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Adeste Fideles – Organ Music for Christmas
Thomas Laing-Reilly
(organ of St. Cuthbert’s Church, Edinburgh) rec. 2006
DELPHIAN DCD34077 [77:50][CH]
A
very well-planned collection, finely played on a magnificent organ ...
see Full Review
El
agua y los árabes
Eduardo Paniagua and others rec. 2008
PNEUMA PN1100 [59:48][RB]
Simplicity
and otherworldliness ... see Full Review
Alma
Nova: Debut
Alma Nova: Jessica Pearce (flute); Almer Imamovic (guitar) rec. 2006
ALMA NOVA 5631
[50:19][CR]
Enjoyable
… adds an interesting dimension to the flute and guitar repertoire ...
see Full Review
The
Legendary Amadeus Quartet
String quartets by Brahms, Haydn, Hoffstetter, Mendelssohn
& Schubert rec. London 1951-57
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 93807 [7 CDs: 463:37] [JW]
A
valuable set ... see Full Review
American
Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 by Charles
Tomlinson GRIFFES (1884-1920), Roger
SESSIONS (1896-1985) and Charles IVES
(1874-1954)
Peter Lawson (piano) rec. 1991
EMI AMERICAN CLASSICS 2344692 [72:16][DM]
A
decent disc, but EMI could learn a thing or two from Naxos here ...
see Full Review
Tessa
Birnie plays Music by Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828, Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827), John FIELD
(1782-1837), Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849),
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897), Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856), Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) and Claude DEBUSSY
(1862-1918)
Tessa Birnie (piano) rec. c.1962-74
ABC CLASSICS 4766479 [3 CDs: 69:45 + 69:30 + 68:51] [JW]
A
well-documented and merited salute to Tessa Birnie ... see Full
Review
The Brendel Edition
- The Vox, Turnabout and Vanguard recordings
Alfred Brendel (piano)
Various orchestras and conductors Full tracklist at end of review rec.
various locations, 1955-1975. ADD
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 93761 [35 CDs: c.39 hrs]
[JW]
This
‘first thoughts’ set has permanent value ... see Full
Review
British
Light Music Premieres Vol. 5 Roy
BUDD (1947-1993)Tricolor Overture Francis
CHAGRIN (1905-1972) Aquarelles Paul
CARR (b.1961) Oboe concerto, Air Gavin
SUTHERLAND (b.1972) Clarinet concerto Richard
ADINSELL (1904-1977) Suite: Ring Round the Moon Nicholas
Daniel (oboe); Verity Butler (clarinet) Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin
Sutherland, Barry Wordsworth, BBC Concert O/Roderick Dunk rec.
2007/8 DUTTON
EPOCH CDLX7209 [79:37] [JW]
Purchase
with confidence ... see Full
Review
Fritz
Busch: Complete Dresden Recordings
Dresden Staatskapelle/Fritz Busch rec. 1923-32
PROFIL PH07032 [3 CDs: 62:47 + 60:56 + 38:14 + 
92:04][RMay]
Unlucky
at Dresden – not only with politics but also recording ... see Full
Review
Enrico Caruso Opera Arias and Songs
Salvatore Cottone, Francesco
Cilea, Ruggero Leoncavallo (piano) rec. Milan, 1902-04
EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 2126982 [59:33] [GF]
The
legendary tenor’s first and most legendary recordings ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Cello
Diverse Igor
STRAVINSKY (1882–1972) Suite
Italienne Claude DEBUSSY (1862–1918) Cello
Sonata Johannes BRAHMS (1833–1897) Cello
Sonata 2 Ennio MORRICONE (b.
1928) Gabriel’s Oboe Suzanne
Beer (cello); Garth Hancock (piano) DIVINE
ART DDV25068 [61:09]
[BBr]
Some
of the finest, most purposeful, cello playing I’ve heard in a
long time ... see Full Review
Chant
de L’Eglise De Rome: VI-VIII Centuries Ensemble
Organum/Marcel Peres
rec. 2008 ZIG ZAG TERRITOIRES
ZZT081001 [79.46]
[GH]
Turn
off the electric lights and light a candle or two ... see Full
Review
Cherry
Ripe Vocal
treasures of the 18th and 19th centuries Deborah
Riedel (soprano) Arcadia Lane O/Richard Bonynge
rec. 2007 MELBA MR301118 [68:13]
[JS]
Listening
to this disc has given me great pleasure ... see Full
Review
Chorale
Concertos and Chorale Variations Sacred
music from Hamburg by Thomas
SELLE (1599-1663) Johann
SCHOP (c.1590-1667) Heinrich
SCHEIDEMANN (c.1595-1663) & John
DOWLAND (1563-1626)
Hamburger Ratsmusik/Simone Eckert rec. 2007
CPO 777 362-2 [57.46] [GH]
Double
Concertos by Bach and his Sons Concentus
musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt Leonhardt-Consort/Gustav
Leonhardt rec. 1967–1970 DAS ALTE WERK 2564 694651 [78.08] [RH]
Delightful
and instructive ... see Full
Review
James Ehnes: Homage
See end of review for details
James Ehnes (violin, viola) Eduard Laurel (piano) rec. Fulton Performing
Arts Center, Overlake School, Redmond, Washington, 1-3 April 2007
ONYX
CLASSICS 4038 [CD: 78:31 + DVD: 100:00 + 30:00] [PL]
James
Ehnes surveys the history of violin-making ... see Full
Review
Eduardo
Fernandez Between Two Worlds MANGORÉ (1885 – 1944) FALÚ (b.1948) John
LENNON (1940 – 1980)/Paul McCARTNEY (b.1942)
Leo BROUWER (b.1939) George GERSHWIN (1897 – 1937)
Heitor VILLA-LOBOS (1887 – 1959) Gentil
MONTANA (b.1942) Roland DYENS (b.1955) Alberto GINASTERA (1916 – 1983)
Eduardo
Fernández (guitar) rec. November 1998/2003
LABOR RECORDS LAB 7059 [67:02]
[BBr]
Interesting
and entertaining ... see Full
Review
Gerald
Finley - songs by Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893), Modest
MUSSORGSKY (1839–1881), Ned ROREM (b.
1923), Charles IVES (1874–1954), Einojuhani
RAUTAVAARA (b. 1928) and Wolseley
CHARLES (1889-1962)
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone); Julius Drake (piano) rec. 2007
WIGMORE HALL LIVE WHLIVE0025 [70:39][JQ]
An
exceptionally fine recital ... see Full
Review
The
Golden Age Of Light Music – Going Places see review
for details rec. reissues of 78 rpm discs 1941-1957,
ADD
GUILD GLCD 5151 [78:45]
[BBr]
Bravo
Guild! ... see Full Review
Igor
Gorin - Volume 2
rec. 21-22 November 1939 (7-12); 8 June 1942 (13); 1955 (1-6, 14-21)
NIMBUS PRIMA VOCE
NI7951 [79:30]
[JW]
Voice,
flair and personality ... see Full Review
Barbara
Hendricks - Wolf
Lieder and Nordic Songs
Barbara Hendricks (soprano); Roland Pöntinen (piano) rec.
1999-2002 EMI
CLASSICS 2344142 [72:12
+ 69:03][GF]
Primarily for Hendricks fans ... see Full
Review
Josef
Hofmann: Acoustic Recordings 1916-1923
Josef Hofmann (piano) rec. 1916-23
NAXOS 8.111326 [75:05][JW]
Serves
purist and generalist well ... see Full
Review
Incanto
Guido Maria FERILLI
(?) Un amore così grande Enrico
CANNIO (1874-1949) ‘O surdato ‘nnammurato Cesare
Andrea BIXIO (1896-1978) Mamma Giovanni
D’ANZI (1906-1974) Voglio vivere così Teodoro
COTTRAU (1827-1879) Santa Lucia Luigi
DENZA (1846-1922) Funiculì funiculà Guy
D’HARDELOT (1858-1936) Because G.
B. ANIELLO (?) Vieni sul mar! Agustinn
LARA (1900-1969) Granada Pasquale
Mario COSTA (1858-1933) Era di maggio Francesco
Paolo TOSTI (1846-1916) A Marechiare Gaetano
Emanuel CALÌ (1885-1936) …e vui durmiti ancora Ernesto
DE CURTIS (1875-1937) Non ti scordar di me Sergio
CIRILLO (?) Pulcinella
Andrea Bocelli (tenor) Milano Giuseppe Verdi SO/Steven
Mercurio DECCA
478 1071 [52:10] [GF]
I
don’t think I will play this disc again ... see Full
Review
Raina
Kabaivanska Live in Concert
Gioacchino
ROSSINI (1792-1868) Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture,
L’assedio di Corinto: Giusto ciel Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) Otello: Piangea cantando – Ave Maria,
I vespri siciliani: Overture, La Traviata: Act III Prelude,
Addio del passato Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858-1924) Manon Lescaut: Act III Intermezzo,
Tosca: Vissi d’arte Francesco
CILEA (1866-1950) Adriana Lecouvreur: Act IV Prelude,
Io son l’umile ancella Giacomo
PUCCINI La Bohème: Quando men vo
Raina Kabaivanska (soprano) Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana
O/Nino Bonavolontà rec. live 1987
FABULA CLASSICA FAB29913 [85:22]
[CH]
Full
justification of the Kabaivanska legend ... see Full
Review
Mayuko
Kamio in Recital Music
by Georges BIZET (1838-1875), Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893), Karol SZYMANOWSKI (1882-1937), Ernest
CHAUSSON (1855-1899) and Igor
STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Mayuko
Kamio (violin); Vadim Gladkov (piano) rec.
2008 SONY
BMG 88697301002 [78:36] [PPLL]
Vibrancy,
delicacy and control ... see Full
Review
A
triumphant evening … fans of good singing should not hesitate ... see
Full Review
The
King’s Singers Live at the BBC Proms
The King’s Singers rec. 2008
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD150 [64:09][JS]
An
essential purchase for confirmed fans ... see Full
Review
Fritz
KREISLER (1875-1962)
Kreisler Violin Music
Oscar Shumsky (violin) Milton Kaye (piano) (CDs 1-2); William Wolfram
(piano) (CDs 3-4)see end of review for details rec. not specified: possibly
c.1960-1970s: CDs 1-2; c. 1970-1980s: CDs 3-4. ADD/DDD
NIMBUS NI2529/32 [4 CDs: 77:00 + 71:46 + 50:30 + 50:18] [PL]
A
tribute from one great violinist to another ... see Full
Review
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