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Hugo
ALFVÉN (1872-1960) The
Symphonies and Rhapsodies 
Royal
Stockholm PO/Neeme Järvi
rec. 1987-92 BRILLIANT CLASSICS
8974 [5CDs:
334:09] 
[RB]
A
great bargain for the enquiring music-lover ... see Full
Review
Joseph
ANDERSON (b.
1970) Epiphanie
Sequence Matt
Ingalls (bass clarinet) SARGASSO
SCD28056 [79:28] 
[CR]
Fascinating … successful
on many levels, not least as an exploration into sound … see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Orchestral Suites
for a young prince Overture No. 1 in C (BWV 1066) [20:33]
Overture No. 2 in a minor (after Overture in b minor, BWV
1067; reconstruction: Gonzalo X. Ruiz) [17:45] Overture No. 3
in D (after BWV 1068) [17:20] Overture No. 4 in D (BWV 1069)
[17:31] Ensemble Sonnerie/Monica
Huggett rec. 21-25 September 2007, Saint Silas Church, Kentish Town,
London, UK. DDD AVIE
AV2171 [73:45] 
[JV]
'Original'
versions of the Overtures - indispensable for Bach aficionados ... see
Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Works
for Lute - Volume 1 Jason
Vieaux (guitar) AZICA
ACD71250 [70.05] [GH]
Consummate
artistry, fascinating music, controversially transcribed ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Brandenburg
Concertos 1-4 I
Barocchisti/Diego Fasolis
rec. 2004 ARTS 47715-8 
[51:51] [SV]
Fine
if you don't mind the occasional bumptious moment ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Keyboard
Partitas Nicholas
Parle (harpsichord) rec. 2002 ABC
CLASSICS 476 6405 [3 CDs: 47:14 + 54:57 + 61:12] [MS]
Gentle
yet authoritative ... see Full
Review
Béla
BARTÓK (1881-1945) Concerto
for Orchestra, Dance Suite, Two Portraits, Romanian Folk Dances,
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Piano Concerto 3 Julius
Katchen (piano) Suisse Romande O/Ernest Ansermet rec. 1954-64 DECCA
ELOQUENCE 442 9989 [73:28 + 52:13] [ST]
Bartók
fans can expect to be surprised ... see Full
Review
Bela
BARTÓK (1881-1945) Sonata for Solo Violin,
Violin Sonata 1 see SCHUMANN
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
String Quartets, Op. 18 (1798-1800): Nos. 1 - 6.
Wihan Quartet . rec. live, 2007/2008. DDD
NIMBUS ALLIANCE NI6105 [77:43 + 76:44] 
[CC]
Youthful
accounts - enough to spark interest and enjoyment ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Fidelio Bo
Skovhus, Sergei Leiferkus, Arnold Schoenberg Ch, COE/Nikolaus
Harnoncourt rec. 1994 WARNER
TELDEC 2564 691254 [71:13 + 47:28] [GF]
As
thrilling a performance of Fidelio as any you are likely to hear …
see Full Review
Sylvie
BODOROVÁ
(b.1954) Ja
Ra Laj - Suite on folk motives and texts; 27 Slovak, Balkan
and Roma songs (2009) [55:12]
Štefan Margita (tenor) Martina Bačová (violin) Jitka
Hosprová (viola) Irvin Venyš (clarinet) Kateřina
Englichová (harp) Markéta Mazourová (percussion)
Quattro Orchestra (Pavla Franců (violin); Karel Chudý (cello))/Marek
Štilec rec. Lichtenstein Palace, Prague, February 2009
ARCO DIVA UP 0110-2 131 [55:12]
[JW]
Richly
crafted but not precious or inflated ... see Full
Review
Sylvie
BODOROVÁ (b. 1954) Megiddo per violino, violoncello
e pianoforte see
Petr Fiala
Tomás
BRETÓN (1850-1923) Piano
Trio,
Cuatro piezas españolas LOM
Piano Trio
rec. 2006/7 NAXOS 8.570713 [53:26] [GPu]
Attractive
representation of a little-known side of Bretón’s
work … see Full Review
Max
BRUCH (1838-1920) Violin
Concerto 1 Henryk WIENIAWSKI (1835-1880) Violin
Concerto 2 Edouard LALO (1823-1892) Cello
Concerto Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Cello
Concerto 1 Mischa
Elman (violin) Zara Nelsova (cello) London PO/Adrian Boult
rec. 1953/6 RETROSPECTIVE
93651 [51:57 + 47:16] 
[JW]
Two
stalwarts of the 1950s catalogues ... see Full
Review
Max
BRUCH (1838-1920) Violin
Concerto 1 see Michael
Rabin
Nicolaus
BRUHNS (1665-1697) Praeludiums see BUXTEHUDE
Gavin
BRYARS (b.
1943) Double
Bass Concerto,
Silva Caledonia, The Summons, Ian in the Broch Toivo TULEV (b.
1958) O Oriens Daniel Nix
(double bass) Estonian
National Male Ch, Pärnu Town O/Kaspars Putnins
rec. 2007/8 GB RECORDS BCGBCD11 [64:33] [DC]
Gloomy,
but good gloomy ... see Full
Review
Dieterich
BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707) Opera
Omnia X - Organ Works 5 Nicolaus BRUHNS (1665-1697) Praeludiums Ton
Koopman (organ) rec. 2008 CHALLENGE
CLASSICS CC72249 [65:37 + 48:40] [MS]
Interpretatively
wonderful ... see Full Review
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