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Isaac
ALBÉNIZ (1860 -1909) Iberia 
Yoram
Ish–Hurwitz (pno), rec. 2007-9 TURTLE
RECORDS TR 75529 & TR75530 [40:15/43:22] 
[BBr]
I
cannot warm to this performance … see Full
Review
William
ALWYN (1905-1985) Overture in the Form of
a Serenade, Prelude, Blackdown, Peter Pan Suite, Ad Infinitum Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958) Heroic Elegy & Triumphal
Epilogue York BOWEN (1884-1961) Eventide Sir
Hubert PARRY (1848-1918) Hypatia Micaela
Haslam (sop.), Roderick Elms (organ), London Chorus/Ronald
Corp, BBC CO/John Wilson, rec. 2009 DUTTON
EPOCH CDLX 7237 [72:52] [RB]
The
Parry aside this is a most stimulating collection - full of surprises
and memorable music ... see Full
Review
Charles
AVISON (1709 - 1770) Trio Sonatas op. 1 & Keyboard Sonatas
op. 8
The Avison Ensemble (Pavlo Beznosiuk, Caroline Balding (violin), Richard
Tunnicliffe (cello), Robert Howarth (organ, harpsichord)) rec. 2005
DIVINE
ART DDA21214 [47:21 + 49:48]
[JV]
An
enjoyable set of discs with music which varies from expressive to entertaining
... see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Johann, I’m Only Dancing
Red
Priest (Piers Adams, recorders; Julia Bishop, violin; Angela East, cello;
Howard Beach, harpsichord) rec. 2009. DDD.
RED PRIEST RECORDINGS RP007 [69:04]
[BW]
Fun
with JS Bach but not at the expense of his music … deserves to be a
runaway success ... see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) The Well-Tempered Clavier
Roger Woodward (pno) rec. 2008
CELESTIAL HARMONIES 19922-5 [5 CDs: 279:56]
[KM]
A
Well-Tempered Clavier that feels just right … see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 [95:10]
Vladimir Feltsman (piano) rec. 1996
NIMBUS NI 2549/50 [50:47 + 44:23]
[DC]
Good,
but a qualified success. ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Arias
and Duets for soprano and bass with violin obbligato
Hilary Hahn (violin); Christine Schäfer (soprano); Matthias Goerne (baritone)
Münich Chamber Orchestra/Alexander Liebreich rec: 2008/9 DDD
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8092 [56:55]
[MC]
Hilary
Hahn can certainly take great credit in what she describes as her dream
project. ... see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) St.
Matthew Passion Ex
Cathedra Ch & Baroque O/Jeffrey Skidmore
rec. live, 2009 ORCHID
CLASSICS
ORC100007 [79:58
+ 77:45] [JQ]
A
very successful and involving performance that conveys the essence
of Bach’s masterpiece very well ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Cantatas Andreas
Scholl; Barbara Schlick; Christoph Prégardien; Gotthold
Schwarz, Concerto Vocale de Leipzig/Gotthold Schwarz Ensemble
Baroque de Limoges/Christophe Coin
rec. 1993-5 NAÏVE
E 8911, 8918 & 8926 [65:38 + 62:20 + 70:53] [MC]
Fascinating
and often enthralling Bach cantatas featuring the piccolo cello and
played on period instruments. ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) The
Works for Organ Vols 1 & 2
NIMBUS
NI5280 [67:11] &
NI5289 [55:32]
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) The Works for Organ
(MP3 Edition)
Kevin Bowyer (organ) rec. 1991-2001
NIMBUS NI1721 [8 CDs of MP3 files: 30:52:00] [Equivalent to the
17 volume CD series]
[BW] [KM]
All this wonderful music at such a low price;
you can’t go wrong [KM] Not only Bargain of the Month, but almost
certainly Bargain of the Year [BW] ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) St.
Mark Passion Amarcord,
Die Kölner Akademie/Michael Alexander Willens rec. live,
2009 CARUS
83.244 [73:15] [MC]
Excellently
presented and performed … Bach collectors and lovers of sacred
music should not hesitate ... see Full
Review
Carl
Philipp Emmanuel BACH
(1714-1788)
Organ Works
Thomas Trotter (organ) rec. 2009
REGENT RECORDS REGCD314 [66:48]
[GD]
Overall
a very satisfying recording ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Passacaglia and Fugue (transc.
Stokowski) see BEETHOVEN
Bach
and Friends
A Documentary
Film director: Michael R. Lawrence
MICHAEL LAWRENCE FILMS 
[115:00 + 86:00]
[KM]
A
well-made and appealing film about Bach’s music though it focuses
only on Bach’s solo works ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Agustín BARRIOS
(Mangore)
(1885-1944) Confesión:
La Catedral [7:33]; Estilo Uruguayo [3:39]; Aire de Zamba [2:48];
Vals, op 8 no 3 [4:13]; Danza Paraguaya no.1 [2:28]; Sargento Cabral
(zamba) [2:19]; Confesión (romanza) [4:46]; Preludio, op.5 no.1 [3:55];
Choro da Saudade [5:11]; Leyenda de España [6:17]; Las Abejas [2:26];
Oración por Todos [2:31]; El Sueño de la Muñequita [2:45]; Vals de Primavera
[5:27]; La Samaritana [4:02]; Mazurca Apasionada [5:32]; Cueca [3:12];Villancico
de Navidad [2:50]; Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios [3:24]
Alexander-Sergei Ramírez (guitar) rec. March 2000, Meinerzhagen, Stadthalle.
DDD
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 289 471 532-2 [75:19] [ZT]
A
treat for all aficionados of fine music - a must for Barrios devotees
… see Full Review
Béla
BARTÓK (1881-1945) Contrasts, Rhapsody
1, Mikrokosmos Josef
Szigeti (violin) Benny Goodman (clarinet)
Béla Bartók (piano) rec. 1940 NAXOS
HISTORICAL
8.111343 [71:35] [JW]
Stark
dynamism, warm timbral shading and astringent aristocracy ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony
7 Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Passacaglia
and Fugue Christoph Willibald GLUCK (1714-1787) Sicilienne Paul
BEN-HAIM (1897-1984) From
Israel Symphony
of the Air, International Festival Youth O, All-American Youth O, Leopold Stokowski
and his SO
rec. 1941-69 CALA
CACD0551 [77:16] [JW]
These
vital, living inscriptions belong in the collection of all those smitten
by the Stokowski sound ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
The Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Robert Mann (violin); Stephen Hough (piano) rec. 1985/6
NIMBUS NI 2553/56 [4 CDs: 55:51 + 44:13 + 63:28 + 61:58]
[GD]
Probably
deserves obscurity ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano
Sonata 29 Franz LISZT (1811-1886) Gnomenreigen, Liebestraume 3 Louis
Kentner (piano) rec. 1939-41 PRISTINE
AUDIO XR PAKM034 [50:51] [JW]
Kentner’s
earlier, more openly virtuosic thoughts strong on kinetic drama
and adamantine power ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Concertos 3 & 4 András
Schiff (pno), Staatskapelle Dresden/Bernard Haitink, rec. 1996 WARNER
CLASSICS MAESTRO 2564 69173-5 [71:17] [JQ]
Enjoyable
performances, though not Desert Island choices. ... see Full
Review
Vincenzo
BELLINI (1801
– 1835)
Arias from I Puritani and La Sonnambula
Gaetano DONIZETTI (1797 - 1848)
Arias from La Favorita, La Fille du Regiment, L'Elisir d'Amore, Don
Pasquale and Lucia di Lammermoor
Raul Gimenez (tenor); Sally Cooper Dyson (soprano); Frank Carroll (baritone)
The Scottish Philharmonic Singers; Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Michelangelo
Veltri rec. 1989
NIMBUS NI 5224 [69.44]
[RH]
Gimenez
brings considerable vocal ability, variety and intelligence to these
arias ... see Full Review
Paul
BEN-HAIM (1897-1984) From
Israel see BEETHOVEN
Robert
Russell BENNETT (1894-1981) Porgy & Bess:
Symphonic Picture George GERSHWIN (1898-1937) 2nd
Rhapsody, Pno Concerto in F André Previn
(pno), Cristina Ortiz (pno), London SO/André Previn rec. 1971/80 EMI
CLASSICS 9 67135 2 [64:49] [BR]
A
classic recording of the Concerto is in print again … see Full
Review
Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869) Grande
Messe des Morts Paul
Groves (tenor) EuropaChorAkademie/Joshard Daus, SWR SO Baden
Baden und Freiburg/Sylvain Cambreling
rec. 2004 GLOR
CLASSICS
GC08034 [47:34 + 35:02] [J-PJ]
One
of the best versions of the Requiem around ... see Full
Review
Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869) Symphonie Fantastique, Overture Le
Carnaval Romain Anima
Eterna Brugge/Jos Van Immerseel, rec. 2008, ZIG-ZAG
TERRITOIRES ZZT 100101 [65:14] [J-PJ]
A
recording which genuinely tries to make a difference and largely
succeeds. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Leonard
BERNSTEIN (1918 - 1990) Chichester Psalms see
RUTTER
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Georges BIZET
(1838-1875)
CD 1 Carmen Suite; L'Arlésienne Suite; Patrie! – Ouverture
dramatique; CD 2 Symphony in C; Jeux d'enfants (Petite
Suite); La jolie fille de Perth Suite Joaquin
TURINA (1882-1949)
Danzas fantásticas
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet rec. 1958-1960 ADD
DECCA
ELOQUENCE 480 0457 [74:56 + 66:07]
[DM]
Very
desirable indeed … a chance to make amends for earlier misjudgements.
... see Full Review
Georges
BIZET (1838 - 1875) Carmen: Suite 2 see BRITTEN
Hakon
BØRRESEN (1876-1954) Symphony
1, Violin Concerto Rebecca
Hirsch (violin) Aalborg
SO/Owain Arwel Hughes
rec. 1996 DACAPO
8.224059 [71:48] Symphonies 2 & 3 Aalborg
SO/Owain Arwel Hughes
rec. 1997 DACAPO
8.224061 [76:09] [RB]
Børresen:
more at home with songful serenading than high-tension romantics
- more Gade than Sibelius. Definitely worth hearing ... see Full
Review
Nadia
BOULANGER (1887 - 1979) Trois pièces see French
Cello Sonatas
York BOWEN (1884-1961) Eventide see ALWYN
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833 – 1897) 21
Hungarian Dances (arr. Joachim) Oscar
Shumsky (violin); Frank Maus (piano) rec. 1998 NIMBUS
NI 2552 [51:24] [JW]
Surprises
of this kind can’t come along too often ... see Full
Review
Havergal
BRIAN (1876-1972) Symphony
1 BBC
SO/Sir Adrian Boult rec. 1966 TESTAMENT
SBT2 1454 [52.09 + 55.58] [RB]
An
historical document and a spiritual reflection faithful to contemplation,
to awe and to the blast of conflict and turmoil. ... see Full
Review
Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913
- 1976) Four
Sea Interludes Edward ELGAR (1857
- 1934) Cello Concerto, Sea Pictures Georges
BIZET (1838 - 1875) Carmen: Suite 2 Catherine
Hopper (mezzo); Felix Schmidt (cello) Young Musicians SO/James
Blair
rec. 2006/7 YMSO
no catalogue
number [75:17] [BBr]
I
welcome this disk with much pleasure … see Full
Review
Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896)
Symphony
No. 7 in E (1881-3) [69:04]
Czech Philharmonic/Lovro von Matacic rec. 1967
SUPRAPHON ARCHIV SU 3781-2 [69:04]
[SV]
Matacic
in vintage form for this fine Bruckner Seventh … see Full
Review
Anton
BRUCKNER (1824 – 1896) Symphony 9 Vienna
PO/Carl Schuricht, rec. 1961 HDTT
HDCD188 [55:56] [NB]
Unless
you hold this version of Bruckner’s transcendent symphony close
to your heart this would not be the place to start that exploration.
... see Full Review
Bruckner's
Decision A
film by Jan Schmidt-Garre rec.
1995 ARTHAUS
MUSIK
101369 [80:00] [CF]
A
portrait of a genius, whose mental and physical collapse begins here
... see Full Review
Gavin
BRYARS (b.1943) The Garden Chapel see
MARSHALL
Ferruccio BUSONI (1866-1924) Suite
see Italian Clarinet
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