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John
McCormack (tenor) - Vol. 7: 1916-18 Acoustic
Recordings 
Fritz
Kreisler (violin) unknown orchestra/Joseph Pasternack, Victor
Herbert NAXOS
8.112018 [79:52]
[GF]
You
can hardly find this music better performed ... see Full
Review
Mischa
Maisky and Martha Argerich in concert
Mischa Maisky (cello); Martha Argerich (piano) rec. 2003
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4775323 [72:22][CH]
For
fans this issue is self-recommending ... see Full
Review
Oleg
Marshev in Recital
Franz LISZT
(1811-1886)
Funèrailles, Rapsodie espagnole, Etude Fryderyk
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Waltzes, Ballade 4
Alexander SCRIABIN (1872-1915) Mazurkas, Poems, Preludes,
Vers la flamme rec. 2008
DANACORD DACOCD677
[79:21] [JW]
Frustrating
interpretatively ... see Full Review
Frédéric
Meinders plays Songs by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms
and Mahler – the Frédéric Meinders Transcriptions
Frédéric Meinders (piano) rec. 2008
DANACORD DACOCD671 [70:15][JW]
Sensitively
shaped – very full and warm ... see Full
Review
Munch
conducts Romantic Favorites
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch rec. 1951-7
WEST HILL RADIO ARCHIVES WHRA6017 [5 CDs: 73:31 + 71:51 + 57:16
+ 57:57 + 78:32][JQ]
A
splendid set ... see Full Review
La
Nilsson Birgit
Nilsson (soprano) Åke Levén (organ) Royal
Opera House O/Sir Edward Downes rec. 1963 DECCA
ELOQUENCE 480 0901 [72:21]
[ST]
Highly
recommendable bargain price compilation of the great soprano’s
work ... see Full Review
Nureyev
With Dame
Margot Fonteyn, Dame Ninette de Valois, Dame Merle Park, Maude Lloyd,
Sylvie Guillem, David Wall, Roland Petit, Natalia Dudinskaya, Razida
Evegrafova, Taisiam Khalturina, Anna Undeltsova and Manira Vivien. Produced
1991 EMI CLASSICS 2165729
[c.90:00]
[RMay]
Something
of a curiosity ... see Full Review
Organ
Lollipops Peter King
(Klais Organ, Bath Abbey)
rec. 2007/8 REGENT REGCD279 [75:50]
[GF]
Excellently
played on a supreme instrument ... see Full
Review
Ignacy
Jan Paderewski A Selection of his US Victor Recordings
1914-1941
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (piano)
NAXOS 8.112011 [79:08]
[CH]
This
will make you want to hear more ... see Full
Review
Regionals
2009 Gilbert VINTER (1909-1969) Salute To Youth (1961) [11:47]; Graham COLE Pentacle [13:39]; Dan PRICE New World Sketches
[10:47]; Andrew BAKER The Once and Future King [12:11]; Frank HUGHES The Talisman
[10:00]
Williams Fairey Engineering Band/Major Peter Parkes (Vinter); Foden’s
Richardson Band/Michael Fowles (Cole); Black Dyke Band/Nicholas J.
Childs (Price); Cory Band/Robert Childs (Baker and Hughes)
rec. Morley Town Hall and St. Teilo’s Church School,
July and August 2008. DDD
DOYEN DOY CD246 [58:29]
Five
quality performances of test-piece works ... see Full
Review
Renaissance
and Baroque Organ Music Herbert
Tachezi
rec. 1968-81 DAS ALTE WERK
2564 694558 [3
CDs: 199:15] [BW]
An
attractive overview at a tempting price ... see Full
Review
Resonanser
Swedish Choral Music – New Perspectives
Allmänna Sången/Cecilia
Rydinger Alin rec. 2008
BIS-CD-1714 [56:54][GF]
New
wine in old bottles – and already matured ... see Full
Review
Russian
Spectacular Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Hamlet Mikhail GLINKA (1804-1857) Russlan and Ludmilla:
Overture Modest MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881) (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) A
Night on the Bare Mountain Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908) Capriccio
espagnol, Russian Easter Festival Overture Alexander BORODIN (1833-1887) In the Steppes
of Central Asia, Prince Igor: Overture Hallé O,
London PO/Vernon Handley
rec. 1974/88 CLASSICS
FOR PLEASURE 3822322 [81:26] [SV]
Hamlet’s
grave dignity, controlled intensity but the rest not quite as fetching
... see Full Review
Margaret
Burke Sheridan (1889-1958) - “Un bel di …”
Margaret Burke Sheridan (soprano); Various
orchestras and pianists rec. 1926-1944
RTÉ
LYRIC FM CD118 [77:09] [JS]
Will
appeal mainly to specialists ... see Full
Review
John
Solum Live in Concert
Johann Nepomuk HUMMEL (1778-1837) Flute sonata Joseph RHEINBERGER (1839-1901) Rhapsodie
Paul TAFFANEL (1844-1908) Allegretto Grazioso André CAPLET (1878-1925) Reverie and Petite Valse
Georges ENESCO (1881-1955) Cantabile et Presto Darius MILHAUD (1892-1974) Sonatine Richard WILSON (b. 1941) Music for Solo Flute Ernesto KOHLER (1849-1907) Flight of the Swallows
John Solum (flute); Irma Vallecillo (piano) rec. 1978/85
MSR CLASSICS MS1126 [61:50] [CR]
An
excellent disc ... see Full Review
Souvenirs Anna
Netrebko, Prague Philharmonia & Ch/Emmanuel
Villaume rec. 2008 DEUTSCHE
GRAMMOPHON 477 7639 [63.02] [MM-B]
Unexpected
delights, light but enjoyable and feel-good ... see Full
Review
Stone
and Steel Arrangements
of Purcell, Dowland, Hildegard & Rameau Kristina
Keiko Cooper (cello) Satoshi Takeishi (percussion) John Novacek
(piano) LINUS
270103 [56:53] [JW]
This
is different ... see Full
Review
Summit
Brass Night Includes Anthony PLOG (b.1947) Summit
Fanfare Peter WARLOCK (1894-1930) Capriol Suite Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) Alborada del Gracioso Jimmy VAN HEUSEN (1913-1990) But Beautiful Manny ALBAM (1922-2001) La Brasserie Richard STRAUSS (1864-1948) Fanfare der Stadt
Wien Ottorino RESPIGHI (1879-1936) Pines of the Appian
Way Summit
Brass rec. live 2007 SUMMIT
RECORDS DCD500 [59:51] [GP-J]
Doesn’t
quite deliver ... see Full Review
The
Complete Conchita Supervia Volume 3 – Odeon/Parlophone
1930-32 Conchita
Supervia (soprano) MARSTON
520602 [73:09 + 79:40] [JW]
No
further recommendation needed ... see Full
Review
Taverner & Tudor
Music II Robert
FAYRFAX (1464 – 1521) Magnificat ‘Regale’ John
TAVERNER (c.1490 – 1545) Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas Robert
WHITE (c.1534 - 1578) Christe qui lux es et
dies William BYRD (1543 – 1623) Christe
qui lux es et dies Thomas TALLIS (c.1505 – 1585) Te
lucis ante terminum Ars
Nova Copenhagen/Paul Hillier rec. 2005/6 DACAPO
8.226056 [73.58] [RH]
Captures
the rhythmic vitality of this brilliant but tricky music ... see Full
Review
Trumpet
and organ Reinhold
Friedrich (trumpet); Iveta Apkalna (organ)
rec. 2007 PHOENIX EDITION 143 [72:00]
[DM]
A
resplendent achievement … for organ and trumpet aficionados ...
see Full Review
Vania
Vatralova-Stankov Operatic Favourites
Vania Vatralova-Stankov
(soprano) Sofia SO/Noël Tredinnick rec. 2008
GEGA NEW GD341 [53:33] [GF]
A
promising recital debut ... see Full
Review
Volante Bohuslav
MARTINŮ (1890-1959) Serenata
2 (arr. David Johnson) Greg
BARTHOLOMEW (b.1957) String Trio for George Crumb Pierre
Max DuBOIS (1930-1995) Suite en Trio des Cordes David
Alan EARNEST (b.1960)The Isle of Bathos Jim
COCKEY (b.1947) String Trio 2 Langroise
Trio rec. 2007 No
label 5721 [62.34] [PSh]
Take
a listen to the future of chamber music: You’ll love it! ... see Full
Review
BOOK
REVIEWS
The
Faber Pocket Guide to Haydn by
Richard Wigmore ISBN: 978-0-571-23412-7 Publication Year: 2009
in paperback format Number of Pages: 388 Price: £8.99 Faber and
Faber Ltd, London, England [MMB]
A
worthy tribute in 200th anniversary year ... see Full
Review
Four
String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich by Sarah Reichardt
[DC]
Can
only strengthen our appreciation of these incredible pieces.
... see Full Review
Felix
Mendelssohn - His
Life and Music by Neil Wenborn (inc. 2 CDs) NAXOS BOOKS ISBN
978-1-84379-232-1; £13 [RW]
An
ideal companion for a music student or audiophile ... see Full
Review
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