Mare,
Luna e d’intorni – The
Golden Age of Neapolitan Song Di
GIACOMO/COSTA Catari' [3:45]
Era de Maggio [4:17] 'e spingule frangese [3:35] TRADITIONAL Mare
'e Margellina [2:40] INSTRUMENTAL Tarantella
[1:41] Monte marano [4:12] VIVIANI 'o
vapore [1:44] Quanno jarraie a spusa [3:21] Lavannarè'!.[3:31]
Tarantella segreta [2:20] NICOLARDI/NARDELLA 'mmiez'ô ggrano
[4:32] Giacomo ROSSINI Danza (instrumental) [3:59] DE
LUCA/BUONGIOVANNI 'a cartulina 'e Napule [3:08] DEL
PRETE/LABRIOLA Lo cardillo [4:38] GALDIERI/BONAVOLANTA Serenatella
a na cumpagna 'e scola [2:57] DI
BOVIO/CANNIO 'a serenata 'e Pulicenella [3:23] DI
CIACOMO/MARIO Miérolo affurtunato [4:08] GALLO/PERSICO 'e
palumme [2:40] 
Luciano
Catapano (tenor and guitar) Gino Evangelista (mandolin) rec.
live, Eglise St-Nicolas, Rougemont, Switzerland, June 2006 CLAVES
502618 [60:42] [JW]
The
guitar-mandolin duo works nicely; sometimes brisk and jaunty, with
fine sonority and good ensemble work ... see Full
Review
Maria -
Medieval Songs and Swedish Traditional Music E.A.
KARLFELDT (1866-1931) Jungfru Maria [3.09] TRAD. Sankt Göran och draken [5.43]; Shepherd’s
tune [1.26]; Josef
kare, Josef min [1.49]; Kritsllen den fina [2.12]; Limu, limu,
lima [1.25] Oswald Von WOLKENSTEIN (1377-1445) Wer
ist sie die da leuchet; Ave Mater, o Maria [3.46] ANON
ENGLISH c.1350 Angelus ad Virginem [1.22]; Edi beo thu [1.36]; Stond
wel moder
under roode [6.07] Jacques de
CAMBRAI Retrowange novella [3.41] ALFONSO
X
of SPAIN c.1250 Rosa das Rosas; Como
podem [2.59] Leonel
POWER (c.1375-1445) Beata Progenies [2.15]; Pipe Improvisation
on Du adela ros [1.18] ANON SPAIN 14th
Century Stella Splendens [5.30]; Polorum Regina [4.21] Jean
GHISELIN (c.1455-1511) O florens rosa [3.02] Guillaume
DUFAY (c.1400-1474) Vergine Bella [3.20] C.J.L.
ALMQVIST (1793-1866) Marias häpnad [0.41]; Den lyssnande
Maria [1.17]. Helena Ek (soprano)
Göran Månsson (pipes, frame drum, string drum, hurdy-gurdy); Johannes Landgren
(organ); Marie-Louise Marming (medieval fiddle); Berit Lindberg (harp) rec. 25-27
January 2006, Hemsjo Church, near Goteborg, Sweden. DDD MUSICA
REDIVIVA MRCD015 [67.10] [GH]
A
pleasant disc, nicely conceived and well worth searching out ...
see Full Review
The McCormack Edition - Volume
5 Franz SCHUBERT Schwanengesang,
D. 957: No. 4. Standchen (Softly Through the Night is Calling) [3:40]
Pietro MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana:
Intermezzo, "Ave Maria" (arr. for tenor) [2:58] Ernest
R. BALL Who Knows? [2:02] Hermann
LOHR The Little Grey Home in the West [1:37] Chauncey
OLCOTT Romance of Athlone: My Wild Irish Rose [3:15] Liza
LEHMANN Bonnie Wee Thing [3:05] John
S. FEARIS Beautiful Isle of Somewhere [2:20] Milton
WELLINGS Golden Love [3:35] Guy
d' HARDELOT Because [2:25] Wilton
KING Avourneen [3:13] Sidney NELSON
Mary of Argyle [2:50] Nelson KNEASS
Ben Bolt [3:01] James Carroll BARTLETT
A Dream [2:16] Michael William BALFE
The Bohemian Girl: When other lips and other hearts [2:54]
Stephen C. FOSTER Come Where My
Love Lies Dreaming [3:16] Luigi DENZA Funiculi,
funicula [2:30] Giuseppe VERDI
Rigoletto, Act III: Bella figlia dell'amore [3:51; La traviata, Act
III: Parigi, o cara [3:24]; Aida, Act IV: O terra addio [3:49] Giacomo
PUCCINI La boheme, Act I: O soave fanciulla [3:08] Julius
BENEDICT The Lily of Killarney: The Moon hath Raised Her
Lamp Above [3:23] Jack JUDGE/Harry
WILLIAMS It's A Long Way To Tipperary
[3:20] Arthur TATE Somewhere a
Voice is Calling [2:57] Harold CRAXTON
Mavis [3:26] Francis DOREL When
My Ships Come Sailing Home [3:42] Wilfred
Ernest SANDERSON Until [2:13]
John McCormack (tenor) Fritz Kreisler (violin); Vincent O’Brien, (piano);
Francis Lapitino (harp); Rosario Bourdon (cello); Lucrezia Bori (soprano);
Lucy Isabelle Marsh (soprano); Josephine Jacoby (contralto); Harry Macdonough
(tenor); Lambert Murphy (tenor); Reinald Werrenrath (baritone); William
F. Hooley (bass) rec. New York, 1914-15. ADD
NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.111315 [78:10][RJW]
McCormack
was a strong lyrical tenor with a clean edge to the voice. Lacks the
power of a Pavarotti but very much at home with ballad singing ... see
Full Review
John
McCormack - The McCormack Edition 5: 1914-1915
Acoustic Recordings Franz SCHUBERT (1797–1828)
1. Ständchen (Softly Through the Night is Calling) D957 No. 4
[3:40] Pietro MASCAGNI (1863–1945)
Cavalleria rusticana: 2. Ave Maria (adapted from the “Intermezzo”
[2:58] BALL (? - ?) 3. Who Knows?
[2:02] Hermann LÖHR (?) The Little
Grey Home in the West: 4. The Little Grey Home in the West [1:37] Chaunsey
OLCOTT (1858–1932) 5. My Wild Irish Rose [3:15] Liza
LEHMANN (1862–1918) 6. Bonnie Wee Thing [3:05] FEARIS
(?) 7. Beautiful Isle of Somewhere [2:20] WELLINGS
(?) 8. Golden Love [3:35] Guy
d’HARDELOT (1858–1936) 9. Because [2:25] KING
(?) 10. Avourneen [3:13] NELSON
(?) 11. Mary of Argyle [2:50] KNEASS
(?) 12. Ben Bolt [3:01] BARTLETT
(?) 13. A Dream [2:16] Michael BALFE
(1808–1870) The Bohemian Girl: 14. When other lips and other
hearts [2:54] Stephen FOSTER (1826–1864)
15. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming [3:16] Luigi
DENZA (1846–1922) 16. Funiculì, funiculà [2:30] Giuseppe
VERDI (1813–1901) Rigoletto: 17.
Bella figlia dell’amore [3:51] La traviata:
18. Parigi, o cara [3:24] Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858–1924) La Bohème: 19.
O soave fanciulla [3:08] Giuseppe
VERDI Aida: 20. O terra addio [3:49] Julius
BENEDICT (1804–1885) The Lily of Killarney: 21. The Moon
hath Raised Her Lamp Above [3:23] Harry WILLIAMS
(1879–1922) 22. It’s a Long Way to Tipperary [3:20] TATE
(?) 23. Somewhere a Voice is Calling [2:57] CRAXTON
(?) 24. Mavis [3:26] DOREL (?)
25. When My Ships Come Sailing Home [3:42] SANDERSON
(?) 26. Until [2:13]
John McCormack (tenor) Fritz Kreisler (violin), Vincent O’Brien (piano)
(1, 2); Francis Lapitino (harp) (3); Rosario Bourdon (cello) (4); Lucrezia
Bori (soprano) (17-19); Lucy Isabelle Marsh (soprano) (20); Josephine
Jacoby (contralto) (17); Harry Macdonough (tenor) (15, 16, 22); Lambert
Murphy (tenor) (15, 16); Reinald Werrenrath (baritone) (15-17, 21, 22);
William F. Hooley (bass) (22); Orchestra (3-24); orchestra/Walter Rogers
(25, 26) rec. 1914-1915, Victor Talking Machine Company, Camden, NJ
NAXOS 8.111315 [78:15][GF]
McCormack’s
beautiful voice and his masterly use of it can be admired on every track,
but there may be people who feel the sugar-content too high to be healthy
... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Mady
Mesplé - Airs d'Operettes Victor
MASSÉ (1822–1884) Les Noces de Jeanette:
1. Air du Rossignol: Au bord du chemin qui passe à ma porte [9:24] André MESSAGER (1853–1929) Madame
Chrysanthème:
2. Écoutez, c’est la chant des cigales [4:19] Oscar
STRAUS (1870–1954) Trois valses:
3. La valse interrompue (1900): Je t’aime quand meme [3:40]
4. La valse du destin (1937): Mais c’est le destin peut-être [3:29]
5. La valse du destin (1937) e ne suis pas ce que l’on pense [2:34] Franz LEHÁR (1870–1948) Das Land des Lächelns:
6. Entrée de Lisa: Merci pour ce charmant accueil [3:19] Die lustige Witwe:
7. Chanson de Vilya: Là-bas dans nos rudes vallées [6:05] Jacques OFFENBACH (1819–1880) Pomme
d’Api:
8. Couplets de Catherine: Bonjour Monsieur, je suis la bonne [3:05] Reynaldo
HAHN (1875–1947) Ciboulette:
9. Moi j’m’appelle Ciboulette [2:07] Charles
LECOCQ (1832–1918) La petite mariée:
10. Je tenais Monsieur mon Époux [2:11]
11. Pour vous sauver, on se dévoue [2:08] Les cent vierges:
12. O Paris, gai séjour [6:02] Mady
Mesplé (soprano) Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo/Pierre Dervaux rec.
Salle Garnier, Monte-Carlo, 9-13 June 1980. ADD EMI
CLASSICS 
47545 [48:57]
[GF]
The
programme is wholly attractive and Mady Mesplé’s by turns warm
and glittering singing makes this one of the loveliest operetta
recitals I have come across ... see Full
Review
Mady Mesplé - Airs d'Opers
Gaetano DONIZETTI (1797–1848)
Lucia di Lammermoor: 1. Mad Scene Il dolce suono … Ardon gli incense
… Spargi d’amaro pianto [18:57] Gioacchino
ROSSINI (1792–1868) La cambiale di matrimonio: 2. Come
tacer … Vorrei spiegarvi il giubilo [4:19]
Giuseppe VERDI (1813–1901) Rigoletto: 3. Gualtier Maldè
… Caro nome [6:55] Leo DELIBES
(1836–1891) Lakmé: 4. Ou va la jeune hindoue [7:27]
Claude DEBUSSY (1862–1918) Pelléas et Mélisande: 5. Oh!
cette pierre est lourde [3:58]
André GRÉTRY (1741–1813) L’Amant jaloux: 6. Je romps la
chaine qui m’engage [5:06] Adolphe
ADAM (1803–1856) Le toreador: 7. Ah! Vous dirai-je maman
[7:09] Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
(1756–1791) Die Zauberflöte: 8. O zittre nicht … Zum Leiden
[4:51] 9. Der Hölle Rache [3:03] Richard
STRAUSS (1864–1949) Ariadne auf Naxos: 10. Grossmächtige
Prinzessin [11:25]
Mady Mesplé (soprano) Lucian Marinescu (tenor), Christian Portanier
(bass) (tr. 1); Raymond Amade (tenor), Charles Clavensy (bass) (tr.
7); Orchestre lyrique et Choeurs de l’ORTF/Gianfranco Masini (tr. 1),
Pierre Michel Le Conte (tr. 9); Orchestre Lyrique de la RTF/Manuel Rosenthal
(tr. 2), Pierre Dervaux (tr. 6), Eugène Bigot (tr. 7); Orchestre de
Chambre de l’ORTF/Jésus Etcheverry (tr. 4, 8); Choeurs et Orchestre
de la Suisse Romande/Lamberto Gardelli (tr. 3), Peter Maag (tr. 10);
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française/D.E. Inghelbrecht
rec. Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 16 January 1958 (tr. 5), 7 February
1974 (tr. 1); Grand Théâtre de Genève, 21 September 1967 (tr. 3), 20
February 1969 (tr. 10); la Maison de la Radio, Paris, 29 September 1966
(tr. 9); radio recordings: 19 January 1961 (tr. 2), 24 January 1966
(tr. 4, 8), 14 May 1959 (tr. 6), 23 January 1963 (tr. 7)
EMI CLASSICS 49168
[73:35] [GF]
During
her long career Mesplé displayed unfailing accuracy and greatness
and the present compilation of excerpts from some of her greatest
roles is a worthy document of her excellence ... see Full
Review
Anna
Netrebko - Opera
Giacomo PUCCINI (1858–1924)
Gianni Schicchi 1. O mio babbino caro [2:47] Giuseppe
VERDI (1813–1901) La traviata 2. Libiamo ne’ lieti calici
(Brindisi) [3:09] Antonín DVOŘÁK
(1841–1904) Rusalka 3. Mĕsíčku na nebi hlubokém
(Sont to the Moon) [5:04] Jules MASSENET
(1842–1912) Manon 4. Suis-je gentile ainsi? … Obéissons,
quand leur voix appelle [6:33] Giacomo
PUCCINI La bohème 5. Quando men vo (Musetta’s Waltz)
[2:39] Vincenzo BELLINI (1801–1835)
La sonnambula 6. Ah! Non credea mirarti [4:48] 7. Ah! non
giunge uman pensiero [2:36] Giuseppe
VERDI La traviata 8. Parigi, o cara [4:24] Charles
GOUNOD (1818–1893) Faust 9. Les grands seigneurs … Ah!
je ris de me voir si belle (Jewel Song) [6:24] Giuseppe
VERDI La traviata 10. È strano! … Ah, fors’è lui … Follie!
[4:53] 11. Sempre libera [3:35] Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791) Don Giovanni 12. Crudele? …
Non mi dir, bell’idol mio [6:34] Giuseppe
VERDI La traviata 13. Un di felice, eterea … Ah, se ciò
è ver [3:37] Vincenzo BELLINI
La sonnambula 14. Elvino! E me tu lasci senza un tenero addio? …
Sono geloso del zefiro errante [8:49] Giuseppe
VERDI Otello 15. Ave Maria [5:11] Bonus Track:
Vincenzo BELLINI I Capuleti e
I Montecchi 16. Eccomi … Oh! quante volte [3:48]
Anna Netrebko (soprano) Rolando Villazón (tenor) (2, 8, 13); Saimir
Pirgu (tenor) (6, 7, 11); Joseph Calleja (tenor) (14); Konzertvereinigung
Wiener Staatsopernchor (2, 4), Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
(6, 7), Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Claudio Abbado (1, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15,
16), Wiener Philharmoniker/Carlo Rizzi (2, 8, 13), Gianandrea Noseda
(3-5, 9, 12), The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Carlo Rizzi (14)
rec. Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, March 2003 (3-5, 9, 12);t Teatro
Municipale Valli, Reggio Emilia, February and March 2004 (1, 6, 7, 10,
11, 15, 16); All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, May 2005 (14),
Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, August 2005 Song texts and English
translations included
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 6344 [75:28] [DM]
Highly
photogenic with an extraordinary voice … the makings of a very
fine singer … but still some way to go before she becomes a truly
great one ... see Full Review
Inga
Nielsen - Voices
- Live and Studio Recordings 1952–2007
CD1 George Frideric HANDEL
(1685–1759) Athalia: 1. My Vengeance [4:29]
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791) Idomeneo: 2. Tutte
nel cor vi sento [5:18] Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) Fidelio: 3. Abscheulicher! Wo
eilst du hin? [7:28] Gaetano
DONIZETTI (1797–1848) Lucia di Lammermoor: 4. Il dolce
suono [16:13] Giuseppe VERDI
(1813–1901) La traviata: 5. ‘Deh non mutate in triboli
[16:00] Charles GOUNOD (1818–1893)
Faust: 6. O Dieu! que de bijoux! [4:54]
Jules MASSENET (1842–1912) Manon: 7. Toi! Vous! Oui …
c’est moi! [8:34] Richard
WAGNER (1813–1883) Tannhäuser: 8. Dich, teure Halle
[5:07] Richard STRAUSS (1864–1949)
Die Frau ohne Schatten: 9. Wehe, mein Mann [3:52] Elektra: 10.
Ich kann nicht sitzen [6:07]CD2 Max
REGER (1873–1916) 1. Waldeinsamkeit [1:42]
Johannes BRAHMS (1833–1897) 2. Vergebliches Ständchen
[1:40] 3. Och Moder, ich well en Ding han [1:59]
Giovanni Battista PERGOLESI (1710–1736) Stabat Mater: 4.
Vidit suum dulcem natum [5:43] Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART 5. Ch’io mi scordi di te, Concert Aria
K505 [10:11] Richard STRAUSS
6. Im Abendrot from Vier letzte Lieder [8:05]
Arnold SCHÖNBERG (1874–1951) 7. Erwartung [30:56]
Franz LEHÁR (1870–1948)
Die lustige Witwe: 8. Bitte, meine Herrn! [3:36] Jerome
KERN (1885–1945) Showboat: 9. Can’t help lovin’ dat man
[3:42] Robert MacGIMSEY (1898–1979)
10. Sweet little Jesus Boy [3:22]
trad. 11. The Year’s at the Spring [2:00]
Carl NIELSEN (1865–1931) 12. Jeg ved en laerkerede
[1:00] Harold FRASER-SIMSON (1872–1944)
13. Christopher Robin is saying his prayers [3:16]
Inga Nielsen (soprano) Knut Skram (baritone) (CD1 tr. 5); Placido Domingo
(tenor) (CD1 tr. 7); various accompanists and orchestras, conducted
by Christopher Hogwood, Gustav Kühn, Gerd Albrecht, Antonio Pappano,
Eugene Kohn, Michael Schønwandt, Lamberto Gardelli, Ingo Metzmacher,
Heinz Wallberg, David Firman rec. 1952-2007 sung texts can be found
on www.chandos.net
CHANDOS CHAN 10444(2)
[78:40 + 78:13] [GF]
One
of the most versatile of today’s singers … this set of mostly live
recordings is a fine portrait of her abilities ... see Full
Review
Birgit
Nilsson Rarities CD 1: Richard
STRAUSS (1864–1949) Ariadne auf Naxos: 1.Ein Schönes war,
hiess Theseus-Ariadne [6:41] 2. Lieben, Hassen,
Hoffen, Zagen [2:08] 3. Es gibt ein Reich
[5:47] 4. Ein schönes Wunder [3:57]
5. Circe, Circe, kannst du mich hören? … Du schönes
Wesen! … Bin ich ein Gott … Gibt en kein Hinüber? [19:49]
Richard WAGNER (1813–1883) Götterdämmerung: 6.
Zu neuen Taten [13:43] rec. Recital New York, Lincoln
Centre, Philharmonic Hall, 12 November, 1967 Niccolò
PICCINNI (1728–1800) Alessandro nelle Indie: 7.
Se il ciel mi divide [5:08] Franz
SCHUBERT (1797–1828) 8. Dem Unendlichen, D291b
[4:25] 9. Die junge Nonne D828 [4:59]
10. Auflösung D807 [2:36] 11.
Seligkeit D433 [2:12] Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858–1924) Tosca: 12. Vissi d’arte [3:01]
Richard STRAUSS 13. Wiegenlied,
Op. 41 No. 1 [4:24] CD 2: 1. Kornblumen, Op. 22 No. 1
[1:58] 2. Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 [2:34] 3. Zueignung,
Op. 10 No. 1 [1:49] Jean SIBELIUS (1865–1957)
4. Höstkväll, Op. 38 No. 1 [4:39] 5.
Säv, säv, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 [2:25] Carl
NIELSEN (1865–1931) 6. Den förste laerke, Op.
21 BK II, No. 2 [2:01] 7. Aebleblomst, Op. 10 No. 1 [0:54]
rec. Recital New York, Carneige Hall, 30 April, 1972 Richard
WAGNER Tannhäuser: 8. Dich, teure Halle [3:16] Hugo
WOLF (1860–1903) 9. Gebet [2:43] 10. Begegnung
[1:19] 11. Anakreons Grab [3:22] 12. Mignon [7:01] Richard
STRAUSS 13. Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 [3:12] 14. Wiegenlied,
Op. 41 No. 1 [4:40] 15. Du meines Herzens Krönelein,
Op. 21 No. 2 [2:11] 16. Ständchen, op. 17
No. 2 [2:27] Edvard GRIEG
(1843–1907) 17. Og jeg vil ha mig en Hjertenskjaer,
Op. 60 No. 5 [1:38] 18. Med en primulaveris,
Op. 26 No. 4 [1:47] 19. Det første møde,
Op. 21 No. 1[3:41] 20. Killingdans, Op.
67 No. 6 [1:48] Wilhelm PETERSON-BERGER
(1867–1942) 21. Aspåkerspolska [1:41]
Emil SJÖGREN (1853–1918) 22. Jeg giver mit digt til vaaren,
Op. 1 No. 2 [1:41] Erkki Gustav
MELARTIN (1875–1937) 23. Gib mir dein Herze, Op. 73 No. 1 [2:35]
24. Tjugo år [Op. 162 No. 5 [2:13] Alfredo
CATALANI (1854–1893) La Wally: 25.
Ebben … ne andrò lontano [3:15] Swedish
Folk Song 26. Fjorton år tror jag visst
att jag var [2:07] Viennese
Song 27. Im Prater blüh’n wieder die Bäume
[2:39] Salvatore MARCHESI
(1822–1908) 28. La Foletta [1:29]
Rudolf SIECZYNSKI (1879–1952) 29. Wien, Wien, nur du allein
[3:06] CD 3: Swedish
Festival 1967 Richard WAGNER
Wesendoncklieder: 1. I. Der Engel
[3:22] 2. IV Schmerzen [2:36] 3.
V Träume [6:14] Tristan und Isolde:
4. Prelude [11:18] 5. Mild und leise [7:10] rec. Concert at Teatro
Colon, Buenos Aires 1967 Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) 6. Ah, perfido! Op. 65 [12:20]
Giuseppe VERDI (1813–1901) La forza del destino: 7.
Pace, pace mio Dio! [5:40] Giacomo
PUCCINI Turandot: 8. In questa Reggia [5:38] rec.
Charity Gala at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires 1967 Jean
SIBELIUS 9. Säv, säv, susa, Op. 36 No.
4 [2:50] Edvard GRIEG
10. En svane, Op. 25 No. 2 [3:06] 11.
En drøm, Op. 48 No. 6 [3:10] Encores: Salvatore
MARCHESI 12. La Foletta [2:37]
Swedish Folk Song 13.
Fjorton år tror jag visst att jag var [1:46]
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) Set Svanholm (tenor); Carl-Axel Hallgren (baritone);
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano) etc (CD1 tr 1-5); Jean Cox (tenor)(CD1
tr. 6); Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Herbert Sandberg (CD1
tr. 1-5); Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Ferdinand Leitner (CD1 tr. 6);
John Wustman (piano) (CD1 tr. 7-13 and CD2); Swedish Radio Symphony
Orchestra/Sergiu Celibidache (CD3 tr. 1-5); Orchestra della Teatro Colon/Roberto
Kinsky (CD3 tr. 6-8); Ferdinand Leitner (piano) (CD3 tr. 9-12) rec.
Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, 23 May 1949 (CD1 tr. 1-5); Chicago,
27 November 1974 (CD1 tr. 6); Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Centre, New
York, 12 November 1967 (CD1 tr. 7-13 and CD2 tr. 1-7); Carnegie Hall,
New York, 30 April 1972 (CD2 tr. 8-29); Stockholm 1967 (CD3 tr. 1-5);
Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, 24 September 1967 (CD3 tr. 6-8); Teatro Colon,
Buenos Aires, 1 November 1967
GALA GL 100 624 [3 CDs: 78:57 + 76:23 + 67:54][GF]
This
is definitely not a set for the general listener. The question is: was
it a good idea to release it. It won’t add anything to Birgit Nilsson’s
reputation – rather the contrary – and had she been alive today I am
certain that she would have protested loudly ... see Full
Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Noël
Nouvelet
Felix MENDELSSOHN
(1809-1847) Frohlocket ihr Völker auf Erden [1:22] Michael
HEAD (1900-1976) The Little Road to Bethlehem [3:08] Bob
CHILCOTT (b. 1955) Shepherd’s Carol [2:56] German
14th Century arr. John RUTTER (b. 1945) Quem pastores Laudavere
[1:42] John RUTTER
Mary’s Lullaby* [3:34] Kenneth
LEIGHTON (1929-1988) Coventry Carol [3:06] Jonathan
RATHBONE (b. 1957) Corpus Christi Carol [4:25] Judith
WEIR (b. 1954) Illuminare Jerusalem* [2:43] Morten
LAURIDSEN (b. 1943) O magnum mysterium [6:02] French
trad. arr. Stephen JACKSON (b.
1951) Noël Nouvelet*[4:15] Naji
HAKIM (b. 1955) Ding dong! Merrily on high [2:14] Humphrey
CLUCAS (b. 1941) Love came down at Christmas* [2:04] Paul
EDWARDS (b. 1956) No small wonder* [2:38] Franz
GRUBER arr. Jonathan RATHBONE
Silent Night [3:55]
John GARDNER (b. 1917) Tomorrow shall be my dancing day*[1:51]Arr.
Nigel SHORT (b. 1953) Away in a manger* [3:09]
Arr. Malcolm SARGENT (1895-1967) Hawaiian Lullaby [2:14]
Mel TORMÉ arr. Ward SWINGLE
(b. 1927) Christmas Song [3:20]
English trad. arr. Andrew
CARTER (b. 1939) The Twelve Days of Christmas [5:17]
Vasari Singers/Jeremy Backhouse *Jeremy Filsell (organ) rec. St. Jude’s,
Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, 10-12 November 2006 texts and translations
included GUILD GMCD7314
[60:06] [JQ]
Offhand,
I can’t think of a better disc of Christmas
music for you to find under your tree on December
25th ... see Full
Review
Noël
Nouvelet
Traditional and Contemporary
Carols
(for details see above)
Vasari Singers/Jeremy Backhouse *Jeremy Filsell
(organ) rec. 2006 texts and translations included
GUILD GMCD7314 [60:06] [JS]
One
of the most enjoyable Christmas discs I have
heard for many years ... see Full
Review
Rosa
Ponselle - American Recordings 1923–1929: Volume 3 Giuseppe
VERDI (1813–1901) Aida: Tomb Scene
1. La fatal pietra [6:47]
2. O terra addio [5:43] Gaspare
SPONTINI (1774–1851) La Vestale:
3. Tu che invoco [4:34]
4. O nume tutelar [3:30]
5. O nume tutelar [3:30] Paolo TOSTI (1846–1916) 6. ‘A
vucchella [3:10]
7. Luna d’estate [2:32] Jules MASSENET (1842–1912) 8. Élegie [3:46]
9. Élegie [3:48] Charles GOUNOD (1818–1893) 10. Ave
Maria [4:35] Franz SCHUBERT (1797–1828) 11. Ständchen [4:37] Giuseppe
VERDIAida:12. Ritorna
vincitor [4:54]13. O patria mia [4:48] Nikolay
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844–1908) 14. The Nightingale and the Rose [3:29] Paolo
TOSTI 15. Serenade [3:45]
16. Good-bye [3:41] Percy B. KAHN (1880-1966) 17. Ave
Maria [3:37] Giuseppe VERDI Ernani:
18. Ernani! Ernani, involami [4:30] Rosa
Ponselle (soprano) Carmela Ponselle (mezzo) (11); Giovanni Martinelli (tenor)
(1, 2); Elsie Baker (mezzo) (2); orchestra/Giulio Setti (11-14, 16); Rosario
Bourdon (all other tracks)
rec. 1926-1927 NAXOS 8.111140 [75:18]
[GF]
Certainly
one of the most complete singers in recorded history! ... see Full
Review
Puer nobis
nascitur:
Christmas Carols Louis-Claude
Daquin (1694-1772) Douze
Noëls (c.1740) Noël Suisse
(Noël XII) [3:37] Quand Jésus
naquit à Noël (Noël X)
[5:56] Adam fut un pauvre homme (Noël
VI) [6:09] John Bull
(1563-1628) Carol Een kindeken is ons
geboren (I) [2:02] Jan
Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) Ons
is gheboren een kindekijn (Puer nobis
nascitur) [3:27] Jean-François
Dandrieu (1682-1738) Noël
de Saintogne [2:51] Noël Poitevin
[2:21] Si c’est pour ôter la vie
[2:57] Adam fut un pauvre homme [3:39]
Domenico Zipoli
(1680-1726) Pastorale [3:24] Pablo
Bruna (1611-1679) Tiento sobra
la letania de la Virgen [6:49] Dieterich
Buxtehude (1637-1707) Wie schön
leuchtet der Morgenstern [6:17] Nun
komm der Heiden Heiland [2:09] In dulci
jubilo [2:02] Nicolas
Lebègue (1631-1702) Une
Vierge Pucelle [1:52] A la venue de
Noël (dialogue) [1:31] Noël
pour l’amour de Marie [3:29] Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750) Pastorale (BWV 590)
[9:47] In dulci jubilo (BWV 729) [2:08]
Ton Koopman (Organ by Van Peteghem, 1778)
rec. 30 April-1 May 2006, St. Martinuskerk,
Haringe, Belgium. DDD. Booklet with notes
in English, German and French
CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72234 [72:36] [BW]
Not
‘carols’ in the conventional sense but attractive
Baroque Christmas music. Some of Koopman’s
playing is excellent but too often, especially
in the French pieces, he distorts the music
in an attempt to be exciting ... see Full
Review
Romance Alexander
GLAZUNOV (1865-1936) Melodie Op.20
No.1 (1891) [8:16] Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Allegro appassionato Op.43
(1877) [3:49] Édouard LALO (1823-1892) Cello
Concerto in D minor (1877) [25:27] Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Rondo in G minor Op.94 (1893)
[8:50] Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Andante
cantabile – from String Quartet in D major Op.11 (1871) [8:34] Pablo
CASALS (1876-1975) El cant dels ocells [Song of the
Birds] [4:37] Han-Na
Chang (cello)
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Antonio Pappano rec. December
2005 live; the Lalo Concerto, July 2006. Auditorium Parco della
Musica, Rome EMI CLASSICS 3
82390 2 [59:32] [JW]
A
strange programme, generically performed,
efficiently accompanied. A soloist with charisma
and technique but little awareness of apt
style ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Kate
Royal: DEBUSSY
L’Enfant
prodigue - Air de Lia; DELIBES
Les Filles de Cadix - Chanson
espagnole; CANTELOUBE
Chants d‘Auvergne: Baïlèro;
Malurous qu’o uno fenno; La delaïssádo;
RAVEL
Vocalise en forme de habanera (orch;
Hoerée); STRAVINSKY
The Rake’s Progress: No word
from Tom; My father! Can I desert him;
I go, I go to him; ORFF
Carmina Burana: In trutina;
R. STRAUSS
Wiegenlied, Op. 41/1;
Morgen!, Op; 27/4; Ich wollt’ ein
Strãusslein binden, Op. 68/2;
GRANADOS
Goyescas: Queyas, o la maja
y el ruiseňor; RODRIGO
Cuatro Madrigales amatorios;
TRADITIONAL
The Sprig of Thyme
Kate Royal (soprano) Academy of St. Martin
in the Fields/Edward Gardner. rec. Abbey Road
Studios, London, no date supplied
EMI CLASSICS 394419-2 [65:14] [CC][SV]
This
disc bodes well for a singer of clear and
huge talent. ... see Full
Review
Amanda
Roocroft (soprano) George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Samson: Let
the bright Seraphim [5.32] Giulio Cesare: E
pur cosi … Piangero [7.07] Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791) Cosi fan tutte: Temarari….
Come scoglio [5.59] Idomeneo: Solitudini
amiche….Zeffiretti [6.57] Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858-1924) La
Rondine: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta [3.22] Gianni
Schicchi: O mio babbino caro [2.11] Manon
Lescaut: Il quelle trine morbide [2.29] Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) Otello: Ave
Maria [4.57] Antonin DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Rusalka: Song to the Moon [6.07]
Gustave CHARPENTIER (1860-1956)
Louise: Depuis le jour [4.57] Henri DUPARC (1848-1933) Chanson Triste [2.53]
Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949) Morgen!,
Op. 27, No. 4 [3.42] Befreit, Op 39, No 4 [5.15]
Amanda Roocroft (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst
rec. No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 15-17 January 1994
EMI CLASSICS CDC 5 55090 2
[61.32][RJF]
The
return to ready availability of this debut recording of one of Britain’s
finest sopranos is to be welcomed. ... see Full
Review
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf – lieder
by Mozart, Schubert, Wolf CD 1: Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791) 1. Ridente la calma K152
[3:19] 2. Oiseaux, si tout les ans K307 [1:21] 3. Die kleine
Spinnerin K531 [1:45] 4. Als Luise die Briefe K520 [1:55]
5. Abendempfindung K523 [5:06] 6.
Das Kinderspiel K598 [1:45] 7. Der Zauberer
K 472 [2:01] 8. Im Frühlingsanfange K597 [2:48] 9. Die
Zufriedenheit K349 [1:47] 10. An Chloe K524 [2:06] 11. Sehnsucht
nach dem Frühling K596 [2:11] Franz SCHUBERT
(1797–1828) 12. An die Musik D547 [2:38] 13. Im
Frühling D882 [4:30] 14. Wehmut D772 [2:59] 15. Ganymed
D544 [4:49] 16. Das Lied im Grünen D917 [4:33] 17. Gretchen
am Spinnrade D118 [3:23] CD 2: 1. Nähe des
Geliebten D162 [3:17] 2. Die junge Nonne
D828 [4:47] 3. An Sylvia D891 [3:04]
4. Auf dem Wasser zu singen D774 [3:18]
5. Nachtviolen D752 [2:46] 6. Der Musensohn
D764 [2:11] Hugo WOLF (1860–1903)
7. Mignon I [3:55] 8. Mignon II [2:19] 9. Mignon III
[4:07] 10. Philine [3:16] 11. Mignon (Kennst
du das Land) [6:51] 12. Ganymed [5:07] 13. Anakreons
Grab [3:02] 14. Die Spröde [1:59] 15. Die Bekehrte
[2:48] 16. Blumengruss [1:23] 17. Gleich und gleich [0:55]
18. Frühling übers Jahr [1:58] 19. St. Nepomuks Vorabend
[3:00] 20. Epiphanias [4:37]
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Walter Gieseking (piano) (Mozart); Edwin
Fischer (piano) (Schubert); Gerald Moore (piano) (Wolf) rec. 1956 (Mozart),
1952 (Schubert), 1957 (Wolf)
URANIA URN 22.325 [49:05 + 64:52][GF]
The
three LPs that are the sources for this Schwarzkopf set outdo practically
everything else she did in the field of Lieder ... see Full
Review
Cesare
Siepi (bass) Giuseppe VERDI
(1813–1901) Infelice
e tu credevi (Ernani) (1); Tu
sul labbro dei veggenti (Nabucco) (1);
Son lo Spirito che nega (Mefistofele) (1);
O tu Palermo (I Vespri Siciliani) (1);
Ella giammai m'amo (Don Carlo) (1) Amilcare
PONCHIELLI (1834–1886) Si, morir ella de (La Gioconda)
(1) Vincenzo
BELLINI (1801–1835) Vi ravviso O luoghi ameni (La
Sonnambula) (2) Gioacchino
ROSSINI (1792–1868) Le femmine d'Italia (L'Italiana
in Algeri) (3); La Calumnia
(Il Barbiere di Siviglia) (2) Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791) Deh vieni (Don Giovanni)
(2) Sir
Paolo TOSTI (1846-1916) L'ultima canzone;
Non
t'amo piu;
Malia
Luigi DENZA (1846-1922) Occhi
di fata Sir
Paolo TOSTI (1846-1916) Serenata Augusto
ROTOLI (1847-1904) Mi sposa sara la mia bandiera
BROGEI
Visione Veneziana Vincenzo
BILLI (1869-1938) E canta il grillo
Cesare Siepi (bass) Orchestra Sinfonica Radio Italiana/ Arturo Basile
(1); Orchestra Sinfonica Radio Italiana (2); Orchestra Sinfonica Radio
Italiana/ Simonetto (3) rec. 1948
NIMBUS NI 7942 [72.59] [RH]
An
excellent introduction to the work of an outstanding
Italian bass, heard in his impressively youthful
prime. ... see Full
Review
Simply
Anne-Sophie Antonio
VIVALDI
(1678-1741) First
Allegro from Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 "Spring"
(The Four Seasons) [3.36] Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Rondeau:
Allegro – from Concerto for Violin
and Orchestra No. 3 in G major, K 216 [6.22]
Adagio – from Concerto for Violin
and Orchestra No. 5 in A major, K 219 [11.16]
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Romance for
Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major op.
50 [8.27] Jules MASSENET
(1842-1912) Méditation
from Thaïs [6.43] Fritz
KREISLER (1875-1962) Liebesleid
[4.25] Lambert Orkis (piano) André
PREVIN (b. 1930) Song –
from Tango Song and Dance, (dedicated
to Anne-Sophie Mutter) [5.04] André
Previn (piano) Johannes
BRAHMS 1833-1897) Hungarian
Dance no. 6 in B flat major - Vivace
(transc. Joseph Joachim) [3.46] Lambert
Orkis (piano) George
GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Summertime
from Porgy and Bess (transc. Jascha
Heifetz) [2.14] André Previn (piano)
Pablo de SARASATE
(1844-1908) Fantaisie de Concert sur
des motifs de l’opéra "Carmen"
op. 25 [12.35]
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin, conductor) Trondheim
Soloists London Philharmonic Orchestra New
York Philharmonic/Kurt Masur Wiener Philharmoniker/James
Levine rec. Vienna, 1992; Copenhagen, 1999;
Munich, 2001-2002; New York, 2002; London
2005 Bonus DVD: VIVALDI
The Four Seasons TV Spot [0.37];
MOZART
– Rondeau: Allegro – from Concerto
for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 [6.53]; BEETHOVEN
Violin Concerto, excerpt from 1st
movement [3.41]; PREVIN
Song [5.28]. Picture gallery. Discography.
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin); Trondheim Soloists;
Camerata Salzburg; New York Philharmonic/Kurt
Masur; André Previn (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 00289 477 7166 [64.29]
[MM-B]
A
lovely anthology - a sequence of extremely
pleasurable highlights ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Soprano Duets
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Irmgard Seefried -
Claudio MONTEVERDI (1567–1643)
1. Io son pur vezzosetta pastorella [3:06] 2. Ardo scoprir
[3:33] 3. Baci cari [3:07] 4. Dialogo di ninfa e pastore [4:08]
Giacomo CARISSIMI (1605–1674)
5. Detesta la cativa sorte in amore [4:10] 6. Lungi omai
[2:31] 7. Il mio core [3:31] 8. A piè d’un verde alloro
[3:10] Antonin DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)
Moravian Duets, Op. 32, Nos. 1-13: 9. Ich schwimm’ dir davon
[2:17] 10. Fliege, Vöglein [2:41] 11. Wenn die Sense [1:09]
12. Freundlich lass uns scheiden [1:00]
13. Der kleine Acker [1:04] 14.
Die Taube auf dem Ahorn [1:21] 15. Wasser
und Weinen [2:30] 16. Die Bescheidene
[1:38] 17. Der Ring [2:07] 18.
Grüne, du Gras! [3:12] 19. Die Gefangene
[2:07] 20. Der Trost [3:23] 21.
Wilde Rose [2:43] Engelbert
HUMPERDINCK (1854–1921) Hansel und Gretel: 22.
Suse, Liebe, Suse … Brüderchen, komm, tanz mit mir [9:38]
Richard STRAUSS (1864–1949) Der
Rosenkavalier: 23. Herrgott im Himmel! (Presentation of the Silver
Rose) [11:26]
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Irmgard Seefried (soprano) Gerald Moore (piano)
(1-21), Philharmonia Orchestra/Josef Krips (22); Wiener Philharmoniker/Herbert
von Karajan (23) rec. No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 25-27
May, 1955 (1-21), 26-27 September, 1947 (22); Musikvereinsaal, Vienna,
9 December 1947 Texts and translations included
EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 3 92057 2 [75:56][GF]
One
of the most magical moments in the world of
recorded opera. Go out and buy! ... see Full
Review
Trumpet
Colors William
SCHMIDT (b.1926) Jazzberries (1982)
[12:10] Alex SHAPIRO (b.1962) Elegy
[7:46] Astor PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992) Las
Cuatro estaciones porteñas - arranged by Ishmael Betancor and
Carlos Rivero
[25:20] Scott ROBBINS (b.1964) Three
Blues for cello and trumpet (1988) [9:34] Robert
J. BRADSHAW (b.1970) Statements, Commanding (2004) [15:05] Trio
Chromos; Ishmael Betancor
(trumpet): José Luis Castillo (piano): Carlos Rivero (cello) rec. Parafino, U.L.P.G.C,
undated CRYSTAL RECORDS CD766 [70:31]
[JW]
Enjoyable
and never trivial, these works are excellently realised ... see Full
Review
A
Venetian Christmas First
Mass of Christmas in St Mark’s as it might
have been celebrated in Venice around 1600
Giovanni GABRIELI
(1554/56-1612) Intonazione dell’undecimo
tono [0:30] Audite principes [5:23]
Introit (chant) [2:10] Cipriano
de RORE (1516-1565) Missa ‘Præter
rerum seriem’a 7: Kyrie [4;11] Missa
‘Præter rerum seriem’: Gloria [6:55]
Oratio (Collect, chant) [0:57] Prophetia
(OT reading, chant) [1:36] Epistola
(Epistle, chant) [1:34] GABRIELI
Canzon
noni toni [3:26] Evangelium (Gospel,
chant) [3:48] de
RORE Missa
‘Præter rerum seriem’: Credo GABRIELI
Intonazione
del settimo tono [0:30] Salvator noster
a 15 [4:11] Præfatio (Preface, chant) [2:09]
de RORE Missa
‘Præter rerum seriem’: Sanctus [6;20]
Elevatio : Toccata (improvised after
Girolamo FRESCOBALDI) [2:21] Gabrieli
O Jesu mi dulcissime [6:14] Pater
noster (chant) [1:52] de
RORE Missa ‘Præter rerum
seriem’: Agnus Dei [2:39] GABRIELI Canzon
duodecimi toni [2:36]
Postcommunio – Benedictio (Postcommunion
and Blessing, chant) [2:37] Quem vidistis
pastores? [8:48]
Gabrieli Consort and Players (on authentic
instruments, pitch a’=440)/Paul McCreesh rec.
Brinkburn Priory, Weldon, Northumberland,
UK, July 1998. DDD. Booklet with notes in
English, German and French, full texts and
translations
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ARCHIV
471 333-2 [80:57] [BW]
A
refreshing Christmas recording to set alongside
McCreesh's Lutheran Christmas ... see Full
Review
Viola
Swirl Kenji BUNCH
(b. 1973) Suite (1998) [17:31] Dan
COLEMAN (b. 1972) Summer (2003) [10:41] Christopher
THEOFANIDIS (b. 1967) Flow My Tears (1997) [7:05] George
GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Fascinatin’ Rhythm arranged by Deborah
Holden-Holloway [1:56] Summertime arranged by Deborah Holden-Holloway
[2:38] I Got Rhythm arranged by Deborah Holden-Holloway [2:49] Cole
PORTER (1891-1964) From This Moment On arranged by Kenji
Bunch [2:24] Begin the Beguine arranged by Kenji Bunch [3:55] Anything
Goes arranged by Kenji Bunch [2:47]
Carol Rodland (viola) Tatevik Mokatsian (piano) No recording details
CRYSTAL RECORDS CD834
[52:41][JW]
Odd
name or not this is an enjoyable disc ... see Full
Review
We
Wish You a Merry Christmas
Various Artists rec. various ADD/DDD. No texts
or translations provided
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 6738 [54:26] [DM]
Not
everything her is worth hearing but the rest
is genial enough. Ready to played in the background
over Christmas as a kind of festive wallpaper.
... see Full
Review
What Child
Is This? Lesser-known
Christmas music and arrangements
Chorus Angelicus and Gaudeamus/Paul Halley
rec. 2006
PELAGOS MUSIC PEL1005 CD [66:42] [MM]
A
varied and unique collection of popular and
lesser-known Christmas music ... see Full
Review
World
Keys –
Virtuoso Piano Music
A. Adnan SAYGUN (1907-1991)
Sketch on Aksak Rhythm – from Ten Sketches on Aksak Rhythms No.10 Op.58
(1976) [1:28] Sergei PROKOFIEV
(1891-1953) Piano Sonata No.3 in A minor Op.28 (1907/1917) [7:19]
Dia SUCCARI (b.1938)
La Nuit du Destin (1978) [10:53] Halim
EL-DABH (b.1921) Sayera – from Makta in the Art of Kita (1955)
[1:37] Qigang CHEN (b.1951)
Instants d’un opéra de Pékin (2000) [6:51] Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Concert Paraphrase of Verdi’s Rigoletto
(1859) [6:37] William BOLCOM
(b.1938) … la belle rouquine – from Nine Bagatelles (1996) [1:43]
Peter SCULTHORPE (b.1929)
Nocturnal (1983/89) [6:30] Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Piano Sonata No.2 in G minor Op.22 (1833/38)
[18:02] Peteris VASKS (b.1946)
Kantate (1980) [5:00] Joel
Fan (piano) rec. Bayside Performing Arts Centre, San Mateo, CA, January
2006 REFERENCE RECORDINGS
RR-106 [67:00] [JW]
Positively
shouts iconoclasm and fresh thinking ... see Full
Review
The Legacy of
Maria Yudina
Volume 1
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
Variations and Fugue on a theme from Prometheus
in E flat major (Eroica Variations) Op.35
(1802) [21:11]
Diabelli Variations in C major Op.120 (1822-23)
[44:01]
Rec. 1961
VISTA VERA VVCD-00069 [65:12]
Volume 2
Ernst KRENEK
(1900-1991)
Sonata Op.59 (1928) [16:55]
Igor STRAVINSKY
(1882-1971)
Sonata in C (1924) [11:51]
Serenade for Piano (1924) [10:03]
Béla BARTÓK
(1881-1945)
Microcosmos (1926-39) – Eight movements; Nos.
128, 132, 137, 142, 144, 145, 146 and 149
[15:26]
Paul HINDEMITH
(1895-1963)
Sonata for two pianos (1942)
Marina Drozdova (piano) – Hindemith
Rec.1961 (Krenek), 1962 (Stravinsky) and 1970
(Hindemith). Bartók undated
VISTA VERA VVCD-00070 [73:51]
Volume 3
Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750)
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier: Book II,
BWV 870-893 (1722)
Nos 1-12; 15 and 21 [77:55]
rec. 1953-57
VISTA VERA VVCD-00071 [77:55]
Volume 4
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
Sonata No.29 in B flat major Hammerklavier
Op.106 (1818) [38:27]
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897)
Intermezzo Op.116 No.2 [3:04]
Intermezzo Op.117 No.1 [4:19]
Intermezzo Op.117 No.2 [3:17]
Intermezzo Op.117 No.3 [4:35]
Intermezzo Op.118 No.1 [1:48]
Intermezzo Op.118 No.2 [4:33]
Intermezzo Op.118 No.4 [2:19]
Intermezzo Op.116 No.6 [4:34]
Intermezzo Op.119 No.2 [4:31]
Intermezzo Op.119 No.3 [1:41]
Rec. 1951 (Op.117 No.2); 1952 (Beethoven;
Op.118 No.1, Op. 118 No.4 and Op.119 No.4);
1966 (Op.118 No.6) and 1968 (Op.116 No.2,
Op.117 Nos 1 and 2, Op.118 No.2 and Op.119
No.2)
VISTA VERA VVCD-00072 [73:13]
Volume 5
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897)
Variations and Fugue on a theme of Handel
Op.24 (1861) [23:37]
Rhapsody in G major Op.79 [4:50]
Piano Quartet No.2 in A major Op.26 (1861-62)
[46:03]
Dmitri Tsyganov (violin); Feodor Druzhinin
(viola); Sergei Shirinsky (cello) of the Beethoven
Quartet in the Quartet
rec. 1948 (Handel variations), 1952 (Rhapsody)
and 1968 (Quartet)
VISTA VERA VVCD-00073 [74:30]
Volume 6
Franz SCHUBERT
(1797-1828)
Piano Sonata in B flat major Op. posth, D.960
(1828) [41:45]
Robert SCHUMANN
(1810-1856)
Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 (1837) [29:07]
Vogel als Prophet Op 82 No.7 [3:07]
rec. 1947 (Schubert), 1951-52 (Schumann)
VISTA VERA VVCD-00074 [74:05]
Volume 7
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major,
Op. 58 (1806) [34:58]
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major
(Emperor), Op. 73 (1809) [37:29]
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra/Kurt Sanderling,
recorded 1948 (No.4)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra/Nathan Rakhlin,
recorded live in 1950 (No.5)
VISTA VERA VVCD-00075 [75:29]
Volume 8
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 (1796-8)
[18:35]
Piano Sonata in A flat major, Op. 26 (1800-01)
[19:53]
Piano Sonata in F major, Op. 54 (1804) [11:34]
Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 111 (1821-22)
[22:56]
rec.1950 (Op.10/1); 1951 (Op.54); 1958 (Op.26);
1958 (Op.111)
VISTA VERA VVCD-00080 [72:59]
Volume 9
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827)
Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 31 No. 1
(1801-02) [22:58]
Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 90 (1814) [11:46]
Piano Sonata in A major, Op. 101 (1816) [18:54]
Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major Op. 30 No.
1 (1801-02) [22:23] *
Maria Kozoloupova (violin)
rec. Moscow 1950 (Violin Sonata); 1951 (Op31
No.1); 1958 (Op.90) and 1959 (Op.101)
VISTA VERA VVCD-0081 [76:06]
Volume 10
Sergei TANEYEV
(1856-1915)
Piano Quartet in E major Op.20 (1906) [35:24]
Piano Quintet in G minor Op.30 (1911) [50:10]
Beethoven Quartet
Rec. 1953 (Op.20) and 1957 (Op.30)
VISTA VERA VVCD-00084 [76:33]
Volume 11
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
(1756-1791)
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
(1785) [31:13]
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488 (1786)
[23:32]
Rondo in A minor K511 (1787) [9:25]
USSR State Symphony Orchestra/Sergei Gorchakov,
recorded 1948 (K466)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra/Alexander Gauk,
recorded 1948 (K488)
Rondo rec.1961
VISTA VERA VVCD-00087 [65:12]
Volume 12
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750)
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier: Book I, BWV
846-869 (1722)
Preludes and Fugues BWV864-869 [34:15]
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue BWV 903 [11:05]
Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 543 arranged
Franz Liszt [9:47]
Violin Sonata in E major BWV 1016 [19:20]
*
Maria Kozoloupova (violin)
rec.1948 (Violin Sonata) and 1950-55 (remainder)
VISTA VERA VVCD-00088 [73:51]
Volume 13
Modest MUSSORGSKY
(1839-1881)
Meditation [4:49]
Album Leaf [4:32]
Three Pieces on themes from Boris Godunov
– adapted for piano by A Kamensky [7:58]
Nikolai MEDTNER
(1880-1951)
Sonata-Triad in A flat major Op.11 [No.2]
(1904-06) [25:07]
Sergei PROKOFIEV
(1891-1953)
Romeo and Juliet Op.75 (1938) – concert transcription
No.10 [8:58]
Visions Fugitives Op.22 (1915-19) [23:07]
rec. 1949 (Meditation and Album Leaf); 1952
(Romeo); 1953-55 (Visions Fugitives); 1969
(Three Pieces) and 1958 (Medtner sonata)
VISTA VERA VVCD-00090 [74:42]
Volume 14
Modest MUSSORGSKY
(1839-1881)
Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) [33:20]
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975)
Piano Sonata No.2 Op.61 (1942) [25:01]
rec. October 1965 (Shostakovich); Mussorgsky
undated
VISTA VERA VVCD-00109 [58:33] [JW]
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Jesu nostri BuxWV 75 (?1680) [56:21] Wär
Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit BuxWV 102 [4:07] Walts Gott, mein Werk ich
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Zügner (soprano); Alexander Schneider (alto); Tobias Hunger (tenor);
Matthias Lutze, Marek Rzepka (bass); Daniel Deuter, Margaret Baumgartl
(violin); Juliane Laake, Benjamin Dreßler, Katharina Schlegel,
Renate Pank (viola da gamba); Matthias Müller (viola da gamba;
violone); Michaela Hasselt (organ); Michael Dücker (theorbo); Dresdener
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Jesu nostri BuxWV 75 (?1680) [56:21] Wär Gott nicht mit
uns diese Zeit BuxWV 102 [4:07] Walts Gott, mein Werk ich
lasse BuxWV 103 [7:44] Christina Kaiser, Astrid Werner, Anja
Zügner (soprano); Alexander Schneider (alto); Tobias Hunger (tenor);
Matthias Lutze, Marek Rzepka (bass); Daniel Deuter, Margaret Baumgartl
(violin); Juliane Laake, Benjamin Dreßler, Katharina Schlegel,
Renate Pank (viola da gamba); Matthias Müller (viola da gamba;
violone); Michaela Hasselt (organ); Michael Dücker (theorbo); Dresdener
Kammerchor/Hans-Christoph Rademann rec. live, 11 February 2007,
Lukaskirche, Dresden Texts and translations included CARUS
83.234 [69:01][GPu]
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Jesu nostri BuxWV 75 (?1680) [56:21] Wär Gott nicht mit
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