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Teresa CARREÑO
(1853-1917)
Piano Music 
Clara Rodriguez
(piano) rec. Complejo Teresa Carreño Sala José Félix
Ribas, Caracas, 2002
NIMBUS NI 6103 [65:13] [JW]
A
splendid job all round ... see Full Review
Mario
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
(1895-1968)
Guitar Concerto, Rondo, Suite, Guitar quintet
Eliot Fisk (guitar) Czech Ph CO/Richard Kapp, Shanghai String Qt
NIMBUS NI 2536 [78:58] 
[ZT]
Quality
of the music is unmatched by the guitar playing. ... see Full
Review
Paul
COLES
(b. 1952) Imágenes de España, Two
Lullabies Chanté, Theme, impromptus and Conclusion, Habanera,
Fantasia No.1, Mazurka No.1, Waltz No.1, Las Aventuras de un Caballero
Errante Craig Ogden (guitar)
rec. 2006/2007 NIMBUS
NI5811 [77:54] 
[GPu]
A
finely played recital of intriguing and inventive music for solo guitar
… see Full Review
Alphons
DIEPENBROCK (1862-1921) De
Vogels, Marsyas, Hymne, Elektra, Hymne
an die Nacht, Die Nacht, Hymne, Im großen
Schweigen Linda
Finnie (mezzo); Christoph Homberger (tenor); Robert Holl (bass-baritone);
Emmy Verhey (violin) Residentie O, The Hague/Hans Vonk
rec. 1989/90 CHANDOS
CHAN 10029(2) [77:07 + 64:51] [RB]
Will
appeal strongly to the late-romantic constituency ... see Full
Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Symphony
9 Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Rosamunde Leopold
Stokowski and his Symphony Orchestra rec. 1947-52 CALA
CACD0550 [76:07] [RMay]
Highly
enjoyable ... see Full
Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) String
Quartets Vol. 8 String Quartet 3 Vlach
Qt Prague
rec. 1988/9 NAXOS 8.553378 [63:43] 
[CC]
Hardly
concise and not written in the white heat of inspiration ... see Full
Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Slavonic
Dances, 'Carnival' Overture Czech
PO/Vaclav Talich
rec. 1935 NAXOS
8.111331 [74:49] [JS]
An
essential supplement to almost any modern recording ... see Full
Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Symphony
9 see HINDEMITH
Petr
EBEN
(1929-2007)
Piano Trio see Petr Fiala
Edward
ELGAR (1857-1934) Piano
Transcriptions Vol. 2 Falstaff, Pomp and Circumstance
Marchs 1-6 David
Owen Norris (piano)
rec. 2008 ELGAR EDITIONS EECD009 [71:07] [JW]
Splendidly
played and conveyed ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Petr FIALA
(b.1943)
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano (1980) [13:57] Sylvie
BODOROVÁ (b. 1954) Megiddo per violino, violoncello
e pianoforte (2001) [11:33] Petr EBEN
(1929-2007) Piano Trio (1986) [19:46]
Puella Trio: Terezie Fialová (piano); Eva Karová (violin);
Markéta Vrbková (cello) rec. 9-10 January 2009, Josef
Dorovsky Hall, Convent of the Brothers of Mercy, Brno.
ARCODIVA UP 0114-2 131 [45:28]
[DC]
Sound
Samples included in this review
One
of the best chamber-music discs so far this year. ... see Full
Review
Friedrich
von FLOTOW (1812-1883) Piano
Concertos 1 & 2,Jubel Overture Wilhelm von Oranien
in Whitehall Carl
Petersson (piano)
Pilsen PO/Hans Peter Wieshau
rec. 2007 STERLING CDS1077-2 [61:35] [RB]
Pearlescent
romantic era luxury ... see Full
Review
Niels
W. GADE (1817-1890) Violin
Sonatas 1-3 Christina Åstrand
(violin); Per Salo (piano)
rec. 2008 DACAPO
8.226066 [68:30] [JW]
Not
quite Brahms or Franck but quite listenable, particularly on this
label ... see Full Review
Friedrich
GULDA (1930-2000) Concerto for cello and wind band see SCHUMANN
Daron
HAGEN (b.
1961) Shining
Brow Robert
Orth (baritone) Brenda Harris (soprano) Robert Frankenberry (tenor)
Buffalo PCh & O/JoAnn Falletta rec. live, 2006 NAXOS
8.669020-21 [66:04
+ 72:20] [GF]
Superbly
varied, brilliant and expressive … extremely valuable … see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Music
for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music suites The
King’s Consort/Robert King rec. 1989/97 HYPERION
HELIOS CDH55375 [67:30] [MG]
An
excellent choice if you want a second recording for contrast … see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1789) Faramondo Max
Emanuel Cencic, Philippe Jaroussky, Sophie Karthäuser, Coro
Della Radio Svizzera; I Barocchisti/Diego Fasolis
rec. 2008 VIRGIN CLASSICS 2166112 [3
CDs: 65:59 + 48:52 + 51:17] [BW]
Makes
a strong case for a neglected work ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Joshua James Gilchrist,
Kölner Kammerchor, Collegium Cartusianum/Peter Neumann rec.
2007 MUSIKPRODUKTION
DABRINGHAUS
UND GRIMM MDG3321532-2 [49:36 + 73:04] [JV]
Has
too many flaws to offer serious competition to Robert King's recording
... see Full Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Rodrigo, Radamisto, Admeto, Fernando,
Re di Castiglia, Arminio, Deidamia Il
Complesso Barocco/Alan Curtis rec. 1997-2003 VIRGIN
CLASSICS 6958622 [15 CDs + 1 CDR: 1045.21] [RH]
Never
less than interesting, fine, creditable performances and incredible
value ... see Full Review
Georg
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Samson Thomas
Cooley, NDR Choir, Festspiel O Göttingen/Nicholas McGegan
rec. live, 2008 CARUS
83.425 
[3
CDs: 167:12] [JW]
Equable
and small scaled ... see Full
Review
Franz
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) Die
Schöpfung, Die Jahreszeiten, Il
Ritorno di Tobia VokalEnsemble
Köln; Capella Augustina/Andreas Spering
rec. 2000-06 NAXOS 8.507008 [7
CDs:
6:44:21] [CC]
Convenient
and cost-effective ... see Full
Review
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Acide Bernard
Richter, Raffaela Milanesi, Haydn Sinfonietta Wien/Manfred Huss
rec. 2008 BIS
BISSACD1812 [69.38] [MM-B]
An
excellent recording of rarely heard music by Haydn ... see Full
Review
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Symphonies
31, 59 & 73 Concentus
Musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
rec. 1992/3 DAS ALTE WERK
2564 690550 [77:42] 
[BW]
If
the coupling appeals, don’t hesitate ... see Full
Review
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) String Quartets see MOZART
Hans
Werner HENZE (b.
1926) Barcarola, Symphonies
7 & 9, Three Auden Songs CBSO/Simon
Rattle, Berlin PO/Ingo Metzmacher, Ian Bostridge (tenor); Julius
Drake (piano)
rec. 1992-2000 EMI CLASSICS
2376012 [59:52
+ 64:11] [RB]
Emotional
eloquence ... invaluable ... see Full
Review
Robert
HERMANN (1869-1912) Symphonies
1 & 2 Württembergische
Philharmonie Reutlingen/Christopher Fifield rec. 2008/9 STERLING
CDS-1081-2 [74:42] [RB]
Hermann's
sunny pastoral muse is very catchy ... see Full
Review
Paul
HINDEMITH (1895-1963) Klaviermusik
mit OrchesterAntonín DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Symphony
9 Leon Fleisher
(piano), Curtis SO/Christoph Eschenbach rec. 2008 ONDINE
ODE1141-2 [64:18] [LW]
Primarily
for the Hindemith curious and for fans of the orchestra … see Full
Review
Paul
HINDEMITH (1895-1963)
Tanzstücke, Piano Sonatas 2 & 3 see MACDOWELL
Alun
HODDINOTT (1929-2008)
Four Welsh Dances see WELSH
DANCES
Heinz
HOLLIGER (b. 1939) Romancendres, Gesänge
der Frühe see Clara
SCHUMANN
Engelbert
HUMPERDINCK (1854-1921) Hansel
and Gretel Angelika
Kirchschlager, Diana Damrau, Elizabeth Connel, Thomas Allen,
Royal Opera House O/Colin Davis
rec. live, 2008 OPUS ARTE OA1011D 
[2
DVDs:
138:00] [ST]
A
very successful issue but why two discs? ... see Full
Review
Gabriel
JACKSON (b.
1962) Sacred
Choral Works Ch
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh/Matthew Owens
rec. 2004/5 DELPHIAN
DCD34027 [70:22]
Gabriel JACKSON (b. 1962) Not no faceless Angel Polyphony/Stephen
Layton
rec. 2008 HYPERION CDA67708 [75:58] [JQ]
A
significant voice in modern British choral writing ... see Full
Review
Leoš JANÁČEK (1854-1928) Orchestral
Suites from the Operas Vol. 2 Kát’a
Kabanova, The Makropulos Affair Vesa-Matti
Leppanen (violin) New Zealand SO/Peter Breiner
rec. 2007 NAXOS 8.570556 [69:56] [DM]
Not
entirely persuaded ... see Full
Review
Leoš JANÁČEK (1854-1928) Sinfonietta,
Glagolitic Mass, Concertino, Capriccio,
Violin Sonata, The Diary of One Who Disappeared Pierre
Amoyal (violin) Mikhail Rudy (piano)
Opéra National de Paris/Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonia O, CBSO/Sir
Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge (tenor); Ruby Philogene (mezzo); Thomas
Adès (piano)
rec. 1981-2001 EMI CLASSICS
2376062 [78:59
+ 79:27] [WH]
Fine
and sensitive but the CBSO items just a bit too comfortable ...
see Full Review
Daniel
JONES (1912-1993) Dance Fantasy see WELSH
DANCES
Aram
KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978) Concerto-Rhapsody,
Violin Concerto Nicolas
Koeckert (violin) Royal PO/José Serebrier rec. 2008 NAXOS
8.570988 [64:05] [J-PJ]
Unthreatening,
but pleasant, and brilliantly played ... see Full
Review
Herman
D KOPPEL (1908-1998) Requiem,
Concertinos 1 & 2, Oboe Concerto,
Chamber Concerto Danish RSO/Jan
Krenz, Lamberto Gardelli, Leif Segerstam, John Frandsen
rec. 1958-72 DANACORD DACOCD571-2 [53:57
+ 69:25] [JW]
Shows
the width of preserved material in the Koppel archives ... see Full
Review
Erich
Wolfgang KORNGOLD (1897-1957) Violin
Concerto,Overture to a Drama, Much Ado About Nothing Suite Philippe
Quint, Mineria SO/Carlos Miguel Prieto
rec. 2007 NAXOS 8.570791 [53:40] [KS]
Rare
but charming orchestral works ... see Full
Review
Édouard
LALO (1823-1892) Le
Roi d’Ys Giuseppina
Piunti (mezzo) Guylaine Girard (soprano) Eric Martin-Bonnet
(bass) Opéra Royal de Wallonie Ch & O/Patrick Davin
rec. 2008 DYNAMIC
33592 [108:00] [GF]
Good
to have this once popular opera available on DVD … see Full
Review
Edouard
LALO (1823-1892) Cello Concerto see BRUCH
Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Symphonic
Poems - Volume 5 Eine Symphonie zu Dantes Divina
Commedia, Deux Légendes Gillian
Keith (soprano) CBSCh, BBC Phil/Gianandrea Noseda rec. 2008 CHANDOS
CHAN10524 [61:29] [J-PJ]
Memorable
and forgettable: a well-played airing … see Full
Review
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