America’s
Singers Recorded - The First Generation Frederic
COWEN (1852-1935) The Promise of Life [3:02] 
Belle
Cole Francisco Ernani BRAGA (1868-1945) La
Serenata [2:59]
Ada Adini Walter DAMROSCH (1862-1950) Danny
Deever [3:59]
David Bispham Richard STRAUSS (1865-1949) Ständchen
[3:04]
Lilian Nordica George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Messiah
Come unto him [3:22]
Emma Juch Landon RONALD (1873-1938) Rosy
Morn [1:58]
Zelie de Lussan Giacomo MEYERBEER (1791-1864) Les
Huguenots - Nobil signor salute [3:46]
Rosa Linde Wright William WALLACE (1860-1940) Lurline
- Sweet spirit hear my prayer [2:51]
Alice Esty André MESSAGER (1853-1929) Veronique
- The swing song [4:37]
Emma Eames and Emilio de Gogorza Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Die Ehre Gottes [2:47]
Arthur van Eweyk Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) Das
Rheingold - Erdas Warnung [3:52]
Edyth Walker George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Judas Maccabaeus - Sound an alarm [4:23]
Evan Williams Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Zauberflöte
- In diesen heil'gen Hallen [3:14] Robert Blass Giacomo
MEYERBEER (1791-1864) Robert le Diable (Meyerbeer) Robert toi que
j'aime [4:08]
Auguez de Montalant TRADITIONAL Believe
me if all those endearing young charms [3:08]
Dennis O’Sullivan Pietro MASCAGNI (1863-1945) Cavalleria
Rusticana - O Lola ch'ai di latti [2:28]
George Hamlin Georges BIZET (1838-1875) Carmen
- Kartenarie [2:47]
Sarah Jane Walker Jules MASSENET (1842-1912) Hérodiade
- Il est doux, il est bon [3:40]
Susan Strong Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) Tannhäuser
- Gar viel und schön [4:06]
Leon Rains Francesco CILEA (1866-1950) Adriana
Lecouvreur - Acerba volutta [4:10]
Louise Homer Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) Die
Walküre - Seek not o maid [4:04]
Clarence Whitehill and Minnie Saltzmann-Stevens Charles
HAWLEY (1858-1915) The sweetest flower [2:17]
Emilio de Gogorza Leo STERN Coquette
[2:45]
Suzanne Adams Giuseppe VERDI (1813-1901) Les
Vêpres Sicilienne - Merci, compagnons bien-aimés [1:59] Lilian Blauvelt Rec.
1901-13 SYMPOSIUM 1361 [79:40]
[JW]
An
evocative package. ... see Full
Review
Amour
cruel Michel
LAMBERT (c.1610-1696) Vos
mépris chaque jour, air for voice, 2 viols and theorbo
[03:43] Jean DE SAINTE-COLOMBE (17th
century) Concert à deux violes esgales No. 58 'Les Roulades' [04:20] Sébastien
LE CAMUS (c.1610-1677) Je veux me plaindre,
air for voice, 2 viols and lute (arr. Susie Napper) [03:44] Laissez
durer la nuit, air for voice and theorbo [05:48] Jean
DE SAINTE-COLOMBE Concert à deux violes esgales
No. 6 'La Duchesse' [05:54] Sébastien
LE CAMUS Amour, cruel Amour, air for voice
and 2 viols (arr. Susie Napper) [03:34] Jean
DE SAINTE-COLOMBE Concert à deux violes esgales
No. 9 'Le Suppliant' [06:19] Sébastien
LE CAMUS Forêts solitaires, air for voice
and theorbo [02:35] Jean DE SAINTE-COLOMBE Concert à deux
violes esgales No. 48 'Le Raporté': chaconne [06:20] Michel
LAMBERT Ombre de mon amant, air for voice,
2 viols and theorbo [06:07] Jean
DE SAINTE-COLOMBE Concert à deux violes esgales
No. 32 'L'Eslevé changé' [04:03] Sébastien
LE CAMUS On n'entend rien, air for voice
and lute [03:38] Jean DE SAINTE-COLOMBE Concert à deux
violes esgales No. 3 'Le Tendre' [06:50] Suzie
LeBlanc (soprano), Stephen Stubbs (lute, theorbo), Les Voix
Humaines (Susie Napper, Margaret Little, viola da gamba) rec.
April 2000, Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel,
Québec, Canada.
DDD ATMA ACD2 2216 [62:58]
[JV]
The
main purpose of French music of the 17th century was to please
the ear and that is exactly what both the music and the interpreters
do here ... see Full Review
Australian
Piano Trio - Anthology CD1 Johannes
BRAHMS
(1833-1897)
Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87 (1880-1882) [29:19] Piotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Piano Trio in A minor,
Op. 50 In memory of a Great Artist (1881-82) [44:56] CD2 Johann
Nepomuk HUMMEL (1778-1837) Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat
major, Op. 12 (c. 1803) [21:11] Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Piano Trio in G major (1879-80) [22:34]
Anton ARENSKY (1861-1906) Piano
Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 (1894) [31:31] CD3 Johann
Nepomuk HUMMEL (1778-1837) Piano Trio No. 4 in G major,
Op. 65 (c. 1814-15) Bedřich
SMETANA (1824-1884) Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15 (1855) [29:18]
CD4 Michael BRIMER (b. 1933) Piano
Trio No. 1 (2001) [23:35] Ross EDWARDS (b.
1943) Piano Trio (1998) [19:01] Leonard
BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) Piano Trio (1937) [16:10]
The Australian Piano Trio (Donald Hazelwood (violin), Catherine Hewgill
(cello, discs 2 and 3), Susan Blake (cello, discs 1 and 4), Michael
Brimer (piano)) rec. Eugene Goossens Hall, Australian Broadcasting
Corporation, Sydney, 15, 16, 18 June 2001 (disc 1); 2-3 April 1998
(Disc 2); 27 September
1999 (Disc 3); 18-19 October 2001, 24 February 2002 (Disc 4). DDD
ABC CLASSICS 476 5235 [4 CDs: 74:17 + 75:22 + 47:41 + 58:47]
[IB]
Basically,
if this particular collection appeals … go ahead. ... see
Full Review
Jeanne Baxtresser: Chamber
Music for flute François DEVIENNE
(1759-1803) Duo for flute and viola in C minor Op.5 No.3 (1784)
[8:20] ¹ Madeleine DRING (1923-1977)
Trio for flute, oboe and piano (1968) [10:11] ² Philippe
GAUBERT (1879-1941) Three Watercolours for flute, cello and
piano [16:02] ³ Samuel BARBER (1910-1981)
Canzone for flute and piano (1958) [4:16] # Summer Music for wind quintet
Op.31 (1956) [11:40] + Aaron COPLAND
(1900-1990) Duo for flute and piano (1969-70) [14:38] #
Jeanne Baxtresser (flute) with Cynthia Phelps (viola) ¹ Joseph Robinson
(oboe) and Pedja Muzijevic (piano) ² Alan Stepansky (cello) and Pedja
Muzijevic (piano) ³ Israela Margalit (piano) #
Joseph Robinson (oboe). Stanley Drucker (clarinet),
Judith LeClair (bassoon) and Philip Myers (French horn) + rec. Concordia
College, Bronxville, New York, June-July 1996 (Devienne, Dring and Gaubert),
Recital Hall, State University of New York at Purchase, May 1994 (Barber)
and Recital Hall, State University of New York at Purchase, July 1995
(Copland) CALA CACD
0544 [65:26][JW]
There’s
plenty of variety here and some vivacious performances to boot ... see
Full Review
Julian
Bream –
My Life In Music
Julian Bream (guitar) Directed
and presented: Paul Balmer Produced: Judy Caine. rec. May 2003. PAL
AVIE
AV 2109 
[195.00][ZT]
This
is a splendid presentation with wide musical appeal but to guitarists
it is an Aladdin’s cave. ... see Full
Review
The
Story of British Classical Music
see review for details
NAXOS 8.558193/4 [76:33 + 77:08] [RW]
One
has to admire that all the pieces are of good
performances, both from the playing and technical
point of view ... see Full
Review
Christmas
Music from Eton College Jacob
HANDL (1550-1591)
Resonet in laudibus [1:04] Plainchant
Hodie* [1:13] Josquin
des PREZ (c.1450/55–1521)
Ave Maria [4:11] Richard
PYGOTT (c.1485-1549)
Quid petis, O fili [7:57] Thomas
RAVENSCROFT (c.1592-c.1635)
Remember, O thou Man [1:46] Mateo
FLECHA (1481?-1553?)
Riu, riu, chiu [2:56] Robert
PARSONS (c.1530-1572) Ave Maria
[4:13] Trad. Gaudete
[1:32] Jean de OCKEGHEM
(c.1410-1497)
Ave Maria [2:33] Plainchant
Puer natus est nobis* [3:23] John
TAVENER (b. 1944) God is with us
[4:47] Pierre VILLETTE
(1926-1998) Hymne à la Vierge
[3:44] Benjamin BRITTEN
(1913-1976) Rosa Mystica [4:00]
Felix MENDELSSOHN
(1809-1847) Ave Maria [5:45] Peter
WARLOCK (1894-1930)
Bethlehem Down 2:57] Herbert
HOWELLS (1892-1983) Sing Lullaby
[2:58] Elizabeth
POSTON (1905-1987) Jesus Christ
the Apple Tree [2:54] Peter
CORNELIUS (1824-1874)
arr. ATKINS The Three Kings [2:17]
John GARDNER (b.1917)
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
[2:04] Plainchant
Ave Maria*
Eton College Chapel Choir/Thomas Winpenny
(organ)/*Francis Faux (director/cantor)/Ralph
Allwood Recording dates and venue not stated.
ADD
RESONANCE CD RSN 3076 [65:21] [JQ]
This
is a successful, very well executed and thoroughly
enjoyable disc that should give a good deal
of enjoyment this Christmas ... see Full
Review
Christmas
Vespers at Westminster Cathedral
Jan Pieterszoon SWEELINCK (1562–1621) Gaude
et Laetare
Plainchant Deus in
adjutorium; Psalm 109; Psalm 110; Psalm 111; Psalm
112; Psalm 116; Apparuit benignitas’ Responsorium
breve; Christe redemptor omnium; Crastina die
Thomas TALLIS (c.1505–1585) Magnificat
a 5
Plainchant Tonus
Orationis
Tomas Luis de VICTORIA (1548–1611) Alma
redemptoris mater a 5
Plainchant Post
partum; Elogium
Heinrich SCHUTZ (1585–1672) Hodie
Christus Natus Est
Jean LANGLAIS (1907–1991) Fete
The
Choir of Westminster Cathedral/Martin Baker (Master of
Music)
Matthew Martin (organ)
rec. Westminster Cathedral, 21, 22, 28 February, 1 March 2005
HYPERION CDA67522 [68.12]
[RH]
If
you close your eyes you can almost smell the incense ... see Full
Review
The
Art of Peter Clinch - Classical Saxophone
William LOVELOCK (1899-1986)
Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra (1973) [18:43] Astra Chamber
Orchestra/George Logie-Smith Three Sketches for Clarinet and
Piano (1974) [8:08] Nehama Patkin (piano) Saxophone Sonata (1974) [17:03]
Trevor
Barnard (piano) Eric GROSS (b. 1926)
Saxophone Quintet in E flat (1976) [19:57] Petra String Quartet Geoffrey
D'OMBRAIN (b. 1931) and Peter CLINCH
(1930-1995) Introspections for Saxophone and Tape (1976)
[3:44] James PENBERTHY (1917-1999)
Saxophone Concerto (1970) [7:57] West Australian Symphony Orchestra/Verdon
Williams Peter Clinch
(saxophone; and clarinet) rec. W&G Recording Studio, Melbourne,
November 1975, from W&G LP BS5667 (Lovelock concerto; sonata); Tasmanian
Conservatorium of Music, April 1983 (Gross); Melbourne State College
(D’Ombrain); ABC Studios from Festival LP SFC80026 (Penberthy). ADD
but Three Sketches DDD
DIVERSIONS 24120 [75:36][RB]
A
progressive trajectory from the accessible conservative Lovelock through
the expressive linguistic challenge of Gross and onwards to the extremes
of Penberthy and D’Ombrain. ... see Full
Review
Le
Domaine musical (1956-1967)
Vol. 1 CD1
- Le concert
du 10e anniversaire Karlheinz STOCKHAUSEN
(b. 1929) Kontra-punkte (1952) [11:26]
Luciano BERIO (1925-2003) Serenata [10:24] Pierre
BOULEZ (b. 1925) Le Marteau sans maître (1952) [32:16] Olivier
MESSIAEN (1908-1992) Oiseaux exotiques (1956) [13:52] CD
2 - Les references françaises Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918): Syrinx (1912) [3:34] Edgard
VARÈSE (1883-1965) Densité 21.5, (1936-46) [5:50] Hyperprism,
(1923) [6:34] Octandre (1922) [4:40] Intégrales, (1923) [11:10] Oliver
MESSIAEN Cantéyodjayă, (1948) [12:06] Sept Haïkaï (1962)
[18:43] CD 3 - Le compositeur Boulez
Pierre BOULEZ Structures, (1951) [14:21] Sonatine pour flûte
et piano (1946) [11:44] Sonate No 2 pour piano (1948) [33:36] CD
4 - Les compagnons de route Maurizio
KAGEL (b. 1931) Sextuor à cordes, (1953-7) [7:34]
Luigi NONO (1924-1990) Incontri
(1955) [6:01] Hans Werner HENZE
(b 1926) Concerto per Il Marigny, (1956) [6:35] Henri
POUSSEUR (b. 1929) Madrigal III, (1962) [12:01] Mobile
pour 2 pianos (1958) [10:11] Karlheinz STOCKHAUSEN
Zeitmasse, (1956) [13:38] Klavierstück (1956) [17:03] PLUS bonus
CD – first recording of Le Marteau sans maître and interview
with Boulez Soloists and
Orchestra of Domaine musical/Pierre Boulez rec. 1956-67 ADD
ACCORD - UNIVERSAL CLASSICS 476 9209 [5 CDs: 66:54 + 62:32 + 59:46
+ 73:15 + 79.38] [AOz]
The Domaine musical was an exciting experiment in
new music, full of creative exchange and adventure. This set gives
us an insight into what that world was like. ... see Full Review
Le
Domaine musical (1956-1967)
Vol. 2 CD1 - Stravinsky Igor
STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Concertino
pour douze instruments (1952) [5:54] Trois pieces pour clarinette seule (1919)
[4:10] Trois pieces pour quatuor à cordes (1914) [6:27], Symphonies d’instruments à vent
(1947) [8:33] Renard (1916/7) [15:01] Agon (1953-570 [21:57]* CD 2 – L’Ècole
de Vienne 1 Arnold SCHOENBERG (1874-1951) Verklärte
Nacht (1917) [31:12], Trois pièces pour 12 instruments (1910) [2:02]
Pierrot Lunaire (1912) [31:50] Anton WEBERN (1883-1945) Sechs
Stücke für Orchester (1928) [10:17] CD 3 – L’Ècole de Vienne 2 Alban
BERG (1885-1935) Sonate
en si mineur (1908) [8:27] Drei Stücke für Orchester (1915) [5:02]* Arnold
SCHOENBERG Kammersymphonie
(1906) [17:15] Anton WEBERN Zwei
Lieder (1910-25) [2:0] Vier Lieder (1914-22) [6:19] Cantate
no 1 (1939) [8:28] Cantate no 2 (1943) [12:30] CD
4 – L’Ècole de Vienne 3 Arnold
SCHOENBERG Sérénade
(1920-23) [30:46] Suite for 7 instruments (1925) [24:31] Anton
WEBERN Variations für
Klavier (1936) [6:18] Symphonie (1928)
[9:33] Soloists
and Orchestra of Domaine musical/Pierre Boulez (conductor)
* Orchester de Südwestrundfunks de Baden-Baden/Hans Rosbaud
rec. Paris 1956-1967 ACCORD
UNIVERSAL CLASSICS 476
8862 [4 CDs: 62:14 + 65:02 + 74:30 + 70:04] [AOz]
A
time-capsule of an exciting period. Highly recommended for anyone seriously
interested in new music and live performance ... see Full
Review
Down a River of Time
Georg Philip TELEMANN (1681-1767)
Concerto in D minor [9:44] François-Joseph
GARNIER (1755-1825) Concerto for oboe and strings [8:11]
Giuseppe FERLENDIS (1755-1810)
Concerto No.1 in F major (published 1802) [13:31] Ermanno
WOLF-FERRARI (1876-1948) Idillio-Concertino (1932)
[19:36] Eric EWAZEN (b.1954)
Down a River of Time (1999) [24:57]
Andrea Gullickson (oboe) Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra/Lucia
Matos rec. Czech Radio Studio One, Prague, July 2005
CALA CACD1037 [76:39] [JW]
From
the Baroque to the Present, featuring Wolf-Ferrari’s exquisitely
songful little 1932 Idillio-Concertino, all in splendid performances.
... see Full Review
Empire Brass - Class
Brass - Classical Favourites for Brass 1. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Procession of the Nobles from Mlada [4.23]; 2. BORODIN
Dances from Prince Igor [3.33]; 3. COPLAND
Buckaroo holiday from Rodeo [3.53]; 4. SMETANA Dance of the comedians from The Bartered Bride
[2.47]; 5. GRIEG Anitra's
dance from Peer Gynt [1.42]; 6. PROKOFIEV
Morning dance from Romeo and Juliet [2.15]; 7. COPLAND Simple gifts [3.54]; 8. PROKOFIEV Wedding and Troika from Lt Kije
[5.17]; 9. TCHAIKOVSKY Arabian
dance from Nutcracker Suite [3.15]; 10. TCHAIKOVSKY
Neapolitan dance from Swan Lake [3.12]; 11. VERDI
Triumphal march from Aida [3.38]; 12. FAURE
Pavane [5.33]; 13. BIZET
Toreador song from Carmen [2.19]; 14. DVOŘÁK
Slavonic dance no. 8 [1.53]; 15. BRAHMS
Hungarian dance No. 5 [2.47]; 16. GINASTERA
Estancia [5.23]; 17. RAVEL
Pavane for a dead princess [5.36]; 18. MOUSSORGSKY
Great gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition [2.22];
Empire Brass:
Rolf Smedvig (solo trumpet); Jeffrey Curnow (trumpet); Martin Hackleman
(horn); Scott A. Hartman (trombone); J. Samuel Pilafan (tuba); Richard
Jensen (percussion); Arthur Press (percussion). Rec. no date or location
details given TELARC
CD-80220 [65.22][RMO]
Plenty
of positives ... see Full Review
Engelkonzert
Paul HINDEMITH (1895-1963)
Engelkonzert [10:44] J.S. BACH (1685-1750)
Canonische Veränderungen über das Weihnachtslied ‘Vom Himmel hoch da
komm ich her’ BWV 769a [14:09] Sigfrid KARG-ELERT
(1877-1933) Saluto angelico op 106 Nr 5 [4:06] Fritz
GOLLER (1914-1986) Choralpartita ‘Unüberwindlich starker
held, St Michael’ [6:01] Franz LISZT (1811-1886)
Angelus [7:45] Engelbert HUMPERDINCK (1854-1921)
Engelszene aus der Märchenoper ‘Hänsel und Gretel’ [10:31] Max
REGER (1873-1916) Ave Maria op 63 Nr 7 [4:16] Théodore
DUBOIS (1837-1924) In Paradisum [4:09] Jacques
Georges Paul CHARPENTIER (b. 1933) L’Ange à la Trompette
[8:27] Josef Still (organ)
rec. Trier Dom, 6-8 September 2005 DDD
ORGANUM CLASSICS OGM 267014 [70:59] [CB]
Still
combines virtuosity with imagination to create a programme of engaging
‘Angel’ music ... see Full Review
English
String Miniatures Vol. 6
Gustav HOLST (1874-1934)
A Moorside Suite (1928) (arr. Philip Lane) Scherzo, Nocturne,
March Henry PURCELL (1659-1695)
Chacony in G minor, Z.730 (ed. Benjamin Britten) Paul
LEWIS (b.1943) Rosa Mundi (2003) Adam
CARSE (1878-1958) The Winton Suite (1933) Prelude
– Air – Dance – Song Finale Paul CARR (b.1961)
A Very English Music (2002) Cuckmere Haven – Cornish Air – The
Hunt Gathering Malcolm LIPKIN (b.1932)
From Across La Manche (1998) Overture – Ballade – Dance-finale
Lionel SAINSBURY (b.1958) Two
Nocturnes (1990) Molto lento – Mesto e semplice
Peter WARLOCK (1894-1930)
Bethlehem Down (1927) Carol for strings (arr. Philip Lane) William
LLOYD WEBBER (1914-1982) Waltz in E minor (1939)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland rec. Phoenix Sound, Wembley,
London, Aug/Nov 2003. DDD
NAXOS 8.557753 [74:15] [RW]
A
mixture of contemporary and classical. I question the mixing of
styles. Modern recording of high calibre and readings that are
alert and intuitive ... see Full
Review
The Essential Hollywood
CD 1: John
WILLIAMS Star Wars: Main Title [5:44] London Symphony
Orchestra/John Williams Max STEINER/Alfred
NEWMAN Gone With the Wind: “Selznick International Fanfare”;
Main Title: Dixie; Mammy; Tara; Rhett [3:04]
National Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Gerhardt Maurice
JARRE Doctor Zhivago: Prelude and Laura’s Theme
[5:15] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Maurice Jarre
David RAKSIN Laura: Main Theme [5:52] New Philharmonic
Orchestra/David Raskin Bernard
HERRMANN Psycho: Prelude; The Murder; Finale [4:57]
Los Angeles Philharmonic/Esa-Pekka Salonen
Maurice JARRE Lawrence of Arabia: Overture (Part II)
[4:26] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Maurice Jarre
Elmer BERNSTEIN The Magnificent Seven: Main Title and
Calavera’s Visit [3:37] Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Elmer
Bernstein John WILLIAMS
E.T. – The Extraterrestrial: Flying Theme [3:42] London Philharmonic
Orchestra/John Williams Erich
Wolfgang KORNGOLD The Adventures of Robin Hood: Robin
Hood and His Merry Men [4:28] London Symphony Orchestra/John Williams
John WILLIAMS Jaws:
Main Theme [2:57] London Symphony Orchestra/John Williams Bernard
HERRMANN Vertigo: Scene d’Amour [6:49] Los Angeles
Philharmonic Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen Nina
ROTA The Godfather Part II: End Title [4:11] Filarmonica
delta Scala/Riccardo Muti CD: 2 Alfred
NEWMAN 20th Century Fox Fanfare and “Street
Scene” (from How to Marry a Millionaire) [4:22] National Philharmonic
Orchestra/Charles Gerhardt Max
STEINER Casablanca: Main Title; The Immigrants; Morocco;
“Sam, I thought I told you never to play . . .”; As Time Goes By; Flashback;
Rick Remembers Paris; Love Scene; The Airport; Major Strasser’s Death;
“The beginning of a beautiful friendship” [8:36] National Philharmonic
Orchestra/Charles Gerhardt Monty
NORMAN Dr. No: The James Bond Theme [2:53] London
Symphony Orchestra/John Barry
Ennio MORRICONE The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Titles
[3:04] Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Ennio
Morricone John WILLIAMS
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Dialogue [3:28] Boston
Pops Orchestra/John Williams Max
STEINER King Kong: The Forgotten Island; Natives; Sacrificial
Dance; the Gate of King Kong; Kong in New York [7:16] National Philharmonic
Orchestra/Charles Gerhardt Dimitri
TIOMKIN High Noon: Theme [5:26] Hollywood Bowl Symphony
Orchestra/Dimitri Tiomkin Franz
WAXMAN Sunset Boulevard: Main Title; Norma Desmond; The
Studio Stroll; The Comeback; Norma as Salome [7:44] National Philharmonic
Orchestra; Charles Gerhardt Henry
MANCINI The Pink Panther: Theme [2:36] Henri Mancini
and His Orchestra Miklos ROZSA
Ben-Hur: Parade of the Charioteers [3:39] Boston Pops Orchestra/Arthur
Fiedler Henry MANCINI
Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Moon River [2:36] Henry Mancini and his
Orchestra Bernard HERRMANN
Citizen Kane: Rosebud; Finale [2:41] National Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles
Gerhardt Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD
King’s Row: Main Title [1:39] National Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles
Gerhardt rec. 1970s-1990s. collection 2006 ADD, DDD
SONY CLASSICAL 82876 77086 2 [54:50 + 47:24][PC]
One
could hardly imagine a better collection of musical snippets from some
of the greatest movies ever to come out of Hollywood. ... see Full
Review
The
Essential James Galway see review for
details rec. 1976-99
SONY BMG 82876 80318 2 [66:15 + 68:12] [GF]
The
sound is consistently good and James Galway’s famous golden tone
is everywhere in evidence. ... see Full
Review
James Galway – My
Magic Flute Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
(1756–1791) Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in
C major, K. 299 (297c) (1778): Allegro (Cadenza: Carl Reinecke) [11:00];
Andantino (Cadenza: John Thomas) [9:31]; Rondeau: Allegro (Cadenza:
Carl Reinecke) [8:50]; Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 in
C major, K. 467 (for Flute, Harp and Orchestra, arranged by Andreas
N. Tarkmann) (1785) [6:18]; Theme and Variations (Andante grazioso)
from Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331 (300i) (1781-3) (for Flute, Harp
and Orchestra, arranged by Andreas N. Tarkmann) [6:43]; “Ruhe
sanft, mein holdes Leben” (Tempo di Menuetto grazioso) from
Zaide, act I, scene 3, K. 344 (366b) (1779-80) (for Flute and Orchestra,
arranged by Matthias Spindler) [5:44]; The Magic Flutes, for two
Flutes and Orchestra (A journey through the works of Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart, devised and freely arranged for two solo flutes and orchestra
for James and Jeanne Galway by David Overton): Adagio – Allegro con
brio [9:18]; Minuet [5:27]; Allegro [7:26]; Rondo alla turca
from Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331 (300i) (1781-3) (for two Flutes
and Orchestra, arranged for James and Jeanne Galway by David Overton)
[3:17] Lady Jeanne
Galway (flute), Catrin Finch (harp), Sinfonia Varsovia/Sir James Galway
(flute and conductor) rec. Polish Radio, Witold Lutoslawski Studio,
Warsaw, January 2006
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 00289 477 6233 [73:46][GF]
Well-filled,
well-played and with good liner notes this is a disc that should attract
many music lovers. It may not be an essential buy but it is definitely
‘Music for Pleasure’ – and shouldn’t music always be so? ... see Full
Review
Glenn Gould Hereafter
A Film by Bruno Monsaingeon Picture Format 16:9; TV system NTSC; Sound
Dolby Stereo and 5.0; DVD Format DVD9; will play on NTSC-compatible
set-ups only; DVD contains a DVD-ROM section with booklet files in German,
Spanish and Japanese
IDEALE AUDIENCE INTERNATIONAL DVD9DM20 [106.00] [JW]
A curiously compelling half-portrait of a
chimerical presence. ... see Full
Review
Harps of
the Ancient Temples Conceived
and Performed by Gail LAUGHTON The
Hebrews 425 AD Japan 375 AD Pompeii 76 AD Greece 300 BC The Mayans 700
BC Crete 1400 BC Babylon 1500 BC Stonehenge 1600 BC Egypt
1700 BC Lemuria 16,000 BC Atlantis 21,000 BC
Gail Laughton (harp) Rec. 1978. Remastered from original vinyl LP. ADD
LAUREL LR-811CD [28:26][RB]
For those who delight in allusive speculative
time travel courtesy of the harp or who must have every speck of music
from the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade-Runner. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Anja Harteros – Bella
Voce
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Oh smania! O Furie! ... D'Oreste
e d'Ajace [6.25] from Idomeneo K. 366; Porgi, amor [3.25]
from Le nozze di Figaro K. 492; Temerari ... Come scoglio [5.43];
Ei parte - senti! Ah no! ... Per pieta, ben mio perdona all'error
[8.57] from Così fan tutte K 588; Ah, lo previdi! - Ah, t'invola
agl'occhi miei - Deh, non varcar K.272 [13.16]; Vado, ma dove?
O Dei! K. 583 [4.09]; Misera! dove son? L'aure del Tebro - Ah!
non son io che parlo, K.369 [6.49] Franz
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) Scena
di Berenice Hob.XXIVa;10 [12.20] Cantata composra per la
Signora Banti in Antigono di Pietro Metastasio
Anja Harteros (soprano) Vienna Symphony Orchestra/Pinchas Steinberg
rec. 7–11 December 2005, Baumgartner-Casino, Vienna. DDD.
BMG-RCA RED SEAL 82876771432 [62.01] [ED]
May
her next solo discs explore other areas of her repertoire as thrillingly
as this one has. But, please, don’t make me wait another seven years!
... see Full Review
Sir George Henschel (1850-1934)
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Die Schöne Müllerin - No.1 Das Wandern (1794-1827) [2:19] Winterreise
- No.24 Der Leiermannd D911 (1827) [2:33] Lachen und Weinen D777 [1:56] Gruppe
aus dem Tartarus D583 [3:09] Carl
LOEWE (1796–1869) Heinrich der Vogler [3:03] Der Erlkönig
(1818) [3:21] Robert SCHUMANN
(1810-1856) Dichterliebe - No.7 Ich grolle nicht Op.48 (1840) [1:42]
Lied eines Schmiedes [1:21] Die beiden Grenadiere Op.49 No.1 [3:33]
J W FRANCK Wait thou still [3:16] Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Ten Biblical Songs Op.99 - No.7 By
the Waters of Babylon (1894) [3:14] Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony No.1 in C major Op.21
(1799-1800) [26:45] Orchestra of the Royal Philharmonic Society recorded
in the Scala Theatre, London Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750) Sarabande in D arranged Henschel from Suites
for solo Cello No.6 BWV 1012 [3:50] Sarabande in E flat arranged Henschel
from Suites for solo Cello No. 4 BWV 1010 [3:05] George
HENSCHEL (1850-1934) Sicilienne [2:46]
Beatrice Harrison (cello) and George Henschel (piano) Spring [3:19]
Emma Eames (soprano) with George Henschel (piano) Morning Hymn [2:31]
Gervase Elwes (tenor) with George Henschel (piano) Mein
müdes Augen [1:54] George Henschel (baritone and piano) rec.
1908-29 SYMPOSIUM
1362 [73:54][JW]
A
valuable Henschel compilation – conductor, singer, pianist ... see Full
Review
In Dulci Jubilo ANONYMOUS:
In Dulci Jubilo [3:17] Remember O thou Man [3:03] Gently
the Fragrance [3:11] Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day [1:43] Vous qui
désirez sans fin [1:30] Chrétiens qui suives l’église
[3:54] Grâce soit renduë [1:30] Philipp
Friedrich BÖDDECKER (1607-1683) Veni Salvator hominum
[6:22} Michel CORRETTE (1709-1795) Quartrième
Symphonie en quatuor [9:24] Noël Provençal [2:01] Nikolaus
BRUHNS (1665-1697) Jauxhzet dem Herrn, alle Welt [12:45]
Jean-Philippe RAMEAU (1683-1764) Musettes
from Les Fêtes d’hébé [3:27] Rigadouns from Les
Fêtes d’hébé [1:57] Francois
COUPERIN (1668-1733) Musette from Troisième Concert
Royal 2:20] Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Bereitet die Wege, beritet die Bahn (from BWV 132) [5:40] Mit zarten
und vergnügten Trieben (from BWV 36b) [6:28]
The Aulos Ensemble: Christopher Krueger (flute and recorder); Marc Schachman
(oboe); Linda Quan (violin); Myrnon Lutzke (cello); Arthur Hass (harpsichord
and organ); Julianne Baird (soprano). rec. 19-21 May 2006, Miller Chapel,
Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey.
CENTAUR CRC 2831 [68:38] [KS]
Performed
with a graceful simplicity that was most fetching…Christopher
Krueger lives up to his well-earned reputation
as a flute virtuoso. ... see Full
Review
Inventions
- Duos for violin and cello
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Selection from 20 Duos for violin and cello (arranged by
Frederick Neumann): Invention No.2 in F major, BWV 779 [0:56];
Aria in C minor, (French Suite No.2) BWV 813 [2:38];
Prelude in D major, (Book I, The Well-tempered Clavier)
BWV 850 [1:31]; Menuet in C minor, (French Suite No.2)
BWV 813 [1:22]; Gavotte in G minor, (English Suite No.3)
BWV 808 [3:20]; Gigue in A minor, (English Suite No.2)
BWV 807 [2:31]; Invention No.13 in A minor, BWV 784 [1:11] Hanns
EISLER (1898-1962) Duo for violin and cello, Op.7,
No. 1 (1924) [6:54] Karol BEFFA (b.
1973) Masques I for violin and cello [9:52] Béla
BARTÓK (1881-1945) Mélodies populaires hongroises for
violin and cello (arranged by Karl Kraeuter): (Allegro ironico [0:33];
Allegretto [0:35]; Moderato [1:04]; Choral: Andante
[2:31]; Allegretto [0:34]; Con moto [0:24]; Vivace
[0:33]) Karol BEFFA (b. 1973)
Masques II for violin and cello [12:57] Gideon
KLEIN (1919-1945) Duo for violin and cello (c.1939-41)
[8:40] Bohuslav MARTINŮ (1890-1959)
Duo for violin and cello, No.2, H371 (1958) [10:05] Fritz
KREISLER (1875-1962) Marche miniature viennoise for
violin, cello & pianoA[3:19] Renaud
Capuçon (violin) Gautier Capuçon (cello) Aude Capuçon (piano)A
rec. 21-24 March, 2005, IRCAM, Paris, France. DDD
VIRGIN CLASSICS 3326262 [72:58][MC]
A
fascinating and superbly performed recital which
is worthy of considerable attention. ... see Full
Review
Inventions
- Duos for violin and cello
Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750) Twenty Duets for violin and cello (transcribed
Frederick Neumann) (extracts) Invention No.2 in F major BWV 77 [0:56]
Aria (Suite Française No.2 in C minor BWV 813 [2:38] Prélude in D major
(Well Tempered Clavier, I, 5) [1:31] Menuet (Suite Française No.2 in
C minor BWV 813 [1:22] Gavotte (Suite Anglaise No.3 in G minor BWV 808
[3:20] Gigue (Suite Anglaise No.2 in A minor BWV 807 [2:31] Invention
No.13 in A minor BWV 784 [1:11] Hanns
EISLER (1898-1962) Duet for violin and cello Op.7 No.1 (1924)
Tempo di minuetto [3:52] Allegretto vivace [3:02] Karol
BEFFA (b.1973) Masques I (modéré) [9:52] Masques II (rythmiquement
souple) [12 :57] Béla BARTOK
(1881-1945) Mélodies populaires hongroises (transcribed Karl
Kraeuter) [6:14] (Allegro ironico; Allegretto; Moderato; Choral: Andante;
Allegretto; Con moto; Vivace) Gideon
KLEIN (1919-1945) Duet for violin and cello (1939) Allegro
con fuoco [6:03] Lento (unfinished) [2:37] Bohuslav
MARTINŮ (1891-1959) Duo for violin and cello No.2 H.371
(1958) [10:06] Fritz KREISLER
(1875-1962) Marche miniature viennoise (tempo di marcia) [3:19]*
Renaud Capuçon (violin)
Gautier Capuçon (cello) Aude Capuçon (piano) * Rec. IRCAM, Paris, March
2005 VIRGIN CLASSICS
332626 2 [72:58] [JW]
Only
intermittently effective. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Simon Keenlyside - Tales
of Opera
Gioacchino ROSSINI (1792–1868)
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum della città [4:56]; Guillaume
Tell: Sois immobile [2:25]; Jules MASSENET (1842–1912) Hérodiade: Vision fugitive
[4:23]; Giuseppe VERDI (1813–1901)
Don Carlo: Per me giunto è il di [8:17]; Un ballo in maschera: Eri tu
che macchiavi quell’anima [6:00]; La traviata: Di Provenza il mar [4:16];
Ambroise THOMAS (1811–1896) Hamlet: O vin, dissipe
la tristesse [3:53]; Vincenzo BELLINI (1801–1835)
I puritani: Ah! Per sempre io ti perdei [5:22]; Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791) Die Zauberflöte: Ein Mädchen oder
Weibchen [4:07]; Ruggiero LEONCAVALLO (1858–1919)
Pagliacci: Si può, si può [5:23]; Francesco
CILEA (1866–1950) L’Arlesiana: Come due tizzi accesi [3:36];
Peter TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893)
Pique Dame: Ja vas ljublju [4:49]; Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Don Giovanni: Dah vieni alla
finestra [2:09]; Zaide: Nur Mut, mein Herz, versuche dein Glück [5:22];
Richard WAGNER (1813–1883) Tannhäuser: Oh, du mein
holder Abendstern [5:14]
Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Münchner Rundfunkorchester/Ulf Schirmer
rec. Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich 29 May–2 June, 2006
SONY CLASSICAL 82876884822 [70:12] [GF]
A
splendid well-filled, well-sung and well recorded recital with some
of the finest baritone arias and with two rarities as an extra bonus.
Not to be missed! ... see Full
Review
Kids Love Christmas
PIERPONT, arr. GOULD 'Jingle bells' 16th century French, arr.
WILLCOCKS 'Ding dong merrily on high'
BRITTEN 'This little babe' TRAD,
arr. WARRELL 'We wish you a merry Christmas' ANDERSON
'Sleigh ride' HOPKINS 'We three
kings of orient are' TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker - suite, op.71a: Danse de la Fée Dragée (Dance of the
Sugar-Plum Fairy); Danse Russe (Trepak); 'Valses des Fleurs (Waltz of
the Flowers)' TRAD, arr. RUTTER 'Nativity carol' KIRKPATRICK,
arr WILLCOCKS 'Away in a manger' BLAKE,
arr. QUIRK 'Walking in the air' MOHR/GRUBER 'Stille nacht (silent night)' COOTS/GILLESPIE, arr. HAINES
'Santa Claus is coming to town' GAUNTLETT,
arr. WILLCOCKS 'Once in Royal David's city' PROKOFIEV
'Troika’ from Lieutenant Kije Suite, op.60 PLAINSONG
'Christmas fanfare' TRAD. Arr. David WILLCOCKS 'The first Nowell' TRAD.
Arr. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS,
1872-1958, re-arr. David WILLCOCKS 'O
little town of Bethlehem' TRAD. Arr.
Henry WALFORD DAVIES 'The holly and the ivy' WADE
arr WILLCOCKS 'O come, all ye faithful'
Various artists SANCTUARY
CLASSICS CD CDRSN3078 [76.44][RB]
A traditional 1950s-style Christmas collection
with a classical accent ... see Full
Review
Detailed listing (last five 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]
[Recommended recordings]
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