Murray ADASKIN (1906-2002)
Five CDs from The Adaskin Collection Volume
1: String Quartets, Volume 2: Solo instrumental works, Volume 3: Chamber
Music, Volume 4: Solo instrumental works, Volume 5: Chamber Music
A
craftsman of the highest order, he had something to say and communicated
it with care, humanity and sensitivity … see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
- Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I BWV 846-869 
Roslyn Tureck, piano - Rec: September and October 1975, April 1976,
BBC Concert Hall Studios, London
BBC MUSIC BBCL 4109 2 [131.21] [KM]
One
of the finest piano recordings of the first book of WTC available. What
a pleasure! … see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Toccatas
vol. 1 (1704) - Toccata in D major BWV 912 - Toccata in F sharp
minor BWV 910 - Toccata in D minor BWV 913 - Toccata in C minor BWV
911 Glenn Gould, piano
- Rec: October, November 1976, May 1979, Eaton’s Auditorium, Toronto,
Canada. SONY SMK87764
[54.05] [KM]
Gould,
who claimed he did not like the toccatas, gives here a unique performance
… see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Partita and Sonatas -
Partita in E major BWV 1006 - Sonata in G minor BWV 1013 (original for
flute in A minor) - Sonata in A minor BWV 1003
Anner Bylsma, violoncello piccolo - Rec: no recording info (originally
released in 1989) DHM
05472 77843 2 [62.06] [KM]
At
its budget price, this is a valuable addition to any Bach discography,
in spite of its imperfections. … see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685
- 1750) Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Ketil Haugsand, harpsichord - Rec: March 2001, Evangelische Kirche,
Honrath, Germany SIMAX
PSC 1192 [70.54] [KM]
One
of the most personal and original harpsichord recordings of the Goldbergs
to be released in years … see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Goldberg
Variations BWV 988 (1742)
Craig SHEPPARD (pianoforte), also includes Partita no. 5 BWV
829 Recorded live, Philharmonie, Berlin, 25th April 1999
(Goldbergs) Meany Theatre, University of Washington, Seattle, 26th
November 1996 (Partita)
AT 00-00341 [tt: 64’ 15"; Goldbergs: 43’ 03"]
plus
Glenn GOULD (pianoforte)
Two performances, both recorded at Columbia 30th Street
Studio, New York City
1: 10th, 14th-16th June 1955
2: 22nd-25th April, 15th, 19th,
29th May 1981
Plus interview of Gould on the Goldbergs by Tim Page, rec. 22nd
August 1982, Toronto,
and studio out-takes from the 1955 recording
SONY CLASSICAL LEGACY
SM3K 87703 [3 CDs: 38’ 26", 51’ 14", 63’ 27"]
plus
Murray PERAHIA (pianoforte)
Recorded at Musica-Théâtre, La Salle de Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds,
Switzerland
9th-14th July 2000
SONY CLASSICAL SK
89243 [73’ 29"]
plus
Wilhelm Kempff (pianoforte)
Recorded in Beethovensaal, Hanover, July 1969
DG GALLERIA 439 978-2
[63’ 05"] [CH]
All
these performances have imperishable insights; if you were to get all
five and compare them closely, far from suffering a surfeit you’re quite
likely to want to go out and get five more. … see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) The
Art of the Fugue - Contrapunctus I - IX - Glenn Gould, piano
- Contrapunctus I - Contrapunctus II - Contrapunctus IV - Contrapunctus
IX - Contrapunctus XII - Contrapunctus XIV - Prelude and Fugue in B-flat
major BVW 898 Glenn Gould,
piano - Rec: January-February 1962, All Saints’ Anglican Church, Toronto
and Chapel of the Theological College, New York; spring 1981, CBC studios;
November 1967, CBC studios; May 1980, Eaton’s Auditorium, Toronto, Canada
SONY SMK87759 [69.39]
[KM]
An
intensity that it is almost unforgettable … see Full
Review
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Lubomir Brabec Plays Bach Prelude,
Fugue and Allegro in D major BWV 998 Suite in E minor BWV 996 Prelude
in D minor BWV 999 Fugue in A minor BWV 1000 Chaconne in D major BWN
1004 Lubomir Brabec,
Guitar. Rec: June, September 1997, Kozel Castle, Czech Republic.
SUPRAPHON SU 3501-2 131 [48.43] [KM]
Little
or no feeling is conveyed … see Full Review
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) St John Passion
BWV 245 - Easter Oratorio BWV 249 - Ascension Oratorio
BWV 11 - Mass in B minor BWV 232 - Emma Kirkby, soprano -
Evelyn Tubb, soprano - Emily Van Evera, soprano - Margaret Cable, alto
-Panito Iconomou, alto - Caroline Trevor, alto - Rogers Covey-Crump,
tenor - Charles Daniels, tenor - Wilfried Jochens, tenor - Stephen Charlesworth,
bass - Peter Kooy, bass - David Thomas, bass - Solisten des Tölzer
Knabenchors Taverner
Consort and Players/Andrew Parrott - CDs 1, 2: St John Passion - CD
3: Easter and Ascension Oratorios - CDs 4, 5: Mass in B minor - Rec:
1985, 1990, 1991, 1994. No locations specified.
VIRGIN CLASSICS 5620682 [approx. 280 min.] [KM]
A
must-have set for anyone curious to hear Bach in a different light …
see Full Review
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) French Suites - Suite I in D minor - Suite
II in C minor - Suite III in B minor - Suite IV in E flat major - Suite
V in G major - Suite VI in E major
Glenn Gould, piano - Rec: February, March, May 1971, November, December
1972, February 1973, Eaton’s Auditorium, Toronto, Canada
SONY SMK87764 [60.34] [KM]
One of the landmarks in the discography of the
French Suites. … see Full Review
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) The Early Overtures - Overture
BWV 119a - Overture in C major, BWV 1066 - Overture in B flat major,
BWV 1067a - Overture BWV 97a - Overture in D major, BWV 1068a - Overture
in D major, BWV 1069a
Nova Stravaganza/Siegbert Rampe - Rec: September 2001, Köthen Castle
MDG 341 1131-2 [101.40]
[KM]
The
treatment this music truly deserves, placed in the right perspective
and played with great affection. … see Full
Review
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Partitas BWV 828-830
- Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828 - Partita No. 5 In G Major,
BWV 829 - Partita No. 6 In E Minor, BWV 830 - Praeambulum In C Major,
BWV 924 - Praeambulum In F Major, BWV 927 - Prealudium In D Minor, BWV
926 - Praeludium In D Major, BWV 925 - Praeludium In F Major, BWV 928
- Praeambulum In G Minor, BWV 930
Glenn Gould, piano - Rec: July, August 1957, November, December 1962,
March, April 1963, 30th Street Studio, New York City; January, February
1980, Eaton’s Auditorium, Toronto, Canada
SONY SMK87768 [60.34] [KM]
One
of the essential Gould recordings of Bach … see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) (arranged Feruccio
BUSONI) Chorale
Prelude: Nun komm der heiden Heiland Domenico
SCARLATTI (1685-1757) Sonata in D minor, Sonata in E major,
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Sonata
in D minor, Opus 31 No. 2 'Tempest'(1802) Sergei
RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) Variations on a Theme of Corelli,
Opus 42 (1931) Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Opus 75: (1937)No. 4 Juliet the
Maiden No. 6: Montagues and Capulets No. 8: Mercutio
No. 10: Romeo & Juliet before Parting Sergei
Dukachev (piano) Recorded 16 February 2002, Shrewsbury School
DUNELM GBCHU02 [68.01] [TB]
In
most respects of both performances and recording, this is a most enjoyable
recital.… see Full Review
Leonardo
BALADA
(born 1933) Hangman,
Hangman! (1982) - The Town of Greed (1997) - James Longmire (tenor),
Johnny; Natalya Kraevsky (soprano), Sweetheart; Elizabeth Sederburg
(contralto), the Mother; Robert Fire (bass), the Father; Patrick Jacobs
(baritone), the Sheriff; Stephen Neely (bass), Hangman; Pittsburgh Camerata;
Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble;
Coleman Pearce - Recorded: Kresge Recital Hall, Carnegie Mellon University,
Pennsylvania, April 2001
NAXOS 8.557090 [76:59] [HC]
The
performances are vividly sung and played, and everyone concerned seems
to enjoy his- or herself enormously. … see Full
Review
Samuel BARBER (1910-1981)
Piano Concerto (1960) Die Natali (1960) Medea's Meditation
and Dance of Vengeance (1955) Commando March (1943)
Stephen Prutsman (piano) Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Marin Alsop
Rec 10th-11th March 2002, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (Piano Concerto,
Medea), 18th March 2000, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (Die Natali),
12th May 2000, Henry Wood Hall (March)
NAXOS 8.559133 [60.35] [TB]
Naxos
American Classics series goes from strength to strength. … see Full
Review
Violin
concertos in transcriptions for the flute Samuel
BARBER (1910-1981) Flute Concerto (1940)
Allegro;
Andante; Presto in moto perpetuo Aram KHACHATURIAN
(1903-1978) Flute Concerto (1940) Allegro con fermezza; Andante
sostenuto; Allegro vivace
Jennifer Stinton (flute) Philharmonia Orchestra/Steuart Bedford Recorded
in Abbey Road, Studio 1, November 1991
REGIS RRC1100 [58.11] [CF]
Stinton
goes fearlessly for the technical hurdles … add this highly interesting
alternative to the concertos in their original form … see Full
Review
Bela BARTÓK (1881-1945)
Contrasts
for violin, clarinet and piano, Sz111 (1938) ¹ Dance Suite (1925) ²
Rumanian Folk Dances (1915) ² Allegro Barbaro (1911) ² String Quartet
No.6 in D, Sz114 (1939)³
Susanne Stanzeleit, violin¹ - Gusztáv Fenyö, piano¹ - Michael
Collins, clarinet¹ - Peter Frankl, piano² - The Lindsay Quartet³ - Recorded
in Christ's Hospital, Horsham October 23rd and 24th
1995¹, Henry Wood Hall June 6th - 8th 1992² and
June 1989³. ASV
PLATINUM PLT8502 [72.29] [NH]
One
of the most worthwhile discs in ASV's new Platinum series, celebrating
a great composer with some excellent performances … See Full
Review
Lambert de BEAULIEU
/ Baltasar de BEAUJOYEULX: Le
Balet Comique de la Royne
Caroline Pelon - soprano (Thetys) Pascal Bertin - countertenor (Mercure)
Ryland Angel - countertenor (Jupiter) Antonio Abete - bass (Glaucus)
Students of the Centre de Musique Ancienne de Genève and the
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon Ensemble
Elyma/Directed by Gabriel Garrido Recordings made in an undisclosed
location in 1997 K617
MÉMOIRE MUSICAL DE LA LORRAINE K617080 [60’24"]
[PW]
A
well worthwhile disc of completely unfamiliar, but admirable music …
see Full Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony
no. 5 in c, op. 67 Symphony no. 7 in A, op. 92
Philharmonia Orchestra/Otto Klemperer Recorded 6th and 7th
October and 17th December 1955 (no. 5), 4th-6th
October 1955 (no. 7), Kingsway Hall, London
EMI GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY CDM 5 67851 2 [73’ 52"]
[CH]
The
stuff of legends, but what are legends made of? Read on … see Full
Review
Ludwig Van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) The
Nine Symphonies Joan
Rodgers (soprano), Della Jones (alto), Peter Bronder (tenor), Bryn Terfel
(bass), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras Recorded in the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool,
9-10 Sept. 1994 (CD1), 25th, 26th and 28th
Nov. 1997 (CD2), 26th-27th Nov. 1994 (CD3), 25th-26th
June 1992 (CD4), 3rd-5th Jan. 1991 (CD5)
EMI CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE 7243 5 75751 2 6 [5CDs: 69:42+57:01+70:33+67:50+61:00]
[GPJ]
Left
me, once again, in awe of the achievement represented by these stupendous
works. Mackerras more successful in the ‘lighter’ symphonies pieces
… see Full Review
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Missa
Solemnis Op.123 Amanda
Halgrimson (soprano) Cornelia Kallish (contralto) John Aler (tenor)
Alastair Miles (bass) NDR Chorus, SWR Vokalensemble, SWR Radio Symphony
Orchestra of Stuttgart/Sir Roger Norrington.
Rec DDD HÄNSSLER
CLASSIC 93.006 [72.58] [DFW]
So
rare, so spiritual, so profoundly moving. … see
Full Review
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Alban
BERG (1885-1935)
Violin
Concerto (1935). Leoš JANÁCEK (1854-1928)
Violin Concerto (1927/8, completed Faltus/Stedru) -
Karl Amadeus HARTMANN (1905-63) Concerto funebre (1939,
rev. 1959). Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra/Heinz Holliger (Berg/Janácek); Deutsche
Kammerphilharmonie (Hartmann) - Rec Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk,
in July 1991 (Berg/Janácek); Saal der Deutschen Bank, Frankfurt,
in March 1990 (Hartmann) DDD
WARNER APEX 0927-40812-2 [59'30] [CC]
One
of the stronger Warner Apex CDs. By all means buy it to play straight
through and enjoy the stimulation of the juxtaposition of the music
of these three composers. … see Full
Review
Carey
BLYTON (1934-2002)
Lyrics From The Chinese and other songs -
Lyrics from the Chinese Op.16 (1953/4 and 1957/8); Lachrymae – In Memoriam
John Dowland Op.23 (1956/60); Dirge for St. Patrick’s Night Op.110 (2000);
Lyrics from the East Op.109 (2000); Two Pensive Songs Op.10 (1951);
The Poetry of Dress Op.25(1956); The Flea Op.100 (1992); Indigo Blues
Op.103 (1992) - Ian Partridge (tenor) - Jennifer Partridge (piano)
Britten Sinfonia/Nicholas Cleobury - Recorded at the The Snape Maltings
Concert Hall in 1999 and 2000
UPBEAT URCD 179 [53.10] [GH]
That
typical English wistful melancholy which one might associate with Finzi
… see Full Review
Luigi BOCCHERINI (1743-1791)
String Quintet in F minor, Opus 11 No. 4 (1771) - String Quintet
in A major, Opus 11 No. 5 (1771) - String Quintet in D major, Opus 11
No. 6 (1771) The Smithsonian
Chamber Players - Rec 23-26 March 1988, Smithsonian Institution, Washington
D.C. DEUTSCHE HARMONIA
MUNDI 05472 77851 2 [66.50] [TB]
Imaginative
responses to the challenge of each new piece … see Full
Review
Georg
BOHM (1661-1733)
"Works
for Organ"- Chorale Partitas. Prelude, Fugue and Postlude in G
Minor. Christiaan Teeuwsen
(organ) - Reil Organ - Bovenkerk, Kampen, The Nederlands. Recorded 25th
- 27th May 2001.at The Bovenkerk, Kampen, The Nederlands.
NAXOS 8.555857
[78.44] [SM]
Very
well played, are recorded in a beautiful clean, clear acoustic. … see
Full Review
Rutland BOUGHTON
(1878-1960) Flute Concerto in D major (1937) - Concerto for String
Orchestra (1937) - Three Folk Dances (1911) - Aylesbury Games (1952)
- Emily Beynon (flute)
New London Orchestra/Ronald Corp - rec 22-23 March 2000 DDD - recorded
in association with The Rutland Boughton Music Trust
HYPERION CDA67185 [73.03][RB]
A
gentle folksy collection in which the two Concertos stand out ... see
Full Review
Johannes BRAHMS (1833
– 1897) Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op, 68 (1876) - Symphony No.
2 in D, Op, 73 (1877) - Symphony No. 3 in F, Op, 90 (1883) - Symphony
No. 4 in E minor, Op, 98 (1885) - Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op.
56a (1873) - Tragic Overture, Op. 81 (1881) - Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
(1869) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Karl Böhm. - recorded in Vienna, Musikvereinssaal,
May 1975 (Op. 68, 73 and 98) June 1975 (Op. 90), Musikverein, Grosser
Saal June 1976 (Op. 53) and February 1977 (Op. 56a)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON Collectors Edition 471 443-2 [4CDs: 220’29"]
[JP]
Subject
to a few minor niggles Böhm’s long experience with Brahms makes
this set most welcome; inexpensive too. … see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
2
Clarinet Sonatas, op. 120 (1894) - Franz SCHUBERT
(1797-1828) Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (1828)*
Anna-Maija Korsimaa (clarinet), Soile Isokoski (soprano)*, Marita Viitasalo
(pianoforte) - Recorded January and April 1993, Järvenpää
Hall, Finland WARNER
APEX 0927 48305 2 [59’ 42"] [CH]
A
beautiful performance of the Schubert and at least one of the Brahms
sonatas gets a performance to match any. … see Full
Review
Frank
BRIDGE (1879-1941)
Orchestral Works: Volume 2. Dance
Rhapsody (1908) [19.20] - Five Entr'actes from Emile Cammaerts's play
The Two Hunchbacks (1910) [12.08] - Dance Poem (1913) [14.01] - Norse
Legend (1905/1938) [4.50] - The Sea - suite (1908) [22.10]
BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Richard Hickox - rec Brangwyn Hall,
Swansea, 19-20 Sept 2001 DDD
CHANDOS CHAN 10012 [72.37] [RB]
Bridge
the light musician and the magician of the orchestra ... see Full
Review
Anton BRUCKNER (1824
– 1896). Symphony
No. 1 in C Minor ‘Linz’ (version 1865/66)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Vaclav Neumann. Recording at Heilandskirche,
Leipzig, 13th/14th December 1965. VEB Deutsche
Schallplatten, Berlin ADD
BERLIN CLASSICS 0094662BC [51.21] [SM]
An
important document of Bruckner’s early compositional skills. Played
with great affection … see Full
Review
Elisabetta BRUSA (b.
1954) Orchestral Works: Florestan, Messidor, La Triade, Nittemero
Symphony, Fanfare
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Fabio Mastrangelo Recorded June
2001, in Kiev DDD
NAXOS 21ST CENTURY CLASSICS 8.555266 [75:37] [KS}
Some
truly fascinating music here … see Full Review
Elisabetta
BRUSA (born
1954) Firelights
(1992/3) - Adagio (1996) - Wedding Song (1997) - Requiescat (1994) -
Suite Grotesque (1986) - Favole (1982/3)
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Fabio Mastrangelo - Recorded:
Grand Studio, National Radio Company of Ukraine, June 2001
NAXOS 8.55267 [75:44] [HC]
Honest
and sincere music making that repays repeated hearings, especially in
fine performances and recording such as these. … see
Full Review
Geoffrey
BURGON (b 1941) The Forsyte Saga
- Music from the Television Series - Bryn Terfel, baritone -
Sissel, soprano - Ian Brown, piano
Unidentified Orchestra led by Janice Graham - Geoffrey Burgon - Recorded
2002 ABC CLASSICS 472
275-2 [56.55] [JW]
Romantic
vernacular, musical pastiche or lightly spectral brooding. … see Full
Review
Gavin BRYARS (b.
1943) String Quartet No. 1 Between the National
and the Bristol (1985) String Quartet No. 2 (1990) String Quartet
No. 3 (1998) The Lyric
Quartet Rec: May 2001, St. Silas, Kentish Town, London.
BLACK BOX BBM 1079 [63.03] [KM]
A
fine example of how contemporary classical music can be listenable and
highly accessible … see Full Review
[Detailed listing (last two
days)]
[Part 1 New] [Part 2 A-B] [Part 3
C-L]
[Part 4 M-R] [Part
5 S-Z]
[Part 6 Misc A-L] [Part
7 Misc M-Z]
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