Sir Malcolm ARNOLD (1921-2006)
Wind Chamber Music Wind Quintet, Op.2 (1943) [12:01]
Duo for 2 clarinets, Op. 135, Divertimento (1988) : (I. Allegro energico
[1:40] II. Allegretto [0:48] III. Vivace [0:53] IV. Lento [1:51] V.
Vivace [1:19] VI. Adagio [1:33])* Dream City (1938) (arr. Paul Harris
for wind quintet) [2:58] Hobson's Choice: Overture (1953) (arr. Uwe
Radok for wind octet) [3:30] Grand Fantasia for flute, clarinet and
piano (1940) [10:03] Overture (1940) (arr. Uwe Radok for wind octet)
[3:22] Suite Bourgeoise for flute, clarinet [played by the oboe in this
performance] and piano (c. 1939) [12:05] Scherzetto (arr. for clarinet
and piano from film score You Know What Sailors Are) (1953) [2:44]
Fantasy for solo clarinet, Op. 87 (1966) [4:05] Fantasy for flute and
clarinet (c. 1960s) [1:30] Divertimento for flute, oboe and clarinet,
Op. 37 (c. 1952) [9:05] 3 Shanties for wind quintet, Op. 4 (1943) [6:57]
East Winds: (Judith
Treggor (flute); Joseph Sanders (oboe); Victoria Soames Samek (clarinet);
Jonathan Hassan (French horn); Lizbeth Elliott (bassoon); Paul Chilvers
(piano); Veda Lin (second oboe); Allison Rosser (second clarinet); Duncan
Fuller (second French horn); Lauren Barr (second bassoon) rec. 22-23
June 2006, Potton Hall, Suffolk, England. DDD *op. 135 movements are
separated and alternate with successive works
NAXOS 8.570294 [76:24][CH]
Not
for me, I’m afraid … ... see Full
Review
Vytautas BACEVIČIUS (1905-1970)
Poème
électrique for orchestra, Op.16 (1932) [5:29] Piano Concerto
No. 1 Sur les thèmes lituaniens Op.12 (1929) [14:16] Symphony
No.2 Della Guerra Op.32 (1940) [21:07] Symphony No.6 Cosmique
Op.66 (1960) [12:17] Graphique for orchestra Op.68 (1964)
[12:57] Aidas Puodžiukas
(piano) Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra/Vytautas Lukočius (all
except concerto); Martinus Staškus (concerto) rec. Vilnius 2003-2005
first recordings TOCCATA
CLASSICS TOCC 0049 [66:06] [DW]
For
anyone remotely interested in Eastern European
Music and particularly from between the wars,
this is a ‘must have’. You will, I am sure,
make a wonderful discovery.... see Full
Review
Sound
Sample
Opening of Symphony
2: Allegro
Sound samples are removed
after two months
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Six
Suites for Solo Cello (1717-1723) [142:07] CD 1 [63.19]
Suite No. 1 [19.43]; Suite No. 2 [20.41]; Suite No. 3 [22.40]
CD 2 [78.48] Suite No. 4 [23.34]; Suite No. 5 [23.05]; Suite
No. 6 [31.32] David
Kenedy (cello) rec. Manoukian Music Centre, Westminster Great School,
London, 13-14 May, 25-26 August, 21-22 December 2005
SIGNUM SIGCD 091 [63:19 + 78:48][GH]
Honest
and affectionate playing … worth adding to
your Bach collection but not to stand on its
own as your only interpretation. ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Sonatas CD 1 Sonata
for harpsichord and violin in b minor (BWV
1014) [12:36] Sonata for harpsichord and violin
in A (BWV 1015) [13:41] Sonata for harpsichord
and violin in E (BWV 1016) [15:01] Trio Sonata
for violin and bc in C (after Trio Sonata
for organ in C, BWV 228) [12:48] CD 2 Sonata
for harpsichord and violin in c minor (BWV
1017) [16:56] Sonata for harpsichord and violin
in f minor (BWV 1018) [18:07] Sonata for harpsichord
and violin in G (BWV 1019) [15:49] Sonata
for violin and bc in G (BWV 1021) [08:28]
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichord, organ*), Viktoria
Mullova (violin), Vittorio Ghielmi (viola
da gamba)*, Luca Pianca (lute)* rec. 16–19
March 2007, Alte Grieser Pfarrkirche, Bolzano,
Italy. DDD
ONYX CLASSICS ONYX 4020 [54:05 + 59:22]
[JV]
There
is very little in this recording which makes
it recommendable ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Volume 23 Cantatas for the First Sunday
after Easter Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
BWV 150 [14:42] (Occasion unspecified) Halt im Gedächtnis, Jesum
Christ BWV 67 [12:56] Am Abend aber desselbigen
Sabbats BWV 42 [26:49] Der Friede sei mit dir BWV 158 [12:40] (For Easter Tuesday) Gillian Keith (soprano); Daniel
Taylor (alto); Charles Daniels (tenor); Stephen Varcoe (bass) The Monteverdi
Choir; English Baroque Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner rec. Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirche,
Arnstadt, 29-30 April 2000. DDD Cantatas for the Second Sunday after
Easter (Misericordias Domini) Du Hirte Israel, höre
BWV 104 [16:30] Ich bin ein guter Hirt BWV 85 [16:50] Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt
BWV 112 [11:37]
Katharine Fuge (soprano); William Towers (alto); Norbert Meyn (tenor);
Stephen Varcoe (bass) The Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists/Sir
John Eliot Gardiner. rec. Basilique St. Willibrod, Echternach, 7 May
2000. DDD SOLI
DEO GLORIA SDG 131 [67:23
+ 44:08][JQ]
This
is another absorbing and splendidly performed release in this very important
series ... see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Cantatas:
Volume 4 (Cantatas from Leipzig, 1724-6)Herr Gott, dich loben
wir, BWV16 (1726) [16:37] Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind,
BWV153 (1724) [13:42] Sie werden aus Saba alte kommen, BWV65
(1724) [15:08] Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren, BWV154 (1724)
[15:12]
Elisabeth Hermand (soprano); Petra Noskaiová (alto); Jan Kobow
(tenor); Jan Van der Crabben (bass) La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken
rec. January 2006, Miniemenkerk, Brussels
ACCENT SACD ACC 15304 [61:32] [TB]
For
prospective purchasers the issues will surround
the ‘one voice to a part’ experience … Kuijken’s
approach has much to commend it ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Cantatas
for the complete liturgical year Vol.V 11th Sunday after Trinity
Cantata BWV 179 "Siehe zu, dass deien Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei"
(1723) [16:17] 12th Sunday after Trinity Cantata BWV 35 "Geist und Selle
wird verwirret" (1726) [26:17]13th Sunday after TrinityCantata BWV 164
"Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet" (1725) [16:08]14th Sunday after
Trinity Cantata BWV 17 "Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich" (1726) [15:11]
Gerlinde Sämann (soprano) Petra Noskaiová (alto) Jan Kobow
(tenor) Dominik Wörner (baritone) Ewald Demeyere (organ solo) (BWV35)
La petite bande/Sigiswald Kuijken rec. Schloss Seehaus, Markt Nordheim,
Germany, August 2006
ACCENT
ACC 25305 [73:55] [DC]
Beautiful:
the rest of these are going straight onto
my ‘wish list’ ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Weinen, Kleinen,
Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 (1714) [24:06] Gleichwie
der regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18 (1715?) [13:50] Nun komm,
der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61 (1714) [13:47] Komm,
du süsse Todessstunde, BWV 161 (1715) [19:38]
Emma Kirkby (soprano); Michael Chance (counter-tenor); Charles Daniels
(tenor); Peter Harvey (bass); The Purcell Quartet: Catherine Mackintosh,
Catherine Weiss (violins, violas), Richard Boothby (cello), Robert Woolley
(organ); Rachel Beckett, Catherine Latham (recorder); Anthony Robson
(oboe); Andrew Watts (bassoon); David Blackadder (trumpet); Katarina
Bengtson, Rachel Byrt (viola); William Hunt (violone). rec. 16-18 October
2005, St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London
CHANDOS CHACONNE CHAN 0742 [71:21][GPu]
The
intimacy, the sense of engaged conversation, serves these early cantatas
very well … see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Organ
Works Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV543 [3:38+7:15] Orgelbüchlein
BWV599-614 [20:04] Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV548 [6:59+7:50] Fantasie
and Fugue in G minor BWV542 [6:14+6:25] Orgelbüchlein BWV615-622
[22:40] Passacaglia in C minor BWV582 [14:50] Prelude and Fugue in D
BWV532 [4:51+6:24] Orgelbüchlein BWV623-644 [33:16] Prelude and
Fugue in B minor BWV544 [6:19+6:58]
Kåre Nordstoga (Ryde and Berg organ) rec. Oslo Cathedral, Norway, June,
August 2006. DDD. AFONTIBUS
ATB-CD 06-08 A-C [3 CDs: 49:46+47:50+57:46][BW]
Good,
middle-of-the-road performances on an attractive instrument and well
recorded … see Full Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony
No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 Eroica (1803) [45:35]
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Felix Weingartner rec. Vienna, May 1936
PRISTINE AUDIO PASC071
[45:35][JW]
Enthusiasm
for this transfer depends on the level of intervention one welcomes.
Very exciting or exaggerated - or maybe both simultaneously ... see
Full Review
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Sextet in
E flat, Op. 71 (1796) [20:10] Septet in E Flat, Op. 20 (1799-1800) [35:25]
Consortium Classicum rec.
Zehlendorf, Berlin, 1974
CPO 777 011-2 [63:18][SV]
Good
work, then, and good music-making all around; fans of Klöcker or the
Consortium will be pleased. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Trio No.1 in E flat Op.1/1
[32:45] Piano Trio No.5 in D Op.70/1 ‘Ghost’ [30:57] Piano Trio No.4
in B flat Op.11 [21:46] Piano Trio No.7 in B flat Op.97 ‘Archduke’ [39:23]
Chung Trio (Myung-Whun
Chung (piano); Kyung-Wha Chung (violin); Myung-Wha Chung (cello)) rec.
Théâtre Impérial, Compiègne, Oise, France, 19-21 November 1991 and American
Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, 3-5 December 1992.
DDD EMI CLASSICS GEMINI
3 81751 2 [63:51 + 61:09][BW]
The
only reason not to buy this excellent and inexpensive set would be a
wish to have all the Piano Trios … see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Sonatas:
No. 3 in C, Op. 3 No. 2 (1794/5) [27:45]; No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13,
'Pathétique' (1798) [21:36]; No. 15 in D, Op. 28, 'Pastoral'
(1801) [24:55] Angela Hewitt
(piano) rec. Das Kulturzentrum Grand Hotel, Dobbiaco, Italy, 19-22 December
2006. DDD HYPERION
CDA67605 [74:18][CC]
A
mixed disc. Hewitt's many felicitous touches do not outweigh the feeling
that she does not project the greatness of these seminal works. ...
see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) 33 Variations in C major on a Waltz
by Anton Diabelli, op.120 (1822-23) [49:01]
12 Variations in A major on the Russian Dance from
Paul Wranitzky’s Ballet Das Waldmädchen.WoO
71 (1796) [10:55]
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) rec.
29 July-2 August 2006,
Potton Hall, Suffolk,
England
DECCA 475 8401 [59.59][DC]
I
have the feeling Beethoven would have liked it ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony
no.5 in C minor op.67 [31:43] Symphony no.6 in F major op.68
(“Pastoral”) [43:28] Cologne
Radio Symphony Orchestra/Erich Kleiber rec. 4 April 1955, Funkhaus,
Saal 1, WDR Cologne MEDICI
ARTS MM002-2 [75:15]
[CH]
Erich
Kleiber was a Beethoven conductor of major importance. Those interested
in Beethoven interpretation generally should take especial note
of his treatment of the finales ... see Full
Review
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
Symphony No.3, Op. 55 ‘Eroica’ (1802-03) arr. piano quartet by Ferdinand
Ries [45:37] Quintet for piano & winds in E flat major, Op.16 (1796)
(arr. piano quartet by Beethoven) [24:18]
Mozart Piano Quartet: (Paul Rivinius (piano); Mark Gothoni (violin);
Hartmut Rohde (viola); Peter Hörr (cello)) rec. 2-4 October 2006, Bad
Arolsen, Germany. DDD
MUSIKPRODUKTION DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG 643 1454-2 [70:08] [MC]
Beethoven
lovers will benefit greatly from this enjoyable new MDG release
from the excellent Mozart Piano Quartet. ... see Full
Review
Benefit for Kitezh Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) Fantasia for piano, chorus and
orchestra in C minor, Op. 80 (1807) [18:03] Johannes
BRAHMS (1833–1897) Clarinet sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No.
1 (1894) [21:51] Clarinet sonata in E flat major, Op. 120, No. 2 (1894)
[20:57] Robert SCHUMANN (1810–1856)
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 (1849) [11:08]
Martin Berkofsky (piano); Chorus of the Music College of the Moscow
Conservatory, Globalis Symphony Orchestra/Konstantin Krimets (Beethoven);
Einar Jóhannesson (clarinet) (Brahms, Schumann) rec. Tchaikovsky Hall,
Moscow, 26 March 2004 (Beethoven); Pavel Slobodkin Studios, Moscow,
March 2005 (Brahms, Schumann)
CRISTOFORI CF-887 [73:05][GF]
Warmly
recommended for both musical and charitable reasons! ... see Full
Review
Vincenzo
BELLINI (1801-1835) Norma
(1831)
Pollione, the Roman Proconsul: Hugh Smith (tenor) Oroveso, the High
Priest of the Druids: Giorgio Giuseppini (bass) Norma, High Priestess:
Hasmik Papian (soprano) Adalgisa, young novice priestess: Irini Tsirakidis
(mezzo) Flavio, friend of Pollione: Carlo Bosi (tenor) Chorus
of De Nederlandse Opera Netherland Chamber Orchestra/Julian
Reynolds Guy Joosten (stage director) Jorge Jara (costume designer)
Johannes Leiacker (set designer) Davy Cunningham
(lighting designer) Luc Joosten (dramaturgy) rec. live, Het Musiektheater,
Amsterdam, 2005. DVD Region 0. Sung in Italian with subtitles in English,
French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
OPUS ARTE OA 0959 D 
[2 DVDs:
188.00][ED]
For
all the attempts to inject something new and different into the work,
the totality does not quite come together convincingly enough. ... see
Full Review
Lennox
BERKELEY
(1903-1989) Symphony
No. 1 (1940) [30:59] Symphony No. 2 (1956-57 rev. 1976)
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Norman Del Mar (1); Nicholas Braithwaite
(2) rec. 1975-76. ADD
LYRITA SRCD.249 [62:03] [JF]
Great
to have this landmark recording issued on
CD. My original vinyl is scratched with over-use – especially of the
fantastic Second Symphony. ... see Full
Review
Lennox BERKELEY
(1903-1989) Piano
Concerto in B flat Op.29 (1947) [26:13] Concerto
for Two Pianos and Orchestra Op.30* (1948)
[32:17] 
David Wilde (piano) New Philharmonia Orchestra/Nicholas
Braithwaite * Garth Beckett, Boyd McDonald
(pianos) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Norman
Del Mar rec. 1970, 1979, 1977. ADD
LYRITA SRCD.250 [58.33] [GH]
Although
these pieces may not be for Berkeley beginners,
confirmed enthusiasts looking to add these
pieces to their libraries should search out
this disc. ... see Full
Review
Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
Le Carnaval romain (Ouverture
caractéristique), Op. 9 (1844) [9:18] Hélène,A
Op. 2, No. 2 originally a song for two voices
and piano (1829) in revised version for male
voices and orchestra (1844) [3:34] Lélio,
ou Le Retour à la vieB (Monodrame
lyrique), Op. 14bis (1831-32, pub. 1855)
[56:46]
Gert Henning-Jensen (tenor) (Horatio)B
Sune Hjerrild (tenor) (La Voix imaginaire
de Lélio)B Jean-Philippe Lafont
(speaker/baritone) (Lélio/Le Capitaine)B
Danish National Choir, Danish Radio/Fredrik
MalmbergAB Danish National Symphony
Orchestra, Danish Radio/Thomas Dausgaard rec.
30 July-6 August 2004, Danish Radio Concert
Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark. DDD
CHANDOS CHAN 10416 [69:37][MC]
In
spite of fine performances and recording, Lélio, the featured work,
is I fear, a curiosity destined for continued obscurity. An interesting
disc that will probably appeal to Berlioz completists only. ... see
Full Review
Hector BERLIOZ
(1803-1869) La Damnation
de Faust (1846) [117:13]* La Mort de Cléopatre (1829) [20:56]** Nicolai
Gedda (Faust; tenor)*; Gabriel Bacquier (Méphistophélès; baritone)*;
Dame Janet Baker (Marguerite; mezzo-soprano)* **; Pierre Thau (Brander;
bass)*; Maria Peronne (Una voix; soprano)*; Choeurs de l’Opéra de Paris*;
Orchestre de Paris*; London Symphony Orchestra**/Georges Prêtre*; Sir
Alexander Gibson** rec. October 1969, Salle Wagram, Paris*, November
1969, Watford Town Hall, London** Includes notes and synopsis in English,
French and German EMI
CLASSICS 0946 3 81493 2 3 [76:55 + 61:14][CH]
Dame
Janet Baker’s contributions are a must-have, but they amount to 47 minutes
out of 138 and the rest is pretty wet ... see Full
Review
Harrison
BIRTWISTLE
(b. 1934) Punch
and Judy (1967) [99:25]
Pretty Polly: Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano); Judy: Jan de Gaetani (mezzo);
Lawyer: Philip Langridge (tenor); Punch: Stephen Roberts (baritone);
Choregos: David Wilson-Johnson (baritone); Doctor: John Tomlinson (bass)
London Sinfonietta/David Atherton rec. Decca, London, September 1979
NMC ANCORA NMC-D138
[47:51 + 51:34] [SH]
Punch
and Judy with a star cast and marvellous engineering
and remastering is a must-have for anyone
interested in a consistent genius of our times....
see Full
Review
Alexander
BORODIN (1833-1887)
Symphony No.1 in E flat major (1862-67) [34:52]
Symphony No.2 in B minor The Heroic
(1869-76) [31:23]
U.S.S.R Symphony Orchestra/Evgeni Svetlanov
rec. Moscow 1966 (Symphony No.2) and 1983
(Symphony No.1)
MELODIYA MEL CD 10 00154 [65:55] [JW]
This
is one for admirers of high octane Borodin
conducting and playing; that’s pretty much
a definition of Svetlanov. ... see Full
Review
Alexander
BORODIN (1833-1887)
Symphony No.3 in A minor (unfinished; opus
posthumous) (1883-87) [19:40] Petite Suite;
for piano (1885) orchestrated (1889) by Alexander
GLAZUNOV (1865-1936) [29:23] In
the Steppes of Central Asia – A Musical Picture
(1880) [9:15] Prince Igor – Overture (1887)
[10:18]
USSR Symphony Orchestra/Evgeni Svetlanov rec.
Moscow 1963 (Prince Igor Overture), 1966 (In
the Steppes of Central Asia), 1983 (Symphony)
and 1985 (Petite Suite)
MELODIYA MEL CD 10 00155 [68:27] [JW]
With
his sense of dynamism, colour and a fairly
elastic control of tempi Svetlanov proves
a memorable exponent ... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Symphony No. 1
in C minor, Op. 68 (1876) [47.04] Variations on a Theme of Haydn,
Op 56a (1873) [19:43]
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler rec. Grosser Saal,
Musikverein, Vienna November 1947 (Symphony) and March-April 1949 (Variations)
NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.110998
[66:47][JW]
Neither
performance shows the conductor quite at his best but they are important
examples of his art nonetheless. ... see Full
Review
Barbirolli
at the Proms Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
(1876) [42:21] Franz Josef HAYDN (1732-1809)
Die Schöpfung (The Creation) (1798); And God Created Man…In Native
Worth [5:33] L’Isola Disabitata (The Uninhabited Island) – overture
(1779) [6:59]
David Galliver (tenor) Hallé Orchestra/John Barbirolli rec. Royal
Albert Hall, 24 August 1954
GUILD GHCD 2320 [55:30][JW]
No
great surprise then to find that Barbirolli’s live 1954 Proms performance
of the Brahms C minor is a lithe, vital and convincing document ...
see Full Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Variations
on a theme by Haydn (St. Anthony Variations) Op. 56a (1873) [16:35]
Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949) Don
Quixote Op.35 (1897) [40:39] Arnold BAX (1883-1953)
Symphonic Poem: The Garden of Fand (1913-16) [17:13] Two
introductory talks by Beecham [3:30]
John Kennedy (cello); Frederick Riddle (viola) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Thomas
Beecham rec. BBC Studios, 30 March 1949 (Brahms and Bax); live, Edinburgh
Festival, Usher Hall, 22 August 1956 (Strauss)
SOMM-BEECHAM 21 [78:24] [JW]
Another
hard-to-resist entrant for the Beecham collector.
... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS
(1833-1897) String
Sextet No.1 in B flat, Op.18 (1859) [39:18] String Sextet No.2 in G,
Op.36 (1864) [38:01] The
Nash Ensemble (Marianne Thorsen (violin); Malin Broman (violin); Lawrence
Power (viola); Philip Dukes (viola); Paul Watkins (cello); Tim Hugh
(cello)) rec. Champs Hill, Pulborough, Sussex, England, 20-22 December
2006. DDD. ONYX 4019
[77:19] [BW]
Admirable
performances but slightly too lacking in individuality
for an outright recommendation … see Full
Review
Frank BRIDGE (1879-1841)
Piano Music: Vol. 2 Piano Sonata (1921-24) [34:39] Lament for
Catherine (1915) [4:58] Three Improvisations for the Left Hand (1917)
[8:55] (At Dawn [4:15]; A Vigil [2:52]; A Revel [1:48]) Three Sketches
(1906) [8:18] (April [2:35]; Rosemary [4:01]; Valse capricieuse [1:41])
Moderato (1903) [2:57] Pensées fugitives I: Andante moderato (1902)
[3:18] Scherzettino: Prestissimo (1902) [4:43]
Ashley Wass (piano) rec. St. George’s Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol,
7-9 September 2005. DDD
NAXOS 8. 557921 [67:49][WK]
A
fine second volume in this new traversal of some of Bridge’s best music.
... see Full Review
Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Symphony No.
4 in E flat (1886 version, ed. Nowak) [71:19]
Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle rec. live concert, Philharmonie,
Berlin, 19-21 October 2006
EMI CLASSICS 0946 3 84723 2 2 [71:19][JQ]
There’s
a good deal to commend this recording but there are reservations too.
... see Full Review
Anton
BRUCKNER (1824–1896) Symphony
No. 8 in C minor (Haas Edition) (1884-87, rev. 1889-90) [78:43] Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Cello Concerto in B minor
Op.104 (1895) [42:17] Enrico
Mainardi (cello) Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen
Rundfunks (Bruckner), Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
(Dvorak)/Eugen Jochum rec. 30 May 1949 (Bruckner) and
27 October 1950 (Dvořák) TAHRA
TAH638-39 [57:11
+ 64:05] [JW]
An
interesting reclamation then, albeit Jochum has little penchant
for Bohemia ... see Full
Review
Ferruccio
BUSONI (1866-1924) Violin Sonata
No. 1 in E minor Op. 29 (1890) [26:38] Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor
Op. 36a (1898-1900) [32:56] Four Bagatelles Op. 28 (1888) [6:53]
Joseph Lin (violin); Benjamin Loeb (piano) rec. The Country Day School,
King City, Ontario, Canada, 1-4 August 2005. DDD.
NAXOS 8.557848 [66:27][ED]
A
disc full of enjoyable material executed with style. A true Naxos bargain.
... see Full Review
Dieterich BUXTEHUDE (c1637-1707)
Complete works for organ Vol. 5 Praeludium in D major BuxWV 139
[5:38] Danket dem Herrn BuxWV 181 [3:20] Ich dank dir, Lieber Herre
BuxWV 194 [4:49] Magnificat noni toni BuxWV 205 [3:10] Magnificat primi
toni BuxWV 203 [7:57] Praeludium in F sharp minor BuxWV 146 [8:02] Te
Deum Laudamus BuxWV 218 [13:59] Ach Gott und Herr BuxWV 177 [2:34] Ich
dank dir schon BuxWV 195 [5:06] Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren BuxWV
213 [6:19] Praeludium in D minor BuxWV 140 [6:12]
Bine Bryndorf (organ) rec. St Jacobi Church, Hamburg, May 2006. DDD
DACAPO 6.220520
[67:11][CB]
Among
the current batch of new Buxtehude recordings Bryndorf’s discs remain
recommendable ... see Full Review
Dieterich
BUXTEHUDE
(c.1637-1707) Cantatas Membra
Jesu nostri BuxWV 75 (c.1680) [56:57] War Gott nicht mit uns
diese Zeit BuxWV 102 [4:07] Walts Gott, mein Werk ich lasse BuxWV
103 [7:44] Christina Kaiser (soprano) Anja Zügner (soprano) Alexander
Schneider (alto) Tobias Hunger (tenor) Matthias Lutze (bass) Marek Rzepka
(bass) Dresden Kammerchor/Hans
Rademann rec. live, Lukaskirche, Dresden, February 2007
CARUS 83.234 [69:01] [JW]
Diligently,
impressively and with consistent success this
company is building up a portfolio of very
fine discs. ... see Full
Review
Dietrich
BUXTEHUDE
(1637-1707) Lauda
anima me Dominum BuxWV 67 [7:16] Herr,
auf dich traue ich BuxWV 35 [10:08] O
clemens, o mitis, o coelestis Pater BuxWV
82 [6:39] Eintreisst euch, meine Sinnen
BuxWV 25 [6:05] Schönster Jesu,
liebstes Leben BuxWV 8 [5:03] Contrapunctus
I and II, on ‘Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr
dahin’ BuxWV 76 [2:07] Was mich auf
dieser Welt betrübt BuxWV 105 [3:05]
O Gottes Stadt, o güldnes Licht BuxWV
87 [9:20] Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
BuxWV 98 [8:08] Also hat Gott die Wely
geliebet BuxWV 5 [7:17]
Barbara Christina Steude (soprano); Lautten
Compagney: Birgit Schnurpfeil, Anne von Hoff
(violin); Ulrike Paetz (viola); Ulrike Becker
(viola da gamba, violone); Annette Reheinfurth
(violone, contrabass); Christine Tschirge
(harpsichord, positive organ); Hans-Werner
Apel (theorbo, baroque guitar); Wolfgang Katchner
(theorbo) / Wolfgang Katschner rec. 9-12 October,
2006, Produktionsstätte Gärtnerstrasse,
Deutschlandradio Kultur, Berlin
CARUS 83.192 [66:09] [GPu]
An
enjoyable Buxtehude CD graced by good performances
from Steude and – especially – from her accompanists,
Lautten Compagney … see Full
Review
Dietrich
BUXTEHUDE
(c.1637-1707) Befiehl
dem Engel, dass er komm BuxWV 10 [4:41] Dein
edles Herz, der Liebe Thron BuxWV 14 [9:42]
Eins bitte ich vom Herrn BuxWV 24 [17:45]
Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort BuxWV 27
[4:52] Jesu, Meine Freude BuxWV 60 [9:48]
Nun danket alle Gott BuxWV 79 [10:14] Wo soll
ich fliehen hin BuxWV 112 [17:05] Capella
Angelica Lautten Compagney/Wolfgang Katschnerr
rec. Franckesche Stiftungen, Freylinghausensaal,
Halle/Saale, January 2007 CARUS 83.193
[75:01] [JW]
Carus
has enriched the Buxtehude discography. There
are three premiere recordings here. He performances
are well prepared and strongly idiomatic.
... see
Full Review
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