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Géza
Anda Fryderyk
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Piano concerto 1 Sergei
RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) Piano Concerto 2 Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Piano Concerto Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Piano Concerto 2 
Géza
Anda (piano) SWR SO Baden-Baden und Freiburg/Hans Rosbaud, Ernest
Bour
rec. 1952-63 HÄNSSLER
CD94.208 [71:08 + 78:25] 
[JW]
Three
out of four hits here ... see Full Review
Baroque
Cello Illuminations -
shedding new light on old favourites
Henry ECCLES JUNIOR (1675/85-1735/45)
,Willem de FESCH (1687-1757?)
, Antonio VIVALDI,
François COUPERIN, Giuseppe (?)
SAMMARTINI, Johann Sebastian BACH
Angela East (baroque cello); Ruth Alford (baroque cello, continuo);
Howard Beach (harpsichord) rec.2008, * 2001. DDD. * Also available from
Red Priest Recordings as part of the complete Bach Cello Suites
RED PRIEST RECORDINGS RP005 [73:42] 
[JW]
Sensitive finely judged playing, dynamic terracing
and buoyant rhythmic control ... see Full
Review
Batalha
- Iberian Organ Music
Ton Koopman (organ) rec. 2009 DDD.
CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72320 [76:43]
[BW]
A
very valuable recording for specialists, which I hope will appeal more
widely ... see Full Review
Beloved
of the Gods Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
in E flat major, K498, 'Kegelstatt' (1786) [19:17] Papamina
Suite - music from Mozart's The Magic Flute arranged by Stephen
Emmerson (2003) [16:25] Felix MENDELSSOHN
(1809-1847) String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op. 13,
'Ist es wahr?' (1827) [32:20]
Dean Emmerson Dean Trio (Mozart); Tinalley String Quartet (Mendelssohn)
rec. Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre, Melbourne, 7-8 June 2008
(Mozart) and 18-19 August 2007 (Mendelssohn). DDD. DSD
MELBA RECORDINGS MR 301121 [68:08]
[GD]
Cautious
enough not to offend ... see Full Review
British
Clarinet Music Charles
Harford LLOYD (1859-1919) Suite in the Old Style
(1914) [9.48] Charles Villers STANFORD
(1852-1924) Three Intermezzi Op. 13 (1879) [8.03]; Sonata
in F major Op. 129 (1911) [18.25] William
Yeates HURLSTONE (1876-1906)
Four Characteristic Pieces (1901) [14.34] Cecil
ARMSTRONG GIBBS (1889-1960) Three Pieces (1957) [7.56]
Gerald FINZI (1901-1956)
Five Bagatelles Op. 23 (1943) [13.49]
Alessandro Travaglini (clarinet); Christopher Howell (piano) rec. Studio
“L’Etremo”, Lessona, Italy, 21 February, 25 May 2009
SHEVA 021 [75.59]
[JW]
Recording
issues will affect things here, and a deal needs to be done to iron
out problems ... see Full Review
Café Vienna Mauro
GIULIANI (1781-1829) Gran Duetto Concertante Fernando
CARULLI (1770-1841) Fantaisie sur un Air National
Anglais Josepf KÜFFNER (1776-1856) Potpourri
sur des Airs Nationaux Francais Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Sonatinas Ernest
KRÄHMER (1795-1837) Introduction, Theme and Variations Joseph
MAYSEDER (1789-1863) Potpourri on Themes of Beethoven
and Rossini Carl SCHEINDIENST (fl
c1800) Variations on an Austrian Folk Tune Michala
Petri (recorder); Lars Hannibal (guitar)
rec. 2009 OUR
RECORDINGS
6.220601 
[62:07] [JS]
Just
the way to present unfamiliar material … see Full
Review
A
Century of Domestic
Keyboards Joanna
Leach (spinet, square pianos) rec. 1999-2008 ATHENE
RECORDS ATH23026 [66:21]
Interesting
keyboard instruments played very well though repertoire is debatable
... see Full Review
Classic
Cinema Part 2 rec.
1963-2006 SONY-BMG
88697
290382 [3
CDs: 72:00 + 60:00 + 66:00] 
[DM]
There
are some nuggets among the dross but you’ll have to look
hard to find them ... see Full
Review
Peter
Dawson (baritone) Arias
and songs BEULAH 
[JW]
This
has served well enough as an entrée ... see Full
Review
Dear
Lord and Father -
Favourite hymns and hymn-anthems Ripon
Cathedral Ch/Andrew Bryden; Thomas Leech (organ)
rec. 2008 REGENT
REGCD298 [60:39] [JV]
The
Ripon girls and men are technically good but performances are one-dimensional
and sound is rather dull ... see Full
Review
December
- Laudes
Hannah Holgersson; Anton Ravik (soloists) Laudes Choir/Per-Henrik Holgersson
rec. 2007/2008, ToneZone Studios; Church of Odensala, Sweden.
PROPRIUS PRCD 2050 [38:48]
Outstanding
sonic qualities and an enjoyable programme, well sung … see Full
Review
England,
My England
Ch King's College, Cambridge
EMI CLASSICS 2289440 [77.07 + 74.40] 
[EM]
This
is a very mixed bag … see Full Review
Flying
Solo Béla
BARTÓK
(1881 - 1945)
Sonata for Solo Violin Sz.117 (1944) [25:37] Nicolò
PAGANINI (1782 – 1840) Caprices for Violin Op.1 (1802-1817)
Nos. 4, 9, 21 [13:05] Eugène YSAŸE (1858
– 1931) Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.27 No.3 Ballade (1924)
[6:40] Sonata No.5 in G major Op.27 No.5 (1924) [9:03] Bernd
Alois ZIMMERMANN (1918 - 1970) Sonata for Solo Violin (1951)
[9:12]
Augustin Hadelich (violin) rec. LeFrak Hall, Queens College, New York,
USA, 30 December 2008 and 5-6 January 2009
AVIE AV2180 [64:09] [DC]
Excellent
recital. ... see Full Review
Furtwängler
- Live in Berlin The Complete RIAS Recordings Berlin
PO/Wilhelm Furtwängler
rec. 1947-54 AUDITE
21.403 [13
CDs: 957:14] [JW]
Makes
formidable claims on the specialist collector ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Greatest
Hits of All Time Contemporary Music for Oboe and Ensemble Roger
REDGATE (b.1958) Oboe quintet, Eperons Michael
FINNISSY (b.1946) Greatest Hits of All Time, Ceci n’est
pas une forme Christopher FOX (b.
1955) Oboe Quintet Howard
SKEMPTON (b. 1947) Garland Michael
FINNISSY [5:34] James
CLARKE (b. 1957) Oboe Quintet Christopher
Redgate
(oboe, cor
anglais)
Kreutzer Qt, Ensemble Exposé rec. 2002-6 METIER
MSV28513 [56:15] [CR]
An
excellent disc of well written and imaginative repertoire … see Full
Review
It’s
Delovely! The Music of Cole Porter. Original Popular
Piano Recordings Arranged for Dancing 1920-1940 Sherry
Brothers (piano rolls) rec. piano rolls, 1920-38 PIERIAN
0026 [67:06]
Let's Face the Music and Dance Original 1930s Piano Recordings for Ampico
and Welte Sherry
Brothers rec. piano rolls 1922-36 PIERIAN
0029 [74:58]
The Roaring 20s Original Popular Piano Recordings for Dancing and Singing
played by Ferde Grofé Ferde
Grofé (piano rolls) rec. piano rolls 1924-27 PIERIAN
0033 [71:24] [JW]
A
good starting place if you seek an enjoyable trawl of period sounds
... see Full Review
Enchanted
Carols Howard
GOODALL (b.1958)
The Enchanted Voices/Howard Goodall rec. EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London,
no date given
CLASSIC FM CFMD 11 [70:00] 
[BBr]
This
concoction is best left to one side as a miscalculation. … see Full
Review
L’Europe
réunie Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)
Hamburger Ebb und Fluth (‘Water Music’) in C, TWV55:C3 (1723)
[21:47] Antonio VIVALDI
(1678-1741) Concerto per 2 violini, 2 flauti diretti,
2 oboi, fagotto ed archi in d minor, RV566 [7:52] Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Keyboard Concerto in F, BWV1957
(c.1738/9) [14:32] Unico Wilhelm van WASSENAER
(1692-1766) Concerto Armonico V in f minor
(1740) [10:01] Jean-Fery REBEL (1666-1747)
Fantaisie (1729) [9:28]
Collegium Musicum den Haag/Claudio Ribeiro (A=415Hz, Valotti temperament)
rec. 2007. DSD. Includes bonus DVD Claudio & the Chicks [30:00]
ORF
EDITION ALTE MUSIK Hybrid SACD 3008 [63:50]
[BW]
Give
these young performers a few years to mature and they could be unbeatable
... see Full Review
Fear and Rejoice, O People:
Music for Advent and Christmas
The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge/Christopher Robinson
Iain Farrington (organ)
rec. 14–15 July 1998, Chapel of St. John's College, Cambridge
NIMBUS
NI 5589 [66:42] 
[BBr]
Absolutely
delightful … see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Dietrich
Fischer-Dieskau sings Lieder by Schubert, Schumann & Brahms Dietrich
Fischer-Dieskau (baritone); Günther Weissenborn, Gerald Moore,
Jörg Demus (piano) rec. 1951-58 REGIS
RRC1313 [73:22] 
[GF]
There
is no better Lieder singing to be found anywhere on records ...
see Full Review
French Music for Two Pianos:
Claude DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
En blanc et noir (1915) [14:55] Jeux: poème dansé (1913)
(transcribed for two pianos by Jean–Efflam Bavouzet) [16:33] Lindaraja
(1901) [5:53] Maurice RAVEL
(1875–1937) Entre cloches (from Les sites
auriculaires) (1895/1897) [2:44] Rapsodie espagnole (original
version for two pianos) (1895/1908) [14:50] La Valse (1920) (transcribed
for two pianos by the composer) [11:08]
Vladimir and Vovka Ashkenazy (two pianos) rec. 1–4 May 2008, Potton
Hall, Suffolk. DDD
DECCA 478 1090 [66:04]
[IL]
Dazzling
… see Full Review
From
the Top at the Pops Cincinnati
Pops O/Erich Kunzel
rec. 2008 TELARC
CD-80745 [62:11] [NB]
Beautifully
performed … sensitively conducted ... see Full
Review
The Golden Age of English Polyphony
The Sixteen/Harry Christophers Christopher Royall, countertenor and
Paul Nicholson, organ; Fretwork rec. 1982-92
HYPERION CDS44401/10 [10 CDs: 49:41 + 79:03 + 72:54 + 54:06 + 62:46
+ 58:27 + 78:06 + 79:30 + 79:21 + 71:00]
[RMo]
Unmissable
and a worthy tribute to one of the glories of the English choral tradition
... see Full Review
The
Golden Age of Light Music -
More Strings In Stereo! Re–issues
of 33 1/3 stereo LPs recorded between 1956 and 1958 ADD
GUILD GLCD 5159 [77:07]
[BBr]
Such
riches … see Full Review
Hebräische
Melodie Joseph
ACHRON, Joseph KAMINSKI,
Alexander WEPRIK, Joachim
STUTSCHEWSKY, Lazare SAMINSKY,
Julius ENGEL
Marat Dickermann (violin) Monica Gutman (piano) rec. 2008, Bechstein
Centrum Frankfurt am Main
ZUK RECORDS 330 [57:01]
[JW]
An
enjoyable disc covering traditional stylistic ground ... see Full
Review
Il
Bel Sogno -
Opera Arias
Inva Mula (soprano); Agim Hushi (tenor – tr. 12) Zagreb Philharmonic
Orchestra/Ivo Lipanoviç rec. 2009, DDD
VIRGIN CLASSICS 6 94538 0 [76:56]
[MC]
Mula
is blessed with superb poise and wonderful assurance together with a
tremendous ability to emotionally affect the listener. ... see Full
Review
Inside
Out Sam
PILAFIAN (b.1949) Relentless
Grooves II; Armenia Jorge SALGUEIRO (b.1969) Concerto
for Tuba Frank ZAPPA (1940-1993) Outside
Now Again Juraj FILAS (b.1955) Sonate François
THUILLIER (b.1967) Rebellion Elizabeth
RAUM (b.1945) Tribute Tom
McCaslin (tuba) Gail Novak (piano)
rec. 2008 CRYSTAL
RECORDS
CD695 [55:44] [JW]
Splendid
performances … eclectic, never off-putting repertoire ...
see Full Review
Susan
Mohini Kane:
A
Moment of Joy
Susan Mohini Kane (soprano); Kristof Van Gryspeer (piano) rec. Raitt
Recital Hall, Malibu December 2008 [55:23] Composer and composition
dates given where known
NO LABEL NO NUMBER [52:53] [JF]
A
singular pleasure ... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Jonas
Kaufmann – Sehnsucht
Richard WAGNER, MOZART, SCHUBERT, BEETHOVEN,
WAGNER
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma
Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Claudio Abbado rec. Auditorium Nicolo Paganini,
Parma, December 2008
DECCA 478 1463 [69:25]
[ST]
One
of the finest vocal recitals to have come my way this year ... see Full
Review
Light
and Lively (The Golden Age of Light Music)
rec. 1950-58
GUILD GLCD 5160 [79:05]
[BBr]
Each
track is packed with good things … see Full
Review
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