Jan 2002, Culford School, Bury St Edmunds full ordering details
at foot of review MUSICA ARIOSA
no number [49.30] [RB]
Short
playing time but treasurable songs placed four-square in the British
lyric songmaking tradition. If you appreciate the songs of Orr, Howells,
Finzi, Head and Venables this disc is a must for you. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Kurt
WEILL (1900-1950)
Songs, Abridgements and Extracts Die
Dreigroschenoper (1928) Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (1930)
Rudolf NELSON (1878-1960) Das Nachtgespenst
Peter Friedrich HOLLAENDER (1896-1976)
Guck doch nicht immer nach dem Tangogeiger hin, Jonny Wilhelm
GROSZ (1894-1939) Vom Seemann Kuttel Daddeldu
Lotte Lenya, TELDEC
TELEFUNKEN LEGACY 927 42663 2 [78.09] [JW]
A
momentous collection and an indispensable one for the shelves. … see
Full Review
Sylvius
Leopold WEISS Lute
Sonatas, Volume 5 Sonata No. 38 in C Major, Tombeau sur la mort de
M. Cajetan Baron d’Hartig, Sonata No.43 in A minor
Robert Barto – Baroque Lute
NAXOS 8.554833 [68:20] [AD]
The
best yet … see [AD] A simply gorgeous sense of cantabile and
line … his work in faster, technical passages can be breathtaking.[KS]
Full Review
John R WILLIAMSON (b.1940s)
Twelve Housman Songs - The Isle of Portland - As I gird on for
fighting - Now hollow fires burn out to black - When I came last to
Ludlow - Oh, stay at home my lad, and plough - Delight it is in youth
and May - With rue my heart is laden - I wake from dreams and turning
- The mill stream - When Adam walked in Eden young - It nods and curtseys
- The farms of home - Nigel Shaw (bar)
John R Williamson (piano) - rec: 5 Sept 1999, DDD
DUNELM RECORDS 0133.DR.1299 [19.23] [RB]
Williamson
maps the winding path separating rural idyll and death - the lyric and
the dissonant. ... see Full Review
[Detailed listing (last two
days)]
[Part 1 New] [Part 2 A-B] [Part 3
C-L]
[Part 4 M-R] [Part
5 S-Y]
[Part 6 Misc] [Part
7 Misc]
Revolving
notes from clipart.com
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