Juan García DE
SALAZAR (1639
- 1710) Complete Vespers
of Our Lady
Capilla
Peñaflorida, Ministriles de Marsias/Dir:
Josep Cabré Recorded in December 2000
at Villabuena, Spain DDD
NAXOS 8.555907 [69:16]
‘Officium et Missa pro Defunctis’ Capilla
Peñaflorida/Dir: Josep Cabré
Recorded in January 2004 at the Office of
the Symphony Orchestra of Euskadi, Donostia
(San Sebastian, Spain] K617
- K617162 [72:52] [JV]
Liturgical
music by a forgotten composer of the 17th
century - interesting from a historical point
of view, but the music is of average quality
and not ideally interpreted ... see
Full Review
Giovanni
Battista SAMMARTINI
(1700/01-1775) Sacred
Cantata: Il pianto degli Angeli della Pace
J-C 119 (1751) [45:20] Symphony in E flat
J-C 26 [8:49] Silvia Mapelli (soprano) Angel
of the Testament
Ainhoa Soraluze (mezzo-soprano) Angel of
Alliance Giorgio Tiboni (tenor) Angel
of Grace Filippo Ravizza (Harpsichord)
Capriccio Italiano Ensemble/Daniele Ferrari
Rec. Monza, Milan, March 2002. DDD
NAXOS 8.557432 [54:09][PCW]
This
music still has a lot to say. Presumably heard
by relatively few people in recent times,
it is ripe for rediscovery … see Full
Review
Erik SATIE
(1866 – 1925) The Complete
Piano Music.
Olof Höjer (piano); Max Lörstad
(piano) in Music for Piano Duet Recorded in
the Rosenberg Hall, Malmö College of
Music 1990 – 1995.
SWEDISH SOCIETY DISCOFIL SCD 1070–1075 [6
CDs: 60:32 + 75:48 + 67:21 + 57:29 + 61:11
+ 67:03 available separately] [GF]
Höjer’s
deep involvement in this project shows both
in the music-making and in the generous programme
notes ... see Full
Review
Domenico
SCARLATTI (1685–1757)
Sonatas - Volume 6 Sonatas K230 to K269
Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord) rec. 26, 28
May 2003, Maria Minor, Utrecht; 6 October
2003, Doopsgezinde Gemeente, Deventer; 2 February
2004, Doopsgezinde Gemeente, Schoonhoven
BRILLIANT 92455 [3 CDs: 62.34 + 59.40
+ 57.18] [RH]
Belder
plays with efficiency and authority but rather
lacks the sense of fantasy necessary to bring
the best out of the pieces. ... see Full
Review
Arnold
SCHOENBERG (1874
– 1951) Gurre-Lieder
(1900-1911)
Stephen O’Mara (Waldemar, tenor); Melanie Diener (Tove,
soprano); Jennifer Lane (Wood Dove, mezzo-soprano); David Wilson-Johnson
(Peasant, bass); Martyn Hill (Klaus-Narr, tenor); Ernst
Haefliger (spreaker); Simon Joly Chorale; Philharmonia Orchestra; Robert
Craft Recorded: The Colosseum, Watford, October 2001
NAXOS 8.557518/9 [66:48 + 51:00] [HC]
This
performance is warmly recommended, especially
at Naxos’ bargain price ... see Full
Review
Franz
SCHUBERT
(1797-1828) Lieder nach
Texten von Friedrich Schiller Der
Pilgrim, D794 [5.47] Der Alpenjäger
D 588 [6.50] Der Flüchtling D
402 [5.57] Ritter Toggenburg D397
[9.51] Die Bürgschaft D 246 [18.55]
Die Erwartung D 159 [13.17] Dithyrambe
D 801 [3.24] Die Götter Griechenlands
D 677 [5.18] Hoffnung D 637 [4.49]
Robert Holl, baritone, David Lutz, piano rec.
Casino Baumgarten, Vienna, December 2001.
ADD
PREISER RECORDS 90528 [73.51] [EM]
I
have always loved Schubert’s songs but were
I (heaven forbid!) unfamiliar with them, this
disc would definitely put me off. ... see
Full Review
William SCHUMAN
(1910-1992) Symphony
No. 4 (1941) • [25:18] (I. [8:46]; II.
[8:39]; III. [7:47]) Prayer in Time
of War (1943) • [15:00] Judith
(Choreographic Poem for Orchestra) (1949)
[19:09] (I Adagio [4:40]; II. Moderato
[3:26]; III. Tranquillo [2:04];
IV. Presto [5:54]; V. Andante -
Coda [3:04])
Louisville Orchestra/Robert S. Whitney, Jorge
Mester, Recorded: 1959, 1968, 1972, Louisville,
Kentucky Executive producer: Matthew Walters
Original supervising producer: Howard Scott
Annotation: James M. Keller, Robert McMahan,
William Schuman Partial funding by Aaron Copland
Fund for Music and National Endowment for
the Arts.
FIRST EDITION FECD-0011 [59:27] [RB]
This
CD offers vigorous and imaginatively vivid recordings of three representative
and substantial scores by Schuman. Two of them are available only in
this form. A very satisfying collection offering a classic Schuman anthology
... see Full Review
Joseph
SCHWANTNER (b. 1943) Sparrows (1979)a
[16:31] Soaring (1986)b [1:38] Distant Runes and Incantations
(1984, arr. 1987)c [14:54] Two Poems of Aguedo Pizarro (1980)d
[11:43] Music of Amber (1981)e [20:16]
Britta Stallmeister (soprano)ad; Florian Hölscher (piano)c
Holst-Sinfonietta/Klaus Simon (director and pianobd)
Recorded: Theodor-Egel-Saal and Mozartsaal, Freiburg, May and July 2003
NAXOS
8.559206 [65:02][HC]
Much
to enjoy in this highly commendable release. ... see Full
Review
Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975) Piano
Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 (1940) Galina USTVOLSKAYA
(b.1919) Octet (1950) Composition No. 3 (1975) Symphony No.
5 Amen (1990)
Kathryn Stott (piano) Sergei Leiferkus (reciter) London Musici
String Quartet London Musici/Mark Stephenson Recorded at St. George’s
Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol, 3-4 December 1990 (Shostakovich) and
All Saints’ Church, Petersham, Surrey, 29-31 October 1993 (rest)
BMG-RCA CATALYST 8287665454 2 [67:17] [TH]
Demands
your attention for Ustvolskaya ... music that
is never comfortable listening but will linger
in your memory long after the disc has stopped
spinning. ... see Full
Review
Cyril SCOTT
(1879-1970)
Complete Piano Music Volume 1: Suites and
Miniatures CD1
Suite In Olden Style op. 71 No. 11 Deuxième
Suite op. 75 Pastoral Suite Indian Suite Handelian
Rhapsody op. 17 CD2 Valse Caprice; Requiescat;
Soiree Japonaise; Vistas; Cherry Ripe; Autumn
Idyll; Notturno; Three Old Country Dances;
Two Alpine Sketches; Sphinx; Vesperale; Three
Pastorals; Three Dances; Twilight Tide; A
Pageant; Miniatures; Three Little Waltzes.
Leslie De’Ath (piano) rec. January 2004,
Wilfrid Laurier, University of Ontario. DDD
Viva Voci VVC CD 101/2 [2 CDs: 136:54]
[CSS]
This
well-chosen selection is played beautifully
and complemented by a personal memoir by the
composer’s son Desmond Scott. I shall look
forward to subsequent recordings ... see Full
Review
Jean SIBELIUS
(1865 - 1957) Violin
Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 (1905) [31.47]
Serenade in G minor, Op. 69b (1913) [7.30]
Christian SINDING
(1856 - 1941) Violin Concerto No. 1 in
A, Op. 45 (1898) [21.29]Romance in D, Op.
100 (1910) [10.22] (First recording)
Henning Kraggerud, violin Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra/Bjarte Engeset Recorded at Lighthouse,
Centre for the Arts, Dorset, UK, 26 June 2003
5.0 surround DVD-Audio and dts sound,
DVD-Audio 5.0 AC-3 surround. Notes in English
and Deutsch. DVD-Audio
also playable on DVD-Video Players. Not playable
on CD players. Also available on Naxos
CD 8.110056 and hybrid SACD 6.110056.
NAXOS 5.110056 [71.08] [PSh]
Fine
performances, great sound, a new work, and a familiar work reconceived.
... see Full Review
Emil SJÖGREN (1853-1918)
The Complete Organ Works CD1 Fantasie op 15 (arr A.W. Gottschalg)
[5'10] Preludium och Fuga g-moll op 4 [11'28] Kanon a-moll [2'12] Preludium
D-dur [1'16] Fuga a-moll [6'35] Preludium C-dur [1'41] Preludium a-moll
[2'40] Tva sma forspel till Andre Pirro: Svaga stammor g-moll [1'48],
Starka stammor C-dur [1'24] Preludium och fuga a-moll op 49 [9'05] Johannes
Elmblad in Memoriam [8'24] Preludium och fuga C-dur op posth (1) [8'08]
Preludium och fuga C-dur op posth (2) [8'10] CD2 Legender op
46, hafte 1; Andante con devozione C-dur [2'14], Moderato con gravita
a-moll [2'16], Andantino con anima G-dur [2'04], Andante con elevazione
e-moll [2'52], Andante con delicatezza D-dur [1'38], Largo con dolcezza
h-moll [1'52], Andante con sentimento A-dur [2'07], Lento con spirito
fiss-moll [1'59], Moderato con elevazione E-dur [2'07], Andante con
devozione ciss-moll [1'58], Andante misterioso H-dur [1'58], Andante
con solennita giss-moll [2'57] Legender op 46, hafte 2; Moderato con
spirito F-dur [1'39], Maestoso d-moll [2'03], Moderato amabile B-dur
[1'46], Andante sostenuto e parlando g-moll [1'46], Larghetto ma non
troppo Ess-dur [1'56], Moderato con gravita c-moll [2'02], Andante pastorale
Ass-dur [2'16], Andante sostenuto con sordino f-moll [2'04], Andante
spianato Dess-dur [2'34], Andante con gravita b-moll [2'12], Andante
con semplicita Gess-dur [1'57], Lento espressivo, con sordino ess-moll
[2'05]
Ralph Gustafsson, organ Rec. St Maria Magdalena Church, Stockholm, September-October
1997. DDD
SWEDISH SOCIETY DISCOFIL SCD 1083-84 [68'09 + 50'35][CB]
A
well produced and interesting reference piece then, but in the main
not great music. Preludium och Fuga in a minor is easily Sjögren’s his
finest organ work. ... see Full Review
Louis
SPOHR (1784-1859)
Violin
Concerto No. 8 in A minor, Op. 47 "In Form einer Gesangsszene"
("In the form of a vocal scene") (1816) [21.24] Concertone No. 1 in
G major for Violin and Harp, WoO 13* (1806) [22.47] Sonata in G major
for Cello and Harp, Op. 115 (1809) [24.06]
Pierre Amoyal (violin) Marielle Nordmann (harp)* Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Armin
Jordan Klaus Storck (cello) Helga Storck (harp) rec. Grande Salle de
Crissier, Switzerland, 13-14 Oct 1979 (Concerto, Concertante); Bennebroeck,
The Netherlands, 4 Feb 1967 (Sonata)
WARNER APEX 2564 60428 2 [68.19] [SV]
Music
typical of its time in its harmonic idiom,
melodic appeal and bold drama ... see Full
Review
Charles Villiers STANFORD (1852–1924)
String
Quartet No. 1 in G major Op. 44 (1891)
[29'01] (1 Allegro assai [8'49]; 2 Poco allegro
e grazioso — Presto — Tempo I — Presto — Tempo
I [4'34]; 3 Largo con molto espressione [10'06]
4 Allegro molto [5'24]) String Quartet
No. 2 in A minor Op. 45 (1891) [27'03]
(1 Molto moderato — Più moto — Tempo
I — Più moto — Tempo I [9'36]; 2 Prestissimo
[2'29] 3 Andante espressivo [7'28] 4 Allegro
molto [7'19]) Fantasy for Horn Quintet
in A minor (1922) (ed. Dibble) [11'47]
Stephen Stirling French horn RTÉ Vanbrugh
Quartet rec. Henry Wood Hall, London, 22-24
Sept 2003. DDD
HYPERION CDA67434 [68'09] [RB]
Intensely
lyrical and aureate amid the voices of Mendelssohn,
Smetana and Dvořák. We must fervently
hope that this is the first of a series ...
see Full Review
Johann STRAUSS
(1825-1899)
A Tribute to Johann Strauss - Echoes from
Vienna: Songs with orchestra and orchestral
pieces Wiener
blut, Wo die zitronen bluhn, Draussen Insievering,
Die Fledermaus ouverture, Spiel 'Ich Die Unschuld,
Vom Lande, Frutti Di Mare, Pesther Czardas,
Fruhlingstimmen, Pizzicato Polka, Wienerwald
Lerchen, Schwipslied, Imkrapfenwaldl, Einmal
Nur Im Leben
Sumi Jo (sop) Symphonieorchester der Wiener
Volksoper/Rudolf Bibl Rec. Vienna, 1999.
WARNER ERATO 3984-25500-2 [68.05] [RB]
This
lovely sequence is neither echo nor shadow
but a direct and authentic voice of the light
Viennese tradition. Sumi Jo is ideal ... see
Full Review
Richard
STRAUSS
(1864-1949) Music for Wind Instruments Vol.
2 Suite
in B flat major op.4 [22:23] (1884?) Serenade in E flat major op.7 [8:06]
(1884) Sonatina "From the Workshop of an Invalid" in F major
[33:15] (1944) Ensemble
Villa Musica rec. 11-12 Dec 2000 (Sonatina), 8-9 Apr 2002 (Suite and
Serenade), Fürstliche Reitbahn Ban Arolsen.
MDG GOLD MDG 304 1173-2 [64:09] [GPJ]
This
is a superbly engineered recording, for wind
instruments are amongst the hardest to record
satisfactorily, and this CD is a distinguished
addition to the Strauss discography. ... see
Full Review
Igor STRAVINSKY
(1882-1971)
Petrushka
[35:46] The Rite of Spring [31:16].
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Monteux rec.
Symphony Hall, Boston, 28 Jan 1951 (Rite),
25, 26, 28 Jan 1959 (Petrushka)
BMG RCA RED SEAL 82876 62314 2 [66:24]
[CH]
Classic
accounts from the conductor who gave the premières
of both works, sounding remarkably well in
these remasterings. ... see Full
Review
George
Philip TELEMANN (1681-1767)
Perpetuum mobile - cantatas and chamber music Quartet
in G minor TWV 43; Quartet in A minor TWV 43; Ouverture in D major TWV
55; Cantata - Hier ist mein Herz, geliebter Jesu (for Epiphany) TWV
1795; Weiche, Lust und Frohlichkeit (for Passiontide) TWV 1:1536; Ach,
herr, strafe mich nicht in deinem Zom (Psalm 6) TWV 55:D12
Dorothee Mields, soprano, Benoit Haller, tenor Baltasar-Neumann-Ensemble/Hans
Toll (recorder and director) rec. Villa Berg, SWR Stuttgart, March 2004.
DDD CARUS 83.165 [73.38]
[GH]
A
very enjoyable if slightly esoteric disc of
energising and fulfilling music ... performances
match the composer’s inspiration and sometimes
even exceed it. Recommended ... see
Full Review
Serge
Koussevitzky conducts Tchaikovsky Pyotr
Ilyich
TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Symphony No. 4 in F Minor,
Op. 36 Recorded March 11, 1949, Symphony Hall, Boston Symphony No. 5
in E Minor, Op. 64 Recorded November 6, 1943, Symphony Hall, Boston
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique" Recorded
February 9, 1946. Symphony Hall, Boston
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Serge Koussevitzky Live performances
MUSIC AND ARTS CD1138 [68:26 + 63:47][JW]
Sonic
limitations but a powerful and distinctive adjunct to the commercial
Koussevitzky discography. Compelling evidence of his electricity in
live performance. ... see Full
Review
Piotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) Piano
Concerto No.1 in B flat minor Op.23 Concert Suite from The Nutcracker
arranged Mikhail PLETNEV (b.1957)
Rem Urasin (piano) Sydney
Symphony Orchestra/János Fürst Recorded live at the Sydney
Opera House in the Finals of the Sydney International Piano Competition
of Australia, July 2004 (Concerto) and at York Theatre, July 2004 (Nutcracker)
ABC CLASSICS 476 271-6
[51.16] [JW]
This
is one clearly for Urasin’s admirers. One
can see why his won the Mozart prize if his
slow movement is any indication – lyrical
and humorously done ... see Full
Review
Joaquín
TURINA
(1882-1949) Danzas
fantásticas Op.22 (1919) [15:30] Tres danzas andaluzas Op.8
(1912) [11:49] Danzas gitanas Op.55 (1932) [13:03] Danzas
gitanas Op.84 (1934) [13:56] Dos danzas sobre temas populares
españoles Op.41 (1926) [4:52] Bailete: Suite de danzas del siglo
XIX Op. 79 (1933) [11:13]
Jordi Masó (piano) Rec. Jafre, Spain, April 2003. DDD
NAXOS 8.557150 [70:27][PCW]
Know
and love the Iberia Suite and Goyescas, and
hankering for more? This could be the answer
…[PCW] see Full
Review
Turina – perhaps a first rate tenth rate composer
- which is still pretty good when you think
of who would be below him! ...[SA] see Full
Review
Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
(1872-1958) Symphony
No. 4 in F minor (1935) Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 in E minor (1906) Flos
Campi – Suite for viola, chorus and orchestra* (1925)
Paul Silverthorne* (viola) Bournemouth Symphony Chorus* and Orchestra/Paul
Daniel Rec. The Lighthouse, Poole, March 2003. DDD
NAXOS 8.557276 [62:34] [CT]
A
stunning new recording of Vaughan Williams’
towering wartime masterpiece. ... see Full
Review
Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
Fantasia
on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (1910 rev.1913, 1919) [15:13]; Norfolk Rhapsody
no.1 (1906 rev.1914) [11:42]; In the Fen Country (1904 rev.1905, 1907,
1935) [15:35]; Fantasia on Greensleeves (arr. Ralph Greaves [1934] from
the opera Sir John in Love [1928]) [04:36]; Concerto Grosso (1950)
[13:41] New Zealand
Symphony Orchestra/James Judd Recorded at the Michael Fowler Centre,
Wellington, New Zealand, 28-30 June 2001 SACD, heard on CD equipment.
NAXOS 6.110053 [60:48]
[CH]
Very
good performances which have to take second place before the great ones
directed by such as Boult. ... see Full Review
Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis [15.13] Norfolk Rhapsody
No. 1 [11.42] In the Fen country [15.35] Fantasia on Greensleeves
[4.36] Concerto Grosso: Intrada [1.57], Burlesca Ostinata
[2.36], Sarabande [3.34], Scherzo [1.51], March and
Reprise [3.42]
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd rec Michael Fowler Centre,
Wellington, New Zealand, 28-30 June 2001. DSD SACD
NAXOS 6.110053 [60.48][EM]
No
perspicacious insights but this disc is a
safe choice and delivers sound versions of
these classic works. ... see Full
Review
Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
A Shropshire Lad - three cycles to poems by A. E. Housman On
Wenlock Edge (1): On Wenlock Edge; From far, from
eve and morning; Is my team ploughing?; Oh when I was
in love with you; Bredon Hill; Clun. Ivor
GURNEY (1890-1936)The Western Playland (2): Reveille;
Loveliest of Trees; Golden Friends; Twice a week;
The aspens; Is my team ploughing?; The far country;
March. Ludlow and Teme (1): When smoke stood up
from Ludlow; Far in a western playland; ’Tis time I think,
by Wenlock Town; Ludlow Fair; On the idle hill of summer;
When I was one and twenty; The Lent Lily.
Adrian Thompson (tenor), (1); Stephen Varcoe (baritone) (2); The
Delmé Quartet (1)and (2); Iain Burnside (piano) (1) and
(2) rec. 23-24, 26 October 1989, London. DDD
HYPERION HELIOS H55187 [69'08"] [AO]
Gurney
is a distinctive composer whose work is under-represented
on recording. This is one of the few available
with his great song cycles The Western Playland
and Ludlow and Teme. ... see Full
Review
Pēteris
VASKS (b.
1946) Cantabile
for String Orchestra (1979) [8:19] Cor Anglais Concerto (1989) [20:01]
((i) Elegy I [5:47]; (ii) Folk Music [6:40]; (iii) Elegy II [4:28];
(iv) Postlude [3:06]) Message (1982) [14:57] Musica dolorosa
(1983) [12:38]
Lauda (1986) [20:27]
Normunds Schnee (cor anglais) Nora Novik and Raffi Kahrajanyan,
pianos (Message) Ligita Zemberga, cello (Musica) Riga
Philharmonic Orchestra/Krišs Rusmanis Rec. Riga, Latvia in May 1994
BMG-RCA RED SEAL CATALYST
82876 64286-2 [76:43] [PCW]
An
excellent introduction to an important contemporary
composer ... see Full
Review
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901).
Les
Vêpres Siciliennes. Grand
opera in five acts. Libretto
by Scribe and Duveyrier The original version
of the opera as performed at the Académie
Impériale de Musique, Paris, (The Opera)
on 13 June 1855
Guy de Montfort, Governor of Sicily, Neilson
Taylor (bar); Duchesse Hélène,
sister of Duke Frederic, Jaqueline Brumaire
(sop); Henri, a young Sicilian, Jean Bonhomme
(ten); Jean Procida, a Sicilian doctor, Ayhan
Baran (bass); Béthune, a French officer,
Stafford Dean (bass); Vaudemont, A French
officer, Neil Howlett (bass-bar); Ninetta,
Hélène’s maid, Pamela Bowden
(mezzo) BBC Chorus BBC Concert Orchestra/Mario
Rossi Ballet music conducted by Ashley Lawrence
Recorded on 10 May 1969 at the Camden Theatre
London before a specially invited audience
for the BBC. First broadcast on 15 February
1970
OPERA RARA ORCV 303 [3 CDs: 67.37 + 61.31
+ 67.04] [RJF]
Opera
Rara present the world premiere recording of the Paris version of Les
Vêpres. Many positive attributes ... elegantly presented ... see
Full Review
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813–1901): La traviata (highlights) Preludio;
Act I: Libiamo, libiamo ne’ lieti calici (Brindisi); È strano! È strano!
... Ah fors’ è lui ... Follie! ... Sempre libera; Act
II: Lunge da lei ... De’ miei bollenti spiriti; Oh mio rimorso!; Pura
siccome un angelo … Dite alla giovine; Di Provenza il mar … Noi siamo
zingarelle; Preludio; Act III: Teneste la promessa ... Addio, del passato
bei sogni; Parigi, o cara, noi lascermo; Se una pudica vergine
Edita Gruberova, sop (Violetta Valery), Neil Shicoff, ten (Alfredo Germont);
Giorgio Zancanaro, bar (Giorgio Germont), Alastair Miles, bass (Dottore
Grenvil) et al; The Ambrosian Singers London Symphony Orchestra/Carlo
Rizzi rec. Abbey Road Studios, London, February 1992. DDD
WARNER APEX 2564 61511-2 [71:51][GF]
If
you need a highlights disc from La traviata you can’t do much better
than this, especially at the price. Warmly recommended! ... see Full
Review
Giuseppe VERDI (1813-1901)
Aida (1871).
Daniela
Dessì (soprano) Aida; Fabio Armiliato (tenor) Radamès;
Stefano Palatchi (bass) Il Re; Elisabetta Fiorillo (mezzo) Amneris;
Roberto Scandiuzzi (bass) Ramfis; Juan Pons (baritone) Amonasro; Josep
Fadó (tenor) Messenger; Ana Nebot (soprano) Priestess; Chorus
and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu/Miguel Ángel
Gómez Martinez Rec. live at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona,
on July 21st and 24th, 2003. LPCM Stereo. DTS Surround. 16:9. Subtitles
in English, French, German and Spanish.
OPUS ARTE OA0894D [2 DVDs: 186’00][CC]
There
is much to enjoy here as well as much to stimulate. ... see Full
Review
Giuseppe
VERDI
(1813-1901) Requiem
(1874) Leontyne
Price (soprano), Janet Baker (mezzo), Veriano Luchetti (tenor), José
van Dam (bass) Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Sir Georg Solti
Recorded June 1 – 2, 1977, Medinah Temple, Chicago
RCA CLASSIC LIBRARY 82876 62318 2 [45:04 + 36:40] [GPJ]
Doesn’t
displace the best but splendid nonetheless
and good to welcome it back into the catalogue.
... see Full
Review
Heitor VILLA-LOBOS
(1887-1959) Wind Music Chôro
No.2 for flute and clarinet, Duo for oboe
and bassoon, Bachiana Brasileiras No.6 for
flute and bassoon, Trio for oboe, clarinet
and bassoon, Quartet for grande flute, oboe,
clarinet and bassoon, Quintet (en forme de
Chôro) for flute, oboe, clarinet. Cor
anglais and bassoon Andrea
Griminelli (flute) Pietro Borgonovo (oboe)
Michele Carulli (clarinet) Rino Vernizzi (bassoon)
Francesco Pomarico (cor anglais) Recorded
Chiesa della Misericordia, Turin, February
1987
ARTS 47200-2 [69.16] [JW]
I
won’t single out any of the players because
they’re all excellent and they do real justice
to Villa-Lobos. A fine disc. ... see Full
Review
Antonio
VIVALDI
(1678 - 1741) Violin
Concerti, Op 8, Nos. 1-4, (RV.269, 293, 297,
315) "Le Quattro Stagione"
(1725) [46.00 including credits] Lucio Degani
(Spring, Winter), Chiarra Parrini (Summer,
Autumn), solo violins.
I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone Recorded
in and around Italian Villas near Venice,
2003. Notes in English, Italiano, Français,
Deutsch. Subtitles in English, Deutsch, Français,
Castellano. Extras: Claudio Scimone describes
the music, in Italian with subtitles [31.00],
and I Tempii del sol e delle luna [32.00]
Previews of other opera DVD releases on TDK.
16:9 anamorphic PAL. DVD-9 format. region
0 "All regions" Dolby Digital 5.0,
dts 5.0, LPCM 2.0 stereo.
TDK
DV-COFS [112.00] [PSh]
With
its interesting extras, this Four Seasons
is splendidly produced in some ways, but definitely
not for everybody. ... see Full
Review
Antonio VIVALDI
(1678-1741)
Serenata
Veneziana - Andromeda Liberata
Simone Kermes, as Andromeda (soprano) Katerina
Beranova, as Cassiope (soprano) Anna Bonitatibus,
as Meliso (mezzo) Mark Tucker, as Daliso (tenor)
Max Emanuel Cencic, as Perseo (counter-tenor)
La Stagione Armonica/Sergio Balestracci Venice
Baroque Orchestra /Andrea Marcon (direction
and harpsichord) Recording: Toblach / Dobbiaco,
Kulturzentrum Grand Hotel, Gustav-Mahler-Saal,
Lienz, Austria. Jan 2004. DDD world
premiere recording
DG ARCHIV PRODUKTION 00289 477 0982 [51:28
+ 46:37] [MC]
The
enigma of authorship remains but certainly
a fascinating, well performed and recorded
release that will appeal to those interested
in the Italian late-baroque. ... see Full
Review
Antonio VIVALDI
(1678-1741)
Sacred Choral Music - Volume One Dixit
Dominus RV 595 [22:08] Nulla in mundo
pax sincera RV 630 [14:00] Jubilate,
o amoeni chori RV 639-Gloria RV 588 [32:09]
Jane Archibald, soprano Michele de Boer,
soprano Anita Kraus, mezzo Nils Brown, tenor
Peter Mahon, counter-tenor Giles Tomkins,
bass Aradia Ensemble and Chorus/Kevin Mallon
Rec. Grace Church on the Hill, Toronto, Canada,
15-20 September 2003. DDD
NAXOS 8.557445 [68:18] [KS]
Jump
on this one. A winner on all fronts. ... see Full
Review
Antonio
VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Dixit Dominus,
RV 595 [22.08] Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630 [14.00] Jubilate,
o amoeni chori RV 639 [6.02] Gloria, RV 588 [26.07]
Jane Archibald,
Michele de Boer, soprano; Anita Krause, mezzo; Nils Brown, tenor;Peter
Mahon, countertenor; Giles Tomkins, bass Aradia Ensemble and Chorus/Kevin
Mallon Recorded Grace Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 20 September
2003 Notes in English. Recorded in 44/24 5.1 channel sound, also
in AC-3 and dts. DVD-Audio also playable on DVD-Video Players. Not
playable on CD players.
NAXOS 5.110064 [68.18][PSh]
Unusual,
very good Vivaldi performed and recorded beautifully,
not always with perfect authenticity, but unlikely to duplicate other
items you may already have. ... see Full
Review
Alexander von ZEMLINSKY
(1872-1942) Lieder:
Steven Kimbrough (baritone)
Cord Garben (piano) Recorded in Hamburg, August 1982
ARTS 47613-2 [47.30] [JW]
A
real sense of drama and sweep and quasi-operatic
power. A fine and accomplished disc. A satisfying
programme in its own right. ... 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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