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Nathan
Milstein Rarities Alexander GLAZUNOV
(1865–1936) Violin Concerto in A minor Antonín
DVOŘAK (1841–1904) Violin Concerto in A minor
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893)
Violin Concerto in D 
Nathan Milstein (violin) Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/William Steinberg
(Glazunov and Dvorák); Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Frederick Stock
(Tchaikovsky) rec. 1957, 1940
DYNAMIC IDIS 6589 [78:02] 
[BBr]
An
exciting issue… see Full Review
Mountain
Songs –
A cycle of American folk music
Eliot Fisk (guitar) Paula Robison (flute) rec. 1986
NIMBUS NI 2560 [54:09] 
[JW]
These
delightful performances still continue to give pleasure ... see Full
Review
The
Neapolitan Masters Domenico
SCARLATTI,
Giovanni
Battista PERGOLESI, Domenico
CIMAROSA, Sigismund THALBERG, Giuseppe
MARTUCCI, Alessandro
LONGO, Giuseppe DEVASTATO
Giuseppe Devastato (piano) rec. 2009
SHEVA COLLECTION 024 [74:55]
[JW]
Some
up-and-down moments here ... see Full
Review
O
muse, comt nv voort - Dutch
songs of love and freedom 1550-1750
Duo
Seraphim rec. 2008
ALIUD ACDHJ040-2 
[64:42] [JV]
First-rate
texts and beautiful tunes ... see Full
Review
Off
the Beaten Path
Ian Hominick (pno), rec. 2007
MSR CLASSICS MS1341 [67.46] 
[RH]
Charmingly
unfamiliar bon-bons … and a few grittier pieces ... see Full
Review
Player
Piano 10 György
LIGETI (1923-2006) Études
pour Piano; Continuum (1968) Drei Stücke für zwei Pianos (1976)
Francis BOWDREY (b.1962) Canon 10/27/12/80
Kyoshi FURUKAWA (b.1959) 12 Formen
für Player Piano (1995/99) Gergard STÄBLER
(b.1949) playmanic für zwei Player Pianos (1998/99)
Jürgen Hocker (Bösendorfer Grand Piano with Ampico Player Piano Mechanism
(1927); Fischer Grand Piano with Ampico Player Piano Mechanism (1925))
rec.2005,
MDG 645 1410-2 [67:52]
[DC]
Another
terrific instalment. ... see Full
Review
Ruggiero
Ricci: Romantic
Violin Concertos Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Max BRUCH (1838–1920) No.
1 Antonín DVORÁK
(1841-1904)
DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 2080 [70:07 + 55:57]
Virtuoso Violin Concertos Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Peter Ilyich
TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Violin Concerto Sérénade mélancolique; Souvenir d’un lieu
cher Pablo de SARASATE (1844-1908)
Zigeunerweisen; Carmen Fantasy Camille SAINT-SAËNS
(1835-1921) Havanaise; Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso
Aram KHACHATURIAN
(1903-1978)
DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 2083 [74:14 + 78:00]
Sonatas for Violin Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Béla
BARTÓK (1881-1945)
Igor STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Elégie
Paul HINDEMITH
(1895-1963) Sergei PROKOFIEV
(1891-1953)
DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 2086 [66:42 + 56:28]
Part
of the outstanding legacy committed to disc by the indefatigable and
seemingly indestructible Ruggiero Ricci ... see Full
Review
Scandinavian
Classics - Vol. 2
Danish
State RSO/Erik Tuxen, Launy Grøndahl rec. 1942-52
DANACORD DACOCD 673-674 [73:57 + 72:34] 
[JW]
Enter
into the spirit of this welcome enterprise ... see Full
Review
Hermann
Scherchen - Westminster Archives: Volume VI
Gustav MAHLER (1860-1911)
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Kindertotenlieder Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Hungarian Rhapsodies Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Carnival of the Animals
Lucretia
West (contralto) Vienna State Opera O, Royal PO/Hermann Scherchen rec.
1954-8
TAHRA WEST3011-12 [66:47 + 71:29]
[JW]
An
invaluable series for Scherchen collectors - well transferred and covering
interesting repertoire ... see Full
Review
Songs
Discovered
Judith Buckle (mezzo); Peter Bailey (piano) rec. 2008,
WRIGHT MUSIC CD 101 [41:16]
[JW]
All
novelties valuably brought to our listening attention ... see Full
Review
Soviet
Russian Viola Music Viola
sonatas by Kryukov, Vasilenko, Frid, Krein & Bogdanov-Berezovsky
Igor
Redotov (viola) Leonid Vechkhayzer, Gary Hammond (piano) rec. 2007
NAXOS 8.572247 [74:37]
[JW]
Well
worth getting to know ... see Full
Review
Juliana
Steinbach: Tableaux: Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Estampes; L’Isle Joyeuse; Modest
MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881) Tableaux d’une Exposition
Juliana Steinbach (piano) rec. 2010
PARATY 110.111 [55:29]
[GD]
Prodigious
talent well served by this recording ... see Full
Review
TARQUINIA
Peter WELFFENS (1924
– 2003) Wandelen met Eva (1988) Joseph
JONGEN (1873 – 1953)
Rhapsodie Op.70 (1922) Frits CELIS
(b. 1929) Tarquinia (2005)a Alain
CRAENS (b. 1957) Three Summer Pieces (2008)
Hubert
Damen (reciter)a; Enamon Ensemble/Raf de Keninck rec.2009
PHAEDRA
92062 [69:19]
[HC]
A
nicely varied programme of Belgian music by composers of different generations
… see Full Review
Trendsetters
Paul HINDEMITH Symphony in B flat
Gustav HOLST First Suite in E flat
for Military Band Joseph SCHWANTNER
… and the mountains rising nowhere Percy
Aldridge GRAINGER Lincolnshire Posy
The Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble/Harlan D. Parker rec. 1998, 2001,
2007, 2008
NAXOS 8.572242 [56:36]
[JQ]
Performances
of a very high standard and recorded sound shows them off to good advantage…
see Full Review
Jean
Tubery conducts Charpentier and Tabart
Caroline Pelon (soprano); Pascal Bertin (alto); Hans-Jörg Mammel
(tenor); Jean-Claude Sarragosse (bass) Chœur de Chambre de Namur;
Ensemble Jacques Moderne; Ensemble La Fenice/Jean Tubery rec. 1999,
2001
VIRGIN VERITAS 6285032 [62:38 + 67:07]
[MS]
A
truly splendid collection, faithfully reproduced. Compelling religious
vocal music performed by musicians highly suited to making much of the
repertoire and on top form ... see Full
Review
Twisted
Folk
Rachel
Payne (soprano) Reiko Füting (piano)
Private CD [52:21]
[JW]
Payne
and Füting are fine ambassadors for this ‘new’ music
… well recorded too ... see Full Review
Great
Swedish Singers: Arne Tyrén
BLUEBELL
ABCD113 [78:48] [GF]
Listeners,
who never heard Tyrén in the flesh will appreciate his personality
and lively readings ... see Full Review
Great
Singers Of The 20th Century Vol. 1 - Benita Valente
rec. 1969-1989
BRIDGE 9316 [69:01]
[GF]
Worth
anyone’s money… see Full Review
Venezuela
Clara Rodriguez (piano) rec 1-2 February 2010, Wyastone Concert Hall,
Monmouth. DDD
NIMBUS ALLIANCE NI 6122 [74:24]
[BBr]
Well
worth having … see Full Review
Vintage
Children’s Favourites –
48 original mono recordings from 1926 to 1959 Various artists ADD Detailed
Track-List at end of review
RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4162 [79:03 + 78:57] [BBr]
Go
out and treat yourself … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Visions
– Lavinia Meijer Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1976) Suite, Op. 83 (1969) Paul
PATTERSON (b. 1947)
Spiders, Op. 48 (1985) Bugs, Op. 93 (2006) Garrett
BYRNES (b. 1971)
Visions in Twilight (2000) Isang YUN
(1917-1995) In Balance (1987) Toru
TAKEMITSU (1930-1996) Stanza II for harp and tape (1971)
Lavinia
Meijer (harp) rec. 2009
CHANNEL CLASSICS CCS
SA 29709 [63:08]
[DM]
A
must-have for harp aficionados and audio buffs alike. ... see Full
Review
Paul
and Huw Watkins – British Cello Sonatas Frank
BRIDGE (1879-1941)
Cello Sonata in D minor Op.125 (1917) [Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1976)
Cello Sonata in C Op.65 (1961) Alexander
GOEHR (b.1932) Cello
Sonata Op.45 (1984) Huw WATKINS
(b.1976) Cello Sonata (2000)
Paul Watkins (cello); Huw Watkins (piano) rec. June 2001, Wyastone Leys,
Monmouth
NIMBUS NI 5699 [69:53]
[JW]
The
past and the living present. ... see Full
Review
Sir
Henry Wood – Volume 1 Joseph
HAYDN (1732–1809) Symphony No 94 in G major Surprise
César FRANCK (1822–1890)
Symphony in D minor Camille SAINT-SAËNS
(1835–1921) Danse Macabre Joachim
RAFF (1822–1882) Cavatina for violin and orchestra
Armas JÄRNEFELT (1869–1958)
Praeludium for Orchestra Sergei RACHMANINOFF
(1873–1943) Prelude in C sharp minor
New Queen’s Hall Orchestra/Henry Wood rec. 1916, 1922, 1924, 1925
HISTORIC
RECORDINGS HRCD00011 [61:51]
[JW]
Wood:
a more-than-merely bluff practitioner of his art. Some really fine things…
see Full Review
BOOK
REVIEWS
SHOSTAKOVICH
IN DIALOGUE:
Form, Imagery and Ideas in Quartets 1-7, by Judith Kuhn, 2010, Ashgate
Publishing Ltd. 296pp £57 [GD]
A
well researched and well written study that most readers should find
both informative and provocative ... see Full
Review
Michael
Steen, The
Lives and Times of the Great Composers,
London, Icon Books, 2010. 984pp. Ł7.78. ISBN 978-184831-135-0. [BW]
An
interesting read, but no match for the Concise Grove or the Oxford Companion
to Music ... see Full Review
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