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Harald SÆVERUD (1897-1992)
Peer
Gynt Suites Op. 28 Nos 1 and 2 (1948) [38.45] - Sinfonia Dolorosa
Op. 19 [12.00] - Galdreslåtten Op. 20 [8.28] - Kjempeviser-slåtten
Op. 22a No. 5 [6.23] Awesomely sombre ... a soulful cortège of Old Testament exultant anger ... see Full Review
Harald SÆVERUD (1897-1992)
Bassoon
Concerto Op. 44 (1964) [23.32] - Lucretia-Suite Op.10 (1935) [17.43]
- Symphony No. 7 in one movement Salme Op. 27 (1964) [18.08]
Psalme - epiphanic power in the towering blaze of the Glorification. Once heard not to be forgotten. ... see Full Review
Harald SÆVERUD (1897-1992)
Violin
Concerto Op. 37 (1956) [34.16] Symphony No. 3 Op. 5 (1925-26) (rev. Robert
Rønnes) [44.25]
The expressionistic Symphony's Germanic power contrasting with the substantial Concerto - a work the accessibility of which is belied by its first movement.... see Full Review
Harald SÆVERUD (1897-1992)
Fanfare
og Hymne Op. 48 (1969-70) [4.35] - Piano Concerto Op. 31 (1950) [26.52]
- Symphony No. 9 Op. 45 (1966) [28.13]
Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)
Complete works for violin and orchestra Violin
Concerto No. 1 (1859) [11.43] - Violin Concerto No. 2 (1879-80) [28.12]
- Violin Concerto No. 3 (1879-80) [27.37] - La Muse et le poète
(1910) [15.32] - Valse-Caprice (arr. Ysaÿe) (1877) [7.10]
- Romance in C major (1871) [6.48] - Romance in D flat major
(1874) [5.53] - Havanaise (1887) [9.40] - Morceau de Concert
(1880) [9.39] - Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso (1887) [8.56]
- Caprice andalou (1904) [9.19] - Prélude du Déluge
[7.24]
There is no reason to go looking further afield. Intrigued ... then buy with confidence. ... see Full Review
Guido
SANTORSOLA Three
Airs of Court: I. Prelude; II. Aria; III. Finale - from Sonata
No.4 (Italiana) for solo guitar: I. Reverie; II. Alla Tarantella Preludio
No. 2 (a Luis Walker) from Cinco preludios- from Cuatro
piezas Latino-Americanas: II. Valsa Chorosa; IV. Malambo - Suite Antiga:
I. Preludio; II. Minueto – Trio; III. Musetta; IV. Sarabanda; V. Giga
Choro No.1 - Valsa - Choro
Rather one dimensional. It may well be that this music requires a guitarist of unusual insight to bring it off well. … see Full Review Alessandro
SCARLATTI (1660-1725)
Six Motets Intellige
clamorem meum [4.00] - Salvum fac populum tuum [3.29] - Exaltabo
te Domine quoniam 4.38] - Domine vivifica me [2.12] - Ad
te Domini levavi [3.30] - Exultate Deo adjutori [2.36] -
Missa ad Usum Cappellae Pontificiae Kyrie [5.11] - Gloria
[7.08] - Credo [8.58] - Sanctus [1.59] - Benedictus
[1.41] - Agnus Dei [5.12] Flute
Sonatas by Scheibe and Raehs Johann
Adolph SCHEIBE (1708-1776) Sonata
No. 1 in D major, for flute and harpsichord obbligato, Sonata No. 2 in
B minor, for flute and harpsichord obbligato, Sonata No. 3 in A major,
for flute and harpsichord obbligato, Morten RAEHS
(1702-1766) Sonata No. 2 in D major, for flute and basso continuo,
Sonata No. 3 in C minor, for flute and basso continuo Rather disappointing and workmanlike performances. … see Full Review
Peter SCHICKELE
(b. 1935) Five
Songs for French Horn and Orchestra (1976) [25.39]Norman
DELLO JOIO (b.1913) Homage to Haydn (1969) [18.00]
Vincent PERSICHETTI (1915-1987) Symphony
No. 8 (1969) [28.37] Although the Persichetti rings without outright confidence, the endearing joshing of Schickele and the entertaining Dello Joio make this a complete experience ... see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Alfred SCHNITTKE
(1934-1998) Cello
Concerto No.1 (1985-86) - ‘Sounding Letters’ for solo cello (1988)
- Four Hymns for cello and instrumental ensemble (1974-77) This is another clear recommendation for this repertoire and anyone fancying any of the music need not hesitate. … see Full Review Alfred
SCHNITTKE
(1934-1998) String
Quartet No.1 (1966) - String Quartet No.3 (1983) - String Quartet No.4
(1986)
Immensely accomplished performances achieved in the face of the complex difficulty of much of the music … see Full Review
Phillip SCHROEDER
(b. 1956) All Rivers At Once: Music for Oboe,
English Horn, Piano, Pre-Recorded Synthesiser and Electronics Borne
by Currents (2002) - Stillness (1997/2002) - Songs Without Words (for
Oboe and Piano) (2001-2002) - From the Shadows of Angels (2001) - No Longer
a Stranger (2001) Accessible and likeable new music which lies on the cusp of jazz and classical … see Full Review
Franz
Peter SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
The
Piano Masterworks, VOL. 2: Two Scherzi, D593 (1817) – No. 1 in
B flat [5’09]; No. 2 in D flat [4’56]. Three Klavierstücke,
D946 (1828) [28’48]. Twelve Valses nobles, D969, (1826?) [9’40].
Adagio in E, D612 (1818) [4’12]. Six Moments musicaux, D780
(1823-27/8) [26’48]. Piano Sonatas – A, D959 (1828) [37’57]; C minor,
D858, (1828) [29’45] Franz
Peter SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Keyboard
Sonatas – C minor, D958 (1828) [32’20] - A, D959 (1828) [41’53] Very much a disc worth hearing … one that will surely complement some treasured modern instrument performances of these works. … see Full Review Franz
Peter SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
The Piano Masterworks, VOL. 3 Seventeen
Ländler, D366 (1816-1824) [11’43]. Four Impromptus, D899 (1827) [27’04].
Allegretto in C minor, D900 (1823?, completed Goldstone) [6’01]. Diabelli
Variation, D718 (1821) [1’13]. Piano Sonatas – A minor, D845 (1825) [32’38];
C, D840, ‘Relique’, (1825, completed Goldstone) [32’56]; D, D850 (1825)
[35’57]. A set that generates mixed reactions, alas … one is rarely aware of the true stature of Schubert’s genius while listening to these performances. … see Full Review Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) 4 Impromptus,
D899 (1827) 4 Impromptus, D935 (1827) Moments Musicaux, D780 (1823-8)
Drei Klavierstücke, D946 (1828) Relying on this set would be false economy, all the more so since there are magnificent performances available at less than full price see Full Review Franz
SCHUBERT (1799
- 1828) Quartet
#2 in C, D32 (1812) [10.46] Quartet #6 in D D 74 (1813) [10.46] Quartet
#11 in E, D 353, Op 125, #2 (1816) [10.46] Kodály Quartet: Attila
Falvay, Tamás Szábo, vv; János Fejerváry,
va; György Éder, vc Recorded at Phoenix Studio, Budapest,
Hungary, 15 December 2001 Notes in English and Deutsch. Small photo of
the artists. Complete String Quartets, Volume 5 An excellent entry from what is probably an excellent set of Schubert Quartets … see Full Review
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Schubert-Lied-Edition 14: European Poets, Vol. 2 An issue only for those collecting the whole series; the Schubert we love often seems far away and one of the singers is sub-standard. … see Full Review
Robert SCHUMANN
(1810-1856)
Albüm
Für die Jungend 0p.68/1 - Fughetten 0p.126 - Carnaval 0p.9 Vorraber reveals himself to be a pianist for the big occasion and Carnaval benefits from a truly majestic interpretation. … see Full Review
Joseph
SCHUSTER (1748-1812)
Demofoonte,
opera seria in 3 acts
An interesting opera by the 18th century German composer Joseph Schuster – the performance is disappointing because of big cuts and a lack of theatrical atmosphere … see Full Review Rodion
SHCHEDRIN (b.1932)
Carmen
Suite for strings and percussion Ballet (1967) [40.17] - Russian
Photographs (1994) [23.49] - Glorification (1995) [9.30] Overall a disc of showcase highlights from a composer of brilliant aural imagination. ... see Full Review
Dimitri SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
24
Preludes, Op. 34 (1932/3) [33’52]. Aphorisms, Op. 13 (1927) [13’39].
Piano - Sonata No. 1, Op. 12 (1926) [14’57]. Three Fantastic Dances,
Op. 5 (1922) [4’06]
A very enjoyable and stimulating disc. … see Full Review
Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
7
Songs, op. 13, 6 Songs, op. 50, 6 Songs, op. 90, Skogsrået, Den
judiska flickans sång (from Belshazzar’s Feast), Likhet, En visa,
Serenade, Tanken - Jan
SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Violin
Concerto in D minor, op. 47, original 1903/4 version and final 1905 version
A fascinating peep into Sibelius’s thought processes. The performance of the final version ranks with the best. … see Full Review Jean
SIBELIUS (1865
- 1957) Symphony
No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 (1899) Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52 (1904–1907)
Finlandia Op. 26 (1899–1900) For a modern performance of these works, the current disc is excellent, whilst not being absolutely unmissable. … see Full Review RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Symphony
No. 6 (1923) [27.01] Symphony No. 7 (1924) [21.19] Tapiola (1926)
[15.42] If you like your Sibelius served ablaze rather than cool then Oramo is certainly the man for you. I loved this. I think you will too. Magnificent ... see Full Review
Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
En
Saga (1892) [19.42] - Karelia Suite (1893) [15.51] - Violin
Concerto [32.35] If you like your Sibelius high wide and emphatic this disc is for you. ... see Full Review Emil
SJÖGREN
(1853-1918) Violin Sonatas No.1
in G minor Op.19 (1884-85) - Dan Almgren (violin) and Stefan Bojsten (piano)
- No.2 in E minor Op.24 (1888) - Nils-Erik Sparf (violin) and Lucia Negro
(piano) - No.3 in G minor Op.32 (1899-1900) - Bernt Lysell (violin) and
Esther Bodin (piano) - No.4 in B minor Op.47 (1906)
This disc made quite an impression on me. … here are some fine, lyrical and effortlessly constructed works that show real flair. … see Full Review
Nikos
SKALKOTTAS
(1904-1949) Violin
Concerto (1938) [32.41] - Largo Sinfonico (1944) [26.16] - Seven
Greek Dances for strings [17.46]
This disc of adventurous and challenging music well merited being as part of the tranche of discs marking Bis's thirtieth anniversary. ... see Full Review Kaikhosru
Shapurji SORABJI
(1692-1988) Passeggiata
Veneziana (1956) [21.33] - Variation 56 from Symphonic Variations
for piano and orchestra (1935-37) [2.41] - Quasi Habanera (1917)
[4.59] Maurice RAVEL Rapsodie Espagnole
transc. Sorabji (1908, 1945) [18.05] Johann
Sebastian BACH Transcription in the light of harpsichord
technique for the modern piano of the Chromatic Fantasia of J.S. Bach,
followed by a Fugue (1940) [15.23] Fryderyk
CHOPIN Pasticcio Capriccioso sopra Op. 64 No. 1 dello Chopin
(1933) based on the Valse Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' by Fryderyk
Chopin [4.13]
Thunderous and whispering intimations of a struggle to wrest something rich and strange from the rude mechanics of the keyboard ... see Full Review Kaikhosru
Shapurji SORABJI
(1692-1988)
Passeggiata
Veneziana (1956) [21.33] - Variation 56 from Symphonic Variations
for piano and orchestra (1935-37) [2.41] - Quasi Habanera (1917)
[4.59] Maurice RAVEL Rapsodie Espagnole
transc. Sorabji (1908, 1945) [18.05] - Johann
Sebastian BACH Transcription in the light of harpsichord
technique for the modern piano of the Chromatic Fantasia of J.S. Bach,
followed by a Fugue (1940) [15.23] Fryderyk
CHOPIN Pasticcio Capriccioso sopra Op. 64 No. 1 dello Chopin
(1933) - based on the Valse Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' by
Fryderyk Chopin [4.13] Thunderous and whispering intimations of a struggle to wrest something rich and strange from the rude mechanics of the keyboard ... see Full Review Louis
SPOHR
(1784 – 1859) String
Quintet No. 5 in G Minor - String Quintet No. 6 in E Minor - Hadyn Quartet,
Budapest Alexander
SCRIABIN (1872-1915)
Symphony
No. 1 (1901) [47.11] - Symphony No. 2 (1902) [41.28] - Symphony No. 3
Divine Poem (1905) [47.03] - Piano Concerto (1897) [27.41] - Poem
of Ecstasy (1908) [19.07] - Prometheus - Poem of Fire (1910)
[21.40] - Reverie (1898) [4.10]
This is a splendid set with sumptuous sound and a propulsive pulse. … see Full Review
Wilhelm
STENHAMMAR (1871-1927) Symphony
No.2 in G minor Op.34 (1915) - Serenade in F major Op.31 (1913 rev.1919)
Here’s a disc to warm the heart and the spirit. Consider it a rave review. … see Full Review Bernard
STEVENS
(1916-1983) Chamber Music Piano
Trio Op. 3 (1942) [16.17] Violin Sonata (in one movement) Op. 1 (1940)
[11.04] Horn Trio Op. 38 (1966) [16.09] Fantasia on a Theme of Dowland
Op. 23 (1953) [13.44] Improvisation for solo violin Op. 48a
[9.53] The Trio and Sonata catch Stevens at his most instantly approachable … he impresses by his patent sincerity.... a lovely disc … see Full Review
Johann STRAUSS I (1804-1849)
Walzer
(à la Paganini), op. 11, Krapfeln-Waldel-Walzer, op. 12, Die beliebten
- Trompetenwalzer, op. 13, Champagner-Walzer, op. 14, Die so sehr beliebten
- Erinnerungs-Ländler, op. 15, Fort nacheinander!, Walzer, op. 16,
Gesellschafts -Galoppe, op. 17, Lust-Lager-Walzer, op. 18, II. Lieferung
der Kettenbrücke-Walzer - op. 19, Chineser-Galopp, op. 20, Carolinen-Galoppe,
op. 21a, Kettenbrücke - Galoppe, op. 21b, Erinnerungs-Galoppe, op.
27 (Navariner-Galopp)
Volume 2 is of rather wider interest than Volume 1, which was more for completists, and is notable for Strauss’s inventive orchestration. … see Full Review
Josef SUK (1874-1935)
Epilogue
for soprano, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra (1929) [40.41] Fairy
Tale (Pohadka) (1898) [29.21] Luba Orgonasova (sop) Ivan Kusnjer
(bar) Peter Mikulas (bass) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus/Ian Tracey
In a head to head with the Neumann, Pešek is to be preferred in this traversal of the mysteries of life and death ... see Full Review Josef
Suk’s piano Josef SUK
(1874-1935) Jaro/Spring
Op.22a (1902) - Letní dojmy/Summer Impressions Op.22b (1902) -
Vesnická serenáda/A Village serenade (publ.1922) - Dvé
klavírní skladby/Two Pieces for Piano (1891) - Písen
lásky/Song of Love Op.7 No.1 (1893) - Tří klavírní
skladby/Three Pieces for Piano (publ.1943) - Spanish Capers (1909) - Christmas
Eve (1923) Otilie SUKOVÁ-DVOŘÁKOVÁ
(1878-1905) Pepča Riding a Little Horse - Lullaby - Humoresque
Ing. Josef SUK (1901-1951) Scherzino
(1948) - Reverie (1944) - Minuet (1944) - Andante (1951)
A useful adjunct for Suk admirers and for devotees quite considerably more. … see Full Review
Arthur SULLIVAN (1842-1900)
Patience,
comic opera (1881)
A lively reading with more sensitivity than that expressed in some of Sargent's EMI efforts … see Full Review Johan
Severin SVENDSEN (1840-1911)
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 1 (1865): Allegro; Andantino; Allegro
scherzando; Finale Allegro assai con fuoco - String Quintet in C major,
Op. 5 (1868)*: Andante – Allegro; Tema con Variazioni; Finale – Allegro
If you’re open to the byways represented by the Scandinavian portrayal of the Romantic era, do treat yourself to this throroughly enjoyable recording. … see Full Review Georgy
SVIRIDOV
(1915-1998) Oratorio
Pathétique (1959) [34.51] Valery GAVRILIN
(1939-1999) A House on the Road - symphonic suite on the poem by
A. Tvardovsky [34.13] I will make it a point of hearing more Sviridov and Gavrilin … the former is a man at peace with the affecting lyrical tradition in Russia's artistic history. ... see Full Review
Karol SZYMANOWSKI (1882-1937)
Symphony
No. 4 Sinfonia Concertante Op. 60 (1932) [24.02] - Harnasie
- ballet-pantomime in three acts for tenor, choir and orchestra Op.
55 (1923-31) [34.02]
Karol SZYMANOWSKI (1882-1937)
Violin
Concerto No. 1 Op. 35 (1916) [24.00] - Violin Concerto No. 2 Op. 61 (1933)
[20.23] - Concert Overture in E minor Op. 12 (1913) [11.33] Danczowska's connoisseur versions of the concertos enthusiastically recommended … stunningly recorded ... see Full Review
Toru TAKEMITSU
(1930-1996) Rain
Coming for chamber orchestra (1982) - Archipelago S
for 21 players (1993) - Fantasma/Cantos II for trombone
and orchestra (1994) - Requiem for strings (1957) -
How Slow the Wind for orchestra (1991) - Tree Line
for chamber orchestra (1988) No praise can be too high for the quality of performances and recording. Details really matter in this music, and one has here a perfectly judged aural experience, with balance and stage ‘picture’ spot on … see Full Review
Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)
Concertos Concerto
in F major for recorder, bassoon, two violins, viola, basso continuo -
Concerto for four violins in G major, TWV 40:201 - Overture in F major
for two horns, violins, basso continuo, TWV 44:7 - Concerto in B flat
major for three oboes, three violins, basso continuo, TWV 44:43 These performances have had their day at the races and now should be retired to pasture. … see Full Review Edward
THOMAS (b.1924)
Desire
Under the Elms - An American Folk Opera in Three Acts based on
a Play by Eugene O'Neill (1970-74) [125.50] Libretto: Joe Masteroff Eben
- Jerry Hadley Cabot - James Morris Abbie - Victoria Livengood Simeon
- Mel Ulrich Peter - Jeffrey Lentz Sheriff - Darth Meadows Searingly dramatic, high temperature music … principals of high quality. I warmly commend it to aficionados of American music … see Full Review Michael
TIPPETT (1905-1998)
A
Child of Our Time (1938) [64.34] - Dance Clarion Air (1952)
[4.53] - The Source (1942) [2.22] - The Windhover (1942)
[2.16] - Lullaby (1943) [4.04] - Bonny at Morn (1960) [2.51]
- Four Songs from the British Isles (1956) [12.49] - Magnificat
and nunc dimittis (1961) [7.32] - Plebs Angelica (1943) [3.19]
- The Weeping Babe (1944) [4.27] - Music (1960) [3.45] -
Five Negro Spirituals (1958) [11.06]
Valuable for the illuminating and poetic Tippett choral items ... see Full Review
Geirr TVEITT (1908-1981)
Prillar
(1931) [37.05] - Sun God Symphony (1958) [20.55] Folksy, yet sturdy and big-hearted. Tveitt was no miniaturist. ... see Full Review Viktor
ULLMAN (1898-1944)
Der
Kaiser von Atlantis (The Emperor of Atlantis or the Denial
of Death) Op. 49 (1943) a music piece in one act to words by Peter
Kien (1919-1944?) [49.49] Three alternative scenes: Trommlers aria; Dialog
(Overall, Tod); Der Kaisers Abschied (Overall). [8.16] Kaiser Overall
- Stephen Swanson (bar) Der Lautsprecher - Rupert Bergmann (bass) Ein
Soldat/Harlekin - Johannes Strasser (ten) Bubikopf; Ein Soldat; Ein Madchen
- Stefani Kahl (sop) Der Tod - Krassimir Tassev (bass) Der Trommler -
Ingrid Niedermayr (mezzo) Bitter-sharp Studio Matouš production vigorously catches the original's starveling context much better. Speaks eloquently for Ullmann's strongly imprinted music. ... see Full Review
Johann
(Jan) Baptist VANHAL (1739-1813)
Symphony
in D minor (1778)
These committed performances, captured in excellent sound, serve Vanhal’s cause well and bring his exciting music before a wider public. … see Full Review Heitor
VILLA-LOBOS
(1887-1959) Piano works A
Prole do Bebê - Branquinha – A Boneca de Louca - Moreninha – A Boneca
de Massa - Caboclinha – A Boneca de Barro - Mulatinha – A Boneca de Borracha
- Negrinha – A Boneca de Pão - Pobrezinha – A Boneca de Trapo -
O Polichinelo - Bruxa – A Boneca de Pano - Bachianas Brasileiras No.4
(Preludio) - As Três Marias - Rudepoema
One of the most stimulating piano discs I have heard for a very long time … my only complaint is that this recital is somewhat short. … see Full Review Antonio
Vivaldi
(1678 - 1741) Introduction
to the Gloria, RV 639 - Gloria RV 588 - Stabat Mater for
alto solo, RV 621 - Marjon Strijk (soprano) - Sytse Buwalda (alto) - Marinus
Leusink (tenor) - Jeroen assink (bass) - Pieter Affourtit (violin) - Marten
Boeken (violin) - Orzse Adam (viola) - Bernadette Verhagen (viola) - Peter
Frankenberg (oboe) - Eduard Wesley (oboe) - Susan Williams (tromba) -
Fank Wakelkamp (cello) - Vaughan Schlepp (organ) - Holland Boys Choir
- Netherlands Bach Collegium A rather disappointing recording of Vivaldi’s less known Gloria. … see Full Review Antonio
VIVALDI
(1678-1741) La
verità in cimento RV 739 (1720) A good recording, but with uneven soloists … see Full Review Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883)
Lohengrin
(1850) – Prelude to Act 1 [8’51]. Tannhäuser (1845) – Dich,
teure Halle [4’10]. Die Walküre (1870) – Act 1, Scene
3 [25’54]. Götterdämmerung (1876) – Dawn, Duet and
Rhine Journey [20’02]; Siegfried’s Funeral March [12’37] -
Brünnhilde’s Immolation [19’10]. Rehearsal Sequence: Die
Walküre - Der Männe Sippe (orchestra only [8’56]); Orchestral
Finale [11’22] This is a fascinating product … well worth acquiring. … see Full Review
Johan WIKMANSON
(1753-1800) String
Quartets Op.1 Nos.1-3 - String Quartet No.1 in D minor - String Quartet
No.2 in E minor - String Quartet No.3 in B flat major - Fresk Quartet
(No.1) - Berwald Quartet (No.2) Whilst hardly of profoundly elevated status, the accountant-composer is an attractive melodist and a skilful architect of musical structure. … see Full Review
Margaret Lucy WILKINS (b.1939)
Musica
Angelorum (1991) - Struwwelpeter (1973) - Burnt
Sienna: Etude for String Trio (1974) - 366" for Solo Trombone
(1986) - Symphony (1989) A composer who has things to say, and who says them in the best possible way, in vivid, arresting and often gripping terms. Demanding, but very rewarding music. … see Full Review John
R WILLIAMSON (b.1940s)
Music
for Piano - volume 2 - Song of Nature (1993) [4.20] - Twelve
Palindromic Studies - set 5 (2000) [26.46] - Piano Sonata No. 4 -
The Palindromic (1998) [20.49] - Seven Interval Studies (2001)
[18.21] - Lament for Sarah (1998) [2.41] In conclusion, John R. Williamson’s use of palindromic methods is outstanding and feels perfectly natural. … see Full Review Malcolm
WILLIAMSON (1931-2003)
Complete works for piano Adroitly and brilliantly performed collection .... pieces rich in allusion and emotion (Diaries etc) ranging from uncompromising serialism to the unmissably triumphant and sincere Hymna Titu ... see Full Review Magret
WOLF (b.1960) Kirisk
- The Boy and the Sea: an opera in three acts (2000) libretto by
composer after the novel by Tschingis Aitmatow - Sung in German ; Kirisk
- Katja Beer (sop); Emraijin - Eduard Tumagian (bar); Mylgun - Markus
Brück (bar); Organ - Thomas Hay (bass) Wolf's shamanic opera combines elements of Orff, Reich, Stravinsky and Tormis; primeval and sharply rhythmic ... see Full Review
James
YANNATOS Concerto
for String Quartet and Orchestra (1995) [24.08] - Prisms Symphony
No. 3 (1989) [17.21] Walter PISTON Symphony
No. 3 (1947) [32.07] - Mendelssohn String Quartet
Extremely attractive for the yielding Tippett-like intensity of the Yannatos works ... see Full Review Akio
YASHIRO (1929-1976)
Piano
Concerto (1961); Symphony (1958)
Substantial works which will afford great pleasure … I found it quite intriguingly revealing. … see Full Review
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Sveinung Sand (violin), Anna Dolezych (viola), Kjersti Dahle (ob/cor ang),
Gyrid Erlandsen (cl), Bohumil Maliska (hn) - Stavanger Symphony Orchestra/Ole
Kristian Ruud - rec. 1995, Stavanger, DDD - Volume 1 Bis Sæverud
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