Victoria
De Los Angeles – The Modest
Prima Donna see
review for content details 
Victoria
de los Angeles (soprano), other artists as
above Years of recording as above, no other
information
REGIS RRC 1232 [78:15] [CH]
You’d
do better to get the complete Madama Butterfly
with Victoria de los Angeles, also on Regis.
... see Full
Review
Arp-Schnitger-Orge
Norden
Matthias WECKMANN
(1615/16-1674) Magnificat
II toni [7'10] William
BYRD (1542/43-1623) Passamezzo
Pavana [6'57] Dietrich
BUXTEHUDE (c1637-1707) Canzona
in C BuxWV 166 [5'11] Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) An Wasserflussen
Babylon BWV 653b [5'03] Toccata in F 540/1
[9'01] Arnolt SCHLICK
(before 1460-after 1520/1) Ascendo ad
patrem meum, 2nd verse [2'17] Francisco
CORREA DE ARAUXO (1584-1654) Tiento
LIII de medio registro de dos tiples de sugundo
tono [5'25] Samuel
SCHEIDT (1587-1654) Echo ad manuale
duplex forte e lene SSWV 128 [8'14] Dietrich
BUXTEHUDE Gelobet seist du, Jesu
Christ BuxWV 188 [8'30] Georg
BOHM (1661-1733) Ach wie nichtig,
ach wie fluchtig [5'59] Dietrich
BUXTEHUDE Toccata in d BuxWV 155
[7'18]
Agnes Luchterhandt (1-6), Thiemo Janssen
(6-11) (organ) rec. Ludgerikirche, Norden,
Germany, 25-27 April 2005. DDD
MUSIKPRODUKTION
DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG 906 1363-6 [72'08]
[CB]
This
is fabulous music played on one of Europe's
greatest organs with panache and flair. ...
see Full Review
Bella
España: Music Inspired by Spain
Georges BIZET (1838-1895) (arr. William Kanengiser) excerpts from Carmen Suite [8:35] Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
rec. Studio A, O’Henry Studios, Burbank, California, 11-14 Dec 2001.
Manuel de FALLA (1876-1946) excerpts from The Three-Cornered
Hat [5:52] Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra/Jesús López-Cobos rec.
Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, 31 Jan-1 Feb 1987. Enrique
GRANADOS (1867-1916) Jota (Rondo Aragonesa)
[4:24] Angel and Celedonio Romero, guitars rec. Mission San Luis Rey,
San Luis Rey, California, 20-22 Mar and 23-25 Jul 1990. Joaquín
RODRIGO (1901-1999) Adagio from Concierto
de Aranjuez [9:40] David Russell, guitar Naples Philharmonic Orchestra/Erich
Kunzel rec. Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, Florida, 29-30
Apr 1997. Anonymous Romance [4:19] Angel Romero, guitar rec. Mission San Luis Rey,
San Luis Rey, California, 6-8 Mar 1989. RODRIGO/Andrew YORK (b. 1958) En Aranjuez con tu amor [4:08] Los Angeles Guitar Quartet rec.
Studio A, O’Henry Studios, Burbank, California, 11-14 Dec 2001. Ernesto
LECUONA (1896-1963)/Morton GOULD (1913-1996) Malagueña [4:17] Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel rec.
Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, 21 June 1998. Isaac
ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909) Málaga from Iberia: Book IV [5:45] Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra/Jesús López-Cobos rec. Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, 11-12
May 1997. ALBÉNIZ Asturias from
Suite española, op. 47 [6:18] Francisco
TÁRREGA Capricho Arabe [5:13]
David Russell, guitar rec. The Peggy and Yale Gordon Center for the
Performing Arts, Owing Mills, Maryland, 5-7 Mar 2001.
TELARC CD-80662 [59:26][BB]
A
good first introduction to music inspired
by Spain
... see Full
Review
The Best
Ever Russian Orchestral Music Collection
ABC
CLASSICS 476 8087 [3 CDs: 71:33 + 75:55
+ 73:08] [BB]
May
provide an enticing introduction to listeners
new to classical music, it will prove a disappointment
to anyone familiar with more capable and more
inspired renditions of these, taken singly,
oft-recorded pieces. ... see Full
Review
Jussi
Björling Collection: Volume 6. The
“Erik Odde” Recordings and other popular songs in Swedish - 1931-35
see review for content details
Jussi Björling
(tenor) singing as Erik Odde or in popular song under his own name rec.
1931-35 NAXOS 8.110790
[68.16] [JWo]
The
great tenor in unaccustomed mode ... depends on how much of a Björling
completist you really are ... see Full Review
BORDERLANDS
Contemporary British Piano Trios Camden REEVES
(b.1974) Starlight
Squid (2001) Paul MEALOR (b.1975)
Borderlands (2004) John PICKARD
(b.1963) Piano Trio (1990) Philip GRANGE
(b.1956) Piano Trio: Homage to Chagall (1995)
Chagall Trio (Nicoline Kraamwinkel (violin); Tim Gill (cello); Julian
Rolton (piano)) rec. 7-8 August 2004, Cosmo Rodewald Hall, University
of Manchester. DDD CAMPION
CAMEO 2053 [49:49] [CT]
Piano
Trios by four talented British composers, in vibrant and committed performances
by the Chagall Trio. ... see Full Review
Alfred
Brendel (piano) Philips
Celebrates Alfred Brendel at 75: Brendel plays Beethoven Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) CD1 Six Bagatelles, Op.
126 (1824) [20.09] Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 (1820) [18.21]
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 (1822) [27.41] CD2 Piano Concerto
No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (1807) [33.08] A Piano Sonata No.
21 in C major, Op. 53 Waldstein (1803) [25.02]
Alfred Brendel (piano) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Simon Rattle A
rec. Henry Wood Hall, London, England, March 1984 (Op. 126),
February 1996 (Op. 109); The Maltings, Snape, England, December 1995
(Op. 111); Great Hall, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria, December 1997 (Op.
58); Reitstadel, Neumarkt, Germany, April 1993 (Op. 53). DDD
PHILIPS 475 7182 [66.33 + 58.13] Philips Celebrates Alfred Brendel
at 75: Brendel plays Haydn and Mozart CD1 Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Piano Sonata in E minor, H.XVI:34 (c.1781-82)
[14.25] Piano Sonata in G major, H.XVI:40 (c.1782-84) [12.13] Piano
Sonata in D major, H.XVI:42 (c.1782-84) [12.41] Piano Sonata in E-flat
major, H.XVI:52 (1794) [21.11] CD2 Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Piano Sonata in F major, K332
(1778) [19.45] Fantasia in D minor for solo piano, K397 (1782) [05.18]
Rondo in A minor for solo piano, K511 (1787) [10.05] Concerto Rondo
in D major for piano and orchestra, K382 (1782) [10.00] B D Piano
Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 (1785) [30.24] C
Alfred Brendel (piano) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner
B Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Charles Mackerras C rec.
Henry Wood Hall, London, England, March 1984 (H.XVI:34 and 42) and July
1985 (H.XVI:40 and 52); Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 1998
(K466); The Maltings, Snape, England, June 1999 (K511); Glyndebourne
Opera House, Lewes, England, January 2000 (K332); Caird Hall, Dundee,
Scotland, July 2002 (K397). Recording date and location for K382 is
not provided. DDD/ADD D
PHILIPS 475 7185 [63.01 + 75.49][MC]
These performances continue to provide considerable pleasure. ... see
Full Review
British
Trumpet Concertos John
CARMICHAEL (b.1930) Trumpet Concerto (1972)
[21:51] Iain HAMILTON (1922-2000)
Concerto for jazz trumpet, Op.37 (1958) [12:50] Rutland
BOUGHTON (1878-1960) Trumpet Concerto (1943) [20:33] Tony
HEWITT-JONES (1926-1989) Concerto for trumpet and strings
(1986) [18:18] John Wallace
(trumpet) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Simon Wright World premiere
recordings apart from Carmichael rec. no details given.
WHITE LINE CD CDWHL2159 [73:55][JW]
Fine
performances all round. Wallace can get around these works with silken
ease and has the stylistic chops to do a Harry James as much as to burnish
the Boughton. ... see Full Review
British Tuba Concertos Edward
GREGSON (b. 1945) Tuba Concerto
(1978) [18:52] Roger STEPTOE (b. 1953) Tuba Concerto (1983) [14:49]
Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958) Tuba Concerto in F minor (1954)
[12:54] John GOLLAND (1946-1993) Tuba Concerto Op. 46 (1980s)
[17:41] James Gourlay
(tuba) Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland rec. 3-5 Jan 2004, Phoenix
Sound, Wembley. DDD NAXOS
8.557754 [64:15][CT]
Four
eminently listenable concertos for the tuba in first class performances
by James Gourlay. ... see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH The
John Browning Edition 4 Volumes See
review for details MSR
CLASSICS MS 1120-3 [63.59]
A
heart-warming selection and shows just what
a powerful and impressive musician he was.
Gives a strong insight into the younger Browning’s
sensitive musicianship. ... see Full
Review
Giacomo
PUCCINI
(1858 – 1924) Maria Callas sings Puccini Manon
Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide; Sola, perduta, abbandonata; La
Bohème: Si, mi chiamano Mimi; Donde lieta usci; Suor Angelica:
Senza mamma; Gianni Schicchi: I mio babbino caro; Turandot:
Signore, ascolta; In questa reggia; Tu che di gel sei cinta; Madama
Butterfly: Viene la sera ... Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia ...
Vogliatemi bene (with Nicolai Gedda, tenor, and Lucia Danieli, mezzo-soprano);
Un bel di vedremo; Che tua madre; Una nave da Guerra ... Scuoti quella
fronda di cillegio (with Lucia Danieli); Con onor muore ... Tu? tu?
tu? tu? tu? tu? tu? Piccolo Iddio (with Nicolai Gedda)
Maria Callas (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra/Tullio Serafin The
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan/Herbert von Karajan (Madama Butterfly)
rec. London, 15–21 September 1954, Milan 1–6 August 1955 (Madama Butterfly)
REGIS RRC1234 [72:16]
[GF]
A
good buy – and cheap for those who want to upgrade. Newcomers could
also with advantage start here. ... see Full
Review
This
Is Clarity Billy
AMSTELL (1914-2005) Stick
o’Liquorice arr. Paul Harvey [2.56] Raymond
DECANCQ (b.1935) Two Contrasts
[5.27] Mari MIURA
Clover Fantasy for Clarinet Quartet
[9.16] Heiner WIBERNY
(b.1944) Ulla in Africa (1976) [4.29]
Paul HARVEY
(b.1935) Quartet for Three B flat clarinets
and bass clarinet [8.40] TRADITIONAL
Waltzing Matilda – Historical views
for Clarinet Quartet arr. Terry Stirzaker
[9.51] Erik SATIE
(1866-1925) Gymnopédie No.1 arr.
Canham [2.37] Yvonne
DESPORTES (1907-1993) Normandie
– Suite on Ancient Airs from Normandie [12.02]
Astor PIAZZOLLA
(1921-1992) Milonga del Angel (1965) arr.
Canham [4.23] La Muerte del Angel (1962) arr.
Canham [1.56] William
BYRD (1543-1623) Pavana arr. Skolnik
[1.53] Johann STRAUSS
II (1825-1899) Perpetuum Mobile
arr. Heau [2.51] Gershon
KINGSLEY (b.1922) Popcorn arr.
Canham [2.34]
Clarity Clarinet Quartet Recorded at
Wesley Music Centre, September-October 2005
MOVE MCD 306 [69.10] [JW]
No
po faces here and God knows the scene has
its fair share, so instrumentally eloquent
performances such as these can be enjoyed
guilt-free. ... see Full
Review
Concertos
for Four Horns Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Konzertstück
Op. 86 (1849) [17:12] George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Concerto
in F major (1746) [6:16] Georg
Philip TELEMANN (1681-1767) Overture
in F major (1725) [23:46] Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Symphony No.31
in D major, ‘Horn Signal’ (1765) [28:07]
American Horn Quartet Sinfonia Varsovia/Dariusz
Wišniewski rec. Polish Radio Studios, Warsaw,
Poland, 18-20 July 2003.
NAXOS 8.557747 [75:40][DC]
The
nicest thing is that they sound as if they
are having fun. ... see Full
Review
Janet Craxton:
Music for Oboe and Strings Francis
Routh (b.1927) Oboe Quartet Op.34
(1977) [9:51] Elizabeth
Maconchy (1907-1994) Oboe Quartet
(1972) [15:57] Richard
Stoker (b.
1938) Polemics for Oboe and String
Trio (1970) [11:37] Nicola
LeFanu (b.
1947) Variations for Oboe Quartet (1968)
[10:51] Lennox Berkeley
(1903-1989)
Quartet for Oboe and String Trio (1967)
[14:20] Elisabeth
Lutyens (1906-1983)
Driving out the Death for Oboe and
String Trio Op.81 (1971) [14:23]
Janet Craxton (oboe) London Oboe Quartet (Perry
Hart, violin; Brian Hawkins, viola; Kenneth
Heath, cello (except Routh); Charles Tunnell,
cello (Routh))
OBOE CLASSICS CC2011 [77:35] [JF]
Five
works inspired by the playing of Janet Craxton
– each composer was able to compose a work
that exploited her unique talents. Minor masterpieces
within a genre that is less represented than
it deserves. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Delectatio
Angeli:
Music of love, longing and lament John
BEDYNGHAM (c.1460) O rosa bella
[3.38]; Bernart de
VENTADORN (1125-1195) Can vei la
lauzete mover [7.15]; Jehan
VAILLANT (fl.c.1360-90) Par maintes
foys [2.49]; Etienne
de MEAUX (fl.c.1300) Trop est mes
maris jalos [3.28]; Francesco
LANDINI (1325-1397) Giunta vaga
bilta [2.35]; Matheus
de PERUSIO (d.1418) le greygnour
bien [4.36]; Johannes
CICONIA (1335-1411) Per quella
strada [3.19]; Guillaume
DUFAY (c.1397-1474) Hélas
mon dueil [3.14]; L’alta belleza tua [1.38];
Anon English
13th Century English Dance;
Anon Spanish
c.1300 Four Planctus (La Huelgas ms) [15.54]
Catherine Bott and friends (Pavlo Beznosiuk
and Mark Levy (medieval fiddles)) rec. Angel
Studios, Islington, London, April 2001.
HYPERION CDA 67549 [62.26] [GH]
I
enjoyed practically everything that this disc offered with the Dufay
being the star. I know of no just cause or impediment why everyone else
shouldn’t do so as well. ... see Full
Review
An
English Renaissance:
music for oboe and strings inspired by Leon Goossens
Elizabeth
MACONCHY (1907-1994)
Quintet for Oboe and Strings (1932) [11:21] Arthur
BLISS (1891-1975) Quintet for Oboe and String
Quartet (1926) [21:26] Benjamin BRITTEN (1913-1976) Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and
Strings (1932) [14:08] Dorothy GOW (1893-1982) Oboe Quintet in One movement (1936)
[14:00] E.J. MOERAN (1894-1950) Fantasy Quartet (1946) [13:27]
George Caird (oboe)
Simon Blendis, violin; Louise Williams, violin; Jane Salmon, cello;
Alison Dods, second violin in the Maconchy/Gow and David Adams, second
violin in the Bliss. rec. St Michael’s Church, Highgate, London on January
27th 2004.
OBOE CLASSICS CC2009 [75:14][JF]
If
it is just for the Dorothy Gow I would suggest that you drop everything
and rush out to the shops to buy this CD today! ... see Full
Review
The Exquisite
Hour Franz Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809)
Arianna
a Naxos [19:09] Johannes
BRAHMS (1833–1897) Ständchen
Op. 106, No 1 (c.1888) [1:40] Da unten im
Tale (Deutsche Volkslieder No. 6) (1894) [1:48]
Nachtwandler Op. 86, No. 3 (c. 1877) [3:29]
Feldeinsamkeit Op. 86, No. 2 (c. 1879) [3:03]
Alte Liebe Op. 72, No 1 (c. 1876) [3:00] Die
Mainacht Op. 43, No. 2 (c. 1866) [3:31] Von
ewiger Liebe Op. 43, No.1 (1864) [4:43] Reynaldo
HAHN (1875-1947) À Chloris
[2:59] L’Énamourée [3:22] Trois
jours de vendange [3:12] L’Heure exquise [2:30]
Quand je fus pris au pavillon [1:21] Erich
Wolfgang KORNGOLD (1897-1957) Glückwunsch
Op. 38, No.1 (1947) [2:34] Alt-Spanisch op.
38, No 3 (1940) [1:24] Sterbelied Op. 14,
No 1 [3:46] Gefasster Abschied Op. 14 No.
4 [3:22] Kurt WEILL
(1900-1950) Lost in the Stars (from
Lost in the Stars) [2:50] Speak Low
(from One Touch of Venus) [2:29] John
IRELAND (1879-1962) Her Song [2:57]
Benjamin BRITTEN
(1913-1976) Tit for Tat [2:05]
Sarah Connolly (mezzo) Eugene Asti (piano)
rec. live, St. John’s, Smith Square, London,
3 October 2005. DDD
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD072 [75:18] [JQ]
A
gem of a disc. An exquisite recital which
I enjoyed immensely ... see Full
Review
Friends
and Rivals: Mozart and Clementi Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Piano
Concerto in E flat, K271, 'Jeunehomme'a (1777)
[33'34] Muzio CLEMENTI (1752-1832) Piano
Concerto in Cb (1796) [22'50] Felicja
Blumental (piano);aMozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg/Leopold
Hager;b Prague Symphony Orchestra/ Alberto Zedda.
rec. Salzburg, a1976 and b1980. ADD BRANA
RECORDS BR0008 [56'24] [CC]
Polish
pianist Blumental was intensely musical as these recordings clearly
show. Worth investigating. The low playing time is somewhat mitigated
by the low retail price. ... see Full
Review
Maria
Callas: Lyric and Coloratura
Arias Francesco
CILEA (1866–1950) driana Lecouvreur:
Io son l’umile nacelle; Poveri fiori; Alfredo
CATALANI (1854–1893) La Wally:
Ebben? Ne andro lontana; Umberto
GIORDANO (1867–1948) Andrea
Chenier: La mamma morta; Arrigo
BOITO (1842–1918) Mefistofele:
L’altra notte in fondo al mare; Gioacchino
ROSSINI (1792–1868) Il barbiere
di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa; Giacomo
MEYERBEER (1791–1864) Dinorah:
Ombre légère; Leo
DELIBES (1836–1891) Lakmé:
Où va la jeune Indoue (Bell Song);
Giuseppe VERDI (1813–1901)
I vespri siciliani: Mercè, dilette
amici; Gioacchino
ROSSINI Il Turco in Italia:
Non si dà follia maggiore; Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791) Die
Entführung aus dem Serail: Martern
aller Arten; Gustave
CHARPENTIER (1860–1956) Louise:
Depuis le jour; Gioacchino
ROSSINI Armida: D’amore
al dolce impero Maria
Callas (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra/Tullio
Serafin (trs 1 – 9), Orchestra La Scala Milan/Gianandrea
Gavazzeni (tr. 10), Orchestra RAI, Milan/Alfredo
Simonetto rec. Watford Town Hall, 17–21 September
1954 (tracks 1 – 9); Milan, 31 August–8 September
1954 (tr. 10), live broadcast, San Remo, December
1954 (tracks 11 – 13). ADD
REGIS RRC 1233 [72:57] [GF]
Includes
tracks showing Callas at her very best. Not
the last word in sonics but enjoyable anyway.
... see Full
Review
Das Gänsebuch (The Geese Book) -
German Medieval Chant Kaspar
OTHMAYR (1515-1553)/Lucas
OSIANDER (1534-1604) Komm,
Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott, bicinium and chorale*
[03:12] plainchant
Mass for Ascension: Viri Galilei,
introitus [02:41] Hans
KOTTER (c1485-1541) Fantasia in
C* [01:21] plainchant
Mass for the Holy Lance and the
Nails [12:37] Conrad
BRUMANN (d1526) Carmen in G* [01:19]
plainchant Mass
for Saint Deocarus: Justus germinabit, alleluia;
Dilectus deo et hominibus, sequentia [04:55]
Ludwig SENFL (c1492-c1555)
Lied: Ewiger Gott* [02:37] plainchant
Mass for Saint Sebaldus [12:56]
Heinrich ISAAC (c1450-1517)
Ricercare in d minor* [02:28] plainchant
Mass for Saint Monica: Jesu transfixi vulnera,
offertorium [01:10] Conrad
PAUMANN (c1415-c1473) Kyrie Angelicum*
[02:25] plainchant
Mass for Saint Martha [16:50] Arnolt
SCHLICK (c1455-c1525) Maria zart,
von edler Art* [02:18] plainchant
Mass for Saint Lawrence: Confessio
et pulchritudo in conspectu eius, introitus
[01:48] Heinrich
FINCK (1445-1527) Ich werd erlost*
[01:22] [Bells of the Church of St Lorenz]
[00:53]
Schola Hungarica/László
Dobszay, Janka Szendrei Matthias Ank, organ
(*) rec. September 2002, Lutheran Church of
Wendelstein, February 2003, St Lorenz in Nuremberg,
Germany. DDD
NAXOS 8.557412 [70:53] [JV]
Considering
the historical importance of this repertoire
and the quality of both music and performance
I recommend this disc to anyone interested
in liturgical music … see Full
Review
The Gigli Edition
Vol. 12: London Recordings 1946-1947 Fromental
HALÉVY (1799 – 1862) La
Juive: Rachel, quand du Seigneur; Edouard
LALO (1823 – 1892) Le Roi d’Ys:
Puisq’on ne peut … Vainement [ma] ô
bien-aimée; Paolo
TOSTI (1846 – 1916) Parted; MURRAY
I’ll walk beside you; Salvatore
CARDILLO (19th/20th
Cent) Core ‘ngrato; Jules
MASSENET (1842 – 1912) Manon: Je
suis seul! … Ah! Fuyez, douce image; Werther:
Pourquoi me réveiller?; FALVO
(?) Dicitencello vuje; Traditional
Adeste fideles; Franz
GRUBER (1787 – 1863) Silent night,
holy night; Franz
SCHUBERT (1797 – 1828) Ave Maria;
Pietro MASCAGNI (1863
– 1945) Cavalleria rusticana: O Lola (Siciliana);
Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810
– 1849) Reviens mon amour (from Étude
in E major Op. 10 No. 3) [Tristesse]; CITTADINI
(?) Ninna nanna; Paolo
TOSTI Segreto; CITTADINI
Nostalgia d’amore; WILLIAMS
(?) Vidalita, Op. 45 No. 3; BUCHARDO
(?) Canción del Carretero
(from Seis Canciónes al estilo popular);
May BRAHE (1885
- 1956) Bless this house; PENN
(?) Smilin’ through
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) Royal Opera House
Orchestra, Covent Garden (tr. 1 – 8), Orchestra
(tr. 9 – 11, 13 – 20)/Rainaldo Zamboni. tr.
9 with chorus, Herbert Dawson, organ, and
Kitty Wilson, harp, tr. 10 – 11 with Herbert
Dawson, organ, and Kitty Wilson, harp, tr
12 with harp accompaniment by Kitty Wilson
rec. Studio 1, Abbey Road, London, 4 December,
1946 (tr. 1 – 4), 13 December 1946 (tr. 5
– 8), in Kingsway Hall, London, 26 November,
1947 (tr. 9 – 12), 27 November 1947 (tr. 13
– 16), Studio 1, Abbey Road, London, 30 November
1947 (tr. 17 – 20)
NAXOS 8.111101 [67:05] [GF]
Another "must
buy" for the Gigli enthusiast. ... see
Full Review
The Complete
Leopold Godowsky: Volume 2 - The Brunswick
Recordings 1922-25
see review for content details
Leopold Godowsky (piano) Recorded 1922-25
MARSTON 52051-2 [77.45 + 75.01]
[JW]
These
Brunswicks lack the obvious Romantic pile-drivers but he was a master
of the subtler canvas. His uneven recordings point to a personality
unsettled by the mechanical and by contrivance - ... see Full
Review
Guitarra:
The Guitar in Spain DVD
1 First Movement, Prelude: The Golden Century [25:46]; Second Movement,
Country Dances: The Baroque Guitar [25:58]; Third Movement, Rondo: The
Guitar in the Classical Period [26:01]; Fourth Movement, Serenade: Flamenco
and Romantic Guitar [25:50] DVD 2 Fifth Movement, Rhapsody: Granados
and Nationalism [26:46]; Sixth Movement, Evocation: Isaac Albéniz [25:20];
Seventh Movement, Homage: The Guitar in the Twentieth Century [24:59];
Eighth Movement, Finale: The Concierto de Aránjuez by Joaquín
Rodrigo [25:35] Julian
Bream (guitar) The Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Sir Charles Groves Devised
and presented by Julian Bream Director: Barrie Gavin; Producer: Laurence
Boulting Region Code: 0; NTSC
ARTHAUS MUSIK 102 003 DVD 
[103:35
+ 102:41][ZT]
‘Guitarra’
is highly recommended viewing, and a fine tribute to a great guitarist.
... see Full Review
Jewish
String Quartets Darius MILHAUD (1892-1974)
Études
sur des thèmes liturgiques du Comtat Venaissin (1973) (Modéré
4:53; Animé 2:05; Modéré 1:51)
Juilliard String Quartet (Joel Smirnoff, violin; Ronald Copes, violin;
Samuel Rhodes, viola; Joel Krosnick, cello) Abraham
Wolf BINDER (1895-1966) Two Hassidic Moods (1934)
(I. Meditation 4:41 5. II. Dance 7:09) Bochmann String
Quartet (Michael Bochmann, violin; Mark Messenger, violin; Helen Roberts,
viola; Peter Adams, cello) Ruth SCHONTHAL
(b. 1924) String Quartet No. 3, In Memoriam Holocaust (1997)
(I. Grave 8:00; II. Lament and Prayer 10:49) Bingham String
Quartet (Stephen Bingham, violin; Sally-Ann Weeks, violin; Brenda Stewart,
viola; James Halsey, cello) John ZORN Kol
Nidre (1996) 6:20 Ilya Kaler, violin; Perrin Yang, violin; George
Taylor, viola; Steven Doane, cello Sholom SECUNDA
(1894-1974) String Quartet in C Minor (1945) (I. Allegretto
9:15; II. Adagio 4:02; III. Allegro 7:47; IV. Allegro
con fuoco 10:30) Bochmann String Quartet rec. Oct 2001, AAAL, NYC
(Milhaud); Nov 1998 (Binder, Secunda), Feb 1999 (Schonthal), St Silas,
London; Sept 1999, Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School, Rochester, USA (Zorn)
NAXOS AMERICAN CLASSICS
MILKEN ARCHIVE 8.559451 [77:49] [RB]
A
refreshing anthology of generally accessible
unknown music for string quartet ... see Full
Review
A
Joker's Tales
Daniel BÖRTZ
(b. 1943) A
Joker’s Tales* (1999-2000) [20:16] Ingvar
KARKOFF (b. 1958) Concerto for
Recorder and Wind Orchestra** (2000) [20:28]
Fredrik ÖSTERLING
(b. 1966) Les voix du silence (Voices
of Silence), Six movements for recorder trio***
(2003) [16.50]
Dan Laurin (recorder) Royal Stockholm
Philharmonic Orchestra/Alan Gilbert* Östgöta
Symphonic Wind Ensemble/Petter Sundkvist**
Trio Paradox*** rec. May 2002, Nybrokajen
11 (the former Academy of Music), Stockholm
(Karkoff); December 2002, Stockholm Concert
Hall, Sweden (Börtz); July 2005, Länna
Church, Sweden (Österling). DDD
BIS-CD-1425 [58:35] [DC]
A
new CD of high quality, substantial and original
new music has certainly done Bis no disservice.
... see Full
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Live in
Ramallah Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Sinfonia
Concertante in E flat major for Oboe,
Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn, KAnh.9 (297b)*
[29:42] Ludwig Van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony
No. 5 in C minor Op. 67 [31:35] Speech by
Daniel Barenboim. [4:34] Encore
Edward ELGAR (1857-1934) Nimrod
from Enigma Variations Op. 36 [4:06]
*Mohamed Saleh (oboe); Kinan Azmeh (clarinet);
Mor Biron (bassoon); Sharon Polyak (horn)
West Eastern Divan Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim
rec. live, Cultural Palace, Ramallah, 21 August
2005. DDD
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 62791-2 [69:57] [DD]
A
marvellous score set alight by these young
players, going for broke in Gaza ...see Full
Review
Gérard
Souzay (baritone) French
songs Henri DUPARC (1848-1933)
Chanson
triste [03:05], L’invitation au voyage [04:32]
(rec. 1952) Ernest
CHAUSSON (1855-1899) Les papillons
op.2/3 [01:09], Le temps de lilas [04:14],
Le colibri op.2/7 [03:09], Le charme op.2/2
[02:08] (rec. 1954) Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937) Histoires naturelles
[15:24] (Rec. 1952), Don Quichotte à
Dulcinée* [06:15] (rec. 1950) Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) La grotte*
[02:20], Mandoline* [01:16] (rec. 1950) Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) Spleen
op.51/3 [02:45], Green op.58/3 [02:06], C’est
l’extase op.58/5 [02:47], Prison op.83/1 [02:17],
Mandoline op.58/1 [1:42] (rec.1951), Clair
de lune op.46/2 [02:57], Après un rêve
op.7/1 [02:39], Au bord de l’eau op.8/1 [02:19],
Arpège op.76/2 [02:02], En sourdine
op.58/2 [03:17], L’horizon chimérique
[07:38] (rec. 1950)
Gérard Souzay (baritone) with Jacqueline
Bonneau (piano) except items marked* which
are with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra/Edouard
Lindberg [Lindenberg?] Recorded in the years
given above, no other information CD transfers
by Tony Watts
REGIS RRC 1236 [76:15] [CH]
Classic
French singing but the transfers are not of
the best. ... see Full
Review
Wanda Landowska:
Treasury of Harpsichord Music and
Dances of Ancient Poland Treasury of Harpsichord Music:
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685 – 1750)
Fantasia in C minor, BWV 919; Domenico SCARLATTI
(1685 – 1757) Sonata in D major, L. 418; Sonata in D minor,
L. 423; Jacques Champion de CHAMBONNIÈRES
(ca 1601 – ca 1672) Sarabande in D minor; Jean
Philippe RAMEAU (1683 – 1764) La Dauphine; François COUPERIN (1668 – 1733) Les barricades mystérieuses;
L’arlequine; William CROFT (1678 –
1727) (attrib. Purcell) Ground in C minor; Anonymous
The Nightingale; George Frederic HANDEL (1685
– 1759) Air and Doubles from Suite No. 5 in E major “The Harmonious
Blacksmith”; Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756
– 1791) Rondo in D major, K 485; Rondo alla Turca from Sonata in
A major, K 331 “Turkish March”; Minuet in D major, K 355; Antonio
VIVALDI (1678 – 1741) (trans. J.S. BACH)
Concerto No. 1 in D major: Allegro; Larghetto; Allegrissimo Dances
of Ancient Poland: Michael Cleophas OGIŃSKI
(1765 – 1833) (trans. Landowska) Polonaise in A minor; Jacob le POLONAIS (b. ca 1550) (trans. Landowska)
Gagliarda; Wanda LANDOWSKA (1879 –
1959) Bourée d’Auvergne; Diomedes CATO
(ca 1560 – ca 1618) Chorea Polonica; Michael
Cleophas OGIŃSKI Polonaise in G major; Jean
Philippe RAMEAU Air grave pour deux polonaise from “Les Indes
Galantes”; François COUPERIN Air
dans le gout polonaise; Three Polish Dances of the 17th Century
(trans. Landowska): No. 1 POLONAIS:
Courante; No. 2 Anonymous; No.
3 Anonymous; Wanda LANDOWSKA The
Hop (Wedding Folk Song); Fryderyk CHOPIN
(1810 – 1849) Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56, No. 2
Wanda Landowska (harpsichord) rec. Lotus Club, New York City, various
dates 1946 (Treasury of Harpsichord Music) and in Lakeville, Connecticut,
12– 27 May 1951. ADD
NAXOS 8.111055 [77:39] [GF]
Wilful but utterly stimulating ... 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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