Hugo
ALFVÉN (1872-1960) Symphony
No. 5 in A minor Op.54 (1942-53) [53:58]
((i) Lento – Allegro non troppo [19:45]; (ii) Andante [8:29]; (iii) Lento – Allegro – Presto
molto agitato [7:39]; (iv) Finale: Allegro con brio [18:05])
Andante religioso (1913) [3:49] 
Norrköping
Symphony Orchestra/Niklas
Willén
rec. De Geer Hall, Norrköping, Sweden, 15-17 June 2004 (Symphony); 23-27 May
2005 (Andante religioso) DDD NAXOS
8.557612 [57:47] [PCW]
This
is a version that might just rehabilitate
the Fifth Symphony and set it alongside the
fourth as the pinnacle of Alfvén’s work rather
than some fumblings of old age … see Full
Review
Eyvind
ALNAES
(1872-1932) Piano
Concerto in D major Op.27 (1914) [31:33] Christian
SINDING (1856-1941) Piano Concerto
in D flat major Op.6 (1889, rev. 1901) [33:39]
Piers Lane (piano) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew
Litton rec. Grieghallen, Bergen, Sweden, 4-6
November 2006. DDD The Romantic Piano Concerto
series, Volume 42
HYPERION CDA 67555 [65:12] [TH]
Lovers
of this type of repertoire can buy with confidence
... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Sir Malcolm ARNOLD (1921-2006) Arnold
conducts Arnold CD1 Symphony No. 1, Op.
22 (1949) [39:09] Solitaire – Sarabande and Polka (1956)
[8:41]
Concerto for 2 Pianos (3 hands), Op.104 (1969) [14:21] Tam O'Shanter,
Op. 51 (1955 [7:55] English Dances 3 and 5 (1950) [5:35] CD2 Beckus
the Dandipratt, Op. 5 - Comedy Overture (1944) [7:23] Symphony No. 2, Op.
40 (1953) [25:21]
Overture: Peterloo, Op. 97 (1967) [9:01] Symphony No. 5, Op. 74 (1961)
[33:35] Phyllis Sellick, Cyril
Smith (pianos, concerto) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Sy 1, Solitaire), City
of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (concerto, Peterloo, Sy 5), Philharmonia Orchestra
(Tam, Dances), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Beckus, Sy 2) rec. Walthamstow Assembly
Hall, 17 October 1955 (Sy 2, Beckus); De Montfort Hall, 13-14 June 1972
(Sy 5, Peterloo), 18-19 June 1970 (concerto); Winter Gardens, Bournemouth,
5-6 April 1979 (1, Solitaire); Kingsway Hall, 19
September 1955 (Tam, 3, 5). ADD. Stereo/Mono (Philharmonia; RPO) EMI
CLASSICS BRITISH COMPOSERS 382146-2 [76:11 + 75:48]
This
is an indispensable issue [JQ] ... You don’t know Arnold until
you have heard these recordings. He continues to surprise and delight
[RB] ... see Full Review
Carl Philipp Emanuel BACH
(1714-1788) Sinfonia
a tre voci in D Major, H585 (1754) [9:45] Twelve variations
on
‘La Folia’, Wq118/9, H263 (1776) [7:58] Trio Sonata in C Minor,
‘Sanguineus and Melancholicus’, Wq161/1, H579 (1749) [14:17] Viola
da gamba Sonata in D Major, Wq137, H559 (1746) [11:59] Trio
Sonata in B Flat Major, Wq158, H584 (1754) [13:19]
The Purcell Quartet: Catherine Mackintosh (violin); Elizabeth Wallfisch
(violin); Richard Boothby (viola da gamba); Robert Woolley (harpsichord)
rec. 29-30 October, 1986, Haberdashers’ Aske’s School, Elstree, Hertfordshire,
United Kingdom. DDD
HYPERION HELIOS CDH55232 [57:19][MS]
A
delightful, expertly played, trip into the
melodious world of C.P.E. Bach in all his
variety and inventiveness. … see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Motets Komm, Jesu, komm (BWV
229) [08:48] Jesu, meine Freude (BWV
227) [20:31] Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit
auf (BWV 226) [07:10] Fürchte dich
nicht (BWV 228) [07:35] Singet dem
Herrn ein neues Lied (BWV 225) [12:41]
La
Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken rec. December
2003, the Academiezaal, St Truiden, Belgium.
DDD
CHALLENGE CLASSICS SACC72160 
[56:46] [JV]
One
of the most satisfying recordings of Bach's
motets, in particular in regard to the relationship
of text and music ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Violin Sonatas and Partitas,
Volume 1 Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001! (1720) [15:40]
Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002 (1720) [30:14]
Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003 (1720) [22:57]
Jacqueline Ross (violin) rec. 2007, St Michael’s Church, Highgate, London
GAUDEAMUS CDGAU358 [69:14]
[TB]
Sensitivity
to Bach’s music is evident in every bar. Her
case is seldom stated vehemently, preferring
instead subtle nuances of phrasing and dynamic.
... see Full
Review
Samuel
BARBER (1910-1981) Choral Music
A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map, Op. 15 (1940) [5.25] Under
the Willow Tree from opera Vanessa, Op. 32, Act II (1956-57)
[3.23] Two Pieces, Op. 42: (Twelfth Night, Op. 42/1 (1968) [4:32];
To be sung on the water, Op. 42/2 (1968-69) [2:48]) The Monk
and his Cat from Hermit Songs, Op. 29, No. 8 (1953 arranged
for chorus 1967) [2:13] Agnus Dei, Op. 11 (1967 vocal arrangement
of Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 1936) [5:55] Reincarnations,
a trio of Celtic part-songs, Op. 16 (1940): (Mary Hynes, Op.
16/1 [2:44]; Anthony O’Daly, Op. 16/2 [3:49]; The Coolin,
Op. 16/3 [3:13]) Two Pieces, Op. 8: (The Virgin Martyrs, Op.
8/1 (1935) [3:39]; Let Down the Bars, O Death, Op. 8/2 (1936)
[1:53]) Two songs from the set of 4 Songs, Op. 13: (Heaven-haven,
Op. 13/1 (1936, arr. for chorus 1961) [1:43]; Sure on this shining
night, Op. 13/3 (1936, arr. for chorus 1941) [2:03]) Chorale
for Ascension Day - Easter Chorale (1964) [3:02] Two choruses
from opera Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40, Act III (1966): (On
the death of Antony [3:11]; On the death of Cleopatra [2:51])
God’s Grandeur (1938) [7:44]
Deborah Kayser (soprano) Grantley McDonald (tenor) Len Vorster (piano)
Choir of Ormond College, University of Melbourne/Douglas Lawrence rec.
August 2000, Ormond College Chapel, University of Melbourne, Australia.
DDD NAXOS 8.559053
[60:09][JQ]
This
CD is something of a mixed bag both in terms
of the music and the performances ... see
Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Arnold
BAX
(1883-1953) Trio
for Violin, Cello and Piano in B flat (1946);
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in D (1934);
Folk-Tale for Cello and Piano (1918); Clarinet
Sonata in E major (1901); Romance for Clarinet
and Piano (1901); Trio in One Movement for
Piano, Violin and Clarinet (1906)
Robert Plane (clarinet); Gould Piano Trio
(Lucy Gould (violin); Alice Neary (cello);
Benjamin Frith (piano)) rec. Potton Hall,
Suffolk, UK, 21-23 December 2004
NAXOS 8.557698 [76:44] [EM]
A
good and well-played combination of brilliant
and beautiful works … can’t be beaten ...
see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) The Collector’s
Edition Includes
symphonies, concertos, chamber music, piano
sonatas, sacred music, Fidelio, and
lieder Various artists recorded 1957-1996
Full listing here
and at end of this review EMI
CLASSICS 3877392 50 CDs [c.55 hours]
[PCW]
Don’t
roll over Beethoven ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Great
Conductors • Bruno Walter Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68,
Pastoral [38:59] Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a [13:07]
Fidelio Overture, Op. 72 [6:16] Coriolan Overture,
Op. 62 [7:26] The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op.43 [4:46]
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
(Pastoral, Leonore No. 3); London Symphony Orchestra
(Fidelio); BBC Symphony Orchestra (Coriolan); British
Symphony Orchestra (Prometheus)/Bruno Walter rec. 5 December
1936 Musikvereinsaal (Pastoral); 21 May 1936 Musikvereinsaal
(Leonore No. 3); 12 September 1938, Abbey Road (Fidelio);
21 May 1938, Abbey Road (Coriolan); 16 May 1930, Central Hall
Westminster (Prometheus). ADD
NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.111032 [70:35] [WH]
Overall
a fine, enlightening performance which it
is a privilege to have on the shelves. … see
Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony
no.3 in E flat op.55 "Eroica"
[46:40] Coriolan Overture op.62 [06:57] Symphony
no.5 in c minor op.67 [32:02] Leonore Overture
no.3 op.72 [13:43]
"Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra
of London" [really the London Philharmonic
Orchestra]/Sir Adrian Boult rec. no info.
but Michael Kennedy’s "Adrian Boult"
(Hamish Hamilton 1987 p.244) dates the sessions
to mid-1957 and confirms the identity of the
orchestra.
VANGUARD CLASSICS ATM-CD-1191 [54:10 +
45:03] [CH]
Boult’s
Beethoven can hold up its head in elevated
company. ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Violin
Concerto in D major Op 61 (1806) [43:57] Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Symphony No.39 in E flat,
K543 (1788) [27:42] Erich
Röhn (violin) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler
rec. live 9 January 1944 (Beethoven), 7 February 1944 (Mozart) MELODIYA
MELCD 1001105 [71:24] [JW]
Melodiya
has embarked on a major programme devoted to wartime Furtwängler
broadcasts ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Complete Works for Solo Piano -
Vol. 4 Sonata No.12 in A flat major, Op.26 (1800-01) [18:21] Sonata
No.13 in E flat major, Op.27 No.1 ‘Quasi una fantasia’ (1800-01)
[14:54] Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’
(1800-1) [14:31] Sonata No.15 in D major, Op.28 ‘Pastoral’ (1801)
[24:42] Ronald
Brautigam (McNulty fortepiano after Anton Walther) rec. Österåker
Church, Sweden, August 2005
BIS SACD 1473
[77:38][TH]
Another
success ... carry on collecting with pleasure ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Mass in C
major, Op. 86 (1807)[46:08] Ah! Perfido, Op. 65 (1796) [13:08]
Ne’ giorni tuoi felici WoO 93 (1801-02) [6:42] Tremate, empi, tremate Op. 116 (1801-02)
[7:56] Janice Watson (soprano);
Jean Rigby (mezzo); John Mark Ainsley (tenor); Gwynne Howell (bass)
Corydon Singers and Orchestra/Matthew Best rec. Blackheath Concert Halls,
London, 23-25 September 1995. DDD
HYPERION HELIOS CDH55263 [74:33][JQ]
The
performance of the Mass is as good as any modern instrument version
I’ve heard and I’m delighted that it’s been restored to the catalogue.
... see Full Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
in D major* (1806) [41:14] Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958) Symphony No. 8 in D minor
(1953-5) [27:49] Nathan
Milstein* (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult rec.
Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 October 1972
EMI CLASSICS DVB38845690 
[69:05] [IL]
A
sweet-toned performance … elegantly refined and warmly romantic
... see Full Review
Vincenzo
BELLINI (1801–1835) Norma (1831)
Joan Sutherland (soprano) – Norma; John Alexander (tenor) – Pollione; Marilyn Horne (mezzo) –
Adalgisa; Richard Cross (bass) – Oroveso; Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano)
– Clotilde; Joseph Ward (tenor) – Flavio; London Symphony Orchestra
and Chorus/Richard Bonynge rec. Walthamstow Assembly Hall, July 1964 DECCA 475 7902 [3
CDs: 62:17 + 30:43 + 69:10][GF]
Not
a clear first choice but highly recommended for the legendary duet singing
of Sutherland and Horne and the attractive tenor of little recorded
John Alexander. ... see Full Review
Hector
BERLIOZ
(1803-1860) Symphonie fantastique, Op.
14 (1830) [48:20] Peter Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (1892) [21:07]*
Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel rec. Severance Hall, Cleveland, May
1982; *Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, April 1981
TELARC SACD60650 [69:27]
[SV]
The
Nutcracker Suite bears out the promise unfulfilled in the Berlioz
... see Full Review
Leonard
BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) Dybbuk – Ballet
(1974)* [45:15] Fancy Free – Ballet (1944)** [28:59] Mel
Ulrich (baritone)*; Mark Risinger (bass)*; Abby Burke (vocal)**;
Stephen Kummer (piano)**; Samuel D Bacco (drums)** Nashville
Symphony/Andrew Mogrelia rec. 14-16 May 2005, Blair Hall, Nashville,
USA. DDD NAXOS 8.559280 [74.14][RMO]
If
you like your Bernstein and have never heard
Dybbuk this is a good investment in your musical
education. Fancy Free has been done before
but this recording is just as good as you’ll
get anywhere. ... see Full
Review
Heinrich Ignaz Franz BIBER
(1644-1704)
1 Missa Alleluja à 36, (1698) [26:44] Johann
Heinrich SCHMELZER (c.1620-1680) 2 Vesperae sollennes,
[19:13] 3 Sonata No.12 à 8 from Sacroprofanus concentus musicus
[4:36] Giovanni Pierluigi da PALESTRINA
(c.1525-1594) 4 Urbs beata Jerusalem (1589) [4:01]
Johann Jacob FROBERGER (1616-1667)
5 Libro secondo di toccate: Fantasia no 2 (1649) [4:50] Anonymous
(mediaeval chant) 6 Terribilis est locus iste [2:41]
7 Alleluia In dedicatione ecclesiae [2:14] 8 Stetit angelus
iuxta aram templi [2:36] 9 Passer invenit sibi dominum [1:31]
10 Deus in adiutorium intende (14th century) [0:19]
11 Domus mea [0:16] 12 Haec est domus Domini [0:25] 13
Bene fundata est [0:15] 14 Lapides pretiosi [0:27]
15 O quam metuendus [0:38]
Gradus ad Parnassum (1, 2, 3, 4) Concerto Palatino Choir (1, 2) Vienna
Hofburgkapelle (1, 2) Vienna Hofburgkapelle Choralschola (6, 7, 8, 9,
10,11, 12,13, 14, 15) Wolfgang Glüxam, organ (5) Konrad
Junghänel (1, 2, 3, 4) rec. May, 1994, Melk Monastery, Austria.
DDD DEUTSCHE HARMONIA
MUNDI 
05472 77326
2 [73:55] [MS]
Splendid
repertoire played almost to perfection in
atmospheric, mature and highly professional
recordings. ... see Full
Review
Celestial Light
Hildegard
VON BINGEN (1098-1179) O lucidissima
[5:43] Notre Dame
responsory, (13th century) Novi
sideris Lumen respenduit [3:42] Hildegard
VON BINGEN O cruor sanguinis
[1:39] Notre Dame
responsory, (13th century) Deus
misertus hominis [5:12] Hildegard
VON BINGEN O tu illustrate
[6:34] Notre Dame
responsory, (13th century) Flos
ut rosa floruit [2:27] Hildegard
VON BINGEN O viridissima virga
[4:13] Robert KYR
(b. 1952) From
the Circling Wheel (Texts by Hildegard
von Bingen) I. Song to the Creator (O verbum
Patris) [5:56] II Song of the Virgin
to her Son (Oflli dilectissime) [5:17]
III Song to the Virgin (O Magna res)
[4:53] Hildegard
VON BINGEN Nunc gaudeant
[2:47] Hildegard
VON BINGEN O eterne deus
[2:40] Huelgas MSS,
(13th century) Ave Maris stella
[4:41] Hildegard
VON BINGEN O nobilissima viriditas
[6:53]
Laurie Monahan (mezzo); Cristi Catt (soprano);
Sandra Morales-Ramirez (mezzo); Daniela Tosic
(alto); Robert Kyr (hurdy-gurdy) rec. Studio
A, National Music Foundation, Lenox, Massachusetts,
28-31 May 1997
TELARC CD 80456 [63.17] [EM]
A
fascinating, well-compiled and well-performed
disc ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Judith BINGHAM (b. 1952) Salt in the Blood (1995) [20:40] The Darkness Is No Darkness-Segue-S.S. Wesley (1810-76) Thou Wilt Keep Him (1993) [8:05]
First Light (2001)
[10:22] The Snows Descend (1997) [6:45] The Secret Garden
(2004) [21:58] BBC Symphony
Chorus/Stephen Jackson Thomas Trotter (organ) Fine
Arts Brass rec. BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, 7-8 May 2005 (Salt in
the Blood, The Darkness Is No Darkness, First Light and The Snows Descend);
live, BBC Proms, 21 August 2004 (The Secret Garden). DDD
NAXOS 8.570346
[67:50][CT]
A
long awaited first complete disc devoted to Judith Bingham’s music concentrating
on her memorable and finely crafted choral works. ... see Full
Review
William BLAND
(b.
1947) Sonata
No. 4 in E-flat Major (Four Goodbye Concert
Rags) (2000) [28:54] Air de Ballet – Andante
moderato (1995) [3:33]
Nouveau Rag (1995) [4:23] Pastorale (1993)
[5:41] Sonata No. 14 in B-flat Major (2003,
rev. 2005) [33:03]
William Bland (piano) rec. 7-9 September 2005,
Kauffmann Astoria Studios, Astoria, NY.
BRIDGE 9223 [75:55] [KS]
A
throwback to times gone by with little new
to say. Too much of a pastiche of by-gone
styles with too little original material to
merit interest. ... see Full
Review
Chamber
Music with Clarinet Pietro
BOTTESINI (1792-1874)
Theme
and Variations for flute, clarinet and string
quartet [13:04] Divertimento for clarinet
and string quartet [15:39] Aria from Rossini’s
‘Ciro in Babilonia’ for clarinet and
guitar (arr. Luigi Magistrelli) [4:13] Giovanni
BOTTESINI (1821-1889) Gran Duo
for clarinet, double bass and piano [9:15]
(c. 1840) Pietro
BOTTESINI (1792-1874) Quartet No.
3 for violin, clarinet, guitar and cello [6:49]
Quartet No. 6 for violin, clarinet, guitar
and cello [5:39] Theme and Variations for
clarinet and piano [10:12]
Luigi Magistrelli (clarinet); Elena Cecconi
(flute); Massimo Laura (guitar); Piermario
Murelli (double-bass); Claudia Bracco (piano);
Andriani String Quartet: (Nicola Mansutti
(violin); Cristiano Mamprin (violin); Claudio
Andriani (viola); Alessandro Andriani (cello))
rec. September 2004, April 2005, S. Stefano
Ticino, Italy. DDD
TALENT RECORDS DOM 2910 124 [64:51] [MC]
Not
indispensable by any means but a well performed
and recorded disc of lightweight Italian bel
canto instrumental music. A refreshing change.
... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
CD
1 [76:02] Symphony no.1 in C minor op.68
(1855-76) [44:31] Variations on a Theme by
Haydn op.56a (1873) [18:39] Tragic Overture
op.81 (1880-81) [12:37] CD 2 [78:53]
Symphony no.2 in D op.73 (1877) [39:41] Symphony
no.3 in F op.90 (1883) [38:38] CD 3 [67:58]
Symphony no.4 in E minor op.98 (1884-85) [41:37]
Schicksalslied op.54 [16:06]*
Academic Festival Overture op.80 (1880) [09:53]
Ambrosian Singers*, London Philharmonic Orchestra/Wolfgang
Sawallisch rec. 1989-1991, Abbey Road Studio
no.1, London
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 92878 [3 CDs: 76:02
+ 78:53 + 67:58] [CH]
A
magnificent 4th Symphony, 2 and
3 are good, but there’s a dud 1st
and the Haydn Variations are dreadful ...
see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Symphony no.3 in F op.90 [35:48]* Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883) Die Meistersinger
von Nürnberg: Overture [09:52]** Tannhäuser:
Overture [14:34]**
Symphony Orchestra of the Southwest German
Radio, Baden-Baden*, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra**/Jascha
Horenstein rec. 1958*, 1954**
VOX 7802 [60:16][CH]
Some
terrific things here, but not everything is
convincing. ... see Full
Review
A “Hatto Original”
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in d minor op.15 [48:46]
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major op.83
[50:56] Variations and Fugue on a Theme by
Handel op.24 (orch. Edmund
RUBBRA (1901-1986) op.47) [28:39]
Variations on a Theme by Haydn op.56a [16:41]
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Concertgebouw Orchestra,
Amsterdam (PC1), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
(PC2), Cleveland Orchestra (Handel & Haydn)/Bernard
Haitink (PCs), Vladimir Ashkenazy (Handel
& Haydn) rec. Concertgebouw, Amsterdam,
May 1983 (PC1) Sofiensaal, Vienna, October
1982 (PC2) Severance Hall, Cleveland, March
1991 (Haydn), July 1992 (Handel)
DECCA 470 519-2 [77:34 + 67:45] [CH]
A
less than ideal partnership hampers this in the concerto stakes, but
the variations bring added value. ... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Piano Concerto
no.1 in D minor op.15 (1854-58) [49:12] Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat
major op.83 (1881) [50:31]
John Lill (piano) Hallé Orchestra/James Loughran rec. 1978, Free Trade
Hall, Manchester. ADD
RESONANCE CD RSB 204 [49:12 + 50:31][JQ]
This
is a pair of decent performances but they don’t really stir my soul
... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897)
String Quintet in F minor Op.34 (1862) (reconstructed by Sebastian Brown)
(1946) [42:34] Joseph Miroslav
WEBER (1854-1906) String Quintet in D major (1898) [28:14]
Divertimenti Ensemble:
Paul Barritt and Rachel Isserlis (violins); Jonathan Barritt (viola);
Josephine Horder and Sebastian Comberti (cellos) rec. St. Paul’s Deptford,
London, April 2006. DDD
CELLO CLASSICS CC1017 [71:00] [JW]
Discover
a vibrant and exciting forgotten composer and encounter an old
friend in new clothes. ... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Heimweh
II, Op.63 No.8* [3:32] O kühler Wald, Op.72 No.3* [2:20] Geheimnis,
Op.71 No.3* [1:59] Wir wandelten, Op.96 No.2* [2:36] Meerfahrt, Op.96
No.4* [2:25] Ständchen, Op. 106 No.1* [1:29] Ein Wanderer, Op.106 No.5*
[2:56] Regenlied, Wo023* [1:42] Das Mädchen spricht, Op.107 No.3* [1:25]
Mädchenlied Op.107 No..5* [1:49] Mondnacht, WoO21* [2:41] Auf dem kirchhofe,
Op.105 No.4* [2:52] Feldeinsamkeit, Op.86 No.2 [3:54] Vergebliches Ständchen,
Op.84 No.4 [1:45] An die Nachtigall, Op.46 No.4 [3:53] Meine Liebe ist
grün" Op.63 No.5 [1:25] Herbstgefühl, Op.48 No.7 [4:22] Sommerfäden,
Op.72 No.2 [2:12] Abendregen, Op.70 No.4 [5:04] Verzagen, Op.72 No.4
[2:36] Nachtwandler, Op.86 No.3 [4:50] Komm bald, Op.97 No.5 [2:44]
Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht, Op.96 No.1 [3:14] Von ewiger Liebe,
Op.43 No.1** [4:47]
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo)* Ernest Lush (piano)**/Paul Hamburger (piano)
rec. BBC Studios, London, *16 September 1960; 4 January 1968; **7 February
1961 ADD Mono/**Stereo
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4200-2 [69:02][JQ]
This
is an important disc and a mandatory purchase
for all admirers of Brahms’s lieder or of
Dame Janet Baker. ... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Ein Deutsches
Requiem (1868)
Dorothea Röschmann (soprano) Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) Rundfunkchor
Berlin Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle rec. Philharmonie, Berlin, 26-29
October 2006 EMI CLASSICS
3 65393 2 [67:07][JW]
Allowing
for the vocal performances Rattle’s direction is powerful and intense.
He shapes and arches the work with real awareness. ... see Full
Review
Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1976)
Noye’s
Fludde Op.59 (1958) [50:52] A Ceremony of Carols Op.28 (1942)
[21:34] Benjamin Luxon
(bar); David Wilson-Johnson (bar); Catherine Wyn-Rogers (sop) Jeffrey
Dyball (harp: Ceremony of Carols) Principals of the BBC Concert
Orchestra (Noye’s Fludde) Finchley Children’s Music Group/Nicholas
Wilks rec. Haberdasher’s Aske’s Boy’s School, Elstree, 18-19 October
1997 (Noye), Church of All Saints, London, 13 July 1997 (Ceremony)
SOMM RECORDINGS SOMMCD
212 [72:37] [DC]
Worth
it for the big names and vast forces of Noye’s
Fludde alone. ... see Full
Review
Dietrich BUXTEHUDE
(1637-1707)
O fröhliche Stunden, BuxWV 84 [6:05] O dulcis
Jesu, BuxWV 83 [11:52] Fried- und freudenreiche Hinfahrt,
BuxWV 76: Contrapunctus I [1:29] Was mich auf dieser Welt betrübt,
BuxWV 105 [1:29] Fried- und freudenreiche Hinfahrt, BuxWV 76: Contrapunctus
I (Evolutio) [1:32] Schaff in mir, Gott, BuxWV 95 [7:07] Fried-
und freudenreiche Hinfahrt, BuxWV 76, Teil II: Klag-Lied [7:11] Gen
Himmel zu dem Vater mein, BuxWV 32 [8:15] Fried- und freudenreiche
Hinfahrt, BuxWV 76: Contrapunctus II [1:22] Singet den Herrn,
BuxWV 98 [9:15] Fried- und freudenreiche Hinfahrt, BuxWV 76: Contrapunctus
II (Evolutio) [1:25] Sicut Moses exaltavit serpentem, BuxWV
38 [4:12] Emma Kirby (soprano);
John Holloway (violin); Manfredo Kraemer (violin); Jaap ter Linden (viola
da gamba); Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord, organ) rec. 1-4 November
1996, Stokkemarke Church, Denmark
NAXOS 8.557251 [72:18] [GPu]
Delightful
and moving, theatrical and spiritual too, some of Buxtehude’s vocal
works get very persuasive performances by Kirkby, Holloway and co. on
this reissue … see Full Review
Dietrich BUXTEHUDE
(1637-1707) O fröhliche Stunden, BuxWV
84 [6:05] O dulcis Jesu,
BuxWV 83 [11:52] Fried- und Freudenreiche Hinfarth,
BuxWV 76: Contrapunctus 1 (by 1674) [1:29] Was mich auf dieser
Welt betrübt,
BuxWV 105 [5:09] Fried- und Freudenreiche Hinfarth, BuxWV 76:
Evolutio 1 (by 1674) [1:32] Schaffe in mir, Gott,
ein rein Herz, BuxWV95 [7:07] Fried- und Freudenreiche Hinfarth, BuxWV
76: no 2, Klagelied (by 1674) [7:11] Gen Himmel zu dem Vater mein,
BuxWV 32 [8:15] Fried- und Freudenreiche Hinfarth, BuxWV
76: Contrapunctus 2 (by 1674) [1:22] Singet dem
Herrn ein neues Lied, BuxWV 98 [9:15] Fried- und Freudenreiche Hinfarth, BuxWV
76: Evolutio (by 1674) [1:25] Sicut Moses exaltavit serpentem,
BuxWV 97 [7:25] Herr, wenn ich nur dich hab', BuxWV 38
[4:12]
Emma Kirkby (soprano);
John Holloway (violin); Manfredo Kraemer (violin); Jaap ter Linden
(viola
da gamba); Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord, organ) rec. 1-4 November,
1996, Stokkemarke Church, Denmark. DDD
NAXOS 8.557251 [72:18] [MS]
A
delightful reissue of worthwhile repertoire expertly played. … see Full
Review
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