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        Harald SÆVERUD (1897-1992) 
        Peer 
        Gynt Suites Op. 28 Nos 1 and 2 (1948) [38.45] - Sinfonia Dolorosa 
        Op. 19 [12.00] - Galdreslåtten Op. 20 [8.28] - Kjempeviser-slåtten 
        Op. 22a No. 5 [6.23]  Awesomely sombre ... a soulful cortège of Old Testament exultant anger ... see Full Review  
        Harald SÆVERUD (1897-1992) 
        Bassoon 
        Concerto Op. 44 (1964) [23.32] - Lucretia-Suite Op.10 (1935) [17.43] 
        - Symphony No. 7 in one movement Salme Op. 27 (1964) [18.08]  
 Psalme - epiphanic power in the towering blaze of the Glorification. Once heard not to be forgotten. ... see Full Review  
        Harald SÆVERUD (1897-1992) 
        Violin 
        Concerto Op. 37 (1956) [34.16] Symphony No. 3 Op. 5 (1925-26) (rev. Robert 
        Rønnes) [44.25]  
 The expressionistic Symphony's Germanic power contrasting with the substantial Concerto - a work the accessibility of which is belied by its first movement.... see Full Review  
        Harald SÆVERUD (1897-1992) 
        Fanfare 
        og Hymne Op. 48 (1969-70) [4.35] - Piano Concerto Op. 31 (1950) [26.52] 
        - Symphony No. 9 Op. 45 (1966) [28.13]  
 
  
         
        Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) 
        Complete works for violin and orchestra Violin 
        Concerto No. 1 (1859) [11.43] - Violin Concerto No. 2 (1879-80) [28.12] 
        - Violin Concerto No. 3 (1879-80) [27.37] - La Muse et le poète 
        (1910) [15.32] - Valse-Caprice (arr. Ysaÿe) (1877) [7.10] 
        - Romance in C major (1871) [6.48] - Romance in D flat major 
        (1874) [5.53] - Havanaise (1887) [9.40] - Morceau de Concert 
        (1880) [9.39] - Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso (1887) [8.56] 
        - Caprice andalou (1904) [9.19] - Prélude du Déluge 
        [7.24]  
 There is no reason to go looking further afield. Intrigued ... then buy with confidence. ... see Full Review  
         Guido 
        SANTORSOLA Three 
        Airs of Court: I. Prelude; II. Aria; III. Finale - from Sonata 
        No.4 (Italiana) for solo guitar: I. Reverie; II. Alla Tarantella Preludio 
        No. 2 (a Luis Walker) from Cinco preludios- from Cuatro 
        piezas Latino-Americanas: II. Valsa Chorosa; IV. Malambo - Suite Antiga: 
        I. Preludio; II. Minueto – Trio; III. Musetta; IV. Sarabanda; V. Giga 
        Choro No.1 - Valsa - Choro  
 Rather one dimensional. It may well be that this music requires a guitarist of unusual insight to bring it off well. … see Full Review Alessandro 
        SCARLATTI (1660-1725) 
        Six Motets Intellige 
        clamorem meum [4.00] - Salvum fac populum tuum [3.29] - Exaltabo 
        te Domine quoniam 4.38] - Domine vivifica me [2.12] - Ad 
        te Domini levavi [3.30] - Exultate Deo adjutori [2.36] - 
        Missa ad Usum Cappellae Pontificiae Kyrie [5.11] - Gloria 
        [7.08] - Credo [8.58] - Sanctus [1.59] - Benedictus 
        [1.41] - Agnus Dei [5.12]    Flute 
        Sonatas by Scheibe and Raehs Johann 
        Adolph SCHEIBE (1708-1776) Sonata 
        No. 1 in D major, for flute and harpsichord obbligato, Sonata No. 2 in 
        B minor, for flute and harpsichord obbligato, Sonata No. 3 in A major, 
        for flute and harpsichord obbligato, Morten RAEHS 
        (1702-1766) Sonata No. 2 in D major, for flute and basso continuo, 
        Sonata No. 3 in C minor, for flute and basso continuo  Rather disappointing and workmanlike performances. … see Full Review  
         
        Peter SCHICKELE 
        (b. 1935) Five 
        Songs for French Horn and Orchestra (1976) [25.39]Norman 
        DELLO JOIO (b.1913) Homage to Haydn (1969) [18.00] 
        Vincent PERSICHETTI (1915-1987) Symphony 
        No. 8 (1969) [28.37]  Although the Persichetti rings without outright confidence, the endearing joshing of Schickele and the entertaining Dello Joio make this a complete experience ... see Full Review  
        BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Alfred SCHNITTKE 
        (1934-1998) Cello 
        Concerto No.1 (1985-86) - ‘Sounding Letters’ for solo cello (1988) 
        - Four Hymns for cello and instrumental ensemble (1974-77)  This is another clear recommendation for this repertoire and anyone fancying any of the music need not hesitate. … see Full Review Alfred 
        SCHNITTKE 
        (1934-1998) String 
        Quartet No.1 (1966) - String Quartet No.3 (1983) - String Quartet No.4 
        (1986)  
 Immensely accomplished performances achieved in the face of the complex difficulty of much of the music … see Full Review  
        Phillip SCHROEDER 
        (b. 1956) All Rivers At Once: Music for Oboe, 
        English Horn, Piano, Pre-Recorded Synthesiser and Electronics Borne 
        by Currents (2002) - Stillness (1997/2002) - Songs Without Words (for 
        Oboe and Piano) (2001-2002) - From the Shadows of Angels (2001) - No Longer 
        a Stranger (2001)  Accessible and likeable new music which lies on the cusp of jazz and classical … see Full Review  
        Franz 
        Peter SCHUBERT (1797-1828) 
        The 
        Piano Masterworks, VOL. 2: Two Scherzi, D593 (1817) – No. 1 in 
        B flat [5’09]; No. 2 in D flat [4’56]. Three Klavierstücke, 
        D946 (1828) [28’48]. Twelve Valses nobles, D969, (1826?) [9’40]. 
        Adagio in E, D612 (1818) [4’12]. Six Moments musicaux, D780 
        (1823-27/8) [26’48]. Piano Sonatas – A, D959 (1828) [37’57]; C minor, 
        D858, (1828) [29’45]    Franz 
        Peter SCHUBERT (1797-1828) 
        Keyboard 
        Sonatas – C minor, D958 (1828) [32’20] - A, D959 (1828) [41’53]  Very much a disc worth hearing … one that will surely complement some treasured modern instrument performances of these works. … see Full Review Franz 
        Peter SCHUBERT (1797-1828) 
        The Piano Masterworks, VOL. 3 Seventeen 
        Ländler, D366 (1816-1824) [11’43]. Four Impromptus, D899 (1827) [27’04]. 
        Allegretto in C minor, D900 (1823?, completed Goldstone) [6’01]. Diabelli 
        Variation, D718 (1821) [1’13]. Piano Sonatas – A minor, D845 (1825) [32’38]; 
        C, D840, ‘Relique’, (1825, completed Goldstone) [32’56]; D, D850 (1825) 
        [35’57]. A set that generates mixed reactions, alas … one is rarely aware of the true stature of Schubert’s genius while listening to these performances. … see Full Review Franz 
        SCHUBERT (1797-1828) 4 Impromptus, 
        D899 (1827) 4 Impromptus, D935 (1827) Moments Musicaux, D780 (1823-8) 
        Drei Klavierstücke, D946 (1828)  Relying on this set would be false economy, all the more so since there are magnificent performances available at less than full price see Full Review Franz 
        SCHUBERT (1799 
        - 1828) Quartet 
        #2 in C, D32 (1812) [10.46] Quartet #6 in D D 74 (1813) [10.46] Quartet 
        #11 in E, D 353, Op 125, #2 (1816) [10.46] Kodály Quartet: Attila 
        Falvay, Tamás Szábo, vv; János Fejerváry, 
        va; György Éder, vc Recorded at Phoenix Studio, Budapest, 
        Hungary, 15 December 2001 Notes in English and Deutsch. Small photo of 
        the artists. Complete String Quartets, Volume 5  An excellent entry from what is probably an excellent set of Schubert Quartets … see Full Review  
        Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) 
        Schubert-Lied-Edition 14: European Poets, Vol. 2  An issue only for those collecting the whole series; the Schubert we love often seems far away and one of the singers is sub-standard. … see Full Review  
         
        Robert SCHUMANN 
        (1810-1856) 
        Albüm 
        Für die Jungend 0p.68/1 - Fughetten 0p.126 - Carnaval 0p.9  Vorraber reveals himself to be a pianist for the big occasion and Carnaval benefits from a truly majestic interpretation. … see Full Review  
         
         Joseph 
        SCHUSTER (1748-1812) 
        Demofoonte, 
        opera seria in 3 acts  
 An interesting opera by the 18th century German composer Joseph Schuster – the performance is disappointing because of big cuts and a lack of theatrical atmosphere … see Full Review Rodion 
        SHCHEDRIN (b.1932) 
        Carmen 
        Suite for strings and percussion Ballet (1967) [40.17] - Russian 
        Photographs (1994) [23.49] - Glorification (1995) [9.30]  Overall a disc of showcase highlights from a composer of brilliant aural imagination. ... see Full Review  
        Dimitri SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) 
        24 
        Preludes, Op. 34 (1932/3) [33’52]. Aphorisms, Op. 13 (1927) [13’39]. 
        Piano - Sonata No. 1, Op. 12 (1926) [14’57]. Three Fantastic Dances, 
        Op. 5 (1922) [4’06]  
 A very enjoyable and stimulating disc. … see Full Review  
        Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957) 
        7 
        Songs, op. 13, 6 Songs, op. 50, 6 Songs, op. 90, Skogsrået, Den 
        judiska flickans sång (from Belshazzar’s Feast), Likhet, En visa, 
        Serenade, Tanken -     Jan 
        SIBELIUS (1865-1957) 
        Violin 
        Concerto in D minor, op. 47, original 1903/4 version and final 1905 version 
         A fascinating peep into Sibelius’s thought processes. The performance of the final version ranks with the best. … see Full Review Jean 
        SIBELIUS (1865 
        - 1957) Symphony 
        No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 (1899) Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52 (1904–1907) 
        Finlandia Op. 26 (1899–1900) For a modern performance of these works, the current disc is excellent, whilst not being absolutely unmissable. … see Full Review RECORDING 
        OF THE MONTH Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957) 
        Symphony 
        No. 6 (1923) [27.01] Symphony No. 7 (1924) [21.19] Tapiola (1926) 
        [15.42]  If you like your Sibelius served ablaze rather than cool then Oramo is certainly the man for you. I loved this. I think you will too. Magnificent ... see Full Review   
        Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957) 
        En 
        Saga (1892) [19.42] - Karelia Suite (1893) [15.51] - Violin 
        Concerto [32.35]  If you like your Sibelius high wide and emphatic this disc is for you. ... see Full Review Emil 
        SJÖGREN 
        (1853-1918) Violin Sonatas No.1 
        in G minor Op.19 (1884-85) - Dan Almgren (violin) and Stefan Bojsten (piano) 
        - No.2 in E minor Op.24 (1888) - Nils-Erik Sparf (violin) and Lucia Negro 
        (piano) - No.3 in G minor Op.32 (1899-1900) - Bernt Lysell (violin) and 
        Esther Bodin (piano) - No.4 in B minor Op.47 (1906)  
 This disc made quite an impression on me. … here are some fine, lyrical and effortlessly constructed works that show real flair. … see Full Review  
         Nikos 
        SKALKOTTAS 
        (1904-1949) Violin 
        Concerto (1938) [32.41] - Largo Sinfonico (1944) [26.16] - Seven 
        Greek Dances for strings [17.46]  
 This disc of adventurous and challenging music well merited being as part of the tranche of discs marking Bis's thirtieth anniversary. ... see Full Review Kaikhosru 
        Shapurji SORABJI 
        (1692-1988) Passeggiata 
        Veneziana (1956) [21.33] - Variation 56 from Symphonic Variations 
        for piano and orchestra (1935-37) [2.41] - Quasi Habanera (1917) 
        [4.59] Maurice RAVEL Rapsodie Espagnole 
        transc. Sorabji (1908, 1945) [18.05] Johann 
        Sebastian BACH Transcription in the light of harpsichord 
        technique for the modern piano of the Chromatic Fantasia of J.S. Bach, 
        followed by a Fugue (1940) [15.23] Fryderyk 
        CHOPIN Pasticcio Capriccioso sopra Op. 64 No. 1 dello Chopin 
        (1933) based on the Valse Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' by Fryderyk 
        Chopin [4.13]  
 Thunderous and whispering intimations of a struggle to wrest something rich and strange from the rude mechanics of the keyboard ... see Full Review Kaikhosru 
        Shapurji SORABJI 
        (1692-1988) 
        Passeggiata 
        Veneziana (1956) [21.33] - Variation 56 from Symphonic Variations 
        for piano and orchestra (1935-37) [2.41] - Quasi Habanera (1917) 
        [4.59] Maurice RAVEL Rapsodie Espagnole 
        transc. Sorabji (1908, 1945) [18.05] - Johann 
        Sebastian BACH Transcription in the light of harpsichord 
        technique for the modern piano of the Chromatic Fantasia of J.S. Bach, 
        followed by a Fugue (1940) [15.23] Fryderyk 
        CHOPIN Pasticcio Capriccioso sopra Op. 64 No. 1 dello Chopin 
        (1933) - based on the Valse Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' by 
        Fryderyk Chopin [4.13]  Thunderous and whispering intimations of a struggle to wrest something rich and strange from the rude mechanics of the keyboard ... see Full Review Louis 
        SPOHR 
        (1784 – 1859) String 
        Quintet No. 5 in G Minor - String Quintet No. 6 in E Minor - Hadyn Quartet, 
        Budapest    Alexander 
        SCRIABIN (1872-1915) 
        Symphony 
        No. 1 (1901) [47.11] - Symphony No. 2 (1902) [41.28] - Symphony No. 3 
        Divine Poem (1905) [47.03] - Piano Concerto (1897) [27.41] - Poem 
        of Ecstasy (1908) [19.07] - Prometheus - Poem of Fire (1910) 
        [21.40] - Reverie (1898) [4.10]  
 This is a splendid set with sumptuous sound and a propulsive pulse. … see Full Review  
        Wilhelm 
        STENHAMMAR (1871-1927) Symphony 
        No.2 in G minor Op.34 (1915) - Serenade in F major Op.31 (1913 rev.1919) 
         Here’s a disc to warm the heart and the spirit. Consider it a rave review. … see Full Review Bernard 
        STEVENS 
        (1916-1983) Chamber Music Piano 
        Trio Op. 3 (1942) [16.17] Violin Sonata (in one movement) Op. 1 (1940) 
        [11.04] Horn Trio Op. 38 (1966) [16.09] Fantasia on a Theme of Dowland 
        Op. 23 (1953) [13.44] Improvisation for solo violin Op. 48a 
        [9.53]  The Trio and Sonata catch Stevens at his most instantly approachable … he impresses by his patent sincerity.... a lovely disc … see Full Review  
         
        Johann STRAUSS I (1804-1849) 
        Walzer 
        (à la Paganini), op. 11, Krapfeln-Waldel-Walzer, op. 12, Die beliebten 
        - Trompetenwalzer, op. 13, Champagner-Walzer, op. 14, Die so sehr beliebten 
        - Erinnerungs-Ländler, op. 15, Fort nacheinander!, Walzer, op. 16, 
        Gesellschafts -Galoppe, op. 17, Lust-Lager-Walzer, op. 18, II. Lieferung 
        der Kettenbrücke-Walzer - op. 19, Chineser-Galopp, op. 20, Carolinen-Galoppe, 
        op. 21a, Kettenbrücke - Galoppe, op. 21b, Erinnerungs-Galoppe, op. 
        27 (Navariner-Galopp)  
 Volume 2 is of rather wider interest than Volume 1, which was more for completists, and is notable for Strauss’s inventive orchestration. … see Full Review  
        Josef SUK (1874-1935) 
        Epilogue 
        for soprano, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra (1929) [40.41] Fairy 
        Tale (Pohadka) (1898) [29.21] Luba Orgonasova (sop) Ivan Kusnjer 
        (bar) Peter Mikulas (bass) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus/Ian Tracey 
         In a head to head with the Neumann, Pešek is to be preferred in this traversal of the mysteries of life and death ... see Full Review Josef 
        Suk’s piano Josef SUK 
        (1874-1935) Jaro/Spring 
        Op.22a (1902) - Letní dojmy/Summer Impressions Op.22b (1902) - 
        Vesnická serenáda/A Village serenade (publ.1922) - Dvé 
        klavírní skladby/Two Pieces for Piano (1891) - Písen 
        lásky/Song of Love Op.7 No.1 (1893) - Tří klavírní 
        skladby/Three Pieces for Piano (publ.1943) - Spanish Capers (1909) - Christmas 
        Eve (1923) Otilie SUKOVÁ-DVOŘÁKOVÁ 
        (1878-1905) Pepča Riding a Little Horse - Lullaby - Humoresque 
        Ing. Josef SUK (1901-1951) Scherzino 
        (1948) - Reverie (1944) - Minuet (1944) - Andante (1951)  
 A useful adjunct for Suk admirers and for devotees quite considerably more. … see Full Review  
        Arthur SULLIVAN (1842-1900) 
        Patience, 
        comic opera (1881)  
 A lively reading with more sensitivity than that expressed in some of Sargent's EMI efforts … see Full Review Johan 
        Severin SVENDSEN (1840-1911) 
        String Quartet in A minor, Op. 1 (1865): Allegro; Andantino; Allegro 
        scherzando; Finale Allegro assai con fuoco - String Quintet in C major, 
        Op. 5 (1868)*: Andante – Allegro; Tema con Variazioni; Finale – Allegro 
         If you’re open to the byways represented by the Scandinavian portrayal of the Romantic era, do treat yourself to this throroughly enjoyable recording. … see Full Review Georgy 
        SVIRIDOV 
        (1915-1998) Oratorio 
        Pathétique (1959) [34.51] Valery GAVRILIN 
        (1939-1999) A House on the Road - symphonic suite on the poem by 
        A. Tvardovsky [34.13]  I will make it a point of hearing more Sviridov and Gavrilin … the former is a man at peace with the affecting lyrical tradition in Russia's artistic history. ... see Full Review  
         
        Karol SZYMANOWSKI (1882-1937) 
        Symphony 
        No. 4 Sinfonia Concertante Op. 60 (1932) [24.02] - Harnasie 
        - ballet-pantomime in three acts for tenor, choir and orchestra Op. 
        55 (1923-31) [34.02]     
        Karol SZYMANOWSKI (1882-1937) 
        Violin 
        Concerto No. 1 Op. 35 (1916) [24.00] - Violin Concerto No. 2 Op. 61 (1933) 
        [20.23] - Concert Overture in E minor Op. 12 (1913) [11.33]  Danczowska's connoisseur versions of the concertos enthusiastically recommended … stunningly recorded ... see Full Review  
        Toru TAKEMITSU 
        (1930-1996) Rain 
        Coming for chamber orchestra (1982) - Archipelago S 
        for 21 players (1993) - Fantasma/Cantos II for trombone 
        and orchestra (1994) - Requiem for strings (1957) - 
        How Slow the Wind for orchestra (1991) - Tree Line 
        for chamber orchestra (1988)  No praise can be too high for the quality of performances and recording. Details really matter in this music, and one has here a perfectly judged aural experience, with balance and stage ‘picture’ spot on … see Full Review  
        Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) 
        Concertos Concerto 
        in F major for recorder, bassoon, two violins, viola, basso continuo - 
        Concerto for four violins in G major, TWV 40:201 - Overture in F major 
        for two horns, violins, basso continuo, TWV 44:7 - Concerto in B flat 
        major for three oboes, three violins, basso continuo, TWV 44:43  These performances have had their day at the races and now should be retired to pasture. … see Full Review Edward 
        THOMAS (b.1924) 
        Desire 
        Under the Elms - An American Folk Opera in Three Acts based on 
        a Play by Eugene O'Neill (1970-74) [125.50] Libretto: Joe Masteroff Eben 
        - Jerry Hadley Cabot - James Morris Abbie - Victoria Livengood Simeon 
        - Mel Ulrich Peter - Jeffrey Lentz Sheriff - Darth Meadows  Searingly dramatic, high temperature music … principals of high quality. I warmly commend it to aficionados of American music … see Full Review Michael 
        TIPPETT (1905-1998) 
        A 
        Child of Our Time (1938) [64.34] - Dance Clarion Air (1952) 
        [4.53] - The Source (1942) [2.22] - The Windhover (1942) 
        [2.16] - Lullaby (1943) [4.04] - Bonny at Morn (1960) [2.51] 
        - Four Songs from the British Isles (1956) [12.49] - Magnificat 
        and nunc dimittis (1961) [7.32] - Plebs Angelica (1943) [3.19] 
        - The Weeping Babe (1944) [4.27] - Music (1960) [3.45] - 
        Five Negro Spirituals (1958) [11.06]  
 Valuable for the illuminating and poetic Tippett choral items ... see Full Review  
         
        Geirr TVEITT (1908-1981) 
        Prillar 
        (1931) [37.05] - Sun God Symphony (1958) [20.55]  Folksy, yet sturdy and big-hearted. Tveitt was no miniaturist. ... see Full Review Viktor 
        ULLMAN (1898-1944) 
        Der 
        Kaiser von Atlantis (The Emperor of Atlantis or the Denial 
        of Death) Op. 49 (1943) a music piece in one act to words by Peter 
        Kien (1919-1944?) [49.49] Three alternative scenes: Trommlers aria; Dialog 
        (Overall, Tod); Der Kaisers Abschied (Overall). [8.16] Kaiser Overall 
        - Stephen Swanson (bar) Der Lautsprecher - Rupert Bergmann (bass) Ein 
        Soldat/Harlekin - Johannes Strasser (ten) Bubikopf; Ein Soldat; Ein Madchen 
        - Stefani Kahl (sop) Der Tod - Krassimir Tassev (bass) Der Trommler - 
        Ingrid Niedermayr (mezzo)  Bitter-sharp Studio Matouš production vigorously catches the original's starveling context much better. Speaks eloquently for Ullmann's strongly imprinted music. ... see Full Review  
         Johann 
        (Jan) Baptist VANHAL (1739-1813) 
        Symphony 
        in D minor (1778)  
 These committed performances, captured in excellent sound, serve Vanhal’s cause well and bring his exciting music before a wider public. … see Full Review Heitor 
        VILLA-LOBOS 
        (1887-1959) Piano works A 
        Prole do Bebê - Branquinha – A Boneca de Louca - Moreninha – A Boneca 
        de Massa - Caboclinha – A Boneca de Barro - Mulatinha – A Boneca de Borracha 
        - Negrinha – A Boneca de Pão - Pobrezinha – A Boneca de Trapo - 
        O Polichinelo - Bruxa – A Boneca de Pano - Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 
        (Preludio) - As Três Marias - Rudepoema  
 One of the most stimulating piano discs I have heard for a very long time … my only complaint is that this recital is somewhat short. … see Full Review Antonio 
        Vivaldi 
        (1678 - 1741) Introduction 
        to the Gloria, RV 639 - Gloria RV 588 - Stabat Mater for 
        alto solo, RV 621 - Marjon Strijk (soprano) - Sytse Buwalda (alto) - Marinus 
        Leusink (tenor) - Jeroen assink (bass) - Pieter Affourtit (violin) - Marten 
        Boeken (violin) - Orzse Adam (viola) - Bernadette Verhagen (viola) - Peter 
        Frankenberg (oboe) - Eduard Wesley (oboe) - Susan Williams (tromba) - 
        Fank Wakelkamp (cello) - Vaughan Schlepp (organ) - Holland Boys Choir 
        - Netherlands Bach Collegium  A rather disappointing recording of Vivaldi’s less known Gloria. … see Full Review Antonio 
        VIVALDI 
        (1678-1741)  La 
        verità in cimento RV 739 (1720)  A good recording, but with uneven soloists … see Full Review Richard 
        WAGNER (1813-1883) 
        Lohengrin 
        (1850) – Prelude to Act 1 [8’51]. Tannhäuser (1845) – Dich, 
        teure Halle [4’10]. Die Walküre (1870) – Act 1, Scene 
        3 [25’54]. Götterdämmerung (1876) – Dawn, Duet and 
        Rhine Journey [20’02]; Siegfried’s Funeral March [12’37] - 
        Brünnhilde’s Immolation [19’10]. Rehearsal Sequence: Die 
        Walküre - Der Männe Sippe (orchestra only [8’56]); Orchestral 
        Finale [11’22]  This is a fascinating product … well worth acquiring. … see Full Review   
        Johan WIKMANSON 
        (1753-1800) String 
        Quartets Op.1 Nos.1-3 - String Quartet No.1 in D minor - String Quartet 
        No.2 in E minor - String Quartet No.3 in B flat major - Fresk Quartet 
        (No.1) - Berwald Quartet (No.2)  Whilst hardly of profoundly elevated status, the accountant-composer is an attractive melodist and a skilful architect of musical structure. … see Full Review  
          
        Margaret Lucy WILKINS (b.1939) 
        Musica 
        Angelorum (1991) - Struwwelpeter (1973) -  Burnt 
        Sienna: Etude for String Trio (1974) - 366" for Solo Trombone 
        (1986) - Symphony (1989)  A composer who has things to say, and who says them in the best possible way, in vivid, arresting and often gripping terms. Demanding, but very rewarding music. … see Full Review John 
        R WILLIAMSON (b.1940s) 
        Music 
        for Piano - volume 2 - Song of Nature (1993) [4.20] - Twelve 
        Palindromic Studies - set 5 (2000) [26.46] - Piano Sonata No. 4 - 
        The Palindromic (1998) [20.49] - Seven Interval Studies (2001) 
        [18.21] - Lament for Sarah (1998) [2.41]  In conclusion, John R. Williamson’s use of palindromic methods is outstanding and feels perfectly natural. … see Full Review Malcolm 
        WILLIAMSON (1931-2003) 
        Complete works for piano  Adroitly and brilliantly performed collection .... pieces rich in allusion and emotion (Diaries etc) ranging from uncompromising serialism to the unmissably triumphant and sincere Hymna Titu ... see Full Review Magret 
        WOLF (b.1960) Kirisk 
        - The Boy and the Sea: an opera in three acts (2000) libretto by 
        composer after the novel by Tschingis Aitmatow - Sung in German ; Kirisk 
        - Katja Beer (sop); Emraijin - Eduard Tumagian (bar); Mylgun - Markus 
        Brück (bar); Organ - Thomas Hay (bass)  Wolf's shamanic opera combines elements of Orff, Reich, Stravinsky and Tormis; primeval and sharply rhythmic ... see Full Review  
         James 
        YANNATOS Concerto 
        for String Quartet and Orchestra (1995) [24.08] - Prisms Symphony 
        No. 3 (1989) [17.21] Walter PISTON Symphony 
        No. 3 (1947) [32.07] - Mendelssohn String Quartet  
 Extremely attractive for the yielding Tippett-like intensity of the Yannatos works ... see Full Review Akio 
        YASHIRO (1929-1976) 
        Piano 
        Concerto (1961); Symphony (1958)  
 Substantial works which will afford great pleasure … I found it quite intriguingly revealing. … see Full Review 
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