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The
Ahrend and Brunzema Organ
of the Amsterdam's Oude Kerk 1964 - 2004
Gustav Leonhardt, Matteo Imbruno (organ) rec. 2004
TACTUS TC 570001 [63:06]
[JV]
Portrait
of an organ from 1964 - a reconstruction of a 17th century instrument.
Pasquale
Amato (baritone)
Opera arias
rec. 1911–1914
NIMBUS PRIMA VOCE NI7897 [79:43]
[RMo]
One
of the greatest of baritones … Every voice-fancier should hear him.
American
Pioneers
London SO/Kenneth Klein rec. 1987
EMI CLASSICS 6411182 [67:44]
[RB]
A
fairly generous disc of unusual Americana at mid-price. The mix is unique
and the variety stimulating.
Amstel
Peijl Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) Pelléas et Mélisande Suite Alexander
GLAZUNOV (1865-1936) Saxophone Quartet Philip
GLASS (b.1937) Concerto for Saxophone Quartet
Amstel Saxophone Qt rec. 2007
CONCERT ARTISTS GUILD CAG102 [66:55]
[RB]
Delightful
stuff.
Martha
Argerich: The Collection 3 – Chamber Ensembles
With Nicolas Economou, Nelson Freire, Mikhail Pletnev (pno) Gidon Kremer
(violin) Yuri Bashmet (viola) Mischa Maisky (cello) Peter Sadlo, Edgar
Guggeis (perc.) rec. 1983-2009
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8847 [6 CDs: 369:02]
[OL]
A
snapshot of an outstanding musical personality; a collection to love.
The
Busch-Serkin Duo Live Works by Mozart, Brahms, Schubert,
Bach, Busch, Schumann & Beethoven
Adolf Busch (violin) Rudolf Serkin (piano) rec. 1934-50
MUSIC & ARTS CD-1244 [4 CDs: 295:30]
[JW]
Acquisition
of this box is a very worthwhile prospect.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Cello
Master Class
Maria Kliegel (cello) Lynn Kao (piano):
NAXOS 2.110280-81 
[2
DVDs: c. 8 hrs] + Book (198pp)
[JS]
Surely
an essential purchase for any aspiring player.
Classical
Symphonies by Gossec, Vanhal, Kraus & Mahaut
Capella Coloniensis/Hans-Martin Linde rec. 1982/6
PHOENIX EDITION 174 [70:35]
[SV]
A
well-played selection of pleasing, unfamiliar music.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Coco
Chanel & Igor Stravinsky - Soundtrack to the
Film by Jan Kounen Igor STRAVINSKY
(1882-1971)
The Rite of Spring, piano pieces Gabriel
YARED (b. 1949) Filmscore
Christophe Bukudjian, Gabriel Yared (piano) Berlin PO/Sir Simon Rattle,
Film O/Jeff Atmajian rec. 2003
NAÏVE V 5223 [71:15]
[MC]
Rattle
and the Berlin Philharmonic in quite magnificent form.
Con
amore
Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Phillip Moll (piano) rec. 1985
DECCA ORIGINALS 478 2660 [59:59]
[JW]
Great
imagination and elevated rhythmic control. How good to see Chung back
on the concert-stage.
Continuum
Stephen L. MOSKO (1947-2005)
Transliminal Music Tim SULLIVAN Polychrome
Daniel CROZIER Fairy Tale Michael
G. CUNNINGHAM (b.1937) TransActions
Slovak RSO/Kirk Trevor, Moravian PO/Vit Micka, Seattle SO/Gerard Schwartz,
Russian PO/Ovidiu Marinescu rec. 2007-10
NAVONA RECORDS NV5836 [59:20]
[Byz]
A
moderately appealing way to explore the generally more tonality-based
end of late 20th century American music.
Admir
Doçi (guitar)
Leila Pfister (mezzo) Martin Derungs (harpsichord) Mattia Zappa (cello)
Matthias Weilenmann (recorder) rec. 2008
GUILD GMCD 7347 [65:41]
[Byz]
Flawless
playing and an imaginative, melodious programme lend this CD wide appeal.
A pleasant way to spend an hour.
Dohnányi
in London Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
(1756-1791) Piano Concerto 17 Franz LISZT
(1811-1886) Hungarian Rhapsody 1 Ernst von
DOHNÁNYI (1877–1960) Variations on a Nursery Tune
Budapest PO, London SO/Ernst von Dohnányi rec. 1928-31
PRISTINE AUDIO PASC252 [79:37]
[JW]
Full
marks to restorer and label for this superior offering.
Doleo
Chansons and motets for Margaret of Austria
Peñalosa-Ensemble rec. 2009
ORGANUMCLASSICS OGM 101066 [72:56]
[JV]
The
combination of repertoire and performance makes this a disc to treasure.
Düben
Delights Works by Bütner, Philetaerus, Albrici,
Theile, Gnessel, Pfleger & Hanff
Anna Jobrant (soprano) Düben United rec. 2009
FOOTPRINT FRCD 049 [51:35]
[JW]
Some
serious musicological work on offer.
L’Espace
Entre Nous Noel ZAHLER
(1905-1974) L’espace entre nous Nikita
KOSHKIN (b.1956) Oratorium Lacrimae Edison
DENISOV (1929-1996) Sonata for flute & guitar
Lowell LIEBERMANN (b.1961) Sonata
Gro
Sandvik (flute) Stein-Erik Olsen (guitar) rec. 2008
SIMAX PSC 1268 [65:38]
[CR]
A
fascinating disc with some very interesting repertoire which will be
new to many listeners.
Franco
Fagioli - Canzone e Cantate Works
by Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, Ferrari, Handel, Vivaldi, Geminiani &
Paisiello
Franco Fagioli (counter-tenor), Luca Pianca (lute), Marco Frezzato (cello),
Jorg Halubek (harpsichord) rec. 2010
CARUS 83.361 [60.32]
[RH]
An
intelligently planned and well performed recital.
Ferry
Tales Music for Tuba, Piano and Strings
Øystein Baadsvik (tuba) Erlend Skomsvoll (piano) Trondheim Soloists
rec. 2005/9
BIS BIS-CD-1875 [63:58]
[OL]
Baadsvik
amazes with his virtuosity and light touch.
Fête
à La Française Works by Charpentier, Lao, Franck &
Massenet
Paris Conservatoire O, l’Opéra-Comique Paris O/Albert Wolff rec. 1951-6
DECCA
ELOQUENCE 480 2382 [77:47 + 73:14]
[IL]
A
generally pleasing concert of less well-known or forgotten French music
performed in style by Wolff - a master of the genre.
A
Tribute to Mirella Freni Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858–1924) La bohème Umberto
GIORDANO (1867-1948) Fedora; Mirella
Freni: A Life Devoted to Opera
Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, Nicolai Ghiaurov,
Ch & O San Francisco Opera/Tiziano Severini, Ch & O Teatro alla
Scala/Gianandrea Gavazzeni rec. 1988/93
ARTHAUS MUSIC 101 485 [3 DVDs: 116:00 + 113:00 + 58:00]
[GF]
Charming
… and the box is favourably priced – so why hesitate?
Arthur
Friedheim (piano) Works
by Liszt, Rosenthal and Gottschalk
rec. 1915-26
NIMBUS GRAND PIANO NI 8815 [59:15]
Arthur Friedheim – The Great Pianists Vol.12 - Masters of the Piano
Roll series
rec. 1915-26
DAL SEGNO DSPRCD052 [73:40]
[JW]
The
evidence is improbably preserved by these two discs. Best seek out the
discs.
The
Golden Age of Light Music The Pianist in the Spotlight
rec.
1934-59
GUILD GLCD 5173 [77:24]
[JW]
A
mixed bag but with quite a few pluses, and even the minuses are amusing,
bizarre or both.
The
Golden Age of Light Music – The Lost Transcriptions
– Vol. 1
rec. 1942–55
GUILD GLCD 5174 [77:39]
[JW]
I
enjoyed this disc. Performances pretty rare, collated with acumen, and
thoughtfulness. Great sound as well.
Igor
Gorin in Opera and Song
- Victor Recordings
rec. 1938-42
NIMBUS
PRIMA VOCE NI7937 [74:07]
[RMo]
An
unusual voice: flexible, very characterful, an admirable range of colours
from light suavity to rich smokiness.
The
Great Waltzes The Essential Collection
NAXOS 8.578041-42 [70:47 + 76:50]
[BR]
A
well-programmed and decently played selection of, truly, the great waltzes.
The
Hungarian Double-Bass
Leon Bosch (double-bass) Sung-Suk Kang (piano)
MERIDIAN CDE 84597 [66:55]
[JW]
A
really splendid and winningly performed recital. Bosch now has a select
but alpha level discography to his name.
Kind
Ensemble
96/Kjetil Almenning, Nidaros String Qt rec. 2010
2L 2L076SABD 
[44:11]
[KM]
An
astoundingly recorded disc of Scandinavian choral music, in SACD and
Blu-Ray audio.
Lincolnshire
Posy – Works for Wind Ensemble
Eastman Wind Ens/Frederick Fennell rec. 1958, 1959
DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 2089 [71:28]
[RB]
An
admirable disc, generous in timing, well documented and offering music
of character in vivid recordings and performances.
Lotte
Lehmann in Opera - Vol. 1
rec. 1916-21
NIMBUS PRIMA VOCE NI7873 [75:76] [RMo]
That
voice! Beautifully smooth and integrated, the security of vocalisation
is a marvel.
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