Nineteenth
Century Organ and Choral Music
Theophil
FORCHHAMER (1847-1923)
Sonate Nr.2 in e-Moll, op.15 ‘Zur Todtenfeier’
(pub. 1886) [25:04] Aus Acht Choralbearbeitungen,
op.11 (pub. 1887) Es ist gewisslich an
der Zeit [2:00] Jesus meine Zuversicht
[2:33] Theodor KIRCHNER
(1823-1903) Aus Orgelkompositionen, op.89
(pub. 1890) [14:33] Benedict
JUCKER (1811-1876) Aus Neun Choral-Vorspiele,
op.7 (1867) Mein Jesu den die Seraphinen
[2:43] O’ wie so gar sanftmüthig
[2:03] Ach bleib mit deiner Gnade [2:22]
Josef Gabriel RHEINBERGER
(1839-1901) Messe in f-Moll, op.159 für
Chor und Orgel (1889) [22:04] 
Ursina Caflisch (organ) Cantus Firmus/Clau
Scherrer Rec. Katholische Pfarrkirche, Ilanz,
27-31 October 2004
GUILD GMCD 7290 [74:36] [WK]
A
successful anthology of lesser-known Swiss
Nineteenth Century Organ and Choral Music
... see Full
Review
7 ORGANS Samuel
SCHEIDT (1587-1654)
Cantico
Belgica [6'10] Fantasia super Io son ferito
lasso [10'25] Heinrich
SCHEIDEMANN (1596-1663) Galliarda
ex D [4'29] Johann
KRIEGER (1652-1735) Ricercar in
e [2'26] Adagio [1'36] J.S.
BACH (1685-1750) Praeludium et
Fuga in d BWV 539 [7'17] Wilhelm
Friedemann BACH (1710-1785) Fuga
in g [1'48] Fuga in c [4'16] W.A.
MOZART (1756-1791) Andante in F
[6'35] J.G. KREBS
(1713-1780) from Clavierubung: Jesu Meine
Freude [3'49] Christ Lag in Todesbanden [4'02]
Meinem Jesum lass ich nicht [3'07]
Naoko Imai, organs rec. historic instruments
in Sweden: Skokloster (1667), Morlanda (1604/1715),
Tjallmo (1710), Leufsta Bruk (1728), Jonsered
(1783), Yttergran (1776), Borstil (1783),
21 July-1 August 2003. DDD
MUSICA REDIVIVA MRACD 011 [57'56] [CB]
Warmly
recommended for fabulous presentation, good
playing, and wonderful organs and music. Buy
it and be inspired to find out more about
these remarkable survivals. ... see Full
Review
Abendlied:
19th-century Romantic German part-songs and motets
Josef
RHEINBERGER (1839-1901) Abendlied [2:52] Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Warum ist das Licht gegeben [9:20]; Geistliches
Lied [4:52] * Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Sechs Sprüche, Op 79 (1841) [11:20]: Weihnachten (Christmas) ; Am Neujahrstage
(New Year's Day); Am Himmelfahrtstage (Ascension Day); In der Passionszeit
(Passiontide); Im Advent (Advent); Am Charfreitage (Whitsunday) Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Christus factus est [5:20]; Ave Maria
[3:09] Max REGER (1873-1916) Drei
sechsstimme Chöre, Op 39 [13:36]: Schweigen (Silence); Abendlied (Evening
song); Frühlingsblick (Springtime) Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883) An Webers Grabe [4:02] Hugo
WOLF (1860-1903) Sechs geistliche Lieder (1881) [13:50]:
Aufblick (Looking Upwards); Einklang (Harmony); Resignation (Resignation);
Letzte Bitte (Last Prayer); Ergebung (Submission); Erhebung (Exaltation)
Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949) Der
Abend (1897) [10:36] **
The Rodolfus Choir/Ralph Allwood and Ben Parry ** Tom Winpenny (organ)
* rec. Eton College Chapel, December 2002. DDD.
HERALD HAVPCD 289 [79:40][ED]
Singing
of distinctive refinement, well paced, evenly
blended ... the altos are rich-toned, the
sopranos float their lines with melting ease.
The recording is beautifully atmospheric ...
see Full
Review
Bandstand
in the Park Recordings
re-mastered from a variety of recorded sources
GUILD GLCD 5117 [76:52]
Pick
a few tracks and sit back with an ice cream
or real lemonade and think of days gone past
that somehow seemed simpler and summers that
were almost certainly warmer and sunnier.
... see Full
Review
Bird’s Eye
Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Pensées,
Op. 62 No. 1 (1936) [12:17] Fugitive Vision
No. 1, Op 22 (1915) [1:22] Alexander
WUSTIN (b. 1948) Lamento (1984)
[2:58] Three Songs from Toropets (1972)
[5:27] Ivan SOKOLOV
(b. 1960) In the Clouds [4:49];
Evening Birds [7:42] Nikolaj
KORNDORF (1947-2001) Yarilo
(1981) [25:23]
Ivan Sokolov (piano) rec. August 2004,
Moscow Radio House, Russia
MEGADISC MDC 7804 [63:19] [DB]
An
intensely atmospheric and carefully chosen
program, sensitively and provocatively played.
... see Full
Review
Julian
Bream – Music of Spain Luis
de MILÁN (c.1500-1561) From El Maestro
Pavana 1 [1.40]; Pavana V [1.25]; Pavana VI [2.14]; Fantasia XX11
[2.41]; Fantasia VIII [3.05]; Fantasia IX [2.04]; Tento I [7.25]; Pavana
IV [1.48];Fantasia XVI [3.07] Luys de NAVÁEZ
From Los seys libros del Delphin de Musica Book 1 – Fantasia
V [2.14]; Book II – Fantasia V [1.11]; Book III – La Cancion del Emperador
[3.24]; Book II – Fantasia VI [0.59]; Book V – Arde coracon arde [1.18];
Book V – Ya se asiente el Rey Ramiro [1.57]; Book IV – O gloriosa Domina
(seys diferencias) [7.18]; Book VI – Conde claros [2.35]; Book VI –
Guardame las vacas [2.49]; Book VI – Tres diferencias por otra parte
[2.27]; Book VI – Baxa de contrapunto [1.15] Alonso
MUDARRA (c.1510-1580) Fantasia [2.01] Fernando
SOR (1778-1839) Fantasie Op.30 [13.40]; Fantasie Op.7 [19.55];
Variations on a Theme by Mozart Op.9 [9.29] Dionisio
AGUADO (1784-1849) Pieces for Guitar Op.2 [22.01] Enrique
GRANADOS (1867-1916) Dedicatoria – from Cuentos para la juventud
[1.41]; La Maja de Goya (Tonadilla) [4.42]; Danzas españolas for piano
Op.37 – Villanesca [6.27]; Danzas españolas for piano Op.37 – Andaluza
[4.14]; Valses Poeticos [12.26] Isaac ALBENIZ
(1860-1909) Mallorca Op.202 [7.16]; Suite Espanola Op.47 [17.23];
Cantos de Espana for piano Op.232 No.4 – Cordoba [7.16] Francisco
TÁRREGA (1852-1909) Mazurka in G [2.48]; Etude in A [1.57];
Marieta [2.28]; Capricho arabe [5.22]; Prelude in A minor [1.42]; Recuerdos
de la Alhambra [3.49] Joaquin MALATS
(1872-1912) Serenata [3.51] Emilio PUJOL
(1886-1980) Tango espagnol [3.45]; Guajira [4.23] Miguel
LLOBET (1878-1938) Canciónes populares catalanas [16.38]
Joaquín TURINA (1882-1949)
Fandanguillo Op.36 [4.50]; Sevillana Op.29 [5.17]; Homanaje a Tarrega
Op.69 [4.06] Alonso MUDARRA (c.1510-1580)
Fantasia XIV [1.56] Luis de MILÁN (c.1500-1561)
Fantasia XXII [2.27] Luys de NAVÁEZ
Book III – La Cancion del Emperador [3.24]; Book VI – Conde claros
[2.39] Alonso MUDARRA (c.1510-1580)
Fantasia X [1.50] Santiago de MURCIA
Prelude and Allegro [2.16] Luigi BOCCHERINI
(1743 - 1805) Guitar Quintet G448 in D – Fandango [4.22] Fernando
SOR (1778-1839) Grand Solo Op.14 [10.10] Dionisio
AGUADO (1784-1849)
Rondo Op.2 No.3 in A minor [6.11] Fernando
SOR (1778-1839) Variations on a Theme by Mozart Op.9 [8.37];
Fantasie Op.7 – Fantasie only [6.51]; Minuet from Sonata Op.25 [2.53]
Joaquin RODRIGO (1901-1999) Concierto
de Aranjuez [21.16]; Tres piezas Españolas [14.26]; Invocation and Dance
(Hommage a Manuel de Falla) [8.56]; Fantasia para un gentilhombre [23.19]
Julian Bream (guitar, lute)
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe/John Eliot Gardiner (Concierto de Aranjuez)
RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra/Leo Brouwer (Fantasia para un gentilhombre)
Recorded 1962-84 BMG-RCA
RED SEAL 82876 67889-2 [6 CDs: 56.46 + 64.39 + 62.35 + 62.50 + 54.50
+ 68.54][JW]
Performances
are consistently elevated, the music-making
revealing technically impeccable command,
and colourful expressivity lends distinction
to everything Bream plays. ... see Full
Review
British
Trumpet Concertos
John
CARMICHAEL (b.1930) Trumpet Concerto
(1972) [21:51] (I Andante maestoso; II Lento;
III Allegro vivace) Iain
HAMILTON (1922-2000) Concerto for
jazz trumpet, Op.37 (1958) [12:50] (I Medium
blues; II Allegro: Quick bounce; III Lento;
IV Allegro) Rutland
BOUGHTON (1878-1960) Trumpet Concerto
(1943) [20:33] (I Poco adagio; Allegretto;
Allegro; Largo sostenuto; Allegro; II Lento
espressivo; Allegro spiritoso; Largo)Tony
HEWITT-JONES (1926-1989) Concerto
for trumpet and strings (1986) [18:18] (I
Fanfare and Scherzo; II Air and Variations;
III Moto perpetuo)
John Wallace (trumpet) BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra/Simon Wright World premiere recordings
apart from Carmichael rec. no details given.
WHITE LINE CD CDWHL2159 [73:55] [RB]
Four
extremely accessible concertos full of mercurial
moodiness and dazzle, succulent jazziness,
clarion delight and emotional gravitas. The
best of the Sanctuary concerto collections
... see Full
Review
The
5 Browns Nikolai
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908)
Flight of the Bumble Bee [1:24] Leonard
BERNSTEIN (1918-1990)
Scenes from West Side Story [7:04] Paul
DUKAS (1865-1935)
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice [8:38] Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937)
La Valse (poème choréographique) [11:26] Ignaz
FRIEDMAN (1882-1948) Tabatière á Musique,
Op. 33, No. 3 [2:46] Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)
Moments Musicaux Op. 1, No. 4 [2:56] Elégie from
Morceaux de fantasies, Op. 3 [6:03] Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
L’Isle Joyeuse [5:31] Sergei PROKOFIEV
(1891-1953)
Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 [7:21] York
BOWEN (1884-1961)
Toccata Op. 15 [4:16] Edvard GRIEG
(1843-1907)
In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt, Op. 23
[2:25] The Five
Browns: Desirae, Deondra, Gregory, Melody, Ryan (pianos) Rec. 23-27
Aug 2004, Right Track Studio, New York City. DDD
RCA RED SEAL (SONY BMG) 82876 66008 2 [59:58] [ABi]
Despite
some minor faults this is a disc that I would
wholly recommend. I look forward to hearing
much more from this group in the future. ...
see Full
Review
Original
Works and Classics for Cello and Double Bass Ignaz
Joseph PLEYEL (1757-1831) Rondeau in C major [2:34] Theme
and Variations in G major [8:41] Franz BENDA
(1709-1786) Sonata in F major [5:38] Luigi
BOCCHERINI (1743-1805) 3 Fugues [6:20] Jules
MASSENET (1842-1912) Duo in D major [1:26] Giorgio
ANTONIOTTI (1692-1776) Sonata No. 9 in C minor [9:55]
Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)
2 Canons in F major [3:19] Johann Michael
HAYDN (1737-1806) Polonaise in C major [3:35] Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Andantine and Tempo di minuetto [9:06]
Anton KRAFT (1749-1820) Sonata
No. 1 in B flat major* (14:16) Jean Louis
DUPORT (1749-1819) Adagio in E flat major* [5:42] Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Divertimento in D major* [7:19] Luigi
BOCCHERINI (1743-1805) Sonata No.3 in G major* [9:31] Gotthelf
Heinrich KUMMER (1774-1857) Variations in C major, Op. 12*
[7:36] Franz Christoph NEUBAUER (1750-1795)
Sonata No.1 in C major* [8:58]
Jörg Baumann (cello), Klaus Stoll (double bass) rec. Teldec Studio,
Berlin, 25-28 February 1980; 8-10 October 1984.
WARNER APEX 2564 62298-2 [50:45 + 54:25][GPu]
A
historically fascinating survey of rare repertoire, most of which is
musically rewarding and all of which is well played ... see Full
Review
Classical
Music in the Forties: Instruments
of the Orchestra The Crown Film Unit’s film of Sir Malcolm Sargent
(1895-1967) conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in a performance
of the Benjamin BRITTEN (1913-1976)
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Variations
and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell) (1946) Steps of the Ballet
Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) goes through the steps of creating
a ballet to music by Arthur BENJAMIN
(b. 1960) Dame Myra Hess (1890-1965) performs the first movement
of Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Appassionata (Sonata in F minor, Op 57) (1894-5) and an extract from
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto No 17
in G K453 (1784). Dennis Brain
(1921-1957) explains his instrument, the French Horn, and plays
excerpts from Ludvig van BEETHOVEN’s
Sonata in F for horn and piano with Denis Matthews (1919-1988) Performances
recorded on film in the 1940s – no specific dates given. 
BEULAH
DVD YB35 [75:00] [IL]
An
absorbing nostalgic trip back to the 1940s;
but more than that it is a very good tutorial
for newcomers to orchestral music and to the
ballet ... see Full
Review
Larry
Combs (clarinet)
Miklós
RÓZSA (1907-1995) Sonata for Clarinet Solo*
(1986) [15:18] Sonatina for Clarinet Solo (1951) [9:27] George
ROCHBERG (1918-2005) Trio for Clarinet, Horn and Piano (1980)
[19:27] Gunther SCHULLER (b.1925) Romantic
Sonata for Clarinet, Horn and Piano (1983)
Larry Combs (clarinet), Gail Williams (horn), Mary Ann Covert (piano)
Recorded: 1986 and *2004
CRYSTAL RECORDS CD731 [55:07][GPu]
A
valuable and largely enjoyable programme, with striking music for solo
clarinet by Rózsa and a subtle trio piece by Schuller … see Full
Review
Concertos
for Four Horns Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Konzertstück
for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86 (1849) [17'12]. George
Frederic HANDEL (1685-1759) Concerto in F (c1746) [6'16].
Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) Overture
in F (1725) [23'46]. Franz Joseph HAYDN
(1732-1809) Symphony No. 31 in D, Hornsignal (1765) [28'07].
American Horn Quartet
(Kerry Turner, Charles Putnam, David Johnson, Geoffrey Winter) Sinfonia
Varsovia/Dariusz Wisniewski. rec. Polish Studios, Warsaw, Poland, 18-20
July 2003. DDD NAXOS
8.557747 [75'40] [CC]
An
interesting record, although perhaps of greatest
interest to horn players despite the programmer's
attempts at variety. ... see Full
Review
Dance
of the Hours Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Overture from Le Nozze di Figaro
(1786) [4:26] Camille SAINT-SAËNS
(1835-1921) Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila (1877)
[7:32] Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Pas de deux from The Nutcracker (1891) [5:32] Jules
MASSENET (1842-1912) The Last Sleep of the Virgin from
La Vierge (1880) [4:49] Amilcare PONCHIELLI
(1834-1886) Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda (1876)
[9:16] Giuseppe VERDI (1813-1901)
Ballet Music from Aida (1871) [4:47] Prelude to Act I from
La Traviata (1853) [3:59] Overture from La Force du Destin
(1862) [8:05] Gioachino ROSSINI (1792-1868)
Overture from La Cenerentola (1817) [7:54] Pietro
MASCAGNI (1863-1945) Intermezzo from Cavalleria
Rusticana (1890) [3:39] Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791) Overture from Der Schauspieldirektor
(1786) [4:31] Jean-Philippe RAMEAU
(1683-1764) Overture from Naïs (1749) (arranged by Divall)
[3:54] Orchestra Victoria/Richard
Divall Recorded South Melbourne Town Hall, October 2001
ABC CLASSICS 476 8366 [68:24][GPu]
An
enjoyable, well-recorded anthology of familiar theatrical music in accomplished,
but unspectacular, performances … see Full
Review
Electric
Cello Carl VINE (b. 1954) Inner
World for cello and sampled cello (1994) [13:03] Roger
SMALLEY (b. 1943) Echo II for cello and two digital
delays (1978) [9:18] Martin WESLEY-SMITH
(b. 1945) Welcome to the Hotel Turismo for cello and CD (2000)
[13:00] Andrew FORD (b. 1957) Memorial
for solo cello with digital delay (1994) [10:22] igel
WESTLAKE (b. 1958) Onomatopoeia for solo cello and
delay (1984) [9:11]
David Pereira (cello) Christo Curtis (sound engineer) Rec. May-June
2005, Tapitallee West Studio, Kangaroo Valley
TALL POPPIES TP180 [54:04] [DC]
The
freshness and energy of this production leap
at you from your loudspeakers. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Echoes
of the East John
WILLIAMS arr. Christian
JENKINS Olympic Spirit (1998)
[2:55] Karl JENKINS
arr. Tony SMALL
The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace [20:07]
* Traditional arr.
John IVESON Londonderry
Air [2:56] # Vittorio
MONTI arr. Steve
YORK Czardas [3:46] + Martin
BUNCE arr. Steve
BRODIE Marianne [3:12] §
Herman BELLSTEDT
arr. Robert CHILDS
Napoli [5:47] * Rodney
NEWTON Echoes of the East
[12:41] Jim WEBB
arr. Barrie FORGIE
MacArthur Park [9:04] Traditional
arr. Barrie FORGIE
Scarborough Fair [4:24] Harry
JAMES arr. Bill
GELDARD Trumpet Blues and Cantabile
[2:36] Igor STRAVINSKY
arr. Ray FARR
Infernal Dance and Finale from
The Firebird (1910) [7:35] David Childs
(euphonium) * Chris Thomas (trombone) #
Owen Farr. (tenor horn) +, Joanne Deane (flugel
horn) §.
Buy As You View Band/Dr Robert Childs
Rec. St Teilo Arts Centre, Wales, 17 July
2005. DDD
DOYEN DOYCD195 [75:51] [TP]
All
in all a splendid disc of light brass band
fare. Buy and enjoy. ... see Full
Review
Esperar
Sentir Morir -
Songs and Dances from the Hispanic Baroque Juan
HIDALGO (1612-1685) Esperar, sentir, morir [4:31]
Kah-Ming NG and
Clara SANABRAS Quiero, y no saben que quiero [9:06]
Lucas Ruiz de RIBAYAZ (b. 1626)
Espanoletas [4:58] Sebastian
DURON (1660-1716) Corazon, causeteneis [4:32] Francisco
ESCALADA (17th century) Canten dos jilguerillos
[2:18] ANONYMOUS Solo, triste
y ausente [5:00] Differenzias sobre la Gayta [3:38] Clemente
IMANA (17th century) Filis yo tengo [3:32]
ANONYMOUS Ay, mi Dios! Que
fuera de mi sin vos? [3:59] Chacona [2:24] Juan
BARTER (1648-1706) Hazo, Anton! [8:29] ANONYMOUS
San Juan de Lima [6:43] Francisco
de SANTIAGO (1578-1644) Que se ausenta [4:25] Francesc
VALLS (1671-1747) Gilguerillo que el ayre [7:57]
ANONYMOUS Tarambote para
duas charamelinhas [2:39] Kah-Ming
NG Canarios [4:30]
Charivari Agréable: Clara Sanabras (soprano), Rodrigo del Pozo (tenor),
Kah-Ming Ng (director) rec. St Andrew’s Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire,
22-24 September 2004. DDD
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD069 [78.42][EM]
This
is delightful music, well performed, and the disc comes well-recommended.
... see Full Review
Every
Violinist’s Guide - Thirty Four Traditional Caprices, Etudes and
Studies Rudolf KREUTZER (1766-1831) Etude
No. 2 Op. 16 [0.46] Etude No. 35 Op. 16 [2.49] Etude No. 8 Op. 16 [1.16]
Pierre RODE (1774-1830) Caprice
No. 21 Op. 22 [2.58] Caprice No. 17 Op. 22 [1.39] Caprice No. 2 Op.
22 [1.30] Caprice No. 8 Op. 22 [1.53]
Federigo
FIORILLO (1755-1823) Caprice No. 14
Op 3 [1.54] Caprice No. 28 Op. 3 [1.58] Caprice No. 3 Op. 3 [1.08] Niccolo
PAGANINI (1782-1840) Caprice No. 19 Op. 1 [2.38] Caprice
No. 9 Op. 1 [2.36] Caprice No. 14 Op. 1 [1.06] Caprice No. 16 Op. 1
[1.25] Caprice No. 21 Op. 1 [3.20] Caprice No. 20 Op. 1 [3.05] Caprice
No. 5 Op. 1 [2.18] Caprice No. 24 Op. 1 [4.38] Henryk
WIENIAWSKI (1835-1880) Etude No. 7 Op. 10 [4.10] Etude No.
1 Op. 10 [0.36] Etude No. 5 Op. 10 [1.43] Jakob
DONT (1815-1888) Caprice No. 2 Op. 35 [1.28] E.
POLO (1869-1953) 30 Double Stops Studies No. 4 [1.19] Otakar
SEVCIK (1852-1934) Variation Nos 21-24 Op. 2 Part 2 [2.14]
Variation No. 34 Op. 3 [0.37] Charles DANCLA
(1817-1902) Caprice Mo.9 Op. 52 [1.06] Caprice No. 16 Op. 52 [1.35]
J.F. MAZAS (1782-1849) Study No.
8 Op. 36 [2.30] H.E. KAYSER (1815-1888)
Study No. 4 Op. 20 [1.09] Franz SCHUBERT
(1808-1878) L’Abeille (The Bee) No. 9 Op. 13 [1.09] Pietro
LOCATELLI (1695-17640 Caprice No. 2 Op. 3 [3.29] Caprice
No. 20 Op. 3 [1.56] Caprice No,23 Op. 3 [3.35] H.
SCHRADIECK (1846-1918) Section 3 No. 12 [1.11]
Steven Staryk (violin) Recorded in 1963, 1969 and 2003
CENTAUR CRC 2744 [69.54] [JW]
A
master class in "how it’s done"
and a fine resource for the young player;
let’s just hope it doesn’t put them off. ...
see Full
Review
Amelia Farrugia: Joie de vivre!
Charles-François
GOUNOD (1811-1893) Ah! Je veux vivre! from Roméo
et Juliette [3.25] Jacques OFFENBACH
(1819-1880) Conduisez-moi vers celui que j'adore from Robinson
Crusoe [3.44] Ambroise THOMAS (1811-1896)
Oui, pour ce soir je suis reine ... Je suis Titania from Mignon
[5.41] Jules MASSENET (1842-1912)
Suis-je gentille ainsi? ... Obeissons quand leur voix appelle
(Gavotte) from Manon [5.13] Charles-François
GOUNOD (1811-1893) O Dieu! que de bijoux! ... Ah! je ris
de me voir! from Faust [4.35] Giacomo
MEYERBEER (1791-1864) Ombre légère from
Dinorah [7.04] Daniel-François-Esprit
AUBER (1782- 1871) C'est l'histoire amoureuse from
Manon Lescaut [4.09] Giacomo PUCCINI
(1858-1924) Quando m'en vo from La bohème
[2.31] Giacomo PUCCINI (1858-1924)
Ore dolci e divine from La Rondine [4.48] Johann
STRAUSS II (1825-1899) Tales from the Vienna Woods [4.38]
Carl ZELLER (1842-1898) Schenkt
man sich Rosen in Tirol from Der Vogelhandler [2.38] Johann
STRAUSS II (1825-1899) Mein Herr Marquis from Die
Fledermaus [3.21] Johann STRAUSS II
(1825-1899) Voices of Spring [6.46] Ivor
NOVELLO (1893-1951) Waltz of My Heart from The
Dancing Years [2.42] Richard MILLS
(1949-) Love's Coming [3.19] ANON.
(arr. MILLS) Until
We Meet Again [2.24]
Amelia Farrugia (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra/Alexander Briger
rec. BBC Maida Vale Studios, London; 26, 27, 29 September 2005. DDD.
DECCA 987 5237 [67.47]
[ED]
It
pains me to say it but this disc is a total
artistic disaster. ... see Full
Review
Favourite
German Opera Choruses Carl Maria von WEBER
(1786-1826) Der Freischütz: Was gleicht
wohl auf Erden (Huntsmen’s Chorus) Act III; Otto
NICOLAI (1810-1849) Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (The
Merry Wives of Windsor): O süsser Mond (Moon Chorus) Act III; Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute):
O Isis und Osiris (Chorus of the Priests) Act II; Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Fidelio: O welche Lust (Chorus
of the Prisoners) Act I; Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) Der fliegende Holländer
(The Flying Dutchman): Summ und brumm (Spinning Chorus) Act II; Steuermann!
Lass die Wacht! (Sailors’ Chorus) Act III; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
(The Mastersingers of Nuremberg): Wach auf, es nahet gen den Tag (Awake
Chorus) – Ehrt eure deutschen Meister (final chorus) Act III; Tannhäuser:
Freudig begrüssen wir (Entry of the Guests) Act II; Beglückt darf nun
dich (Pilgrims’ Chorus) – Der Gnade heil’ (final chorus) Act III; Lohengrin:
Treulich geführt (Bridal Chorus) Act III; Gesegnet soll sie schreiten
(Procession to the Cathedral) Act II; Parsifal: Wein und Brot (Grail
Chorus) Act I
Leipzig Radio Chorus, Dresdner Kapellknaben (Parsifal) Staatskapelle
Dresden/Silvio Varviso Recorded in Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany
in November 1988 PHILIPS
ELOQUENCE 464 645-2 [62:20][GF]
The
whole recital gave me a lot of pleasure and
with some twiddling of the knobs I was able
to tame the wide dynamics. ... see Full
Review
Figs,
Fiddles and fine play – a musical taste of the
14th century ALFONSO
X (c.1280) Quen polo amor (Cantiga de Santa Maria,
nr 203) [3:13] Muito faz grand’ero (CSM 209) [2:56]
ANONYMOUS (c.1350) Sia laudato
san Francesco [4:11] ANONYMOUS (c.1380)
Istampitta Ghaetta [4:25] ALFONSO
X (c.1280) Como Deus fez (CSM 23) / A Virgen
(CSM 8) [3:59] Guillaume de MACHAUT
(1300-1377) Je vivroie liement [3:30] Liement
me deport [2.12] Dame, a vous sans retollir, Danse Real [3.53]
Francesco LANDINI (1325-1397) Ne
la piu cara parte [2.02] ANONYMOUS
(c.1280) Questa fanciulla amour [2.48] ALFONSO
X (c.1280) Laudar vollio per amore [5.54] Prijon
forte (CSM 106) / Tan beeyta (Cantiga de Fiestras nr
5) [2.38] Ali u a pedanca [4.07] En a que Deus [3.01]
Falsobordone: Erik
Ask-Upmark (harp, bagpipes, organetto, voice), Anna Rynefors (rebec,
bagpipes, harp, percussion, voice), Sven Jansson (percussion), Stefan
Wikstrom (trombone), Karin Strinnholm Lagergren (voice), Anders Adin
(hurdy-gurdy, lute), Goran Hallmarken (hurdy-gurdy, percussion) rec.
Bosarps Kyrka, 8-10 March 2003. DDD
FALSOBORDONE ACACD 0043 [49.20][EM]
Extremely
well-performed ... pleasantly raucous and
riotous. ... see Full
Review
Tormod Flaten - Norwegian Euphonium
David GILLINGHAM
Vintage Edvard
GRIEG arr. Aamodt
Ved Rundarne Frode
THINGNÆS Daydream Craig
FARR Sonata de Camera Traditional/Knut
BUEN arr. Giske
I Himmelen Martin
ELLERBY Euphonium Concerto Sigvart
DAGSLAND arr. Rydland
Michelangelo Ermanno
PICCHI / Simone MANTIA arr. Antrobus
Fantaisie Originale
Tormod Flaten (euphonium) Eikanger-Bjørsvik
Bands/Reid Gilje Bergen Symphonic Band/Martin
Winter rec. St. Pauls, Huddersfield, 22-23
March 2005 and Biskopshavn Kirke, Bergen,
23-24 September 2005. DDD
DOYEN DOY CD190 [72:38] [CT]
A
fascinating and varied disc of music showcasing
the talents of Norwegian euphonium virtuoso
Tormod Flaten. ... see Full
Review
Flute
Agréable Philip LASSER (b.1963)
Sonata* (1986) [14:51] Henri DUTILLEUX
(b.1916) Sonatine (1943) [9:41] Jean FRANÇAIX
(1912-1997) Sonata (1996) [14:52] Pierre
SANCAN (b.1916) Sonatine* (1946) [9:59] Eugene
BOZZA (1905-1991) Agrestide (1942)
April Clayton (flute) J.Y. Song (piano); Philip Lasser (piano)*
rec. American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, 8-9 June 2004.
DDD CRYSTAL RECORDS
CD714 [58:16] [GPu]
A
well-chosen, well-played programme, featuring
a good flautist and two excellent pianists.
Recommended to all who like the modern French
repertoire for the flute ... see Full
Review
Sounds
of Fotheringhay
Christian RITTER (c.1648-1717)
Sonatina in d [4’59] John STANLEY
(1712-1786) Voluntary in D [6’46] John
TRAVERS (c.1703-1758) Voluntary in C [3’08]
Francois COUPERIN (1688-1733) From Messe pour les Couvents:
Plein jeu [1’16] Fugue sur la Trompette [1’40] Elevation, (Tierce en
Taille) [3’28] Dialogue sur les grands jeux [1’47] Jan
Pieterszoon SWEELINCK (1562-1621) Unter der Linden Grűne
[5’43] Dietrich BUXTEHUDE (c.1637-1707)
Ciaccona in e [5’39] Chorale Prelude, Ein Feste Burg [3’50] Chorale
Prelude, Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott [4’23] Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Fugue in G BWV 577 [3’25] Chorale
Prelude, ‘O Mensch bewein’ [6’00] Prelude and Fugue in Eb – St Anne
(sic) [14’34] Malcolm
Archer, organ, rec. St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay, 26
July 2005. DDD LAMMAS
LAMM 191D [66’44][CB]
In
general the surprisingly fine organ makes this an interesting release,
and Archer’s playing, whatever my small gripes, presents it well enough
... see Full Review
Frottole
Marco
CARA (1470-1525) Ostinato vo seguire [3.19];
Per fuggir d’amor le punte [2.45]; Io non compro piu speranze [2.23]
Bartolomeo Tromboncio ( 1470-1535) Su, su leva, alza le ciglia [ 3.24];
per dolor me bagno el viso [4.20]; Ave Maria [ 1.43]; Vegene bella [5.39];
Filippo AZZAIOLO (d. 1569) Chi passa
par ‘sts strada [1.56} Antonio STRINGARI
(XVI century) Non piu saetta Amor (1.55); Antonio
CAPRIOLI (XVI century) Sotto un verde e alto cipresso (4.34);
Guido MORINI (b.1959) ‘Per dolor-
instrumental (1.51); Jacobo FOGLIANO
(1468-1548) L’amor donna, ch’io te porto [1.47]; Orlando
LASSUS (1532-1594) Madonna mia pieta [5.45]; Guglielmo
il GIUGGIOLA (fl. c.1515) Canto di Lantze Pellegrino [2.48];
Paolo SCOTO (XVI c) Capra moza sonemus
et cantemus [1.05}; Gio. Ambrogio DALZA
(d.1508) Saltarello e piva [ 5.35]; Filippo
de LURANO (1475-1520) Se m’e grato eltuo tomare [2.44]; Pietro
BORRONO (c.1490-c.1563) Pavana e salterello " della
Millanese"[2.33}; Marco BEASLEY
(b. 1957) Tu dormi [2.58]; ANON
(c.1500) Pan de miglio caldo [ 2.50]; Pavan e gagliardo " della
Traditora" [3.50]; Staralla ben cusi [1.39]
Marco Beasley (tenor); Guido Morini, organ; Stefano Rocco, lute and
renaissance guitar; Franco Pavan, lute; Fabio accuro lute "a plettro";
Bruce Dickey, cornetto rec. Tibor Varga Foundation Studio, Sion, Switzerland,
28 April-1 May 2005
CYPRES CYP 1643 [69.03] [GH]
Bruce
Dickey makes a haunting contribution but the
other instrumentalists are equally superb
in ensemble skills, ornamentation and balance
created also by the very natural recording.
... see Full
Review
The
Golden Age of Light Music – Buried Treasures Kenneth
ESSEX (real name Rufus Isaacs) Castles In The Air
[2:32] Celebrity Symphony Orchestra, 1952 Robert
FARNON Swing-Hoe [2:34] Danish State Radio Orchestra/Robert
Farnon, 1951 Stanford ROBINSON Valse
Serenade [4:30] BBC Theatre Orchestra (leader Alfred Barker)/Stanford
Robinson, 1946 Larry COLEMAN, Alfredo CORENZO
Venezuela [2:30] Wally Stott and his orchestra, 1954 Ray
MARTIN Parlour Game [2:59] Harmonic Orchestra/Wal-Berg,
1950 Leroy ANDERSON Penny Whistle
Song [2:25] Sidney Torch and his orchestra, 1953 George
MELACHRINO London - March [4:27] Melachrino Orchestra/George
Melachrino, 1947 Philip GREEN Song
of Soho: Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra [6:27] – from the film
"Murder Without Crime". Associated British Picture Corporation Orchestra/Philip
Green; pianist William McGuffie, 1950 John
HOLLIDAY Dickon O'Devon [2:15] Queen's Hall Light
Orchestra/Charles Williams, 1946 Edward WHITE
Effervescence [2:49] Dolf van der Linden and his orchestra,
1954 Malcolm LOCKYER Pizzicato
Rag [3:01] Malcolm Lockyer and his orchestra, 1954 Trevor
DUNCAN Rhythm For Romance [2:42] New Concert Orchestra/Frederic
Curzon , 1953 Leighton LUCAS Target
For Tonight - Theme from the Film [2:18] Leighton Lucas and his
orchestra, 1947 Hugo de GROOT Automation
[2:11]
Celebrity Symphony Orchestra/Hugo De Groot
, 1953 arr. George
MELACHRINO There Is A Tavern
In The Town – Juke Box Fantasy [4:03]
Melachrino Orchestra/George Melachrino, 1947
William HILL-BOWEN
The Girl From Cuba [2:51] William
Hill-Bowen and his orchestra, 1953 Anita
MISHELL Serbian Sunset [3:56]
Mischa Michaeloff and his orchestra, 1951
Edward STANELLI,
real name Edward Stanley
de GROOT Atlantis [8:22]
Sidney Torch and his orchestra, 1948 Charles
ANCLIFFE Secrets [3:07]
Harry Davidson and his orchestra, 1952 Lambert
WILLIAMSON This Is The Business
[2.26] Queen's Hall Light Orchestra/Sidney
Torch, 1948 Robert
STOLZ Selection of Popular Melodies:
Don't Ask Me Why, Springtime In
Vienna, White Horse Inn, Hallo!
Sweet Fairy Doll, Hallo You, The
Woods Of Vienna Are Calling, White
Horse Inn, Little Melody From Vienna,
Spring Parade. [8:12]
The Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich/Robert
Stolz, 1949
GUILD GLCD 5118 [77.44] [RW]
Generally
dreamy background music interspersed with
lively numbers. Much of it meanders but then
one comes across something really attractive,
scintillating and rhythmic - try De Groot,
Ancliffe and Holliday and Melachrino. ...
see Full
Review
The Great
Mass - a Ballet by Uwe Scholz. Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Mass
in C minor, K427/K417a, 'Great Mass' (1782/83)
[56'25]; Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K546
(1788) [10'03]; Ave verum corpus in D, K618
(1791) [4'14] ANONYMOUS
Gregorian Chant: Gaudeamus omnes;
Credo in unum Deum (Mass for the Feast of
St Thomas of Canterbury) [3'54]. Thomas
JAHN (b. 1940) Orte und Zeiten
– No. 2, Zeit und Zeiten [2'41]; Interludium:
Viele Länder durchfuhr ich [5'04]. Gyorgy
KURTÁG (b. 1926) Flowers
we are, mere flowers [1'01]. Aus tiefer Not
schrei ich zu dir, BWV687 (Bach, arr. Kurtag)
[5'23]; Play with overtones [0'50]; ... and
once more: Flower we are ... [0'40]; Beating
– Quarreling [1'04]; Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste
Zeit, BWV106 (Bach, arr. Kurtag) [2'20]; Furious
Chorale [0'50]; Palm Stroke [0'32]; Aus der
Ferne [2'12]. Arvo
PÄRT (b. 1935) Credo (1968)
[12'39].
Leipzig Ballet; Eunyee You, Marie-Claude Chappuis
(sopranos); Werner Güra (tenor); Friedemann
Röhlig (bass); Chorus of the Leipzig
Opera; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Balázs
Kocsár. Includes readings of Paul Celan.
Rec. live at Leipzig Opera on June 28th,
2005.
Director Hans Hulscher. Producers Günter
Attein and Paul Smaczny. NTSC. 16:9. PCM Stereo.
Dolby Digital 5.1. DTS 5.1. Region Code: 0.
DVD 9. EUROARTS
2054608 [130'00] [CC]
Massively
thought-provoking, no greater tribute to Uwe
Scholz could be envisaged. ... see Full
Review
Guildhall
Horn Soloists Richard
BISSILL (b.1960)
Corpendium
1, for six horns (2004-05?) [3:16] Guildhall
School Horn Ensemble: Timothy Thorpe (principal),
Elizabeth Chell, Angela Barnes, Andrew Budden,
Michael Bailey, Eleanor Reed, directed by
Hugh Seenan Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Adagio
and Allegro, for horn and piano (1849)
[8:33]
Jeffrey Bryant (horn), Robin Bowman (piano)
Richard BISSILL
(b.1960) Lone Hall Call and Charge
(1994) [3:21] Richard Bissill (horn) Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)
Romance in E, for horn and piano (arranged
from Cello Suite, Op. 16) (1866) [6:42]
Jeffrey Bryant (horn), Caroline Palmer (piano)
Gioacchino ROSSINI
(1792-1868)
Le Rendezvous de Chasse (1828) [4:51]
Guildhall School Natural Horn Ensemble: Ursuala
Monberg (soloist), Paul Cott, Elizabeth Chell,
Stephen Nicholls, Alastair Rycroft, Heather
Swinney, Heidi Martinsen, Michael Bailey,
directed by Andrew Clark Luigi
CHERUBINI (1760-1842) Sonata
No. 2, for horn and piano [6:55] Andrew
Clark (natural horn), Caroline Palmer (piano)
Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750) Bourrée
1 and 2, from Cello Suite No. 3 [3:11]
Paul DUKAS
(1865-1935) Villanelle, for horn
and piano (1906) [6:06] Hugh Seenan (horn),
Robin Bowman (piano) Richard
BISSILL (b.1960) Time and Space,
for 2 horns and piano (2001) [8:42] David
Pyatt, Hugh Seenan (horns), Richard Bissill
(piano) Eugene BOZZA
(1905-1991) En Forêt, for
horn and piano (1941) [6:32] Richard Bissill
(horn), Caroline Palmer (piano) Richard
BISSILL (b.1960) Three Portraits,
for 8 horns
Guildhall School Horn Ensemble: Angela
Barnes (soloist), Rebecca Hill, Timothy Thorpe,
Alastair Rycroft, Charlotte Lines, Christopher
Lund, Andrew Budden, Eleanor Reed, directed
by Richard Bissill
Recorded: The Guildhall School of Music &
Drama Music Hall, March-April 2004, March-April
2005, June-July 2005
CALA CACD1036 [71:28] [GPu]
A
thoroughly enjoyable, well-programmed CD,
more various than might have been expected
... see Full
Review
Music
for Hammers and Sticks Alex
SHAPIRO (b. 1962) At the Abyss
[14:00] Alvin SINGLETON
(b. 1940) Greed
Machine [6:46] Steve MACKEY
(b.1956) Busted [7:47] Belinda
REYNOLDS (no birth-date given) Play [6:43] Joseph
HARCHANKO (no birth-date given) Heavy Circles [6:37]
Zhou LONG (no birth-date given) Wu Ji (1987 rev.
1991) [10:29] Teresa McCollough,
piano Peggy Benkeser and Tom Burritt, percussion rec. July 2004, Santa
Clara, CA and Corpus Christi, TX.
INNOVA 630 [52:04][KS]
Highly
recommended to both the adventuresome and the timid alike. Take the
plunge and check this one out. ... see Full
Review
Harmonia
Caelestis - A ray of sunshine piercing the shadows
Gregorio
STROZZI (c1615-c1687)/arr. Kah-Ming Ng Mascara sonata e ballata
da più Cavalieri Napolitani nel Regio Palazzo [02:11] Kah-Ming
NG Ciaccona mosaica - A pastiche of ciaccone by Antonio
Bertali, Andrea Falconieri, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Tarquinio Merula and
Claudio Monteverdi [05:49] Carlo Francesco
POLLAROLO (c.1653-1723) Toccata in g minor [01:39] Alessandro
STRADELLA (1639-1682) Sinfonia No 22 in d minor [08:15] Carlo
FARINA (c.1604-1639) Balletto primo à 3 [02:30] Giovanni
Paolo CIMA (c.1570-1630) Sonata a tre per cornetto, violino
and basso continuo [03:25] Alessandro PICCININI
(1566-c.1638)/arr. Lynda Sayce Chiaccona Cappona alla vera Spagnola
[04:00] Francesco CAVALLI (1602-1676)
Canzon à 3 in a minor [00:51] Giulio MUSSI
(1589-1623) Canzona l'Amaltea per sonar 'a doi Canti in ecco' [03:32]
Carlo FARINA Sinfonia per sonare
con doi violini over cornetti à 3 [01:43] Giovanni
Antonio TERZI (fl. c.1580-1600) Contraponto sopra Vestiva
i colli per sonar a duoi liutti in quarta o in concerto [05:39] Giovanni
PICCHI (fl. 1600-1625)/arr. Kah-Ming Ng Ballo alla Polacha
[04:54] Giovanni BASSANO (1561-1617)
Diminuzioni per basso and canto sopra Veni, veni, dilecte mi da
G.P. da Palestrina [04:22] Kah-Ming NG
Ciaccona mosaica - A pastiche of bergamasche by Girolamo Frescobaldi,
Bernardo Gianoncelli, Bernardo Pasquini, Salamone Rossi, Giovanni Salvatore
and Giovanni Battista Vitali
Charivari Agréable: Jamie Savan (cornett, cornetto muto), Oliver Webber
(violin, viola), Susanne Heinrich (treble viol, bass viol, violone),
Lynda Sayce (lute, bass lute, guitar, chitarrone), Kah-Ming Ng (harpsichord,
organ) rec. May 2004, St Andrew's Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire,
UK. DDD SIGNUM SIGCD049
[60:11][JV]
This
disc gives some idea of the variety in the performance practice of music
in 17th-century Italy - even though some arrangements are not entirely
convincing, the ensemble gives excellent performances ... see Full
Review
THE
ITALIAN DRAMATIC LAMENT Claudio
MONTEVERDI (1567 - 1643) Lamento d’Arianna [10.47]; Si
dolce e il tormento [4.25] Jacopo PERI
(1561 - 1633) Al fonte al prato [1.44];
Lungi dal vostro lume [2.54]; Se
tu parti da me [4.14]; Uccidimi
dolore [9.38] Giovanni Girolamo KAPSBERGER
(c.1575 – c.1661) Sferraina (from Libro Quarto) [3.37];
Capona (from Libro Quarto) [3.21]; Passacaglia
(from Libro Quarto) [9.13] Giulio
CACCINI (1545 - 1618) Vedro ‘l mio sol [4.01];
Amarilli [3.16]; Amor ch’attendi
[1.56] Richardo ROGNIONO (died c.1620)
– Ancor che partire [2.56]
The Catacoustic Consort:
Annalisa Pappano (lirone and treble viola da gamba), Artistic Director;
Catherine Webster (soprano); Michael Leopold (theorbo); Becky Baxter
(baroque triple harp) rec. St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario,
Canada, 28 Apr–2 May 2004
NAXOS 8.557538 [62.03] [RH]
The
Catacoustic Consort display a fine sense of
spontaneity and they convey a fine sense of
four artists playing chamber music in a responsive
manner. I hope to hear more of them... see
Full
Review
Jerusalem:
British Choral Classics
Sir Charles
Hubert Hastings PARRY (1848-1918) I
was Glad [7:28] Long since in Egypt’s plenteous Land [4:27] Blest Pair
of Sirens [10:45] Jerusalem [2:52] Sir
Edward BAIRSTOW (1874-1946) Blessed City, Heavenly Salem
[8:18] Sir Edward ELGAR
(1857-1934) Great is the Lord [10:04] O
hearken Thou [4:07] Give unto the Lord [9:28] Sir
Charles Villiers STANFORD (1852-1924) Te
Deum in B-flat [6:11] Magnificat in B-flat [3:10] Nunc dimittis in B-flat
[3:14] Patrick HADLEY (1848-1918) My Beloved Spake [3:33]
Choir of Winchester Cathedral Waynflete Singers Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra/David Hill Recorded in Winchester Cathedral, June 1990
DECCA ELOQUENCE 4762443 [74:29][KS]
In
all, a nice representation some of the core
Anglican repertoire but these ears would have
appreciated much more variety ... see Full
Review
Kinga! plays flute
music George
ENESCU (1881 – 1955) Cantabile
et Presto [6:07]; César
FRANCK (1822 – 1890) Sonate (transcription
of Sonata in A major for violin and piano)
[28:14]; Samuel BARBER
(1910 – 1981) Canzone [3:28]; Franz
DOPPLER (1821 – 1883) Fantasie
Pastorale Hongroise [12:17]; Jules
Auguste Edouard DEMERSSEMANN (1833
– 1866) Solo de Concert #6 [12:22]
Kinga Práda (flute) Ilona Jánky
Práda (piano) rec. Lilla Akademien,
Stockholm, 14 Oct 1999; Studio 2 Swedish Radio,
Stockholm, 9 March 2003 (Barber)
NOSAG RECORDS CD 082 [62:36] [GF]
The
main reason for acquiring this disc is the
superb playing. Some of the repertoire is
rather lightweight but interesting for readers
on the look-out for musical byways. ... see
Full Review
A
fabulous DVD and one that will please and entertain all. Fans of the
group will be delighted and new initiates will be entertained, no matter
what their musical background. ... see Full
Review
Maria
Kliegel: Virtuoso Cello Encores Gaspar
CASSADÓ (1897-1966) Dance of the Green
Devil [4:04] David POPPER (1843-1913)
Fantasy on Little Russian Songs [11:38] Serenade Op.54 No.2 [3:58]
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Air from Suite No.3 (transcribed by Leonard Rose) [5:28] Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Ständchen (transcribed by Henri Marteau)
[4:07] Franz SCHUBERT (1808-1878)
Die Biene (transcribed by Werner Thomas-Mifune) [1:17] Enrique
GRANADOS (1867-1916) Intermezzo from Goyescas (transcribed
by Gaspar Cassadó) [4:57] Dmitry SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975) Tarantella from The Gadfly Op.97b (transcribed
by Jusas Tschelkauskas) [3:04] Maurice RAVEL
(1875-1937) Habanera (transcribed by Paul Bazelaire) [2:58] Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) The Girl with Flaxen Hair (transcribed
by L-R. Feuillard) [2:24] Jean Baptiste SENAILLÉ
(1687-1730) Allegro spiritoso (transcribed by J. Salmon) [2:29]
Henri VIEUXTEMPS (1820-1881) Cantilena
(transcribed by Jénö Hubay) [6:36] Siegfried
BARCHET (1918-1982) Boulevard de Garavan [1:37] Jacques
OFFENBACH (1819-1880) Danse bohémienne Op.28 [10:19]
Sergey RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) Vocalise
Op.34 No.14 (transcribed by Leonard Rose) [6:53] George
GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Short Story (transcribed by Samuel
Dushkin) [2:59] Maria Kliegel
(cello); Raimund Havenith (piano) Rec. Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg,
Germany in November 1990 DDD
NAXOS 8.557943 [75:14][PCW]
A
disc for lovers of the cello and amateur cellists learning the repertoire
... see Full Review
Knots
Fraser
TRAINER (b. 1967) Knots for
solo violin and ensemble (2003)* [25:38] BETWEEN
THE NOTES Tangerine Dance (1997) [7:57] Fraser
TRAINER (b. 1967) ID (2001) [16:14] BETWEEN
THE NOTES Lucky (2001-4) [15:09] Philip
OAKEY/Ian BURDEN – (THE HUMAN LEAGUE) Love Action
(1981) (arr. Trainer, 2003, for solo violin and ensemble)* [5:27]
Viktoria Mullova (violin)* Between the Notes: Matthew Barley (cello
and director); Paul Griffiths (guitar); Fraser Trainer (keyboards);
Sam Walton (percussion); Peter Whyman (clarinet, saxophone) rec. 7-8
February 2005 (Knots and Love Action) and 2-4 October
2004 (Tangerine Dance, ID and Lucky), The Music
Room, Champs Hill, Pulborough, Sussex. DDD
BLACK BOX BBM1095 [70:28][AB]
An
intimate and clear recorded sound makes this
disc an eclectic triumph that is definitely
worth a listen ... see Full
Review
Kreisler
plays Kreisler Fritz KREISLER (1879-1951)
Caprice
Viennois [3:46] Tambourin Chinois [3:29] Liebesfreud [3:15]
Liebesleid [3:37] Schön Rosmarin [1:59] La gitana
[3:11] Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
(arr. KREISLER) Gavotte (from
Partita No.3 in E) [3:18] Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791) (arr. KREISLER)
Rondo (from the Haffner Serenade) [7:35] Fritz
KREISLER (1879-1951) Rondino on a theme of Beethoven [2:30]
Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849) (arr.
KREISLER) Mazurka in A minor, Op. 67, No.4 [3:43]
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) (arr.
HOCHSTEIN) Waltz in A, Op.39, No.15 [2:48] Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) (arr. KREISLER)
Humoresque from Humoresques, Op.101, No.7 [3:43] Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) (arr. KREISLER)
Andante cantabile (from String Quartet No.1) [4:34] Nikolay
Andreyevich RIMSKI-KORSAKOV (1844-1908) Hymn to the Sun
(from The Golden Cockerel) [4:04] Chant Hindou (from
Sadko) [3:17] Manuel de FALLA
(1876-1946) (arr. KREISLER) Spanish
dance from La vida breve [3:22] Ede
POLDINI (1869-1957) (arr.
KREISLER) Dancing Doll [2:28] Cyril
SCOTT (1879-1970) (arr. KREISLER)
Lotus land [4:06] TRADITIONAL
(arr. KREISLER) Londonderry Air
[3:45] Fritz
Kreisler (violin), Franz Rupp (piano) rec. Tracks 1-2, Electrola Studios,
Berlin, 28 February 1936; Tracks 3-19, EMI Abbey Road Studios, 14-15
February 1938. ADD NAXOS
GREAT VIOLINISTS 8.110992 [67.08] [EM]
Kreisler’s
ease and intimacy, and his exceptional charm,
intelligence and wit shine through this warm,
sensitive playing. An utterly delightful disc.
... see Full
Review
L’Ecole
Lazare-Lévy François
COUPERIN (1668-1733) Pièces pour clavecin
3ème Livre, 13ème ordre Les lis naissans [1.34] Les Rozeaux [2.40]
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Sonata No.10 in C K330 [16.25] Sonata No.11 in A K331 [15.22] Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Sonata in G Op.14 No.2 –
First movement [7.48] Piano Sonata in D Op.10 No.3 - Second movement
[4.47] Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Mazurka Op.7 No.3 [1.56] Mazurka Op.6 No.2 [1.45] Mazurka Op.17
No.4 [3.34] Mazurka Op.50 No.2 [2.29] Nocturne No.13 Op.48 No.1 [6.27]
Emmanuel CHABRIER (1841-1894) Pièces
pittoresques Sous-bois [3.59] Idylle [3.25] Scherzo-Valse [3.38]
Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Estampes
Livre II - La soirée dans Grenade [4.31] Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Kreisleriana Op.16 – incomplete [20.25]
Paul DUKAS (1865-1935) La plainte
au loin, du faune [3.55]
Lazare-Levy (piano) Recorded commercially and live, 1931-55 Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Piano Concerto No.9 K271 Jeunehomme
[30.17] Clara Haskil (piano)/Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra/Otto Ackermann,
recorded 1954 Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
Preludes Book 1 No.10 - La cathédrale engloutie [6.44] François
COUPERIN (1668-1733) Pièces pour clavencin 3eme Livre,
14eme ordre Le carillon de Cithère [2.30] Domenico
SCARLATTI (1685-1757) Sonata L384 [3.20] Deodat
de SÉVERAC (1872-1921) Petites pièces romantiques Ou
l’on entend une vielle boîte à Musique [1.09] Louis-Claude
DAQUIN (1694-1772) Pièces pour clavecin 1er Livre Le
coucou [1.53] Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Piano Concerto No.1 Op.15 [45.27]* Solomon (piano) Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra/Eugen Jochum, recorded live November 1954* Béla
BARTÓK (1881-1945) Piano Concerto No.3 [24.25] Monique Haas
(piano)/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Eugen Jochum, recorded live
January 1951 TAHRA
556-558 [74.39 + 77.25 + 70.16][JW]
Tahra’s
devotion to Lazare-Lévy pays rich rewards. ... see Full
Review
Karl
Leister:
Classic Sonatas for Clarinet
Charles
BOCHSA (d. 1821) Grand Sonata for Clarinet
and Piano** (?1808) [26:52] Johann Baptist
VANHAL (1739-1813) Sonata No. 3 in B flat major* (?1801)
[14:30] Jean Baptiste Edouard DUPUY
(c. 1770-1822) Introduction and Polonaise** (?1810) [5:59] Anton
EBERL (1765-1807) Sonata in B flat major, Op.10 No. 2* (1800)
[22:09] Karl Leister
(clarinet), Ferenc Bognár (piano) rec.: Konservatoriumsaal, Feldkirch,
Austria, 8-9 Feb 2003 (*),13-14 Feb 2004 (**). DDD
CAMERATA CM-28060 [69:30][GPu]
A
valuable historical survey of music which
deserves to be better known, excellently played
... see Full
Review
Let Go: New
Music for Three Guitars Bruce
MACCOMBIE Tango Amoroso (2004)
[8:05] Ned BENNETT
Strange Dreams (2004) [7:48]; Food for
Fish (2004) [6:42] Paulo
BELLINATI Baião de Gude
(1989) [5:26]; Maracatu da Pipa (2004) [7:43]
Hayley SAVAGE
Storm in a Teacup (2004) [9:20] Benjamin
VERDERY (arr. Amanda
COOK) Start Now (2004) [2:10];
Let Go (2004) [3:43]; Now You See It, Now
You Don’t, Now You Do (2004) [2:10] Gary
RYAN Cabaret (Showgirls) (2005)
[5:55]
Appassionata Guitar Trio (Rebecca Baulch,
Amanda Cook, and Hayley Savage) rec. February
and April 2005, St. Thomas a Becket Church,
Pagham, West Sussex, UK.
BGS RECORDS BGS111 [59:05] [BB]
Interested
in contemporary music that is easy on the
ears and may cause you to tap your feet then
I commend this to your attention ... see Full
Review
James
Levine’s 25th Anniversary Metropolitan
Opera Gala Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Don
Giovanni ‘Di
molte faci il lume…Sola, in buio loco’
Renée Fleming (Donna Anna),
Kiri Te Kanawa (Donna Elvira), Hei-Kyung Hong
(Zerlina), Jerry Hadley (Don Ottavio), Bryn
Terfel (Leporello) and Julien Robbins (Massetto);
‘In quali eccessi , o numi…Mi tradi quell’alma
ingrata’ Kiri Te Kanawa (Donna Elvira) Le
Nozze di Figaro – ‘esito dunque…Nemico
della patria’ Sherrill Milnes (Gerard); Cosi
fan tutte – ‘Sorella, cosa dici?...Prendero
quell brunettino’ Carol Vaness (Fiordiligi)
and Susanne Mentzer (Dorabella) Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) Don Carlo
- ‘Restarte!...O Signor, di fiandra arrivo’
Thomas Hampson (Rodrigo) and Roberto Scandiuzzi
(Filippo II); ‘Ah, più non vedrò…O
don fatale’ Dolora Zajick (Eboli); Luisa
Miller - ‘O! Fede negar potessi agl’occhi
miei!…Quando lesere al placido’ Carlo Bergonzi
(Rodolfo); Un ballo in maschera
- ‘Ahime! S’appressa alcun’ Ghena Dimitrova
(Amelia), Franco Farina (Riccardo) and Juan
Pons (Renato); ‘Morrò, ma prima in
grazia’ Aprile Millo (Amelia) Ernani – ‘Cessaro
I suoni’ Deborah Voight (Elvira), Placido
Domingo (Ernani) and Roberto Scandiuzzi (Silva)
I Lombardi – ‘Qui pos ail fianco…Qual
voluttà trascorrere’ June Anderson
(Giselda), Carlo Bergonzi (Oronte), Ferruccio
Furlanetto (Pagano) and Raymond Gniewek (violin
solo) Richard WAGNER
(1813-1883) Rienzi
Overture; Tannhäuser –
‘Dich, teure Halle’ Deborah Voigt (Elisabeth);
Tristan und Isolde – ‘Wie lachend
sie mir Lieder singen’ Waltraud Meier (Isolde);
Götterdämmerung –
‘Starke Scheite schchtet mir dort’ – Jane
Eaglen (Brünnhilde); Die Meistersinger
von Nürnberg – ‘Wach auf!’ Metropolitan
Opera Chorus Jacques
OFFENBACH (1819-1880) La
Périchole – ‘Ah! Quelle diner
je viens de faire’ Frederica Von Stade (Périchole);
Les Contes d’Hoffmann – ‘Hélas,
mon coeur s’égare encore’ Florence
Quivar (Giulietta), Rosalind Elias (Niklausse),
Alfredo Krauss (Hoffmann), Charles Anthony
(Pitichinaccio), James Courtney (Schlémil),
Paul Plishka (Dapartutto) and The Metropolitan
Opera Chorus Peter
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Eugene
Onegin ‘O! Kalk mnye tyazhelo!’ (Final
Scene) Catherine Malfitano (Tatyana) and Dwayne
Croft (Onegin). Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Der Rosenkavalier
‘Hab mir’s gelobt’ Renée Fleming (Marschallin),
Anne Sofie Von Otter (Octavian) and Heidi
Grant Murphy (Sophie). Johann
STRAUSS II (1825-1899) Die
Fledermaus ‘ Dieser Anstand, so manierlich’
Karita Mattila (Rosalinde) and Håkan
Hagegård (Eisenstein) Camille
SAINT-SAËNS
(1835-1921) Samson et Dalila – ‘Mon Coeur
s’ouvre à ta voix’ Grace Bumbry (Dalila).
Charles GOUNOD
(1818-1893) Roméo et Juliette
– ‘Je veux vivre dans ce rêve’ Ruth
Ann Swenson (Juliette); Faust
– Mais ce Dieu, que peut-il pour moi?) Plácido
Domingo (Faust) and Samuel Ramey (Méphistophélès)
Gustav CHARPENTIER
(1860-1956) Louise ‘Depuis
le jour où je me suis donnée’
Renée Fleming (Louise) Pietro
MASCAGNI (1863-1945) L’Amico
Fritz – ‘Suzel, buon di’ Angela Gheorghiu
(Suzel) and Roberto Alagna (Fritz) Franz
LEHÁR (1870-1948) Giuditta
– ‘Ich weiss es selber nicht…Meine Lippen,
sie küsseen so heiss’ Ileana Cotrubas
(Giuditta); Georges
BIZET (1838-1893) Les
Pêcheurs de perles – ‘Au
fond du temple saint’ Roberto Alagna (Nadir)
and Bryn Terfel (Zurga) John
CORIGLIANO (b. 1936) The
Ghosts of Versailles – ‘Cherubino…’
‘Now we go back in time’ Hei-Kyung Hong (Rosina),
Wendy White (Cherubino), Christine Goerke
(Marie Antoinette) and Håkan Hagegård
(Beaumarchais); Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Rusalka
– ‘Song to the moon’ Gabriella Benačková
(Rusalka), Gaetano
DONIZETTI Don Pasquale
– ‘Don Pasquale?...Cheti, cheti immantiente’
Mark Oswald (Malatesta) and Paul Plishka (Pasquale);
Umberto GIORDANO
(1867-1948) Andrea Chénier – ‘Esito
dunque?...Nemico della patria’ Sherrill Milnes
(Gérard) PLUS: a Tribute
to James Levine by Birgit Nilsson
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus/James
Levine
Bonuses: Picture gallery and an interview
with James Levine Rec. live from the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York , 27 April 1996
DEUTSCHE
GRAMMOPHON 00440 073 2319 [2 DVDs: 142:20
+ 151:38][IL]
A
Gala of Galas. A host of operatic stars celebrate
25 years of Levine at the Met in grand style.
... see Full
Review
Yundi Li: Vienna
Recital Domenico
SCARLATTI (1685-1757) Sonatas
– E, Kk380 [5'18]; G, Kk13 [4'28]. Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Piano
Sonata in C, K330/K300h (1781/3) [17'57].
Robert SCHUMANN
(1810-1856)Carnaval, Op. 9 (1833-1835)
[29'43]. Franz LISZT
(1811-1886) Rapsodie espagnole,
S254 (c1863) [13'58].
Yundi Li (piano) Rec. Grosser Saal, Musikverein,
Vienna, June 2005. DDD
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 5571 [71'30] [CC]
Not
enough to justify a full-price release here.
Lavish booklet (fourteen pictures of Li) +
Musikverein + excellent recording does not
equal rewarding musical experience. ... see
Full Review
Love
Bade Me Welcome Robert
JONES (fl.1597-1615) Though your strangeness
[4:06] My complaining is but feigning [1:33]
George Herbert (1593-1633) Love* [1:12] Robert
JONES (fl.1597-1615) Once did I serve a cruel heart [2:24]
Robert JOHNSON (c.1583-c.1633) Lady
Hatton’s Almain [1:35] Robert JONES
(fl.1597-1615) Sweet Kate [1:42] William
SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616) When in disgrace with fortune and
men’s eyes* [1:09] Robert JONES (fl.1597-1615)
What if I seek for love of thee?¶ [1:55] Sir
Walter RALEIGH (c.1554-1618) In the grace of wit, of tongue,
and face* [1:20] John DOWLAND (1563-1626)
Flow, my tears¶ [3:39] William Shakespeare (1564-1616) When
to the sessions of sweet silent thought* [1:13] Robert
JONES (fl.1597-1615) Lie down, poor heart¨
[6:26] Ben JONSON (1572-1637) Slow,
slow, fresh fount* [1:00] Anonymous Zouch his march [2:14]
John DOWLAND (1563-1626) Say love,
if ever thou didst find¶ [1:46] Lachrimæ [5:13] Francis
QUARLES (1592-1644) Sighs* [7:48] John
DOWLAND (1563-1626) Me, me and none but me¨ [3:15] Come again: sweet
love¶ [3;43] Thomas CAMPION (1567-1620)
Now winter nights enlarge* [1:18] Robert
JONES (fl.1597-1615) And is it night?¨
[5:30] Grief of my best love’s absenting¶ [4:49] William
SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616) So am I as the rich whose
blessed key* [1:11] Robert JOHNSON (?)
(c.1583-33) The Second Witches Dance [1:51] Thomas
CAMPION (1567-1620) Follow thy fair sun* [1:13] Robert
JONES (fl.1597-1615) Hark! Wot ye what? [4:19] Abraham
COWLEY (1618-1667) The given heart* [1:23]
Theatre of Early Music: James Bowman (counter-tenor, solo on tracks
marked ¶), Daniel Taylor (counter-tenor, solo on tracks marked ¨),
Frances Kelly (harp), Elizabeth Kenny (lute), Mark Levy (gamba). * Ralph
Fiennes (recitation) Recorded St. Silas church, London, February-March
2004 BIS CD-1446
[75:51][GPu]
An
interesting miscellany, well-played and sung,
especially valuable for the music by Robert
Jones, but with too much time is given over
to inadequately integrated readings ... see
Full Review
Lullabyes
and Goodbyes Billy
JOEL Lullaby
(Goodnight, My Angel) [3:16] Engelbert
HUMPERDINCK Evening Prayer* [4:20]
Jacques OFFENBACH
Barcarolle* [2:47] Richard
M. SHERMAN and Robert B. SHERMAN Hushbye
Mountain* [2:58]
Johannes BRAHMS Wiegenlied*
[2:51] J.R.R. TOLKIEN/Donald
SWANN Bilbo’s Last Song* [3:51]
George GERSHWIN Lullaby
[3:41] Traditional/SCOTT/KAIHAU
Haere Rä [1:48] Malcolm
SARGENT Hawaiian Lullaby* [2:17]
Irving BERLIN Moonshine
Lullaby [3:34] Xavier
MONTSALVATGE Cancion de Cuna para
dormer a un Negrito* [2:47] Traditional/CAMPBELL
My Lagan Love [3:23] Hugo
WOLF Schlafendes Jesuskind* [3:18]
George SHEARING Lullaby
of Birdland*[2:54] Claudio
MONTEVERDI Oblivion [3:31] Daniel
AUBER Discendi, O Sonno Vago [4:30]
CANTABILE Lullaby
(Hush Macushla)* [2:24] Franz
SCHUBERT Nacht und Träume*
[3:29] J.R.R. TOLKIEN/Stephen
OLIVER Bilbo’s Last Song* 3:02]
Richard M. SHERMAN
& Robert B. SHERMAN Stay Awake
[2:27] Antonín
DVOŘÁK Goin’ Home* [6:40]
John DANKWORTH Our
Revels Now Are Ended*
[2:55] David
CULLEN Counting Up My Toes [1:52]
Cantabile: Richard Bryan (counter-tenor);
Robin Green (tenor); Mark Fleming (tenor);
Michael Steffan (baritone) *with Malcolm Martineau
(piano) Recorded at Angel Studios, London,
England, 24-26 February and 28 July 2004
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD055 [74:40] [JQ]
Restful
and enjoyable late evening listening, with
the fire burning gently and a glass of something
warming at your elbow. Something a bit different!
... 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]
RECORDING
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