Alain AMOUYAL
(aka
Æva) Collection
"Projections" - Plateforme/Coeur Éclairé
Plateforme, Vocalises, Vivre la Montée,
Conscience en Expansion
SILCORD ORPH4 [59.50]
Passage, Coeur Éclairé, Voyage
sur le Spirale
Alain Amouyal, keyboards and programming
Recorded at Studio Plateforme, Sète,
France.
SILCORD ORPH5 [72.19] [NH]
A
superb and relevant cathartic music of and
for our times but which is also timeless and
is uniquely able to penetrate well beyond
our surface defences and superficiality ...
see Full Review
Carl
Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788)
Johannes-Passion
(1772)
Elisabeth Scholl (soprano); Alexandra
Petersamer (contralto); Gunnar Gudbjörnsson
(tenor: Evangelist); Jochen Kupfer (bass:
Jesus); Maximilian Schmidt (Pilatus); Julio
Fernández (tenor, Petrus); Stefanie
Dasch (soprano, Maid); Simon Berg, Daniel
von Berndsdorf (Servants); Zelter-Ensemble
der Sing-Akademie zu Berlin; Barockorchester
Capriccio Basel/Joshard Daus. Live performance,
Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, Sept
9th, 2003. Text and translation
included
CAPRICCIO 30103 [86’58: 39’29 + 47’29]
[CC]
An
important document. Difficult to believe it
is taken down live. Moments of great beauty
as well as operating on a real dramatic trajectory.
... see Full Review
Johann Sebastian
Bach
(1685 - 1750) Brandenburg
Concerti (1721) Concerto #1 in F, BWV
1046 (David Nuttall, Judith Walsh, Linda Mitchell,
oboes; Hector McDonal, Phillip Hall, horns;
Gordon Skinner, bassoon.) Concerto #2 in F,
BWV 1047 (Daniel Mendelow, trumpet; Geofrey
Collins, flute; David Nuttal, oboe) Concerto
#3 in G, BWV 1048 Concerto #4 in G, BWV 1049
(Howard and Helen Oberg, recorders) Concerto
#5 in D, BWV 1050 (Sue Morris, flute; John
Palmer, harpsichord) Concerto #6 in Bb,
BWV 1051 (Jane Hazelwood, Irena Morozov; violas;
David Pereira, cello; Max McBride, bass)
Academy of St. James, Carl Pini, leader
and solo violin. Recorded in the Opera House
Concert Hall, Sydney, Australia. Date not
given. Notes in English; track list, musical
and engineering staff credits. On screen extras:
composer biography, technical documentary.
Also playable on DVD
players
SILVERLINE CLASSICS DVD-AUDIO
288232-9 [97.57] [PSh]
An
excellently well played set of Brandenburgs;
satisfactory recorded sound ... see
Full Review
Johann Sebastian
BACH
(1685-1750) Cantatas
Volume 23: Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 Cantata
No. 10 "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren", BWV
10 [18'39"] For the Visitation of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, (2nd July 1724) SATB
soli, chorus, continuo and orchestra Cantata
No. 93 "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt
walten", BWV 93 [19'27"] For the Fifth
Sunday after Trinity, (9th July 1724) SATB
soli, chorus, continuo and orchestra Cantata
No. 107 "Was willst du dich betrüben",
BWV 107 [17'26"] For the Seventh Sunday
after Trinity, (23rd July 1724) SATB soli,
chorus, continuo, organ and orchestra Cantata
No.178 "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält",
BWV 178 [18'47"] For the Eighth Sunday
after Trinity, (30th July 1724)
SATB soli, chorus, continuo, organ and
orchestra Yukari Nonoshita (sop); Matthew
White (alto); Makoto Sakurada (ten); Peter
Kooij (bs)The Bach Collegium Japan Chorus
and Orchestra/Masaaki Suzuki Recorded in the
Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan
on 31 May - 4 June 2002
BIS CD-1331 [75'43"] [JPo]
Interpretations
and performances are satisfying in every way
... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Cantata
BWV 170: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebete
Seelenlust [21’12"] Cantata BWV 35:
Geist und Seele wird verwirret [25’42"]
Cantata BWV 169: Gott soll allein mein
Herze haben 23’51"]
Monica Groop (mezzo soprano) Håkan
Wilkman (organ obligato) Ostrobothnian Chamber
Orchestra/Juha Kangas Recorded at Kruunupyy
Church, Finland, June 1998 DDD
WARNER ELATUS 2564 60620-2 [71’09"]
[JQ]
Very
good performances ... this disc will give
much pleasure, especially as the price is
now so reasonable ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685 -1750) Goldberg
Variations, BWV 988 (1741) [70.55]
András
Schiff, piano Recorded Live at Stadtcasino,
Basel, Switzerland, 30 October 2001. Notes
in English and Français. Photo of the
performer and musical examples.
ECM NEW SERIES 1825 [70.55] [PSh]
Yet
another essential recording of the Goldberg
Variations, maybe good enough to topple Glenn
Gould from his pedestal ... see Full
Review
Bach und seine Schüler
(Bach & his pupils) Sonatas
for keyboard and violin Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Sonata
nr 1 in b minor (BWV 1014) [12’47] Carl
Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Sonata
in b minor (Wq 76/H 512)* [18:59] Johann
Sebastian BACH Sonata nr 2 in A
(BWV 1015)* [13:19] Johann
Philipp KIRNBERGER (1721-1783) Sonata
in E [09:42]
Christine Schornsheim, harpsichord and
fortepiano*; Ulla Bundies, violin (period
instruments) Recorded in January and July
2002. DDD
QUERSTAND VKJK 0211 [55:16] [JV]
An
interesting concept but a rather unsatisfying
performance ... see Full
Review
Edgar
BAINTON (1880-1956)
Viola
Sonata (1922) [18:09] Frank
BRIDGE (1879-1941) Allegretto;
Pensiero; Allegro Appassionato [3:08; 4:04;
2:30] Julius HARRISON
(1885-1963) Viola Sonata (1945) [20:49]
Martin Outram (viola) Michael Jones (piano)
rec. 21-22 Dec 1992, Guildhall School of Music,
London. AAD
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY BMS CD 415R [48:40]
[RB]
Writing
and playing of a very high order bursting
the bounds of conventionality. ... a de rigueur
purchase ... see Full
Review
Leonardo BALADA
(b. 1933) Guernica
(1966) [11.21] Homage to Sarasate (1975)
[7.38] Homage to Casals (1975) [11.47]
Symphony #4 "Lausanne" (1992)
[18.34] Zapata: Images for Orchestra
(1988) [20.05]
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National
Orchestra/Salvador Mas Conde Recorded in Teatre-Auditori
Sant Cugat, Barcelona, Spain, 3 May 2004 Notes
in English and Castellano. [no Catalá?]
NAXOS 8.557342 [69.25] [PSh]
Excellent
modern music with a Latin American accent,
beautifully recorded ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Béla
BARTÓK
(1881—1945)
Yehudi
Menuhin, violin and viola CD1 Violin Concerto No. 1, BB 48a (1907—8)
Viola Concerto, BB 128(1945) (ed. Tibor Serly) New Philharmonia Orchestra/Antal
Dorati Rhapsody No. 1 for violin and orchestra. BB 94b (1928—9) Rhapsody
No. 2 for violin and orchestra, BB 96b (1928, rev. 1935) BBC Symphony
Orchestra/Pierre Boulez CD2 Violin Concerto No.2, BE 117 (1937—8) New
Philharmonia Orchestra/Antal Dorati Six movements from 44 Duos for two
violins, BB 104 (1931): Sorrow; New Year’s Greeting; Harvest Song; Bagpipes;
Scherzo; Arabian Song
Yehudi Menuhin and Nell Gotkovsky, violins Sonata for solo violin,
BR 124 (1944) Recorded: 1965 (Violin Concertos), 1966 (Viola Concerto),Kingsway
Hall, London;1965 (Duos), 1968 (Rhapsodies), 1974, 1975 (Sonata), Abbey
Road Studios, London
EMI CLASSICS 7243 585487 2 [67:28 + 72:46] [JL]
A
bargain double-disc package that brings together
one of the twentieth century’s greatest composers
with one of its leading performing artists
in renderings of unmatched authority. ...
see Full Review
Josef BAYER
(1852
- 1913) The
Fairy Doll – complete ballet (1888) Sun
and Earth – Prelude and Two Scenes (1889)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Mogrelia.Rec.
Concert Hall, Slovak Radio, Bratislava from
10th – 14th June 2002.
DDD
NAXOS 8.557098 [62’28"] [JPh]
I
can recommend this disc to anyone who likes
tuneful light music in a well recorded acoustic.
... see Full Review
Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Complete
Symphonies Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C
Major Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D Major Symphony
No. 3 Op. 55 in E Flat Major Eroica
Symphony No. 4 Op. 60 in B Flat Major Symphony
No. 5 Op. 67 in C Minor Symphony No. 6 Op.
68 in F Major Pastoral Symphony No.
7 Op. 92 in A Major Symphony No. 8 Op. 93
in F Major Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in D Minor
Choral *
Magda Laszlo (soprano) * Hilde Rössl-Majdan
(contralto) * Petre Munteanu (tenor) * Richard
Standen (bass) * Choir of the Vienna State
Opera * Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London/Hermann
Scherchen Recorded 1951-54
ARCHIPEL ARPCD 0201 [5 CDs: 52.50 + 59.55
+ 72.27 + 76.34 + 72.18] [JW]
At
his most exciting and revealing in 2, 4 and
8 but admirers will find almost everything
worthy of interest. ... see Full
Review
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
Symphony No.6 in F major, Op.68 ("Pastoral")
[41:57] Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.36 [32:00]
Orchestre National de France/ Kurt Masur
Luc Héry (violin solo) Rec. in concert
by Radio France on 7th and 14th
November 2002 in the Théâtre
des Champs-Élysées, Paris (France).
DDD
Naïve V 4971 [73:59] [AN]
"Oomph!…Hmmm…Phwoar!…Pow!"
... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony
No. 10 (1st Movement) realised
and completed by Barry
Cooper [14.21] Gratulations-Menuett
WoO 3 [4.41]
Overture Die Ruinen von Athen Op. 113
[4.57] Overture Namensfeier Op. 115
[6.47] Overture König Stefan Op.
117 [7.07] Overture Fidelio Op. 72
[6.19] Trauermarsch from Leonora Prohaska
WoO 96 [4.44] Overture Die Weihe des Hauses
Op. 124 [11.24]
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra/Douglas
Bostock Rec. April 2003, The House of Music,
Pardubice, Czech Republic DDD
CLASSICO CLASSCD 472 [61.21] [PW]
A
selection of fine orchestral music by Beethoven
without so much of the weight and scowl. ...
see Full Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano
Sonata No. 29 in B flat, Op. 106, ‘Hammerklavier’a
(1818, orch. Weingartner 1925). Overture,
Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus,
Op. 43b (1801) [4’29]. Symphony
No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67c (1808)
[32’18].
aRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, bcLondon
Philharmonic Orchestra/Felix Weingartner.
From Columbia aLX43/47, bLX277,
cDX516/19. Rec. aCentral
Hall, Westminster, on March 26th-18th
and 31st, 1930, EMI Abbey Road
Studio No. 1, London on bNovember
14th, 1933, cJanuary
31st-February 2nd, 1933.
ADD
NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.110913 [78’33] [CC]
A
remarkable and fascinating document of the
utmost historical and musical value. ... see
Full Review
Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) String
Quartets: Op. 14 No. 1 (1798/9: composer’s
own transcription of the piano sonata) [14’15];
Op. 59 No. 3, ‘Razumovsky’ (1806) [25’30].
The New Music String Quartet (Broadus Erle,
Matthew Raimondi, violins; Walter Trampler,
viola; Claus Adam, cello). Rec. North Stonington,
Connecticut, in the early 1950s. mono ADD
BARTÓK RECORDS BR1009 [41’11] [CC]
Cleanliness
of texture is a characteristic that runs through
Op. 14 No. 1 … The third Razumovsky is a superb
reading, one to stand along with the very
best. ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
The Complete Piano Sonatas Vol. 1 Three
Sonatas: op.2, in F minor, A major, C major
Joyce Hatto (piano) Recorded August 6th,
December 7th 1995, Concert Artist Studios,
Cambridge
CONCERT ARTIST/FIDELIO RECORDINGS CACD 8002-2
[67:08] [CH]
A
warm sound and a satisfying solution to all
twelve movements, though perhaps lacking the
intermittent revelations of some other versions.
... see Full
Review
Arthur BERGER (b.
1912) The complete orchestral
music Ideas
of Order (1952) [11:53] Perspectives
II (1985) [9:40] Serenade Concertante
(1944 rev. 1951) [10:52] Prelude, Aria
and Waltz (1982) [11:53] Polyphony
(1956) [13:18]
Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose rec.
2003. DDD
NEW WORLD RECORDS 80605-2 [63:57]
[RB]
A
fastidious composer - writing music both jewelled
and precise whose works show at different
times lyric sympathies and Webernian delicacy
... see Full Review
Hector BERLIOZ
(1803
– 1869) Grande
Messe de Morts, Op. 5 (1837) Arrigo
BOITO (1842 - 1918) Prologue to
Mefistofele (1868) Giuseppe
VERDI (1813 - 1901) Te Deum
(1898)
John Aler, tenor (Berlioz) and John Cheek,
bass (Boito) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and
Chorus/Robert Shaw. Rec. Atlanta Symphony
Hall, November 10-12 1984 (Berlioz); April
28, 29 1979 (Boito and Verdi) DDD
TELARC CD-80109 [76.01 + 75.36] [JPh]
I
am not overjoyed with this performance. Well,
it is not that it is bad, it is just that
there are better alternatives available. ...
see Full Review
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Symphony
No.1 in C minor Op.68 * Vassily
KALINNIKOV (1866-1901) Symphony
No.1 in G minor
Vienna State Opera Orchestra * Czech
Philharmonic Orchestra Hermann Scherchen Recorded
1951
ARCHIPEL ARPCD 0211 [79.52] [JW]
String
cantilena sympathetically unfolded and a genuine
nobility and spacious grandeur ... see Full
Review
Johannes Brahms
(1833 - 1897) Symphony
#1 in c, Op 68 (1855-76)(!) [41.13] Variations
on a Theme of Haydn, Op 56a (1873) [16.29]
Utah Symphony Orchestra/Maurice Abravanel
Recorded in the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake
City, UT, USA, 24 May 1976. On disk extras:
Composer biography, photos and documents of
artists, memorial tribute speech by Ardean
Watts; "remembering the Utah Symphony
Orchestra;" Technical documentary; Speaker
set-up utility. Notes in English: track list,
technical credits. DVD-Audio tracks, 2.0 stereo;
5.1 surround. DVD video compatible 2.0 &
5.1. ADD DVD-Audio playable
on DVD players.
SILVERLINE CLASSICS 288237-9 [57.50] [PSh]
Great
music very well performed, beautiful sound
... see Full
Review
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897)
Concerto
for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 77
(1878) [39:33]* Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Violin
Concerto in A minor, Op.53 (1883) [33:24]
Maxim Vengerov (violin) Chicago Symphony Orchestra/
Daniel Barenboim* New York Philharmonic Orchestra/
Kurt Masur Rec. live at Chicago Symphony Hall,
Chicago, in October 1997*/ Avery Fisher Hall,
New York, in January 1997. Made in Germany
by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe, 2003.
DDD
WARNER Elatus 2564 60806-2 [73:22] [AN]
Maxim
Vengerov is captured live under two almighty
batons and the performances fulfil all expectation.
... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Violin
Concerto in D, op.77 (cadenza by Heifetz)
(1), Concerto for Violin and Cello in a, op.102
(2)
Jascha Heifetz (violin, 1, 2), Gregor Piatigorsky
(violoncello, 2), Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Fritz
Reiner (1), RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra/Alfred
Wallenstein (2) Dates and locations not given
(op.102 recorded in 1960)
BMG CLASSICS/RCA RED SEAL 82876 59410 2 [63:39]
[CH]
A
finely passionate double concerto, but a somewhat
disconcerting version of the violin concerto.
... see Full
Review
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897)
Four-Hand Piano Music Vol. 11 String
Quartet No.3 in B flat major arranged for
piano, 4 hands, Op.67 (1875) String Quintet
No.1 in F major arranged for piano, 4 hands,
Op.88 (1882)
Silke-Thora Matthies (piano)Christian Kohn
(piano) Rec. Clara-Wieck-Auditorium, Sandhausen,
Germany, 9-11 Nov 1997. DDD
NAXOS 8.554272 [68:30] [MC]
The
high calibre duo display a refined musicianship
and outstanding technical prowess in this
excellent Naxos release. ... see Full
Review
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833 – 1897)
Trio in A minor, op. 114 Hugh
WOOD (b. 1932) Clarinet Trio,
op.40 Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) Trio in
B flat, op.11
Trio Gemelli Recorded at St. George’s,
Bristol, June 1998
THE DIVINE ART 25009 [59:30] [AB]
The
playing is exemplary and it is recorded in
a warm acoustic. The disc is well presented,
with good notes... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833
– 1897) Ein
Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (London version)
(1869)
Sandrine Piau (soprano), Stéphane Degaut
(baritone) Brigitte Engerer and Boris Berezovsky
(pianos) Accentus Chamber Choir/Laurence Equilbeyrecorded
Cité de la musique in Paris in June
and July 2003. DDD.
NAIVE V 4956 [64’54"] [AO]
This
is a visionary approach to a jewel of choral
repertoire: one which makes us hear Brahms
in a whole new context. ... see Full
Review
Havergal BRIAN
(1876 - 1972)Symphony No.
1 The Gothic (1919-27)
Eva Jenisová (sop.), Dagmar Pecková
(alto), Vladimír Dolezal (ten.), Peter
Mikuláš (bass)
Slovak Opera Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Choir,
Slovak Folk Ensemble Chorus, Lúcnica
Chorus, Bratislava City Choir, Bratislava
Children’s Choir, Youth Echo Choir, Pavol
Procházka (Chorus Master) Slovak Radio
Symphony Orchestra,
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra/Ondrej Lenárd
Rec. Concert Hall of Czechoslovak Radio, Bratislava,
29-31 March and 16-22 October 1989.Reissue
- first released on Marco Polo 8.223280/1
NAXOS 8.557418/9 [59'11 + 54'56 = 114'07]
[PSe]
The
only First, in spite of the ‘Titan’. An excellent
recording of a fervent performance, which
is just as well, because it’s the only one.
... see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Frank
BRIDGE (1879-1941)
Enter Spring (Rhapsody) (1927) [19:20]
Summer (Tone Poem) (1914) [9:40] Two
Poems for orchestra (1915) [10:56] The
Sea - Suite (1911) [21:39]
New Zealand SO/James Judd rec. Michael Fowler
Centre, Wellington, NZ, 11-15 Nov 2002. DDD
NAXOS 8.557167 [62:17] [RB]
A
good inexpensive introduction to Frank Bridge
- a by no means parochial composer. The music
is unsettling and startlingly original in
the case of Enter Spring. ... see Full
Review and...
Frank
BRIDGE (1879-1941)
Enter
Spring (Rhapsody) (1927) [19:20] Summer
(Tone Poem) (1914) [9:40] Two Poems for
orchestra (1915) [10:56] The Sea -
Suite (1911) [21:39]
New Zealand SO/James Judd rec. Michael Fowler
Centre, Wellington, N.Z., 11-15 Nov 2002.
DDD
NAXOS 8.557167 [62:17] [JF]
One
of the best introductions to Bridge’s music.
This applies to the quality of the recording,
the stature of the playing and the repertoire.
... see Full
Review
Benjamin BRITTEN
(1913-1976)
Les
Illuminations, Op 18 Quatre Chansons
françaises, Serenade for
Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op 31.
Felicity Lott (soprano), Anthony Rolfe
Johnson (tenor), Michael Thomas (horn) Scottish
National Orchestra/Bryden Thomson Rec. Henry
Wood Hall, Glasgow, 8-9 August 1988. DDD
CHANDOS CHAN 10192 X [58.55"] [AO]
A
joy to hear Felicity Lott singing the soprano
version, her voice in the full bloom of youth
... she sings with thrilling freshness and
verve, entirely in keeping with the mood of
exhilaration ... see Full
Review
Benjamin BRITTEN
(1913
-1976) Billy Budd
Philip Langridge, Thomas
Allen
English National Opera Orchestra
/ David Atherton,English National Opera Chorus
/ Martin Handley, David Drummond Designers:
Tom Cairns/ AnthonyMcDonald Lighting: David
Cunningham Stage Direction: Tim Albery, DVD
Direction: Barrie Gavin, BBC / RM Arts Co-production
1988. Recording details are not given.
ARTHAUS MUSIK 100 2787 (1 disc) [155
minutes] [BK][TB]
This
is a fine version of one of Britten’s
masterpieces with excellent singing from everyone
involved ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-76)
Peter
Grimes, Op.33 (1945) Glenn Winslade
– Peter Grimes Janice Watson – Ellen Orford
Anthony Michaels-Moore – Captain Balstrode
Jill Grove – Auntie Catherine Wyn-Rogers –
Mrs Sedley Nathan Gunn – Ned Keene
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Sir Colin
Davis Recorded live at the Barbican 10-12
January 2004. budget price, www.lso.co.uk
LSO LIVE LSO0054 [55’06 + 48’32 + 39’05]
[MB]
Quite
easily the best-played Grimes on disc ...
see Full Review
Anton BRUCKNER
(1824-1896) Symphony
No. 7 (1884) Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883) Prelude: Die
Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1865)*
BBC Symphony Orchestra English National
Opera Orchestra* Sir Reginald Goodall Rec
3 November 1971, Royal Festival Hall, London
(Bruckner), 27 October 1974, The Maltings
Snape (Wagner)
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4147-2 [79.42] [TB]
Warmth
of expression ... a dramatically rhythmic
approach ... the music builds with strongly
articulated symphonic momentum. ... see Full
Review
Anton BRUCKNER
(1824
– 1896) Symphony
No. 8 in C minor (Haas Edition) (1884-87,
rev. 1889-90)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim
Recorded October 1994 in the Philharmonie,
Berlin. DDD
WARNER ELATUS 2564 61297-2 [77’01"]
[JPh]
Highly
recommended to all Bruckner, Berlin Philharmonic
and Barenboim fans. ... see Full
Review
Anton BRUCKNER
(1824-1896)
Piano Works:- Sonata
Movement in G minor (1862) Stille Betrachtung
an einem Herbstabend (1863) Steiermärker
(c.1850) Lancier-Quadrille (c.1850)
Klavierstücke in E flat major (c.1856)
Fantasie in G major (1868) Erinnerung
(1868) Adagio from Symphony No.
7, arr. Cyrill Hynais (c. 1895)
Fumiko Shiraga (piano) Rec 18-20 July
2001, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg
BIS-CD-1297 [64.50] [TB]
Hardly
central to the repertory but offers fascinating
insights into the lesser known byways and
the artistic development of this remarkable
composer ... see Full
Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Alan
BUSH (1900-1995)
Symphony
No. 1 in C Op. 21 (1940) [32:54] Symphony
No. 2 Op. 33 Nottingham (1949) [35:20]
Royal Northern College of Music Orchestra/Douglas
Bostock rec. 7-8 Feb 2004, RNCM, Manchester,
DDD
CLASSICO CLASSCD 484 [71:28] [RB]
Music
of a distinctive mastery with a peculiarly
British rigour and a constrained emotionalism.
... see Full Review
Ferruccio BUSONI
(1866-1924) Violin
Sonatas: No. 0 in C major (1876) [12:36];
No. 1 in E minor Op. 29 (1890) [22:51]; No.
2 in E minor Op. 36a (1898) [30:12]
Lara Lev (violin); Matti Raekallio (piano)
rec. Kuusaa Hall, Kuusankoski, Finland, 28-30
July 2003
FINLANDIA 2564 61078 2 [65:39] [RB]
Singing
classicism ... ringingly performed ... see
Full Review
Dietrich BUXTEHUDE
(1637-1707)
Stylus Phantasticus - Organ Music Volume 1
Praeludium
in G minor WV 149; Ciacona in C minor WV 159;
Passacaglia in D minor WV 161; Ciacona in
Eminor WV 160; Praeludium in D minor WV 161;
Ciacona in E minor WV 160; Praeludium in G
minor WV 148; Praeludium in C WV 137. Choral
Preludes - Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland; Gelobet
Seist du, Jesu Christ; Puer Nobis in Bethlehem;
Der Tag der ist so Freudenreich; In Dulci
Jubilo; Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzu Gleich;
Der Den Tod Uberwand; Komm, Heilger Geist,
Herre Gott, Nun Bitten Wir Den Heilgen Geis
(2 versions); Gott der Vater Wohn Uns Bei.
Bine Bryndorf, organ Recorded at St.
Mary's Church, Elsinore, June 2002. DDD
DA CAPO 8.226002 [65.36] [GH]
Would
surely encourage me to listen further and
to follow Buxtehude on his journey around
Denmark and the organs for which he composed.
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Review
Detailed listing (last two
days)]
[Part 1 New]
[Part 2 A-B] [Part
3 C-L]
[Part 4 M-R]
[Part 5 S-Z]
[Part 6 Misc
A-L] [Part
7 Misc M-Z]