Roberto Alagna
– Tenor! CD 1
Giacomo PUCCINI (1858–1924) La Bohème: 1.
Che gelida manina [4:40] 2. O soave fanciulla [3:51]
Tosca: 3. Recondita armonia [2:11] 4. E lucevan le stelle
[3:09] 5. Ah! Franchiggia … O dolce mani [4:17] La rondine:
6. Ma come puoi lasciarmi [5:21] Le villi: 7. Ecco la casa
… Torna ai felici di [6:02] Gianni Schicchi: 8. Firenze è come
un albero fiorito [2:28] Giuseppe
VERDI (1813–1901) Il trovatore: 9.
Ah si, ben mio … L’onda de’ suoni mistici [5:07] 10.
Di quella pira [3:11] Gaetano
DONIZETTI (1797–1848) Lucie de Lammermoor: 11.
C’est moi Lucie [2:18] 12. Sur la tombe
de mon père [5:29] 13. Vers toi toujours s’envoler
[4:01] 14. Tombes de mes aïeux [7:44] Giuseppe
VERDI Don Carlos: 15. Fontainebleau! Forêt immense et
solitaire [4:03] 16. Qui me rend ace mort? Ô funèbres abîmes!
[4:34] 17. Dieu, tu semas dans nos âmes [4:35] CD 2 Charles
GOUNOD (1818–1893) Roméo et Juliette: 1. Cavatine: L’amour
… Ah! Lève-toi, soleil! [3:55] 2. Duo de la chamber: Va, je t’ai pardonné
… Nuit d’hyménée … Anges du ciel [11:08] Jules
MASSENET (1842–1912) Manon: 3. En fermant les yeux [3:08] 4.
Je suis seul … Ah, fuyez, douce image [4:47] 5. Toi! Vous!
Oui! Je fus cruelle … N’est-ce plus ma main [6:53] Werther: 6. Oui,
ce qu’elle m’ordonne … Lorsque l’enfant revient [3:32] 7. Traduire
… Pourquoi me reveiller, ô soufflé du printemps [3:13] 8. N’achevez
pas, hélas [2:38] Georges BIZET (1838–1875)
Carmen: 9. Duo: Parle-moi de ma
mère [8:50] 10. Duo: Je vais danser en votre honneur … La-la-la-la
… Au quartier! [4:44] 11. La fleur que tu m’avais
jetée [3:37] Hector BERLIOZ (1803–1869) Te Deum: 12. Prière:
Te ergo quaesumus [7:30] Giuseppe
VERDI Requiem: 13. Ingemisco
[3:26] Giacomo PUCCINI
Messa di Gloria: 14. Et incarnatus
est [2:46] Jacques OFFENBACH
(1819–1880) La Belle Hélène: 15.
Le jugement de Pâris: Au Mont Ida [3:18] Leonard
BERNSTEIN (1918–1990) West Side Story: 16. Tonight, tonight,
it all began tonight [3:49] 
Roberto Alagna (tenor); Leontina Vaduva (soprano) (CD1 tr. 2); Angela
Gheorghiu (soprano) (CD1 tr. 5, 6, 9, 10 and CD2 tr. 2, 5, 8, 10 and
16); Natalie Dessay (soprano) (CD1 tr. 11–13), Inva Mula (soprano) (CD2
tr. 9), Thomas Hampson (baritone) (CD1 tr. 17); José Van Dam (bass)
(CD1 tr. 16); Philharmonia Orchestra/Antonio Pappano (CD1 tr. 1, 2);
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Antonio Pappano (CD1
tr. 3–5)/Richard Armstrong (CD2 tr. 3–5, 15, 16); London Symphony Orchestra/Antonio
Pappano (CD1 tr. 6–10; CD2 tr. 6–8, 14); Orchestre I Choeurs de l’Opera
National de Lyon/Evelino Pidò (CD1 tr. 11–14); Choeur du Théâtre du
Châtelet, Orchestre de Paris/Antonio Pappano (CD1 tr. 15–17); Orchestre
du Capitole de Toulouse/Michel Plasson (CD2 tr. 1, 2, 9–11); Choeur
& Orchestre de Paris/John Nelson (CD2 tr. 12); Berliner Philharmoniker/Claudio
Abbado (CD2 tr. 13) rec. published 1996–2003
EMI CLASSICS 0946 3 80793 2 3 [73:25 + 77:36][GF/RJF]
This
collection from Alagna’s complete opera and other recordings from EMI
show the tenor’s strengths and weaknesses. Fortunately the former predominate
with some sensitive singing in the French repertoire ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Ashokan Farewell/Beautiful
Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster Jay
UNGAR Ashokan Farewell [5:10] Molly
MASON Bound for Another Harvest Home [4:05]
Jay UNGAR Prairie Spring [3:42] Jay
UNGAR Haymaker’s Hoedown [2:45]
15th
Century German, arr.
Jay UNGAR and Molly MASON Solstice Hymn [2:54] Jay
UNGAR Thanksgiving Waltz [3:46] TRADITIONAL,
arr. Jay UNGAR, Molly MASON & Balfa Toujours La Chanson de Mardi Gras [3:50] William
STEPP/Aaron COPLAND, arr. Jay UNGAR Bonaparte’s Retreat/Hoedown
[5:09] Stephen
FOSTER (1826-1864), arr.
Jay UNGAR and Molly MASON with David ALPHER Violin
solo [0:25]
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair [4:17]
Hard times, come again no more [5:13]
The Voice of Bygone Days [3:56]
Foster Favourites Medley [3:50]
Beautiful Dreamer [3:53]
That’s what’s the matter [3:18]
Old Home Medley [4:56]
Sweetly she sleeps, my Alice fair [3:27]
My wife is a most knowing woman [3:47]
Linger in blissful repose [3:07]
Ah! May the red rose live alway [5:21]
Jay Ungar (violin); Molly Mason (guitar); Thomas Hampson
(baritone); David Alpher (piano) Balfa Toujours appear on La Chanson
de Mardi Gras Nashville Chamber Orchestra/Paul Gambill, appears
on Bonaparte’s Retreat/Hoedown rec. BMG Studios, New York,
8-9 April, 6 May, 8-10 July 1992; Great Hall, Glen Tonche Studios, Woodstock,
New York and Austin Pea State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1999.
DDD EMI CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE 0946 3 82225 2 1 [77:21][PG]
Rife
with near-magical moments. It would be difficult to recommend an album
more highly. ... see Full Review
J.S.
Bach’s Earliest Autographs Dietrich
BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707) Chorale Fantasie on Nun
freit euch, lieben Christen [14:14] Johann
PACHELBEL (1653-1706) Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit [3:21]
An Wasserflüssen Babylon [4:58] Fugue
in b minor [3:01] Johann
Adam REINCKEN (1643-1722) Chorale Fantasie on An Wasserflüssen
Babylon [19:16] Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Wie Schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Choralbearbeitung, BWV 731 (fragment) [1:32] Choralbearbeitung,
BWV 764 [5:06]
Jean-Claude Zehnder (organ) rec. Schnitger Organ,
St. Jacobi’s Church, Hamburg, 27-29 August 2006. DDD
CARUS 83.197 [51:30][KS]
Music
from a fascinating and historically significant
discovery, artfully played. A definite must
for lovers of North German organ music. ...
see Full
Review
British
Horn Concertos Gordon
JACOB (1895-1984) Concerto
for Horn and Strings (1950s) [20:35]
Malcolm ARNOLD
(1921-2006) Concerto No. 2 for Horn and
Strings, Op. 58 (1956) [14:03] York
BOWEN (1884-1961) Concerto for
Horn, string orchestra and timpani (1956)
[16:27] Ruth GIPPS
(1921-1999) Horn Concerto, Op. 58 (1968)
[17:11] Gilbert VINTER
(1909-1969) Hunter’s Moon (1943)
[6:22]
David Pyatt (horn) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Nicholas
Braithwaite rec. Watford Town Hall, 10-21
Jan 1994 (Jacob, Bowen, Arnold); Henry Wood
Hall, London, 8-9 Feb 1994 (Gipps, Vinter).
DDD
LYRITA SRCD.316 [74:42] [RB]
Revel
in the bloom, range, supple agility and warmth
of these romantic works from British composers.
Magnificent playing and recording ... see
Full
Review
The Busch-Serkin Duo - Unpublished
Recordings
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Sonata No.5 for violin and keyboard BWV 1018 [21:02]Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Violin Sonata No.1 in G major Op.78 (1879)
[26:43] Trio in E flat major for piano, violin and horn Op.40 (1865)
[29:31] Adolf Busch (violin)
Rudolf Serkin (piano) Aubrey Brain (horn) rec. Library of Congress,
live, March 1939 (Bach); Broadcasting House London, live October 1936
(Brahms Sonata); Studio No.3 Abbey Road, London, May and November 1933
(Brahms Horn Trio) APR
5528 [77:09] [JW]
Need
I add that this is an indispensable issue
for Busch and Serkin collectors? ... see Full
Review
Maria
Callas – The Studio Recitals
CD1: Puccini Arias [45:14] CD2: Lyric and
Coloratura Arias [49:00] CD3 Callas at La
Scala [41:50] CD4: Verdi Arias I [49:14] CD5:
Mad Scenes [47:23] CD6: Callas à Paris
I [49:08] CD7: Callas á Paris II [43:04]
CD8: Verdi Arias II [39:53] CD9: Mozart, Beethoven,
Weber [44:23] CD10: Rossini and Donizetti
Arias [39:22] CD11: Verdi Arias III [52:07]
CD12: The EMI Rarities 1953–1961 [63:28] CD13:
The EMI Rarities 1962–1989 [51:08] Maria Callas
(soprano) EMI CLASSICS 0946 3 68033 2 6
[13 CDs: 45:14 + 49:00 + 41:50 + 49:14 + 47:23
+ 49:08 + 43:04 + 39:53 + 44:23 + 39:22 +
52:07 + 63:28 + 51:08] [GF]
Every
reader who still hasn’t acquired these recitals
in one form or other should buy this box and
gets access to one of the most fascinating
voices in recorded history ... see Full
Review
Ettore
Causa – Romantic Transcriptions for Viola
and Piano Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Valse sentimentale,
Op. 51 No. 6 (arr. Alan Arnold) [1:46] Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Scherzo, Op. Posth. [5:01] Enrique
GRANADOS (1867-1916) Spanish Dance No. 2 (Orientale)
(arr. Milton Katims) [2:34] Fryderyk
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Etude, Op. 25 No. 7 (arr. Alexander
Glazunov / Ettore Causa) [4:30] Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Allegro appassionato, Op.
43 (arr. Ettore Causa) [3:32] Alexander
SCRIABIN (1872-1915) Prélude, Op. 9 No. 1 (arr. Wadim
Borisovsky) [2:00] Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Dance of the Knights (arr. Wadim
Borisovsky) [5:25] Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Romance (arr. Milton Katims) [2:04] Sergei
RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 (arr.
Jascha Heifetz / Ettore Causa) [2:23] Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Lerchengesang, Op. 70 No. 2 (arr.
Ettore Causa) [2:32] Hungarian Dance No. 1 (arr. Watson Forbes)
[2:56] Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Abendlied, Op. 85 No. 12 (arr. Ettore Causa)
[2:28] Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Chanson
triste, Op. 40 No. 2 (arr. Johann Palaschko) [2:43] Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) Les Berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 (arr. Ettore Causa) [2:46] Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Hungarian Dance No. 3 (arr. Watson Forbes) [2:18] Fryderyk
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Etude, Op. 10 No. 6 (arr. Alexander Glazunov /
Ettore Causa) [3:22] Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Song
Without Words, Op. 109 (arr. Milton Katims) [3:57] Eugéne
YSAŸE (1858-1931) Rêve d'enfant, Op. 14 (arr. Ettore Causa) [3:53] Ettore
Causa (viola)
Ulrich Stærk (piano)
rec. Mantius Hall, Copenhagen, January 2005 CLAVES
50-2609 [57:23]
[JW]
An
enjoyable calling card for a tonally highly accomplished musician.
... see Full Review
Le
Chant des Templiers - Music from the Manuscript du Saint Sépulcre de Jerusalem
XII siècle, Chantilly Antiphon: Crucem
sanctam [8.21]; Responsorium: Benedicat
nos dues [6.12]; Responsorium: Honor virtus
et potestas [5.47]; Antiphon: Te Deum patrem
ingenitum/magnificat [14.01]; Antiphon: Media
vita in morte sumus/Nunc dimittis [10.35]; Kyrie
Eleison [7.25] Antiphon:
Da Pacem domine/Psalm Fiat pax in virtute tua [7.17] Antiphon:
Salve Regina [14.43]
Ensemble Organum/Marcel Peres rec. Royal Abbey,
Fontrevraud, December 2005
NAÏVE AMBROISIE AM 9997 [74.23][GH]
A
fascinating, fulfilling and rewarding experience ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH The Cold Dancer
– Contemporary String Quartets from Scotland Kenneth
DEMPSTER (b.1962) String Quartet No.4 (The Cold Dancer)
(2005) [12:22] James CLAPPERTON (b.1968)
The Great Divorce for String Quartet (1990) [16:03] Judith
WEIR (b.1954) String Quartet (1990) [13:23] William
SWEENEY (b.1950) String Quartet No.3 (2004) [36:34]
Edinburgh Quartet rec. no details
DELPHIAN DCD34038 [78:24] [JW]
Wherever
they were written these are fine works by
four excellent composers. Not always pretty
– but invariably on the money emotively. ...
see Full
Review
Concerti
Italiani
Alberto CURCI (1886-1973)
Concerto Romantico Op.20 (1944) [16:17]Giuseppe
TARTINI (1692-1770) Violin Concerto [15:03] Giovanni
Battista VIOTTI (1755-1824) Violin Concerto No.22 in A minor (1803) [27:38]Camillo
SIVORI (1815-1894) Capriccio No.5 from XII Studi-Capricci
Op.25 [3:41]Pietro LOCATELLI
(1695-1764) Capriccio No.18 from L’Arte del Violino (1733) [3:06]Federico
FIORILLO (1753-1824) Capriccio No.28 from the Thirty-Six
Capricci Op.3 [2:57] Fulvio
Luciani (violin) I Pomeriggi Musicali/Carlo de Martini rec. Teatro
Dal
Verme di Milano, June 2006 Curci, Tartini and Viotti), Baroque Hall,
SMC Ivrea, September 2006 (remainder)
LA BOTTEGA DISCANTICA BDI146 [69:10] [JW]
A
bit of an odd one this but I was pleased to hear the old fashioned
Curci ... see Full Review
The
Divine Feminine: A Musical Meditation
on the Mystery and Spirit of Woman John
TAVERNER (b.1944) The Last Sleep of the Virgin (excerpt)
[1:17] Robert KYR (b.1952)/Hildegard of BINGEN (1098-1179) O eterne deus (excerpt)
[0:47] O viridissima virga [4:15] Arvo
PÄRT (b.1935)Fratres, for eight cellos (excerpt)
[1:17] Tomás Luis de
VICTORIA (1549-1611)O magnum mysterium (excerpt)
[2:22] Alan HOVHANESS (b.1911)Alleluia
and Fugue, Op.40b (excerpt) [3:12] Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869) Le Spectre de la rose, from Les
Nuits d’été, Op.7 [6:23] Ottorino
RESPIGHI (1879-1936) Siciliana, from Ancient
Airs and Dances, Suite No.3 [3:29] Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Adagio, from Symphony No.8
(excerpt) [1:37] Gustav
HOLST (1874-1934) Venus, The Bringer of Peace, from The
Planets [8:30] Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Madrigal, from Romeo and Juliet,
Suite No.1, Op.64A [3:20] Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869) Love Scene, from Roméo et
Juliette (excerpt) [4:30] Carl
ORFF (1895-1982) In trutina, from Carmina Burana [2:13] Ralph
Vaughan WILLIAMS (1872-1958) Fantasia on a Theme
by Thomas Tallis (excerpt) [5:57] Christopher
ROUSE (b.1949) Movement V. Ànhran, from Flute
Concerto (excerpt) [4:58] see review for performance details TELARC
CD80689 [55:34] [GPu]
A
dire compilation in the service of poorly thought out ideas, callously
trivialising in its treatment of music and performers alike … see Full
Review
Echo
de Paris: Parisian
Love Songs, 1610-1660 DE
VICENT (d.1650) Le Phoenix [2:23] Pierre
GUÉDRON (c.1575-c.1620) Quay, faut il donc [4:26] Aux Plaisirs
[3:47] Robert BALLARD (c.1575-1650)
Entrée [1:07] Angelique [2:16] Giovanni
Paolo FOSCARINI (before 1621-1649) Folia [2:31] Etienne
MOULINIÉ (c.1600-after 1669) O Stelle homicide [1:39] Luigi
ROSSI (c.1597-1653) L’Augellino [3:23] Michel
LAMBERT (1610-1696) Silvie [2:42] Francesco
CORBETTA (c.1615-1681) Passacaglia [2:16] Etienne
MOULINIÉ (c.1600-after 1669) Orilla del claro Tajo [1:50]
Luis de BRICENO (fl. 1626) Caravanda
Ciacona [1:43] Louis COUPERIN (c.1626-1661)
Symphonie [3:28] Michel LAMBERT (1610-1696)
Iris [2:38] Angelo Michele BARTOLOTTI
(c.1615-after 1669) Prélude [1:20] Courante [1:40] Canarie [1:20]
Francesco CAVALLI (1602-1676)
Lamento di Apollo [7:29] Pierre GUÉDRON
(c.1575-c.1620) Un jour l’amoureuse Silvie [3:33] Giovanni
Paolo FOSCARINI (before 1621-1649) Zarabanda detta la favorita
[2:19] Stephan van
Dyck (tenor) and Private Musicke: Pierre Pitzl (5-course guitar, 4-course
guitar, viola da gamba); Hugh Sandilands (5-course guitar, 4-course
guitar, lute); Luciano Contini (lute, 4-course guitar); Daniel Pilz
(viola da gamba, colascione); Eve Neunhäuserer (viola d gamba) rec.
16-18 February, 2006, Bischöfliches Palace, St. Pölten, Austria
ACCENT ACC 24173 [53:57][GPu]
An
enterprising, informative and enjoyable anthology of early baroque songs
and instrumental pieces … see Full
Review
Ensemble
La Monica Michael
de LA BARRE (c.1675-1743/44) IXe Suite Sonate L’Inconnue, for flute and
basso continuo (1710) [8:12] John
Ernest GALLIARD (c.1687-1749) Sonata I in A
Minor, for bassoon and basso continuo (1733) [8:13] Robert
de VISÉE (c.1656-c.1732) Prélude, for theorbo (1699)
[1:14] Entrée d’Apollon, for theorbo (1699) [3:33] Nicola
MATTEIS, the elder (d.?1707) Aria Amorosa: version
for flute – originally violin – and theorbo (1685) [3:17] Luigi
MERCI (c.1695-1751) Sonata IV in G Minor, for bassoon and basso
continuo (1735) [9:30] Jacques-Martin
HOTTETERRE (1674-1751) Suite in E Minor, for
flute and basso continuo (1708) [22:15] Gilles
DURANT de LA BERGERIE (1550-1605) Ma belle si
ton ame (1603), version for flute and theorbo [1:08] Philipp
Friedrich BÖDDECKER (1607-1683) Sonata sopra ‘La
Monica’, for bassoon and basso continuo (1651) [5:24] Ensemble
la Monica: Christina Sönstevold (transverse flute); Knut
Sönstevold (baroque bassoon); Suzanne Persson (theorbo,
baroque guitar) rec. 20-23 June, 2005 and 13 May, 2006,
Gäsinge Church, Gnesta, Sweden SFZ
RECORDS SFZ1012 [62:56] [GPu]
Interesting,
but rather low-key interpretations, often limited by the relative
insufficiency of the basso continuo support … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Exposed
Throat Heinz
Karl GRUBER (b. 1943) Exposed Throat (2000) [11:22] Daniel
BÖRTZ (b. 1943) Målning (2000) [8:53] Poul
RUDERS (b. 1949) Reveille-Retraite (2003) [10:04] Robert
HENDERSON (b. 1948) Variations Movements (1967) Robin
HOLLOWAY (b. 1943) Sonata for Solo Trumpet Op.94a
(1999) [21:43] Håkan
Hardenberger (trumpet) rec. Nybrokajen 11, Stockholm, Sweden, January
and March 2004 BIS
CD-1281 [62:00] [HC]
Hardenberger
navigates fearlessly and almost effortlessly through all these
demanding, but ultimately highly rewarding pieces. A magnificent
release ... see Full Review
The
Feast of St Edward, King and Confessor at
Westminster Abbey [Matins]
plainsong Laudes
Regiae [04:08] William
SMITH (1603-1645) The Preces
[01:01] William
CROTCH (1775-1847) Psalm 132
[04:28] Charles
STANFORD (1852-1924) Te Deum
(from Service in C, Op. 115) [08:03]
Benedictus (from Service in C, Op.
115) [05:35] William
SMITH and Robert
STONE (1516-1613) The Responses
[05:41] Henry PURCELL
(1659-1695) O God, thou art
my God (Z 35) [03:52] [Eucharist] Jonathan
HARVEY (b1939) Missa bravis
[10:52] Anton BRUCKNER
(1824-1896) Os iusti meditabitur
[04:39] [Evensong] William
MORLEY (d1721) Psalm 99
[02:31] Henry PURCELL
Magnificat (from Evening
Service in g minor, Z 231) [03:28] Nunc
dimittis (from Evening Service in g minor,
Z 231) [03:03] Philip
MOORE (b1943) The King and the
Robin [09:37] Jeanne
DEMESSIEUX (1921-1968) Te Deum,
Op. 11 [08:51]
The Choir of Westminster Abbey/James O'Donnell
Robert Quinney (organ) rec. February 2006,
Westminster Abbey, London, UK. DDD
HYPERION CDA67586 [75:57] [JV]
An
interesting and impressive programme of music
in honour of Westminster Abbey's patron ...
see Full
Review
Aldo Ferraresi – il Gigli
del violino: The Great Italian Radio Recordings Edward
ELGAR (1857-1934) Violin Concerto in B minor Op.61 [41:40]
Orchestra Sinfonica RAI Milan/Pietro Argento, recorded 22 March 1966
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Violin Concerto No.5 Turkish K219 [38:47] Orchestra
Alessandro Scarlatti, Naples/Carlo Zecchi, recorded 21 June 1960 Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Violin Concerto No.1 [34:27] Orchestra
Sinfonica RAI Turin/Mario Rossi, recorded 15 May 1959 Mario
GUARINO (1900-1971) Violin Concerto [38:15] Orchestra Sinfonica
RAI Milan/Ferruccio Scaglia, recorded 30 July 1969 William
WALTON (1902-1983) Violin Concerto [29:43] Orchestra Sinfonica
RAI Milan/Milton Forstat, recorded 26 May 1961 Aram
KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978) Violin Concerto [34:07] Orchestra
Sinfonica RAI Turin/Aram Khachaturian, recorded 12 April 1963 Salvatore
ALLEGRA (1898-1993) Violinata alla luna per violino e orchestra
[4:48] Il Pastore errante per violino e orchestra [4:52] Orchestra Alessandro
Scarlatti, Naples/Salvatore Allegra, recorded 27 April 1973 Niccolo
PAGANINI (1782-1840) Violin Concerto No.1 Op.6 [32:12] Orchestra
Sinfonica RAI Rome/Ferruccio Scaglia, recorded 19 November 1966 Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Violin Concerto Op.35 [31:37]
Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti, Naples/Gaetano Delogu, recorded 14 July
1968 Antonin DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Capriccio-Konzertstück [9:29] Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti, Naples/Leopold
Ludwig, recorded 1 April 1967 Niccolo PAGANINI
(1782-1840) Violin Concerto No.4 [27:41] Orchestra Sinfonica RAI
Milan/Franco Gallini, recorded 27 April 1963 Antonio
BAZZINI (1818-1897) Violin Concerto No.4 [18:05] Orchestra
Alessandro Scarlatti, Naples/Franco Gallini, recorded 13 June 1961 Carlo
JACHINO (1887-1971) Sonata drammatica per violino e orchestra
[20:16] Orchestra Sinfonica RAI Rome/Milton Forstat, recorded 1 July
1960 Franco MANNINO (1924-2005)
Capriccio dei Capricci (da Paganini due studi per orchestra di virtuosi)
Op.50 [10:47] Orchestra Sinfonica RAI Rome/Franco Mannino, recorded
19 April 1969 Mario GUARINO (1900-1973)
Violin Sonata [21:53] Ernesto Galdieri (piano) recorded 12 April 1972
Franco ALFANO (1876-1954) Violin
Sonata (1923) [25:58] Ernesto Galdieri (piano) recorded 10 December
1973 Joaquin TURINA (1882-1949)
La Oracion del Torero for violin and piano [8:19] Ernesto Galdieri (piano)
recorded 12 May 1966 El Poema de una Sanluqueña [20:11]
Ernesto Galdieri (piano) recorded 12 May 1966 Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Violin Sonata Op.18 [28:27] Ernesto Galdieri
(piano) recorded 20 November 1970 Karl HOLLER
(1908-1987) Music for violin and piano Op.27 [23:55] Ernesto Galdieri
(piano) recorded 11 October 1971 Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) Violin Sonata No.1 [25:51] Ernesto Galdieri
(piano) recorded 21 July 1965 Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Violin Sonata No.9 Op.47 Kreutzer
[30:45] Ernesto Galdieri (piano)
recorded 20 November 1970 Eugene YSAŸE
(1858-1931) Poème Élégiaque Op.12 [15:40] Chant d’hiver
Op.15 [10:01] Divertimento Op.24 [8:14] Ernesto Galdieri (piano)
recorded 21 July 1965 Violin Concerto [9:56] Orchestra Sinfonica RAI
Rome/Massimo Freccia, recorded 23 December 1964 The
78 recordings: Antonio BAZZINI
(1818-1897) Le Ronde de lutins Op.25 [3:03]
Prospero Ferraresi (piano) Franz LISZT
(1811-1886) Liebesträume No.3 Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Rosenkavalier Waltzes arranged Vasa Příhoda
[4:40] G Favaretto (piano) recorded 1943 Niccolo
PAGANINI (1782-1840) Le Streghe [4:46 C Vidusso
(piano) recorded 1929
Aldo Ferraresi (violin) with accompaniments as above
COMITATO GRANDI MAESTRI [No catalogue number] [9 CDs: 70:30 + 70:28
+ 73:47 + 73:25 + 66:31 + 67:19 + 71:37 + 56:43 + 61:19][JW]
Ferraresi
was a rather fascinating character and these performances, even when
flawed, invariably show spontaneity and excitement. ... see Full
Review
Juan Diego Flórez - The
Tenor Giuseppe VERDI (1813-1901)
1. La donna è mobile (Rigoletto) [2.25]
Giacomo PUCCINI (1858-1924) 2.
Avete torto! … Firenze è come un albero fiorito (Gianni Schicchi)
[3.17] Gaetano DONIZETTI (1797-1848)
3. Una furtiva lagrima (L’elisir d’amore) [4.42] 4. Ah! Mes
mais, quel jour de fête! … Pour mon âme quel destin! (La
Fille du régiment) [7.00] Joseph LACALLE
(1859-1937) 5. Amapola. arr. Guinovart. Daniel Binelli (bandoneon);
David Galvez (guitar); Michael Shih, Adriana Voirin DeCosta (violin);
Laura Bruton (viola); Karen Basrak (cello); William Clay ((bass); Shields-Collins
Bray (piano) [4.24] Augustin LARA (1896–1970) 6. Granada. arr. Guinovart.
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra/Miguel Harth-Bedoya [4.16] Gioachino
ROSSINI (1792-1868) 7. Che ascolto! (Otello)
[6.43] Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
8. Se di regnar sei vago (Mitridate) [4.15] Les Talens
Lyriques/Christophe Rousset Gioachino ROSSINI
(1792-1868) 9. Vieni fra queste braccia (La
gazza ladra) [5.10] Christoph Willibald
GLUCK (1714-1787) 10. J’ai perdu mon Euridice
(Orphée et Euridice) [4.33] Gioachino
ROSSINI (1792-1868) 11. La speranza più soave già
quest’alma lusingava (Semiramide) [7.42] Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) 12. Pietoso al lungo pianto alfin m’arride
amore … Deh! Lasciate a un’alma amante (Un giorno di regno) [6.30]
Gaetano DONIZETTI (1797-1848)
13. Allegro io son ( Rita) [3.43] Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) 14. Qui tollis. [6.02]
Raffaella Ciapponi (clarinet obbligato)
Gioacchino ROSSINI (1792-1868) 15. Si, ritrovarla io giuro
(La Cenerentola) [6.04]
Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano Giuseppe
Verdi /Carlo Rizzi (1, 2, 10-12); Riccardo Frizza (3, 4, 13) Riccardo
Chailly (7, 9, 14, 15) rec. Auditorio di Milano, Milan. July
2000 (14); May, August 2001 (7, 9, 15) September, November 2002 (3,
4, 13); March 2003 (1, 2, 10-12); Salle del Castillo, Vevey, May 1998
(8); Landreth Auditorium, Fort Worth, Texas, September-October 2004
(5, 6). DDD DECCA 475
8418 [77.42][RM]
Undiluted
Flórez – greatly enjoyable. ... see Full
Review
Folies Nicolas LEBÈGUE (c1631-1702) Les
Cloches (arr. Susie Napper) [04:02] Marin MARAIS (1656-1728) Les Voix Humaines (arr.
Susie Napper) [04:08] François COUPERIN (1668-1733) Le Dodo ou L'amour
au Berçeau [03:45] Muséte de Choisi et Muséte de Taverni [03:39] Jean-Philippe RAMEAU (1683-1764) Pièces de clavecin
en concert (arr. Susie Napper) La Coulicam [04:22] La
Livri [03:55] La Vézinet [02:32] François COUPERIN Le Trophée [02:17] Airs
pour la suite du Trophée [03:26] Le point du jour (allemande) [03:06] L'Anguille (arr.
Margaret Little) [03:18] Marin MARAIS La Muzette (Margaret Little)
[04:13] Les Folies d'Espagne (arr. Susie Napper) [17:25] Les
Voix Humaines (Susie Napper, Margaret Little (viola da gamba))
rec. September 2000, Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel,
Québec, Canada. DDD ATMA
ACD22203 [60:09] [JV]
An
interesting disc with arrangements for two gambas - not every arrangement
is convincing, but the playing is of the highest calibre ... see Full
Review
The Golden
Age of Light Music in the 1950s Volume
IV – Cornflakes
rec. 1951-56
GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5130 [78:21]
[JW]
Another
consistently entertaining collection as Guild
cannily push to the outer reaches of the fifty-year
copyright period. ... see Full
Review
The
Golden Age of Light Music - Light Music
On The Move rec. 1947-56
GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5131 [78:37]
[JW]
The
peg on which this particular Guild release
is hung is movement ... see Full
Review
Clytus
Gottwald - Transkriptionen Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) Soupir – Three
Poems by Stéphane Mallarmé [3:53] La vallée des cloches [6:20] André CAPLET (1878-1925) Trois
Fragments du Miroir de Jésus:- Présentation [3:18] Agonie
au Jardin [2:19] Résurrection [3:08] Olivier MESSIAEN (1908-1992) Louange à l’Éternité de
Jésus [7:34] Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Soupir [3:32] Alban BERG (1885-1935) Drei Lieder aus Sieben
frühe Lieder:- Die Nachtigall [2:35] Im Zimmer [1:29] Traumgekrönt [3:30] Heinz HOLLIGER (b.1939) Zwei frühe Lieder nach
Texten von Christian Morgenstern:- Vöglein Schwermut [3:43] Herbst [3:14] Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) Zwei Studien zu ‘Tristan
und Isolde’:- Im Treibhaus [Act III Scene I] [5:37] Träume [Act
II – O sink hernieder, Nacht der liebe] [3:40] Gustav
MAHLER (1860-1911) Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen [6:43] SWR
Vokalensemble Stuttgart/Marcus Creed rec. Villa Berg, SWR Stuttgart
2003-2006; the Mahler Live at the Evang.Kirche, Stuttgart-Gaisburg CARUS
83.181 [64:09] [JW]
Gottwald’s
transcriptions for a capella choir. The source material can take the
form of lieder or instrumental works. ... see Full
Review
The
Harp of Luduvico Alonso
MUDARRA (c.1510-1580) Fantasia que contrahaze
la harpa en la maniera de Luduvico [02:29]
Divisions on Spagnoletta (improvisation) [02:47] Luis
MILÁN (c.1500-c.1561) Fantasia de consonancias y redoubles
[02:40] Divisions on the Spanish Pavan (improvisation) [02:25]
Improvisations after Diego ORTIZ (c1510-c1570) Fantasia [03:00]
Divisions on Paradetas [04:12] Tutte le vecchie [01:58]
Giovanni DE MACQUE (c.1548/50-1614) Prime Stravaganze
[02:25] Gagliarda I [00:56] Toccata a modo di trompetas
[03:46] Orazio MICHI dall'arpa (1594/95-1641) Si
duro tronco [03:11] I diletti di mundo
[01:58] Quel signor [01:06] Girolamo
FRESCOBALDI (1583-1643) Toccata X [05:20] Aria detta la Frescobalda
[05:21] Toccata V [05:39] Aria detta Ballata
[08:49] Ciacona [01:29] Toccata IX [05:35] Claudio MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
Vespro della Beata Vergine: Nigra sum [03:40]
Andrew Lawrence-King (arpa doblada, arpa doppia) Recorded February 1991
in St Andrew's Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire, UK DDD
HYPERION HELIOS CDH55264 [70:06][JV]
A
ground-breaking recording of early repertoire on historical harps by
one of the world's leading interpreters … and at budget price - don't
miss it! ... see Full Review
Sessions
- Joel Hastings Sergei
RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) Oriental
Sketch (1917) [1:55] Lilacs (1914 piano transcription
of song Op. 21/5) [2:28] Lullaby (Transcription of Tchaikovsky's
song ‘Lullaby’) [4:03] Étude-Tableau No. 1 in C minor,
Op.39 No.1 (1916) [3:25] Prelude No. 12 in G-sharp minor,
Op.32 No.12 (1910) [2:49] Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Ten Pieces for Piano,
Op.12 (1906-1913) March [1:39]; Gavotte [2:21]; Rigaudon [1:23]; Mazurka [1:24]; Capriccio [2:54]; Legend [2:49]; Prelude [2:11]; Allemande [2:37]; Scherzo
Humoristique [2:08]; Scherzo [2:48] Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-47) Variations Sérieuses
in D minor, Op.54 (1841) [11:22] Alexander
SCRIABIN (1872-1915) Sonata No.9, Op.68 ‘Black
Mass’ (1912-13) [8:52] Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Totentanz (arr. Liszt 1860-65)
[15:10] Joel
Hastings (piano) rec. 22-23 May 2001, St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, Flint, Michigan, USA. DDD PRESTANT
CLASSICS PR1016 [72:43]
Liszt Transcending
- Joel Hastings Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Transcriptions, Paraphrases
and Arrangements Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto by
Verdi (arr. Liszt 1859) [7:11] Widmung by Schumann (arr.
Liszt 1848) [3:34] Das Wandern by Schubert (arr. Liszt
1846) [2:05] Der Müller und der Bach by Schubert (arr.
Liszt 1846) [5:14] Auf Flügeln des Gesanges by Mendelssohn
(arr. Liszt 1840) [3:28] Reminiscences of Lucia di Lammermoor by
Donizetti (arr. Liszt 1835-36) [6:07] Isolde's Liebestod from Tristan
und Isolde by Wagner (arr. Liszt 1867) [7:27] Die Forelle by
Schubert (arr. Liszt 1846) [3:31] Ständchen by Schubert
(arr. Liszt 1838-39) [5:34] Erlkönig by Schubert (arr.
Liszt 1838) [4:39] Sarabande and Chaconne from Almira,
Concert Arrangement by Handel (arr. Liszt 1879) [13:56] Melodie from Orfeo
ed Euridice (Gluck) (transcribed by Giovanni Sgambati)
[3:57] Joel
Hastings (piano) rec. live, 19 August 2005, First Baptist Church
of Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. DDD PRESTANT
CLASSICS PR1019 [66:53] [MC]
This
is high calibre playing from Joel Hastings a pianist who is worthy
of considerable attention. These two releases deserve a place
in any collection of instrumental music. ... see Full
Review
Songs
by Michael Head and Friends
Michael HEAD (1900-1976)
1. Sweet chance [2.02]; 2. O to be in England [3.44]; 3. Fox Gloves
[2.25]; 4. Green Rain [3.18]; 5. A piper [1.29]; 6. A green cornfield
[2.17] David BEDNALL (b. 1979) 7. England [4.10]; 8. First sight
of her and after [3.33] Michael HEAD
9. Ships of Arkady [3.37]; 10. Beloved [1.51]; 11. A blackbird singing
[2.35]; 12. Nocturne [4.13] Herbert HOWELLS
(1892-1983) 13. King David [4.40] Michael
HEAD 14. Dear delight [3.03]; 15. You shall not go a-Maying
[3.19]; 16. Love’s lament for comely grace [3.11]; 17. Love me not
[3.19]; 18. O let no star [2.30]; 19. The twins [2.18]; 20. A summer
idyll [2.30];
21. Slumber song of the Madonna [2.47]; 22. When sweet Ann sings [2.44] Ivor GURNEY (1890-1937) 23. Down
by the Salley Gardens [2.55]; 24. Sleep [3.16]
Richard Rowntree (tenor); David Bednall (piano) rec. Wells Cathedral
School, 20-21 October 2004. DDD
LAMMAS LAMM179D [71.55] [RM-O]
An
interesting but over-indulged feast of Michael Head’s songs ...
See Full Review
David
Helfgott: A Musical Journey Part
I – A documentary Edited and presented by Melvyn Bragg Part
II – In Concert 1997, Nottingham, UK Felix
MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Andante and Rondo Capriccioso Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Un sospiro; Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 6 Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano
Sonata No. 23 'Appassionata' Nikolai
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908) The Flight of
the Bumblebee David
Helfott (piano) Picture format NTSC 4:3; Region codes 2,3,4,5;
Linear PCM Stereo; Subtitles :
English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano WARNER
MUSIC VISION 3984 20512-2 
[94:00]
[PCW]
A
well-balanced documentary – worth seeing if you are at all interested
in what happens when potential genius and mental illness collide … see Full
Review
How
can I keep from Singing? Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) Pie Jesu (Requiem) [3.25] John
RUTTER (b. 1945) For the beauty of the earth [3.35]
Hubert PARRY (1848-1918) Long
since in Egypt’s plenteous land (Judith) [4.45] Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872–1958) The Call (Five Mystical
Songs) [2.21] Arthur SULLIVAN (1842-1900)
The Lost Chord [5.13] Stephen
OLIVER (1950-1992) How blest are they [4.03] Arr.
John SCOTT (b. 1956) Like a mighty river flowing
[3.03] George Frideric HANDEL (1685–1759) Let the bright seraphim (Samson) [6.42] Arr.
John SCOTT (b. 1956) The Ash Grove [3.12]
James Leith Macbeth BAIN, arr. Gordon JACOB (1895-1984) The Lord’s my shepherd [3.45] Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872–1958),
arr. Julius HARRISON (1885–1963) Linden Lea [3.07]
Arr. John SCOTT (b. 1956) Annie Laurie [2.06] Robert
LOWRY (1826-1899), arr. John SCOTT (b.
1956) How can I keep from singing? [4.56] Felix
MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Lift thine eyes (Elijah) [2.19]
Mark BLATCHLY (b. 1960) For
the Fallen [5.13] John RUTTER
(b. 1945) A Gaelic Blessing [1.47] Crispian
Steele-Perkins (trumpet) Andrew Lucas (organ) Richard Moorhouse(organ)
Choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral City of London Sinfonia/John Scott
rec. St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, CTS Studios, Wembley, 15-17 July
1996. DDD EMI CLASSICS
FOR PLEASURE 0948 3 75942 2 3 [59.55][RH]
Some
superb singing from one of the finest groups of trebles in the UK ...
see Full Review
Il
più misero amante Alessandro
STRADELLA (1639-1682) Il più misero amante, Cantata for soprano
and bass continuo (c.1667-77) [8:37] Pietro
Antonio LOCATELLI (1695-1764) Sonata No.4 Op.2 for flute
and bass continuo [9:53] Ercole BERNABEI
(1622-1687) Dal regno d'amore, Cantata for soprano and bass continuo
[6:52] Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741)
All'ombra di sospetto, Cantata for soprano, flute and bass continuo
[10:41] Pietro NARDINI (1722-1793)
Sonata in sol mag. flute and bass continuo [4:28] Giacomo
CARISSIMI (1605-1674) Scrivete occhi dolenti, Cantata for
soprano and bass continuo (c.1650) [8:05]
Camerata Hermans; Cristina Paolucci (soprano); Fabio Ceccarelli (flute);
Alessandro Montani (cello); Fabio Ciofini (harpsichord/leader) rec.
January 2006, Urbino
LA BOTTEGA DISCANTICA 140 [55:10][JW]
Paolucci
sings with directness and great musicality. Camerata Hermans show equal
distinction. Let’s hear more from this talented group. ... see Full
Review
Scenes
from Jewish Operas -
Volume 2 David
SCHIFF (b. 1945) Gimpel the Fool (1979) (excerpts):
1. Scene 10: Lullaby [3:59] 2. Scene 11: Pantomime [1:39] 3.
Scene 11a: Bread Song [3:24] 4. Scene 11b: Night Music [2:41]
5. Scene 11c: Gimpel and the Goat [2:17]
6. Scene 11d: Elka’s “Gvald” [1:32] 7. Scene 11e: The Divorce [3:09] 8. Scene
11f: Gimpel’s Second Monologue [1:24] Gary
Moss (baritone) – Gimpel;
Megan Besley (soprano) – Elka; Alissa Mercurio (soprano) – Goat; Michael Gallant
(tenor) – Apprentice; Nicholas Phan (tenor) – Rabbi; Theodore Bikel (speaker) – Badkhn
University of Michigan Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Kenneth Kiesler Elie
SIEGMEISTER (1909–1991) Lady of the Lake (1985) (excerpts):
9. Scene 5 [9:15] 10. Interlude [1:25] 11. Scene 6 [2:18] 12. Scene 7 [4:38]
Carol Meyer (soprano) – Isabella; Robert McPherson (tenor) – Blumberg; Marcus
DeLoach (baritone) – Ernesto
Seattle Symphony/Gerard SchwarzHugo WEISGALL (1912–1997) Esther (1993)
(excerpts): 13. Act I, Scene 8 (excerpt) [3:45] 14. Act III, Scene 2 [3:54] 15.
Act III, Scene 10 [7:28]
Juliana Gondek (soprano) – Esther; Ted Christopher (baritone) – Xerxes Seattle
Symphony/Gerald Schwarz rec. Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI, January 2001 (Schiff); Batsyr University Chapel, Seattle, May 2000 (Siegmeister);
Benaroya Hall, Seattle,
May 1999 (Weisgall). DDD NAXOS
8.559450 [53:22] [GF]
A
goldmine for everyone interested in Jewish music, and opera enthusiasts
who want to widen their knowledge should give this disc a try ...
see Full Review
Salomea Krushelnytska (complete
recordings) & Elena Ruszkowska (selections)
see review for details
Piano and orchestral accompaniments, folk ensemble; Ruszkowska accompanied
by an orchestra conducted by Carlos Sabajno except the Moniuszko and
Chopin; the Ruszkowska Moniuszko song accompanied by an orchestra conducted
by Artur Rodzinski rec. Krushelnytska 1902-12 and 1928 (folk
songs); Ruszkowska 1909 and c.1921
MARSTON 52052-2 [79:05 + 79:50] [JW]
A
connoisseur’s release. Transfers made with considerable care; surface
noise reduced without compromising frequency range; and the voice
emerges with great presence. ... see Full
Review
Látigo
Rafael HERNANDEZ Cachita
[2:42] Armando PONTIER Milongueando en el cuarenta [2:54]
Jeremy COHEN Crowdambo (c. 2004) [4:16] Armando PONTIER A los amigos (To the friends)
[4:53] Enrique SABORIDO Felicia [2:40] Evan PRICE Felipe, for string quartet
[4:59] Gerardo H. Matos RODRIGUEZ (1897-1948) La Cumparsita
(1917) [4:18] Astor PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992) Melodía en La menor
[4:41] Libertango [2:30] Chick COREA (b. 1941) Armando's Rhumba [3:23]
Carlos GARDEL (1890-1935) El día que me quieras
[4:41] Mariano MORES Taquito militar [4:00] Eduardo AROLAS Comme Il faut (Exactly
as it should be) [2:39] Agustín BARDI (1884-1941) Gallo ciego (Blinded
rooster) [4:06] Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918–1990) Cool, from musical
West Side Story (1957) arranged by David Balakrishnan [4:31]
Astor PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992) Nuevo Tango [5:32]
Quartet San Francisco:
(Jeremy Cohen (violin); Kayo Miki (violin); Emily Onderdonk (viola);
Joel Cohen (cello)) John Santos, percussion (tracks 1, 3, 10) rec. 22-25
August 2005, Sound Studio, Skywalker Ranch, Nicasio, California. DDD
VIOLINJAZZ RECORDINGS
JCCD104 [63:26] [MC]
On
this double Grammy-nominated release the Quartet San Francisco
are on magnificent form with these exciting and colourful scores.
... see Full Review
Love’s
Voice Ivor
GURNEY (1890-1937) On Wenlock Edge (1917-18) [2:56]
Bread and cherries (1921) [0:53] Down by the Salley Gardens
(1910) [2:43] Ha'nacker Mill (1921) [2:09] Snow (1921)
[2:39] Hawk and Buckle (1921) [1:10] John
IRELAND (1879-1962) Friendship in misfortune [1:48]
The Three Ravens [3:30] The trellis [3:24] The Land
of Lost Content (1920-21) [11:34] Ian
VENABLES (b.1955) Love's Voice – a song cycle Op.22
(1995) [15:43] Vitae summa brevis Op.3 No.3 [3:32] Flying
Crooked Op.28 No.1 [1:08] At midnight Op.28 No.2 [4:08] The
hippo Op.33 No.6 [1:40] Gerald FINZI
(1901-1956) Oh Fair to See Op.13b [17:31]
Nathan Vale (tenor) Paul Plummer (piano) rec. Potton Hall, Suffolk,
February 2006 SOMMCD
063 [76:39][JW]
Somm
have a knack of selecting young but highly promising artists … This
is no exception. ... see Full Review
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