RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) The Cello Suites 
Pieter Wispelwey rec. 2012
EVIL PENGUIN RECORDS EPRC012 [57:19 + 76:22] [DC]
Adds
to our understanding and appreciation of some truly great music.
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RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770
– 1827) Piano Sonatas - Volume 1
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) rec. 2008-11
CHANDOS CHAN 10720(3) [3 CDs: 213:46] [MG]
A
significant achievement in its clean directness of utterance.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH David
BRIGGS (b. 1962) Messe pour Notre-Dame
Ch Trinity College, Cambridge/Stephen Layton, David Briggs (organ) rec.
2009
HYPERION CDA67808 [72:34] [JQ]
An
entente cordiale between the English choral tradition with that of French
church music, spectacularly recorded.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Peggy GLANVILLE-HICKS
(1912–1990) Sappho
Gulbenkian O/Jennifer Condon rec. 2012
TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC0154-55 [61:21 + 66:48] [JS]
An
important discovery in a very individual style with the emphasis on
texture and tone, melody and heterophony.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ivor GURNEY
(1890-1937)
Violin Sonata Lionel SAINSBURY (b.
1958) Soliloquy Sir Edward ELGAR
(1857-1934) Violin Sonata
Rupert Marshall-Luck (violin) Matthew Rickard (piano) rec. 2012
EM RECORDS EMR CD011[68:31] [JQ]
An
important disc which unveils Ivor Gurney’s Violin Sonata to a worldwide
audience.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Finest Arias for
Base Voice
Christopher Purves (bass) Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen rec. 2011
HYPERION CDA67842 [70:54] [BW]
Worthy
of comparison with the great Handel basses of the past.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Otto
NICOLAI (1810 - 1849) Psalms
Kammerchor Stuttgart/Frieder Bernius rec. 2009-11
CARUS 83.299 [50:30] [JV]
Adventurous
programming, superb singing: need I say more?
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) Cantatas Vol. 2
Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert/Hermann Max rec. 2006
CPO 777 261-2 [51:51] [JV]
This
is a disc to treasure. It shows Telemann and the performers at their
very best.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
Symphonies 5 & 8
Hallé O/Sir Mark Elder rec. 2011
HALLÉ HLL CD 7533 [68:21] [JQ]
A
splendid disc that maintains the high standards of the recordings by
Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901)
Un giorno di regno
Guido Loconsolo (baritone) Andrea Porta (buffa bass) Anna Caterina
Antonacci (mezzo) Ch & O Teatro Reggio, Parma/Donato Renzetti rec.
2010
C MAJOR 720304 
[119:00 +10:00 (bonus)] [RJF]
A
joy to watch and to hear. An absolute must for all Verdi lovers.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901)
Attila
Giovanni Battista Parodi (bass) Sebastián Catana (baritone) Ch &
O Teatro Regio, Parma/Andrea Battistoni rec. 2010
C MAJOR
721704 [118:00 + 10:00] [RJF]
Imaginatively
staged, well-sung, vibrantly and idiomatically conducted. A thrilling
winner in this series.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Carl
Maria von WEBER (1786 - 1826) Violin sonatas, Piano quartet
- Isabelle Faust (violin) Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano) Boris Faust
(viola) Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt (cello) rec. 2011 HARMONIA MUNDI
HMC 902108 [70:11][MS]
Music
as full of substance as it is energy and nuance performed with style
and sensitivity on period instruments.
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