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RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Kalevi AHO
(b. 1949)
Kysymysten kirja (The Book of Questions) Suite for mezzo-soprano
and chamber orchestra (2006-2007)* [24:27] Concerto for Viola and
Chamber Orchestra (2006)** [24:13] Symphony No.14 'Rituaaleja'
('Rituals') for chamber orchestra, darabuka, djembe and gongs
(2007]† [30:06] 
*Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) **Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic (viola) †Herman
Rechberger (darabuka & djembe), Jukka Koski (gongs & tam-tams)
rec. November 2007, Rovaniemi Church, Finland Chamber Orchestra of Lapland/John
Storgårds
BIS CD 1686 [79:34] 
[DM]
A
very special disc indeed ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Tomaso ALBINONI
(1671-1751) Sinfonie a cinque, Opera seconda
Ensemble 415/Chiara Banchini
rec. 2008 ZIGZAG TERRITOIRES
ZZT090202 [54:11]
[JV]
Original
and expressive music in superior performances ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 Eroica (1803) [45:03] Symphony
No. 8 in F minor Op. 93 (1812) [24:08]
German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen/Paavo Järvi rec. August 2005,
Bremen 
BMG-RCA
713066 (88697006552) [79:11]
[JL]
Järvi
takes a motorcycle ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Gaetano
DONIZETTI
(1797-1868) Roberto Devereux
- lyric tragedy in three acts (1837) Elisabetta, Queen of England -
Dimitra Theodossiou (soprano); Roberto Devereux, Earl of Essex - Massimiliano
Pisapia (tenor); Sara, Duchess of Nottingham - Federica Bragaglia (mezzo);
Duke of Nottingham - Andrew Schroeder (baritone); Lord Cecil - Luigi
Albani (tenor); Sir Walter Raleigh - Giorgio Valerio (bass)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Bergamo Music Festival/Marcello Rota
rec. 2006 NAXOS DVD
2.110232 [134:00]
[RF]
A
very fine performance with a traditional set and opulent costumes. ...
see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Maurice
DURUFLÉ (1902-1986) Quatre
Motets,
Requiem Jean-Jacques
GRUNENWALD (1911-1982) Tu
es Petrus,
Psaume CXXIX Sarah Connolly (mezzo)
Christopher Maltman (baritone) Robert Cohen (cello) Jeremy Filsell (organ) Vasari
Singers/Jeremy Backhouse
rec. 2008 SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD163 [74:08] [JQ]
Now
surely first choice for the Duruflé ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) The
Complete Overtures Haydn
Sinfonietta Wien/Manfred Huss rec. 1994 BIS
BISCD1818 [60:55 +
57:05] 
One
of life’s little gifts ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH John IRELAND
(1879-1962) Mai-Dun
(1921) [11:04] The Forgotten Rite (1913-1918) [7:09] Satyricon
Overture (1944-1946) [8:45] The Overlanders Suite (arr. Sir Charles
Mackerras) (1946-1947) [19:27] A London Overture (1936) [12:14]
Epic March (1942) [8:18]
The Hallé Orchestra/John Wilson rec. 24-25 March 2007, BBC Studio
7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester
HALLÉ CDHLL 7523[67:41] 
[JF]
Enthusiasm,
passion and understanding ... see review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Violin
Concertos Nos. 1 & 3; Sinfonia Concertante
K364
Renaud Capuçon (violin); Antoine Tamesitt (viola); Scottish
Chamber Orchestra/Louis Langrée rec. 2007
VIRGIN
CLASSICS 5021122 [72:56][KS]
Brilliant
performances. The next generation of performer is here to stay ... see
Full
Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Richard
MUDGE (1718-1763) Six
Concertos in Seven Parts
Barockorchester Capriccio Basel/Dominik Kiefer rec.
2008
TUDOR 7173 [75:41][JV]
Persuasive
interpretations revealing beauty and dignity ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH American
Spectrum
Michael DAUGHERTY (b. 1954) Sunset
Strip John WILLIAMS (b. 1932) Escapades
Ned ROREM (b. 1923) Lions (A
Dream) Christopher ROUSE (b. 1949)
Friandises Branford
Marsalis (saxophones) North Carolina SO/Grant Llewellyn rec. 2008
BIS BISSACD1644
[75:28]
[DM]
BIS
at their best: inspired programme and top-notch sound ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Choral Songs in Honour of Queen Victoria
A.M.
GOODHART (1866-1941) Lady on the silver throne
(Edmund Gosse) [4:31] Arthur SOMERVELL
(1863-1937) With still increasing benefits (Marquis
of Lorne) [2:23] C.H. LLOYD (1849-1919)
A thousand years, by sea and land (Henry Newbolt) [5:01]
Edward ELGAR (1857-1934) To
her beneath whose steadfast star (Frederic W.H. Myers) [5:16] C.V.
STANFORD (1852-1924) Out in the windy West
(Arthur C. Benson [5:07] Sir Frederick BRIDGE
(1844-1924) For all the wonder of thy regal day (Earl
of Crewe) [2:58] Sir John STAINER
(1840-1901) Flora's Queen (J.F.R. Stainer) [5:34]
Charles WOOD (1866-1926) A
Century's Penultimate (Arthur C. James) [5:03] Sir
A.C. MACKENZIE (1847-1935) With wisdom, goodness,
grace (Alfred Austin) [3:42] Sir Hubert
PARRY (1848-1918) Who can dwell with greatness!
(Austin Dobson) [3:05] H. Walford DAVIES
(1869-1941) Hark! The world is full of thy praise (Robert
Bridges) [4:44] Sir George MARTIN
(1844-1916) The seaboards are her mantle's hem (John
Davidson) [3:35] Sir Walter PARRATT
(1841-1924) The Triumph of Victoria (T.H. Warren) [2:20]
Spiritus Chamber Choir/Aidan
Oliver rec. 5-7 August 2002 Challow Park Recital Room, Wantage, Oxfordshire
TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC
0012 [53:20]
[JF]
A
supremely confident high-water mark ... see Full
Review
BARGAINS
OF THE MONTH
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Arnold SCHOENBERG (1874-1951) String
Quartets Anton WEBERN (1883-1945) Five
Movements,
String Quartets Alban BERG (1885-1935) Lyric
Suite,
String Quartet Margaret Price
(soprano) LaSalle Qt
rec. 1968-70 BRILLIANT
CLASSICS 9016 [4
CDs: 72:41 + 62:41 + 57:00 + 45:48] 
[MC][RB]
Outstanding
playing from the LaSalle … a most welcome return to the catalogue
[MC] ... An inexpensive and stylish way of becoming au fait with
the chamber music of the Second Viennese School [RB] ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Twentieth-Century
Masterpieces
EMI CLASSICS 2175002 [16 CDs][WH]
Snap it up before it disappears for ever ... see Full
Review
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