Masters Of Czech
Baroque And Classicism Jiří
Ignác LINEK (1725-1791) Sinfonia
pastoralis ex C [15’08]. Leopold
Antonín KOŽELUH
(1747-1818) Symphony in G minor [17’53].
František Xaver BRIXI
(1732-1771) Sympnony in D [8’38]. Antonín
REJCHA (1770-1836) Symphony in
E flat, Op. 41 [22’53].
Czech Chamber Philharmonic/Vojtěch
Spurný. Rec. at the ‘Domovina’ Studio, Prague,
in November 2002 and February 2003. DDD
BMG CZECH REPUBLIC 82876 552872 [64’48]
[CC]
A
fascinating disc of little-known music, expertly
performed by a top-class chamber orchestra.
... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Piano
Music for Children Béla
BARTÓK (1881-1935) Four
pieces from Ten Easy Pieces Igor
STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Les Cinq
Doigts Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Music
for Children, op. 65 Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Children’s
Notebook, op.60 Aram
KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978) Pictures
from Childhood Aaron
COPLAND (1900-1990) Five pieces
from Piano Album Anton
WEBERN (1883-1945) Kinderstück
Béla BARTÓK
(1881-1935) Four pieces from Mikrokosmos,
Volume 6
Raymond Clarke, piano Recorded on 16th
December 2001 and 1st September
2001 at King’s Hall, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
DIVINE ART 25022 [77:18] [GPJ]
I
don’t know whose idea this CD was, but it was a brilliant one. More
please! ... see Full Review
Norwegian
Classical Favourites: Vol. 2
Harald
SÆVERUD (1897-1992) Peer Gynt Music Op.28: (i)
Devil’s Five-Hop (ii) Hymn against the Bøyg (iii) Mixed
Company Geirr TVEITT (1908-1981)
A Hundred Hardanger Tunes Op.151: (i) Welcome with Honour (ii) Langeleik
Tune (iii) Hardanger Ale Eyvind GROVEN
(1901-1977) At Evening
Op.60 Hjalarljod Overture Op.38 Edvard
Fliflet BRÆIN (1924-1976) Out Towards the Sea
Gunnar GJERSTRØM (1891-1951) Legend Øystein
SOMMERFELDT (1919-1994) Little Overture Op.11 Ludvig
IRGENS-JENSEN (1894-1969) Bol’s Song Harald
SÆVERUD (1897-1992) The Ballad of the Revolt Op.22
Fartein VALEN (1887-1952)
The Churchyard by the Sea Op.20 Johan
HALVORSEN (1864-1935) Scenes from Norwegian Fairy Tales
Op.37: II – The Princess Riding on the Bear; III- Entry of the
Trolls into the Blue Mountain; IV-Dance of the Trolls Iceland
Symphony Orchestra/ Bjarte Engeset Recorded at the Concert Hall of the
ISO Reykjavik,18-21 and 24-28 June 2002 DDD
NAXOS
8.557018 [64:42] [PW]
A
wonderful musical proxy for a trip to Norway…
a disc to savour … see Full
Review
Gaston POULET – Jane
EVRARD Isaac
ALBENIZ (1860-1909) Iberia
– (i) Evocation (ii) El Puerto (iii) El Corpus
en Sevilla (iv) Triana (v) El Albaicïn
Enrique GRANADOS
(1867-1916) Goyescas: Intermezzo
Maurice RAVEL
(1875-1937)
Alborada del gracioso Jean-Baptiste
LULLY (1632-1687) Ouverture; Danseries
François COUPERIN
(1668-1733) Troisième Leçon
de Ténèbres (with Hugues
Cuénod, Paul Derenne and Chorale Yvonne
Gouverné) Nicolas-Marie
DALAYRAC (1753-1809) Quatuor No
3 Albert ROUSSEL
(1869-1937) Sinfonietta
Tracks 1-7 Orchestre du Festival de Besançon/Gaston
Poulet Rec.1948 Tracks 8-12 Orchestre féminin
de Paris/Jane Evrard Rec. 1949 (Lully), 1938
(Couperin), 1943 (Dalayrac) and 1956 (Roussel)
MALIBRAN CDRG 182 [78:58] [PCW]
An
interesting disc for historians of mid-20th
century France but not for everyday listening
… see Full Review
Glenda Raymond, soprano,
1922-2003 Gioacchino
ROSSINI (1792-1868) Il
barbiere di Siviglia ‘Una voce poco
fa’; ‘Dunque io son’ (Geoffrey Chard, bar.)
# Jacques OFFENBACH
(1819-1880) Les Contes d’Hoffman,
‘Les oiseaux dans les charmille’;
‘Belle nuit, o nuit d’amour’ (John Lanigan,
ten.); ‘Elle a fui, la tourterelle’
# Giacomo PUCCINI
(1858-1924) La Boheme, ‘O
soave fanciulla’ (John Lanigan, ten.) # Ambroise
THOMAS (1811-1896) Hamlet,
‘Pâle et blonde’ Mignon,
‘Je suis Tatania’ Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901)Rigoletto,
‘Tutte le Feste’ # Georges
Charles GOUNOD (1818-1893) Faust,
‘Alerte! Ou vous êtes perdus!’
(John Lanigan, ten. and David Allen, bar.)
# Mireille, ‘Valse ariette:
O légère hirondelle’ Romeo
et Juliette, ‘Où suis-je?’
(John Lanigan, ten.) # Gaetano
DONIZETTI (1797-1868) La
figlia del reggimento, ‘Ah bruit de
la guerre’ (David Allen, bar.) # Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Cosi
fan tutte, ‘Ah guarda, sorella’ (Sylvia
McPherson, mezzo) # Heinrich
PROCH (1809-1878) ‘Deh, torna mio
bene’ Friedrich von
FLOTOW (1812-1883) Martha,
‘Letzte Rose’ (John Lanigan,
ten.) # Ruggero LEONCAVALLO
(1858-1919) Pagliacci, ‘Hui!
Stridono lassú’ # Robert
BURNS (1759-1796) ‘Comin thro’
the rye’ # Francesco
Paolo TOSTI (1846-1916) ‘Goodbye’
#
Australian Symphony Orchestra/Hector Crawford
(except tr. 2 ‘Dunque io son’ and tr. 14 ‘Deh,
torna mio bene’, where orchestra and conductor
unknown) Recorded 1946-? Sourced from Australian
National Screen and Sound Archive. Some derived
from episodes of a radio biography of Dame
Nellie Melba 1946-1948. Items indicated #
are sung in English
ABC CLASSICS Australian Heritage Series
472 689 2 [73.46] [RJF]
The
diversity of the content makes for an interesting
collection and with many of the tracks sung
in English it will appeal to those who prefer
their opera that way. ... see Full
Review
Manfred Reuthe -
Klaviermusik Darius
MILHAUD (1892-1974) Saudades do
Brasil – Suite de Danses Olivier
MESSIAEN (1908-1992) Eight Preludes
Maurice RAVEL
(1875-1937) Le Tombeau de Couperin
Manfred Reuthe (piano) No details on venue
or recording dates DDD
BELLA MUSICA BM 31.2391 [76.51] [NL]
Overall,
on paper an interesting recital that doesn’t
catch ‘fire’ and can only be recommended for
those looking for this particular combination
of works on one disc. ... see Full
Review
Sviatoslav Richter,
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
Piano
Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1 [15’48]
* Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14,
No. 2 [13’08] * Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) "Wanderer"
Fantasy in C major, D. 760 [20’15] * Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Theme and
Variations on the Name "Abegg", Op. 1 [8’06]
Faschingsschwank aus Wien/Carnival Jest from
Vienna, Op. 26 [19’47] Frédéric
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Étude
in C sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4 [1’48]
Sviatoslav Richter, piano Recorded Royal
Festival Hall, London, January 1963, February
1963 *
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4126-2 [79’45] [DS]
Strongly
recommended to all piano enthusiasts ... see
Full Review
Sanctus
Robert
ALLWORTH (b.1943) Six Voluntaries for
Organ in Honour of Saint Catherine Laboure and the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1) Giovanni Pierluigi
da PALESTRINA (1525 – 1594) Sanctus and Benedictus from Missa
Aeterna Christi Munera(2) Camille SAINT-SAËNS
(1835 – 1921) arr. Colin SAPSFORD
Gospel Procession (3) Dom Gregory MURRAY
Interlude XX1 (3) John KEBLE (1792
– 1876) Ave Maria Blessed Maid (4) Lawrence
BARTLETT (1933 - 2002) Ceremonial Te Deum (5) Colin
BRUMBY (b.1933 ) All Glory, Laud and Honour (6) Ann
CARR-BOYD (b.1938) Saturn (7) Dulcie
HOLLAND (1913 - 2000) Salute to Jacques (8); Lonely Valley
(9) Eric GROSS (b.1926) Triptych
for Solo Violin Op. 189 (10) Derek STRAHAN
(b.1958 ) Suite No. 1 for Solo ‘Cello (11) Richard
AUSTIN (b.1943) Impromptu No. 4 (12)
see review for details
JADE JADECD1081 [71.06] [RH]
A
fascinating disc surveying music by a range
of 20th century Australian composers.
... see Full Review
SISSEL -
My Heart:
Wait a While; Lascia Ch’io Pianga;
Someone Like You; Tristezze;
Angel Rays; Mon coeur; Pie
Jesu; Oblivion; You Raise me
Up; O Mio Babbino Caro; Ave
Maria; Beyond Imagination; Deborah’s
Theme
Sissel (vocals) London Symphony Orchestra/Ettore
Strata
DECCA RECORDS B0002080-02 [56.11] [RB]
Sissel’s
pristine voice stands high amongst the jostling
competition. A consummate purity of voice
... clean strato-cirrus heights ... see Full
Review
Songs
My Father Taught Me and
More Songs My Father Taught Me
Thomas
Allen (baritone) and Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Two Hyperion CDs
Songs My Father Taught Me
Passing by (Robert Herrick/Edward
PURCELL) [1'42]; The lark in
the clear air (Sir Samuel Ferguson/Traditional
arr. Phyllis TATE)
[1'45]; My Dearest Heart (Sir
Arthur SULLIVAN) [2'57]; Until
(Edward Teschemacher/Wilfrid
SANDERSON) [2'00]; Love’s Garden
of Roses (Ruth Rutherford/Haydn
WOOD) [3'35]; Drink to me only
(Ben Jonson/TRADITIONAL
arr. Roger QUILTER)
[2'19]; It is only a tiny garden (Lillian
Glanville/Haydn WOOD)
[2'05]; Love, could I only tell thee
(Clifton Bingham/J
M CAPEL) [3'43]; A Mood
(E J Macdermott/Alison
TRAVERS) [2'49]; Smilin’ through
(Arthur A PENN)
[1'37]; The Lost Chord (Adelaide Procter/Sir
Arthur SULLIVAN) [3'44]; The
Holy City (Frederic E Weatherly/Stephen
ADAMS) [5'07]; The Cheviot Hills
(Jack Robson)
[2'47]; On the banks of the Wabash, far
away (Paul DRESSER)
[3'11]; A Brown Bird Singing (Royden
Barrie/Haydn WOOD)
[2'31]; She is far from the land (Thomas
Moore/Frank LAMBERT)
[2'59]; In Summertime on Bredon (A
E Housman/Graham
PEEL) [3'32]; The Trumpeter
(Francis Barron/J
Airlie DIX) [3'22]; Bird of
Love Divine (Kathleen Birch/Haydn
WOOD) [1'57]; God’s Garden
(Dorothy Frances Gurney/Frank
LAMBERT) [2'09]; Till the boys
come home (Lena Guilbert Ford/Ivor
NOVELLO) [3'15]; Trees (Joyce
Kilmer/Oscar RASBACH)
[1'54]; The Old House (Frederick
O’CONNOR) [2'20]; Bird Songs
at Eventide (Royden Barrie/Eric
COATES) [2'46]; I’ll walk beside
you (Edward Lockton/Alan
MURRAY) [2'31]
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone); Malcolm Martineau
(piano)
Recorded in Champs Hill, West Sussex, on 18-20
January 2001
HYPERION CDA 67290 [70.35]
More Songs My Father Taught Me
Water o’ Tyne (Traditional) [1'33];
I heard you singing (Royden Barrie/Eric
COATES) [2'40]; Will you go
with me? (Herbert J Brandon, Phil Park/Alan
MURRAY) [2'07]; A Cradle Song
(Padraic Colum/Mary
SHELDON) [1'23]; A Song of Sleep
(Lord Henry SOMERSET)
[2'32]; The Green Hills o’ Somerset
(Fred E Weatherly/Eric
COATES) [2'28]; Mountain Lovers
(Fred E Weatherly/W
H SQUIRE) [3'39]; I’ll sing
thee songs of Araby (W G Wills/Frederic
CLAY) [2'47]; Mother Machree
(Rida Johnson Young/Chauncey
OLCOTT, Ernest
R BALL) [2'22]; Roses of Picardy
(Fred E Weatherly/Haydn
WOOD) [3'43]; There’s a long,
long trail a-winding (Stoddart King/Zo
ELLIOTT) [3'06]; The Old Brigade
(Fred E Weatherly/Odoardo
BARRI) [3'50]; Yes! let me like
a soldier fall (Edward Fitzball/William
Vincent WALLACE) [2'55]; Because
(Edward Frederick Lockton/Guy
D’HARDELOT) [1'54]; Love’s Old
Sweet Song (G Clifton Bingham/J
L MOLLOY) [3'47]; Star of God
(Fred E Weatherly/Eric
COATES) [2'38]; Friend o’ mine
(Fred E Weatherly/Wilfrid
SANDERSON)
[2'56]; Simon the Cellarer (W H Bellamy/J
L HATTON) [3'17]; Time to go
(Fred E Weatherly/Wilfrid
SANDERSON)
[2'07]; Echo (Christina Rossetti/Lord
Henry Somerset) [3'29]; The
Songs of Today (Beresford Rode/T
C STERNDALE BENNETT) [2'17]; Just
a-wearyin’ for you (Frank Stanton/Carrie
JACOBS-BOND)
[2'18]; Down by the Sally Gardens (W
B Yeats/Traditional, arr. HERBERT
HUGHES) [2'03]; Orpheus with
his Lute (William Shakespeare/Sir
Arthur SULLIVAN) [3'06]; Kashmiri
Song (Adela Florence Nicolson, née
Cory/Amy WOODFORDE-FINDEN)
[2'54]; In the Gloaming (Meta Orred/Annie
Fortescue HARRISON) [2'22]; The
Star of the County Down (Cathal McGarvey/Traditional,
arr. Herbert HUGHES)
[1'54]; A Perfect Day (Carrie
JACOBS-BOND) [2'17]; She moved
thro’ the fair (unaccompanied) (Padraic
Colum/TRADITIONAL)
[2'04];
Recorded in Champs Hill, West Sussex, on 8,
9 January 2002
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone); Malcolm Martineau
(piano)
HYPERION CDA 67374 [79.00]
A
valuable contribution to the overall picture
of our musical heritage, and if some seem
a trifle anachronistic or, in one case, a
little "non-PC", what of it? ...
see Full Review
Soprano: Great Arias
for the Soprano Voice and to be Experienced
as a Protagonist Volumes 1-6 (see review for
details)
CANTOLOPERA 95038, 95041, 95042,
95047, 95051, 95052 [RF]
Good
for autodidact singers, revision, private
study but also for intrinsic musical content
which is competent rather than topflight ...
see Full Review
Stokowski’s
Classic 1947-49 Columbias Vol. 3 and live broadcasts Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony
No. 6 [29:16] Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Romeo and Juliet [19:07] Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART Symphony No. 35 Haffner [15:17] Thomas
Jefferson SCOTT From the Sacred Harp [7:46] Jaroslav
WEINBERGER Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper
[7:30] New
York Philharmonic Orchestra/Leopold Stokowski Rec. Carnegie Hall, 1949,
RVW/Tchaikovsky licensed from Sony. Other tracks live concert performances
Produced in association with the Leopold Stokowski Society
www.stokowskisociety.net
CALA CACD0537 [78:58] [RB]
Brimful
of Stokowski’s confident, irreverent, personable
and intensely idiosyncratic music-making.
... see Full Review
Mélodies
françaises
Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto), Inger Södergren
(piano: Chausson, Poulenc), Catherine Collard
(piano: all other items) Recorded 1995 (Chausson),
1998 (Poulenc), 1992 (all other items)
BMG/RCA RED SEAL 74321 987202 [2 CDs 79:18
+ 77:48] [CH]
The
good things here are wonderfully good ...
see Full
Review
Music for three guitars
Georges BIZET (1838-1875)
Carmen Suite, arr. B. Gröger and
A Tre Enrique GRANADOS
(1867-1916) Intermezzo (from ‘Goyescas’),
arr. A Tre Isaac
ALBENIZ (1860-1909) Cordoba, Op. 232
Nr. 4 (from ‘Cantos de España’),
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)
Trio in DDur (Hoboken III:8), arr. Heinz
Teuchert Ferenc FARKAS
(b.1905) Citharoedia Strigoniensis
Astor PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992)
Three Tangos, arr. S. Conradi Django
REINHARDT (1910-1953) Daphne, arr.
A Tre
A Tre (Michael Bächle, Stefan Conradi,
Bernd Gehlen) Recorded 1996/1997, Karlsruhe
BELLA MUSICA BM 31.2377 [60.06] [RH]
Charming
guitar arrangements, well played – guaranteed
to bring a smile to your face. ... see Full
Review
Arturo TOSCANINI
Broadcast Legacy Vincenzo
BELLINI (1801-1835) Norma:
Introduction and Druid’s Chorus [9’19"]
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) Te Deum [15’16"]
Arrigo BOITO
(1842-1918) Mefistofele: Prologue;
Preludio [5’27"]; Ave, Signor degli angeli
a dei santi! [3’25"]; Ave, Signor! [3’40"];
T’è noto Faust [2’39"]; Siam nimbi
volanti dai limbi [1’59"]; Salve Regina!
[6’43"]
Nicola Moscona (bass) Boys Chorus. Mixed
Chorus NBC Symphony Orchestra/Arturo Toscanini
Rec. Studio 8H, Radio City, New York, 2 December
1945. AAD
GUILD HISTORICAL GHCD 2263 [50’32"]
[JQ]
You
can do much better for the Verdi but the Bellini
and, particularly, the Boito are well worth
hearing. ... see Full
Review
KLAUS
TENNSTEDT CONCERT Bedrich SMETANA (1824-1884)The
Bartered Bride (1866) – Overture [7’18]. Antonín
DVORÁK (1841-1904)
Symphony No. 8 in G, B163/Op. 88 (1889)
[28’59].Leoš JANÁCEK
(1854-1928)
Sinfonietta (1926) [24’29].
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Klaus Tennstedt.
Live performances from the Royal Festival Hall, London, on April 2nd,
1991. ADD
BBC LEGENDS/IMG ARTISTS BBCL4139-2 [72’23]
[CC]
What
a concert this must have been … Tennstedt
was one of the jewels in London’s crown
during his tenure at the LPO. Recommended
without hesitation ... see
Full Review
Vienna Philharmonic:
1957-1963 Anton
BRUCKNER (1824 – 1896) Symphony
No 8 in C minor (ed. Haas)* [80’32"]
Gustav MAHLER
(1860-1911) Symphony No 9 in D minor**
[79’59"] Richard
STRAUSS (1864- 1949) Tod und Verklärung.
Tone Poem for Orchestra Op. 24*** [23’48"];
Ein Heldenleben. Tone Poem for Orchestra Op.
40*** [42’30"]
Vienna Philharmonic/*Herbert von Karajan;
**Dimitri Mitropoulos; ***Karl Böhm Recorded:
*Musikverein, Vienna, 17 April 1957; **Musikverein,
Vienna, 2 October 1960; ***Konzerthaus, Vienna,
19 May 1963 ADD
ANDANTE AND 4997–5000 [4 CDs: 30’26"
+ 50’06" + 79’59" + 66’21"]
[JQ]
A
most important set and one which connoisseurs
of conducting will certainly wish to hear.
Karajan: interesting to hear; Böhm: extremely
distinguished; Mitropoulos: simply unique.
... see Full
Review
Viola con Forza
– Henrik Frendin Daniel
NELSON (b.1965) Romantatronic
for solo viola, string orchestra, celesta
and percussion (2000) Helsingborg Symphony
Orchestra/Hannu Lintu Jörgen
DAFGÅRD (b.1964) For the
Sleeping: Dream Sonata for viola and tape
(1997-98) Kent OLOFSSON
(b.1962)/Henrik FRENDIN
Alinea variations for viola and tape (1999)
Kent OLOFSSON
(b.1962) Nepenthe for viola d’amore (2003)
Fredrik SÖDERBERG
(b.1966) Wrong Music for Electric Viola
Grande, Chamber orchestra and tape (2002)
The Gageego Ensemble/B. Tommy Andersson Henrik
FRISK (b.1966) Drive for Electric
Viola Grande and live electronics (2003) Henrik
FRENDIN/Fredrik
EMILSON (b.1971) Soft Christ for
Electric Viola Grande and tape
Henrik Frendin (viola, Electric Viola Grande,
viola d’amore with accompaniments as above)
Recorded in Studio 2, Radiohuset, Concert
Hall, Helsingborg and Studio 12, Radiohuset,
Gothenburg, February-October 2003
PHONO SUECIA PSCD 151 [65.03] [JW]
Some
strong imaginations at work in these disparate
works, majorly inspired by the violist-hero
Frendin ... see Full
Review
The Wagon of Life
- Songs of Nature, Life
and Love in Time and Place Thomas
PITFIELD (1903-1999) The Wagon
of Life; By the Dee at Night; September Lovers
Stuart SCOTT (b.
1949) Alderley; Gawsworth; Fall, Leaves,
Fall. Geoffrey KIMPTON
(b. 1927) Noah; Faintheart in a
Railway Station; The Poor Man’s Pig. Joanna
TREASURE (b. 1961) Tango (do you
remember?); I saw the girl. John
R. WILLIAMSON (b. 1929) The Recruit;
White in the Moon; Think no more, lad. Stephen
WILKINSON (b. 1919) The Sunlight
on the Garden; The Garden. Philip
WOOD (b. 1972) Now sleeps the Crimson
Petal. Sasha
Johnson MANNING (b. 1963) My Song
shall be of Mercy and Judgement; The Lord
is King. Kevin George
BROWN (b. 1959) Dying Day; Description
of Spring. David
GOLIGHTLY (b. 1948) Songs of the
Clifftop: Seabird; After the Kill; Puffin.
David FORSHAW (b.
1938) The Owl; Whale Song; Horse.
Mark Rowlinson (baritone) Peter Lawson
(piano) Recorded at Chetham’s School of Music,
Manchester, 21 and 24 July 2003
DUNELM RECORDS DRD-0220 [79.24] [JW]
Challenges
met with great understanding. A song showcase
for North West Composers ... see Full
Review
Great
Conductors Of The 20th Century: Felix WEINGARTNER Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Die
Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 43 – Overturea (1801)
[4’37]. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36b (1802) [29’41]. Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
Les Troyens – Marche troyennec [4’45]. Carl
Maria von WEBER (1786-1826) Aufforderung zum Tanz,
J260d (1819) [9’08]. Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897)
Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90e (1883) [39’48]. Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Symphony No. 39 in E flat, K543f
(1788) [24’44]. Richard WAGNER (1813-1883)
Rienzi (1842) – Overturec [9’58]. Siegfried
Idyllg (1870) [15’41]. Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Les Préludes, S97h
(1848) [14’43]. Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke),
S110/2h (1861) [10’38].
aWiener Philharmoniker, bhLondon Symphony Orchestra,
cOrchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire,
defgLondon Philharmonic Orchestra /Felix Weingartner. Rec.
aMusikverein, Vienna, on February 25th, 1936,
Abbey Road Studios on bMarch 2nd, 1938, October
eg6th, d7th, g8th,
1938, cThéâtre Pigalle, Paris, on July 31st,
1939, Kingsway Hall, London, on February f26th,
h28th, 1940. ADD
EMI-IMG 5 75965-2 [78’04 + 76’23] [CC]
Bravo
to EMI for putting together such a fascinating
twofer. If you buy only one set of the ‘Great
Conductors of the 20th Century’
series, may I humbly suggest this should be
it. ... see Full
Review
BOOK
REVIEWS
Maurice Duruflé,
1902-1986: The Last Impressionist
Ronald Ebrecht (editor)
Scarecrow Press $55.00 Cloth 0-8108-4351-X
June 2002 248pp £42 [JW]
Otherwise
this is a well-produced, thoughtful and illuminating
festschrift whose value is significant in
one’s perceptions of this still undervalued
and "timid" traditionalist. ...
see Full Review
Music Librarianship
in the United Kingdom: fifty years of
the United Kingdom Branch of the International
Association of Music Libraries, Archives and
Documentation Centres
Richard Turbet (editor)
Aldershot: Ashgate, 2003, xix 252pp, ISBN
07546 0572 8 Ł45 MusicWeb
price £42.50 [JW]
A
lucid and broad survey and those stimulated
by the workings of the International Association
of Music Libraries et al will find much upon
which to reflect. ... 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]