January
2009
RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Michael
William BALFE
(1808-1870) Falstaff
Marcel Vanaud,
Majella Cullagh, National Chamber Ch of Ireland, RTÉ Concert O/Marco
Zambelli rec. 2008
RTÉ LYRIC FM CD119 [75:52 + 67:27] [RW] 
A
breath of fresh air ... see Full
Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3
Daniel Müller-Schott (cello); Angela Hewitt (piano) rec.
2008
HYPERION CDA67633 [78:07][TP] 
Wonderful,
life-affirming music-making from this exciting partnership ...
see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Claude DEBUSSY
(1862-1918) String Quartet Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937) String Quartet
Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924) String Quartet
Quatuor Ebène rec. 2008
VIRGIN CLASSICS 5190452 [80:27] [JFL]
One
of the most exciting recordings that I’ve ever heard ... see Full
Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Edward
ELGAR (1857-1934) Violin
Concerto
Gil Shaham (violin); Chicago Symphony
Orchestra/David Zinman rec. 2007
CANARY CLASSICS CC06 
[48:28][TP]
Vulnerability
and ebullience … do not miss this ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Gustav MAHLER
(1860-1911) Symphony No. 4
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Jonathan Nott rec. 2006
TUDOR 7151 
[55:29][TB]
Makes
a strong impression ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Joseph
MARX (1882-1964) Orchestral Songs and Choral
Works
Christine Brewer (soprano); BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra/Jiří
Bělohlávek rec. 2008
CHANDOS CHAN10505 [71:33][RB]
A
seething aureate blaze. Wonderful stuff ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Tilo MEDEK
(1940-2006)
Organ
Works Wandlungs-Passacaglia (2001) [5:09] B-a-c-h,
Vier Töne für Orgel (1973) [7:44] Verschüttete Bauernflöte
(1969) [11:22]
Quatemberfeste für Orgel (1989) [29:16] Gebrochene Flügel
(1975) [7:42] Rückäufige Passacaglia (1979) [11:02]
Martin Schmeding
(organ) rec. 25-27 March 2008, Evang. Aufstehungskirche, Düsseldorf-Oberkassel.
CYBELE
SACD 060.801 [72:21]
[DC]
Some
of the most unearthly musical sounds I have ever heard ... see
Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Camille SAINT-SAËNS
(1835-1921) Complete Works for Cello and Orchestra
Johannes
Moser (cello); Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR/Fabrice
Bollon rec. 2007
HÄNSSLER CLASSIC CD93.222 [69:16][MC]
A
fruitful emotional encounter with Saint-Saëns ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Giacinto
SCELSI
(1905-1988) Preludi,
Serie I-IV: Serie I [21:05]; Serie II [17:49]; Serie III [18:40];
Serie IV [13:46]
Alessandra Ammara (piano) rec. 30 September – 1 October 2008,
Chiesa di S. Apollinaire, Monticello de Lonigo, Vicenza, Italy
ARTS 47721-8
[73 :10]
[DC]
Enigmatic,
fascinating, and a technically outstanding achievement all round.
... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Boris
TCHAIKOVSKY
(1925-1996) Complete String Quartets
Ilya Ioff (violin);
Elena Raskova (violin); Lydia Kovalenko (viola); Alexey Massarsky
(cello) rec. 2008
NORTHERN FLOWERS NF9964-65 [42:12 + 67:28] [RB] 
Translucent
singing melody - a treasury ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Sanctum est Verum Lumen
- Multi-part Music for Choir Gabriel
JACKSON (b. 1962) Sanctum est verum lumen
Robert WYLKYNSON (c.1450–c.1515) Jesus autem transiens/Credo
in Deum Francisco GUERRERO (1528-1599)
Duo Seraphim Josquin des PREZ
(attrib.) (c.1450–1521) Qui habitat Tomás
Luis de VICTORIA (1548-1611) Magnificat sexti toni
Tarik O’REGAN (b. 1978)
I sleep, but my heart wakethFelice
ANERIO (c.1560–1614) Stabat Mater Johannes
OCKEGHEM (attrib.) (c.1410–1497) Deo gratia a 36 Bo
HOLTEN (b. 1948) In nomine Thomas
TALLIS (1505–1585) Spem in alium
National Youth Choir of Great Britain/Mike Brewer rec. 2006/7
DELPHIAN
DCD34045 [70:21] [JQ]
This
magnificent CD ravishes and stimulates the ear ... see Full
Review
BARGAINS
OF THE MONTH
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Magnus LINDBERG
(b.1958) Complete Piano Music
Ralph van Raat (piano) rec. 2007
NAXOS 8.570542 [72:30][HC] 
No
Lindberg admirer should miss this ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Olivier MESSIAEN
(1908-1992) Complete
Edition CDs 1-7 Piano Music CDs 8-13 Organ MusicCDs
14-15: La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ
CDs 16-19 Opera: Saint François d'Assise CDs
20-32 Other Music Limited edition
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4801333 [32 CDs: c.34:00:00]
[PW]
Far
from an exercise directed at completists only … a life enhancing
experience … see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
The Complete Symphonies
Scottish Ntl O/Neeme Järvi rec. 1984/5
CHANDOS 10500X [4CDs: 261:28] [JFL]
Marvelous,
charming, sweeping ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Giacomo
PUCCINI
(1858-1924)
Maria Callas - The Complete Puccini Studio Recordings
rec. 1953-65
EMI CLASSICS 2158942 [15 CDs] [RJF]
Her
unique Puccini interpretations are gathered here with an unexpected
bonus ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Vier letzte Lieder etc.
Heather Harper (soprano); London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox
rec. 1986-7
EMI CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE 2283742 [63:11] [DM]
A
thrilling Straussfest. Not to be missed ... see Full
Review
February
2009
RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750)
Goldberg Variations, Chaconne (arr. Busoni) 
DongHyek Lim (piano) rec. 2008
EMI CLASSICS 2159782 [65:35] [DC] 
A
must for piano collectors ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750) Jauchzet
Gott in allen Landen BWV51, Ich habe genug BWV82a,
Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut BWV199
Natalie Dessay (soprano) Le Concert d’Astrée/Emmanuelle
Haïm rec. 2008 (includes bonus DVD from recording sessions)
VIRGIN CLASSICS
5193142 [63.55; DVD: 52:00] [MM-B]
A
mature artist who patently comprehends the beauty and purity of
the music ... see Full
Review
HISTORICAL
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Symphony
3, Leonore Overtures 1 & 3
Philharmonia O/Otto Klemperer rec. 1954/5
NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.111303 [71:33] 
[CC]
An
interpretation of giant stature and nobility ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Vincenzo
BELLINI
(1801-1835) La
Sonnambula Melodramma in two acts (2004 Critical Edition
by Alessandro Roccataglia and Luca Zappelli) (1831) Cecilia Bartoli
(mezzo);
Juan Diego Florez (tenor); Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (bass); Liliana
Nikitenau (mezzo); Gemma Bertagnolli (soprano); Peter Kálman (bass)
Chorus of Zurich
Opera House; Orchestra La Scintilla/Alessandro De Marchi rec.
June-July 2007, September 2008, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirchemeinde
Zurich-Oberstrass. DDD
DECCA 478 1087 DH02 Limited Edition [59:10 + 75:01]
[RJF]
Bellini’s
lovely melodies into a new perspective. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Sonatas and trios for viola
Maxim Rysanov (viola); Katya Apekisheva (piano) Boris Brovtsyn
(violin) Jacob Katsnelson (piano); Kristine Blaumane (cello) rec.
2007/8 ONYX
4033 [77:35 + 47:09] [PB-W] 
Completely
inspired music-making ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Johannes
BRAHMS (1833–1897)
Eight Songs Robert
SCHUMANN (1810–1856) Four Lieder from Goethe’s Wilhelm
Meisters Lehrjahre, Frauenliebe und –leben, Claude
DEBUSSY (1862–1918) Fantoches George
Frideric HANDEL (1685– 1759) Angels, ever bright
and fair
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo) Julius Drake (piano) rec. live,
1999 WIGMORE
HALL LIVE WHLIVE0024 [69:31] [JQ] 
Demands
to be heard by all who prize great singing ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Alto Rhapsody, Symphony 2
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Gesang der Geister
über den Wassern, Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, An Schwager Kronos
Nathalie
Stutzmann (contralto) Monteverdi Ch, O Révolutionnaire et Romantique/Sir
John Eliot Gardiner rec. live, 2007
SOLI DEO GLORIA SDG703 [73:59] [JQ]
As
provocative, perceptive and exciting as its predecessor ...
see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH William Byrd
(1539/40-1623) The Cardinall’s
Musick Byrd Edition: Vols 10 & 11 - Laudibus
in sanctis & Hodie Simon Petrus
The Cardinall’s Musick/Andrew Carwood rec. 2006/7
HYPERION CDA67568 [68:20] CDA67653 [67:47] [BW]
If
you already have Byrd’s Masses, these are the next priority
purchases ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Josef
HAYDN (1732-1809) Complete Piano Trios
Haydn Trio Eisenstadt
PHOENIX EDITION 161 [8 CDs: 9:40:00][ST]
Endless
pleasure ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Giuseppe
VERDI
(1813-1901) La Forza del Destino
(1869 version)
Violetta Urmana, Marcello Giordani, Carlo Guelfi, Ch & O Maggio
Musicale Fiorentino/Zubin Mehta rec. live, 2007
TDK DVWW-OPFORZA 
[189:00] [ST]
Now
leads the field … one of the great Verdi DVDs ... see Full
Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH
Cello Diverse
Igor STRAVINSKY
(1882–1972)
Suite Italienne Claude DEBUSSY
(1862–1918) Cello Sonata Johannes
BRAHMS (1833–1897) Cello Sonata 2 Ennio
MORRICONE (b. 1928) Gabriel’s Oboe
Suzanne Beer (cello); Garth Hancock (piano)
DIVINE ART DDV25068 [61:09] [BBr]
Some
of the finest, most purposeful, cello playing I’ve heard in a
long time ... see Full
Review
BARGAINS
OF THE MONTH
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Felix
MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Complete Symphonies New Philharmonia Chorus, Helen
Donath (soprano), Rotraud Hansmann (soprano), Waldemar Kmentt
(tenor) New Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus,Wolfgang Sawallisch
rec. 1967 Licensed from Decca Complete String Symphonies
Amsterdam
Sinfonietta/Lev Markiz rec. 1994-1996, Licensed from BIS
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 93777 [7:32:00]
[ST]
Unmissable.
Invest with confidence. ...
see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Henry
Purcell
(1659-1695) Complete
Sacred Music – Anthems, Services and Devotional Songs Full
contents at the end of the review Booklet with notes and texts.
HYPERION
CDS44141-51 [11 CDs: 738:56]
[BW]
An
essential purchase for Purcell year and well beyond ... see Full
Review
March 2009
RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Vincenzo
BELLINI (1801-1835) I Capuleti e I Montecchi
Elina Garanca (mezzo); Anna Netrebko (soprano); Wiener Symphoniker/Fabio
Luisi rec.
2008
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4778031 [76.10
+ 51.26][RJF] 
It
will be a long time before this recording is bettered ... see
Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845–1924) L’Horizon
Chimérique, Poême d’un jour, Mirages Francis
POULENC (1899–1963) Tel jour telle nuit, Chansons
villageoises, La Fraicheur et le Feu
Thomas Oliemans (baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano) rec. 2008
ETCETERA
KTC1366 [62:04] 
[GF]
The
natural heir to Gerard Souzay ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Twelve Concerti
grossi, Op. 6
Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini rec. 2008
L’OISEAU LYRE 4780319 [3 CDs: 64:00 + 59:29 + 45:00][MG] 
Handel
outside the comfort zone. Tremendously stimulating … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Kara KARAYEV
(1918-1982) Symphony No. 3; Leyla
and Mejnun; Don Quixote (Symphonic Engravings)
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/Dmitri Yablonsky. rec. 2008
NAXOS 8.570720 [58:10][CC] 
A
disc that gives hope in this recession-torn world ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Henry
PURCELL (1659-1695) Dido
and Aeneas
Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Steven Devine
rec. 2008
CHANDOS CHACONNE CHAN0757 [69:49][MG]
All
round excellence, but the added music is controversial … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART
(1756-1791)
Piano Concertos 20 & 27
Clifford Curzon (piano) English CO/Benjamin Britten. rec. 1970
ESOTERIC
ESD90014 
[65:18] [JLa]
One
of the most sublime and supreme accomplishments of the recording
angel ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Fernando
SOR (1778-1839) Fantasias y Estudios
Manuel Babiloni (guitar) rec. 2008
EDITS E.G. TABELET 1017 [65:52][ZT]
No
finer recording of this Sor repertory is available ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Igor
STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Canticum
Sacrum; Agon; Requiem Canticles
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart; SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden
und Freiburg/Michael Gielen rec. 2004-7
HÄNSSLER CLASSIC CD93226 [57:52][DC]
Not
sure about late Stravinsky? This is the path to enlightenment
... see Full Review
HISTORICAL
RECORDING OF THE MONTH The
Dawn of Recording:
The Julius Block Cylinders
Full track-list at end of review
MARSTON 53011-12 [3 CDs: 78:12 + 76:03 + 79:09]
[JW]
No
praise can be too high ... see Full
Review
BARGAINS
OF THE MONTH
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH John FIELD
(1782-1837) The Piano Concertos
Miceal O'Rourke
(piano) London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert rec. 1994-96
CHANDOS CHAN10468(4)X [4 CDs: 249:13] [EM]
A
glorious sense of joy … lively and exciting ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Joseph HAYDN
(1732-1809) The Complete Symphonies - MP3 Edition
Austro-Hungarian
Haydn Orchestra/Adam Fischer rec.1989-2001 NIMBUS
NI 1722 [8 CDs: approx. 37:00:00]
DC
A
very worthwhile experiment and a truly excellent set: meet Mr.
Haydn! ... see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Jules
MASSENET (1842–1912) Manon Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) La Demoiselle élue Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869) Les nuits d’été 
Orchestra and Chorus of the Théâtre National de l’Opéra Comique/Pierre
Monteux rec. 1955
NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.111268-70 [3 CDs: 66.59 + 80.13 + 67.29][RMo]
At
super-bargain price, these three discs are a steal ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Concerto for two pianos, Sinfonia concertante for Violin
& viola
Håvard Gimse, Vebjørn Anvik (pianos) Lars Anders Tomter (viola)
Norwegian CO/Iona Brown (violin) rec. 1995/6
CHANDOS CHAN10507X [53:56] [DC]
A
winner – puts the fon back into Sinfonia, takes the con out of
Concertante ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Carl
August NIELSEN
(1865 – 1931) The
Symphonies
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra/Theodore Kuchar rec. 2005
BRILLIANT
CLASSICS 92885 [3 CDs: 65:55 + 79:04 + 69:45]
[JL]
Nothing
less than a paradigm shift ... see Full Review
APRIL
2009
RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Amy BEACH
(1867-1944)
Piano Music Vol. 2: The Turn of the Century Includes
Variations on Balkan Themes, Children’s Album, Eskimos
Kirsten Johnson
(piano) rec. 2007/8
GUILD GMCD7329 [60:48] 
[DM]
Heart-warming,
grace and character. A hidden gem ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Guirne CREITH
(1907-1996) Violin Concerto Thomas
PITFIELD (1903-1999) Concerto Lirico Richard
ARNELL (b.1917) Violin Concerto
Lorraine McAslan (violin); Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Martin
Yates rec. 2008
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX7221 [63:42][RB] 
McAslan
triumphs again in these unknown violin concertos ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH John IRELAND
(1879-1962) Piano Concerto Frank
BRIDGE (1879-1941) Phantasm William
WALTON (1902-1983) Sinfonia Concertante
Kathryn Stott (piano) Royal PO/Vernon Handley rec. 1989
DUTTON CDLX7223 [70:01]
[RB]
An
old friend returns wearing new clothes ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Charles LEVENS
(1689 - 1764) Te
Deum [41:24] Deus noster refugium [25:54]
Sophie Landy, Sophie Pattey (soprano), Vincent Lièvre-Picard (haute-contre);
Sébastien Obrecht (tenor); Sébastien Brohier, Marduk Serrano (baritone);
Marcos Loureiro de Sà (bass) Members of l'Ensemble baroque Orfeo
and the Groupe Vocal Arpège, Les Passions/Michel Laplénierec.
8-11 November 2007, Chapelle de la Miséricorde, Bordeaux, France.
DDD ÉDITIONS
HORTUS 060 [67:29]
[JV]
Levens
had a great sense of drama and text expression ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH James MacMILLAN
(b.
1959)
St. John Passion
Christopher Maltman (baritone) London SO & Ch/Sir Colin Davis
rec. 2008
LSO LIVE LSO0671 
[54:14 + 36:06] 
[JQ]
A
very unsettling and deeply moving experience. An unqualified triumph
... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Felix
MENDELSSOHN
(1809-1847)
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 (1844) [25:49] Piano Trio No.1
in D Minor, Op.48 (1839) [27:41] Violin Sonata in F Major (1838)
[24:02] Anne-Sophie
Mutter (violin); Lynn Harrell (cello); André Previn (piano) Gewandhausorchester
Leipzig/Kurt Masur rec. March 2008, Leipzig, Gewandhaus (Concerto);
September 2008, Vienna, Musikverein, Brahms-Saal (Sonata, Trio)
DEUTSCHE
GRAMMOPHON CD + DVD 
4778001
[76:92 + 101:58]
[PL]
A
revelation ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Rodion
SHCHEDRIN (b. 1932) The Sealed Angel
Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge/Geoffrey Webber;
Choir of King’s College, London/David Trendall rec. 2008
DELPHIAN DCD34067 [54:42][JQ]
A
work of great beauty and profundity, splendidly performed ...
see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Peter
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Symphony
No.5 in E Minor, Op.64 [48:04] Francesca da Rimini, Op.32 [25:33]
Simón
Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela; Gustavo Dudamel rec. 2008,
DDD DEUTSCHE
GRAMMOPHON 4778022 [73:37]
[PL]
Filled
with dynamism, introspection and heart-lifting emotional surges
... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Manfred Symphony;
Romeo and Juliet
State TV and Radio Grand Symphony Orchestra/Konstantin Symeonov
rec. 1960
VISTA VERA VVCD-00150 [79:33][RB]
A
great Manfred ... see Full
Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Jacobus
Vaet
(c1529-1567) Missa Ego flos campi
Cinquecento
Renaissance Vokal rec. 2008
HYPERION CDA67733 
[75:21]
[BW]
The
best recording yet in Cinquecento’s very fine series ... see
Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Eva Podleś (contralto)
Songs
by Chopin, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky & Szymanowski
Garrick Ohlsson
(piano) rec. live, 2008
WIGMORE HALL LIVE WHLIVE0027 [78:47]
[GF]
One
of the finest and most captivating song recitals for a long time
... see Full Review
BARGAINS
OF THE MONTH
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Johannes
BRAHMS
(1833-1897) String Quartet 1, String
Quintet 2 Belcea
Qt, Thomas Kakushka (viola) rec. 2003
EMI CLASSICS ENCORE 2357122 [62:19] 
[CC]
Do
not hesitate ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH
Arthur
BUTTERWORTH (b. 1923) Symphonies
1 & 4, Viola Concerto, Talk by composerArthur Butterworth
Royal Scottish
Ntl O/Arthur Butterworth, Hallé O/Sir John Barbirolli rec. 1958/2008
DUTTON EPOCH
CDLX 7212 [70:40 + 73:07]
[RB][PC]
Butterworth’s
music casts a potent spell that looks to the North. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Girolamo
FRESCOBALDI
(1583-1643)
Keyboard Music from Manuscript Sources
Martha Folts (harpsichord) rec. 2007
NAXOS 8.570717 [73:03]
[GPu]
Deserves
the highest praise … see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Giacomo Giacomo
PUCCINI
(1858-1924) Tosca
(1900) [68:36] Maria Callas (soprano) - Tosca; Giuseppe Di Stefano
(tenor) - Cavaradossi; Tito Gobbi (baritone) - Scarpia;
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milan/Victor de Sabata rec. 1953,
. ADD BRILLIANT
CLASSICS 93927 [66:22 + 62:14]
[MS]
Splendid
… not to be missed ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Ottorino RESPIGHI
(1879-1936) Il Tramonto, Roman
trilogy, Gli Uccelli, Trittico Botticelliano, La Sensitiva
Christine Rice,
Janet Baker, O dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome/Antonio
Pappano, Philadelphia O/Riccardo Muti, ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner,
City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox rec. 1976-2007
EMI CLASSICS 2376762 [77:36 + 69:23]
[ST]
Why
hesitate? ... see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Jean SIBELIUS
(1865-1957) Night Ride and Sunrise
etc.
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen rec. 2007
NAXOS 8.570763
[64:34][LW]
One
terrific disc! ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Thomas
TALLIS (1505-1585)
The Complete Works
Chapelle du Roi/Alistair Dixon, Charivari Agréable rec. 1996-2004
BRILLIANT
CLASSICS 93612 [10 CDs: 657:34]
[EM]
Wonderful
music … exquisite music-making... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH
Victoria de los Angeles
The Voice of an Angel
The Early Recordings, Great Italian Operas, Great French Operas,
Popular Songs & Zarzuela Arias, Chants d’Auvergne, Art Songs
& Lieder, Songs of Spain
rec. 1948-74
EMI CLASSICS ICON 2173082 [7 CDs: 533:27]
[GF]
A
treasure-trove to last a lifetime ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH
Stokowski/Bach Transcriptions
Vol. 2
With works by Boccherini, Byrd, Clarke, Haydn,
Mattheson & Palestrina
Bournemouth SO/José Serebrier rec. 2008
NAXOS 8.572050 [64:59]
[BBr]
Fabulous
... see Full Review
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