Gregorio
ALLEGRI (1582-1652)
Miserere [12’31"] William MUNDY (c.1529-1591)
Vox Patris cælestis [19’16"] Giovanni
Pierluigi da PALESTRINA (c.1525-1594) Missa Papæ Marcelli
[36’34"] 
The Tallis
Scholars/Peter Phillips rec. Chapel of Merton College, Oxford. 1979-80?
AAD GIMELL GIMSE 401
[68’40"] [JQ]
This
is a disc which has attained something approaching
classic status over the years, and rightly
so. Now at bargain price ... see Full
Review
William ALWYN (1905-1985)
Symphony
No. 5 Hydriotaphia (1973) [14:27] Lyra
Angelica - concerto for harp and orchestra
(1954) [28:12] Symphony No. 2 (1953) [27:22]
Suzanne Willison (harp)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David
Lloyd-Jones
rec. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 4-6 Jan
2005. DDD
NAXOS 8.557647 [69:52] [EM]
A
remarkable ability to contrast severe and
intense music with wonderfully luxurious and
romantic themes ... see Full
Review
Francesco
D’AVALOS (b.
1930) Maria
di Venosa: music drama for orchestra,
soloists and chorus in two parts and fourteen
scenes (1992) [112:28] Carlo Gesualdo, Prince
of Venosa Maria d’Avalos: Princess of Venosa,
Fabrizio Carafa: Duke of Andria, Giulio Gesualdo:
Uncle of Carlo, Priest Musician: in the service
of Carlo Gesualdo, Laura Scala: chief lady-in-waiting
to Maria D’Avalos, Susan Bullock: soprano,
Hilary Summers: contralto, Apollo Voices (Ruth
Holten (sop), Helen Parker (sop) Robin Blaze
(counter-tenor) Robert Johnstone (tenor) Christopher
Foster (bass))
Philharmonia Chorus/David Hill Philharmonia
Orchestra/Francesco D’Avalos Rec: All Saints
Church, Tooting, Aug 1994
CHANDOS CHAN 10355(2) [53:38 + 59:00]
[IB]
Something
intriguing, and no mistake ... a music drama
without an actual libretto ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Chaconne
for solo violin, transcribed for piano by
Ferruccio Busoni (1894) [13:56] Alban
BERG (1885-1935) Piano Sonata Op.
1 (1907/08) [10:18] Arnold
SCHÖNBERG (1874-1951) Three Piano
Pieces Op. 11 (1909) [11:46] Piano Piece Op.
11 No. 2, Concert Interpretation by Ferruccio
Busoni (1910) [7:27] Franz
SCHREKER (1878-1934) Chamber Symphony
(1916), transcribed for piano by Ignaz Strasfogel
[24:50]
Emma Schmidt (piano) rec. Hans Rosbaud-Studio,
Baden-Baden, Germany, 22-24 Nov 2004. DDD
Aufbruch und Tradition
BELLA MUSICA ANTES EDITION BM-CD 14.9007 [69:08]
[RHa]
I
can thoroughly recommend this ... not least
for its generally interesting and well-thought-out
programme and the excellent Schreker item
... see Full
Review
Johann Sebastian
BACH
(1685-1750) Cello
Suite No. 1 in G BWV 1007 arr. Fuchs [16.52]Cello
Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV 1008 arr. Fuchs
[19.09] Cello Suite No. 3 in C BWV 1009 arr.
Fuchs [18.51] Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat
BWV 1010 arr. Fuchs [20.31] Cello Suite No.
5 in C minor BWV 1011 arr. Fuchs [21.03] Cello
Suite No. 6 in D major BWV 1012 arr. Fuchs
[22.19]
Lillian Fuchs (viola) Recorded c.1951-55
DOREMI DHR 7801/02 [54.57 + 65.47] [JW]
I
have nothing but admiration for this release, capturing pioneering recordings
by a superb violist at the height of her powers ... see Full
Review
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV564 (c.1712) [16.11]
Sonata No. 1 in E flat major, BWV525 (1727) [16.58] Fantasia and
Fugue in G minor, BWV542 (c.1721) [13.19] Sonata No. 3 in D minor,
BWV527 (1727) [16.44] Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV538 The
Dorian (c.1712) [15.47]
Kari Vuola
(organ) rec. 16 October 2003 (BWV525, 542), 10 May 2004 (BWV527, 538,
564), Naantali Convent Church, Finland. DDD
ALBA
ABCD 209 
[78.59][TB]
This
generously-filled disc of Bach’s organ music abounds in good things.
... see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Cantata No. 170
Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust (Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte
Seelinlust [6:56]; Die Welt, das Sundenhaus [1:47]; Wie
jammern mich doch die verkehrten Herzen [7:25]; Wer sollte sich
demnach [1:24]; Mir ekelt mehr zu leben [6:46]) Cantata
No.82 Ich habe genug (Ich habe genug [9:41]; Ich habe
genug [1:26]; Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen [11:12]; Mein
Gott! Wann kommst das schone: Nun! [0:59]; Ich freue mich auf
meinem Tod [4:07] Cantata No. 159, Sehet, wir gehn hinauf
gen Jerusalem (Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem
[3:26]; Ich folge dir nach [4:58]; Nun will ich mich,
mein Jesu, uber dich [1:28]; Es ist vollbracht [5:27]; Jesu,
deine Passion [1:53])
Janet Baker (mezzo); Robert Tear (tenor); John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
Philip Ledger (harpsichord continuo) St Anthony Singers Academy of St
Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner Recorded in the Decca Studios,
West Hampstead, London, January 1966 (BWV 159 and 170) and at St Paul’s
Church, Knightsbridge, London, April 1964 (BWV 82)
DECCA ELOQUENCE 476 2684 [69:19][EM]
A
wonderful disc of Bach cantatas with a star
cast from Eloquence. ... see Full
Review
Mily BALAKIREV
(1837-1910) Tamara
- symphonic poem (1882) [21:47] Piano
Concerto No. 1 (1855) [13:33] Symphony No.
1 (1864-97) [42:59]
Oleg Marshev (piano) Aarhus Symphony Orchestra/James
Loughran rec. Aarhus, Frichsparken, 18 Sept
2002, 3-7 Nov 2003. DDD
DANACORD DACOCD 616 [78:41] [RB]
A
slow-burn and one I happily recommend. ...
see Full
Review
Béla
BARTÓK (1881-1945)
Piano
Music vol. 4 - for children (gyermekeknek) BB53, Sz.42 (revised
1943) Vol. 1 Based on Hungarian Folk tunes [37:07] Vol. 2 Based on
Slovakian Folk tunes [39:12]
Jenö Jandó (piano) Recorded at the Phoenix Studio, Budapest,
Hungary, 24-27 September, 2002.
NAXOS 8.555998 [76:19] [SA]
I
can’t single out any single piece from the
29 on this disc – I can say I never tired
of them after at least six hearings. ...
see Full
Review
Arnold BAX
(1883-1953) Winter
Legends for piano and orchestra (1929)
[39:39] A Mountain Mood (1915) [4:34]
A Hill Tune (1920) [4:45] Viola Sonata
(1920) [27:00]
Harriet Cohen (piano) William Primrose
(viola) BBC Symphony Orchestra/Clarence Raybould
rec. BBC, London, 26 Nov 1954 (Winter). Columbia
DX 1109, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, 20 Oct
1942 (solos), 22 July 1937 (Sonata). ADD original
recordings courtesy of the Sir Arnold Bax
Trust
DUTTON CDBP 9751 [76:32]
Cohen's
Bax Winter Legends documented officially for the first time ... invaluable
... see Full Review
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’
in E flat major, Op. 73 (1810) [37:19] Sergei
RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor,
Op. 30 (1909) [37:19]
Vladimir Horowitz, piano RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra/Fritz Reiner
Rec. 26 April 1952 (Beethoven); 8, 10 April 1951 (Rachmaninov), Carnegie
Hall, New York City, USA
NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.110787 [74:49][MC]
It
is good to have these historical accounts
available but in truth this is a disc that
will really only appeal to Horowitz fans.
... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) String
Quartet in D major Op.18 No.3 (1798-1800)
[21.64] String Quartet in F minor Op.95 (1810)
[21.39]
The Griller Quartet Recorded in West Hampstead,
London, 1948
DUTTON CDBP 9752 [44.06] [JW]
Performances
that demonstrate energy, dynamism and timbral
sensitivity ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Trios: No. 5 in D, Op. 70 No. 1, 'Ghost'
(1808) [27'48]; No. 6 in E flat, Op. 70 No.
2 (1808) [30'06]; Variations in E flat, Op.
44 (c1792, publ. 1804) [13'49]
Xyrion Trio (Nina Tichman, piano; Ida
Baker, violin; Maria Kliegel, cello). Rec.
Clara Wieck Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany,
October 20th-22nd, 2004.
DDD
NAXOS 8.557723 [71'43] [CC]
My
recording of the month, without a shadow of
a doubt. A wonderful disc, well recorded and
containing some magnificent playing. Do hear
this. ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Violin
Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3 [18:52]
Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"
[22:04] Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
[32:55]
Leonid Kogan, violin Emil Gilels, piano Recorded
29 March 1964, Leningrad, USSR. ADD.
DOREMI DHR-7845 [74:03] [KS]
A
once-in-a-lifetime portrait of two very great
and even somewhat enigmatic artists at the
top of their form. ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Rondo
in A WoO 49 [03:13] (1); Minuet in E flat
WoO 82 [03:44] (2); 7 Bagatelles op. 33 [21:22]
(3); Six Variations on an Original Theme in
F major op. 34 [15:12] (4); Variations and
Fugue in E flat – "Eroica" op. 35
[23:35] (5); Fantasia in G minor op. 77 [09:37]
(6); Bagatelle in A minor – "Für
Elise" WoO 59 [02:48] (7)
Artur Schnabel (piano) Recorded 14th
January 1937 (1, 6), 11th January
1938 (4), 9th November 1938 (5),
10th November 1938 (2, 3, 7) in
EMI Abbey Road Studio no. 3
Transfers by Mark Obert-Thorn
NAXOS 8.110764 [79:31] [CH]
Highly
recommended, and enthusiastically so in the
case of the "Eroica" variations.
... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Septet
in E flat major, Op. 20 (1799-1800) [40.30]
Sextet in E flat major, Op. 81b (1795?) [15.51]
The Gaudier Ensemble
rec. St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London,
8-10 July 1991
HELIOS CDH 55189 [56.35] [SV]
The
genial, carefree side of the younger Beethoven
.... a far cry from the philosophical introspection
and dramatic turbulence of the composer's
later years. ... see Full
Review
Carl
Michael BELLMAN (1740-1795)
Songs and Epistles Arranged for Orchestra (arr: Claude Genetay)
Movitz blåste en konsert op. 51; Gråt Fader Berg
och spela op. 12; Blåsen nu alla op. 25; Vår Ulla låg
i sängen op. 36; Skyarna tjockna, stjärnorna slockna op. 21;
Kära syster, mig nu lyster op. 24; Nå skruva fiolen, hej spelman
op. 2; Drick ur ditt glas op. 30; Hej, sade Fredman
op. 11; Ulla! min Ulla! op. 71; Käraste bröder, systrar och
vänner op. 9; Liksom en herdinna op. 80; Fader Bergström,
fingra ditt oboe op. 16; Vila vid denna källa op. 82;
Solen glimmar blank och trind op. 48; Aldrig en Iris op. 54;
Fäll dina ögon och skäms op. 64; Käraste bröder, systrar och
vänner op. 6; Undan ur vägen op. 38; I januari månad,
gutår song 17; Se, svarta böljans vita drägg song 5b;
Supa klockan över tolv song 10; Joachim uti Babylon song 41;
Nå ödmjukaste tjänare song 9; Opp Amaryllis vakna min lilla song
31; Träd fram du nattens gud song 32; Movitz skulle bli student
song 28; Så vandra våra stora män song 5a; Så lunka vi så
småningom song 21; Hur du dig vänder song 46; En Potifars
hustru song 38; Fjäriln vingad syns på Haga song 64; Ur
vägen, ur vägen song 27
The Drottningholm Chamber Orchestra/Stig Westerberg Recorded November
10th 1960 at the Drottningholm Court Theatre, Stockholm,
Sweden SWEDISH SOCIETY
DISCOFIL SCD 1099 [37:45][GF]
May
not be essential listening but highly entertaining
and many of the melodies should appeal even
to non-Scandinavians. ... see Full
Review
Victor
BENDIX
(1851-1926) Piano
Concerto in G minor op. 17 (1884) [38:06]
Rudolph SIMONSEN (1889-1974)
Piano Concerto in F minor (1915) [30:42]
Oleg Marshev (piano) Aalborg Symphony
Orchestra/Matthias Aeschbacher rec. 21-27
Jan 2005, Aalborg, Denmark. DDD Danish Piano
Concertos Vol. 4 - Romantic works for piano
and orchestra
DANACORD DACOCD 641 [69:07] [RB]
To
be welcomed. Marshev is in total command
and is a capably sympathetic advocate for
these neglected romantic leviathans. ...
see Full
Review
Lennox BERKELEY (1903-1989)
Sonatina for violin and piano, Op. 17 (1942) [13.14] Five Short Pieces
for piano, Op. 4 (1936) [6.40] Andantino for cello and piano, Op. 21
No. 2 (1955) [2.56] Three Pieces for clarinet solo (1939) [5.05] Mazurka
for piano, Op. 101b (1982) [1.24] Duo for cello and piano, Op. 81 No.
1 (1971) [6.19] Six Preludes for piano, Op. 23 (1945) [11.45] Concertino
for flute, violin, cello and piano, Op. 49 (1955) [14.12]
Schirmer
Ensemble Rec November 2000 (Duo), December 2000 (Sonatina, Concertino),
April 2001 (Andantino), South Melbourne Town Hall; January 2003 (Five
Short Pieces, Preludes, Mazurka), Melba Hall, University of Melbourne
NAXOS
8.557324 [61:35][TB]
By
no means a definitive but serves an important
purpose in bringing Berkeley’s music before
a wider public, and at bargain price too.
... see Full
Review
Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
Grande
Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, Op. 15 [34’30"] La
Mort de Cléopâtre* [23’08"] Overture Benvenuto
Cellini, Op. 23*** [10’23"] Overture Le Carnaval romain,
Op. 9*** [9’15"] Overture Les Francs-Juges, Op. 3***[13’17"]
Overture Le Corsaire, op. 21*** [8’31"] Les Troyens,
excerpts**: Chasse royale et orage [14’10"]; Ballet
[4’41"]; Marche troyenne [5’20"]
Chorale Populaire de Paris Musique des Gardiens de la Paix/Désiré
Dondeyne *Nadine Denize (mezzo-soprano) * **Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique
de Radio France/Gilbert Amy *** Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg/Alain
Lombard Recorded: Notre-Dame, Paris, 1958; * and ** Studios of Radio
France, Paris, 1980; *** Strasbourg, 1980 ADD
WARNER APEX 2564 62183-2 [57’45" +65’51"] [JQ]
Useful
and enjoyable. If you wish to explore some
of the French master’s less frequently heard
works this is a good and inexpensive anthology.
... see
Full Review
Antonio BERTALI
(1605-1669)
Sonata
à 6 [8:16] Leopoldus
I (1640-1705) Regina coeli [7:15]
Antonio BERTALI
(1605-1699) Sonata à 2
[8:32] Sonata à 3 [3:57] Sonata à
5 [6:30] Sonata à 3 [6:29] Anonymous
Sonatina à Viola de Gamba
[15:42] Antonio
BERTALI (1605-1699) Sonata à
3 [7:27] Sonata à 6 [6:44] Chiacona
[8:20]
Ricercar Consort/Philippe Pierlot Recorded
at the Church of Bra-sur-Lienne, 21-24 September,
2003.
MIRARE 9969 [79:12] [JR]
Highly
musical players who manage to imbue each
piece with a special improvisatory feeling.
... see Full
Review
Adolphe
BLANC (1828-1885)
Septet
for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola,
cello and double bass op. 40 [28:56] Trio
for piano, clarinet and cello op. 23 [22:43]
Quintet for piano, flute, clarinet,
horn and bassoon op. 37 [21:24]
Les Vents de Montréal/André
Moisan rec. 10-11 Mar 2000, 3-4 May 2001,
Eglise St Augustin de Mirabel, Salle Pierre-Mercure,
Québec, Canada. DDD
ATMA CLASSIQUE ACD2 2224 [73:20]
[RB]
A
decently documented issue even if the music
is more a curiosity than a desperately compelling
addition to the repertoire. ... see Full
Review
Manuel BLANCAFORT
(1897-1987)
Complete
Piano Music volume 3
Camins (Roads) (1920-1923) [14:48]
Cants íntims (Intimate Songs)
(1919-1924) [16:41] El parc d'atraccions
(Fun Fair) (1920-1924) [24:03] Pastoral
en sol (Pastoral in G) (1926) [8:39]
Miquel Villalba (piano)Rec: L'Auditorium,
Jafre, Spain, 2-3 January 2004, DDD
NAXOS 8.557334 [64:31] [TP]
Anyone
who cares about early 20th century pianism
in general, and French (or Catalonian) piano
music in particular, will enjoy this disc
and play it repeatedly. I certainly did. ...
see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Arthur
BLISS (1891-1975)
Mêlée
Fantasque (1921) [12.00] Checkmate
- complete ballet (1937) [53.03]
Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones
rec. 1-9 August 2004, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow.
DDD
NAXOS 8.557641 [65.03] [TB]
These
Scottish performers capture exactly the essential
spirit of the music and the recording is among
Naxos’s best: atmospheric, clear and bright.
... see Full
Review
Ernest
BLOCH (1880-1959):
Concerto
for violin and orchestra (1937) [33.06] (a) Concerto Grosso no. 1 (1925)
[22.37] (b) Sherban
Lupu (violin) (a) National Romanian Radio Orchestra/Ian Hobson (a) Romanian
Radio Chamber Orchestra/Ian Hobson (piano and conductor) (b) Rec. Bucharest,
Romania, June 2003. DDD.
ZEPHYR Z131-04-01 [55.45] [ED]
Works
for occasional listening but given committed
performances ...a great pity the recording
ambience lets the violin concerto down. ...
see Full
Review
Luigi BOCCHERINI
(1743-1805)
Sonata
in C major for cello and continuo, G. 74 [13:59]
Sonata in G major for cello and continuo,
G. 5 [13:00] Sonata in C minor for cello and
continuo [13:14] Giacomo
FACCO (1676-1753) Balletto No.3
in C major for two cellos (c. 1723) [7:26]
Domenico PORRETTI
(d. 1783) Sonata in D major for cello
and continuo [19:04] Pablo
VIDAL (d. 1808) Andante Gracioso
for cello and continuo (c. 1798) [5:18]
Josep Bassal (cello) Wolfgang Lehner (cello)
rec. L'Auditorium, Gerona, Spain, 29-30 December
2004, DDD
NAXOS 8.557795 [72:04] [TP]
Bassal
and Lehner play with taste and refinement, a genteel view and though
others may give the music more thrust and excitement, their playing
remains satisfying. ... see Full
Review
Alexander Porfir’yevich BORODIN
(1833-1887) Prince Igor - highlights:
1. Overture; 2. I don’t like boredom (Galitzky’s Recitative
and Aria, Act I); 3. Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens, Act II; 4. Daylight
is fading (Konchakovna’s Cavatina, Act II); 5. Slowly the day was
fading (Vladimir’s Cavatina, Act II); 6. There is neither sleep,
nor rest (Igor’s Aria, Act II); 7. Choral version of the Polovtsian
Dances, Act II; 8. Polovtsian March, Act III; In the Steppes of
Central Asia
Angelina Shvachka (mezzo) (tr. 4), Dmytro Popov (tenor) (tr. 5), Mykola
Koval (baritone) (tr. 6), Taras Shtonda (bass) (tr. 2), Kiev Chamber
Choir/Mykola Hobdych National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Theodore
Kuchar rec. Large Concert Studio, National Radio Company of Ukraine,
Kiev, 12-16 Dec 2003. DDD
NAXOS 8.557456 [57:45][TP]
With
such excellent performances in clear, well-balanced sound this disc
is a bargain. Get to know Borodin a bit better. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Symphony
No. 2 in D, Op. 73 [44:51] Selection of Hungarian
Dances
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Marin Alsop
rec. 21-22 March 2005, Blackheath Concert
Hall, London; 28 March 2005, Watford Colosseum,
UK.
NAXOS 8.557429 [65:06] [KS]
Here
the glory still belongs to the composer, and
in Alsop’s hands is lovingly recreated, held
aloft with the utmost respect. ... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Violin
Concerto in D major Op.77 (1879) [38.12]
Ossy Renardy (violin) Concertgebouw Orchestra/Charles
Munch Recorded 1948
PRISTINE AUDIO PASCO13 [38.12] [JW]
A
recording that many admire. A mix of measured control and strong accelerandi,
the lyrical and the passionate ... see Full
Review
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Quintet
in F minor for piano and strings Op.34 (1861-62) [38.13] Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Quintet in A major for piano and
strings Op.81 (1887) [35.17]
Clifford Curzon (piano) Budapest String Quartet rec. Coolidge Auditorium,
Library of Congress, 1950 (Brahms) and 1953 (Dvořák)
NAXOS 8.110307 [73.31][JW]
Completes
the Naxos survey of the collaboration between
Curzon and the Budapest. It produced many
fine things but over these recordings hangs
a certain, strangely unsatisfactory air. ...
see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Fantasien
Op.116 (1892) Capriccio [2.28]; Intermezzo [4.26]; Capriccio [3.32];
Intermezzo [4.37]; Intermezzo [2.47]; Intermezzo [3.40]; Capriccio [2.13]
Intermezzi Op.117 (1892) No.1 [4.42]; No.2 [4.05]; No.3 [6.10]
Klavierstücke Op.118 (1893) Intermezzo [1.52]; Intermezzo [6.18];
Ballade [3.25]; Intermezzo [2.44]; Romanze [3.53]; Intermezzo [5.06]
Klavierstücke Op.119 (1893) Intermezzo [3.36]; Intermezzo [5.11];
Intermezzo [1.32]; Rhapsodie [4.22]
Elena Kuschnerova (piano) Recorded Studios 1 and 2, Bavarian Radio,
2002-04 ARS PRODUKTION
38 436 [77.00][JW]
A
most worthwhile survey ... It has the strength of its convictions ...
see Full Review
Johannes BRAHMS (1833
– 1897) Ein
Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (sung in Italian)
Rosanna Carteri (soprano); Boris Christoff (bass) Orchestra Sinfonica
e Coro di Roma della RAI/Bruno Walter Recorded live 16 April 1952 at
Auditorium Rai, Turin ADD Mono
WARNER FONIT 5050467-7110-2-0 [69’26"] [JQ]
Completely
uncompetitive .... an archive performance
that should have been left to gather dust
on the shelves. ... see Full
Review
Principally
Organ - Twentieth Century
Organ Concertos Walter
BRAUNFELS (1882-1954) Organ
Concerto Op. 38 (1927) [39:16] Anton
HEILLER (1923-1979) Organ Concerto
(1963) [24:01] Max
BAUMANN (1917-1999) Organ Concerto
(organs, strings and timpani) Op. 70 (1964)
[4:55]
Thomas Schuster (organ) The Assumption
Grotto Orchestra/Eduard Perrone rec. 4-5 Oct
1999, Austin Organ op. 2243, St Raymond Catholic
Church, Detroit. DDD
GROTTO PRODUCTIONS M5170X [68:25] [RB]
A
refreshingly original anthology of organ concertos
that breaks free from the predictable ...
see Full Review
Havergal
BRIAN (1876-1972)
Songs
for baritone and piano (1914-1921): When
Icicles Hang by the Wall (Shakespeare);
Take O Take Those Lips Away (Shakespeare);
Sorrow Song (Samuel Daniel); The
Message (Donne); Farewell (Bishop
Reginald Heber); Care-Charmer Sleep (Samuel
Daniel); Since Love is Dead (Frederick
G Bowles); The Soul of Steel (C M Masterman);
Why Dost Thou Wound and Break My Heart?
(Herrick); On Parting (Temple Keble);
Lady Ellayne (Temple Keble); Renunciation
(Temple Keble); Love is a Merry Game
(Temple Keble); Piping Down the Valleys
Wild (Blake); The Chimney Sweeper (Blake);
The Land of Dreams (Blake); The
Defiled Sanctuary (Blake). Legend
for violin and piano (1919?)
Brian Rayner Cook (bar); Roger Vignoles (piano)
Stephen Levine (violin); Peter Lawson (piano)
rec. Wigmore Hall, London, 14 Mar, 13 Apr
1982 (songs); Craxton Studios, London NW3,
14-15 Dec 1981. ADD
TOCCATA RECORDS TOCC0005 [56:39] [RB]
Outstanding
performances of intriguing and impressive
music .... there should be ready takers for
this CD in the burgeoning market for British
song and for the music of Havergal Brian....
see Full
Review
Max BRUCH (1838-1920)
Eight Pieces Op.83 (1910) [36.10] (Andante [3.49]; Allegro
con moto [2.35]; Andante con moto [6.41]; Allegro agitato [3.48]; Rumänische
Melodie : Andante [5.12]; Nachtgesang (Nocturne) : Andante con moto
[6.10]; Allegro vivace ma non troppo [3.22]; Moderato [4.34]) Vincent
D’INDY (1851-1931) Trio Op.29 (1888) [35.53]
(Overture: Modéré [14.11]; Divertissement: Vif et animé
[6.00]; Chant élégiaque: Lent [6.00]; Finale: Animé
[9.43]) Amici Ensemble rec. Humbercrest United Church, Toronto, Canada,
14-15 May 2003; 5-6 February 2004. DDD
NAXOS 8.557347 [72.03][CF]
This
is a valuable addition to the catalogues and a must either for collectors
of alternative versions or for lovers of Romantic music in general.
... see Full Review
Anton
BRUCKNER
(1824-1896) String
Quintet in F major (1878-9) [45.11]* String
Quartet in C minor (1861-2) [21.13]
Leipzig String Quartet *with Hartmut Rohde
(viola) rec. 27-30 January 2004
MD+G Gold MDG 307 1297-2 [66.39] [SV]
Music
of lyric grandeur not neglecting the relaxed,
rustic charm of its Austrian folk elements.
... see Full
Review
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