Emmanuel
CHABRIER (1841-1894)
Impromptu
(1873) [7:11] Ronde champêtre
(ca. 1870) [3:53] Dix pièces
pittoresques (1881) [42:25] (Paysage
[5:49]; Mélancolie [2:39];
ourbillon [1:31]; Sous-bois [4:30];
Mauresque [3:21]; Idylle [3:51];
Danse villageoise [4:36]; Improvisation
[5:20]; Menuet pompeux [6:10];
Scherzo-valse [4:33]) Aubade (1883)
[4:45] Ballabile (pub. 1897)[1:33]
Caprice (pub. 1897) [2:49] Feuillet
d’album (pub. 1897) [2:13] Habanera
(1885) [4:35] Bourrée fantasque
(1891) [6:38]
Angela Hewitt (piano)rec. Das Kulturzentrum
Grand Hotel, Dobbiaco, Italy, 19-22 June 2004.
HYPERION CDA67515 [76:06] [BB]
In
terms of recording, performance, and production,
another success for the Hewitt-Hyperion collaboration.
... see Full
Review
Cécile
CHAMINADE (1857-1944)
Arlequine
Op. 53 [3:01] Pièce romantique
Op. 7 No. 1 [2:42] Chanson bretonne,
(No. 5 of Romances sans paroles Op.
76) [2:09] Divertissement Op. 105 [2:16]
Consolation, (No. 5 of Pièces
humoristiques Op. 87) [4:50] Passacaille
Op. 130 [3:14] Nocturne Op. 165
[4:37] Scherzo-valse Op. 148 (d’après
Op. 126 No. 6) [2:49] Sous bois (No.
2 of Pièces Humoristiques Op.
87) [3:13] Étude symphonique Op.
28 [5:24] Élégie Op 98
(Feuillets d’album No. 3) [3:04] Gigue
Op. 43 [3:31] Au pays dévasté
Op. 155 [6:31] Pastorale Op. 114 [4:49]
Libellules Op. 24 [2:19] Valse tendre
Op. 119 [3:46] Tristesse Op. 104
[3:55] Impromptu (No. 5 of Études
de concert Op. 35) [3:51] Tarantelle
(No. 6 of Études de concert
Op. 35) [4:35]
Peter Jacobs (piano) rec. 3-4 November 1993,
All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London.
DDD
HYPERION HELIOS CDH55198 [72:41] [ABi]
Depth
of imagination, a broad range of mood and
styles, keen lyricism and a constantly successful
and pleasing domestic style. ... see Full
Review
Aaron
COPLAND
(1900-1990) Billy
the Kid: Suite (1938) [20:10] Billy
the Kid: Waltz (1938) [4:09] Rodeo:
Suite (1942) [21:10] Ferde GROFÉ (1892-1972)
Grand Canyon Suite (1929-1931) [32:20]
Morton Gould and His Orchestra rec. Manhattan
Center, New York City, 1-2 October 1957 (Copland),
19 February 1960 (Grofé)
RCA RED SEAL (SONY BMG) SACD 82876 679042
[78:10] [EB]
A
superb recording which brings verve to Copland’s ballet scores
and more than a touch of the big screen to the Grofé ... see Full
Review
Muzio CLEMENTI (1752-1832)
Piano Sonatas: Sonata in G minor, Op. 34 No. 2 (1795) [22:23]; Sonata
in A, Op. 50, No. 1 (1821) [22:38]; Sonata in E-flat, Op. 41 (1804)
[17:34] Tanya Bannister
(piano) rec. 13-15 August 2004, The Performing Arts Center, The Country
Day School, King City, Ontario, Canada
NAXOS 8.557453 [62:36][DB]
Reason
to wish that Naxos
continue to release more Clementi. Highly
competent and assured performances. ... see
Full
Review
David DIAMOND
(1915-2005) Trio
for violin, cello and piano (1951) [25:12]
Quartet for piano and string trio (1936 rev.
1967) [26:37] Trio in G major for violin,
viola and cello (1937) [17:52]
Notre Dame String Trio (Carolyn Plummer (violin);
Christine Rutledge (viola); Karen Buranskas
(cello)) Ralph Votapek (piano) rec. 29-30
June 1998, WFMT Studios, Chicago (Piano
Trio; Piano Quartet); June 1996, Masonic Temple,
South Bend, Indiana (String Trio). DDD
CENTAUR CRC 2437 [69:58] [RB]
Vivacious
music-making and must not be overlooked in
the present crop of discs ... see Full
Review
Gaetano
DONIZETTI (1797-1848) Don Pasquale
- dramma buffo in three acts (1843) Libretto
by Giovanni Ruffini and Gaetano Donizetti. First performed: Théâtre
Italien, Paris, 3 January 1843
Don Pasquale, an elderly well-off bachelor, Alfredo Mariotti (bass);
Ernesto, ardent but impecunious suitor of Norina, Ugo Benelli (ten);
Norina, an impulsive, but sensitive, young widow, Anna Maccianti (sop);
Doctor Malatesta, extremely resourceful and jocular doctor, friend
of Pasquale and closer friend of Ernesto, Mario Basiola (bar) Chorus
and orchestra of the Maggio Musicale, Florence, Italy/Ettore Gracis
rec. Teatro Communale, Florence, Italy. October 1964 Il campanello
di notte - comic operas in one act (1836). Libretto by the
composer Don Annibale Pistacchio, an apothecary, Alfredo Mariotti
(bass); Serafina, Annibale’s bride, Emma Bruno de Sanctis (sop); Madama
Rosa, Serafina’s mother and Enrico’s aunt, Flora Raffanelli (mezzo);
Enrico, a gay young blood, Alberto Rinaldi (bar); Spiridione, Annibale’s
servant, Mario Guggio (ten) Chorus and orchestra of the Teatro La
Fenice, Venice, Italy/Ettore Gracis rec. La Teatro Fenice, Venice.
October 1964
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON OPERA HOUSE SERIES 477 5631 [81.03 + 77.16][[RJF]
A
good introduction to two of Donizetti’s lighter compositions and at
bargain price. ... see Full
Review
Antonin
DVOŘÁK
(1841-1904) Symphony No.7 in D minor, Op.70 (1885)
[38:48] The Wild Dove (1896) [19:46]
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Nikolaus Harnoncourt rec. Concertgebouw,
Amsterdam, March 1998 ‘live’ (symphony), Dec 1997
WARNER CLASSICS 3984 21278-2 [58:49][TH]
A
successful performance of The Wild Dove and a relatively ordinary one
of the symphony ... makes it hard to completely recommend. ... see Full
Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33 (1876) [39:19] The Golden Spinning
Wheel, op. 109 (1896) [28:21]
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Nikolaus
Harnoncourt rec. Het Concertgebouw, 20-26 October 2001; Piano Concerto
recorded live. DDD WARNER
CLASSICS LC 04281 8573876302 [67:52] [JuW]
Strong
performances by world-class players. However,
there are good reasons why lesser-known works
are less-known. Dvořák has written better
stuff than this ... see Full
Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK
(1841-1904) Violin
Concerto op.53 (1879) [33:01] (I: Allegro
ma non troppo [10:20]; 2. II: Adagio ma non
troppo [11:39]; 3. III: Finale – Allegro giocoso,
ma non troppo [11:02]) Samuel
BARBER (1910-1981) Violin Concerto,
op.14 (1939) [22:45] (I: Allegro [10:37];
II: Andante [8:18]; III: Presto in moto perpetuo
[3:50])
Martin Válek (violin) Prague Radio
Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir Válek Czech
Radio recording (no further details available)
CESKY ROZHLAS UP0082-2 231 [55:58] [GPJ]
If
the coupling of these two lovely concertos
is for you, then you won’t go far wrong with
this issue... see Full
Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Trio
No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in B-flat Major Op. 21, B 51
(1875) [37:13] Trio No. 2 in G-minor Op 26, B56 (1876) [33:54]
Trio No. 3 in F-minor Op 65, B130 (1883) [43:29]
Trio No. 4 “Dumky”in E-minor Op 90, B166 (1891) [32:35] Dumky
Trio: Pierre-Olivier Queyras
(violin), Véronique Marin (cello), Frédéric Lagarde (piano) rec. Church of Saint
Marcel, Paris, August 2003 ETCETERA
KTC 1303 2CD [71:07
+ 76:04] [WK]
A
certain neo-classical restraint ... but this set contains wonderful
ensemble playing and lots of energy, as well as solo work that
is truly inspired. ... see Full
Review
Antonín DVOŘÁK
(1841-1904)
Symphonic Poems The Golden Spinning Wheel B. 197, Op.
109 (1896)* [28:24] The Noon Witch B. 196, Op. 108 (1896)* [14:17]
The Water Goblin B. 195, Op. 107 (1896) [21:20] The Wild Dove
B. 198, Op. 110 (1896) [19:56]
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Nikolaus Harnoncourt rec. Concertgebouw,
Amsterdam, Holland, 24-26 October 2001 (Op. 109), December 1998 (Op.
108), October 1999 (Op. 107), December 1997 (Op. 110) Live recording*
DDD WARNER CLASSICS
2564 60221-2 [42:44 + 41:03] [MC]
Quite
superb throughout ... open-hearted and spontaneous playing ... highly
impressive. ... see Full
Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Pro
(mladé) klavíristy [Music for (young) pianists] Intermezzo Op.52
No.2 [2.07] Mazurka in B minor Op.56 No.3 [2.15] Album Leaves B109
(1880-88) 1. F sharp minor [0.57] 2. G minor [0.30] E flat major [0.47]
Piano Piece in G major [2.01] Legend [1.59] Theme [1.10] Two Little
Pearls B156 (1887) 3.46] Polka in E major B3 (1860) [2.08] Silhouettes
Op.8 B98 (1879) Nos.1, 2, 4 ,6 ,8 ,9 and 11 [13.18] Humoresque B138
(1884) [2.41] Eight Humoresques Op.101 B187 – No.7 in G flat major
(1892-95) [2.39] Poetic Tone Pictures Op.85 B161 (1889) Nos.4, 6,
9 and 13 [16.51] Tempo di Marcia [2.46] Presto in E flat major [1.09]
Lullaby [3.06] Minuets Op.28 B58 (1876-77) [5.05] Eight Waltzes Op.54
B101 (1880) - No.1 [3.26] Four Eclogues Op.56 B103 (1880) – E major
No.4 [5.31] Presto in E minor [1.32] Polka - Forget Me Not (1854)
[1.05] Tomáš Víšek
(piano) rec. Municipal Theatre, Turnov, Czech Republic, January, February
2005 ROSA CLASSIC
RD 1318 [77.39][JW]
A
most rewarding single disc selection for those unwilling to commit
to the complete works on disc ... see Full
Review
Edward
ELGAR (1857-1934)
The Dream of Gerontius Op.38
(1900) Heddle Nash (tenor)
Gladys Ripley (contralto) Dennis Noble (baritone) Norman Walker (bass)
Huddersfield Choral Society Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/ Malcolm
Sargent rec. Liverpool, 1945
PRISTINE AUDIO PACO009 [55.00 + 35.08] [JW]
The
lower to mid frequency response tends to predominate and the upper
frequencies are dampened in the interest of shellac suppression.
... see Full Review
Edward
ELGAR (1857-1934) Edward
Elgar conducts Edward Elgar
Overture Cockaigne (In London Town) — Concert
Overture, Op. 40 [13.39] BBC
Symphony Orchestra/Elgar rec. 11 April, 1933, EMI Abbey Road
Studio No. 1, London Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma),
Op. 36 [27:12]: (Theme [1.49]; C.A.E. (the composer's
wife) [1:54]; H.D.S.-P. (Hew David Steuart-Powell) [0.44]; R.B.T.
(Richard Baxter Townshend) [1.25]; W.M.B. (William
Meath Baker) [0.29]; R.P.A. (Richard Penrose Arnold) [1.54]; Ysobel
(Isabel Fitton) [1.22]; Troyte (Troyte Griffith) [0.53]; W.N.
(Winifred Norbury) [1.38]; Nimrod (A J. Jaeger) [2.53]; Intermezzo:
Dorabella (Dora Penny) [2.32]; G.R.S. (George Robertson
Sinclair) [0.48]; B.G.N. (Basil G. Nevinson) [2.15]; Romanza:
*** (Lady Mary Lygon) [2.03]; Finale: E.D.U. (the
composer) [4.31]) Royal Albert Hall Orchestra/Elgar rec.
28 April, 30 August 1926, Queen’s Hall, London Pomp
and Circumstance Marches: No. l in D major [4.25]
Royal Albert Hall Orchestra/Elgar rec. 27 April 1926, Queen’s
Hall, London No.2 in A minor [4.03] Royal Albert Hall
Orchestra/Elgar rec. 27 April 1926, Queen’s Hall, London No.3
in C minor [4.35] London Symphony Orchestra/Elgar rec.
15 July, 1927, Queen’s Hall, London No.4 in G major [4.34]
London Symphony Orchestra/Elgar rec. 15 July, 1927, Queen’s
Hall, London No.5 in C major [4.15] London Symphony
Orchestra/Elgar rec. 18 September, 1930, Kingsway Hall, London Side
3 of the Cockaigne Overture in "Accidental
Stereo” [4.52] BBC Symphony Orchestra/Elgar rec. 11 April
1933, EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London NAXOS
HISTORICAL AAD 8.111022 [67.35] [EM]
Will
satisfy any music-lover who is interested in hearing a composer’s
interpretation of his own music. ... see Full
Review
Sir
Edward ELGAR (1857-1934) Cockaigne Overture,
op. 40 (1900-1) [13:09] Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85*
(1919) [26:33] The Wand of Youth, Suite no. 1, op. 1a
(1907) [19:08] The Wand of Youth, Suite no. 2, op. 1b
(1908) [14:46] Elegy, op. 58 (1909) [03:45] Anthony
Pini (cello) London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Eduard van Beinum
rec. 13 May 1949 (op. 40, op. 58), 14 May 1949 and 12 April
1950 (op. 85), 5 February 1949 (op. 1a), 13 February 1950 (op.
1b), Kingsway Hall, London, produced by Victor Olof, engineered
by Kenneth Wilkinson BEULAH
2PD15 [77:31] [CH]
Those
interested in the history of Elgar on record will be rewarded with
very fine, totally idiomatic “basic Elgar”. ... see Full
Review
George
ENESCU (1881-1955) Oedipe,
Op. 23 - Tragédie lyrique en 4 actes et 6 tableaux (1936) Libretto
in French by Edmond Fleg. Monte
Pederson (bass-baritone) – Oedipe,
Egils Silins (bass) – Tirésias,
Davide Damiani (baritone) – Créon, Michael Roider (tenor) - Le berger (The Shepherd),
Goran Simić (bass) - Le grand prętre (The High Priest),
Peter Köves (bass) – Phorbas, Walter Fink (bass) - Le veilleur (The Watchman),
Yu Chen (baritone) – Thésée,
Josef Hopferwieser (tenor) – Laďos,
Marjana Lipovšek (mezzo) - Jocaste/La Sphinge (The Sphinx),
Ruxandra Donose (soprano) – Antigone,
Mihaela Ungureanu (mezzo) - Mérope, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Vienna
Boys Choir, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Stage Orchestra of the Austrian
Federal Theatres/Michael Gielen rec.
live, Vienna State Opera, 29 May 1997. DDD NAXOS
8.660163-64 [63:53
+ 64:33] [ED]
When
all’s said and done Naxos provides a decent starting point. ...
see Full Review
Philipp
Heinrich ERLEBACH (1657-1714)
VI Sonate ŕ Violino e Viola da Gamba col suo Basso Continuo (1694)
Sonata I in D [11:03] Sonata V in B flat [09:57] Sonata II in e minor
[11:04] Sonata IV in C [11:17] Sonata VI in F [12:08] Sonata III in
A [14:31] Rodolfo Richter
(violin); Alison McGillivray (viola da gamba); Peter McCarthy (violone);
Eligio Quinteiro (theorbo); Silas Standage (harpsichord (organ) rec.
November 2001, St Michael's Church, Highgate, London, UK. DDD
LINN RECORDS CKD270 [70:59] [JV]
Six
fine trio sonatas by Erlebach, a contemporary of Buxtehude - recommended
even though the performance does not fully explore their qualities ...
see Full Review
Joseph
EYBLER (1765-1846) String
Trio, Op. 2 (?1798) [26:12] String Quintet, Op. 6, No. 1* (1803) [31:27]
Deutsches Streichtrio:
Hans Kalafusz (violin); Jürgen Weber (viola); ReinerGinzel (cello);
* Roland Metzger (viola); Heinrich Braun (double bass) rec. 9-12 March
2004, Kammermusikstudio des SWR Stuttgart. DDD
CPO 777 025-2 [57:48][GPu]
Part
of the rehabilitation of Eyber’s achievements as a composer, anyone
interested in the chamber music of the Viennese classical tradition
will get much pleasure from this CD ... see Full
Review
Gabriel
FAURÉ
(1845-1924) Violin
Sonata No.1 in A major Op.13 (1875-77) [21.27]
Jascha Heifetz (violin) Emanuel Bay (piano) rec. 1936
PRISTINE AUDIO PACM026 [21.27] [JW]
Heifetz’s
lithe and scintillating 1936 spin on the Fauré sonata occupies
its own warm niche. ... see Full Review
Gabriel
FAURÉ
(1845-1924)
Seven Piano Pieces: Impromptu No.2 in F minor Op.31 (1883) [3.41]
Nocturne No.6 in D flat major Op.63 (1894) [7.04] Barcarolle No.2 in
G major Op.41 (1885) [5.55] Nocturne No.13 in B minor Op.119 (1921)
[6.40] Barcarolle No.1 in A minor Op.26 (c.1880) [4.37] Nocturne No.4
in E flat major Op.36 (1884) [5.57] Thčme and Variations in C sharp
minor Op.73 (1895) [12.28]
Kathleen Long (piano) rec. London, 1951. ADD
PRISTINE AUDIO PAKM015 [46.23] [JW]
Long’s
view was consistent and entertaining one even
if she tends to play the blunt outspoken guest;
rushing rather than wryly amused. ... see
Full
Review
Brian
FERNEYHOUGH (b.
1943) Shadowtime
(2003-4)
Nicolas Hodges (piano, speaker); Mats
Scheidegger (guitar) Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart;
Nieuw Ensemble/Jurjen Hempel rec. live, English
National Opera, London Coliseum, July 2005
NMC D123 [64:42 + 62:02] [HC]
A
major release of a major work, but be prepared
to face something quite unusual. ... see Full
Review
Gerald
FINZI
(1901-1956) Intimations
of Immortality op. 29 (1949-50) [38:58]
For Saint Cecilia op. 30 (1947) [16:37]
James Gilchrist (tenor) Bournemouth Symphony
Chorus/Greg Beardsell Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra/David Hill rec. The Concert Hall,
The Lighthouse, Poole, 4-5 June 2005. DDD
NAXOS 8.557863 [55:35] [RB]
A
warm and richly detailed recording of one
of Finzi's most ambitious works as well as
one of his most enjoyably celebratory pieces.
... see Full
Review
Josef
Bohuslav Foerster
(1859-1951)
Festive Overture. Op. 70 (1907) [09:26]
Meine Jugend (My Youth) Symphonic
Poem, Op.44 (c.1905) [15:50] Symphony No.4
Easter Eve Op.54 (c.1904) [47:08]
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/Lance Friedel
rec. Slovak Radio (Bratislava), 8-15 September
2004. DDD
NAXOS 8.557776 [72:33] [JF]
All
those who love the works of Mahler and Dvořák and Bruckner
will relate to much in these three works. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH John FOULDS
(1880-1939) Dynamic
Triptych for piano and orchestra Op. 88
(1927-29) [25:38] April - England (Impressions
of Time and Place No. 1) for orchestra
Op. 48 No. 1 (1926 orch. 1932) [7:56] Music-Pictures
Group III op. 33 (1912) [19:06] The
Song of Ram Dass (1935) [3:13] Keltic
Lament Op. 29 No. 2 (Keltic Suite)
(1911) [4:38]
Peter Donohoe (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony
Orchestra/Sakari Oramo rec. Symphony Hall,
Birmingham, 11, 13, 15-16 Jan 2006. DDD
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 62999-2 [61:05] [RB]
The
delightfully relentless tread of the Foulds
Edition ... a disc not just for British music
buffs but for anyone who values music of stunning
originality and otherworldly beauty. ... see
Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH César
FRANCK (1822-1890) Symphony in D Minor
(1888) [39:00]* Igor STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
Petrouchka (1911) [34:48]#
Chicago Symphony Orchestra*/Boston Symphony Orchestra#/Pierre Monteux
rec. Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 7 January
1961 *; Symphony Hall, Boston, 25, 26, 28 January 1959 #. ADD
BMG-RCA LIVING STEREO SACD 82876 678972
[74:08][TP]
In
sum, an unsurpassed Franck D Minor and an
excellent Petrouchka
into the bargain.
Highly recommended.
... see Full
Review
Alexander
GLAZUNOV (1865-1936)
The
Complete Solo Piano Music: vol. 2: Three
Etudes, Op. 31 (1891) [11:34]; Two
Pieces, Op. 22 (1889) [7:39]; Trois
Morceaux, Op. 49 (1894) [9:46]; Nocturne,
Op. 37 (1889) [5:38]; Miniature in
C (1883) [1:25]; Easy Sonata (1880?)
[1:33]; Sonatine (1880?) [1:45]; Two
Prelude-Improvisations (1918) [9:52];
Theme and Variations, Op. 72 (1900)
[17:57]
Stephen Coombs (piano) rec. 26-27 February
1995. DDD
HYPERION HELIOS CDH55222 [68:45] [CC]
Superb,
in a word. The two volumes of Glazunov Piano
Music should be mandatory purchases for all
pianists and all lovers of the Russian Romantics.
... see Full
Review
Nicolas GOMBERT (c.1495-c.1560)
Tulerunt Dominum meum [5:44]
Magnificat primi toni [11:38] Credo in unum Deum [13:21] Super flumina Babylonis
[7:15] Media vita in morte sumus [7:11] Salve regina (plainchant mode 1) [3:00]
Salve regina (diversi diversa orant) [6:34] Epitaphium (in Josquinium a Prato)
[7:36] Oxford Camerata/Jeremy
Summerly rec. 17-18 March 2005, Chapel of Hertford College, Oxford. DDD NAXOS
8.557732 [62:19] [GPu]
This
is one of the best of all of Oxford Camerata’s recordings for Naxos,
and any admirer of Renaissance polyphony needs to add it to his
or her collection ... see Full Review
Eugene
GOOSSENS (1893-1962)
The Complete Piano Music [137:27]
CD 1 Kaleidoscope, Op. 18 (Good Morning; Promenade; The Hurdy-Gurdy
Man; March of the Wooden Soldier; The Rocking Horse; The Punch &
Judy Show; A Ghost Story; The Old Musical Box; The Clockwork Dancer;
Lament to a Departed Doll; A Merry Party; Good Night) (1917) [15:09]
Four Conceits, Op. 20 (Gargoyle; Dance Memories; Walking Tune;
Marionette Show) (1917) [6:09] Ships - three preludes for piano,
Op. 42 (The Tug, The Tramp; The Liner) (1924) [8:20] Two Studies,
Op. 38 (Folk Tune; Scherzo) (1923) [5:42] Homage to Paderewski (1941)
[2:28] Hommage ŕ Debussy, Op. 28 (1937) [2:39] Two Pieces,
Op. 56 (Bonzo’s Dance; Pikki ‘s Lament) (1938) [3:23] Capriccio (1960)
[2:33] Concert Study, Op. 10 (1914) [2:39] Nature Poems,
Op. 25 (Awakening; Pastorale; Bacchanal) (1919) [17:22] CD 2 (Bach arr.
Goossens) Andante from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (1932)
[4:09] Rhythmic Dance for two pianos, Op.30 (1920) [3:44] Forlane
and Toccata (1960) [4:46] East of Suez – suite for piano,
Op.33 (1922) [25:50] L’Ecole en Crinoline – ballet, Op.29 (1921-22)
[31:20] Antony Gray
(piano) rec. CD1: 2-3 Oct 1995, 4 Sept 1996, Whitfield St Studios, London;
CD2: 3-5, 10 March 1998, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney.
DDD CD1 previously issued as ABC Classics 462 015-2
ABC CLASSICS 476 7636 [66:24 + 70:03][RB]
Another
required acquisition for British music enthusiasts or anyone wanting
to track the path of imaginative piano music during the first half
of the last century. ... see Full
Review
Enrique
GRANADOS (1867-1916) Complete
Piano Works Disc 1
Goyescas, El pelele Disc 2 Twelve
Spanish Dances, Op. 37 Disc 3 Allegro di Concierto, Valses
Poeticos , Capricho Espańol, op. 39, Rapsodia Aragonesa, Carezza-Vals,
op. 38, Oriental, Dos Impromptus Disc 4 Moresque
y Arabe, Cuentos de la juventud, op. 1, Sardana Bocetos Mazurka,
op. 2, Barcarola, op. 45, Los Soldados de Cartón, A
la Pradera, Danza caracteristica, A la Cubana, Op. 36, Escenas
Poeticas, book 2 Disc 5 Escenas Romanticas, Seis
piezas sobre cantos populares Espańoles, Danza lenta, Aparición, Cartas
se amor, valses intimos, op. 44, Libro de Horas Disc
6 Impromptu, Op. 39, Seis estudios expressivos, Marche
militaire, Estudio, Op. Posth., Elisenda, Paisaje,
op. 35, Dos Marchas Militares, Escenas Poeticas, book
1 Thomas Rajna (piano)
Recorded 1976. ADD BRILLIANT
CLASSICS 92283 [6 CDs: 66.35 + 55.37 + 60.06 + 75.32 + 74.27 + 54.04]
[JW]
Another
bargain from Brilliant Classics. Performances, documentation
and recording quality are all impressive. There’s no real reason
to hesitate. ... see Full Review
Alexander
GRECHANINOV
(1864-1956) String
Quartets: Volume 2 Quartet Op.75 (1915) [37.06] Quartet Op.124 (1929)
[31.24] Utrecht String
Quartet rec. Delft, March and October 2005
MUSIK DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG 603 1388-2 [68.40][JW]
For
a recommendable traversal of the four quartets the Utrecht performances
will take some beating. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Sofia GUBAIDULINA (b.
1931) The Deceitful Face of Hope
and of Despair - concerto for flute and large orchestra (2005)
[29:55] Sieben Worte (Seven Words) for cello, bayan
(accordion) and strings (1982) [31:24] Sharon
Bezaly (flute); Torleif Thedéen (cello); Mie Miki (accordion)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Mario Venzago rec. Gothenburg Concert
Hall, Sweden, May 2005 (flute concerto); August 2004
(Sieben Worte) BIS SACD
1449 [61:19] [JuW]
For
those with a serious interest in Gubaidulina and her contemporaries
this is a must ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685–1759) Vedo
il ciel; Piangete; Naufragando (La Resurrezione)
Overture (Hercules) Oh Mirror; Return; With
might endued/The Holy One of Israel (Samson)
Overture (Jephta) He was despised; O thou
that tellest; But who may abide (Messiah) Lydia
Vierlinger (alto) Wiener Motettenchor Capella Leopoldina/Jörg
Zwicker rec. April 2004, Hofmusikkapelle, Vienna. DDD UNIVERSAL
CD 476 300 0 [60.04] [RH]
I
can recommend this disc for its musicality and feel for Handel’s
music, but must warn off those for whom good English is a sine
qua non of Handel performance. ... see Full
Review
Georg
Friedrich HANDEL
(1685-1759)
Giulio Cesare (1724) [223:00]
Cesare: Sarah Connolly Cornelia: Patricia Bardon Sesto: Angelika Kirchschlager
Cleopatra: Danielle de Niese Tolomeo: Christophe Dumaux Achilla: Christopher
Maltman Nireno: Rachid Ben Abdeslam The Glyndebourne Chorus Orchestra
of the Age of Enlightenment/William Christie Stage Director: David McVicar
rec: August, 2005, Glyndebourne Opera House Entertainment is not
a Dirty Word - documentary about the opera including interviews
with William Christie, David McVicar and the cast [50:00] Danielle
de Niese and the Glyndebourne experience - an informal
portrait of Danielle de Niese in her first-ever Glyndebourne season
[22:00] Sound format: DTS Surround, LPCM stereo Subtitle languages:
EN, FR, DE, ES, IT Picture format: 16:9 Picture standard: PAL Region
code: 0 (all regions)
OPUS ARTE OA 0950 D
[295:00][KM]
An
excellent work, both musically and theatrically ... see Full
Review
George Frideric HANDEL (1685–1759)
Messiah (1742, revised 1750s)
Arleen Augér (soprano) Anne Sofie von Otter (contralto) Michael Chance
(counter-tenor) Howard Crook (tenor) John Tomlinson (bass) English Concert
Choir, English Concert/Trevor Pinnock rec. Abbey Road Studios, London,
January 1988 DEUTSCHE
GRAMMMOPHON ARCHIV 00289 477 5904 [73.52 + 76.14] [RH]
You
can’t go wrong with this Messiah. It should have a firm place at
the centre of the library shelves. ... see Full
Review
Roy
HARRIS
(1898-1979)
Symphony No. 3 (1938) [17:59] Symphony No. 4 Folk Song Symphony
for orchestra and chorus of mixed voices (1939)* [40:48] (The Girl
I Left Behind Me [3:51]; Western Cowboy [10:25]; Interlude:
Dance Tunes for Strings and Percussion [3:04]; Mountaineer Love Song
[7:44]; Interlude: Dance Tunes for Full Orchestra [3:06]; Negro
Fantasy [9:20]; Johnny Comes Marching Home [3:17])
Colorado Symphony Chorus (4) Colorado Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop
rec. concert performances, Performing Arts Center, Denver, Colorado,
USA, 22-23 January 2005. DDD
NAXOS AMERICAN CLASSICS 8.559227 [58:47][JQ]
Collectors
need not hesitate. It’s a pleasure to recommend this excellent disc.
... see Full Review
Johann
Adolf HASSE (1699-1783)
Missa
ultima in G (1783)
Sächsisches Vocalensemble Virtuosi Saxoniae/Ludwig Güttler rec. Frauenkirche,
Dresden, November 2005. DDD
CARUS 83.240 [63.30][JW]
A
big and imposing work ... shows a debt orientated to Bach and Vivaldi.
... see Full Review
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809)
Divertimenti: No.
1 in D Hob. IV:6 (1784) [7:19]; No. 2 in G Hob. IV:7 (1784) [9:55];
No. 3 in C Hob. IV:8 (1784) [7:44]; No. 4 in G Hob IV:9 (1784) [5:50];
No. 5 in A Hob IV:10 (1784) [7:54]; No. 6 in D Hob IV:11) (1784) [7:59]
Paul Meisen (flute) Ernö
Sebestyén (violin) Martin Ostertag (violoncello) rec. Feb-March 1990,
Historischer Reitstadel, Neumarkt
MUSIK DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM GOLD MDG 302 0363-2 [48:05][DB]
Light
concise works in a warm and intimate recording.
... see Full
Review
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809)
String Quartet in C, Op. 54, No. 2 [19:52]
Grazyna BACEWICZ
(1909-1969) String Quartet No. 4 (1951) [22:40]
Antonín DVOŘÁK
(1841-1904) String Quartet No.
14 in A-flat Op 105 [33:23] Szymanowski Quartet
(Marek Dumicz, (violin); Grzegorz Kotow (violin);
Vladimir Mykytka (viola); Marcin Sieniawski
(cello)) rec. 24-27 March 2004, Angelika-Kauffmann-Saal,
Schwarzenberg, Austria AVIE AV
2092 [65:58] [DB]
A
varied program of the old, not so old, and
relatively new, very competently and accessibly
presented. ... see Full
Review
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809)
String
Quartet No. 66 in G major, Op. 77/1 (1799)
[23.30] String Quartet No. 67 in F major,
Op. 77/2 (1799) [25.10] String Quartet No.
35 in D minor, Op. 42 (1785) [15.57] String
Quartet No. 68 in D minor, Op. 103 (1803)
[11.12]
The Lindsays: (Peter Cropper, violin;
Ronald Birks, violin; Robin Ireland, viola;
Bernard Gregor-Smith, cello) rec. Holy Trinity
Church, Wentworth, England, 20-22 January
2004. DDD
ASV GOLD GLD4010 [76.54] [MC]
Commitment
and enthusiasm that carries the listener along
with the exhilaration of the moment, with
appropriate measures of graciousness and melancholy.
Genuine musical rapport with the composer.
... see Full
Review
Henri HERZ (1803-1888)
Piano
Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 87 (1835) [30:21] Piano Concerto No. 4
in E major Op.131 (1843) [22:40] Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor Op.
180 (1854) [15:59] Howard
Shelley (piano/conductor) Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra rec. Federation
Concert Hall, Hobart, Tasmania, 2-4 September 2004. DDD The Romantic
Piano Concerto Vo. 40
HYPERION CDA67537 [69:24] [DC]
Herz
has a sneaky way of wrong-footing us with
something entirely gorgeous then moving on
to more standard musical fare, making you
want to play the concerto all over again.
... see Full
Review
Gustav HOLST
(1874-1934)
The
Planets, op. 32 (1916) [47:12] Sir
William WALTON (1902-1983) Crown
Imperial – Coronation March (1937) [08:10]
Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
(1872-1958) Fantasia on a Theme
by Thomas Tallis (1910 rev. 1919) [14:13]
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
rec. 2-5 January 1945, Corn Exchange, Bedford
(Holst), 16 April 1937, Kingsway Hall, London
(Walton), 9 April 1940, Colston Hall, Bristol
(Vaughan Williams)
BEULAH 2PD12 [69:50] [CH]
These
are important historical documents and it
is right they should be available. ... see
Full Review
Jenö HUBAY
(1858-1937)
Violin
concerto No. 1 in A minor Concerto
dramatique Op.21 (1884-1885) [28:23] (Allegro
appassionato [11:40]; Andante ma non
tanto [8:57]; Allegro con brio - Un
poco piu vivo [7:42]) Suite for violin
and orchestra Op.5 (1877-1878, revised
1881) [20:07] (Gavotte: Moderato
[4:46]; Idylle: Andantino [4:54]; Intermezzo:
Allegro assai man non troppo [5:04];
Finale: Mouvement du premier morceau
- Allegro vivace [5:16]) Violin concerto
No. 2 in E major Op.90 (c:1900) [24:38]
(Allegro con fuoco [11:11]; Larghetto
[7:02]; Allegro non troppo [6:19])
Hagai Shaham (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins rec: Caird Hall,
Dundee, 3-4 December 2004. DDD
HYPERION CDA67498 [73:23] [CF]
Hubay
in quintessential Romantic showcase style,
but also able to access a reflective mood
and tap into the the simplicity of folk music
and folk dance ... see Full
Review
Federico IBARRO
(b.1946) Piano
Sonatas: No. 0 (c.1965) [5:00?]; Sonata
No. 1 (1976) [11:07]; Sonata No. 2 (1982)
[8:57]; Sonata No. 3 Madre Juana (1988)
[13:51]; Sonata No. 4 (1990) [11:44]; Sonata
No. 5 (1995-6) [13:49]; Sonata No. 6 (2001-2)
[10:30]
Cecilia Soria (piano) rec. Studio Guy Fallot,
Lausanne, 4-5 December 2004. DDD
DORON DRC 5024 [74.04] [GH]
Well-crafted
pieces, superbly performed and conceived.
Each sonata approaches the form in a slightly
different way ... see Full
Review
Charles
IVES
(1874-1954) Symphony No.2 (1901-2) [39:08] The
Unanswered Question (1906) [5:29] Central Park in the Dark (1906)
[7:53] Tone Roads No.1 [2:53]; From the Steeples and the Mountains
[3:23]; The Rainbow [1:50]; Ann Street [1:06]; Over
the Pavements [4:32]; Tone Roads No.3 [2:38]; The Pond
[1:54]; All the Way Round and Back [0:56]; Chromâtimelôdtune
[5:27] New York Philharmonic
Orchestra Leonard Bernstein (Symphony, Unanswered Question); Seiji Ozawa;
Maurice Peress (Central Park) and unnamed orchestra, Gunther Schuller
(rest) rec. St. George Hotel, Brooklyn, New York, 6 Oct 1958 (Symphony),
Manhattan Center, New York, 17 April 1964 (Unanswered Question),
7 May 1962 (Central Park) and Jordan Hall, Boston, Massachusetts,
31 Mar-1 April 1969 (rest)
SONY CLASSIC LIBRARY SK 94731 [78:09][TH]
Despite
dry and close recording quality and shaky playing this is a valuable
collection ... see Full Review
John
JENKINS (1592–1678)
12
Fantasies for 6-part consort; Pavan in F; Bell Pavan in a; In nomine
2 in e; In nomine 1 in G
Emilia Benjamin (tenor viol) Mikko Perkola (bass viol) Phantasm
(Laurence Dreyfus – treble viol and director, Wendy Gilespie – treble
viol, Jonathan Manson – tenor viol, Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – bass viol)
rec. 25-27 August 2005, Chapel of Merton College.
AVIE AV2099 [66:07] [RH]
Sit
back and revel in the brilliant conversation
of a group of old friends, familiar enough
to take liberties but always balanced and
civilised. ... see Full
Review
Mauricio KAGEL (b.
1931) Piano Trio No.1 (1986) [26:01] Piano
Trio No.2 (2001) [18:47] Alfred SCHNITTKE
(1934–1998) Piano Trio (1985/1992) [24:11]
Liszt-Trio Weimar (Andreas Lehmann, violin; Tim Stolzenburg, cello;
Christian Wilm Müller, piano) rec. Fürstensaal der Hochschule für Musik
“Franz Liszt”, Weimar, September 2004
AEON 0639 [69:42] [HC]
These
serious, often austere works receive superbly poised readings that
have the full measure of the music’s undemonstrative eloquence.
... see Full Review
Johann
Wenzel KALLIWODA
(1801-1866)
Overture No.12 Op.145 (1843) [9.23] Introduction and Variations for
clarinet and orchestra Op.128 (1844) [12.20] Introduction and Rondo
for horn and orchestra Op.51 (1833) [9.02] Symphony No.3 Op.32 (c.1830)
[34.25] Dieter Klöcker
(clarinet) Radovan Vlatkovic (horn) Hamburg Symphony Orchestra/Johannes
Moesus rec. Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, May 2005
MUSIKPRODUKTION DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG 329 1387-2 [65.24] [JW]
Nothing
shattering or original but thoroughly well absorbed, clearly laid
out and expert. Rare repertoire well performed and deserving admiration.
... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Emmerich
KÁLMÁN (1882-1953)
Die
Herzogin von Chicago (The Duchess of Chicago)-
Operetta in Two Acts (1928) Libretto
by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald,
revised by Dominik Wilgenbus and Stefan Frey.
Peter Matic (King Pánkraz); Mehrzad
Montazeri (Prince Boris); Norine Burgess (Miss
Mary Lloyd); Renée Schüttengruber
(Princess Rosemarie); Wolfgang Gratschmaier
(Bondy); Josef Luftensteiner (Finance Minister);
Sándor Németh (Minister of State)
Chorus, Orchestra and Ballet of the Volksoper
Wien/Michael Tomaschek Rudolf Berger (Director)
Dominik Wilgenbus (Producer) Marcus Tesch
(Choreographer) Co production of Volksoper
Wien and Capriccio Music. Recorded live, Vienna,
2005 DVD-all regions
CAPRICCIO 93509 [145:00] [AOz]
It’s
not "opera archaeology" by any means,
but operetta for our times. ... see
Full Review
Leo KRAFT
(b.1922)
Clarinet
Concerto (1987, rev. 2003) [15.31]*
Symphony in One Movement (1985) [16.57]
Jacob Wrestles with the Angel, tone
poem for large orchestra (2000) [09.08] Pacific
Bridges, for string orchestra and clarinet
obbligato (1989) [20.32]**
Roger Salander (clarinet)*
Zbigniew Kaleta, (clarinet)**
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra/Joel Eric
Suben (Jerzy Kosek**) rec.
Olomouc, Czech Republic, Feb. 2003 (Jacob
Wrestles; Pacific Bridges); April
2004 (Clarinet Concerto; Symphony). DDD
CENTAUR CRC 2756 [62.17] [MC]
Impressive
and accessible contemporary scores that are
given fine performances. ... see Full
Review
Joseph
Martin KRAUS (1756-1792)
Complete Piano Music Sonata
in E major (VB 196) (ca 1787/88) [26:03] Sonata
in E flat major (VB 195) (1785) [22:25] Rondo
in F major (VB 191) [7:17] Scherzo con variazioni
(VB 193) [9:01] Swedish Dance (VB 192) [3:25]
Zwey neue Kuriose Menuetten für Clavier
(VB 190) [1:51] Larghetto (VB 194) [0:39]
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) rec. August
2003, Őstrĺker Church, Sweden. DDD
BIS-CD-1319 [72:06] [DC]
Brautigam
brings out all the charm and Sturm und Drang
passion to Kraus’s sometimes remarkably adventurous
piano writing. ... see Full
Review
Friederich
August KUMMER
(1797-1879) Cello Duets
Duet
Op.22 No.1 [12.52] Duet Op.156 No.5 [8.11]
From Duet Op.156 No.3 – Arioso [2.54] Duet
Op.22 No.2 [18.33] Duet Op.103 No.1 [7.48]
Duet Op.103 No.4 [14.30]
Phoebe Carrai and Tanya Tomkins (cellos)
rec. Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California,
January 2005
AVIE AV 2060 [66.04] [JW]
Elegantly
crafted and lyrically delightful studies without
any pretensions to significance beyond their
original function. ... see Full
Review
Franz
LEHÁR (1870–1948) Schön
ist die Welt - operetta in three acts (1930) Elena
Mosuc (soprano) – Elisabeth, Mercedes; Zoran Todorovich (tenor) – Georg,
Sascha; Roland Kandlbinder (tenor) – Direktor; Isabella Stettner
(soprano) and Masako Goda (soprano) – zwei Damen; Andreas Hirtreiter
(tenor) and Wolfgang Klose (bass) – zwei Herren, Chor des Bayerischen
Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester/Ulf Schirmer rec. Studio
1 des Bayerischen Rundfunks, 29 March–2 April 2004. DDD CPO
777 055-2 [77:22] [GF]
Some
reservations but a recommendable issue and Lehár completists need not
hesitate. General operetta lovers will also find a lot to admire. ...
see Full Review
Guillaume
LEKEU
(1870-1894) Violin
Sonata in G major (1892) [30.22] Albéric
MAGNARD (1865-1914) Violin Sonata in G major Op.13 (1901)
[39.37] Irina
Muresanu (violin) Dana Ciocarlie (piano) rec. Charrat Muses, Switzerland,
December 2005 AR RE-SE
2006-0 [70.28][JW]
A
mixed blessing. A bracing if not always very romantically expressive
Magnard and a somewhat lacklustre Lekeu. ... see Full
Review
Leonardo
LEO (1694-1744) Six Concertos for Cello, Strings and Continuo
(1737-8) Concerto No. 1 in A [14:02] Concerto No. 2 in D [15:34] Concerto
No. 3 in D minor [14:08] Concerto No. 4 in A [16:57] Concerto No. 5
in F minor [12:47] Sinfonia Concertante (Concerto No. 6) in C minor
[9:39] Josephine Knight
(cello), English Chamber Orchestra/Stephanie Gonley rec. Champs Hill,
Pulborough, Suffolk, 19-21 November 2003.
ASV CD DCA 1169 [43:42
+ 41:53][GPu]
Two
CDs of quite delightful music, in excellent recorded sound, which are
unhesitatingly recommended ... see Full
Review
Giovan
Battista LEONETTI (1575-1630)
Madrigali e Messe CD
1 Il Primo Libro de Madrigali a 5 voci, 1617 Con la biada
d'ambrosiail fren di rose [02:29] Porrate, aure dolenti, i miei sospiri
[02:48] Lagrime, ahi, siete voi d'un falso mare [02:55] Sonava in ciel
la matutina stella [01:49] Altro da te non chieggio [01:44] Ohimč, se
fusse Eurilla il tuo ben petto [02:11] Ah, traditor, m'acconi! [01:34]
Languisci Eurilla, o Dio, languisco anch'io [02:24] Nel giardino d'Amor,
nel sen di Clori [02:51] Non moro e spasmo e morto anco respiro [02:14]
Vivi raggi di sole [01:58] Cara mia fiamma ardente [01:27] Volgi e vibra,
se sai [02:01] Le chiome d'or, la fronte [01:19] Dammi un bacio, mia
vita [01:43] Se al suon de l'aspre mie voci profonde [02:17] Dolentissima
sorte [02:34] Misero, in abbandono [01:39] Mio cor, mio ben, mia vita
[01:50] Or sě che 'l vago aprile (balletto pastorale) [03:48] CD 2 Missa
1. toni [17:04] Missa il tempo č breve [14:12] Missa Furtiva e O Pretiosus
(motetto per l'elevatione) [22:02]
Nuova Musica di Crema (CD 1), Coro 'C. Monteverdi' di Crema (CD 2)/Bruno
Gini rec. September 1999, Villa Marazzi, Palazzo Pignano (CD 1); October
1999, Abbazia Cisterciense in Abbadia Cerreto, Italy. DDD
TACTUS TC 571290 [43:42 + 53:21][JV]
An
almost complete recording of the works of Leonetti, an unknown master
of the early 17th century - well worth exploring ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Rolf LISLEVAND (b.
1961) Nuove
musiche Sources: Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (c. 1575-1661); Domenico Pellegrini (c. 1610-1662); Alessandro Piccinini (1566-1638); Luys de Narváez (1500-1555); The Margaret
Board Lute Book (c. 1620-1635); Girolamo
Frescobaldi (1583-1643); Bernardo
Gianoncelli (fl. 1650) Arpeggiata addio [7:17] Passacaglia
antica I [2:09] Passacaglia andaluz I [2:35] Passacaglia antica
II [2:03] Passacaglia cromatica [1:52] Passacaglia antica III
[1:48] Passacaglia cantus firmus [2:33] Passacaglia celtica [2:00]
Passacaglia spontanea [4:13] Passacaglia andaluz II [2:15] Toccata
[5:31] Passacaglia cantata [4:13] Corrente [2:18] Corrente [1:47]
Toccata [2:38] Ciaccona [2:57] Toccata cromatica [3:45] Rolf
Lislevand (archlute, baroque guitar, theorbo) Arianna Savall
(triple harp, voice) Pedro Estevan (percussion) Bjřrn Kjellemyr
(colascione, double-bass) Guido Morini (organ, clavichord) Marco
Ambrosini (nyckelharpa - viola d’amore a chiavi) Thor-Harald
Johnsen (chitarra battente) rec. Rainbow Studio, Oslo, October
2004 ECM NEW
SERIES 1922 [52:15] [DC]
You
really want this CD – I’m telling you, but
you don’t really want as much as need it –
you’ll certainly find yourself taking a fix
on a regular basis once you have it! ... see
Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Franz
LISZT
(1811- 1996) Sonata
in b, S178 (1853) [31.12] Fantasy and Fugue
on B-A-C-H, S529ii (1871) [11.33] Totentanz,
S525 (1865) [16.12]
Markus Groh (piano) Steinway D-274 piano.
Piano technician, Michel Brantjes rec. Reitstadel-Neumarkt,
Oberpfalz, Germany, 22 December 2004. DDD
Notes in Deutsch, English, Français.
Photos of artist. CD tracks stereo 2.0; SACD
tracks 2.0 stereo and 5.0 surround. Hybrid
SACD
AVIE
AV 2097 [59.00] [PSh]
Truly
exceptional performances and recordings, perhaps
the best of these works ever made. ... see
Full Review
Paweł
Łukaszewski
(b. 1968) Concerto
for Organ and String Orchestra (1996) [10:23]
* O Adonai (1995) [9:24] ** Recordationes
de Christo moriendo (1996) [9:47] ***
Two Motets for Mixed Choir (1995):
Memento mei, Domine [4:22]; Crucem
tuam adoramus, Domine [3:54] **** Missa
pro Patria (1997) [24:49] *****
Waclaw Golonk (organ) Orkiestra Barokova Concerto
Avenna/Abdrzej Mysiński; ** Chór
Akademii Teologii Katolickiej w Warszawie/Kazimierz
Symonik; *** Anna Lubánska (mezzo),
Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin/Maciej Żółtowski;
**** Chór Akademii Teologii Katolickiej w
Warszawie/Kazimierz Symonik; ***** Joanna
Kozłowska (soprano), Agnieszka Zwierko-Wiercioch
(mezzo), Chór Akademii Teologii Katolickiej
w Warszawie, Orkiestra Koncertowa Woska Polskiego
im. St. Moniuszki/Grzegorz Mielimąka.
rec. * 1996, Cathedral of Saints Peter and
Paul, Legnica; ** 1997, Church of St. Benona,
Warsaw; *** 1996, Academy of Music, Warsaw;
**** 1996, Polish Army’s Field Cathedral,
Warsaw; ***** 1998, Lutosławski Memorial
Concert Studio, Warsaw
ACTE PRÉALABLE AP0009 [62:47] [GPu]
Perhaps
best recommended to those with a special interest
in modern Church music; Łukaszewski’s
future career should be worth following, though
... see Full
Review
Édouard
LALO (1823-1892)
Cello Concerto in D Minor (1876) [25:57]
Symphony in G Minor (1886) [26:17] Namouna, Music from the Ballet (1881)
[21:24] (Prélude (Andante) [5:29]; Sérénade (Allegro) [1:37]; Pas des cymbals
(Moderato) [2:58]; Danses marocaines (Vivace) [2:29]; Dolce far niente (Allegretto)
[5:09]; Fęte foraine (Presto-Danse) [3:15]) Torleif
Thedéen (cello) (Concerto) Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra/Kees Bakels rec.
Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2002 (Concerto, Namouna);
and December 2001 (Symphony) BIS
BIS-CD-1296 [74:51] [WK]
A
very exciting disc of music that should be heard more often ...
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]