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Anton
GARCÍA ABRIL (b.1933) Madre
Asturias - A Collection of Asturian Songs 
Joaquin
Pixán (tenor); Rosa Torres-Pardo (piano) rec. 2007 NAXOS
8.572073 [53.40] 
[GH]
Songs
passionately performed but possibly for aficionados ... see Full
Review
John
Luther ADAMS (b. 1953) the
place we began
COLD BLUE CB0032 [38:19][CC] 
As
hypnotic as it is different ... see Full
Review
Jan
BACH (b.1937) Eisteddfod see Zodiac
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Cantatas:
24 highlights from the complete edition
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir/Ton Koopman rec. 1994-2005
CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72337 [50:09 + 48:44][KM]
Excellent
budget-priced sampler - fine music and music-making ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Cello
Suites 1-6 Paul
Tortelier (cello)
rec. 1990 VAI 4481 
[156:00] [JW]
Essential
if you want a visual representation of Tortelier’s Bach ...
see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Violin
concertos Catherine
Mackintosh (violin) Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin) Paul Goodwin
(oboe) The King’s Consort/Robert King
rec. 1989 HYPERION HELIOS CDH55347 [58:55] 
[BW]
Possibly
the top budget-price recommendation ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Latin
Church Music - Vol. 1 Missa, Magnificat, Gloria
in excelsis Deo Amsterdam
Baroque O & Ch/Ton Koopman rec. 2005 CHALLENGE
CLASSICS CC72188 [74:54 + 75:03] 
[JFL]
Kindled
an instant love ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Cantatas - Vol. 42
Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV72; Liebster Jesu, mein
Verlangen, BWV32; Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV13; Herr Gott,
dich loben wir, BWV162
Rachel Nicholls (soprano); Robin Blaze (counter-tenor); Gerd Türk
(tenor); Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Suzuki rec.
2008 BIS BISSACD1711
[75:24] 
[WH]
A
worthy addition to a superb series … see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) 21st
Century Bach Complete Organ Works - Volume 1
John Scott Whiteley (organ) rec. 1996
SIGNUM
VISION SIGDVD003 [162:00][DC]
Very
fine playing and highly creative production values ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Solo Cantatas
Elizabeth Futral
(soprano); Washington Bach Consort/J. Reilly Lewis
LYRICHORD LEMS8069 [76:44][GF]
A
worthy addition to any collection of Bach’s vocal music … see Full
Review
Pierre
BARTHOLOMÉE (b. 1937) Requiem
Laudantes Consort; Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles/Guy Janssens rec.
2007 CYPRES CYP1655
[59:01][HC]
A
splendid performance and recording of a thought-provoking Requiem …
see Full Review
Arnold
BAX (1883-1953) Elegiac Trio see Zodiac
Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Complete
Symphonies L’Orchestre
de la Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet rec. 1958-1963 ADD Symphonies 1-4,
Coriolan Overture
DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 0391 [75:09 + 76:12] Symphonies 5-8, Egmont
Overture, DECCA ELOQUENCE
480 0394 [71:42 + 75:08] Symphony No.9,The Creatures of Prometheus
Overture, Fidelio Overture, Leonora No.2 Overture,
Leonora No.3 Overture, Grosse Fuge (orch. Weingartner)
Joan Sutherland (soprano);
Norma Proctor (mezzo); Anton Dermota (tenor); Arnold van Mill (bass);
DECCA ELOQUENCE 480
0397 [67:12 + 56:11]
[BBr]
Obviously
well thought out but are too hard-driven too often ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Concerto 4 Arthur
Rubinstein (piano) Royal PO/Sir Thomas Beecham rec. 1947
PRISTINE PASC 165 [30:41]
[JQ]
One
of the best transfers of an historical issue that I can ever recall
hearing ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano
Concertos 1-5, Triple concerto Barry
Douglas (piano/conductor);
Kim Chee-Yun (violin); Andrés Diaz (cello) Camerata Ireland
rec. 2005-7 SATIRINO RECORDS
SR074 [3
CDs: 61:48 + 72:02 +70:54] [PPLL]
Not
to be missed ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1840-1893) Symphony
9, Leonora Overture 3
Edith Didrup (soprano); Elsa Brems (mezzo); Thyge Thygesen (tenor);
Holger Byrding (bass) Danish Radio Ch & SO/Nicolai Malko rec. 1955
DANACORD DACOCD683 [77:40]
[TB]
A
celebration of Malko’s relationship with Denmark ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Violin Sonata 3 see
MOZART
Richard
Rodney BENNETT (b. 1936) Complete
works for piano and orchestra
Martin Jones (piano); RTE National Symphony Orchestra/David Angus rec.
2008 METRONOME METCD1071
[65:33][RB]
Luxuriant
delicate-dissonant profusion ... see Full
Review
Richard
Rodney BENNETT (b.1936) Sonata after Syrinx see
Zodiac
Charles-Auguste
de BÉRIOT (1802-1870) Solo
Violin Music – Volume 1
Bella Hristova (violin) rec. 2009
NAXOS 8.572267 [68:02][NB]
Exceptional
violin playing reviving a major work of the solo violin repertoire
Georges
BIZET (1838-1875)
L'Arlésienne:
Suite No. 1 (1872) [16:53] L'Arlésienne: Suite No. 2 (arr.
Guiraud) - Menuet (1872) [4:40] L'Arlésienne: Suite
No. 2 (arr. Guiraud) - Farandole (1872) [3:16] Symphony in C
major (1855) [29:07]
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra/Alain Lombard rec. Strasbourg, 1974-5
WARNER APEX 2564-62082-2
[54:36]
Even
at budget price, you can do better ... see Full
Review
Howard Blake
- a survey of his music on CD [RB]
An
urgently communicative and accessible creative voice ... see Full
Review
Claude
BOLLING
(b.1930)
Suite for Flute and Jazz Trio 1
David Oliver (flute); Chimera rec. 2005
CLAUDIO CB5887-2 [37:12]
[CR]
Entertaining
and performed with understanding ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Symphonies Nos. 1-4
Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle rec. 2008
EMI CLASSICS 2672542 [3 CDs: 166][JQ]
An
important set of the Brahms symphonies
Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1976) Folksong Arrangements
Steve Davislim (tenor);
Simone Young (piano) rec. 2006
MELBA RECORDINGS MR301120
[65:49][MG]
Accomplished
performances but not always as deep as others … see Full
Review
Max BRUCH (1838-1920)
Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Maxim Fedotov (violin); Russian Philharmonic
Orchestra/Dmitry Yablonsky rec. 2005
NAXOS
8.557793 [60:24][SV]
Quite
a good way to get to know these scores ... see Full
Review
Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Symphony
8 Berlin PO/Daniel Barenboim
rec. 1994
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 691748 [77:04] 
[TB]
Masterly
… offers compelling value both financially and artistically ...
see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Philipp
Friedrich BUCHNER (1614 - 1669) Sonaten see KRIEGER
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