Isaac 
          ALBENIZ (1860-1909) 
          Complete Songs: ‘Six 
          intimate ballads’ (wds: Marquesa de Bolanos): 1) Barcarola - 2) La lontananza 
          - 3) Una rosa in dono - 4) Il tuo sguardo - 5) Moriro!!! - 6) T’ho riveduta 
          in sogno - 7) Art thy gone forever, Elaine (wds. F.B. Money-Coutts) 
          - Two fragments of ‘prose texts’ by Pierre Loti: 8) Tristesse - 9) Crepuscule 
          - ‘Four melodies’ (wds. F.W. Money-Coutts): 10) In sickness and health 
          - 11) Paradise regained - 12) The retreat - 13) Amor, summa injuria 
          - ‘Poems by Gustavo Aldolfo Becquer’: 14) Besa el aura que gime blandamente… 
          - 15) Del salon en el angulo oscuro… - 16) Me ha heido rectandose en 
          la sombra… - 17) Cuando sobre el pecho inclinas - 18) De donde vengo? 
          El mas horrible y aspero… - Two surviving songs from the ‘Six songs’ 
          (wds. F.W. Money-Coutts): 19) Separated - 20)Will you be mine - ‘To 
          Nellie’ (wds. F.W. Money-Coutts): 21) Home - 22) Counsel - 23) May-Day 
          song - 24) To Nellie - 25) A song of consolation - 26) A song - 27) 
          Il en est de l’amour (wds. Costa de Beauregard) - ‘Two songs’ (wds. 
          F.W. Money-Coutts): 28) The Caterpillar - 29) The gifts of the Gods 
          - 30) ‘Barberine’s song’ (wds. Alfred de Musset)  Antonio Comas (tenor) - Mac McClure (piano) - Recorded at the Teatro-Auditori, 
          Centre Cultural, Sant Cugat - No specific recording dates given. Thought 
          to be 1997. DDD
 
          Antonio Comas (tenor) - Mac McClure (piano) - Recorded at the Teatro-Auditori, 
          Centre Cultural, Sant Cugat - No specific recording dates given. Thought 
          to be 1997. DDD  COLUMNA 
          MUSICA 1CM 0025 [71:39] [MC]
 COLUMNA 
          MUSICA 1CM 0025 [71:39] [MC] 
          
           
        
Uninspiring 
          performances of relatively unmemorable repertoire will not have me returning 
          to this disc. … see Full Review 
        
RECORDING 
          OF THE MONTH Alexander ARUTIUNIAN 
          (b. 1920) Concerto 
          for violin and orchestra "Armenia 88" (1988) (23.10) 
          Pēteris VASKS (b. 1946) Concerto 
          for violin and orchestra "Distant Light" (1997) (28.41) 
          Mikhail BRONNER (b. 1952) Concerto 
          for violin and orchestra "Heaven’s Gate" (2001) (20.16) 
           Levon Ambartsumian 
          (violin – and conductor in Arutiunian and Bronner) The Arco Chamber 
          Orchestra/Lewis Nielson (Vasks) rec 2002 in Hugh Hodgson Hall, University 
          of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, Georgia
 Levon Ambartsumian 
          (violin – and conductor in Arutiunian and Bronner) The Arco Chamber 
          Orchestra/Lewis Nielson (Vasks) rec 2002 in Hugh Hodgson Hall, University 
          of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, Georgia  PHOENIX USA PHCD 153 [72.00] [TM]
 
          PHOENIX USA PHCD 153 [72.00] [TM]  
        
A 
          warmly recommended disk for unusual repertoire and strong, communicative 
          performances. … see Full Review 
           
        
 
          Johann Sebastian BACH 
          (1685-1750) Brandenburg 
          Concertos 1-3 - 2 Oboe Concertos - Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1–3 BWV 
          1046–1048 - Concerto for Oboe d'amore, Strings and Continuo in A major 
          BWV 1055r - Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Continuo in C minor 
          BWV 1060r - David Reichenberg, oboe - Simon Standage, violin  The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock - Rec: April 1982 (1046-48), March 
          1984 (1055, 1060), Henry Wood Hall, London
 
          The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock - Rec: April 1982 (1046-48), March 
          1984 (1055, 1060), Henry Wood Hall, London  DG ARCHIV 471 720-2 [72.13] [KM]
 
          DG ARCHIV 471 720-2 [72.13] [KM] 
        
An 
          excellent recording of the first three Brandenburg concerti ... see 
          Full Review 
        
Johann 
          Sebastian BACH 
          (1685-1750) Partitas 
          Nos. 1-6, BWV 825-830 (c.1717-1723)  Masaaki Suzuki (harpsichord) Rec October 2001, Kobe Shoin University 
          Chapel, Japan
 
          Masaaki Suzuki (harpsichord) Rec October 2001, Kobe Shoin University 
          Chapel, Japan  BIS-CD-1313-4 
          [2CDs: 81.02+80.18] [TB]
 BIS-CD-1313-4 
          [2CDs: 81.02+80.18] [TB]  
        
These 
          performances will please … see Full 
          Review 
        
 
          Johann Sebastian BACH (1685 
          - 1750) Die 
          Kunst der Fuge: The Art of Fugue (BWV 1080)  (Arr. by Robert Simpson; final fugue completed Sir Donald Francis Tovey) 
          Delmé Quartet: Galina Solodchin, John Trusler, violins; John 
          Underwood, viola; Jonathan Williams, cello Rec. November 1999 DDD
 
          (Arr. by Robert Simpson; final fugue completed Sir Donald Francis Tovey) 
          Delmé Quartet: Galina Solodchin, John Trusler, violins; John 
          Underwood, viola; Jonathan Williams, cello Rec. November 1999 DDD  HYPERION CDA 67138 [74.18] [PS]
 
          HYPERION CDA 67138 [74.18] [PS] 
        
A 
          superb, lyrical performance of this great music which includes the Tovey 
          completion to the final fugue. … see Full 
          Review 
        
 
          Johann Sebastian BACH 
          (1685-1750) Goldberg 
          Variations, BWV 988  József Eötvös, guitar Rec: 1997, Akzent, Bratislava.
 
          József Eötvös, guitar Rec: 1997, Akzent, Bratislava. 
           Self-published EJ-01WZ 
          [62.48] [KM]
 Self-published EJ-01WZ 
          [62.48] [KM] 
        
An 
          excellent recording of the Goldberg Variations on guitar ... See 
          Full Review  
        
Siegfried 
          BARCHET 
          (1918-82) Cellist and Composer - 
          Sinfonie for strings (1968) - Serenata in modo classica (1964) - Introduction 
          and Burleske (1968) - Images de Menton (1963) - Five Miniatures (1966) 
          - Flute Quartet (1970) - Concertino (1973) - Quodlibet (1977) - Nonchalance 
          (1945-60) - Nocturne (1945-60) - String Trio (1966) - Divertimento Op. 
          10a (1944) - Quartet (1973) - Antonio VIVALDI 
          (1675-1741) Suite for Cello and String Orchestra - Giovanni 
          Battista GRAZIOLI (1755-1820) Cello Sonata - Wolfgang 
          Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Bassoon Sonata K292 - Max 
          BRUCH (1838-1920) Canzonetta - Maurice 
          RAVEL (1875-1937) Pavane pour une infante defunte - Berceuse 
          sur le nom de Fauré - Claude DEBUSSY 
          (1862-1918) Ariette oubliée - Johann 
          Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Two Choral Preludes: Ach 
          was ist doch unser Leben - Christus der uns selig macht - In his 
          cello performances of other composers  Siegfried Barchet (cello) with Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra conducted 
          by Karl Münchinger in Vivaldi, Margarete Scharitzer (cembalo) in 
          Grazioli, Gerhard Haase (bassoon) in Mozart, Südfunk-Unterhaltungorchester 
          conducted by Willy Mattes in Bruch, Hubert Giesen (piano) in Ravel and 
          Debussy and Hans Priegnitz (piano) in Bach - Barchet’s own works; 
          Badisches Kammerorcheter/Wolfgang Hock in the Sinfonie, Stuttgart String 
          Quartet in the Serenata, Gerhard Haase (bassoon) Johannes Brüning 
          (violin) Enrique Santiago (viola) and Siegfried Barchet (cello) in the 
          Introduction and Burleske, Siegfried Barchet (cello) in Images de Menton, 
          Stuttgart String Quartet in the Five Miniatures, Willy Freivogel (flute) 
          with the String Trio of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra in the Flute 
          Quartet, Hanspeter Weber (cor anglais) with Radio Orchestra Stuttgart/Willy 
          Mattes in the Concertino, Willy Freivogel (flute) Sigurd - Michae (oboe) 
          Rainer Schumacher (clarinet) Friedhelm Pütz (horn) and Hermann 
          Herder (bassoon) in the Quodlibet, Siegfried Barchet (cello) and Edgar 
          Trauer (piano) in Nonchalance and Nocturne, Johannes Brüning (violin) 
          Enrique Santiago (viola) and Siegfried Barchet (cello) in the String 
          Trio, Johannes Brüning (violin) Erika Ehrlinspiel-Beck (violin) 
          and Hermann Voss (viola) in the Divertimento, Lajos Lencses (oboe) Jürgen 
          Vlach (violin) Horst Strohfeldt (viola) and Gottfried Hahn (cello) in 
          the Quartet for Oboe - No recording details
 
          Siegfried Barchet (cello) with Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra conducted 
          by Karl Münchinger in Vivaldi, Margarete Scharitzer (cembalo) in 
          Grazioli, Gerhard Haase (bassoon) in Mozart, Südfunk-Unterhaltungorchester 
          conducted by Willy Mattes in Bruch, Hubert Giesen (piano) in Ravel and 
          Debussy and Hans Priegnitz (piano) in Bach - Barchet’s own works; 
          Badisches Kammerorcheter/Wolfgang Hock in the Sinfonie, Stuttgart String 
          Quartet in the Serenata, Gerhard Haase (bassoon) Johannes Brüning 
          (violin) Enrique Santiago (viola) and Siegfried Barchet (cello) in the 
          Introduction and Burleske, Siegfried Barchet (cello) in Images de Menton, 
          Stuttgart String Quartet in the Five Miniatures, Willy Freivogel (flute) 
          with the String Trio of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra in the Flute 
          Quartet, Hanspeter Weber (cor anglais) with Radio Orchestra Stuttgart/Willy 
          Mattes in the Concertino, Willy Freivogel (flute) Sigurd - Michae (oboe) 
          Rainer Schumacher (clarinet) Friedhelm Pütz (horn) and Hermann 
          Herder (bassoon) in the Quodlibet, Siegfried Barchet (cello) and Edgar 
          Trauer (piano) in Nonchalance and Nocturne, Johannes Brüning (violin) 
          Enrique Santiago (viola) and Siegfried Barchet (cello) in the String 
          Trio, Johannes Brüning (violin) Erika Ehrlinspiel-Beck (violin) 
          and Hermann Voss (viola) in the Divertimento, Lajos Lencses (oboe) Jürgen 
          Vlach (violin) Horst Strohfeldt (viola) and Gottfried Hahn (cello) in 
          the Quartet for Oboe - No recording details  HÄNSSLER CLASSIC 98.132 [3 CDs 202.52] [JW]
 
          HÄNSSLER CLASSIC 98.132 [3 CDs 202.52] [JW]  
 
        
Full 
          marks to Hänssler for giving enduring life to this most attractive 
          and expert craftsman. … see Full Review 
          
        
RECORD 
          OF THE MONTH Arnold BAX (1883-1953) 
          Symphony 
          No. 6 (1934) Into the Twilight (1908) Summer Music (1920) 
           Royal Scottish National 
          Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones rec. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 3-4 August 
          2002
 Royal Scottish National 
          Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones rec. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 3-4 August 
          2002  NAXOS 8.557144 
          [57.46] [IL]
 NAXOS 8.557144 
          [57.46] [IL]  
        
A 
          thrilling, evocative reading of Bax’s finest symphonic accomplishment. 
          … see Full Review 
        
 Irwin 
          BAZELON 
          (b. 1922) Symphony 
          No. 1 in One Movement (1961); Early American Suite for Wind Quintet 
          and harpsichord (1965); Suite from Shakespeare’s "The Merry 
          Wives of Windsor" (1959)  Orchestra of Sofia/Harold Farberman Recording details not given
 
          Orchestra of Sofia/Harold Farberman Recording details not given 
           ALBANY TROY 508 [61.56] 
          [GH]
 ALBANY TROY 508 [61.56] 
          [GH] 
        
An 
          enterprising disc of music by an intriguing composer. … see 
          Full Review  
        
  
           
          Ludwig 
          van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony 
          No 3 in E flat major Op 55 Eroica (1803) - Symphony No 4 in B 
          flat major Op 60 (1806) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (No 3 - recorded 
          May 1936) - London Philharmonic Orchestra (No 4 – recorded November 
          1933)  Felix Weingartner
 Felix Weingartner 
           NAXOS 8.110956 
          [75.27] [JW]
 NAXOS 8.110956 
          [75.27] [JW]  
        
Naxos 
          continue their exploration of the first ever cycle of the Beethoven 
          Symphonies undertaken by one conductor … see Full 
          Review 
        
Ludwig 
          van BEETHOVEN 
          (1770-1827) Symphony 
          No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1800) [26.19] - Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, 
          Op. 60 (1806) [30.34] - Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138 (1806-07) 
          [8.03]  BBC Symphony Orchestra/Arturo 
          Toscanini - Rec Oct 1937 (Symphony No. 1) and June 1939 in Queen’s Hall, 
          London. ADD
 BBC Symphony Orchestra/Arturo 
          Toscanini - Rec Oct 1937 (Symphony No. 1) and June 1939 in Queen’s Hall, 
          London. ADD  NAXOS 8.110854 
          [64.55] [TM]
 NAXOS 8.110854 
          [64.55] [TM]  
        
Boult 
          taught discipline, collective responsibility and flexibility. Toscanini 
          taught them how to have fun. … see Full 
          Review 
        
Ludwig 
          van BEETHOVEN 
          (1770-1827) Complete 
          Beethoven Sonata Society Recordings Vol.4 – Sonatas 11-13 (1800-01) 
          Sonata No.11 in B flat major, Op.22 [24:11] - Sonata No.12 in A flat 
          major, Op.26 [22:18] - Sonata No.13 in E flat major, Op.27, No.1 [15:12] 
           Artur Schnabel (piano) 
          - Recorded: Sonata No.11 on 12/13 April, 1933; Sonata No.12 on 25-27 
          April and 7 May, 1934; Sonata No.13 on 1 November, 1932 in EMI Abbey 
          Road Studio No.3, London
 Artur Schnabel (piano) 
          - Recorded: Sonata No.11 on 12/13 April, 1933; Sonata No.12 on 25-27 
          April and 7 May, 1934; Sonata No.13 on 1 November, 1932 in EMI Abbey 
          Road Studio No.3, London  NAXOS 8.110756 [61:41] [SA]
 
          NAXOS 8.110756 [61:41] [SA]  
        
Enthralling 
          … invaluable historical recordings. Bravo! … see Full 
          Review 
        
Ludwig 
          van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) 
          - Symphony 
          No. 3 in E flat major, Op.55 (Eroica) (1803) (Allegro con 
          brio; Marcia Funebre: Adagio assai; Scherzo: Allegro vivace; 
          Finale: Allegro molto) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Felix 
          Weingartner - Rec. Grosser Musikvereinsaal, Vienna. May 1936 - First 
          issued on Columbia LX532-537 - Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op.60 
          (1806): (Adagio – Allegro vivace; Adagio; Menuetto: 
          Allegro vivace; Allegro ma non troppo)  London Philharmonic Orchestra/Felix Weingartner - Rec. Abbey Road Studio 
          1, London. Nov 1933 - Nostalgia Series
 
          London Philharmonic Orchestra/Felix Weingartner - Rec. Abbey Road Studio 
          1, London. Nov 1933 - Nostalgia Series  NAXOS 8.110956 [75.27] [RW]
 
          NAXOS 8.110956 [75.27] [RW] 
        
A 
          first class Eroica. Total absence of crackle or distortion. … see Full 
          Review 
        
Ludwig 
          van BEETHOVEN 
          (1770-1827) Symphony 
          No. 4 in B flat Op. 60 (1806) - Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67 (1807) 
           NDR-Sinfonieorchester/Günter 
          Wand - Recorded 1987 (No 5) and 1988 (No 4)
 NDR-Sinfonieorchester/Günter 
          Wand - Recorded 1987 (No 5) and 1988 (No 4)  RCA RED SEAL 09026 64000 2 [67.03] [JW]
 
          RCA RED SEAL 09026 64000 2 [67.03] [JW]  
        
Strongly 
          imaginative and honest performances … splendidly played and recorded 
          … see Full Review 
        
 
          Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770 
          - 1827) Symphony 
          No. 5 in C Minor Op. 67 (1807) Symphony No. 7 in A Major Op. 92 (1812) 
           Leningrad Philharmonic 
          Orchestra/Evgeny Mravinskyrecorded live at the Leningrad Philharmonic 
          Large Hall 15th September 1974 (no. 5) and 19th 
          September 1964 (No.7) ADD
 Leningrad Philharmonic 
          Orchestra/Evgeny Mravinskyrecorded live at the Leningrad Philharmonic 
          Large Hall 15th September 1974 (no. 5) and 19th 
          September 1964 (No.7) ADD ELATUS 0927 46719–2 [71.00] [JP]
 
          ELATUS 0927 46719–2 [71.00] [JP] 
        
The 
          real Leningrad Phil of the Soviet era, superbly drilled and directed 
          by long-serving Mravinsky, playing two perennial favourites by Beethoven. 
          … see Full Review  
        
 
          Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770 
          – 1827) The 
          Symphonies Disc 1: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op.21 (1797); Symphony 
          No. 3 in E Flat Major "Eroica", Op.55 (1803) Disc 2: 
          Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op.36 (1802); Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, 
          Op.67 (1808) Disc 3: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op.60 (1806) and 
          Symphony No. 6 in F Major "Pastoral", Op.68 (1808) 
          Disc 4: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op.92 (1812) and Symphony No. 8 in 
          F Major, Op.93 (1812) Disc 5: Symphony No. 9 (1824)  Barbara Bonney (sop), Birgit Remmert (contralto), Kurt Streit (ten), 
          Thomas Hampson (bar), City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus Wiener Philharmoniker/Sir 
          Simon Rattle Recorded live, April - May 2002, Vienna
 
           Barbara Bonney (sop), Birgit Remmert (contralto), Kurt Streit (ten), 
          Thomas Hampson (bar), City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus Wiener Philharmoniker/Sir 
          Simon Rattle Recorded live, April - May 2002, Vienna 
          Full Price  EMI CLASSICS 
          557 445 2 [5CDs: 75’13+64’03+78’29+65’53+69’55]
 EMI CLASSICS 
          557 445 2 [5CDs: 75’13+64’03+78’29+65’53+69’55] 
        
Two 
          Reviews:
          Marc Bridle: This set 
          has given this reviewer immense pleasure over the past three weeks … 
          astonishing power … see Full 
          Review  
          Colin Anderson: While 
          symphonies 6, 7 and 8 are very fine, and much looked-forward to playing 
          again, the others are littered with enough doubts of translation to 
          place this set in the ‘interesting’ and ‘for reference’ category. … 
          see Full Review 
        
 
          Ludwig van BEETHOVEN 
          (1770-1827) String 
          Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op.95 ‘Serioso’ (1810) String Quartet 
          No. 12 in E flat, Op.127 (1825)  The Lindsays Recorded in Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth, Yorkshire, 
          25-27 June 2001
 
          The Lindsays Recorded in Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth, Yorkshire, 
          25-27 June 2001  ASV 
          CD DCA 1116 [58’52] [TH]
 ASV 
          CD DCA 1116 [58’52] [TH] 
        
The 
          Lindsays are now among the finest ensembles before the public, with 
          a deep understanding of this music and a maturity that has grown with 
          the years....see Full Review 
          
        
 
          Gerhard Taschner plays Beethoven Ludwig 
          van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Violin 
          Sonata No. 9 Op. 47 Kreutzer (1802) Violin Concerto in D Op. 
          61 (1806)  Gerhard 
          Taschner (violin) Walter Gieseking (piano) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Georg 
          Solti Recorded 1951 (Kreutzer) and 1952 (Concerto)
 Gerhard 
          Taschner (violin) Walter Gieseking (piano) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Georg 
          Solti Recorded 1951 (Kreutzer) and 1952 (Concerto)  TAHRA 461 [74.53] [JW]
 
          TAHRA 461 [74.53] [JW] 
        
I 
          can’t share very much in the acclamation that greets Taschner … but 
          far too many radio recordings have been lost for one not to be grateful 
          that these now make an appearance in such well-presented form and in 
          such excellent sound. … see Full Review 
          
        
Great 
          Violinists: Kreisler Ludwig 
          van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) The 
          Complete Violin Sonatas (1798-1810) Sonata No.1 in D major, Op.12 
          No.1; Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op.12 No.2; Sonata No.3 in E flat, Op.12 
          No.3; Sonata No.4 in A minor, Op.23; Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op.24 
          ‘Spring’; Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op.30 No.1; Sonata No.7 in 
          C minor, Op.30 No.2; Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op.30 No.3; Sonata No.9 
          in A major, Op.47 ‘Kreutzer’; Sonata No.10 in G major, Op.96. 
           Fritz Kreisler 
          (violin) Franz Rupp (piano) Rec: EMI Studio 3, Abbey Road, London, April 
          1935 - June 1936. Mono ADD
 Fritz Kreisler 
          (violin) Franz Rupp (piano) Rec: EMI Studio 3, Abbey Road, London, April 
          1935 - June 1936. Mono ADD  NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.110969-71 [3CDs: 70’29+67’08+69’57] [TH]
 
          NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.110969-71 [3CDs: 70’29+67’08+69’57] [TH] 
        
Enormous 
          presence and clarity … a great deal to enjoy … no serious collector 
          will want to be without this set. … see Full 
          Review  
        
 
          Orazio 
          BENEVOLI (1605-1672) Andreas 
          HOFER (1629-1684) - Heinrich Ignaz Franz 
          von BIBER (1644-1704) - Missa Saliburgensis [43.20] 
          - Plaudite Tympana [5.18]  Escolania de Montserrat Tölzer Knabenchor -
 
          Escolania de Montserrat Tölzer Knabenchor - 
          Collegium Aureum/P. Ireneu Segarra OSB - rec Aug 1974, Kollegienkirche, 
          Salzburg  DEUTSCHE 
          HARMONIA MUNDI 05472 77845 2 [48.50] [TM]
 DEUTSCHE 
          HARMONIA MUNDI 05472 77845 2 [48.50] [TM]  
        
Music 
          of enormous attraction, warmly and fondly interpreted … see Full 
          Review 
        
Lennox 
          BERKELEY (1903-1989) 
          Symphony 
          No. 3 (1968-69) Sinfonia Concertante Op. 84 (1972-73) Michael 
          BERKELEY (b. 1948) Concerto for Oboe 
          and String Orchestra (1976-77) Secret Garden (1997) Nicholas 
          Daniel (oboe)  BBC 
          National Orchestra of Wales/Richard Hickox Recorded at Brangwyn Hall, 
          Swansea, 27-28 October 2001 DDD
 BBC 
          National Orchestra of Wales/Richard Hickox Recorded at Brangwyn Hall, 
          Swansea, 27-28 October 2001 DDD  CHANDOS CHAN 10022 [77:54] [CT]
 
          CHANDOS CHAN 10022 [77:54] [CT]  
        
Thrilling 
          performances of four worthwhile works, captured in vivid sound and capped 
          by superb oboe playing from Nicholas Daniel … see Full 
          Review 
        
 
          Hector BERLIOZ 
          (1803-1869) Symphonie 
          Fantastique (1830) [52.25] Le Corsaire Overture (1831) [7.59] 
          Les Troyens: Marche Troyenne; Chasse royale et orage 
          (1859) [14.26]  Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française/Thomas Beecham
  
          Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française/Thomas Beecham 
          
          Beecham Choral Society Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Thomas Beecham rec. 
          30 Nov - 1-2 Dec 1959, Salle Wagram, Paris (Symphonie); 7 Nov 
          1958 (Corsaire); 19 Nov 1959 (Marche); 23 Mar 1957 (Hunt), 
          Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London. ADD Great Recordings of the Century 
          series  EMI CLASSICS 
          7243 5 67971 2 3 [65.05] [RB]
 EMI CLASSICS 
          7243 5 67971 2 3 [65.05] [RB] 
        
Beecham's 
          chemistry works in racy fervour and accuracy with both the French orchestra 
          and his own RPO ... see Full Review 
           
        
 
           Hector 
          BERLIOZ (1803 
          - 1869) - 
          Les Troyens (1890): 	Du peuple et des soldats (1); 
          	O Blonde Ceres (1); Inutiles regrets (1); Ah! Quand 
          viendra l’instant; Et un dernier naufrage - L’enfance 
          du Christ, Op. 25 (1854): Le répose de la Sainte Famille 
          : les pélerins etant venus (1); Roméo et Juliette, 
          Op. 17 (1839): Bientôt de Roméo … Mab, la messagère 
          (1) - Huit Scènes de Faust, Op. 1 (1829): Maintenant 
          que le ciel brille…Devant la maison (1,3) - La Damnation de 
          Faust, Op. 4 (1856): Merci, doux crépuscle! (1); 
          Grands dieux (1,2); Ange adore (1,2); Nature immense 
          (1) - Béatrice et Bénédict (1862): 
          Ah! Je vais l’aimer (1) - Lélio ou Le Retour à 
          la vie (1832): L’onde fremit, l’onde s’agite (1,3); 
          O mon bonheur, ma vie (1) - Benvenuto Cellini (1838): 
          Une heure encore (1); La gloire était ma seule idole 
          (1); Seul pour lutter (1); Sur les monts les plus sauvages 
          (1) - Claude-Joseph ROUGET DE LISLE, 
          arr. BERLIOZ (1760 – 1836) La Marseillaise 
          (1792)  Roberto Alagna 
          (tenor) - 1; Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) - 2; Gérard Depardieu 
          (narrator) - 3; Maitrise de Paris, Choeur "Les Eléments" 
          and Le Choeur de l’armée française (La Marseillaise) 
          - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Bertrand 
          de Billy - recorded Paris, September 2002 and London September 2002, 
          DDD.
 Roberto Alagna 
          (tenor) - 1; Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) - 2; Gérard Depardieu 
          (narrator) - 3; Maitrise de Paris, Choeur "Les Eléments" 
          and Le Choeur de l’armée française (La Marseillaise) 
          - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Bertrand 
          de Billy - recorded Paris, September 2002 and London September 2002, 
          DDD.  EMI CLASSICS 
          5 57433-2 [69.32] [JP]
 EMI CLASSICS 
          5 57433-2 [69.32] [JP]  
        
Just 
          for fans of Roberto Alagna, I am afraid. … see Full 
          Review  
        
Hector 
          BERLIOZ (1803 
          – 1869) Les 
          Troyens (1856-9) - Cassandra/Dido - Deborah Polaski; Aeneas 
          - Jon Villars; Choroebus - Russel Braun; Narbel - Robert Lloyd; Vienna 
          State Opera Chorus and Slovak Philharmonic Choir  Orchestra de Paris and Salzburg Chamber Orchestra/Sylvain Cambreling 
          - Stage Director - Herbert Wernicke; Director - Alexandre Tarta; Salzburg 
          Festival Theatre, 2000 - Format 19/9; PCM Stereo/Dolby 5.1
 
          Orchestra de Paris and Salzburg Chamber Orchestra/Sylvain Cambreling 
          - Stage Director - Herbert Wernicke; Director - Alexandre Tarta; Salzburg 
          Festival Theatre, 2000 - Format 19/9; PCM Stereo/Dolby 5.1  ARTHAUS MUSIK DVD 100 350 [2 DVDs: 237 minutes] [AB]
 
          ARTHAUS MUSIK DVD 100 350 [2 DVDs: 237 minutes] [AB]  
 
        
Overall 
          I enjoyed this performance and expect to return to it often. … see Full 
          Review 
        
 
          RECORDING OF THE MONTH Georges BIZET 
          (1838-1875) Carmen, 
          Opera in Four Acts (1873-75) Libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, 
          after Mérimée Carmen (mezzo) – Anne Sofie von Otter 
          Don José (tenor) – Marcus Haddock Escamillo (baritone) 
          – Laurent Naouri Micaëla (soprano) – Lisa Milne Zuniga 
          (bass) – Jonathan Best Mercédès (mezzo) – Christine 
          Rice Moralès (baritone) – Hans Voschezang  Glyndebourne Festival Chorus London Philharmonic Orchestra/Philippe 
          Jordan
 
          Glyndebourne Festival Chorus London Philharmonic Orchestra/Philippe 
          Jordan 
          Directed for the stage by David McVicar Directed for television by Sue 
          Judd Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, Sussex, England, 17 
          August, 2002  BBC OPUS 
          ARTE OA 0867 D
 BBC OPUS 
          ARTE OA 0867 D  [2 Discs: 220 mins] [TH]
 
          [2 Discs: 220 mins] [TH] 
        
An 
          altogether outstanding record of a thrilling event. … see 
          Full Review  
        
Georges 
          BIZET (1838-1870) Carmen. 
          Opera in 4 Acts with sung recitatives composed by Ernest Guiraud. Carmen: 
          Angela Gheorghiu (sop). Don José: Roberto Alagna (ten). 
          Michaela: Inva Mula (sop). Escamillo: Thomas Hampson (bar). 
          Frasquita: Elizabeth Vidal (sop). Mercedes: Isabelle Cals 
          (sop). Morales: Ludovic Tezier (bar). Zuniga: Nicholas 
          Cavallier (bass) - Choeur "Les Elements"  Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse/Michel Plasson. Recorded 
          February and March 2002, Halle aux Grains, Toulouse. ‘Special Price’
 
          Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse/Michel Plasson. Recorded 
          February and March 2002, Halle aux Grains, Toulouse. ‘Special Price’ 
           EMI CLASSICS 7243 5 
          57434 2 8 [3CDs: 57.03+40.10+60.18] [RJF]
 EMI CLASSICS 7243 5 
          57434 2 8 [3CDs: 57.03+40.10+60.18] [RJF] 
        
[RJF] 
          One feels that this Carmen wouldn’t seduce José to her bed; she 
          would command him! … see Full Review 
          
          [RM]The 
          interest of the earlier Habanera would justify the purchase for an aficionado, 
          otherwise only the last Act is seriously outstanding. … see Full 
          Review
        
 
           Georg 
          BÖHM (1661-1733) 
          Organ 
          Works, vol. 1 - Prelude and fugue in C, Partita on Ach wie nichtig, 
          ach wie flüchtig, Prelude in F, Partita on Herr Jesu Christ, dich 
          zu uns wend, Prelude and fugue in d, Partita on Wer nue den lieben Gott 
          lässt walten, Choral Prelude on Christ Lag in Todesbanded, Partita 
          on Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele, Choral prelude on Vom Himmel hoch, 
          da komm ich her, Choral prelude on Vater unser im Himmelreich, Prelude, 
          Fugue and Postlude in g.  Christiaan Teeuwsen at the Reil Organ, Bovenkerk, Kampen, The Netherlands. 
          Recorded 25-27 May 2001. DDD
 
          Christiaan Teeuwsen at the Reil Organ, Bovenkerk, Kampen, The Netherlands. 
          Recorded 25-27 May 2001. DDD  NAXOS 8.555857 [78:44] [KS]
 
          NAXOS 8.555857 [78:44] [KS]  
        
This 
          is the kind of project that leaves a listener eagerly anticipating the 
          coming volumes. What a pleasure this recital is! … see Full 
          Review 
        
 
          Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) 
          Violin 
          Concerto (1878) [40.46] Violin Sonata No. 3 (1888) [24.09]  David Oistrakh (violin) Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell Vladimir 
          Yampolsky (piano) rec. 13, 16 May 1969 Severance Hall, Cleveland, stereo 
          (concerto); 19 May 1955, Salle Colonialle, Brussels, mono (sonata) ADD 
          Great Recordings of the Century series
 
          David Oistrakh (violin) Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell Vladimir 
          Yampolsky (piano) rec. 13, 16 May 1969 Severance Hall, Cleveland, stereo 
          (concerto); 19 May 1955, Salle Colonialle, Brussels, mono (sonata) ADD 
          Great Recordings of the Century series  EMI CLASSICS 7243 5 67973 2 1 [65.05] [RB]
 
          EMI CLASSICS 7243 5 67973 2 1 [65.05] [RB]  
        
Oistrakh 
          in full flow and caught in the splendour of his long-sustained high 
          noon ... see Full Review  
        
Johannes 
          BRAHMS 
          (1833-1897) Clarinet 
          Trio in A minor, Op 114 (1891): Allegro – Adagio – Andantino Grazioso 
          – Allegro Hugh 
          WOOD (b.1932) Clarinet Trio, Op.40 (1997): Comodo – Fantastico 
          – Adagio Ludwig 
          van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Clarinet Trio in B flat major, 
          Op.11 (1797): Allegro con brio – Adagio – Allegretto 
           Trio Gemelli: John Bradbury (clarinet), Adrian Bradbury (cello), 
          Emily Segal (piano) Rec. St George's Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol, 
          June 1998
 
          Trio Gemelli: John Bradbury (clarinet), Adrian Bradbury (cello), 
          Emily Segal (piano) Rec. St George's Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol, 
          June 1998  DIVINE ART 
          25009 [64.01] [RW]
 DIVINE ART 
          25009 [64.01] [RW]  
        
Decidedly 
          unusual coupling … a quality of performance that should not be lightly 
          dismissed … see Full Review
        
 
          Johannes BRAHMS 
          (1833-1897) Hungarian 
          Dances (complete) (1869-1880)  Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra/János Sándor
 
          Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra/János Sándor  THE CLASSIC COLLECTION 99886 [51’06"] [JQ]
 
          THE CLASSIC COLLECTION 99886 [51’06"] [JQ] 
        
Rather 
          to be lacking in charm and grace … see Full 
          Review
        
 
          Benjamin BRITTEN 
          (1913-1976) Albert 
          Herring (1947) - an opera in three acts - Albert Herring…James 
          Gilchrist (tenor) - Nancy…Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) - Sid…Roderick 
          Williams (baritone) - Lady Billows…Susan Bullock (soprano) - Florence 
          Pike…Sally Burgess (mezzo-soprano) - Mr Gedge…Alan Opie (baritone) - 
          Superintendent Budd…Stephen Richardson (bass) - Mr Upfold…Robert Tear 
          (tenor) - Miss Wordsworth...Rebecca Evans (soprano) - Mrs Herring…Anne 
          Collins (mezzo-soprano) - With Yvette Bonner, Rebecca Bottone and Gregory 
          Monk  City of London Sinfonia 
          / Hickox - Recorded at Blackheath Halls, London: 11-14 October 2001 
          DDD
 City of London Sinfonia 
          / Hickox - Recorded at Blackheath Halls, London: 11-14 October 2001 
          DDD  CHANDOS CHAN 10036(2) 
          [2CDs: 72.30+74.57] [RM]
 CHANDOS CHAN 10036(2) 
          [2CDs: 72.30+74.57] [RM]  
        
A 
          very welcome addition to the Chandos library. … 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]