Pierre
Attaingnant - Jeux d'orgue et de voix
Jean-Patrice
Brosse (organ) Vox Cantoris/Jean-Christophe Candau rec. 2011
PSALMUS PSAL 015 [67:38] [JV]
Offers
a fascinating account of liturgical practice in early 16th-century France.
Les
Autographes Vocaux
Historic recordings of music by French composers and of the composers
speaking. rec. 1930-31
TIMPANI 1C1201 [77:27] [RB]
Inevitably
for specialists but other will make discoveries here.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ay,
Portugal 16th and 17th Century Music from Portugal
and Spain
Siobhan Stagg (soprano) La Compañia/Danny Lucin rec. 2011
ABC CLASSICS 476 4955 [50.20] [GH]
Pleasing,
evocative performances of a charming and haunting repertoire.
A
DR Tribute to Erling Blöndal Bengtsson The
Early Danish Recordings: 1955-59 - Concertos
by Barber, Bentzon & Salomon
Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (cello) Danish State RSO/Nikolai Malko, Thomas
Jensen rec. November 1955-59
DANACORD DACOCD727 [78:54] [JW]
A
really first-class collection, excellently presented and of lasting
musical and interpretative worth.
Blue
Silence
- Australian music for cello and piano
David Pereira (cello); Timothy Young (piano) rec. 2011
TALL POPPIES TP222 [70:09] [NB]
A
worthwhile project skilfully executed.
The
Britannic Organ Vol. 4
Eugene Gigout, Joseph Bonnet (organ) rec. 2012
OEHMS CLASSICS OC843 [80:21 + 78:24] [HP-R]
A
mechanical rendition of masterworks, literally!
But
not forgotten Music
by African-American composers for clarinet and piano
Marcus Eley (clarinet) Lucerne DeSa (piano) rec. 2009
SONO LUMINUS DSL-92156 [50:02] [SA]
A
disc of unalloyed joy.
José
Carreras The Comeback Concerts
Vincenzo Scalera, Ronald Schneider(piano) rec. 1988
ACANTA 233552 [75:40] [DBe]
Fans
of Carreras will not need any persuasion that this CD is for them.
Come
Blow Your Horn Music
for horn and piano by Saint-Saëns, Poulenc, Dukas, Damase &
Defaye
Guglielmo Pellarin (horn); Federico Lovato (piano) rec. 2009
AUDITE 97.538 [51.33] [JB]
As
entertaining as it is informative.
Duo
Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Drei Fantasiestücke Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Cello Sonata 1 Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Cello Sonata Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906–1975) Cello Sonata
Sol Gabetta (cello) Hélčne Grimaud (piano) rec. 2012
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 479 0090 [75:10] [MC]
Admirably
played and recorded the whole listening experience was gratifying from
start to finish.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Eine
Deutsche Messe German sacred music for a cappella male voices
Ensemble
Nobiles rec. 2011-2012
GENUIN GEN12242 [69:30] [ST]
Definitely
worth exploring. Melted my heart and made me feel rather moved.
The
Enchanted Island
Danielle de Niese (soprano) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) Placido
Domingo (tenor) Metropolitan Opera Ch & O/William Christie
rec. 2011
VIRGIN CLASSICS 4042499 
[98:00 + 82:00] [JZ]
All
in all, this should delight.
In
festo angelorum - A journey through Spanish, Portuguese
and Italian Baroque sacred music
Monica Piccinini (soprano) Manuel Vilas (harp) rec. 2008
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94428 [68:05] [JV]
An
interesting programme of largely unknown pieces by mostly little-known
composers.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Get
Happy
- Virtuoso showtunes for piano
Jenny Lin (piano) rec. 2012
STEINWAY & SONS 30011 [64:05] [BR]
“Get
Happy”? The title sounds bossy, but it isn’t, because the
album works like a charm.
A
Harvest of Twentieth Century Bassoon Music Works
by Villa-Lobos, Welcher, Luke, Matthews, Bitsch & Noon
Leonard Sharrow and Joseph Polisi (bassoons) Crystal CO/Ernest
Gold rec. 1970s
CRYSTAL CD342 [79:51] [RB]
This
CD could hardly be fuller of music rich in contrast, affluent in variety.
Idylls
and Bacchanals
Louise
Williams (viola, violin) David Owen Norris (piano) rec. 2011/12
EM RECORDS EMR CD007/8 [69:37 + 63:13] [JW]
Lovers
of British music will find this invaluable and stimulating.
Il
tormento e l'estasi Luigi ROSSI
(c.1597-1653) Un peccator pentito
Giacomo CARISSIMI (1605-1674)
Historia di Jephte
Los Músicos de Su Alteza/Luis Antonio González rec. 2010
ALPHA
183 [64:10] [JV]
A
compelling disc including some masterpieces of the 17th century.
Invocación
Mattias
Jacobsson (guitar) rec. 2010/12
AVIE AV2254 [62:19] [Byz]
The
Tárrega-Jacobsson combination is one that should be experienced by all
musical epicures.
The
Irish Piano
Michael McHale (piano) rec. 2012
RTÉ LYRIC FM CD139 [73:18] [SA]
A
disc of disarmingly charming and beguiling music.
Italian
Virtuosi of the Chitarrone
Jakob
Lindberg (chitarrone) rec. 2011
BIS BIS-CD-1899 [74:00] [BR]
A
great sampler menu of music for chitarrone, which is as good as its
cover is funny.
Philippe
Jaroussky La
voix des rêves - Greatest Moments in Concert
rec. 2006-12
VIRGIN CLASSICS 0175919 
[161:00] [BW]
Admirable
unless you dislike Jaroussky’s very high counter-tenor.
Philippe
Jaroussky The Voice rec. 2008-12
VIRGIN CLASSICS 6026602 [76:08 + 73:58] [BW]
Despite
the amount of rehashed material and my preference for the very similar
blu-ray set, well worth having.
Kalkadungu
Works by William & Delmae Barton & Peter Sculthorpe
William Barton (didjeridu) rec. 2003-09
ABC CLASSICS 476 4834 [78:32] [OL]
Demanding
yet rewarding.
Yvonne
Lefébure (piano) Les Inédits
SOLSTICE SOCD283/85 [3 CDs: 212:33] [JW]
Solo
Lefébure. Sound quality variable but never less than very adequate.
Performances a good deal more than that.
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