Samuel Adler
(b.1928) Five
Sephardic Choruses (1991) (I. Yom
Gila [1:43]; II. Ya Ribbon Olam
[1:11]; III. Ein Keloheinu [2:16];
IV. Adon Olam [2:09]; V. Zamm'ri
Li [1:14]) Mary Ellen Callahan, soprano
Helen Kruszewski, soprano (III. only) Heather
Johnson, mezzo-soprano Matthew Kirchner, tenor
Gideon Dabi, baritone (III. only) Ted Christopher,
baritone Pen Ying Fang, piano Rutgers Kirkpatrick
Choir/Patrick Gardner Recorded Plymouth Church
of Pilgrims, Brooklyn NY May; November 2001
Nuptial Scene (1975) [8:59]
Margaret Bishop Kohler, mezzo-soprano Eastman
Players/Samuel Adler Recorded Kilbourn Hall/Eastman
School of Music, University of Rochester NY
February 1998 The Binding (excerpt)
(1967) [8:57] Freda Herseth, soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor Raphael Frieder, baritone
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/Samuel Adler
Recorded Slovak Radio Hall, Bratislavia, Slovak
Republic, June 1998 Selected Liturgical
Works: El Melekh Yoshev (Date not
given) [2:59] Cantor Alberto Mizrahi Barbara
Harbach, organ Rochester Singers/Samuel Adler
Recorded Kilbourn Hall/Eastman School of Music,
University of Rochester NY May 1992 Ahavat
Olam (1960s) [1:56] Sim Shalom
(Date not given) [2:02] Bar'khu
(1976) [1:13] Sh'ma Yisra'el (1976)
[1:34] V’ahavta and Mi Khamokha
(1976) [3:36] Cantor Roslyn Jhunever Barak
Barbara Harbach, organ Rochester Singers Samuel
Adler, conductor Hashkivenu (1976)
[4:46] Cantor Richard Botton Barbara Harbach,
organ Rochester Singers/Samuel Adler Recorded
Kilbourn Hall/Eastman School of Music, University
of Rochester NY May 1992 Symphony No. 5
We Are the Echoes (1975) (I. We
Go [3:41]; II. Even During War
[4:52]; III. The Future [4:57]; IV.
We Are the Echoes [6:39]; V. God
Follows Me Everywhere [5:11]) 
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
Berlin/Samuel Adler Jesus Christus Kirche
Berlin, Germany July 1998
NAXOS AMERICAN CLASSICS MILKEN ARCHIVE OF
AMERICAN JEWISH MUSIC 8.559415 [70:39]
[JF]
Even
a superficial encounter with this recording
reveals a composer that is competent and well
able to change his style to suit the nature
of the music. What makes him rare is that
there is a definite consistency across his
use of an eclectic range of styles. ... See
Full Review
Isaac
ALBÉNIZ
(1860-1909) Iberia
– Books I – IV (1905-08) [82.15] La vega (1897) [16.00] Yvonne en visite!
(1909) [6.28] España; Souvenirs (1897) [12.18] Navarra (1909)
– completed by William Bolcom (b.1938) [8.40]
Marc-André Hamelin (piano) Recorded in Henry Wood Hall, London,
April and August 2004
HYPERION CDA 67476-77 [62.01 + 63.56] [JW]
Sweep
and clarity as well as Hamelin’s special brand of architectural understanding.
Warm recorded sound - an auspicious and very welcome disc. ... see Full
Review
Carl
Philip Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Solo Keyboard
Music Volume 13 Sinfonia
in G, Wq 122/1, H 45 (1745) [9.45] Sonata in d, Wq 65/24, H 60 (1749)
[6.42] Allegretto con Variazioni, Wq118/5 H65 (1750) [11.39] Sinfonia
in F, Wq 122/2, H,104 (1755) [14.22] Fantasia and Fugue in c, Wq
119/7, H75.5 (1755) [7.08] Sonata in e, Wq 65/29, H 83 (1755) [14.55]
Miklós
Spányi, fortepiano by Michael Walker 1999, after Silbermann 1749.
Recorded in a private residence in Ahlden, Germany, November 2001. Notes
in English, Deutsch, and Français.
BIS
CD-1328 [66.16][PSh]
A
superbly performed concert of music by a previously underrated composer
whose day has finally arrived. ... see Full
Review
Carl
Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788)
St Matthew Passion (1785) (H 798)
Isabella Stettner, soprano; Thomas Dewald (Evangelist), tenor; Daniel
Jordan (Jesus), Jochen Kupfer, baritone Zelter-Ensemble der Sing-Akademie
Berlin/Joshard Daus Recorded 4-5 April 2004, Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany.
DDD CAPRICCIO 60.113
[55:01][JV]
One
of the recently rediscovered Passions by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach,
which deserves a better performance than it receives here … see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) The Cantatas - Volume 2
Recorded: Protestant Church, Weinsberg, Germany, March 1957 Friedericke
Sailer, Maria Friesenhausen, Agnes Giebel, Emiko Iiyama, Ingeborg
Reichelt, Edith Selig, Hedy Graf (sopranos) Claudia Hellmann, Emmy
Lisken, Barbara Scherler, Hertha Töpper (altos) Helmut Krebs, Georg
Jelden, Theo Altmeyer, Friedrich Melzer, Kurt Huber (tenors) Erich Wenk,
Jakob Stämpfli, Barry McDaniel, Franz Kelch, Bruce Abel (basses)
Heinrich Schütz Choir, Heilbronn
Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra Württemberg Chamber Orchestra (BWV
102,137,150) Südwestfunk Orchestra, Baden-Baden (BWV 51, 104) Conducted
by Fritz Werner WARNER
ERATO 2564 61402-2 [10 CDs: 75’22 + 73’11" + 68’45" +
62’57" + 71’43" + 72’18" + 74’38" + 73’01"
+ 75’04" + 75’01". Total: 722’00"] [JQ]
I
recommend this box and the other two with
the greatest possible enthusiasm. ... see
Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685 - 1750) Mass
in b, BWV 232 (1714 - 1749) [108.20] Sunhae
Im, soprano; Marianne Beate Kielland, Ann
Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano;
Markus Schäfer, tenor; Hanno Müller-Brachmann,
bass-baritone. Dresden Chamber Choir.
Cologne Chamber Orchestra/Helmut Müller-Brühl
Recorded by Deutschlandfunk in the Sendesaal,
Cologne, Germany, November 2003. 5.1 surround
sound and 2.0 stereo on the SACD tracks, 2.0
stereo on the CD tracks. Notes in English
and Deutsch. English translatison of Latin
Text. Photos of artists. Hybrid
SACD also playable on CD players 
NAXOS
6.110102-03 [53.27 + 54.38] Available
on CD 8.55058586 
DVD-audio 5.11010203 [PSh]
Bach
"Lite," Bach cool, Bach for Freethinkers:
An unusually thin, calm, and clear performance
of this usually ecstatically performed work.
... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony
No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
[50:10] Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
[28:29]
Müchener Philharmoniker/Hans Knappertsbusch
(Eroica) Berliner Philharmoniker/Hans Knappertsbusch
rec. Live, Dec 1953 (Eroica), Munich. 27 Jan
1952 (Symphony 8), Berlin. ADD
ARCHIPEL ARPCD 0223 [78:37] [KS]
There
are too many fine performances of this music
and at good prices to waste hard earned cash
on this. ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47, ‘Kreutzer’a
(1803) [31’01]. Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Violin Sonata
No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108b (1888)
[19’40]. César
FRANCK (1822-1890) Violin Sonata
in Ac (1886) [25’08]. Jascha
Heifetz (violin); aBenno Moiseiwitsch,
bWilliam Kapell, cArtur
Rubinstein (pianos). From RCA Victor aLM-1193,
bLM-71, cHMV DB3206-08.
Rec. Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London, on aMay
14th-15th, 1951, cApril 3rd, 1937
and bRCA Studios, Hollywood, on
November 29th-30th, 1950. ADD NAXOS HISTORICAL
GREAT VIOLINISTS 8.110990 [75’49][CC]
Those
were the days. The roster of pianists here
is almost beyond belief … and they’re all
accompanying! Three truly great pianists in
the company of one of the greatest violinists.
... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Eroica
Variations, Op. 35 (1802) Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Variations
and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
(1861)
Seta Tanyel, piano Recorded Abbey Road
Studios, London (date not provided)
originally released on Collins Classics
HYPERION HELIOS CDH55201 [54:13] [DS]
I
warmly recommend this Tanyel disc at budget
price. Her playful Beethoven and loving Brahms
make for a very attractive coupling ... see
Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) The
Last Three Sonatas Sonata in E major Op.109 (1820) [20.06] Sonata
in A flat major Op.110 (1821-22) [19.23] Sonata in C minor Op.111 (1822)
[26.29] Jerome Rose (piano)
Recorded at the CUNY Graduate Centre, New York, June 2001
MONARCH CLASSICS M20012 [66.14] [JW]
In
short these are consistently elevated traversals,
strong on structural command, powerful of
utterance. They may not win over all listeners
but their integrity and seriousness are never
in doubt. ... see Full
Review
Vincenzo
BELLINI (1801-1835)
I
Puritani - grand opera in three acts (1835)
Edita Gruberova (sop) Elvira; José Bros (ten) Arturo;
Simón Orfila (bar) Giorgio; Carlos Alvarez (bar) Riccardo;
Raquel Pierotti (mezzo) Enrichetta di Francia; Konstantin Gorny
(bass) Lord Walton; Chorus and Symphonic Orchestra of
the Liceu Theatre/Friedrich Haider Recorded live at the Liceu Theatre,
Barcelona, Spain on 8 Feb. 2001
TDK DVD
DV-OPIP [2 DVDs: 159:00] [RW]
A
cast on fine form throughout but minimalistic
scenery
is bleak and scant ... see Full
Review
Richard
RODNEY BENNETT
(b. 1936) Sea Change – The
Choral Music of Richard Rodney Bennett Sea
Change (1983) (17:05) A Farewell to
Arms (2001) (11:47) A Good-Night
(1999) (2:36) Verses (1964) (6:31)
Missa Brevis (1990) (15:40) Five
Carols (1967) (10:04) Lullay mine liking
(1984) (3:37) What sweeter music (1968)
(3:38) Puer nobis (1980) (2:26)
The Cambridge Singers/John Rutter Sue
Dorey (cello) rec. LSO St. Luke’s, London,
August 2004 DDD
COLLEGIUM RECORDS CSACD 901 [74:28] [CT]
A
beautifully performed survey of Richard Rodney Bennett’s often neglected
choral music. ... a fine disc in every way ... see Full
Review
Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869) Roméo
et Juliette op.17 (1838) (A) (B) [2 versions: 91:27, 91:31], Les Nuits
d’Été op.7 (1838, orchestral version 1856) (C) [30:14], Les Troyens
(1856-58): Chasse royale et orage (D) [10:59], La Damnation de
Faust op.24 (1845-6) (E) [121:52], Béatrice et Bénédict (1862): Overture
(F) (G) [2 versions: 07:18, 07:17], Le Corsaire op.21 (1844-55)
(H) [07:58], Benvenuto Cellini op.23 (1834-1837): Overture (I)
[10:26], L’enfance du Christ op.25 (1850-54) (J) [93:26], Harold en
Italie op.16 (1834) (K) [37:44], Le carnaval romain op.9 (1843) (L)
[08:01], Grande messe des morts op.5 (1837) (M) [83:33], Symphonie fantastique
op.14 (1830) (N) (O) [2 versions: 46:20, 48:54]
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano) (C), Suzanne Danco (soprano) (E),
Rosalind Elias (mezzo-soprano) (B), Margaret Roggero (mezzo-soprano)
(A), Florence Kopleff (contralto) (J), Leslie Chabay (tenor) (A), David
Poleri (tenor) (E), Léopold Simoneau (tenor) (M), Cesare Valletti (tenor)
(B) (J), Lucien Oliver (baritone) (J), Martial Singher (baritone) (E),
Gérald Souzay (baritone) (J), Donald Gramm (bass) (E), McHenry Boatwright
(bass) (E), Yi-Kwei Sze (bass) (A), Giorgio Tozzi (bass) (B) (J), William
Primrose (viola) (K), Harvard Glee Club (A) (E), New England Conservatory
Chorus (B) (J) (M), Radcliffe Choral Society (A) (E) Boston Symphony
Orchestra/Charles Munch (all items) Recorded 1949 (F), 22nd-23rd
February 1953 (A), 21st-22nd February 1954 (E),
14th-15th November 1954 (N), 12th-13th
April 1955 (C), 23rd-24th December 1956 (J), 1st
December 1958 (G) (H) (L), 6th April 1959 (D) (I), 26th-27th
April 1959 (M), 23rd-24th April 1961 (B), 9th
April 1962 (O) in the Symphony Hall, Boston
BMG RCA RED SEAL 82876-60393-2 [10 CDs: 67:24 + 66:06 + 74:26 +74:04 + 72:50 + 66:52 + 60:26 + 69:50
+ 73:14 + 75:06][JW]
All
of these performances are special and this
box is the most comprehensive evidence yet
of Munch’s status as a Berlioz conductor.
... see Full
Review
Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
Les
francs-juges Overture [12’26"] Waverley
Overture, Op. 1 [10’24"] Le roi Lear
Overture, Op. 4 [15’57"] Le carnaval
romain Overture, Op. 9 [9’29"] Béatrice
et Bénédict Overture [8’06"]
Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21 [8’44"]
Benvenuto Cellini Overture, Op. 23 [10’07"]
Staatskapelle Dresden/Sir Colin Davis
Recorded 13-18 January, 1997, Lukaskirche,
Dresden DDD
BMG RCA Red Seal 82876 65839 2 [75’15"]
[JQ]
Surely
an essential purchase for all those who
love the music of that wayward, original,
exciting genius, Hector Berlioz. ... see
Full
Review
Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
Requiem
- “Grande Messe des Morts,” Op 5 (1837) (84.44)
Leopold Simoneau, tenor New England Conservatory Chorus/Lorna
Cook de Varon. Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch Recorded in Symphony
Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 27 April 1959 Notes in English with
text in Latin and English translation. Technical notes in English, Français,
and Deutsch. Remastered in DSD by John Newton, Soundmirror, Inc. Hybrid
SACD also playable on CD players. 3.0 and 2.0
stereo SACD tracks. 2.0 stereo cd tracks.
BMG RCA RED SEAL “LIVING STEREO” 82876 663732-2 (2) [39.13
+ 45.31][PSh]
One
of the very best Berlioz Requiems ever recorded in brilliant new high
resolution sound. ... see Full
Review
Stanley
BLACK
(1913-2002) Film Music: Battle
of the Sexes (1960) [8:07] Sands of the Desert (1960) [9:11]
Stormy Crossing (1957) [17:12] Blood of the Vampire (1958)
[10:58] Jack the Ripper (1959) [13:52] Three Steps to the
Gallows (1954) [7:09] The Young Ones (1961) [3:16]
BBC Concert Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth rec. Watford Colosseum, England,;
23 and 24 November 2004
CHANDOS CHAN 10306 [70:20] [IL]
Commendable
enthusiasm yet one cannot help feeling that
it is not exactly the most inspired of Chandos’s
British Film Music series ... see Full
Review
Joseph
Bodin DE BOISMORTIER (1689-1755)
Six Concertos for five Flutes Suite
for transverse flute in b minor, op. 35,5*
[08:22] Concerto for 5 transverse flutes in
G, op. 15,1 [07:32] Concerto for 5 transverse
flutes in a minor, op. 15,2 [07:58] Sonata
for 3 transverse flutes in d minor, op. 7,4*/**/***
[11:43] Concerto for 5 transverse flutes in
D, op. 15,3 [07:59] Concerto for 5 transverse
flutes in b minor, op. 15,4 [07:46] Concerto
for 2 transverse flutes in G, op. 38,3*/***
[06:23] Concerto for 5 transverse flutes in
A, op. 15,5 [07:36] Concerto for 5 transverse
flutes in e, op. 15,6 [07:00]
Barthold Kuijken (*), Frank Theuns (**),
Marc Hantaï (***), Daniel Etienne, Serge
Saïtta, transverse flute Recorded September
1995 at the Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the
Netherlands DDD
ACCENT ACC 24161 [72:32] [JV]
Sparkling
performances of nine grains of gold from Boismortier's
oeuvre... see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Piano
Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15a
(1854-8) [53’24] Piano Quartet No. 1 in G
minor, Op. 25 (1861, orch. SCHOENBERG
1938) [46’16].
aDaniel Barenboim (piano) Berliner
Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle. Rec. Herodes
Atticus Odeon, Athens on May 1st,
2004. Includes ‘bonus film’, ‘The European
Concert in Olympic Athens’ [18’17]. PAL. 16:9
anamorphic. PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1,
DTS 5.1. Format DVD9.
EUROARTS 2053659 [127’00] [CC]
What
an occasion this must have been! A superb
DVD, and one of the best orchestral DVDs I
have yet seen. Enjoy the concert! ... see
Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Violin
Concerto in D major Op.77 [40.21] Pyotr Ilyich
TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Violin Concerto in D major Op.35
[38.20] Gioconda
de Vito (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra/Rudolf Schwarz (Brahms, recorded
in 1953) Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI/Mario Rossi (Tchaikovsky,
recorded live in 1954)
ARCHIPEL ARPCD 0249 [76.39] [JW]
An
important document for de Vito adherents and should be noted ... see
Full Review
Johannes
BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Four
Hand Piano Music Vol. 14 Piano Quartet No 2 in A Op.26 (Arr. composer
for Piano Duet) (i) Allegro non troppo [14:37] (ii) Poco Adagio (iii)
Scherzo: Poco Allegro (iv) Finale: Allegro [9:16] Five Waltzes Op.39
(Arr. composer for Two Pianos) No 1 in B [1:00] No 2 in E [1:21] No
11 in B minor [1:16] No 14 in G# minor [1:12] No 15 in A flat [1:44]
Silke-Thora Matthies,
Christian Köhn (piano(s)) Rec. Clara Wieck Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany,
October and November 2000. DDD
NAXOS 8.554821 [52:24][PCW]
Great
music is great music in any format ... it is hard to imagine the quartet
being better done in this arrangement ... see Full
Review
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833–1897) German Folk Songs (1894) No.
16 Wach auf, mein Herzensschöne No. 6 Da unten im Tale No.
3 Gar lieblich hat sich gesellet No. 35 Soll sich der Mond nicht heller
scheinen No. 20 Schönster Schatz No. 17 Ach Gott, wie weh tut Scheiden
No. 41 Es steht ein’ Lind No. 36 Es wohnet ein Fiedler No. 28 Es reit’t
ein Herr No. 7 Gunhilde No. 31 Dort in den Weiden No. 2 Erlaube mir,
fein’s Mädchen No. 8 Ach, englische Schäferin No. 11 Jungfräulein, soll
ich mit Euch gehn No. 5 Die Sonne scheint nicht mehr No. 10 Es ritt
ein Ritter No. 29 Es war ein Markgraf No. 1 Sagt mir, o schönste Schäf’rin
mein No. 12 Feinsliebchen, du sollst No. 25 Mein Mädel hat einen Rosenmund
No. 21 Es ging ein Maidlein zarte No. 24 Mir ist ein schön’s braun’s
Maidelein No. 27 Ich stand auf hohem Berge No. 40 Ich weiss mir’n Maidlein
No. 30 All mein’ Gedanken No. 37 Du mein einzig Licht No.
34 Wie komm’ ich denn zur Tür herein No. 42 In stiller Nacht Stephan
Genz (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) Recorded
in the Teldec Studio, Berlin, in December 1998
WARNER APEX 2564 61910-2 [59:13][GF]
Genz’s
less sophisticated, more naturally flowing, readings are just as valid.
Lovers of this music need both Genz and Schwarzkopf/Fischer-Dieskau
... see Full Review
Benjamin
BRITTEN
(1913-1976) Variations
on a Theme of Frank Bridge Op.10 (1937) [26.21]
Simple Symphony Op.4 (1933-34) [15.31] Prelude
and Fugue Op.29 (1943) [8.28]
Northern Sinfonia of England/Richard
Hickox Recorded at All Saints Quayside Church,
Newcastle, 1987
SANCTUARY RESONANCE CDRSN 3043 [50.28]
[JW]
Fine,
impressive and frequently exhilarating performances.
... see
Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1973)
CD 1 String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 (1941) [26:13] String
Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op 36 (1945) [31:47] CD 2 String Quartet
No. 3, Op. 94 (1975) [25:44] Three Divertimenti for String Quartet
(1936) [10:31]
Belcea Quartet Recorded: String Quartet No. 3, July 2003 and remaining
works 28 June to 3 July 2004 at Potton Hall, Suffolk, U.K.
EMI CLASSICS 5 57968 2 [58:10 + 36:24][MC]
I
feel truly privileged to have this spectacular
release from the Belceas in my collection.
My advice is to obtain it immediately. A stunning
set! ... see Full
Review
Benjamin
BRITTEN
(1913-1976) Folk Song Arrangements
Felicity Lott (soprano); Philip Langridge
(tenor); Graham Johnson (piano); Carlos Bonell
(guitar); Christopher Van Kampen (cello) Recorded
at St Giles Cripplegate Church, London, March
1995 (disc 1, tracks 1-8 and 10-24, disc 2
tracks 1-24), at St. Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge,
London in June 1995 (disc 1 track 9) and at
Henry Wood Hall, London in March 1995 (disc
1 tracks 25 and 26 and disc 2 tracks 25 and
26) DDD
NAXOS 8.557220-21 [65.34 + 67.03]
[ED]
Anyone
wanting Britten’s folk-song arrangements can
safely acquire this pleasurable set without
fear of disappointment ... see Full
Review
Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1976)
The
Turn of the Screw (1954)
Mark Padmore (tenor) Quint; Lisa Milne (soprano)
Governess; Catrin Wyn Davies (soprano) Miss
Jessel; Diana Montague (mezzo) Mrs Grose;
Nicholas Kirby Johnson (treble) Miles; Caroline
Wise (girl soprano) Flora City of London Sinfonia/Richard
Hickox. TV Producer Fiona Morris. TV Director
Katie Mitchell. Extras includes spoken synopsis
and cast gallery. NTSC. LPCM Stereo. Dolby
Digital. 16:9.
BBC
OPUS ARTE OA 0907 D [117'00] [CC]
The
transference of opera to film can be fraught
with difficulty. In the present case, it is
a wonderful success. James' story in Britten's
setting emerges magnificently. ... see Full
Review
Dave BRUBECK
(b.1920) Songs:
All my love (1,3) [5:25]; Strange meadowlark
(1,3) [4:45]; The things you never remember
(1,3) [5:59]; So lonely (1,3) [5:28]; Don’t
forget me (1,3) [4:26]; There’ll be no tomorrow
(1,3) [4:50]; The time of our madness (1,3)
[2:09]; Tao (1) [2:50]; Final curve/Search
(1,4) [3:15]; Dream dust/Hold fast to dreams
(1,4) [2:57]; Hold fast to dreams (2,4) [5:23];
The dream keeper (1,2,4) [5:06]; Day after
day (1,4) [4:47]; Once when I was very young
(1,4) [3:42]
John De Haan: tenor (1); Jane Giering
De Haan: soprano (2); Dave Brubeck: piano
(3); Cliff Jackson: piano (4) rec. Gusman
Concert Hall, University of Miami, Frost School
of Music, 9-11 Jan 2004
NAXOS 8.559220 [61:02] [SA]
Likeable
enough but I can’t help thinking that the
songs may have been better served by different
singers ... see Full
Review
Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896)
Symphony
No. 8 (1887 version) [80.36]
Bruckner Orchestra Linz/Dennis Russell Davies rec. 10 March 2004,
Brucknerhaus, Linz
ARTE NOVA 82876 62856 2 [28.29 + 51.57] [TB]
There
is an appropriate warmth and atmosphere, while
the playing is altogether admirable. Davies
keeps the music flowing in this recording
of the Bruckner’s original version ... see
Full Review
Ferruccio
BUSONI (1866-1924)
Suite
for Solo Violin in D minor, BWV1004 – Chaconne
(Bach/Busoni, 1892) [16’33]. Elegien:
Neue Klavierstücke, K249 – Turandots
Frauen (1907/8) [3’49]. Chamber-Fantasy
on Bizet’s ‘Carmen’, K284 (Sonatine
No. 6, 1920) [8’47]. Fantasia Contrappuntistica,
K255/6 (Edizione Definitiva, 1910) [29’02].
Murray McLachlan (piano) Rec. Whiteley
Hall, Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester,
22 Aug 2004. DDD
DUNELM DRD0232 [58’36] [CC]
This
recording is no small achievement – McLachlan
manages to give more than workable accounts
of music that drips with difficulties. ...
see Full
Review
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