Frederic
CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Sviatoslav Richter Archives Vol. 2 Scherzo
No. 1 in B minor Op. 20 [9.22] Scherzo No.
2 in B-flat minor Op. 31 [9.02] Scherzo No.
3 in C# minor Op. 39 [7.00] Scherzo No. 4
in E major Op. 54 [11.09] Polonaise –
Fantasie in A-flat major Op. 61 [11.24] Barcarolle
in F# major Op. 60 [8.55] Waltz in A-flat
major Op. 34 No. 1 [5.19] Waltz in A minor
Op. 34 No. 2 [6.22] Waltz in F major Op. 34
No. 3 [2.16] Mazurka in C# minor Op. 63 No.
3 [1.53] Mazurka in C major Op. 67 No. 3 [1.16]
Mazurka in F major Op. 68 No. 3 [1.11] Mazurka
in A minor Op. Posth No.2 [3.23] 
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano) rec. Opp. 20/31/39/54
Carnegie Hall, New York, 15 April 1965; Op.
61 Warsaw, Poland, 10 November 1954; Op. 60/
34 Salzburg, Austria, 26 August 1977; Op.
63/67.68/Posth. No 2 Helsinki, Finland, 25
August 1976. ADD
DOREMI DHR – 7724 [78.52] [AD]
Richter
at the absolute peak of his form, combining
the wild elemental power of his youth with
more poetic and deeply reflective qualities
... see Full
Review
Domenico
CIMAROSA (1749
– 1801) Il
matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage)
(1792) Carlos Feller (bass) – Geronimo; Barbara
Daniels (soprano) – Elisetta; Georgine Resick
(soprano) – Carolina); Marta Szirmay (mezzo)
– Fidalma; Claudio Nicolai (bass) – Il Conte
Robinson; David Kuebler (tenor) – Paolino;
Werner Sindemann (actor) – Un servitore di
Geronimo
Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra/Hilary
Griffith Directed for Stage by Michael Hampe;
Stage Design: Jan Schlubach; Costumes: Martin
Rupprecht; Directed for TV by Claus Viller
A stage production of the Oper der Stadt Köln
from the Schwetzinger Festspiele. Recorded
live at the Rokokotheater Schwetzingen, 3
– 8 June 1986 
EUROARTS DVD 2054548 [153:00] [GF]
I
enjoyed this performance immensely ... as
soon as I have finished this review I’m going
back for yet another command performance.
... see Full
Review
Francois
COUPERIN (1668-1733)
Messe
a l'usage ordinaire des paroisses, pour les
fêtes solemnelles: Kyrie [9'45];
Gloria [21'04]; Offertoire [8'45]; Sanctus
[2'10]; Benedictus [3'33]; Agnus Dei [4'44];
Deo Gratias [1'07] Messe propre pour les
couvents de Réligieux, et Réligieuses:
Kyrie [9'37]; Gloria [17'07]; Offertoire [5'51];
Sanctus [1'39]; Elevation [3'15]; Agnus Dei
[2'43]; Deo Gratias [0'57] Jean-Baptiste
Robin, organ rec: Poitiers Cathedral, 24-26
August 2004. DDD
NAXOS 8.557741-42 [52'06 + 41'58] [CB]
The
organ is one of the greatest in Europe, the playing is fabulous, the
price is meagre. Buy this without a moment's hesitation. ... see Full
Review
Claude
DEBUSSY
(1862–1918) An
Orchestral Extravaganza La Mer [23:24]
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Serge Koussevitzky rec. Recorded 1939. From
MMV DB3923-3925 Images: No. 1. Gigues [6:26]; No. 3 Rondes de
Printemps [7:27] San Francisco Orchestra/Pierre Monteux Recorded 1942.
From HMV DB6182-6183 Printemps – Symphonic suite [14:53] Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham Recorded 1946. From HMV DB6549-6550
Nocturnes: Nuages [7:49]; Fętes [6:26]; Sirčnes [11:23] L’Orchestre
de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris/Jean Fournet Recorded
1952. From Philips A 00.160L MP3 Format download
PRISTINE AUDIO PASC 018 [77:39][JQ]
A
very valuable and stimulating collection of Debussy performances ...
see Full Review
Gaetano
DONIZETTI (1797-1848)
Pia
de’Tolomei - Tragedia lyrica in two acts (1837) Libretto by
Salvatore Cammarano based on the canto V, Dante’s Purgatorio
First performed at the Teatro Apollo, Venice, 18 February 1837 Plus
all the revisions by Donizetti for later performances in Venice
(1837), Seningallia (1837) and Naples (1838) Pia, wife of Nello - Majella
Cullagh (sop); Rodrigo, Pia’s brother - Manuela Custer (mezzo); Ghino,
cousin of Nello - Bruce Ford (ten); Nello - Roberto Servile (bar); Ubaldo,
Nello’s servant - Mark Wilde (ten); Pierro, a hermit - Mirco Palazzi
(bass); Bice, Pia’s waiting woman - Patrizia Biccire (sop) Geoffrey
Mitchell Choir London
Philharmonic Orchestra/David Parry Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London,
October 2004 Performed in the Critical Edition prepared by Giorgio Pagannone
for the Donizetti Foundation, Bergamo
OPERA RARA ORC30 [3 CDs: 71.23 + 64.40 + 71.57] [RF]
A
very welcome addition to Opera Rara’s unrivalled
list of well recorded and performed Donizetti
operas. Highly recommended to all lovers of
Donizetti’s works and the bel canto period.
... see Full
Review
Gaetano
DONIZETTI (1797-1848) Pia de’ Tolomei -
Tragedia lyrica in two acts (1837) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano based
on the 5th canto of Dante’s Purgatory. First performed at
the Teatro Apollo, Venice, 18th February 1837 Pia, wife of
Nello, Patrizia Ciofi (sop); Rodrigo, Pia’s brother, Laura Polverelli
(mezzo); Ghino, cousin of Nello, Dario Schmunck (ten); Nello, Andrew
Schroeder (bar); Ubaldo, Nello’s servant, Francesco Meli (ten); Pierro,
a hermit, Daniel Borowski (bass); Bice, Pia’s waiting woman, Clara Polito
(sop) Orchestra
and chorus of the Teatro La Fenice, Venice/Paola Arrivabeni Performed
in the Critical Edition prepared by Giorgio Pagannone for the Donizetti
Foundation, Bergamo Artistic director, Sergio Segalini. Sets by Thierry
Leproust. Costumes by Claude Masson. Lighting by Marc Delaméziere
Video Director Tiziano Mancini Recorded in High Definition. Presented
in dts digital surround sound, Dolby, PCM 2.0 Menu language English.
Subtitles in Italian (original language), English, German, French, Spanish
and Chinese. Notes and synopsis in Italian, English, German and French
DYNAMIC DVD 33488 [2 DVDs: 137:00] [RF]
A
perfect complement to the audio recording
from Opera Rara. Highly recommended. ... see
Full
Review
Dvořák
and His Age Dvorák Centenary Song
Recital Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Vier
Lieder op.2 [09:23] (1), Abendlieder op.3:
Die Sternlein hoch am Himmelszelt [01:36],
Ich bin der kühne Märchenprinz
[01:32], Voll Freude schuf den Menschen
Gott [04:03] (2), Vier Lieder op.82: 1.
Lasst mich allein [04:27], 4. Am Bache
[01:12] (3) Edvard
GRIEG (1843-1907) Lieder op.48:
5. Zur Rosenheit [02:43], 6. Ein
Traum [02:14] (3) Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Lieder op.43:
2. Die Mainacht [03:19], 1. Von
ewiger Liebe [05:00] DVOŘÁK
Cigánské melodie
op.55: 1. Má píseň zas mi láskou zní
[02:47], 2. Aj! Kterak trojhranec můj
[01:16], 4. Když mne stará matka [02:23],
7. Dejte klec jestřábu [02:27]
(4), Mährische Duette op.32 [29:53] (1,
3) ANON. arr. Henry
Thacker BURLEIGH (1866-1949) Deep
River [02:19], By an’ By [01:45], Steal Away
to Jesus [03:52] (2) Arthur
FARWELL (1877-1952) Three Indian
Songs op.32 [09:11] (4) Charles
Wakefield CADMAN (1881-1946) Four
American Indian Songs op.45: 1. From the
Land of Sky-blue Water [01:51], 4.
The Moon Drops Low [02:22] (4) Edward
MacDOWELL (1860-1908) Eight Songs
op.47: 7. The Sea [02:21] (4) Charles
IVES (1874-1954) Songs my mother
taught me [02:58] (4) DVOŘÁK
Love Songs op.83: 1. Never will love
lead us [01:45], 2. Death reigns in
many a human breast [02:21], 3. I wander
oft past yonder house [01:10], 4. I
know that on my love to thee [02:16],
7. When thy sweet glances [01:55],
8. Thou only dear one [02:15] (1) BRAHMS
Vier ernste Gesänge op.121
[17:54] (2) Gustav
MAHLER (1860-1911) Des Knaben Wunderhorn:
Urlicht [05:14] (1) DVOŘÁK
Biblické písně op.99: 1.
Oblak a mrákota jest [02:19], 3.
Slyš, o Bože! [03:45], 4. Hospodin
jest můj pastýř [03:10], 7.
Při řekách babylonských [03:20],
10. Zpívejte Hospodinu píseň novou
[02:25] (4)
Barbara Bonney (3, soprano), Michelle
Breedt (1, mezzo), Thomas Hampson (4, baritone),
Georg Zeppenfeld (2, bass), Wolfram Rieger
(piano) Recorded live in the Kleines Festspielhaus,
Salzburg, 17 August 2004
ORFEO C 656 052I[76:01 + 79:12] [CH]
A
wonderful opportunity sadly mismanaged. ...
see Full
Review
Hanns
EISLER
(1898-1963) There's
Nothing Quite Like Money (arranged
by D Justus Noll)
Sylvia Anders (voice), D Justus Noll (keyboards,
clarinet), The Stephen Roane Quartet rec.
27-28 March 1981, New York City. DDD
LABOR LAB 7026-2 [77:13] [AO]
This
recording was made to bring Eisler's music
to a wider, modern audience at a time when
the originals were relatively unknown ...
see Full
Review
Edward ELGAR (1857-1934)
Cello
Concerto in E minor op.85 [29:52] (1), Sea Pictures op.37 [23:53] (2),
The Kingdom op.51: Prelude [09:57]
Li-Wei (cello) (1), Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo-soprano) (2) Adelaide
Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Braithwaite Recorded 26th-29th
November at the Adelaide Town Hall, Australia
ABC CLASSICS 476 7966 [63:42] [JW]
This
is a rather disappointing recording though
doubtless some find its emotive patina more
to their liking than I do. ... see Full
Review
George
ENESCU
(1881-1955) Violin
Sonata No. 3 "dans le caractère populaire Roumain", Op.
25 (1926) [28.15] Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Sonata for violin and piano in A minor, D.385, op.posth. 137, No.
2 (1816) [23.18] Arnold SCHOENBERG (1874-1951)
Phantasy for violin with piano accompaniment, op.47 (1949) [10.00]
Hans Werner HENZE (b. 1926) Fünf
nachtstücke für Violine und Klavier (1990) [9.20]
Barbara Doll (violin) Cristina Marton (piano) rec. May 2005, Martinů
Hall, Lichtenstein Palace, Prague. DDD.
ARCODIVA UP 0083-2 131 [71.16] [ED]
Recommended
most strongly if provocation is what you’re
after, though those seeking authentic Enescu
should look at alternative versions. ... see
Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Alfonso
FERRABOSCO (1543-1588)
Psalm 103, Motets & Chansons
Dolci ire (madrigal a 5) [6:55] Auprès
de vous (chanson a 5) [2:49] In Nomine I [2:38]
Pecantem me quotidie (motet a 5) [3:32] Psalmus
CIII [32:32] Bruna sei tu, ma bella (madrigal
a 5) [2:45] Domine, non secundum peccata nostra
(motet a 6) [4:35] Quel sempre acerbo (madrigal
a 6) [4:14]
The Huelgas Ensemble/Paul Van Nevel Recorded
September 2004 at the Chapel of the Franciscans,
Lille
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901874 [60:40] [KS]
No
lover of vocal polyphony will want to be without
this lovely recording. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Nicholas
GOMBERT
(c.1495-c.1560) Credo
for 8 voices [12:35]; Haec dies quam fecit
Dominus [4:50]; Qui colis Ausonium [7:08];
Salve Regina [Diversi diversa orant] [5:58];
O beata Maria [7:43]; Vae, vae Babylon [11:27];
Media vita in morte sumus [5:59]; Lugebat
David Absalon [8:22]
Henry’s Eight/Jonathan Brown rec. Ante-Chapel
of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1-3 April 1996.
DDD
HYPERION HELIOS CDH 55247 [69.54] [GH]
This
is a very fine disc and now at budget price
it is even more of an attractive proposition.
Buy it. ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)
Ouverture
in C major, HWV456 [6:03] Fugue in E minor, HWV429 [4:03] Sonata in
G major, HWV579 [4:53] Fugue in G minor, HWV605 [2:46] Fantaisie in
C major, HWV490 [4:43] Fugue in G major, HWV606 [4:03] Air in G minor,
HWV466 [1:48] Fugue in B-flat major, HWV607 [2:40] Air in B-flat major,
HWV470 [1:57] Air in B-flat major, HWV469 [1:57] Capriccio in G minor,
HWV483 [1:51] Chaconne in G major, HWV430 [4:06] Fugue in B minor, HWV608
[4:17] Air in G major, HWV474 [1:33] Fugue in A minor, HWV609 [4:18]
Presto in D minor, HWV428 [5:12] Sonata in C major, HWV578 [7:04] Fugue
in C minor, HWV610 [2:48] Jesu meine Freude, HWV480 [1:37] Passacaille
in G minor, HWV432 [4:17]
John O’Donnell (organ) Rec. 28-29 October 1999, Jürgen Ahrend organ,
Monash University, Melbourne.
ABC CLASSICS ABC 476 1565 [71:56] [DC]
It’s
fun to dip into when the mood takes you, rather
than having as ear candy while lying back
in the bath with a glass of wine. ... see
Full
Review
George
Frederic HANDEL (1685-1759)
Agrippina
(Drama in three acts) (1709-10) [154:00] Claudius: Günter
von Kannen Agrippina: Barbara Daniels Nerone: David Kuebler Poppea:
Janice Hall Ottone: Claudio Nicolai Pallante: Ulrich Hielscher Narciso:
Eberhard Katz Lesbo: Carlos Feller
The London Baroque Players/Arnold Östman Stage Direction by Michael
Hampe. Filmed 1-4 May 1985 at the Rokokotheater Schwetzingen.
EUROARTS
DVD 2054538 [154:00] [KS]
To
sum it up, this one should have never made
it out of the filing cabinet ... see Full
Review
Franz
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)
London Trios for two flutes and violoncello (1794) * Trio I (Hob.
IV,1) [8:27]; Trio II (Hob. IV.2) [7:00]; Trio III (Hob. IV.3) [12:05];
Trio IV (Hob. IV.4) [4:37] Divertimentos for flute, violin and
violoncello (1784) ** Divertimento I (Hob. IV,6) [7:33]; Divertimento
II (Hob. IV,7) [9:28]; Divertimento III (Hob. IV.8) [7:29] *Laurel
Zucker, Renée Siebert, (flutes), Samuel Magill (cello) **Laurel
Zucker (flute), Shirien Taylor (violin), Samuel Magill (cello) Recorded
Concordia College, California, 1997.
CANTILENA 66013-2 [56:48] [GPu]
Lightweight
Haydn, for the most part, pleasantly, but
unmemorably, performed … see Full
Review
Bo
HOLTEN (b.
1948) Tallis
Variations (1976) [10.32] (1, 2) Visdom og Galskab / Wisdom
and Folly (1993) [13.10] (2, 3) Psalm 104
‘Hvor er dine vćrker mange, Herre’ (2002)
[3.54] (4) Ego flos campi (2001) [3.49] (4) Ebbe
Sakmmelsřn (2001) [13.25] (2, 5) First Snow (1996)
[6.11] (2, 6, 7, 8, 9) Triumf att finnas till / Triumph to exist
(1995) [8.49 (2)
Klaudia Kidon (soprano) (3) Sussa Lillesře (soprano) (6) Annette Simonsen
(alto) (7) Lars Pedersen (tenor) (8) Torsten Nielsen (bass) (9) Jesper
Juul Sřrensen (trombone) (5) Strings of Danish National Symphony Orchestra
(1) Danish National Choir/DR (2) Danish National Girls Choir/DR (4)
Bo Holten (conductor) rec. Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen; 10-12
June 2003, 9 January 2004, 4 February 2005. DDD
CHANDOS CHAN 10320 [60.11][RH]
Music
full of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic interest
... see Full
Review
Gottfried
August HOMILIUS (1714
- 1785) Christmas in the
Dresden Frauenkirche - Cantatas II Ergreifet
die Psalter, ihr christlichen Chöre,
cantata for the 1st Sunday of Advent [16:55]
Auf, auf, ihr Herzen, seid bereit,
cantata for the 4th Sunday of Advent [15:29]
Ein hoher Tag kömmt, cantata for
the 1st Christmas Day [17:38] Wünschet
Jerusalem Glück, cantata for New
Year's Day [21:41]
Katja Fischer, soprano; Alexander Schneider,
alto; Martin Petzold, tenor; Jochen Kupfer,
bass Körnerscher Sing-Verein, Dresdner
Instrumental-Concert (on period instruments)/Peter
Kopp Recorded in January 2005 at the Lukaskirche,
Dresden, Germany DDD
CARUS 83.170 [73:23] [JV]
These
four cantatas are evidence of Homilius's qualities
as a composer of religious music - the performances
are outstanding ... Full
Review
Jef
van HOOF (1886 – 1959) Symphony No.5
in E minor (1954) [22:42] Five Songsa [14:03] Second Symphonic
Suite (1952) [23:02] Symphony No.6 in B flat major (1959) [15:01]
Ann De Renais (soprano)a Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra –
Pécs/Zsolt Hamas rec. Music Hall, Pécs, Hungary, June
2005 PHAEDRA 92044
[76:19] [HC]
All
in all, a really lovely release that I warmly recommend to all who relish
beautifully crafted, colourful and tuneful late-Romantic music... see
Full Review
Alan
HOVHANESS (1911-2000) Symphony No.
4 Op.165 (1958) [19:43] *Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places
Op.213 (1965) [8:56] Symphony No. 20 Op.223 Three Journeys to a Holy
Mountain (1969) [20:32] *Prayer of Saint Gregory Op.62b (1972)
[3:30] Symphony No. 53 Op.377 Star Dawn (1983) [13:22]
John Wallace (trumpet)* The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Wind Orchestra/Keith Brion Rec. Thomas Coates Memorial Baptist Church,
Paisley, Scotland, October 2003 DDD
NAXOS AMERICAN CLASSICS 8.559207 [66:03][PCW]
Anyone
interested in the composer or in 20th century wind music
will find this to be a worthwhile bargain … see Full
Review
Madeleine
ISAKSSON (b.1956)
Strĺkvĺg
(1990) [5:13] Sum om (1991) [5:15] inné (1993) [10:56] Andelek (1997)
[10:28] Failles (2003) [10:29] Rum (1999) [11:57] Ĺ svävare (1993-95)
[22:42] Eva Lindal, Anna
Lindal (violin) Torbjörn Helander (viola) Chrichan Larson (cello) Michael
Karlsson (double-bass) Kerstin Frödin (recorder) Sarah Lindloff (flutes)
Kennet Bohman (oboe) Bo Pettersson (clarinets) Knut Sönstevold (bassoon)
Christer Johnsson (saxophone) Sören Hermansson (french horn) Jonas Bylund
(trombone) Johnny Axelsson (percussion) Kristina Hansson (soprano) Katarina
Böhm (mezzo) Michael Weinius (baritone) Stockholm Saxophone Quartet
Staffan Larsson (conductor) Rec. 2002-3, Capitol Studio and Studios
2 and 3, Radiohuset, Stokholm.
PHONO SUECIA PSCD 134 [77:47][DC]
This
is a quiet, intellectual world with a low
tolerance of contemporary music’s post-post
modern ‘fun factor’. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Elena
KATS-CHERNIN (b.
1957) Wild
Swans Concert Suite (2003) [36’47]
1.Green Leaf [2:39]; 2. Eliza Aria [3:17];
3. Brothers [1:50]; 4. Wicked Witch [1’51];
5. Magic Spell Tango [3:42]; 6. Good Fairy
[3:16]; 7. Knitting Nettles [3:17]; 8. Darkness
in the Forest [3:43]; 9. Eliza and the Prince
[3:55]; 10. Glow Worms [1:28]; 11. Mute Princess
[3:50]; 12. Transformation [3:59] Piano
Concerto No. 2 (2001) [18:23] 13. I [5:34];
14. II [4:08]; 15. III [2:47]; 16. IV [5:54]
Mythic (2004) [11:28]
Jane Sheldon, soprano (1-12); Ian Munro,
piano (12-16) Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Ola
Rudner rec. 16-19 August 2004, Federation
Concert Hall, Hobart, Tasmania. DDD
ABC CLASSICS 476 7639 [66:41] [ZT]
Future
listeners will wonder how music of this interest
and quality could possibly have escaped their
attention. ... see Full
Review
Max KUHN (1896-1994)
Instrumental Music and Songs
Introduktion und Allegro für Oboe und
Klavier (1959) [8:28] Schiffern und Kapitänen
von Albert Ehrismann – 6 Lieder für Alto
(oder Bariton) und Klavier [13:58] Gedicht
aus der Chinesischen Flöte von Hans Bethge
[4:33] Die Macht der Schönheit (text
Hans Bethge) [2:20] Bild der Freundin (text
R.G. Binding) [2:16] Lied der Drehorgelfrau
(text A. Ehrismann) [2:25] Suite für
Oboe Solo (1965) [8:25] 3 Préludes
für Klavier (1976) [5:53] Drei Klavierstücke
(1963) [7:42]
John Anderson (oboe) Jeanette Ager (mezzo)
Sophia Rahman (piano) Rec. St Paul’s Boy’s
School, Hammersmith, London, 12-13 June 2004
GUILD GMCD 7284 [57:42] [DC]
If
you are looking for well crafted, often beautifully
expressive tonal music from the last century
then you need look no further. ... see Full
Review
Ulrich
LEYENDECKER
(b. 1946) Symphony
No 3 (1990-1991) [29.24] Violin Concerto (1995)
[28.19]
North German Radio Symphony Orchestra Johannes
Kalitzke, conductor rec. Symphony,
4 November 1994, NDR Studios Hamburg; Concerto,
live, NDR Studio 10 Hamburg, 2 February 1996.
DDD
NAXOS 8.557427 [57.43] [GH]
Leyendecker’s
music - pan-European and yet totally individual.
... see Full
Review
Franz
LISZT (1811-1886)
Sonata
in B minor, S. 178 [30.46] Funerailles,
from S. 154 [11.14] Transcendental Etudes,
S. 139: No. 1 Prelude [0.52] No. 2
Molto vivace [1.50] No. 3 Paysage
[5.02] No. 5 Feux follets [3.25]
No. 7 Eroica [4.33] No. 8 Wilde
Jagd [4.03] No. 10 Allegro agitato
molto [3.42] No. 11 Harmonies du soir
[8.44]
Sviatoslav Richter (piano) rec. S. 178
Carnegie Hall, New York, 18 May 1965; S. 154 Budapest,
11 February 1958; S. 139 Moscow, 1956. ADD
PALEXA CD-0537 [74.35] [ADe]
A
towering achievement ... a performance of
muscle and poetry. ... see Full
Review
Witold LUTOSŁAWSKI
(1913-1994)
Concerto
for Orchestra (1954) [29’48] Cello Concerto
(1970) [25’20]
Rafal Kwiatkowski (cello) Warsaw Philharmonic
Symphony Orchestra/Antoni Wit Recorded in
the Great Hall of the Warsaw Philharmonic,
December 2004
DUX 0499 [55:13] [TH]
Music-making
of a very high order and if you like the coupling,
don’t hesitate. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Witold
LUTOSŁAWSKI (1913-1994)
Twenty
Polish Christmas Carols [40.05] Lacrimosa
(1937) [3:37] Five Songs (1957)
[10:39]
Olga Pasichnyk (soprano) ą Polish Radio
Chorus, Kraców ą ˛ Jadwiga Rappé
ł Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
(Katowice)/Antoni Wit Rec. Grzegorz Fitelberg
Concert Hall, Katowice, 3-5 December 2001
(Carols, Lacrimosa), and 15
January 1997 (Songs).
NAXOS 8.555994 [54:22] [DC]
Makes
one glad to be alive during the sparkling
darkness of midwinter. ... see Full
Review
Witold
LUTOSŁAWSKI (1913
– 1994) Twenty
Polish Christmas Carols (1948)a
[40:05] Lacrimosa (1937)a
[3:37] Five Songs (1957)b
[10:39]
Olga Pasichnyk (soprano)a;
Jadwiga Rappé (alto)b Polish
Radio Chorus, Kracówa Polish
National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Antoni Wit
rec. Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, Katowice,
December 2001 (Polish Christmas Carols,
Lacrimosa) and January 1997 (Five Songs)
NAXOS 8.555994 [54:22] [HC]
All
in all, a lovely disc. ... 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-Z]
[Part 6 Misc A-L]
[Part 7 Misc M-Z]
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