Juan
CABANILES
(1664 - 1712) Tientos
y Passacailles Tiento
7° tono por Alamire [6.16] Pasacalles de 1º
tono [4.45] Corrente Italiana [4.04] Tiento
1° tono en tersio a modo de Italia [3.17]
Duo "El galán que ronda las calles"
al Santísimo Sacramento, a 2 (SS) y
continuo [5.14] Tiento 2° tono, portido de
dos Tiples por G sol re ut [6.50] Tiento Lleno
5° tono por B quadrado [2.30] Tocata de mano
Izquierda 5° tono [2.24] Tiento de falças,
1° tono [3.21] Pasacalles de 3ro tono [6.09]
[strings] Tiento Lleno de 1° tono [8.01] Gallardas
de 1° tono [6.22] Pasacalles de 4° tono [1.58]
Villancico "Mortales que amáis",
tono al Santísimo Sacramento, a 4 (SSAT)
y continuo [6.28] Pasacalles de 1° tono [2.09]
Tiento Lleno 2° tono 3.59] 
Maria Pilar Burgos, Beatriz Gimeno, sopranos;
Susana Cabrero, contralto; José Pizarro,
tenor; Pablo Prieto, Eduardo Fenoll, violins;
Pedro Reula, viola dagamba; Jesús Alonso,
theorbo.
Jan Willem Jansen, organ. [Fifteenth century,
restored 1992.] Los Musicos de su Alteza/Luis
Antonio Gonzáles, harpsichord and leader
Recorded at the church of San Pablo, Zaragoza,
Spain, 1998. Notes in Français and
English. Texts in Castellano, French translations.
Photos of artists.
EDITION HORTUS 013 [75.05] [PSh]
A
box of candy for enthusiasts of Spanish organs
playing Spanish music, a disk that grows more
dear with each hearing. Have your Petite Larousse
handy. ... see Full
Review
Giacomo
CARISSIMI (1605
- 1674) Historia
di Jepthe [21.38] Dai piu riposte abissi
[12.09] Historia Jonae [19.30]
Consortium Carissimi/Vittorio Zanon rec.
Museo Civico (ex-church of Santa Lucia), Marino,
Italy, 25–28 Nov 2003. DDD
NAXOS 8.557390 [55.16] [RH]
Performances
that are never less than creditable but somehow
just miss the mark. Nevertheless this disc
makes an admirable introduction ... see Full
Review
John CASKEN
(b.
1949) Night, Fire, Sun,
Silence Infanta
Marina (1994) for Cor Anglais and
small ensemble Rachael Pankhurst (cor anglais);
Ensemble 10/10; Piano Quartet (1990)
Members of the Psappho ensemble Recorded Manchester
Music Dept Concert Hall, July 2002 Firewhirl
(1980) for soprano and ensemble Patricia Rozario
(sop); Ensemble 10/10 Amarantos (1978)
for ensemble Ensemble 10/10/Clark Rundell
Manchester University Rodewald Concert Hall,
June 2003 Après Un Silence
(1998) for violin and piano Lesley Hatfield
(violin); Andrew Ball (piano) Salamandra
– Fire Haunt (1986) for two pianos
Andrew Ball and Julian Jacobson (pianos) Manchester
Concert Hall, August 2002 Après
Un Silence - version for violin and
large ensemble Kyra Humphreys (violin) RNCM
New Ensemble/Clark Rundell Distant Variations
(1996) for saxophone quartet and wind
orchestra Apollo Saxophone Quartet RCNM Wind
Orchestra/Clark Rundell Royal Northern College
of Music Hall, June 2003
METIER MSV CD 92076 [64.32 + 67.16] [GH]
You
need time and patience with this music but
it has its rewards. The performances seem
perfect and totally involving. Recommended
... see Full
Review
Carlos CHAVEZ
(1899-1978) The Complete
Symphonies Symphony
No. 1 Sinfonia de Antigona (1933-35)
[10.53] Symphony No. 2 Sinfonia India (1935)
[12.41] Symphony No. 3 (1940) [30.57] Symphony
No. 4 Sinfonia Romantica (1953) [21.54]
Symphony No. 5 for strings (1953) [23.43]
Symphony No. 6 (1963) [34.28]
London Symphony Orchestra/Eduardo Mata
Rec. London, 1981. DDD CD1 symphonies 1, 3,
4; CD2 symphonies 2, 5, 6.
VOXBOX CDX5061 [63.58 + 71.03] [RB]
An
impressive clutch of serious and vigorously-driven
symphonies from Mexico resoundingly recorded.
... see Full
Review
Erik CHISHOLM
(1904-65)
Music for Piano, Volume 2 Preludes
from the True Edge of the Great World (1943)
[36’01] – No. 1, Port a beul [1’59];
No. 2, Song of the Mavis [3’48]; No.
3, Sea-sorrow [1’53]; No. 4, The
Sheiling [3’33]; No. 5, Sea Tangle
[2’41]; No. 6, Spinning Song [3’50];
No. 8, Ossianic Lay [4’34]; No. 19,
Stravaiging [4’17]; No. 23, Rudha
Bàn [4’34]; No. 24, The Hour
of the Sluagh [4’52]. Airs from the
McDonald Collection (rev. 1951), Nos.
1-26 [35’13]. Five Movements from the Petite
Suite (Nos. 27-31 of ‘Airs’ above) [5’50]
– No. 1, Harris Dance [1’06]; No. 2,
Mermaid’s Song [1’27]; No. 3, Skye
Dance [0’50]; No. 4, Milking Croon
[1’22]; No. 5, Love of my youth [1’08].
Murray McLachlan (piano) Rec. Whitely Hall,
Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester, 26-27
Oct 2004. DDD
DUNELM RECORDS DRD0223 [77’13] [CC]
One
has to applaud Dunelm and the excellent pianist
Murray McLachlan for their diligence as far
as the music of Eric Chisholm is concerned.
... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Fryderyck
CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Scherzos,
opp.20 [10:32], 31 [09:49], 39 [07:32], E
[11:38], Preludes, op. 28: nos. 4-10, 13,
19, 11, 2, 23, 21 [20:46]
Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Scherzi recorded
1977 by Ariola-Eurodisc for Mezhdunarodnaya
KNIGA, Preludes recorded live at Kanagwa Kenmin
Hall, Japan, 20th March 1979
REGIS RRC 1199 [60:17] [CH]
Simply
stunning. ... see Full
Review
Fryderyk
CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Variations
Brillantes op.12 [07:48], Four Mazurkas op.24
[12:14], Mazurka in F minor op.68/4 [04:44],
Rondo in C minor op.1 [08:50], Souvenir de
Paganini [04:03], Nocturne in C sharp minor
[03:37], Three Waltzes op.64 [08:10], Sonata
in C minor op.4: 3rd movement
[03:52], Polonaise in G minor [03:08],
Polonaise in B flat [02:25], Polonaise in
A flat [03:19], Berceuse op.57 [05:05], Bolero
op.19 [07:43]
Peter Katin plays his Collard & Collard
square piano (c.1836) Recorded in August 1996
at Peter Katin’s studio
DIVERSIONS 24116 [74:58] [CH]
There
is a great deal of pleasure and enjoyment
to be found here. ... see Full
Review
Pierre
COCHEREAU
(1924-1984) trans Jeanne
Joulain Improvisations
sur les Versets de Vêpres Nos. 1, 2,
3, 5, 7, 4, 13 [11'16] Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Passacaglia
in c BWV 582 [12'29] César
FRANCK (1822-1890) Choral
No. 2 in b [12'04] Charles-Marie
WIDOR (1844-1937) Allegro Vivace
from Symphony No. 5 [10'06] Leon
BOËLLMANN (1862-1897) Suite
Gothique op. 25; Introduction-Choral
[2'03], Menuet gothique [2'40], Prière
a Notre-Dame [4'34], Toccata [4'04] Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) transc Imbert
Extraits de Romeo et Juliette;
La jeune Juliette [3'33], Padre Lorenzo [2'13],
Montaigus et Capulets [3'31] Alexander
SCRIABIN (1872-1915) transc Imbert
Etude Op. 2 No. 1 [2'18]
Sergei RACHMANINOV
(1873-1943) transc Imbert
Vocalise [4'17] Dimitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) transc Imbert
Valse No. 2 [3'34]
Jean-Paul Imbert, organ Rec Basilique Notre-Dame
du Perpetuel Secours, Paris, October 2004
FESTIVO 6962.012 [78'55] [CB]
Unfortunately
this ugly instrument would never be on my
itinerary of must-visit Parisian organs. This
CD is only recommendable for the Cochereau.
... see Full
Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Aaron
COPLAND
(1900-1990) Billy
the Kid (1938) [21:08] Appalachian
Spring (1944) [35:52] Rodeo (1942)
[19:15]
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson
Thomas Recorded in Davies Symphony Hall, San
Francisco, 19-23 May 1999
BMG CLASSICS (RCA RED SEAL) 82876 65840 2
[76:29] [PL]
This
is a superb disc, and - frankly - I can't
think of a single (even trivial) disappointment
or imperfection with which to detain you.
Time to go out and buy! ... see Full
Review
Aaron
COPLAND
(1900-1990) Piano
Fantasy (1955-57) [29’19] Piano Sonata
(1939-41) [21’56] Piano Variations
(1930) [11’53]
Benjamin Pasternak (piano) Recorded at the
Toronto Arts Centre, Toronto, Canada, 19-20
August 2003
NAXOS 8.559184 [63’08] [TH]
Three
important scores ... high-calibre pianism
at the usual giveaway Naxos price. ... see
Full Review
Arcangelo
CORELLI (1653-1713)
Sonatas
for Violin and Continuo, Op. 5, Nos. 1-6:-
Sonata in D [11:41] Sonata in B-flat [10:53]
Sonata in C [12:06] Sonata in F [9:46] Sonata
in g minor [11:06] Sonata in A [11:30]
Lucy van Dael, violin Bob van Asperen, harpsichord
and organ Recorded at the Dutch Reformed Church,
Bennebroek, Holland from 4-7 November 2002.
Performed on period instruments, A= 415Hz.
NAXOS 8.557165 [67:47] [KS]
A
fine performance, well worth the investment,
hay fever and all. We can look forward with
anticipation to volume 2 ... see Full
Review
Carl
DAVIS
(b. 1936) A
Simple Man –Dramatic Ballet by Gillian
Lynne Lowry – Christopher Gable Lowry’s mother
– Moira Shearer
Northern Ballet Theatre BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Carl
Davis Filmed 1987 DVD version 2005; Stereo.
BBC
OPUS ARTE DVD OA 0914 D [88:00] [AB]
A
disk to be recommended to any of the many
admirers of Lowry’s paintings. ... see Full
Review
Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
Prelude
to the Afternoon of a Faun [9:23] Nocturnes
[24:41] La mer [24:29] Berceuse héroïque
[5:13]
May Festival Chorus Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra/Paavo Järvi Recorded in Music
Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio January 25-26 and February
22-23, 2004.
TELARC CD-80617 [64:15] [KS]
Exceptionally
fine and beautifully paced ... seasoned collectors
will want to add it to their trove, and first-timers
can feel perfectly comfortable in choosing
this as their single representation. ... see
Full
Review
Claude
DEBUSSY
(1862-1918) Préludes
Book 1 (1910) [40:15] Préludes
Book 2 (1910-13) [36:44]
Pascal Rogé (piano) rec. Salle de Musique,
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, January 2004.
DDD
ONYX 4004 [78:09] [TH]
You
will not be disappointed in Rogé: a
subtle and experienced advocate in the piano
music of his homeland. The recording is truly
gorgeous, as is the piano sound. ... see Full
Review
Max
DEUTSCH (1892-1982)
Der Schatz - A Film Symphony in five acts (1923) [74:04]
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz/Frank
Strobel rec. 28-30 Aug 2002, Ludwigshafen, Philharmonie, DDD
CPO 999 925-2 [74:04][RB]
An
interesting and intriguingly inventive score which rises to some impressive
imaginative coups. Overall does not linger in the mind.... see Full
Review
Jan
Ladislav DUSSEK (Jan Ladislav DUSÍK)
(1760-1812)
Concerto in E flat major Op.70 C238 (1810) [27.50] Sonata in F sharp
minor Op.61 C211 (1806) [14.20] Sonata in A flat major Op.64 C221 (1807)
[30.06] Jan Novotný
(piano) Prague Philharmonia/Leoš Svárovský Recorded at
the Domovina Studio, Prague, May and June 1999
SUPRAPHON SU 3659-2 031 [72.28] [JW]
Genial
performances, invariably sensitive; tempos
aren’t rushed, timbral matters are well explored
and there’s plenty of colour too ... see Full
Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Slavonic
Dancesa: Op. 46/B83 (1878)
[35'32]; Op. 82/B147 No. 7 in C (1886) [3'05].
Jules MASSENET
(1842-1912) Le Cid (1885) – Ballet
Musicb [17'44]. Giacomo
MEYERBEER (1791-1864)/Constant
LAMBERT (1905-51) Les Patineursb
(1937, arrs. from Le Prophète,
1849 and l'Etoile du Nord, 1854) [20'18].
aLondon Symphony Orchestra, bIsrael
Philharmonic Orchestra/Jean Martinon. Rec.
aKingsway Hall, London, October
1959; bMann Auditorium, Tel Aviv,
Israel. May 1958. ADD
DECCA ELOQUENCE 476 2742 [78'08] [CC]
In
short, masses of fun all round ... A life-enhancing
disc. ... see Full
Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Piano
Concerto in G minor, Op. 33/B63a
(1876) [38’20] Cello Concerto in B minor,
Op. 104/B191b (1895) [42’25].
aMartin Kasík (piano); bJiří
Bárta (cello) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/
aJiří Kout, bJiří
Bělohlávek.Rec. live Dvořák Hall,
Rudolfinum, Prague, aSeptember
9th, 2003; bMay 2nd,
2004. DDD Includes videos for Windows PC Real
Player
SUPRAPHON SU3774-2 [38’20 + 42’25] [CC]
Neither
of these performances will be first choices
but it is clear that the young generation
of Czech soloists is a remarkably strong one.
... see Full
Review
Chamber
Music in Sanssouci Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Serenade
in D minor, Op. 44 (1878) [26'37]. Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Octet
in E flat, Op. 103 (1792/3) [21'42].
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker (Philharmonische
Bläser). Rec. Jaspissaal, Sanssouci,
Potsdam in 2990. PCM Stereo. 4:3. Region 0
Worldwide. ARTHAUS
100 725 [58'00] [CC]
Despite
the low playing time there is much to delight
here. ... see
Full Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
String
Quartet No. 13 in G, B192/Op. 106a
(1895) [38'48]. Peter
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet
No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30b
(1876) [35'10].
Vlach String Quartet Rec. Domovina Studio.
Prague, on aMay 16th-20th,
1960 and bJune 17th-19th,
1963. ADD
SUPRAPHON ARCHIV SU3783-2 [74'08] [CC]
Tremendous
performances, both. A must for all lovers
of great quartet playing. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Edward
ELGAR
(1857-1934) Introduction
and Allegro for string quartet and string
orchestra Op. 47 (1904-5) [15:24] Enigma
Variations Op. 36 (1896-99) [32:08] Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1976) Our Hunting
Fathers op. 8 (1936) [27:28] Heather Harper
(soprano) Quartet: David Nolan (violin); Dermot
Crehan (violin); Rusen Gunes (viola); Mark
Jackson (cello).
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernard Haitink
rec. Royal Festival Hall, London, 27 Nov 1984
(Intro and Allegro), Royal Albert Hall,
London, 14 Aug 1979 (Britten); 28 Aug 1986
(Enigma)
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LPO-0002 [75:18]
[RB]
Life
enhancing music-making. Essential supplementary
listening for devotees of Elgar and Britten.
Harper and Haitink add nitro-glycerine to
Britten's early masterpiece. ... see Full
Review
Edward
ELGAR (1857-1934)
Enigma
Variations, Op. 36 [37:06] A Hidden
Portrait [48:52]
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis Documentary
hosted by the conductor. Documentary filmed
in Malvern Hills. Performance filmed in Worcester
Cathedral. Original recording dates not given.
This disc copyright 2004. BBC
OPUS ARTE OA 0917 D [85:58] [KS]
This
is certainly an item to add to your collection,
both for the visuals and the splendid performance.
Highly recommended. ... see Full
Review
George ENESCU
(1881-1955)
CD 1 Romanian
Rhapsodies: No. 1 in A major (1901); No.
2 in D major (1901) [11:46] [11:02] Poème
Roumain Op. 1 (1897) [28:32] Suite No.
3 in D major Suite Villageoise Op.
27 (1937) [26:44] CD 2 Suite No. 1
in C major Op. 9 (1903) [29:32] Suite No.
2 in C major Op. 20 (1915) [26:39] Symphonie
Concertante Op. 8 (1903) [22:59]
Franco Maggio-Ormezowski (cello) Op. 8
Jean-Paul Barrellon (oboe) Op. 8 male voices
of Choeur de l'Orchestre Colonne and Ensemble
Audite Nova de Paris/Jean Sourisse Orchestre
Philharmonique de Monte Carlo/Lawrence Foster
rec. Palais de Congrès, Monte-Carlo,
June 1983 and July 1984. DDD
WARNER APEX 2564 62032-2 [78:04 +
79:10] [RB]
Enescu
poetically sustained ... well upholstered
Brahmsian textures ... convincingly done -
look no further.... see Full
Review
In The Shade of Forests George
ENESCU
(1881-1955) Impressions
d’enfance Op.28 (1940) [22.01] Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937) Tzigane –
Rapsodie de concert for violin and luthéal
(original version) (1924) [10.41] Sonata Op.
posthumous (1897) [12.37] Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Violin Sonata
(1916-17) [13.14] Nocturne et Scherzo (1882)
– re-adaptation by Phillipe Graffin [4.11]
Il pleure dans mon Coeur – transcribed
Arthur Hartmann in 1908 and 1943 [3.04] La
fille aux cheveux de lin - transcribed
Arthur Hartmann in 1910 [2.27] Minstrels
- transcribed by Claude Debussy in 1914
[2.22] Beau Soir - transcribed Arthur
Hartmann in 1941 [2.14]
Philippe Graffin (violin) Claire Désert
(piano and luthéal) Recorded at Doopsegezinde
Kerk, Deventer and Musical Instrument Museum
(Tzigane) September 2004
AVIE AV2059 [73.11] [ED]
Does
valiant service to the cause of these composers
and provides rich rewards indeed ... see Full
Review
Johann Karl
ESCHMANN (1826-1882)
Caprice-Etude,
op. 36 [06:45], Poesie-Blumen, op. 1: 1.
Ziemlich langsam [07:41], Frühlingsblüthen,
op. 14: 5. Landschaft [06:25], 6. Lustiger
[02:28], 7. Nicht schnell [01:41],
Was einem so in der Dämmerung einfällt,
op. 8: 4. Nachtfalter [01:14], 5.
Salon-Etude [03:21], 12. Epilog [04:11],
Fortsetzung und Schluss [03:34], 4
lyrische Blätter, op. 15 [23:21], 4 lyrische
Blätter, op. 12 [15:50]
Jeremy Filsell (piano) Recorded 27th
April 1999 in St. Silas Church, Chalk Farm
and St. Paul’s School, Barnes, London
GUILD GMCD 7273 [78:18] [CH]
Just
one piece stands out from its unremarkable
companions. ... see Full
Review
Joseph
A ESTORNINHO (b.
1959) Requiem
for the Innocents
Anna Johnstone (soprano); Makiko Hiratsuka
(mezzo); David Clasen (tenor) Voices of Little
Venice, The St. Cecilia Choir/John Harmar-Smith
rec. Church of St Alban the Martyr, Brooke
Street, London, 14-15 February 2004. DDD
HERALD HAVPCD295 [35:19] [AO]
Genuine
compassion and spirituality lift this moving
work above the norm: a recommendation ...
see Full
Review
Manuel
de FALLA (1876
– 1946) El
Amor Brujo* (Love, the Magician)
Second version, (1924); El Sombrero de
Tres Picos **(The Three-Cornered Hat)
Ballet in two acts (1917 – 19); Danza from
La Vida Breve (1914)
María José Martos (soprano)**,
Alicia Nafé (mezzo-soprano)*, Asturias
Symphony Orchestra (OSPA)/Maximiano Valdés
rec. Auditorio Principe Felipe, Oviedo, Asturias,
13–15 Feb, 12–14 Oct (Vida Breve), 2002
NAXOS 8.557800 [68:00] [RB]
Good
versions though not the very best. For that
you need to seek out the recordings made by
Raphael Frühbeck de Burgos in the 1960s.
... see Full
Review
Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924)
Trois
Romances sans paroles (1863) [6:30] Valse
Caprice No. 1 (1882) [8:07] Nocturne
No. 1 in E flat minor, Op. 33/1 (1875)
[7:04] Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor,
Op. 26 (1881) [5:04] Nocturne No. 6 in
D flat major, Op. 63 (1894) [9:05] Barcarolle
No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 70 (1894) [7:40]
Barcarolle No. 6 in D minor, Op. 90
(1896) [3:48] Thème et Variations,
Op. 73 (1896) [16:18] Nocturne No. 8 in
D flat major, Op. 84 (1902) [3:01] Nocturne
No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119 (1922) [7:43]
Paul Crossley (piano) recorded at the Rosslyn
Hill Chapel, Hampstead, 1983-7: original CRD
recordings remastered for Regis by Paul Arden-Taylor
REGIS RRC 1187 [75:25] [PL]
I'm
willing to bet that every other person who
buys this disc will end up ordering the complete
5-CD set from which it comes. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Gerald
FINZI (1901-1956)
Oh
Fair to see: I say "I’ll seek
her side"; Oh fair to see;
As I lay in the early sun; Only the
Wanderer; To Joy; Harvest;
Since we have loved. Til Earth Outwears
: Let me enjoy the earth;
In years defaced; The market-girl;
I look into my glass; It never looks
like summer here; At a lunar eclipse;
Life laughs onwards. A Young Man’s Exhortation:
A Young man’s exhortation; Ditty;
Budmouth dears; Her temple;
The comet at Yell’ham; Shortening Days;
The sigh; Former Beauties; Transformations;
The dance continued.
James Gilchrist (tenor); Anna Tilbrook (piano)
rec. Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham, March
2004 HDCD
LINN RECORDS CKD 253 [63'15"] [AO]
A
breathtakingly good recording, performance
wise and sound wise – without doubt the top
recommendation for Finzi tenor songs. ...
see Full
Review
Gerald FINZI
(1901-1956) I
Said To Love Op.19b (collected 1956) [13.34]
Let Us Garlands Bring Op.18 (1938-40) [15.02]
Before and After Summer Op.16 (1932-49) [32.43]
Roderick Williams (baritone) Iain Burnside
(piano) Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk,
August 2004
NAXOS 8.557644 [61.19] [JW]
Thoughtfully
and attractively done and at its price bracket
you won’t be short-changed. ... see Full
Review
Francesco
GEMINIANI
(1687-1762) Sonata
Op.4 No.1 in D major [11.04] Sonata Op.4 No.8
in D minor [11.44] Sonata Op.4 No 9 in C minor
[13.22] Sonata Op.4 No.10 in A major [8.22]
Francesco Maria VERACINI
(1690-1768) Sonata Op.1 No.7 in A major
[10.51] Sonata Op.1 No 8 in B flat major [12.52]
Lyriarte - Rüdiger Lotter (baroque
violin) and Olga Watts (harpsichord) Recorded
in Studio 2, Munich, April 2004
OEHMS CLASSICS OC 356 [68.54] [JW]
A
good calling card for these two younger musicians
in repertoire in which they clearly feel at
home. ... see Full
Review
George
GERSHWIN (1898-1937)
Cuban
Overture [9’52"] John
HARBISON (b. 1938) Symphony No.
3 [24’50"] Charles
IVES (1874-1954) Symphony No. 2
[ 41’10"]
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra/James Levine
Recorded 30-31 December 2001, 11-13 January
2002, 1–3 February 2002, Philharmonie im Gasteig,
Munich Documents of the Munich Years Vol 7.
OEHMS CLASSICS OC 507 [77’59"] [JQ]
Very
rewarding. An important collection of American
music. In Levine Boston have made rather a
shrewd selection. I enjoyed this disc very
much and I strongly recommend it. ... see
Full Review
Mikhail
GLINKA (1804-1857)
Ruslan
and Lyudmila (1842) Ivan Petrov (bass) Ruslan; Vera Firsova
(soprano) Lydumila; Vladimir Gavryushov (bass) Svetozar; Yekaterina
Verbizkaya (contralto) Ratmir; Alexei Krivtchenya (bass) Farlaf; Nina
Pokrovskaya (soprano) Gorislava; Georgi Nelepp (tenor) Finn; Elena Korneeva
(mezzo) Naina; Sergei Lemeshev (tenor) Bayan
Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow/Kirill Kondrashin
Rec. Moscow 1950(?).ADD
GREAT HALL MVT CD006/008 [3 CDs: 63'50 + 67'40 + 71'27] [CC]
Unfortunately
there are some sonic failings ... but the
performance is a major document. It widens
our appreciation of the art of Kondrashin,
and that in itself is valuable. ... see
Full Review
Christoph
Willibald GLUCK (1714-1787)
Orphée
et Euridice (1774 Paris version) [85:43]
Jean-Paul Gouchécourt (Orphée,
tenor), Catherine Dubosc (Euridice, soprano),
Suzie Le Blanc (Amour, soprano), Opera Lafayette
Orchestra and Chorus/Ryan Brown rec. 11-15
Jan 2002, Clarice Smith Center for the Performing
Arts, University of Maryland, USA
NAXOS 8.660185-86 [41:03 + 44:60] [CH]
It’s
salutary to be made to think again about a
well-known work but for me the baby’s gone
out with the bathwater. ... see Full
Review
Karoly
GOLDMARK (1830-1915)
Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.28
(1875-78) [31.50] Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Double Concerto
in A minor for Violin and Cello in A minor
Op.102 (1887) [32.57]
Benjamin Schmid (violin) Ramon Jaffé
(cello) Witold Lutosławski Philharmonic,
Wroclaw/Daniel Raiskin Recorded in Wroclaw
Philharmonic Hall, December 2003 (Goldmark)
and Brahms 2004 (Brahms)
OEHMS CLASSICS OC 359 [65.09] [JW]
The
Brahms suffers from orchestral weaknesses
but the Goldmark is sweetly spun ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Eugene
GOOSSENS (1893-1962)
Orchestral Works CD1
[79.55] Symphony No. 1 (1940) [42.02] Oboe
Concerto (1927) [12.22] Tam O’Shanter
(1919) [3.10] Concert Piece for two
harps, oboe (doubling cor anglais) and orchestra
(1958) [22.00] West Australian Symphony Orchestra/Vernon
Handley CD2 [61.57] Symphony No 2 (1944)
Concertino (1927) Fantasy for Nine
Winds (1924) Sydney Symphony Orchestra/Vernon
Handley. CD 3 [76.12] Divertissement
(1959-60) 18.37 Variations on a Chinese
Theme (1911-12) [27.18] The Eternal
Rhythm (1913) [20.24] Kaleidoscope
(1917, 1933) [9.50]
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/Vernon Handley
rec. March; Nov 1996 Perth Concert Hall (CD1);
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House 19-20 Nov
1993, 30 Nov 1993 (Symphony 2, Concertino);
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Center, Sydney,
30 Nov 1993 (Fantasy); Oct 1995 Melbourne
Concert Hall (CD3). DDD
ABC CLASSICS 476 7632 [3 CDs: 79.55 +
61.57 + 76.12] [RB]
This
set is most warmly recommended. If you enjoy
Bax, Bridge, Szymanowski, Scriabin, Schmitt
and the French voluptuaries this is for you.
Glorious! ... see Full
Review
André Modeste
GRÉTRY (1741-1813)
Pierre
le Grand (1790).Maxim Mironov (tenor)
Peter the Great; Elena Voznessenskaya (soprano)
Catherine; Nikolai Galin (bass) Lefort; Mikhail
Davidov (baritone) Georges; Elena Guschina
(mezzo) Genevieva; Ekaterina Oblezova (soprano)
Caroline; Vladimir Bolotin (tenor) Alexis;
Victor Verzhbitsky, Menshikoff; Sergey Kostyuk
(baritone) Maturin;
Chorus and Orchestra of the Helikon Opera/Sergey
Stadler. rec.at the Helikon Opera in 2002.
PCM Stereo. DVD 9. NTSC. Picture format 4:3.
ARTHAUS
101 097 [94’00] [CC]
Is
it worth the price? Probably not in the final
analysis although it is worth a look if you
can hire it. ... see Full
Review
Jesús
GURIDI (1886-1961)
Sinfonía
Pirenaica (1945) [49:14] Espatadanza
(from Amaya Act II Scene 4) (1920)
[3:28]
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra/Juan José
Mena rec. 17-21 Feb 2003, Euskalduna Concert
Hall, Bilbao. DDD
NAXOS 8.557631 [49:14] [RB]
An
extremely attractive complement to the earlier
Guridi Naxos collection ... see
Full Review
George
Frideric HANDEL
(1685-1759) Sonatas for
Recorder and Harpsichord Sonata
in G minor [7:25] Sonata in A minor [10:18]
Sonata in C major [10:19] Sonata in F major
[7:09] Sonata in B flat major [5:21] Sonata
in D minor [15:13]
Michala Petri (recorders) and Keith Jarrett
(harpsichord) Recorded at Keith Jarrett's
Cavelight Studios, Oxford, New Jersey, 1-3
June 1990
BMG CLASSICS (RCA RED SEAL) 82876 65835 2
[56:11] [PL]
What
do you get when two 'big' names join forces
to record 'little' music such as these sonatas?
This disc gives you your answer: it's a rare
treat! ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL
(1685-1759) Organ Concertos
(ca. 1735-1751) CD1 [75:22] Concerto in G
minor, Op. 4 No. 1 [15:32] Concerto in B flat
major, Op. 4 No. 2 [9:22] Concerto in G minor,
Op. 4 No. 3 [10:07] Concerto in F major, Op.
4 No. 4* [14:26] Concerto in F major, Op.
4 No. 5 [8:12] Concerto in B flat major, Op.
7 No. 3 [17:21] CD2 [78:36] Concerto in B
flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 [15:46] Concerto in
A major, Op. 7 No. 2 [14:50] Concerto in B
flat major, Op. 4 No. 6¶ [13:05] Concerto
in D minor, Op. 7 No. 4 [13:58] Concerto in
G minor, Op. 7 No. 5 [12:01] Concerto in B
flat major, Op. 7 No. 6 [8:37]
Paul Nicholson (organ) [¶Op. 4 No. 6: Frances
Kelly (harp)] The Brandenburg Consort/Roy
Goodman *Choir of Clare College Cambridge/Timothy
Brown Recorded in St Lawrence, Whitchurch
between 31 May, 5 June, 1996
HYPERION DYAD CDD22052 [78:36 + 75:22]
[PL]
These
performances are extremely enjoyable, and
the recorded sound is very believable. ...
see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL
(1685-1759) Arias Rinaldo
– Laschia ch’io pianga – Act II Scene IV HWV
7 (1710) [4.16] Alcina – Tornami a vagheggiar
– Act I Scene XV HWV34 (1735) [4.18] Alcina
- Ah! Mio cor – Act II Scene VIII XV HWV34
(1735) [8.48] Concerto in D major Op.6 No.5
– Allegro –HWV323 (1739) [2.31] Giulio Cesare
in Egitto -E pur così in giorno…Piangerò
la sorte mia – Recitative and Aria Act III
Scene II HWV 17 (1724) [6.19] Giulio Cesare
in Egitto - V’adoro pupille - Sinfonia and
aria, Act II Scene II HWV 17 (1724) [5.59]
Guilio Cesare in Egitto - Da tempeste - Act
III Scene VII HWV 17 (1724) [5.30] Semele
– Overture (Grave) HWV 58 (1743) [6.44] Semele
– Oh Sleep why dost thou leave me - Act II
Scene II HWV 58 (1743) [3.02] Overture (Gavotte)
HWV 58 (1743) [1.40] Myself I shall adore
– Act III Scene III - HWV 58 (1743) [6.40]
Xerxes – Ne men con l’ombre – Act I Scene
VII - HWV 40 (1738) [2.30] Xerxes – Chi cede
al furore – Act II Scene XIV - HWV 40 (1738)
[4.06]
Yvonne Kenny (soprano) Australian Brandenburg
Orchestra/Paul Dyer Recorded in the Eugene
Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo, September
1997
ABC CLASSICS 456 689-2 [63.50] [JW]
Voluptuaries
will like to know there’s a (chaste) photograph
of her in her bath in Julius Caesar. You never
get that with James Bowman. ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685
- 1759) L’Allegro,
il Penseroso ed il Moderato (1740)
[170.43] Linda Perillo (soprano) Barbara Hannigan
(soprano) Knut Schoch (tenor) Stephan MacLeod
(bass) Junge Kantorei
Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra/Joachim Carlos
Martini rec. live Kloster Eberbach, Eltville
im Rheingau, Germany, May 2002
NAXOS 8.557057-58 [59.12 + 71.31] [RH]
Sober
and a little dutiful; severely lacking in
charm and humour. ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)
Dixit Dominus - Israel in Egypt
- Concerti grossi op. 3 CD 1 Dixit
Dominus (HWV 232)* [34:55] Zadok
the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.
1) (HWV 258) [07:02] Margaret Marshall (*),
Felicity Palmer (*), soprano; Charles Brett
(*), John Angelo Messana (*), alto; Richard
Morton (*), Alistair Thompson (*), tenor;
David Wilson-Johnson, bass (*) Monteverdi
Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra/John Eliot Gardiner
rec. October 1976, January 1977, Henry Wood
Hall, London, UK. ADD WARNER ERATO 2292-45136-2
[41:35] CD 2 Concerto grosso in F,
op. 3, 4a (HWV 315) [12:51] Concerto grosso
in d minor, op. 3, 5 (HWV 316) [10:24]
Concerto grosso in D, op. 3, 6 (HWV
317) [07:04] Concerto grosso in B flat,
op. 3, 2 (HWV 313) [12:05] Concerto grosso
in G, op. 3, 3 (HWV 314) [07:55] Concerto
grosso in B flat, op. 3, 1 (HWV 312) [09:58]
English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
rec. 1982. ADD
WARNER APEX 0927 48602 2 [60:16] CDs
3-4 Israel in Egypt, oratorio
in 2 parts (HWV 54)* [1.33:55] The ways
of Zion do mourn (Funeral Anthem for
Queen Caroline) (HWV 264)** [43:54] Norma
Burrows (**), Daryl Greene (*), Jean Knibbs
(*), Elisabeth Priday (*), Marilyn Troth (*),
soprano; Charles Brett (**), Julian Clarkson
(*), Brian Gordon (*), Christopher Royall
(*), Ashley Stafford (*), alto; Paul Elliott
(*), Martyn Hill (**), William Kendall (*),
tenor; Charles Stewart (*), Stephen Varcoe,
bass Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra/John
Eliot Gardiner rec. October 1978, All Saints',
Tooting, London, UK (*); January 1978, Henry
Wood Hall, London, UK (**). ADD WARNER
ERATO 2292-45399-2 [69:32 + 68:32]
Box: WARNER CLASSICS 2564 61757-2 [JV]
A
box of Handel recordings by Gardiner, apparently
haphazardly put together - most of the recordings
are old-fashioned according to Gardiner's
own standards of today ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL
(1685-1759) Lotario
(1729) - Highlights
Nuria Rial (soprano) – Adelaide Lawrence Zazzo
(counter tenor) – Lotario Andreas Karasiak
(tenor) - Berengario Annette Markert (alto)
- Matilde Huub Claessens (bass) - Clodomiro
Kammerorchester Basel Barok/Paul Goodwin Recorded
live at the Martinskirche, Basel, June 5th
2004
OEHMS CLASSICS OC 902 [70.01] [JW]
These
stand-alone highlights make a sure showing
... see Full
Review
Franz
Josef HAYDN (1732-1809)
Die
Schöpfung, HobXXI:2 (1798) Max
Emanuel Cencic (male soprano) Gabriel; Christian
Bauer (tenor) Uriel; Ernst Jankowitsch (bass)
Raphael, Adam; Gertraud Schmid (soprano)
Vienna Boys Choir; Chorus Viennensis Symphonieorchester
der Wiener Volksoper/Peter Marschik. Live
performance from the Musikvereinssaal, Vienna,
on May 25th-26th, 1994.
Includes documentary 'The story of the Creation'
(28:00) Dolby Digital 5.1. NTSC. Colour. 4:3.
Region Code: 0 (Worldwide).
CAPRICCIO
93 507 [104'00] [CC]
Recommended
as a generally spirited account, but bear
in mind some reservations ... see Full
Review
Franz
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)
Arias
and Cantatas: Scene di Berenice,
Hob XXIVa:10 (1795) [12’20]; Son pietosa,
son bonina, Hob XXXIIb:1 (c1789) [4’30];
Arianna a Naxos, Hob XXVIb:2 (orchestral
version, 1791, arr. anon) [17’59]; Solo
e pensoso, Hob XXIVb:20 (1798) [7’17];
Miseri noi, misera patria!, Hob XXIVa:7
(before 1786) [10’41] 
Arleen Auger (soprano) Handel and Haydn
Society/Christopher Hogwood. Rec. Methuen
Memorial Hall, Massachusetts, USA, on October
18th-20th, 1988. DDD
Texts and translations included.
AVIE AV2066 [53’02] [CC]
This
is a lovely, lovely record … Very little to
quibble about here, and a great deal to applaud.
... see Full
Review
Adolf
von HENSELT (1814-1889)
Concert
Etudes (12), Op. 2 [31:07] Poème d'amour - Andante and Etude
in B major, Op. 3 [7:26] Salon Etudes (12), Op. 5 [40:05]
Piers Lane, piano rec. Henry Wood Hall, London, May 2004
HYPERION CDA67495 [78:38] [DS]
Not
a must-have recording, but the excellent music
and performances mandate a strong recommendation
for those who love Romantic era piano works.
... see Full
Review
Richard HOL
(1825-1904)
Symphonies:
No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44 (1866) [32’49]; No.
4 in A (1889) [29’33].
Residentie Orchestra The Hague/Matthias Bamert.
Rec. Dr Anton Philipszaal, The Hague, Netherlands,
on March 21st-23rd,
2001. DDD
CHANDOS CHAN9952 [62’35] [CC]
This
is an excellent disc that merits investigation.
... see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Engelbert
HUMPERDINCK
(1854-1921) Hänsel
und Gretel [106’40"] Hänsel:
Elisabeth Grümmer (soprano) Gretel: Elisabeth
Schwarzkopf (soprano) Peter: Josef Metternich
(baritone) Getrud: Maria von Ilosvay (soprano)
The Witch: Else Schürhoff (contralto)
The Sandman: Amy Felbermayer (soprano) The
Dew Fairy: Amy Felbermayer (soprano) Loughton
High School for Girls Choir; Bancroft’s School
Choir
Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan
Recorded 27, 29, 30 June, 1, 2 July, 1953,
Kingsway Hall, London Appendix: Highlights
from Hänsel und Gretel. Historical
Recordings 1928-1937 All ADD
NAXOS 8.110897-98 [62’45" + 64’36"]
[JQ]
This
is an unmissable bargain, which I cannot recommend
highly enough. ... see Full
Review
William HURLSTONE
(1876-1906) Piano
Quartet in E minor op. 43 (1904) [24:31] Roger
QUILTER (1877-1953) Gipsy Life
(1935) [5:24] Thomas
DUNHILL (1877-1946) Piano Quartet
in B minor op. 16 (1903) [31:58] Arnold
BAX (1883-1953) Piano Quartet in
One Movement (1922) [11:26]
The Primrose Piano Quartet: Susanne Stanzeleit
(violin); Susie Mézáros (viola);
Bernard Gregor-Smith (cello); John Thwaites
(piano) rec. 5-7 September 2003. DDD
MERIDIAN CDE 84519 [73:15] [RB]
A
classic and generous collection of rare English
chamber music. ... see Full
Review
Jacques IBERT
(1890-1962) Film Music
Macbeth
(Suite) (1948) [30.23] Golgotha (Suite) (1935)
[34.54]* Don Quichotte (1933) [11.51]+
Henry Kiichli (bass) + Jacques Tchamkerten
(ondes martenot) * Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/Adriano
Recorded at the Concert Hall of Slovak Radio,
Bratislava, July 1989 (Golgotha), January
1990 (Don Quichotte and Macbeth)
NAXOS 8.557607 [77.19] [JW]
A
pleasure to welcome this back to the fold,
not least at such a tempting price. ... see
Full Review
Aram
KHACHATURIAN
(1903-1978) CD
1: Gayne - Ballet (1942) † Spartacus - Excerpts
(1954) * Masquerade Suite (1944)
*Russian Fantasy (1944) * [5'24]
National Philharmonic Orchestra (†),
London Symphony Orchestra (*)/Loris Tjeknavorian
Rec. 27, 29 October 1976, West Ham Central
Mission, London (†), May 1981, St.
Barnabas Church, London
BMG-RCA Red Seal 82876-65836-2 [75'44
+ 71'19] [PSe]
The
fillers may be fun, but the main course is
compulsive listening. In this superbly recorded
and remastered Gayne, Tjeknavorian’s interpretation
reveals the humanity behind Khachaturian’s
brash façade ... see Full
Review
Patrick LARLEY
(b.
1953) A
Mass of a Thousand Ages (2000)
Sarah Castle (mezzo) Richard Strivens
(bass) Andrew Mildinhall (organ) Nantwich
Choral Society Nantwich Youth Choir Millennium
Winds/Patrick Larley rec. live, 8 April 2000,
St Mary's Parish Church, Nantwich, Cheshire,
premiere
PATRICK LARLEY PLCD003 [69:43]
[RB]
I
commend this major statement keeping faith
with audiences dry for accessible musical-mystical
intercession ... see
Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Kenneth
LEIGHTON
(1929-1988) Complete solo
piano works CD
1: Five Studies Op.22 (1952) [13:09] Sonatina
No 1 Op.1a (1946) [7:34] Variations Op.30
(1955) [16:19] Sonata No 1 Op.2 (1948) [18:55]
Six Studies (Study-Variations) Op.56 (1969)
[18:38] CD 2: Sonata No 2 Op.17 (1953) [19:48]
Conflicts (Fantasy on Two Themes) Op.51
(1967) [19:46] Four Romantic Pieces Op.95
(1986) [22:42] Fantasia Contrappuntistica
(Homage to Bach) Op.24 (1956) [14:46] CD 3:
Sonatina No 2 Op.1b (1947) [7:16] Nine Variations
Op.36 (1959) [13:01] Sonata Op.64 (1972) [20:57]
Household Pets Op.86 (1981) [12:07]
Jack-in-the-Box (1959) [0:44] Study
(1965) [0:59] Lazy-bones (1965) [1:40]
Pieces for Angela Op.47 (1966) [10:04]
Five Preludes (1988) [10:53]
Angela Brownridge (piano) rec. Reid Concert
Hall, University of Edinburgh, 16-18 March,
6-7 April, 2-4 July 2004. DDD
DELPHIAN DCD34301-3 [74:56+74:20+77:59]
[PCW]{RB]
Anyone
interested in the composer will need to have
this set …[PCW]
Leightonites must have this and those who
have any interest in the piano music of the
20th century will be generously rewarded when
they buy this set. ... see Full
Review [RB]
Kenneth
LEIGHTON
(1929-1988) Cello
Concerto Op. 31 (1955) [32:22] Symphony No. 3 Laudes Musicae Op.
90 () [27:10] Raphael
Wallfisch (cello) Neil Mackie (ten) Scottish National Orchestra/Bryden
Thomson rec. Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, 23-24 Jan 1989. DDD
CHANDOS CHAN 10307 X [59:44] [RB]
A
cornerstone to Leighton's representation
in the catalogue - his rhapsodic Waltonian-Rozsa-like
concerto and the Third Symphony - a successful
synthesis of song cycle and symphony. ...
see Full
Review
Ruggiero
LEONCAVALLO (1857-1919)
Zazà
(1900) Clara Petrella (Zazà), Elinor
Parker (Anaide), Tito Nava (Courtois), Adriana
Buda (Floriana), Tito Turtura (Cascart), Giuseppe
Campora (Milio Dufresne), Duilio Contoli (Bussy),
Ernesto Sormani (Augusto, Marco), Elena Barcis
(Natalia), Zoe Papadaki (Madame Dufresne),
Daniela Campora (Totò)
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI/Alfredo
Silipigni Recorded 3rd-6th
September 1969 in the Auditorium del Conservatorio,
Turin
WARNER FONIT CETRA OPERA COLLECTION 5050467-7799-2-1
[38:61 + 41:48] [CH]
This
heavily abridged version does not really present
a credible picture of a notable opera. ...
see Full
Review
Franz
LISZT
(1811-1866) Bergsymphonie
(Ce qu’on entend sur la montagne) (1848) [32:56] Prometheus
(1850-1855) [14.02] Mazeppa (1851-1854) [15.28]
Etude after Paganini no. 5 in E major
[2:31] Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 - The
Carnival at Pesth [10:15]
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Nikolai
Golovanov Emil Gilels (piano) (Etude; Rhapsody)
Rec. Moscow, 1952-3 (Liszt); live, 1946 (Gilels).
Mono. ADD
ARCHIPEL ARPCD 0279 [76.07] [RB]
Extraordinary
music-making but the way still lies open for
a Golovanov set of the Liszt tone poems. ...
see Full Review
Franz
LISZT
(1811-1886) Complete
Piano Music: vol. 22 Deux Polonaises S223: (i) Polonaise mélancolique
in C minor (1851) [12:08]; (ii) Polonaise in E major (1851)
[8:47]; Ballade No 1 in D flat Le chant du croisé S170 (1845-8)
[7:37]; Ballade No 2 in B minor S171 (1853) [14:21]; Au bord d’une
source S156 (1835-6) [5:08]; Trois morceaux suisses S156a
(1836): (i) Ranz de vaches: Mélodie de Ferdinand Huber, avec
variations [10:16]; (ii) Un soir dans la montagne: Mélodie d’Ernest
Knop: Nocturne [8:28]; (iii) Ranz de chèvres: Mélodie de Ferdinand
Huber: Rondeau [7:44]
Jean Dubé (piano) Rec. Potton Hall, Suffolk in June 2003. DDD
NAXOS 8.557364 [74:28][PCW]
There
is much fine pianism to be heard on this disc
... see Full
Review
Franz LISZT
(1811-1886)
Complete Piano Music: Volume 22 Deux
Polonaises, S233 (1851) [20’55]; Ballades:
No; 1 in D flat, S170 (1845-8) [7’37]; No;
2 in B minor, S171 (1853) [14’21]; Album
d'un voyageur, S156 (1835/6) – Au bord
d’une source, [5’08]; Trois morceaux
suisses, S156a (1877) [26’28]
Jean Dubé (piano) Rec. Potton Hall,
Suffolk, on June 16th-17th,
2003. DDD
NAXOS 8.557364 [74’28] [CC]
Well
worth hearing. Dubé is a pianist to
watch. ... see Full
Review
Franz LISZT
(1811-1886) Sonata
in B minor (1853) [29.30] Don Juan Fantasy
(1841) [17.51] Mephisto Waltz (1860) [10.17]
Jerome Rose (piano) Recorded at CUNY Graduate
Centre, New York, June 2004
MEDICI CLASSICS M30092 [57.53] [JW]
A
recital marked by powerful understanding and
decisive panache. Rewarding. ... see Full
Review
Franz
LISZT (1811-1886)
Praeludium
und Fuge uber BACH [13'27] Weinen,
Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen [17'27] Fantasie
und Fuge uber den Choral 'Ad nos ad salutarem
undam' [31'56]
Kay Johannsen, organ Rec: Stiftskirche,
Stuttgart, 27-29 September 2004 DDD
CARUS 83.171 [63'13] [CB]
So,
while I admire Johannsen's first-rate performances,
I would still look elsewhere. ... see Full
Review
Franz
LISZT
(1811 - 1886) Via
Crucis, S53, R534 (1879) [42.44] Text
compiled from traditional sources by Caroline
Sayn-Wittgenstein. Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen,
Zagen, S179, R382 (1863) [17.29] Les
Morts, S268/2, R390b (1870) [10.33]
Chœur Sacrum/Andris Veismanis. Vincent Genvrin,
Walcker organ; Edvin Sprouds, tuner and voicer.
rec. Riga Cathedral, Lithuania, 26 February
1994 Notes in Français, English, Deutsch.
Latin text, French translation. Pictures of
artists. Limited edition of 500, the first
15 containing an original art work, the next
40 containing one hand-coloured print, the
remaining 445 containing a lithographed print.
EDITIONS HORTUS 002 [71.05] [PSh]
The
very finest Via Crucis and highly dynamic
and powerful solo organ performances, extremely
well recorded in stunning surround sound.
... 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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