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Johannn
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Concertos
for 2 & 4 Harpsichords 
Amsterdam
Baroque O/Ton Koopman rec. 1988/90 WARNER
CLASSICS 2564 69174-6 [54:19] 
[GD]
I’d
certainly count this as a bargain ... see Full
Review
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Die Kunst der Fuge
Bengt Tribukait (organ) rec. 2007
MUSICA REDIVIVA MRSACD-017 
[78:22] 
Ticks
all the boxes, and goes that extra mile ... see Full
Review
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Goldberg-Variationen
Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord) rec. 2008
ALBA ABCD283
[79:38] [DC]
State
of the art Goldbergs ... see Full
Review
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) The
Well-Tempered Clavier: Books I and II (1722-1744)
Angela Hewitt (piano) rec. 8-16 September 2008, Jesus-Christus-Kirche.
Berlin. DDD
HYPERION CDA67741/4 [4 CDs: 58:55 + 59:13 + 75:38 + 77:20]
[PL]
Offers
a greater human dimension grown from within … see Full
Review
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750)
Viola da Gamba Sonatas 1-3
Daniel Yeadon (viola da gamba) Neal Peres Da Costa (harpsichord)
rec. 2004/6
ABC CLASSICS 476 3394 [43:15]
[GD]
Musically
accomplished performances excellently served by venue and recording
... see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Sonatas
& partitas for flute and continuo
Hansgeorg Schmeiser (flute); Ingemar Rainer (harpsichord); Orhmar Muller
(cello) rec. 2007 and 1996, DDD
NIMBUS NI 5829/30 [60:20 + 67:46] 
[CR]
A
wonderful collection of recordings which feel natural and well-considered.
Excellent … see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Cantatas - Vol. 43 BWV57, 110 & 151 Hana
Blažíková (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor),
Gerd Türk (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki
Suzuki rec. 2008 BIS
BIS-SACD-1761 [62:28] 
[PB]
Presenting
some of Bach’s ‘lesser’ cantatas in the best
possible light ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Eternal
Fire -
Cantata Choruses Monteverdi
Ch; English Baroque Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner
rec. 2000 SOLI
DEO GLORIA
SDG177 [74:58] [JQ]
An
excellent way to experience the riches within Bach’s cantatas
... see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Cantata
Pilgrimage Vol. 9: For the 17th and 18th Sundays after Trinity Monteverdi
Ch, English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner rec. 2000 SOLI
DEO GLORIA SDG159 [70:22 + 68:19] [ST]
Gardiner
gets to the heart of the music’s spirituality much more profoundly
than others ... see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685 - 1739) St.
John Passion Ian
Honeyman (tenor) Werner van Mechelen (bass) Il Fondamento/Paul
Dombrecht rec. live, 1996 PASSACAILLE
912 [34.17 + 76.31] [RH]
Little
to set it apart from its rivals ... see Full
Review
Arnold
BAX (1883-1953) Concertino for piano and
orchestra John IRELAND (1879-1962)
Piano Concerto; Legend
Mark Bebbington (piano); Orchestra of the Swan/David Curtis rec. 2009
SOMM
SOMMCD242 [70:37][RB]
The
ecstatic tremble ... the
leafy shimmer ... see Full Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphonies
7 & 8 Saarbrücken
RSO/Stanislaw Skrowaczewski rec. 2006 OEHMS
CLASSICS
OC524 [64:33] [SV]
Doesn't
quite make the cut as a "basic library" choice ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770
- 1827) Piano
Concertos 4 & 5 Mario
Galeani (piano) Royal PO/Grzegorz Nowak
rec. 2007 ROYAL
PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA
RPOSP013 [74:11] [BBr]
I
found these two performances unsatisfying … see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
The Complete Piano Sonatas Alfred
Brendel
(piano)
rec. 1992-5 DECCA
478
1821 [10 CDs:
646:55] 
[DC]
Still
one of the best at any price ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Rondos,
Andante favori, Seven Bagatelles, Alla ingharese quasi un Capriccio Natalia
Valentin (fortepiano) rec. 2009 PARATY
109.104 [56:11] [CC]
Valentin
is a player of huge talent … a real affinity for Beethoven.
... see Full Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Sonata op. 2 No. 2 see
TCHAIKOVSKY
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
Konzertstück in C, WoO 5 (orch. Juan MANÉN
(1883 - 1971) (1929)) (1787) [20:25] Grosse Fuge in B♭,
op.133 (orch. Felix WEINGARTNER (1863-1942)
(1906)) (1825/1826) [19:11] Arnold SCHOENBERG
(1874-1951) 10 Waltzes for string orchestra (1897?)
[16:19]
Wrocławer Chamber Orchestra/Ernst Kovacic (violin) rec 17-20 November
2008, Jan Kaczmarek Concert Hall of Radio Wrocław. DDD
CD ACCORD ACD 145-2 [56:05]
[BBr]
Just
too polite … see Full Review
Vincenzo
BELLINI (1801-1835) Norma Beverly
Sills, Shirley Verrett, Enrico di Giuseppe, John Alldis Ch, New
PO/James Levine
rec. 1973 DEUTSCHE
GRAMMOPHON
477 8186 [80:50 + 76:43] [ST]
A
disappointing effort ... see Full
Review
Ernest
BLOCH (1880-1959) Schelomo Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Don Quixote Emanuel
Feuermann (cello); Philadelphia O/Leopold Stokowski, Eugene
Ormandy rec. 1940 PRISTINE
AUDIO PASC168 [58:08] [JW]
A
deserved classic ... see Full Review
Rutland
BOUGHTON
(1878 - 1960)
Songs
Louise Mott (mezzo); Alexander Taylor (piano) rec.2005
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY BMS431CD [70:33]
[NB]
An
excellent way of gaining an insight into this singular British composer
... see Full Review
York
BOWEN (1884-1961) The
Piano Sonatas Danny
Driver (piano)
rec. 2008 HYPERION
CDA67751/2 [68:47
+ 49:55] [RB]
A
major romantic reprise ... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Symphonies
1-4 Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle rec. 2008 EMI
CLASSICS 2672542 [44:55 + 79:16 + 42:19][MC] 
A
Brahms cycle to compete with Klemperer … see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) String
Quartet 1, Piano Quintet Quatuor Ébène;
Akiko Yamamoto (piano) rec. 2007 VIRGIN
CLASSICS 2166222 [78:42][GD]
Elegant
and accomplished … to be appreciated for its own considerable merits
... see Full Review
Johannes
BRAHMS
(1833-1897)
String Quintet No.1 in F, op.88 (1859) [26:33] String Quintet No.2
in G, op.111 (1864) [29:04]
The Nash Ensemble; Philip Dukes (viola) rec. Great Hall, City of London’s
Boy’s School, London, 7, 20, 21 December 2008. DDD.
ONYX 4043 [55:40]
[JL]
Bold
excursions into some of Brahms’ most striking music … see
Full Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Symphony
3, Nänie, Gesang der Parzen The
Monteverdi Choir
O Révolutionnaire et Romantique/Sir John Eliot Gardiner
rec. live, 2007/8 SOLI
DEO GLORIA SDG704 [70:16] [JQ]
A
very fine Brahms Third - refreshing and exciting ... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Lieder Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Dichterliebe Simon
Keenlyside (baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano) rec. 2009 SONY
CLASSICAL
88697 566892 [76:40] [ST]
A
fine recital ... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Piano
Concerto 1 Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Sonata
13 Solomon
(piano) RAI Turin O/Lorin Maazel rec. 1956 GUILD
GHCD2353 [66:58] [JW]
Guild’s
commitment here is to be applauded ... see Full
Review
Max
BRUCH (1838-1920) Scottish
Fantasy see Campoli
Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Te Deum see MOZART
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