Erik
SATIE (1866-1925)
"Chill with Satie" -
Gymnopédie No.1 Î -
Première pensée rose + croix Ï -
Avant-dernières pensées Ï -
Caresse Ï -
Gymnopédie No.3 Î -
Musiques intimes et secrètes Ï -
Trois Gnossiennes: Lent Ï -
Trois Gnossiennes: Avec étonnement Ï -
Trois Gnossiennes: Lent Ï -
4ième Gnossienne: Lent Ï -
Mercure – Poses plastiques en trois tableaux: La nuit Ð -
Pages mystiques: {Prière} fragment – Vexations – Harmonies Ï
- Gymnopédie
No.1 Ñ -
IV. Nocturne Ï -
Sonneries de la rose + croix: Air de l’ordre – Air du grand maître
– Air du grand prieur Ï -
Trois Gymnopédies: Gymnopédie Nos. 1 – 3 Ð
- Gerald
Garcia, Guitar Î -
CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner Î -
Klara Kõrmendi, Piano Ï 
Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy, Jéròme Kaltenbach
Ð -
Ellen Sejersted Bødtker, Harp Ñ
NAXOS 8.556781 [58:19] [DS]
The
disc’s repetitive element and dubious value of strings are additional
factors depleting the worthiness of the recording. … see Full
Review
Erik
SATIE
(1866-1925) Piano
Works: Trois gymnopédies; la piège de méduse;
croquis et agaceries d’un bonhomme en bois; poudre d’or; chapitres tournés
en tous sens; le fils des étoiles; le piccadilly; prélude
en tapisserie; véritables préludes flasques pour un chien;
je te veux; sonatine bureaucratique; pièces froides (airs et
faire fuir); sports et divertissements; vexations
Peter Dickinson (piano) - Recorded 1989 (no details) DDD
RCA RED SEAL 09026 63976 2 [77’17] [TH]
Remarkably
subtle, giving due weight where required without missing any sense of
fun … see Full Review
Domenico SCARLATTI (1685-1757)
Complete
Keyboard Sonatas volume V. Sonata in C, K.461; in F, K. 82; in B-flat,
K. 266; in G, K. 284; in E-flat, K.507; in D, K. 214; in A, K. 404;
in G, K.124; in A, K.536; in G, K 494; in g minor, K. 546; in A, K.
113; in b minor, K.227, in A, K.26; in C, K. 548; in c minor, K. 37.
Benjamin Frith,
piano Recorded at Poston Hall, Suffolk, England on 3-4 November 1999
DDD NAXOS 8.554792
[61:10] [KS]
Playing
that is effervescent and lyrical, bringing this music alive in a most
enjoyable way. … see Full Review
Xaver
SCHARWENKA (1850-1924) The
complete chamber music - Piano Trio No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 1
(1868) [25.30] - Violin Sonata in D minor Op. 2 (1868) [21.21] - Cello
Sonata in E minor Op. 46a (1877) [21.17] - Serenade for violin and piano
Op. 70 (1895) [8.20] - Piano Quartet in F major Op. 37 (1876) [39.02]
- Piano Trio No. 2 in A minor Op. 45 (1878) [37.09]
Seta Tanyel (piano) - Lydia Morkovitch (violin) - Colin Carr (cello)
- Levon Chilingirian (violin) - Ivo-Jan Van Der Werff (viola) - Garbis
Atmacayan (cello) - rec. Forde Abbey, Somerset, 10-12 Feb 1995; Henry
Wood Hall, London, May 1994. DDD - from Collins Classics 14192 and 14482
HYPERION DYAD
CDD22046 [76.28+76.11] [RB]
Highly
attractive romantic music caught in the web of lay-lines between Schumann
and early Faure ... see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Mayrhofer-Lieder, Vol. 2 -
Am See (second version) D124, Augenlied D297, Liane D298, Abendlied
der Fürstin D495, Sehnsucht D516, Schlaflied (Schlummerlied) (first
version) D527, Am Strome D539, Uraniens Flucht D554, Iphegenia (second
version) D573, Atys D585, Erlafsee D586, Beim Winde D669, Die Sternennächte
D670, Abendstern D806, Auflösung D807
Christiane Iven (mezzo-soprano), Burkhard Kehring (piano) - Recorded
8th-10th April and 22nd-23rd May 2002 in Studio 2, Bavarian Radio, Munich,
Germany - Deutsche Schubert Lied Edition 12
NAXOS 8.554739 [60:05] [CH]
An
outstanding contribution to lieder on record … see Full
Review
An
Introduction to … Franz
SCHUBERT (1797 - 1828)’s Piano
Quintet in A Major 'Trout' D667 - Narration written by Jeremy
Siepmann
Kodaly Quartet - Jeno Jando (piano) - Istvan Toth (double-bass) - Jeremy
Siepmann (narrator) - Recorded 2002 - Trout Quintet taken from
Naxos 8.550658 NAXOS
8.558075-76 [75.58+68.34] [RH]
A
good place to start if you want to learn more about the Trout. Based
on the fine Naxos recording of the work, this introduction is admirably
jargon free. … see Full Review
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Piano
Sonata No. 20 in A major, D959 (1828) - Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major,
"Reliquie", D840 (1825)
Jenö Jandö, piano - Recorded 25–27 April 1998 at the Phoenix
Studios, Budapest, Hungary
NAXOS 8.554470 [66.03] [WH]
No
reason for the collector to hesitate … see Full
Review
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Symphony
No.8 in B minor D759 (1820) Symphony No.5 in B flat major D485 (1816)
Symphony No 3 in D major D200 (1815)
The Hanover Band/Roy Goodman No recording information given
CLASSIC COLLECTION 99877 [74.18] [RBr]
Delightful
detail and spirited playing … see Full Review
Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Toccata
in C op. 7, Etudes Symphoniques op. 13 (including 5 posthumous variations),
Fantaisie in C, op. 17
Earl Wild (piano) - Recorded at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, September
19th 1974 (op. 7 - live), Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio, October 2nd
1990 (op. 13), October 3rd (op. 17)
IVORY CLASSICS 64405-71001 [72’ 45"] [CH]
Essential
for all who love the piano, Schumann or both. … see Full
Review
Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Novelletten
op. 21, Blumenstück op. 19, Kinderszenen op. 15: 7. Träumerei
Craig Sheppard
(piano) Recorded live at the Meany Theater, University of Washington,
Seattle, 23.10.2001 (op. 21), 02.03.2000 (others)
AT 02-01114 [60:26] [CH]
A
disc which reveals Craig Sheppard as a satisfyingly romantic interpreter
of Schumann, and we can be grateful that he has chosen to lavish his
gifts on the neglected Novelletten. … see Full
Review
Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Carnaval,
op. 9, Kinderszenen, op. 15, Sonata no. 2 in g, op. 22
Ruth Slenczynska (piano) Recorded at Fernleaf Abbey, Columbus, Ohio,
October 5th-7th 1999
IVORY CLASSICS 64405-71004 [66’07"] [CH]
Warm-hearted
Schumann playing from an artist whose career borders on the incredible.
… see Full Review
Dimitri SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975)
The
Fall of Berlin, complete score, Op. 82 (1949). Premiere recording.
The Unforgettable Year 1919 Suite, Op.89a (1951). First complete
recording. Ellena Alekseyeva (Piano) - Moscow Capella and Youth Chorus
Moscow Symphony Orchestra/Adriano
- recorded at Mosfilm Studios, Moscow, March 2000. DDD
MARCO POLO 8.223897 [75.30] [JP]
A
most enjoyable release. I hope it does well, and influences Marco Polo
to release further titles in the film music of Shostakovich. … see Full
Review
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-75)
Chamber
Symphony, Op. 110 bis (String Quartet No. 8, arr Barshai) - Symphony
for Strings, Op. 118 bis (String Quartet No. 10, arr. Barshai) - Requiem
for Strings, Op. 144 bis (String Quartet No. 15, arr. Rachlevsky)
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin/Misha Rachlevsky. Rec Great Hall of the Moscow
Conservatory, October-November 1991. DDD
CLAVES CD50-9115 [79’58][CC]
Worth
hearing for curiosity’s sake, if not as a replacement for the real thing.
… see Full Review
Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Violin
Concerto in D minor Op. 47 (1906) [31.35] - En Saga Op. 9 (1892)
(1) [20.31] (1) - En Saga Op. 9 (1892) (2) [20.29] (2) - Georg
Kulenkampf (violin) Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler - Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra/Wilhelm Furtwängler - rec. Berlin Philharmonie, 7-8 Feb
1943 (concerto and En Saga 1); Stockholm, 25 Sept 1950 (En
Saga 2) AAD MUSIC
& ARTS CD-799 [72.47] [RB]
Stormingly
dug-in and florid Sibelius from Kulenkampff and Furtwängler. ...
see Full Review
Hrodmar
Ingi SIGURBJÖRNSSON (1958-)Skalholtsmessa
/ Skalholt Mass (2000) for soprano, tenor, bass and chamber orchestra
1. Introitus: A Beautiful Lyric 2. Praeludium 3. Kyrie 4. Gloria 5.
Praeludium 6. Lux illuxit 7. Credo 8. Sanctus 9. Praeludium 10. Agnus
Dei 11. Epilogus: Beata nobis gaudia
Marta Gudrun Halldorsdottir (soprano) Finnur Bjarnason (tenor) Benedikt
Ingolfsson (bass) CAPUT Ensemble/Gunnstein Olafsson Recorded: Salurinn
Kopavogur; September 2001
SMEKKLEYSA SMK25 [39.06] [RH]
An
attractive and highly recommendable introduction to a remarkably distinctive
voice in contemporary music from Iceland … see
Full Review
Josep SOLER
(b. 1935) Nocturne
No. 1 (1985-86) [3.09] - Nocturne No. 2 (1985-86) [3.51] - Nocturne
No. 3 (1985-86) [4.55] - Nocturne No. 4 (1985-86) [3.54] - Nocturne
No. 5 (1985-86) [5.17] - Nocturne No. 6 (1985-86) [6.49] - Nocturne
No. 7 (1988) [2.58] - Nocturne No. 8 (1990) [3.50] - Nocturne No. 9
(1990) [5.40] - Nocturne No. 10 (1991) [3.40] - Nocturne No. 11 (1992)
[4.45] - Nocturne No. 12 (1992) [5.39] - Nocturne Poem (1998) [8.06]
Jordi Masó (piano)
- rec April 2001 in the Auditorium, Jafre, Spain DDD
MARCO POLO 8.225235 [60.33] [TM]
Something
of a bridge between conservatism and experimentation in music. … see
Full Review
John
Philip SOUSA
(1854-1932)
Music for Wind Band, Vol. 3 The Corcoran Cadets (1890) Semper
Fidelis (1888) Selections from 'The Free Lance' (1905) The
New York Hippodrome (1916) La Flor di Sevilla (1929) Waltzes
from 'El Capitan' (1896) A Century of Progress (1931)
Suite: The Last Days of Pompeii (1893): In the House of Burbo
and Stratonice; Nydia; The Destruction of Pompeii and
Nydia's Death The White Rose (1917) With Pleasure
– Dance Hilarious (1912) The Belle of Chicago (1892) The National
Game (1925) Royal Artillery
Band/Keith Brion Rec. Woolwich Town Hall, November 2000
NAXOS AMERICAN CLASSICS 8.559092 [54.09] [RW]
The
band rise to the pomp and ceremony indicated by this military music
… see Full Review
Carl STAMITZ
(1745-1801) Cello
Concerto in A major - Cello Concerto in C major - Cello Concerto in
G major - Claude Starck (cello)
South-West German Chamber Orchestra/Paul Angerer - rec Jan 1981 in Pforzheim,
Germany CLAVES CD 50-8105
[55.40] [TM] 
Wonderfully
wrought works, full of catchy, instantly memorable melody and magnificently
harmonious … see Full Review
Josef
STRAUSS (1827-1870)
Edition - Vols. 25 and 26: Polkas, Waltzes, Quadrilles,
Marches Edition. Vol. 25 Die
Windsbraut, Polka schnell, Op. 221 Die Tanzinterpellanten, Walzer,
Op. 120 Margherita, Polka française, Op. 244 Pauline,
Polka mazur, Op. 190 Soll und Haben, Walzer, Op. 68 Faust-Quadrille,
Op. 112 Hesperus Balltänze, Walzer, Op. 116 Mein schönes
Wien, Albumblatt Heilmethoden, Walzer, Op. 189 - Euterpe, Polka
mazur, Op. 82 Die Soubrette, Polka schnell, Op. 109 Edition
- Vol. 26 Bachanten-Quadrifie, Op. 8 Tarantel-Polka,
Op. 6 Mille fleurs, Polka française, Op. 4a (by C. Spina)Mille
fleurs, Polka mazur, Op. 4b (from the original score) Die Zeisserin,
Walzer, Op. 114 Gallopin, Polka schnell, Op. 237 Prinz
Eugen-Marsch, Op. 186 Sturm-Polka, Op. 75 Das musikalische
Osterreich, Austrian Potpourri Slovak
State Philharmonic Orchestra/Michael Dittrich, Christian Pollack Rec.
House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia. Sept/Oct 2001
Vol. 25 MARCO POLO 8.223664 [67.04] Vol. 26 MARCO POLO 8.223679
[50.56] [RW]
Those
who enjoy the atmosphere of the Vienna New Year’s Day broadcasts will
enjoy these volumes. … see Full Review
Johann STRAUSS I
(1804-1849) and Johann STRAUSS II (1825-1899)
Waltzes Kaiser
Franz Joseph Rettungs-Jubel-Marsch Op. 126 Kaiser-Waltzer Op. 437 Ein
Herz, Ein Sinn Op. 323 (Polka-mazurka) Bitte Schön Op. 372 (Polka
Français) Geschichten aus dem Weiner Wald Op. 325 Spleen Op.
197 (Polka-mazurka) Tritsch-Tratsch Polka Op. 214 Walzer à la
Paganini Op. 11 Fledermaus-quadrille Op. 363 An der Schönen Blauen
Donau Op. 314 Radetzky-marsch Op. 228
Recorded in Vienna at the Grosser Saal of the Musikverein at the New
Year’s Concerts of 1996 and 1999 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Lorin
Maazel RCA RED SEAL
09026 639832 [70.13] [JW]
Enormously
enjoyable and graced by lashings of sheer charm … see
Full Review
Richard STRAUSS
(1864-1949) Ein
Heldenleben, Op.40 (1899) [46’51] Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings
(1945) [27’53] WDR
Symphony Orchestra, Cologne/Semyon Bychkov Recorded in the Philharmonie,
Cologne, Jan. 2001 (Heldenleben) and Studio Stolberger Strasse, Cologne,
Feb. 2001 (Metamorphosen) DDD
AVIE AV 0017 [74’44] [TH]
Even
if you have other versions of these glorious works (as any Straussian
will have), you will not regret getting this one. … see
Full Review
Hermann SUTER
(1870-1926) Symphony
in D minor Op. 17 (1914) [44.27] Hans JELMOLI
(1877-1936) Three Pieces for orchestra from the lyrical comedy 'His
Legacy' (1904/1912) [16.48]
Moscow SO/Adriano rec. Mosfilm Studios, Aug 2002 (Suter); Jan 2003
(Jelmoli) DDD world premiere recording (Jelmoli); first stereo and first
CD recording (Suter)
STERLING CDS-1052-2[61.15] [RB]
An
idiosyncratic Straussian symphony contrasted with a bonne-bouche suite.
Both novelties ... see Full Review
Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) Piano
Concerto No. 1 (1875) [34.08] - Violin Concerto (1878) [35.07] - Emil
Gilels (piano) - New York PO/Zubin Mehta - David Oistrakh (violin)
Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy - rec DDD/ADD
SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS SBK46339 [70.15] [RB]
A
good coupling with two characterful giants of the USSR partnered by
American orchestras. ... see Full Review
Peter
Il'yich Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893) The
Seasons Op. 37b (1875/76) arranged by Peter Breiner for Violin and
Orchestra - From Twelve Pieces Op. 40 (1878): Chanson Triste
No. 2; Mazurka No. 4; Chant sans paroles No. 6; Danse
Russe No. 10; Reverie interrompue No. 12 - Takako Nishizaki
(violin) Queensland Symphony
Orchestra/Peter Breiner - Recorded: Ferry Road Studio, Brisbane, Australia,
31st January - 3rd February 1997
NAXOS 8.553510 [65.25] [JF]
Popular
pieces arranged for fiddle and orchestra. Nicely played but in my opinion
this is an transcription too far. … see Full
Review
Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Violin
Concerto (1880) [34.34] Nikolai MIASKOVSKY
(1881-1950) Violin Concerto (1938) [36.53]
Vadim Repin (violin) Kirov Orchesta, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg/Valery
Gergiev rec. live, 2-4 July 2002, Mikaeli-Martti Talvela Hall, Mikkeli,
Finland DDD PHILIPS
473 343-2 [71.48] [RB]
Volcanic
readings that resound with the bravura and romance ... see
Full Review
Piotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Piano
Concerto No. 1 (1875) [34.01] - Violin Concerto (1878) [32.17] - John
Browning (piano) - Erick Friedman (violin)
London SO/Seiji Ozawa - Rec. 1966, 1965, London, ADD
BMG RCA RED SEAL 09026 63979 [66.18] [RB]
A
passionate pilgrimage … you can be assured of real enjoyment from this
disc - especially from Friedman. … see Full
Review
Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1940-1893) Piano
Trio in A minor, Op.50 (1881/2) [52’29] Sergei
RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) Trio élégiaque No.1
in G minor (1892) [16’00]
The Kempf Trio Freddy Kempf (piano) Pierre Bensaid (violin) Alexander
Chaushian (cello) Recorded at Nybrokajen 11, Stockholm, Sweden, March
2002 BIS CD 1302
[69’29] [TH]
Playing
of great intelligence, intellectual rigour and keen spontaneity. … see
Full Review
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) Swan
Lake (1876) National
Philharmonic Orchestra/Richard Bonynge - Rec August 1975, Kingsway Hall,
London DECCA 473 283-2
[79.49+76.37] [TB]
Undoubtedly
an appealing package which offers very good value … see Full
Review
Peter Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1810-1874) Swan
Lake (1877), ballet with narration
Narr. Angela Rippon
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/Ondrej Lenárd Rec. Prague?
and London, 2002 NAXOS
8.557174 [58.59] [RW]
The
recording is fresh-sounding in an airy acoustic … Lenárd's enthusiastic
reading of the score … see Full Review
Sigismond
THALBERG (1812-1871)
Fantasies on operas by Bellini -
Grand Fantasy on themes from Norma. Op. 12 [15.46] - Grand fantasy
and variations on themes from I Capuletti, Op. 10 [17.11] - Fantasy
on themes from Beatrice di Tenda, Op. 49 [13.02] - Fantasy on
themes from La Straniera, Op. 9 [12.42] - Grand Caprice on themes
from La Sonnambula, Op.46 [16.18]
Francesco Nicolosi (Piano) - Recorded in the Concert Hall of the Slovak
Philharmonic, Bratislava. May-June 1990 - First released on Marco Polo
8.223355 in 1991 NAXOS
8.555498 [74.59] [RB]
Extraordinary
stamina and aplomb polishes off these intimidating monsters … not a
disc I will often be playing in its entirety. … see Full
Review
Mikis
THEODORAKIS (b.1925)
Symphony
No. 3 (1981) - Els Bolkestein (sop) - Rundfunkchor Berlin
Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin/Heinz Rögner - rec. live -
first performance, Komischen Oper, Berlin, 29 April 1982. ADD
BERLIN CLASSICS ETERNA COLLECTION 0032412BC [70.36] [RB]
Messiaen-like
but with more restraint. There is a pellucid clarity about his writing
and there is no doubting his sincerity. ... see Full
Review
Michael
TORKE
(born 1961) An
American Abroad (2001) Jasper (1998) Rapture (2000/1)a
Colin Currie (percussion)a; Royal Scottish National Orchestra;
Marin Alsop Recorded: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, February 2002
NAXOS 8.559167 [61:20] [HC]
Does
not plumb any great depths … superbly crafted and unpretentious and
endearing … see Full Review
Giovanni Maria TRABACI
(c.1575-1647) Keyboard
Music: Book 2 (1615) CD1 Twelve Ricercata [50.01] CD2 Cento Versi sopra
li Otto finali Ecclesiastici 1st Tone to the 6th
Tone [55.56] CD3 Cento Versi sopra il Otto finali Eeclesiastici 7th
Tone and 8th Tones also Six Toccatas and Galliards 1-4 [45.43]
CD4 Galliards 5-9 and Partite artificiose [53.44]
Sergio Vartolo, Harpsichord and Organ with Andrew Lawrence King Harp,
Michel van Goetham Countertenor and Mario Cecchiti Tenor Recorded at;
The churches of St.Petronio and St.Martino Bologna (Historic Organs)
January 1998 and at the church of St.Maria del Dugnano Fumane in August
2000 NAXOS 8.553553-56
[4CDs: 50.01+55.56+45.43+53.44] [GH]
Outstanding
musicianship and an unreserved belief in the music … see
Full Review
Joaquín TURINA
(1882-1949) Sinfonía
Sevillana (pub 1920) - Danzas fantásticas (1920) - Ritmos (Fantasía
coreográfica) (1928) - La procession del Rocío (1913)
Castile and León
Symphony Orchestra/Max Bragado Darman - Recorded Teatro Carrión,
Valladolid 1994-98
NAXOS 8.555955 [61.47] [JW]
Turina
has seldom seemed so palpable and so alive. … see Full
Review
Joaquín
TURINA
(1882-1949)
Vol. III. Serenata Op.87, for String Quartet; String Quartet
Op.4, "De la Guitarra"; Las Musas de Andalucía,
Op.93 (I. ‘Clío’ for piano; II. ‘Euterpe’ for violin
and piano; III. ‘Talía’ for string quartet; IV. ‘Polimnia’
for cello and piano; V. ‘Melpómene’ for soprano and piano;
VI. ‘Erato’ for soprano and string quartet; VII. ‘Urania’
for piano; VIII. ‘Terpsíchore’ for piano; IX. ‘Caliope’
for string quartet) 
Quartet Sine Nomine (Patrick Grenet, violin; François Gottraux,
violin; Nicolas Pache, viola; Marc Jaermann, cello); Ricardo Requejo,
piano; María Bayo, soprano. Rec. Centro Cultural Manuel de Falla,
Granada, Spain 10–12 April 1992 (Op.83); Salle de Châtonneyes,
Corseaux, Switzerland, 28-30 June 1993 (Op.87 and Op.4)
CLAVES CD 50-9320 [73:57] [CW]
The
most satisfying compositions are the songs and chamber works. This disc
certainly makes for absorbing listening. … see Full
Review
Giuseppe VERDI (1813
- 1901) Il
Trovatore (1853) Donald Shanks (bass) Ferrando Cynthia Johnston
(soprano) Ines Joan Sutherland (soprano) Princess of Aragon Jonathan
Summers (baritone) Di Luna Kenneth Collins (tenor) Manrico Lauris Elms
(mezzo soprano) Azucena John Durham (bass) A Gypsy Robin Donald (tenor)
Ruis Australian Opera
Chorus The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra/Richard Bonynge Set Design Sydney
Nolan, Stage and Television Direction by Elijah Moshinsky recorded in
July 2nd 1983 at the Sydney Opera House (DVD)
ARTHAUS 100 276 [142 mins] [JP]
This
is a rare opportunity to savour the glorious Joan Sutherland at her
peak … see Full Review
Antonio
VIVALDI
(1678-1741) Flute
Concerto in D major RV 90, Op. 10/3 "Il Gardellino"
[11.32] - Flute Concerto in F major RV 98, Op. 10/1 "La tempesta
di mare" [5.54] - Flute Concerto in G major RV 435, Op. 10/4
[6.30] - Flute Concerto in F major RV 442, Op. 10/5 [7.45] - Flute Concerto
in G minor RV 104, Op. 10/2 "La Notte" [9.25] - Flute
Concerto in G major RV 101, Op. 10/6 [9.00] - Concerto for Violin and
Oboe in C major RV 779 [13.27]
Michael Schneider (recorder) - Karl Kaiser (flute) - Camerata Köln
- rec Dec 1988 in the broadcasting studio of Deutschlandfunks
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 05472 77848 2 [64.27] [TM]
Beautiful
melodies, comfortable harmonies, stunning counterpoint and beautifully-phrased
by Camerata Köln … see Full
Review
Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883)
Götterdämmerung (1876) - Siegfried, Lauritz
Melchior; Brünnhilde, Kirsten Flagstad; Gunther,
Herbert Janssen; Gutrune, Hilde Konetzni and Maria Nezádal;
Hagen, Dezso Ernster and Ludwig Weber; Alberich, Eduard
Habich; Waltraute, Kirsten Thorborg; Woglinde, Erna Berger;
Wellgunde, Lucine Amara; Flosshilde, Herta Glaz; First
Norn, Doris Doe; Second Norn, Lucielle Browning; Third
Norn, Dorothee Manski.
Orchestras of Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera, "various
conductors" - Notes in English with B/W photographs and cast biographies,
synopsis, and article on the audio assembly. No text. Recorded from
various broadcasts between 1934 and 1944 and personal sources. AAD
GUILD HISTORICAL GHCD 2224/7 [4CDs: 236.03] [PS]
A
must-have for those who want to enjoy this work sung by Flagstad and
other great historical artists. … see Full
Review
Richard WAGNER (1813-1883)
Overture: Rienzi [13’13"] Overture: Die fliegende Holländer
[10’37"] Overture: Tannhäuser [15’16"] Prelude
to Act I: Lohengrin [10’37"] Prelude to Act III: Lohengrin
[3’02] Overture: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg [10’02"]
Philharmonia Orchestra/Yuri
Simonov THE CLASSIC
COLLECTION 99888 [63’26"] [JQ]
Anyone
buying this CD on impulse would not feel short changed … see Full
Review
RECORD
OF THE MONTH Carl
Maria von WEBER (1786-1826) Grand
Duo Concertant for clarinet and pianoforte in E flat major - Seven
Variations for clarinet and pianoforte on a theme of Weber’s opera -
Silvana in B flat major - Ferdinand RIES
(1784-1838) Sonata for clarinet and pianoforte in G minor
Pierre-André Taillard (clarinet) - Edoardo Torbianelli (pianoforte)
- Recorded at Accademia Bartolomeo Cristofori, Florence, October 2001
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 905254
[56:52] [IL]
Sparkling
performances and a thrilling Ries sonata add up to an irresistible recital.
… see Full Review
Egon WELLESZ (1885-1974)
Symphony
No. 4 Op. 70 Sinfonia Austriaca (1951-53) [27.56] Symphony No.
6 Op. 95 (1965) [23.18] Symphony No. 7 Op. 102 Contra Torrentum (1968)
[18.58] Radio
Symphonieorchester/Gottfried Rabl rec. Grosser Sendesaal, Funkhaus ORF,
13-16, 26-27 Nov 2001. DDD
CPO 999 808-2 [70.44]
A
serious and unsettling composer who merits a voice in the annals of
twentieth century music. ... see Full Review
Samuel WESLEY (1766-1837)
Organ music by Samuel Wesley: Organ voluntaries, Short pieces
David Herman (Organ) Organ by Harrison & Harrison, 1962, Recorded:
8-10 July 2002, Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, England.
REDCLIFFE RECORDINGS RR019 [57.55] [ChA]
A
good though not perfect release of Wesley’s neglected organ music …
see Full Review
Margaret
Lucy WILKINS
(b.1939) Musica
Angelorum (1991) - Sofia Soloists Chamber orchestra/Plamen Djurov,
Struwwelpeter (1973) for soprano, 3 clarinets, piano, percussion
- Alison Wells, soprano - FIREBIRD ensemble/Barrie Webb - Burnt Sienna:
Etude for String Orchestra (1974) - FIREBIRD String Trio - 366"
for solo trombone (1986) - Barrie Webb, trombone - Symphony (1989)
Timişoară Symphony
Orchestra/Barrie Webb -
Recorded Musica Nova, Sofia, June 1996 (Musica Angelorum), St.
Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK, June 20th
and 22nd, 2002 (Struwwelpeter, Burnt Sienna,
Etude for String Trio and 366" for solo trombone), Sala
Liculuide Muzica “Ion Vidu”, Timişoară, Rumania, October 10th
1999 (Symphony)
VIENNA MODERN MASTERS VMM 3055 [67:10] [GPJ]
A
real composer, there’s no doubt about it, and one with a distinctive
voice and personality. … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Iannis XENAKIS (1922
– 2001) Synaphaï
(1969)a - Horos (1986) - Eridanos (1972) - Kyania (1990)
- Hiroaki Ooï (piano)a
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg; Arturo Tamayo - Recorded: Conservatoire,
Luxembourg, March and May 2002
TIMPANI 1C1068 [64:16] [HC]
Simply
stunning. Hard stuff but gripping … the best possible introduction to
Xenakis … 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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