Music of
Ancient Rome Volume
1 - Wind Instruments Synaulia/Walter Maiolo
Recording dates and venue not given 
AMIATA ARNR 1396 [59.28] Volume 2 - String
Instruments Synaulia/Walter MaioloRecording
dates and venue not given
AMIATA ARCD 1002 [57.43] [GH]
I
have enjoyed these discs and will find them
useful, but don't take them too seriously.
... see Full
Review
Peter
Anders: Arias and Duets Carl
Maria von WEBER (1786 – 1826): Der
Freischütz: Nein, länger trag
ich nicht die Qualen;
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770
– 1827): Fidelio: Gott! Welch Dunkel hier;
Richard WAGNER (1813 – 1883):
Lohengrin: In fernem Land; Die Meistersinger
von Nürnberg: Am stillen Herd; Morgenlich
leuchtend Giuseppe
VERDI (1813 – 1901): La traviata:
De’ miei bollente;
Ruggiero LEONCAVALLO (1858
– 1919): I Pagliacci: un tal gioco; Recitar
… Vesti la giubba; No, Pagliaccio non son;
Georges BIZET (1838 – 1875):
Carmen: La fleur que tu m’avais jetée;
Giuseppe VERDI:
Otello: Già nella notte
densa (w Sena Jurinac); Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858 – 1924): La Bohème:
Sono andati? (w Sena Jurinac); Madama
Butterfly: Bimba, dagli occhi w Sena Jurinac);
Bedrich SMETANA (1824
– 1884): The Bartered Bride: Armer Narr
… Es muss gelingen; So find ich dich, Feinsliebchen
hier (w Sena Jurinac)
Peter Anders (tenor), Sena Jurinac (soprano),
Orchester der Städtischen Oper Berlin/Arthur
Rother; Südwestfunk-Orchester, Baden-Baden/Otto
Ackermann; Württembergisches Staatsorchester,
Stuttgart/Ferdinand Leitner; Münchener
Philharmoniker/Leopold Ludwig & heinrich
Hollreiser; RIAS-Unterhaltungsorchester, Berlin/Kurt
Gaebel Recorded 1950–1953
PREISER RECORDS 93436 [78:36] [GF]
This
is honest singing and in some places something
more than that. ... see Full
Review
Marian
Anderson
- Ev’ry Time I Feel The Spirit (1930-1947) Franz
Rupp (piano) Recorded 7 May 1947
NAXOS NOSTALGIA 8.120779 [60.52] [JW]
The
product of a powerful classical technique
... see Full Review
Arie
Antiche Giuseppe
GIORDANI (1751-1798) Caro
mio ben Alessandro
SCARLATTI (1660-1725) Già
il sole del Gange, Sento nel core certo dolore,
Ocessate di piagarmi Giulio
CACCINI (c.1545-1618) Amarilli,
Tu ch'hai le penne, amore Giovanni
Battista CIMADOR (1761-1805) Bel
Nume che adoro Benedetto
MARCELLO (1686-1739) Quella fiamma
che m'accende Antonio
CALDARA (1671-1763) Sebben, crudele
Come raggio di sol Niccolò
PICCINNI (1728-1800) O nuit, Dèesse
du mystère Johann
Paul MARTINI (1741-1816) Plaisir
d'amour Alessandro
PARISOTTI (1835-1913) Se tu, m'ami
Domenico CIMAROSA
(1749-1801) Resta in pace, idolo mio Claudio
MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) Lasciatemi
morire Christoph
Willibald von GLUCK (1714-1787) O
del mio dolce ardor
Renato Bruson (baritone) RIAS Sinfonietta
Berlin/Roberto Paternostro Recorded in Berlin,
1988
ARTS 47575-2 [56.50] [JW]
Bruson
was in good, attractive voice for this recital ... see Full
Review
The
Berlin Philharmonic Story Documentary
film featuring interviews with Roger Norrington, Bernard Haitink and
Simon Rattle, along with members of the orchestra. Musical excerpts
(brief) from Brahms, Wagner, Beethoven, Schubert and Richard Strauss.
Produced by Masaki Tazaki, Akira Sugiura and Paul Smaczny No specific
dates given. Copyright date of 2001. 
EUROARTS DVD 2051807 [60:00] [KS]
An
interesting hour, but not worth the investment
of money or shelf space to own. ... see Full
Review
Bethlehem
Down Carols
John Evanson (piano) Philip Langridge (tenor)
Finchley Children’s Music Group/Grace Rossiter
rec. 7-8 April 2004, 1891 chapel of St George’s
VA School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
NAXOS 8.557581 [56.17] [CT][EM]
A
delightful anthology of carols old and new
sung with relish by an accomplished children’s
choir. [CT] This must surely be some of the
most superlative children’s singing I’ve ever
encountered! [EM]... see Full
Review
ShAron
BeZaly
- A to Z: volume 3: CD
Brett DEAN
(b.1961) Demons
(2004) dedicated to Sharon Bezaly - world premiere recording [09:01]
Ernst von DOHNANYI (1877-1960) Passacaglia
(1959) [09:07] Carl-Axel DOMINIQUE (b.1939)
Songlines (2004) dedicated to Sharon Bezaly - world premiere
recording [13:10] Cecile CHAMINADE (1857-1944)
Pièce romantique [02:07] Caspar
DIETHELM (1926-1997) Zodiac, The Twelve signs plus prologue
and epilogue - world premiere recording [25:33]
Jean DONJON (1839-1912) Le chant du vent (from eight
etudes de salon for solo flute) [02:20] Francois
DEVIENNE (1759-1803) Sonata No. 4 in G major [11:21] Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Syrinx (1913) [03:15]
Sharon Bezaly: flute (Muramatsu 24k All Gold Model, No.60600) Recorded
May-June, 2004, Osteraker Church, Sweden. DDD
BIS SACD
1459 [78:05] [SA]
All
in all an album to cherish though how many
Bezaly and Bis can produce to get to Z I can’t
imagine. ... see Full
Review
Felicja
Blumental – The Italian Collection Volume 1 Giovanni
Battista VIOTTI (1755-1824) Piano
Concerto in G minor [transcribed from Violin Concerto No.19 in G minor]
Torino Symphony Orchestra/Alberto Zedda Giovanni
Benedetto PIATTI (c.1692-1763) Piano
Concerto No. 1 in G major Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Salzburg Symphony
Orchestra/Theodore Guschlbauer
Felicja Blumental (piano) – with accompaniments as above Recorded 1967-68
BRANA RECORDS BR0025 66.35][JW]
Gorgeous.
Playing and recording above par – sometimes these ex-Vox LPs were
scrappily enthusiastic but not here. Neat, tidy and affectionate.
... see Full Review
Felicja
Blumental – The Italian Collection Volume 2 Vincenzo
MANFREDINI (1737-1799) Piano Concerto in B flat major
Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg/Michiyoshi Inoue Giovanni
PAISIELLO (1740-1816) Piano Concerto in F major
Torino Symphony Orchestra/Alberto Zedda Piano Concerto in C major Württemberg
Chamber Orchestra/Jörg Faerber
Felicja Blumental (piano) – with accompaniments as above Recorded 1972
(Manfredini – others undated)
BRANA RECORDS BR0026 [63.34][JW]
It’s
for the two Paisiello concertos that the
disc is most valuable. ... daring and imagination
– pert, athletic and humorous ... Performances
are alert and warm, though hardly in the
luxury class ... see Full
Review
BBC
Legends - Dennis
Brain, horn Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Quintet in E flat major, op.16 [22:23]
Benjamin Britten (piano), Leonard Brain (oboe), Stephen Waters (clarinet),
Dennis Brain (horn), Cecil James (bassoon) Gordon
JACOB (1895-1984) Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano, op.3
[20:55] Dennis Brain Wind Quintet – Gareth Morris (flute), Leonard
Brain (oboe), Stephen Waters (clarinet), Dennis Brain (horn), Cecil
James (bassoon), George Malcolm (piano) Paul
HINDEMITH (1895-1963) Sonata for Horn and Piano [16:24]
Dennis Brain (horn), Noel Mewton-Wood (piano) Gilbert
VINTER (1909-1969) Hunter’s Moon [5:14]
Dennis Brain (horn), BBC Concert Orchestra/Vilem Tausky
Recorded Aldeburgh Festival, 22nd
June 1955 (Beethoven), BBC Studios London,
22nd July 1957 (Jacob), BBC Studios,
London, 28th January 1953 (Hindemith),
BBC Studios London, 16th June
1957 (Vinter)
BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4164-2 [65:21]
As
far as Brain goes - what a player, what
a musician! A ‘Legend’ indeed. ... see Full
Review
Cantor
Benzion Miller – Cantorial Concert Masterpieces
David ROITMAN (1884-1943) Hayyom
T’amtzeinu Israel SCHORR (1886-1935)
Sheyyibane Beit Hammikdash * Ribbon Ha’olamim Pierre
PINCHIK (c.1893-1971) Der Khazn un der Gabe Pinchas
JASSINOWSKY (1886-1954) The Prophecy of Isaiah David
KUSEVITSKY (1911-1985) Ezrat Leib
GLANTZ (1898-1964) Kol M’kaddesh Moshe
GANCHOFF (1904-1997) Hashir Shehalviyyim Zavel
ZILBERTS (1881-1949) Havdala + Aaron
TISHKOWSKY (1899-1972) Hammavdil # William
BOGZESTER (1904-1970) Psalm of David
Cantor Benzion Miller (tenor) Vienna Boys Choir# Barcelona Symphony
Orchestra/National Orchestra of Catalonia/Elli Jaffe Chorus Viennensis/Vienna
Chamber Orchestra/Gerard Wirth# Jorge Mester+ Oxford Philomusica/Marios
Papadopoulos* Recorded Centre Cultural de Sant Cugat, Barcelona, May
2000 except track 2 (The Warehouse, London, November 1998) tack 4 (Sala
Sinfonica del Auditiri, Barcelona, June 2001) and track 10 (Baumgartner
Casino, Vienna, May 2001)
NAXOS 8.559416 [78.22] [JW]
Miller,
when the song sits comfortably, displays virtuosic
flair and florid drama as well as some reflective
gentleness. ... see Full
Review
British Guitar
Music William
WALTON (1902 – 1983) Five Bagatelles:
Allegro – Lento – Alla Cubana – (Lento) –
Con Slancio Peter
MAXWELL DAVIES (b. 1934) Farewell
to Stromness Alan
RAWSTHORNE (1905 – 1971) Elegy
Lennox BERKELEY (1903
– 1989) Sonatina for Guitar: Allegretto
– Lento – Rondo-Allegro non troppo; Theme
and Variations for Guitar; Quatre Pièces
pour la Guitare: Moderato ma con brio
– Andante con moto – Lento (Sarabande) – Allegro
energico Richard
RODNEY BENNETT (b. 1936) Five
Impromptus: Recitativo – Agitato – Elegiaco
– Con fuoco – Arioso
Graham Anthony Devine (guitar) rec. St.
John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario,
Canada, 24-27 July 2003
NAXOS 8.557040 [62:04] [GF]
This
disc is a winner in all respects. Listeners
who normally fight shy of 20th
century music need feel no fear: this is accessible
music, sometimes even hummable. ... see Full
Review
Annette Celine (soprano)
Christopher
Gould (piano) Cantigas
BRANA RECORDS BR0003 [55.38] Songs
With And Without Words
BRANA RECORDS BR0006 [73.17] Was It
A Dream?
BRANA RECORDS BR0011 [68.55] Full details
in the review [JW]
Her
vibrato has widened alarmingly and the technique
comes under too much pressure too often. ...
see Full Review
Maurice Clerc
(organ) MetamorphoseHector
BERLIOZ
(1803-1869) transc.
Henri Büsser Marche Hongroise (Le
Damnation de Faust) [5'35] Jules
MASSENET (1842-1912) transc. Harry
Dexter Meditation (Thais) [5'33]
Georges BIZET
(1838-1875) transc. Maurice Clerc Intermezzo
(Arlésienne Suite) [3'14] Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
transc. Alexandre Guilmant Andante
(Quatuor) [7'27] Petite Suite
transc. Leon Roques; En bateau [3'46],
Cortège [4'04] , Menuet [3'38], Ballet
[3'58] Paul DUKAS
(1865-1935) transc. David Titterington
Fanfare (La Péri) [2'47]
Maurice RAVEL
(1875-1937) transc. P.O. Ferroud Trois
Pieces (Ma Mère l'Oye): Pavane
[1'34], Petit Poucet [3'16], Le jardin féërique
[3'11] Gabriel FAURÉ
(1845-1924)
Extraits de Pelleas et Melisande;
transc. Léonce de Saint-Martin: Prelude
[4'55], transc. Bryan Hesford: Sicilienne
[3'33] Six Pieces (Dolly) transc.
Maurice Clerc; Berceuse [2'52], Mi-a-ou [2'20],
Le jardin de Dolly [2'37], Kitty-valse [2'47],
Tendresse [3'58], Le Pas espagnol [2'37]
Maurice Clerc, organ Rec. Cathedrale
Saint-Benigne, Dijon, October 2003. DDD
FESTIVO 6961.952 [73'54] [CB]
A
good idea unfortunately let down, by poorly
captured and rather out of tune organ and
by unsubtle playing ... see Full
Review
The Courts of
Love: Music from
the Time of Eleanor of Aquitaine Gui
D‘USSEL (c.1170-1225) Se be-m partez,
mala dompna, de vos; Raimbaut
De VAQUIERAS (c.1150-1207) Kalenda
maia ni fueills de faia; ANON (c.1190)
l’on dit q’amors est dolce chose ; Bernart
De VENTADORN (1125-1195) ‘Era-m
cosselhatz’; Conortz, era sai ben; Can voi
lauzeta move; CADNET
(early 13th Century) S’anc fuy belha ni
prezada; Giraut de
BORNELH (fl.1185- 1200) S’ie-us
quer conselh, bell ami- Alamanda; Gace
BRULE (c.1160-c.1213) Quant je
voie la noif remise; Quant voie le tens bel
et cler; Quant flours et glais; Quant voi
renverdir
Sinfonye/Stevie Wishart Recorded in August
1989, venue not given.
HYPERION CDH 55186 [63.19] [GH]
A
colourful and potent picture of life in the late 12th century
court of Queen Eleanor ... see Full Review
The
English Anthem - Vol.8 Samuel
Sebastian WESLEY (1810-1876)
Praise the Lord, my soul* [11’49”] Stanley
VANN (b. 1910) Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is [2’38”] Percy
WHITLOCK (1903-1946) Glorious in Heaven [3’15”]
Christopher DEARNLEY (1930-2000) Jubilate Deo [1’35”] John
SHEPPARD (c.1515-1558) Libera nos I [2’43”] Orlando
GIBBONS (1583-1625) Great Lord of Lords* [5’01”] Sir
John GOSS (1800-1880) O pray for the peace of Jerusalem*
(from Prise the Lord, O my soul) [4’12”] Sir
John STAINER (1840-1901) They that wait upon the Lord*
(from O clap your hands) [3’50”] Sir
Edward BAIRSTOW (1874-1946) Lord, I call upon thee* [4’52”]
Sir William McKIE (1901-1984) We wait for thy loving-kindness,
O God* [2’42”] Sir Charles
Villiers STANFORD (1852-1924) Ye
choirs of new Jerusalem* [5’08”] Sir
C Hubert H PARRY (1848-1918) Lord, let me know mine end
(No.6 from Songs of Farewell) [10’22] Hubert
MIDDLETON (1890-1959) Let my prayer be set forth
[1’43”] Dobrinka TABAKOVA
(b.1980) Praise* [5’47”] John
SCOTT (b.1956) Behold, O God our defender [2’46”]
John RUTTER (b.1945) A crown of glory* [5’37”]
The choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral/John Scott *Huw Williams (organ) rec.
St. Paul’s Cathedral, London 15-16 February and 15-16 March 2004 DDD
HYPERION
CDA67483 [75’54”][JQ]
I
enjoyed this CD greatly and have no hesitation in recommending it to
all lovers of the English choral tradition. ... see Full
Review
Facets
2 Eric
EWAZEN (b.1954) Sonata
(1995) Joseph
TURRIN (b.1947) Two
Portraits (1995) James
WINTLE (b.1942) Northwest
Miniatures (1998)* Merrill
ELLIS (1916-1981) Trumpet
Piece (1950) Fisher
TULL (1934-1994) Vignette
(1954) Francine
TRESTER (b.1969) Patricia’s
Aria (2004) George
GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Someone
to Watch Over Me (1926) arranged Joseph TURRIN (b.1947)
Kant
KENNAN (1913-2003) Sonata
(1956 revised 1986)
John Holt (trumpet) Paul Fried (flute)* Natalia
Bolshakova (piano) Recorded at the Mesquite
Arts Centre, Texas, May 2004
CRYSTAL RECORDS CD 764
[69.19][JW]
Performances
are excellent and the sound quality thoroughly
sympathetic ... see Full
Review
Famous Historic
Conductors from Germany Vol. 1
Christoph Willibald
GLUCK (1714-1787) Air
and Dance of the Slaves (Iphigénie
en Tauride) [4:26] Tambourin-Gavotte-Chaconne
(Iphigénie en Tauride) [8:26] Moritz
MOSZKOWSKI (1854-1925) Perpetuum
mobile [4:23] Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Ballet
- Divertissement on Henry VIII [15:10] Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) Pavane
, Op. 50 [4:39] Friedrich
Von FLOTOW (1812-1883) Overture
to Martha [8:45] Franz
Von SUPPÉ (1819-1895) Overture
to Die Schöne Galathee [7:00]
Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907)
Suite Aus Holbergs Zeit [20:50]
1-4: National Symphony Orchestra, New
York Walter Damrosch, conductor. Recorded
by Victor Records in 1929 5-6: Vienna Staatsopernorchester
Leopold Reichwein, conductor. Recorded by
Odeon in 1938 7: RIAS Symphonie Orchester
Herbert Sandberg, conductor. Recorded by Deutsche
Grammophon in 1955.
VMS MUSICAL TREASURES 116 [76:06] [KS]
A
release that will appeal to the specialists’
market, but any serious music lover will appreciate
the overflowing bounty of really fine orchestral
playing. ... see Full
Review
Fratres
John CORIGLIANO (b.
1938) Sonata
for Violin and Piano (1963) [22:17] Arvo
PÄRT (B. 1935) Fratres (1977)
[11:14] Paul MORAVEC
(b. 1957) Sonata for Violin and Piano
(1992) [22:11] Albert
GLINSKY (b. 1952) Toccata-Scherzo
(1992) [4:55] Olivier
MESSIAEN (1908-1992) Praise to
the Immortality of Jesus (1940) [7:20]
Maria Bachman, violin Jon Klibonoff, pianorec.
BMG Studio A, New York City, 23, 24, 26 March
2003 DDD
RCA/BMG CLASSICS 8287664298 2 [68:39]
[PG]
Far
more than simply listenable. Will appeal to casual fans of classical
music and to more adventurous ears wishing to explore the music of the
past twenty years. ... see Full Review
French
Concertos for Two Pianos Francis POULENC (1899-1963)
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in d minor (1932) [17:14] Darius
MILHAUD (1892-1974) Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
(1942) [17:03] Robert CASADESUS (1899-1972)
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, op. 17 (1932-33) [19:25]
Piano Duo Genova
and Dimitrov SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern/Alun Francis rec.
June 10-14, December 15-17, 2003, SWR Studios, Kaiserslautern, Germany
CPO 999 992 2 [54:14][KS]
Recommended
without hesitation to lovers of fantastic music and Scrabble players
everywhere. ... see Full Review
French Music
for Wind Quintet Francis
POULENC (1899-1963) Sextet
for piano and wind quintet (1940) [18:40]
Jacques IBERT
(1890-1962) Trois pieces brèves
(1930) [6:57] Darius
MILHAUD (1892-1974) La cheminée
du roi René (1939) [12:49] Jean
FRANÇAIX (1912-1997) Wind
Quintet no.1 (1948) [20:27]
The Wind Quintet of the Danish National Symphony
Orchestra/DR; Ralf Gothóni (piano)
Recorded in Studio 1, Radio House, Copenhagen,
3rd and 4th January,
and 5th, 6th, 7th
and 9th March 2001
NAXOS 8.557356 [58:53] [GPJ]
A
fine disc and an immensely entertaining one.
... see Full
Review
Gala from St
Petersburg Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975)
Festive
Overture, Op. 96f (1954) [6’07].
Camille SAINT-SAËNS
(1835-1921) Introduction and
Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28cg
(1863) [11’03]. Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937)
Concerto for Piano Left-Hand and Orchestradg
(1930) [21’07]. Peter
TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Eugene Onegin (1879) – Polonaiseg
[5’05]; Pique Dame (1890) – Vy tak
pechalny … Ya vas lyublyubf
[7’02]. Gaetano DONIZETTI
(1797-1848) Lucia di Lammermoor
(1835) – Regnava del silenzioaf
[9’15]. Giacomo PUCCINI
(1858-1924) La Bohème (1896)
– Quando men voaf [4’25].
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) Don Carlo (1867)
– O Carlo, ascoltabf [5’08].
Ottorino RESPIGHI
(1879-1936) Adagio con variazioni,
Op. 133ef (1903-10. orch 1921)
[12’45]. Max BRUCH
(1838-1920) Kol Nidrei,
Op. 47ef (1881) [12’11]. Ruggero
LEONCAVALLO (1857-1919) Pagliacci
(1892) – Nedda! … Silvio! A quest’oraabf
[12’44]. Sergei RACHMANINOV
(1873-1943) Fanfaref
[1’13].
aAnna Netrebko (soprano); bDmitri
Hvorostovsky (baritone); cViktor
Tretyakov (violin); dElisso Virsaladze
(piano); eMischa Maisky (cello);
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra/fYuri
Temirkanov, gNikolai Alekseev.
Rec. live at St Petersburg Grand Hall on June
1st, 2003.
TDK/EUROARTS
DV-COGSP [112’00] [IL]
A
most impressive Gala concert, an adventurous
programme - especially the little known Respighi
work - delivered in quality performances.
Highly recommended. ... see Full
Review
A
Garland for Presteigne - Twelve
New Songs Celebrating the Welsh Borders James
Francis BROWN (b. 1969) Words
John McCABE
(b. 1939) Two Gladestry Quatrains:
Gwaithla Brook; Cefn hir Hilary
TANN (b. 1947) Wings of the
Grasses Rhian
SAMUEL (b. 1944) A Perfect View
Geraint LEWIS
(b. 1958) My Paradise Garden John
JOUBERT (b. 1927) Shropshire
Hills Cecilia
McDOWALL (b. 1951) The Buzzard
Michael BERKELEY
(b. 1948) Nettles; Tall Nettles
David MATTHEWS
b. 1943) For a Wine Festival Adrian
WILLIAMS (b. 1956) Red Kite
Flying
Gillian Keith (soprano) Simon Lepper (piano)
Recorded 3rd and 4th
January 2004, Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of
Music, London DDD
METRONOME MET CD 1065 [43:00] [CT]
A
fitting coming of age tribute to twenty one
years of the Presteigne Festival ... see Full
Review
Beniamino Gigli -
The Gigli Edition, Vol.
7
Beniamino Gigli (tenor), Dusolina Giannini
(soprano)(Mascagni); Orchestras/John Barbirolli,
Eugene Goossens, Nathaniel Shilkret; La Scala
Orchestra/Carlo Sabajno Recorded in London,
New York and Milano 1931 - 1932
NAXOS 8.110269 [72:44] [GF]
All
tracks here have something valuable to offer.
Those who are not yet collecting this series
could just as well start here. ... see Full
Review
Beniamino Gigli -
The Gigli Edition, Vol.
8
Beniamino Gigli (tenor), Iva Pacetti (soprano),
La Scala Orchestra/Carlo Sabajno, Franco Ghione,
Dino Oliveri, Orchestra/John Barbirolli, Berlin
State Opera Orchestra/Alois Melichar Recorded
in Milan, London and Berlin 1933 – 1935 NAXOS
8.110269 [74:06] [JW]
Another
welcome dose of Gigli comes courtesy of Naxos
... see Full Review
An
Introduction to Gilbert and Sullivan Written
by Thomson Smillie, Narrated by David Timson
Produced 2005 24 page booklet
NAXOS OPERA EXPLAINED 8.558166-67 [79:29
+ 78.40] [JL]
This
generous double-disc package in Naxos’ Opera
Explained series may inspire newcomers to
G&S and satisfy old hands with its wealth
of old favourites. ... see Full
Review
Goldberg
Jazz
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Goldberg
Jazz [Aria from the Goldberg Variations BWV988] Allemanda [Partita
No.1 BWV825] Invenzione a due voci [No.14 BWV785] Sarabanda [Sarabande,
Cello Suite No.5 in C minor BWV1011] Preludio II [Well Tempered Clavier
Book I, Prelude No.2 in C minor BWV847] Preludio XII [Well Tempered
Clavier Book II, Prelude No.12 in F minor BWV881] Largo [Harpsichord
Concerto in F minor BWV1056] Prelude [Prelude from Cello Suite No.2
in D minor BWV1008] Sarabande [Sarabande from Cello Suite No.2 in D
minor BWV1008] Piccolo Preludio [prelude in D minor BWV926] Carl
Phillip Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Solfeggetto
in C minor Nicolò PAGANINI (1782-1840) Capriccios Op.1 Nos 4, 9, 19 and 24 Perpetuo Jazz
[Moto Perpetuo Op.11]
Vernizzi Jazz Quartet and Corrado Giuffredi; Rino Vernizzi (bassoon),
Corrado Giuffredi (clarinet) Mauro Zazzarini (soprano saxophone) Gianluca
Renzi (bass) Giampaolo Ascolese (drums) Recorded [1998]
ARTS 49001-2 [54.13][JW]
Obviously
it shouldn’t work and indeed it often doesn’t ... see Full
Review
Francisco
GOYA (1746-1828) - Music of his Time Jean-Philippe
RAMEAU (1683-1764) Suite from Daphnis et Eglé
1 Overture [5:54] Domenico
SCARLATTI (1685-1757) 2 Sonata in F minor K.467
[3:12] François-Joseph
GOSSEC (1734-1829) Messe des morts: 3 Requiem
aeternam [3.09] 4 Des irae [3:22] 5 Pie Jesus [4:33] Antonio
SOLER (1729-1783) 6 Sonata No.15 in D minor
[4:08] Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791) 7
Overture to Il rê pastore [3:21] Luigi
BOCCHERINI (1743-1805) 8 Movement 4: 12 variations
on “La ritirata di Madrid” from Guitar Quintet G 453 [6:08] Marcos
Antonio PORTUGAL (1762-1830) 9
Overture to Il duca di Foix [4:44] Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) 10 Prisoner’s Chorus: “O welche
Lust” from Fidelio [7:01] Nicolô
PAGANINI (1782-1840) 11 Caprice in A minor, Op.1
No.24 [4.51] Fernando SOR (1778-1839) 12 Minuet Op.11 No.6 [2:18]
Gioachino ROSSINI (1792-1868) 13 Recitativo e cavatina: ‘O
patria… Di tanti palpiti’ from Tancredi [8:15] Dionisio
Aguado (1784-1849) 14 Lección 26 [1:38] Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) 15 Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo from String
Quartet in B flat, opus 130 [6:19]
NAXOS 8.558178 [70.03][ZT]
For
listeners wishing to expand their musical experience and knowledge this
anthology represents a most worthwhile acquisition. The Gossec alone
will richly reward you for the investment. ... see Full
Review
Jakob
Henriques plays guitar music from the 19th century
Johann
Kaspar MERTZ (1806 – 1856) Fantaisie Hongroise op 65,
No 1 [6:36]; Antonio Giménez
MANJÓN (1866 – 1919) Aire Vasco [7:50]; Johann
Kaspar MERTZ Elegie [9:10]; Fernando
SOR (1778 – 1839) Introduction et variations
sur un thème de Mozart, op 9 [9:08]; Dionisio
AGUADO (1784 – 1849) Andante – Rondo No 2 [9:49];
Mauro GIULIANI (1781 – 1829) Rossiniana No 1 op 119 [17:40]
Jakob Henriques (guitar)
Recorded in Gåsinge Church, Sweden, 2004
NOSAG RECORDS NOSAG CD 096 [60:13][GF]
Sit
back, shut your eyes, bask in the southern sunlight and enjoy the wonderful
playing of this superb musician. Strongly recommended. ... see Full
Review
Himmel und Hölle Aivars KALEJS (b.1951)
Toccata uber den Choral von J.S.
Bach, "Allein Gott in der Hoh Sei Ehr" [4'32] Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Legende Nr 1: Die Vogelpredigt des
Hl Franziskus von Assisi (transc G Berger) [12'20] Der Hl Franziskus
von Paula auf den Wogen schreitend (transc Max Reger) [11'15] Petr
EBEN (b.1929) Walpurgisnacht VIII aus dem Faust-Zyklus
[8'02] Maurice DURUFLÉ (1902-1986)
Toccata aus der Suite op. 5 [7'55] Naji
HAKIM (b.1955) Quatre Etudes-Caprices (Pedal Solo)
[12'49] Sir George THALBEN-BALL (1896-1987)
Variations on a Theme of Paganini (Pedal Solo) [7'55] Sergei
PROKOFIEV transc Jean Guillou Toccata op.11 [4'13]
March from The Love of Three Oranges op.33 [1'46]
Iveta Apkalna, organ Rec: St Martin, Wangen, Allgau, 16-18 September
2004 DDD EDITION HERA
HERA02117 [71'58][CB]
Recommended
for the unusual repertoire and the sheer virtuosity of the playing.
... see Full Review
I Fiamminghi In Italia
- Italian madrigals by Flemish composers Orlando
di LASSUS (1532-1594) Chi chilichi (two versions); Come la
cera al foco; Di pensier in pensier; S’io esca vivo; Hor vi riconfortate;
Madonna mia pieta (intab for lute for Adriaenssen); Hai, Lucia bona
cosa; Catalina apra finestra. Cipriano de RORE
(1515-1565) Lieta vivo e contente; Ancor che col partire (intab
for lute by Paldino) Vieni dolce Himineo. Giaces
de WERT (1535-1596) M’ha punt’amor; Donna, tu sei
si bella; Se lestelle cascassero; Non mi conosci tu; Guinto alla tomba;
vezzosi augelli; Forsonnata gridava; usciva omai dal molle e fresco
grembo; Sovente all’or; Misera, non credea ch’a; Qual musico
gentil; Grazie ch’a pochi; Sorgi e rischiara
The Song Company/Roland Peelman Tommie Andersson, lute Recorded May,
June, October 1996, Chapel of St.Scholastica Convent, Glebe, Sydney
ABC CLASSICS 454 518-2 [78.42][GH]
Highly
recommendable ... a young and very promising group singing standard
Italian madrigal repertoire in a lively, colourful manner ... see Full
Review
Ilona
Jánky (pianist) Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Italian
Concerto Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Piano Sonata in F minor Op.5 Robert SCHUMANN
(1810-1856) Sonata in F sharp minor Op.11 Fryderyk
CHOPIN (1809-1847) Sonata in B minor Op.58 Ballade in G Ballade
in F Ballade in A flat Sergei PROKOFIEV
(1891-1953) Sonata No.8 in B flat Op.84
Ilona Jánky Práda (piano) Concert recordings made
between 1965-82 NOSAG
CD 2081 [78.52 + 77.55] [JW]
This
is a feeling tribute to Ilona Jánky
Práda who has clearly been a force
for musical good in her native country. ...
see Full Review
Jigs,
Airs and Reels,
Music for recorder and
string quartet Malcolm
ARNOLD Fantasy op.140 (1991);
Philip COWLIN
Concertino (2003); Edward
GREGSON Romance (1964/2003);
William Lewarne HARRIS
Quintet (2002); John
JEFFREYS Prelude and Jig for
John Turner (2000/01); Franz
REIZENSTEIN Partita for
recorder and string trio (1939/53); Ernest
TOMLINSON Chadkirk Idyll
(2002/03); John VEALE
Triptych (2003); Robin
WALKER Dances from "The
Bells of Blue Island" for recorder,
violin and cello.
John Turner (recorder), Camerata Ensemble
Rec. 2003
CAMPION CAMEO 2034 [76.59]
Fantasising, Chamber Music from Wales:
Ian PARROTT Fantasising
on a Welsh Tune for recorder, oboe, bassoon
and piano (1993/2002); Rondo Giocoso
for bassoon and piano (1998); Autumn Landscape
for oboe and piano (1983); Devil’s Bridge
Jaunt for bassoon and piano (1974/2004);
Portraits for recorder and piano (1999);
Peter CROSSLEY-HOLLAND
Andante for bassoon and piano (1934);
Alun HODDINOTT
Lizard: Variants op.166 no.2 for
solo recorder (1998); Jeffrey
LEWIS Risoluto for recorder,
oboe, bassoon and piano (2004); William
MATHIAS Concertino op.65
for recorder, oboe, bassoon and harpsichord
(1974).
John Turner (recorder), Richard Simpson (oboe),
Graham Salvage (bassoon), Janet Simpson (piano
and harpsichord) Rec. 2004
CAMPION CAMEO 2038 [64.50] [RC]
In
a more enlightened musical culture these two
discs would rank as ‘easy listening’ ... see
Full Review
Erich
Kunz: Opera and Operetta Arias and Viennese
Songs Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756 – 1791): Le nozze
di Figaro: Cinque, dieci (w Irmgard Seefried);
Se vuol ballare; Non piu andra; Tutto è
disposto; Così fan tutte: Questa
piccola offerta (w Blanche Thebom); Don
Giovanni: Madamina! Il catalogo è
questo; Die Zauberflöte: Der Vogelfänger
bin ich ja; Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen;
Papagena! Papagena! (with Elisabeth Rutgers
and Three Wiener Sängerknaben); Richard
WAGNER (1813 – 1883): Die Meistersinger
von Nürnberg: Ein Werbelied! (w Paul
Schöffler); Johann
STRAUSS II (1825 – 1899): Der lustige
Krieg: Nur für Natur; Eine Nacht
in Venedig: Treu sein, das liegt mir nicht;
Komm in die Gondel; Ach, wie so herrlich zu
schau’n; Der Zigeunerbaron: Ja das
Schreiben und das Lesen; Carl
ZELLER (1842 – 1898): Der Vogelhändler:
Wie mein Ahnl zwanzig Jahr; Edmund
EYSLER (1874 – 1949): Mutterl,
lieb’s Mutterl; FELLNER
– SCHNEIDER: ’s Nussdorfer Sternderl;
KRAKAUER:
Du guater Himmelvater; Gustav
PICK (1832 – 1921): Fiakerlied
Erich Kunz (baritone), Irmgard Seefried (soprano),
Blanche Thebom (mezzo), Elisabeth Rutgers
(soprano), Paul Schöffler (bass baritone),
Wiener Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan,
Rudolf Moralt, Otto Ackermann, Karl Böhm;
Orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival/Fritz
Busch; Orchester der Wiener Volksoper/Anton
Paulik; Faltl-Kemmeter-Schrammeln Recorded
in Vienna and Glyndebourne 1944, 1947 – 1951
PREISER RECORDS 90550 [79:28] [GF]
Treat
yourself to this, the most charming of singers, in the repertoire he
took to his heart. You will take Erich Kunz to your heart, too! ...
see Full Review
Christian Lindberg conducts
the Swedish Wind Ensemble Hugo ALFVÉN
(1872-1960), arr. Anders Högstedt
Suite from ‘The Mountain King’ (1923) [22:01]
Edgard VARÈSE (1883-1965) rev.
Chou Wen-Chung Intégrales
(1925) [10:18] Mats Larsson GOTHE (b.
1965) Prelude and Dance (1988) [5:09] Hugo
ALFVÉN (1872-1960), arr. Anders
Högstedt Fest-Overture (1909) [7:12] Christian
LINDBERG (b.1958) Concerto for Winds and Percussion
(2003) [15:13] Swedish Wind Ensemble/Christian Lindberg Recording Venue:
30th June – 3rd July 2004 at Danderyd Grammar School (Danderyds
Gymnasium), Sweden Michael HAYDN (1737-1806)
Concert in D major for Alto Trombone, mvt III [3:13]
Christian Lindberg (alto trombone), Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard
Tognetti Recorded December 2002 at Sydney Conservatorium, Australia
Christian LINDBERG (b. 1958) Dream
of Arkandia [5:17] Sharon Bezaly (flute; alto flute), Swedish Chamber
Orchestra/Christian Lindberg Recording Venue: undisclosed. DDD
BIS BIS-CD-1268 [70:00][PG]
It
would be difficult to conceive of a better debut disc for Christian
Lindberg, the conductor. ... 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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