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RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH
Othmar
SCHOECK (1886-1957)
Unter Sternen (1941-43):
Trost der Kreatur; Sonnenuntergang;
Siehst du den stern; Stille
der Nacht; Unter Sternen; Abendlied
an die natur; Unruhe der Nacht;
Waldlied I; Waldlied II;
Stilleben; Das Tal; Abendlied;
Wir wähnten lange rechtt zu leben;
Flackre, ew'ges Licht im Tal; Die
Zeit geht nicht; Trübes Wetter;
Frühgesicht; Frühlingsglaube;
In der Trauer; Den Zweifellosen
I und II; Tod und Dichter;
An das Herz; Ein Tagewerk I
und II. Fresh-voiced and intelligently etching every syllable ... wondrous ... see Full Review Georg
Phillipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)
Concerto for flute in G major TWV
51: G2 Concerto for two flutes, violone,
strings and continuo TWV 53:a1 (from Tafelmusik)
Concerto for transverse flute, strings
and continuo, TWV 51:D2 Concerto for flute,
oboe d’amore, viola d’amore, strings and
continuo TWV 53:E1 Concerto for flute,
strings and continuo in D, TWV 51:D2 A delightful sense of collegial give and take. An absolute winner, this disc is not to be missed. … see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano
Concertos No 1-5, Fantasia in C minor
for piano, chorus and orchestra, Op. 80
[19’49"] Questing pianism and musicianship of great integrity … see Full Review Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Symphony
No. 26 in D minor 'Lamentatione'(1768)
Symphony No. 52 in C minor (1774) Symphony
No. 53 in D major 'L'Imperiale' (1778)
Symphony No. 88 in G major (1787) Symphony
No. 89 in F major (1787) Symphony No.
90 in G major (1787) Symphony No. 91 in
E flat major (1788) Symphony No. 92 in
G major 'Oxford' (1789) At its attractive price this collection has a clear appeal. … See Full Review Claudio
MONTEVERDI
(1567-1643) Madrigali
amorosi (from the late madrigal books
c.1614-19) Sestina, Lagrime d’Amante
al Sepolcro dell’Amante; Ninfa che scalza
il piede; O come sei gentile; Lamento
della Ninfa; Tu dormi; S’el vostro cor,
Madonna; Ohime dove il mio ben; Alle danze;
Ohime il bel viso; Zefiro torna; Non e
il gentil core; Qui rise Tirsi; O mio
bene; Soave libertate. Cantus Cölln
I can’t think of any better disc at budget price with which to get to know these marvellous works … see Full Review RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH
John
CORIGLIANO (b.
1938) Symphony No. 1 (1989) A powerful reading of a disturbing yet hugely rewarding work. Strongly recommended … see Full Review Erich
Wolfgang KORNGOLD (1897-1957)
Symphony in F sharp Op.40 (1952) [53.54]
Moderato ma energico [15.20] Scherzo [10.33]
Adagio: Lento [16.57] Finale: Allegro
[11.04]The Sea Hawk (1940) [8.06]
As good as it gets. … see Full Review
György
LIGETI
(b.1923) The
Ligeti Project Vol.3 Cello Concerto
(1966) [14’22] Clocks and Clouds
(1973) [14’23] Violin Concerto
(1992) [27’02] Sippal, dobbal, nádihegedüvel
(2000) [11’24] A beguiling combination of clarity and sheer weirdness … see Full Review Olivier
MESSIAEN (1908 – 1992)
Des canyons aux étoiles
... (1971/4) Impressive and often deeply moving … beautifully ecstatic … Chung has long demonstrated his empathy with Messiaen’s music … see Full Review
Sergei
RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) Symphony
No. 2 in E minor (1905) [58.14] Truly great Rachmaninov playing ... furious and tender ... see Full Review
Joby
TALBOT (b. 1971) "…similarities
between diverse things…" for piano
trio and vibraphone (2001) Blue cell for
saxophone quartet (2001) Minus 1500 for
string quartet, vibraphone and bassoon
(2001) String Quartet No. 1 (1998) The
Dying Swan (suite) for piano trio (2002)
6/11/98 for solo piano (1998) Falling
for electric cello (1998) String Quartet
No. 2 (2002) A genuine voice for the new millennium. Played superbly. … see Full Review
Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
The complete symphonies - Boult's 1950s
mono cycle - Symphony No. 1 A Sea
Symphony (1909) [67,46] - Symphony
No. 2 A London Symphony (1913)
[43.58] - Symphony No. 3 A Pastoral
Symphony (1921) [34.57] - Symphony
No. 4 (1931) [33.54] - Symphony No. 5
(1943) [36.34] - Symphony No. 6 (1947)
[38.33] - Symphony No. 7 Sinfonia Antartica
(1952) [44.53] - Symphony No. 8 (1955)
[28.05] - Symphony No. 9 (1956) [34.53]
- John Cameron (ten) - Isobel Baillie
(sop) - London Philharmonic Choir Classic historic recordings. For RVW enthusiasts a classic page in the history of these symphonies ... see Full Review The
Art of Conducting
Great Conductors of the Past A wonderful DVD, one which I will return to many, many times, and there could be no higher compliment made to a recording than this. … see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Edward
ELGAR (1857-1934)
The Dream of Gerontius,
Op. 38 (1900) [93’45"] * William
WALTON (1902-1983) Belshazzar’s
Feast (1931) [35’15"] § A decent performance of Belshazzar; an excellent one of Gerontius. A very good bargain and I confidently recommend it. … see Full Review
Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
Songs: It was a lover and lass;
The Lawyer; The splendour falls;
The water mill; Tired; Silent
Noon; Searching for lambs;
Nocturne; Joy, Shipmate, Joy;
Lord, come away!; Come love,
Come Lord; Dirge for Fidele - Five
Mystical Songs (1909) [17.23] -
On Wenlock Edge (1911) [22.35] A masterly collection - quiet consummation indeed! ... see Full Review GREAT
BRITISH MUSIC
- Benjamin BRITTEN
(1913-1976) Variations and
Fugue on a Theme by Purcell, Opus
34 (1946) - Variations on a Theme by
Frank Bridge, Opus 10 (1937) - Four
Sea Interludes and Passacaglia (Peter
Grimes), Opus 33 (1945) - BBC Symphony
Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis - Rec October
1990, St Augustine's Church, Kilburn,
London - WARNER APEX 0927 49423 2/1
[67.40] - Frederick
DELIUS (1862-1934) Paris:
The Song of a Great City (1900) -
In a Summer Garden (1909) - Brigg
Fair (1907) - The Walk to the Paradise
Garden (1907) - On Hearing the
First Cuckoo in Spring (1912) - Summer
Night on the River (1912) - BBC Symphony
Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis - Rec December
1992, St Augustine's Church, Kilburn,
London - WARNER APEX 0927 49423 2/2
[77.21] - Sir
Edward ELGAR (1857-1934) -
Overture: Cockaigne, Opus 40 (1901)
- Introduction and Allegro, Opus
47 (1905) - Serenade for String Orchestra,
Opus 20 (1892) - Enigma Variations,
Opus 36 (1899) - BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sir
Andrew Davis - Rec April 1991, St Augustine's
Church, Kilburn, London - WARNER APEX
0927 49423 2/3 [74.25] - Gustav
HOLST (1857-1934) - The
Planets, Opus 32 (1916) - Egdon
Heath, Opus 47 (1927) Playing is first-class, so too the recorded sound, while the interpretations can challenge the best … see Full Review RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809)
Symphony in D major, No.104 ‘London’
(1795) [28:40] - Symphony in G major,
No.94 ‘Surprise’ (1791) [23:54] - Overture:
‘Acide e Galatea’, in D major [06:17]
This stellar release surpasses all other versions … the benchmark recording of the symphonies against which all others will now be judged. … see Full Review Alistair
HINTON (b.1950)
String Quintet (1969- 1977) A gloriously uninhibited declaration of a young composer's musical philosophy … an experience from which one cannot come away unmoved. … see Full Review
Idiomatic and eminently singable, memorable melodies, dancing and capricious rhythms … brilliant … see Full Review
Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Violin Concertos - Concerto for violin,
strings and basso continuo, in F major,
Op. 4, No.9, RV 284, ‘La Stravaganza’
- Concerto for violin, strings and basso
continuo, in G major, Op. 4, No.12, RV
298, ‘La Stravaganza’ - Concerto for violin,
strings and basso continuo, in G minor,
Op. 9, No. 3, RV 334, ‘La Cetra’ - Concerto
for violin, strings and basso continuo,
in E major, Op. 9, No. 4, RV 263a, ‘La
Cetra’ - Concerto for violin, strings
and basso continuo, in D minor, Op. 9,
No. 8, RV 238, ‘La Cetra’ - Concerto for
violin, strings and basso continuo, in
A major, Op. 9, No. 2, RV 345, ‘La Cetra’
A marvellous release … with playing of this calibre I would have loved to have heard the remaining concertos in the sets … see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH
Anton BRUCKNER (1824-1896)
Symphony No. 6 in A major (1879-81
[54’09"] Symphony No. 7 in E major
(1881-84) [60’36"] Highly distinguished performances … fine playing captured in excellent, spacious, natural sound. … one of the finest Brucknerians of our age … see Full Review
André
CAPLET (1878-1925) Épiphanie
(1923) [20.24] Edouard
LALO (1823-1892) Cello Concerto
(1876) [25.13] Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) Élégie
(1879) [6.46] An outstanding disc made so not merely by Xavier Phillips’ brilliance of execution but by the imaginatively volatile Caplet. Do not miss it. … see Full Review Einojuhani
RAUTAVAARA
(born 1928) Symphony No. 7
Angel of Light (1994) - Angels
and Visitations (1978) At once romantic and intellectual, mystical and constructivist … see Full Review Wilhelm
Furtwängler 1944 -1954 Ludwig
Van BEETHOVEN (1770-1837) Overture
‘Leonora’ no.3 , op.72a (1806)
recorded Vienna 1944 Symphony no.7 in
A, op.92 (1813) recorded Berlin 1953 Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Symphony
no.8 in B minor, "Unfinished"(1822)
recorded Berlin 1952 Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Overture
"Manfred", op.115 (1848)
recorded Berlin 1949 Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Variations
on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, op.56a
(1873) recorded Berlin 1950 Symphony no.2
in D (1877) recorded Vienna 1945 Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Symphony
no.8 in C minor (1887) Vienna 1944 Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) "Don
Juan", op.20 (1888) Berlin 1947
Peter TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) Symphony no.6 in B minor
"Pathétique",
op.74 (1893) recorded Cairo April 1951
Paul HINDEMITH
(1895-1963) Symphonic Metamorphosis
of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber (1943)
recorded September 1947 César
FRANCK (1822-1890) Symphony
in D minor (1888) recorded Vienna 1945
Maurice RAVEL
(1875-1937) Rapsodie espagnole
(1907) recorded Walheim 1951 Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883)"The
Mastersingers" - Prelude to Act
1 (1867) recorded Berlin 1949 "Tannhäuser"
– Overture (1845) recorded Rome 1951 "Tristan
and Isolde" – Prelude and
Isolde’s Love-Death (1859) recorded
Berlin 1954 "Twilight of the Gods"
– Siegfried’s Funeral March (1874)
recorded Berlin 1949 "Parsifal"
– Good Friday Spell (1882) recorded
Alexandria 1951 Inexorable power and passion … darkly impressive … a treasure-trove … see Full Review
RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH Alexander
ARUTIUNIAN (b.
1920) Concerto for violin and orchestra
"Armenia 88" (1988) (23.10)
Pēteris
VASKS (b. 1946) Concerto for
violin and orchestra "Distant
Light" (1997) (28.41) Mikhail
BRONNER (b. 1952) Concerto
for violin and orchestra "Heaven’s
Gate" (2001) (20.16) A warmly recommended disk for unusual repertoire and strong, communicative performances. … see Full Review Arnold
BAX (1883-1953)
Symphony No. 6 (1934) Into the
Twilight (1908) Summer Music (1920)
A thrilling, evocative reading of Bax’s finest symphonic accomplishment. … see Full Review
Georges
BIZET (1838-1875)
Carmen, Opera in Four
Acts (1873-75) Libretto by Meilhac and
Halévy, after Mérimée
Carmen (mezzo) – Anne Sofie von
Otter Don José (tenor) –
Marcus Haddock Escamillo (baritone)
– Laurent Naouri Micaëla (soprano)
– Lisa Milne Zuniga (bass) – Jonathan
Best Mercédès (mezzo)
– Christine Rice Moralès (baritone)
– Hans Voschezang An altogether outstanding record of a thrilling event. … see Full Review Edith
CANAT DE CHIZY
(born 1950) - Tiempo (1999)a
- Irisations (1999)b - Moving
(2001)a - Vivere (2001)c
- Hallel (1991)a - Danse de
l’aube (1998)d - Diego Tosi
(violin)b; Marc Siffert (double
bass)d; Trio à cordes
de Parisa; Quatuor Parisiic
Robust, joyfully dancing music making of great energy and very often of great beauty … see Full Review
Dave
HEATH (b.1956)
Sirocco - concerto for violin,
oboe and chamber orchestra (2001) The
Celtic - concerto for violin and string
orchestra (1994) Home from the Storm
for flute and chamber orchestra (1984)
The Sapphire for oboe and chamber
orchestra (2000) Requiem The Beloved
for soprano, treble, oboe, choir and
organ (2001) Lochalsh for solo
violin (1995) Rewarding stuff in an accessible though not dumbed down way. ... see Full Review Joseph
MARX (1882-1964)
Natur-Trilogie (1922-5):- 1.
Ein Symphonische Nachtmusik (1922)
2. Idylle - Concertino über die
pastorale Quart (1925) 3. Eine
Frühlingsmusik (1925) An impressionistic South German voice soaked in the quintessence of lyrical expression. The strongest recommendation. ... see Full Review Joaquín
NIN (1879-1949)
10 Villancicos (1932), 20 Canciones
populares españolas (1923), Le
chant du veilleur (1937)* The discs of music by father and son, Nin and Nin-Culmell, are a major discovery, both for the music and for the singer. … see Full Review Carl
Maria von WEBER
(1786-1826) Grand Duo Concertant
for clarinet and pianoforte in E flat
major - Seven Variations for clarinet
and pianoforte on a theme of Weber’s opera
- Silvana in B flat major -
Ferdinand RIES (1784-1838) Sonata
for clarinet and pianoforte in G minor
Sparkling performances and a thrilling Ries sonata add up to an irresistible recital. … see Full Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Iannis
XENAKIS (1922
– 2001) Synaphaï (1969)a
- Horos (1986) - Eridanos (1972) - Kyania
(1990) - Hiroaki Ooï (piano)a
Simply stunning. Hard stuff but gripping … the best possible introduction to Xenakis … see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH
Arvo
PÄRT (b.1935) Passio
Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi
secundum Joannem (1982) (St. John Passion)
Great music, great performances, but for those seeking truth rather than light relief … see Full Review
Janácek
Quartet. The
complete recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
- Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791) String Quartet
in G major K387 - -
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) String
Quartet in C major Op. 33 No. 3 The
Bird Hob III; 39 - String Quartet
in E flat major Op. 33 No. 2 The Joke
Hob III; 38 - String Quartet in D minor
Op. 76 No. 2 Fifths Hob III; 76
- Roman HOFSTETTER
(1742 1815) Attrib Haydn
- String Quartet in F major Op. 3 No.
5 Serenade Hob III; 17 - Felix
MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Octet
in E flat major Op. 20 (with the Smetana
Quartet) - Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) String
Quartet in E minor Op. 59 No. 2 Razumovsky
- Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) - Piano Quartet in F minor
Op. 34 - Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Piano
Quintet in A major Op. 81 - String Quartet
in D minor Op. 34 - String Quartet in
F major Op. 96 American - String
Quartet in E flat major Op. 51 - String
Quartet in A flat major Op. 105 - Bedrich
SMETANA (1824-1884) String
Quartet No. 1 in E minor From My Life
JB 1; 105 (T 116) - Leoš
JANÁČEK (1854-1928) String
Quartet No. 2 Intimate Letters
JW VII/13 Astonishingly persuasive interpreters. … a mandatory purchase for admirers of this great quartet … see Full Review Felix
MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)
‘Elias’, Op. 70 (1846-7)
[128’12"] Christine Schäfer
(soprano); Cornelia Kallisch (alto); Michael
Schade (tenor); Wolfgang Schöne (baritone)
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart Bach-Collegium
Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling ‘Paulus’,
Op. 36 (1834-6) [131’11"] Outstanding value for money … marvellous music in outstanding performances captured in first class sound. … see Full Review RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH Béla
BARTÓK (1881-1945)
Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz75 (1921).
Ernst von DOHNÁNYI
(1877-1960) Violin Sonata in C sharp
minor, Op. 21 (1912). The Dohnányi … is performed with the fire and enthusiasm of youth. A triumph all round. … see Full Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Concertos: 1 in C op.15, 2 in
B flat op.19, 3 in c op.37, 4 in G op.58,
5 in E flat op.73
If you think you know these works well and are prepared to reassess your reactions to them you can look forward to many hours of illumination. … see Full Review Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770
- 1827) Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major,
Op. 55, Eroica (1803) Symphony
No. 9 in D Minor Op. 125 Choral
(1824) Well up to the standard of the earlier releases in the series. You should be delighted. … see Full Review
Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1976)
Violin Concerto, Op.15 (revised version)
(1939 rev. 1961) William
WALTON (1902-1983) Viola Concerto
(1927, 1961 version) An outstanding disc that gives us the best recording yet of Britten’s concerto and a performance of the Walton that is only bettered by William Primrose’s second recording. … see Full Review Dietrich
BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707)
Sacred Cantatas - Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden,
BuxWV 47 - Salve, Jesu, Patris gnate unigenite,
BuxWV 94 for two sopranos, two violins
and basso continuo - Jesu dulcis memoria,
BuxWV 56 for two sopranos, two violins,
violone and basso continuo - Mein Herz
ist bereit, BuxWV 73* for bass, three
violins, violone and basso continuo -
Fuga, BuxWV 174 in C major - Cantate Domino,
BuxWV 12 for two sopranos, bass and basso
continuo - Ich halte es dafür, BuxWV
48† for soprano, bass, violin, viola,
violone and basso continuo - Herr, wenn
ich nur dich hab, BuxWV 38† for soprano,
two violins, violone and basso continuo
- Jesu, meine Freude, BuxWV 60 for two
sopranos, bass, two violins, violone and
basso continuo - Suzie Le Blanc, soprano
† An excellent recording of some beautiful sacred music by Buxtehude. … see Full Review Icelandic
Spring Poem
Thorkell SIGURBJARNSSON
/ Hannes PETURSSON Beginning
Jon THORARINSSON
/ Bjarni GISSURARSON
Poem to the Sun Hildigunnur
RUNARSDOTTIR / Hildigunnur HALLDORSDOTTIR Summer
Rain Sings Out (soloist: Hallveig Runarsdottir)
Snorri Sigfus
BIRGISSON / Pall VIDALIN Amor Hrodmar
Ingi SIGURBJORNSSON / Jonas
HALLGRIMSSON Ah, Who Mourns
an Icelander Hrodmar
Ingi SIGURBJORNSSON / Jonas
HALLGRIMSSON Jouney's End Jon
ASGEIRSSON Verses from Viglund's
Saga Hjalmar Helgi RAGNARSSON / Stefan
Hordur GRIMSSON April Night
Song Jon NORDAL
/ ANAKREON
/ Sigurdur NORDAL
The Dark Earth Drinks Jon
NORDAL / Snorri HJARTARSON Autumn
Jon NORDAL
/ Snorri HJARTARSON
Silence Jon
NORDAL / Snorri
HJARTARSON Spring Jon
NORDAL / Jon ASKAR Icelandic Spring
Poem (percussion: Eggert Palsson) Atli
Heimir SVEINSSON
Meditation II Thorkell
SIGURBJORNSSON Ek wiwar / Runic
inscription Thorkell
SIGURBJORNSSON / Thorgeir
SVEINBJARNARSON Ready to Leave
Thorkell SIGURBJORNSSON
/ TRADITIONAL
Old Upbringing Mist
THORKELSDOTTIR / Thorsteinn
VALDIMARSSON Gryla's Motley
Crew Karolina
EIRIKSDOTTIR / Sigurdur PALSSON Wild Youth
Karolina EIRIKSDOTTIR
/ Vilborg DAGBJARTSDOTTIR
Winter Hildigunnur
RUNARSDOTTIR / Hildigunnur
HALLDORSDOTTIR Sleepless Night
(soloist: Olafur Runarsson) Snorri Sigfus BIRGISSON / Gomul
baen - Sleep Now My Darling Thorkell
SIGURBJORNSSON / Sigurbjorn
EINARSSON Now the Sun Sinks
in the Sea The Hamralid College choir is extraordinarily fine. This disc has the potential to be another of those unexpected hits. … see Full Review Joseph
JONGEN (1873-1953)
Impressions d'Ardennes (1913)
[14.53] Cello Concerto (1900) [34.59]
Fantaisie sur deux noëls populaires
wallons (1902) [15.17] A strong entry from Cyprès. The Impressions and the Concerto are particularly attractive ... see Full Review
Nina
KOTOVA (1969
- ) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
(2000) [29.28] Ernest
BLOCH (1880 -1959) Schelomo,
Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra
(1933) [20.22] Jewish Life: #1,
Prayer (1924) [4.05] Max
BRUCH (1838 - 1920) Kol
Nidrei, Op 47 (1881) [9.46] Magnificent
performances, especially of Schelomo,
by a new star in the musical heavens.
And an intriguing new concerto … see Full
Review
Franz
LISZT (1811-1886)
Etudes d’exécution transcendante
(Third version 1852) An astonishingly brilliant reading of this most difficult music. Destined to become a classic. A must-have for every Lisztian and piano student. … see Full Review Gustav
MAHLER (1860-1911) Das
Lied Von Der Erde (1907-9) One of the all-time great Mahler recordings … there are none to surpass it, perhaps only to equal it. You will be moved, delighted and changed by it. … see Full Review Gustav
MAHLER (1860-1911)
Das Lied von der Erde Gorgeous! Rush out and buy it, it costs less than half a decent seat in the Barbican, the acoustic of the Köln Philharmonie is better, you get a free film thrown in … see Full Review
Ronald
STEVENSON (b.1928) A'e Gowden
Lyric: Songs by Ronald Stevenson -
A Child's Garden of Verses [1-17]
1.
Dedication -
2. Bed in Summer -
3. The Land of Nod -
4. Time to Rise -
5. Singing -
6. Rain -
7. Windy Nights -
8. Shadow March -
9. My Shadow -
10. Fairy Bread -
11. The Swing -
12. Summer Sun -
13. From a Railway Carriage -
14. Autumn Fires -
15. When the golden day is done
-
16. The Lamplighter -
17. Envoy -
18. Traighean (Shores) -
19. The Robber -
20. Hill Sang -
21. The Gaelic Muse -
22. The Buckie Braes -
23. The Quiet Comes In -
24. The Bobbin-Winder -
- 25. To the Future -
26. O Wha's the Bride -
27. Trompe L'Oeil -
28. The Bonny Broukit Bairn -
29. Fairytales -
30. Hallowe'en Sang -
31. The Plum Tree -
32. The Day is Düne -
33. The Rose of All the World -
34. The Droll Wee Man -
35. A'e Gowden Lyric This CD will find friends worldwide; for those who value words, music and in their coupling the power to move. ... see Full Review
Will
TODD (b. 1970)
Saint Cuthbert (Oratorio) (1995)
- words by Ben Dunwell The Call; The
Storm; Man Unkind; Plague and Healing;
Enthronement; Lindisfarne; Vikings; The
Tide; Journeying; Prayer A superb must buy for anyone remotely interested in British choral/contemporary music … see Full Review
Mark-Anthony
TURNAGE (born 1960)
Another Set To (2000)a
Silent Cities (1998) Four-Horned Fandango
(1995/6, rev. 2000)b Fractured
Lines (1999/2000)c Michael
Gielen: Arnold SCHOENBERG (1874-1851)
Die Glückliche Hand, drama
with music, Op.18 (1910-13) - Alban BERG (1885-1935) Der
Wein, concert aria (1929) - Anton WEBERN (1883-1945) Five
Pieces for Orchestra Op.10 (1911)
- Cantata No.1 Op.29 (1938) -
Eduard STEUERMANN (1892-1964)
Variations for Orchestra (1958)
- Michael GIELEN
(b.1927) ‘Pflicht und Neigung’
for ensemble (1988) - John Brocheler (baritone,
Die Glückliche Hand),Melanie
Diener (soprano, Der Wein), Christiane
Oelze (soprano, Cantata) - Berlin
Radio Choir (Schoenberg), Anton Webern
Choir, Freiburg (Webern) Useful and stimulating overview … all beautifully executed … high quality … see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
St. John Passion BWV 243 (1723)
- John Mark Ainsley tenor, Evangelist.
Stephen Richardson, Christus, Catherine
Bott - soprano. Michael Chance, alto.
Paul Agnew, tenor. Stephen Varcoe bass,
Pilate
At its price it could act as a second version for your library to put alongside your tried and tested first preference. … see Full Review Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Violin Concerto in D major Op.77 (1878)
[41.30] It would be unfortunate if this German-made CD does not reach the major catalogues and receive the wider distribution it richly deserves. … see Full Review Modest
Petrovich MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881) Night
on the Bare Mountain (Rimsky-Korsakov
version) [10:54] - Hopak from "Sorochintsy
Fair" [1:42] - Golitsyn’s exile from
"Khovanshchina" [5:10] - Night
on the Bare Mountain (original version)
[12:50] - Pictures at an Exhibition (orch.
Maurice Ravel) [32:48]
Commitment … involvement … a feeling of wonder … see Full Review Alan
RAWSTHORNE (1905-1971)
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1939, rev. 1942)
[17’38] Piano Concerto No. 2 (1951) [26’15]
Improvisations on a Theme by Constant
Lambert (1960) [12’15] .
A true feather in Naxos’ cap and bodes extremely well for the rest of the series. May the next instalment come sooner rather than later. … see Full Review John RUTTER
(b. 1945) Requiem* (1985) [34’24"] ‘Arise, shine’**
(1999) [4’40"] ‘Come down, O Love
Divine’ (1998) [6’51"] ‘Musica Dei
Donum’*** (1998) [5’50"] ‘A Clare
Benediction’** (1998) [3’30"] ‘Go
forth into the world in peace’** (1988)
[2’42"] Toccata in 7* (1974) [2’06"]
Variations on an Easter Theme**** (1983)
[7’45"] The power to move and delight listeners, surely a precious commodity … see Full Review
Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Seven Symphonies, Tone Poems, Violin
Concertos Symphony No. 1 (1898) [39.34]
Symphony No. 2 (1902) [46.33] Symphony
No. 3 (1907) [29.31] Symphony No. 4 (1911)
[28.29] Symphony No. 5 (1915) [31.35]
Symphony No. 6 (1923) [28.17] Symphony
No. 7 (1924) [22.30] Violin Concerto (1903)
[34.23]* Finlandia (1890) [7.57] Karelia
Suite (1893) [16.34] Tapiola (1926) [18.18]
En Saga () [19.27] Two Serious Melodies
(1915) [7.23]* Two Serenades (1915) [14.55]*
Romance for Strings [5.29]** Valse Triste
[5.23]** Luonnotar (1913) [9.19] An irresistible bargain for those who have contracted the Sibelius bug and want virile and vibrantly assertive readings ... see Full Review Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883)
Parsifal (1882) Music drama
in three acts, libretto by the composer
Parsifal – Wolfgang Windgassen
(tenor) Kundry – Martha Mödl
(soprano) Gurnemanz – Ludwig Weber
(bass) Amfortas – George London
(bass-baritone) Titurel – Arnold
van Mill (bass) Klingsor – Hermann
Uhde (bass) Unless you already have it, no Wagner lover should hesitate. … see Full Review Peter
WARLOCK (1894-1930)
The Curlew (1922) Lillygay
(1922) (3 songs only) Peter Warlock's
Fancy (1924) Peterisms Sets
1 and 2 (3 songs in each set) (1922) My
gostly fader (1918) Bright is the
ring of words (1918) Saudades (3
songs) (1916-17) The cloths of heaven
(1916) The frostbound wood (1929)
Bethlehem Down (1929) Sweet and twenty
(1924) And wilt thou leave me thus?
(1928) Mr Belloc's Fancy (1921)
The Bachelor (1922) Away to
Twiver (1926) Captain Stratton's
Fancy (1924) Commitment and understanding added to a generous cross-section of Warlock's songs ... all at bargain price ... see Full Review BOOK REVIEW
The
Life and Music of Sir Malcolm Arnold
- The Brilliant
and the Dark An intensely moving account of the composer’s life … see Full Review
RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH
Kalevi
AHO (b.
1949) Symphony No. 3 Sinfonia Concertante
for violin and orchestra (1971/73) -
Modest MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881) Songs
and Dances of Death for bass and orchestra
(1875-77/1984) arranged and orchestrated
by Kalevi AHO
- Matti Salminen (bass) - Jaakko Kuusisto
(violin) Not to be missed for a compelling performance of Aho’s imposing Third Symphony for violin and orchestra. … see Full Review
Alban
BERG (1885-1935)
Wozzeck (1925): Opera
in three acts (fifteen scenes), Op.7,
libretto by Alban Berg, after Georg Büchner’s
play Woyzeck
This English language version is an almost unqualified success … a fresh and illuminating perspective a harrowing and original masterpiece … see Full Review George
DYSON (1883-1964)
Quo Vadis - a cycle
of poems (1936-45) Cheryl Barker (sop)
Jean Rigby (mezzo) Philip Langridge (ten)
Roderick Williams (bar) Chamber Choir
of the Royal Welsh College of Music and
Drama/Adrian Partington BBC National
Chorus of Wales/Adrian Partington No volcanic Ragnarok … Dyson's preternaturally sustained radiant sunset … peculiarly English. ... see Full Review Louis
Moreau GOTTSCHALK (1829-1869)
Piano Music Licad: now my standard for Gottschalk. Her exuberance and rhythmic vitality places her in an exalted position. A good mix of excitement and poignancy … see Full Review
Erich
Wolfgang KORNGOLD (1897-1957)
The Adventures of a Wunderkind - A Portrait
and Concert - Portrait
In all, this is a splendid record of the life and music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Unhesitatingly recommended to all his admirers. … see Full Review Joachim
RAFF (1822-1882)
Works for Violin and Piano, Volume
1. First Grand Sonata, Op. 73 (1853/4)
[27’53]. Duo, Op. 59 (1848, rev. 1852)
[14’04]. Two Fantasy Pieces, Op. 58 (1850,
1852) [18’08: 8’48 + 9’16]. Duo on Motifs
from Wagner’s Tannhäuser, Op. 63
No. 2 (1853) [11’31]. Wholeheartedly recommended. This disc is a box of life-affirming delights waiting to be opened. … see Full Review Peter
SCULTHORPE (b. 1929)
Sonata for Cello Alone (1959) Requiem,
for cello alone (1979) ą Djilile, for
cello and piano (1986) * ą Tailitnama
Song, for cello and piano (1989) * ą Threnody,
for solo cello (1991) Into the Dreaming,
for cello alone (1993) Parting, for cello
and piano (1995) * ą Tailitnama Song,
for cello solo (1997) From Saibai, for
cello and piano (1997) * ą If you don't know Sculthorpe you should and this disc or any of the string quartets would provide an ideal introduction. A superb achievement … see Full Review RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Aallottaret (The Oceanides)
(Yale version) (1914) [7.25] - Fragments
from a suite for orchestra (The predecessor
of The Oceanides) (1) - Tempo
moderato - attacca - (2) Allegro
(1914) [7.19] - The Oceanides (Aallottaret)
(final version) (1914) [10.03] - Cassazione
(first version) (1904) [12.14] - Musik
zu Einer Scène (1904) [5.32]
- Coronation March (1904) [2.10]
- Morceau Romantique (1925) [1.58]
- Porilaisten Marssi (arr. Sibelius)
(1900) [2.14] - Cortège
(1905) [5.41] - Spring Song (1904)
[9.18]
Exalted performance values and rare vintage Sibelius. A mix of barrel scrapings and substantial discoveries - mostly discoveries ... see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827): Overture: Prometheus
Op. 43 [5’32"] Recorded 25 November
1957 Overture: Coriolan Op. 62
[7’58"] Recorded 21 October 1957
Incidental Music: Egmont Op. 84:
Overture [9’09"]; ‘Die Trommel gerühet’*
[3’09"]; ‘Freudvoll und leidvoll’*
[1’59"]; ‘Klärchens Tod bezeichnend’
[3’08"] Recorded 21 and 25 October
and 25 November 1957 Symphony No 6 in
F major Op. 68 ‘Pastoral’ [45’57"]
Recorded 7-8 October 1957 All recordings
made in the Kingsway Hall, London Beethoven recordings of the highest distinction which have the power both to humble and exalt the listener. … see Full Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony No 1 in C major, Op. 21 *
[26’19"] Symphony No 4 in B flat
major, Op.60 ** [30’34"] ‘Leonora’
Overture No 1 ** [8’03"] To be asked to pay Ł5 such vital, engaging examples of re-creative musicmaking is as absurd as it is generous. Bravo Toscanini, bravo BBC SO, bravo Naxos! Strongly recommended. … see Full Review
Georges
BIZET (1838-1875) Carmen
- opéra-comique in four acts (1875)
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic
Halévy after the story by Prosper
Mérimée Carmen - Solange
Michel (sop) Don José - Raoul Jobin
(tenor) Escamillo - Michel Dens (baritone)
Micaëla - Martha Angelici (sop) Frasquita
- Germaine Chellet (sop) Mercédès
- Raymonde Notti (sop) Zuniga - Xavier
Smati (bass) Moralès - Julian Thirache
(baritone) El Dancairo - Jean Vieuille
(baritone) El Remendado - Frédéric
Leprin (tenor) Lillas Pastia - Arschodt
Henri Janin, Chorus Master The feeling of having spent an exhilarating evening in a first class opera house. Overwhelming. Purchase without hesitation. … see Full Review
Gustav
MAHLER (1860
– 1911) Symphony No. 1 in D Titan
(1898) [54.39] - Symphony No. 2 in
C Minor Resurrection (1896) [33.54+51.05]
- Symphony No. 3 in D Minor (1906) [32.31+65.32]
- Symphony No. 4 in G (1910) [56.35] -
Symphony No. 5 in C# Minor (1902) [72.22]
- Symphony No. 6 in A Minor (1904) [39.10+44.36]
- Symphony No. 7 in E Minor (1906) [77.39]
- Symphony No. 8 in D Symphony of a
Thousand (1906) [77.55] - Symphony
No. 9 in D (1909) [44.48+36.11] - Symphony
No. 10 in F# Minor (Adagio) (1910) [22.56]
- Symphony No. 10 in F# Minor completed
by Deryck Cooke (1976) [70.49] - Das Lied
von der Erde (1909) [61.20] A highly recommendable issue for impecunious Mahler fans. … see Full Review Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano,
Op.87 (1950/51) Nikolayeva: the perfect champion to guide us through Shostakovich’s unique musical labyrinth … see Full Review RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony no. 3 in E flat Eroica
- Symphony no. 4 in B flat If you do not add it to your collection you will be missing something of unequalled excellence and will be all the poorer! … see Full Review
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Requiem in d minor, K. 626 for soprano,
mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass, chorus and
orchestra [50:33] Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1976) in conversation
with Donald Mitchell [26:00] It is said that when the angels sing, they sing Mozart: if that is true, then when the angels mourn, they sing the Requiem thus … see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH
Gustav
MAHLER (1860-1911)
Symphony No. 4 (1892-1895) [53.29] - Richard
STRAUSS (1864 -1949) Burleske
(1885-1886) [20.09] - Lisa della Casa
(soprano) - Byron Janis (piano) A recording worth its weight in gold for the stylish Reiner and the exemplary playing of the CSO. … see Full Review BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Gustav
MAHLER (1860-1911)
Das Lied von der Erde (1907-8)
One of the finest accounts of Das Lied von der Erde ever committed to disc. … see Full Review Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
- The Seven Symphonies - Symphony
No. 1 (1898) [38.03] - Symphony No. 2
(1902) [47.14] - Symphony No. 3 (1907)
[29.31] - Symphony No. 4 (1911) [36.05]
- Symphony No. 5 (1917) [31.35] - Symphony
No. 6 (1918) [28.50] - Symphony No. 7
(1920) [23.29] A classic ... fresh as an analogue daisy. ... stands proud and unblushing in the Sibelius stakes ... see Full Review
Peter
Il'ych Tchaikovsky (1850-1893)
Swan Lake - Grand Ballet in
Three Acts (1877) A great concert performance. Allows us to come to terms with this great music as if it were a Straussian tone poem. Recommended. … see Full Review Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
(1872-1958) Mass in G minor*
(1922) [21’41"] - Festival Te Deum
in F major** (1937) [7’35"] -
Edward ELGAR
(1857-1934) ‘My love dwelt in a northern
land’, Op. 18 No.3 (1890) [4’18"]
- Two Choral Songs, Op. 71 (1914): ‘The
Shower’ [2’26"]; ‘The Fountain’ [3’56"]
- ‘Go, song of mine’, Op. 57 (1909) [4’24"]
- ‘Death on the hills’, Op. 72 (1914)
[3’14"] - Two Choral Songs, Op. 73
(1914): ‘Serenade’ [2’07"]; ‘Love’s
tempest’ [2’59"] - *Isobel Collyer
(soprano); Joya Logan (alto); Christopher
Mercer (tenor); Martin Johnson (bass)
- ** John Birch (organ) With top-drawer performances this Regis CD is an outstanding bargain in every way. It’s reissue is warmly to be welcomed and I recommend it with great enthusiasm. … see Full Review Leonard
Bernstein. The Original Jacket Collection
Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony
No. 3 Op. 55 Eroica Bernstein Talk;
How a Great Symphony Was Written [14.22]
Recorded January 1964 and December 1965
[talk] Leonard
BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) Symphonic
Dances from West Side Story orch.
Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal Symphonic Suite
from On the Waterfront Recorded
March 1861 [West Side Story] and May 1960
[On the Waterfront] Aaron
COPLAND (1900-1990) Rodeo –
four dance episodes Billy the Kid – orchestral
suite Recorded May 1960 [Rodeo] and October
1959 [Billy the Kid] George
GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Rhapsody
in Blue orch. Ferde Grofé An American
in Paris Recorded June 1959 [Rhapsody
in Blue] and June 1958 [An American in
Paris] Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Symphony
No. 82 Hob 1; 82 The Bear Symphony
No. 83 Hob 1; 83 The Hen Recorded
May 1962 [The Bear] and April 1962 [The
Hen] Charles
IVES (1874-1954) Symphony
No. 2 Bernstein Talk; Leonard Bernstein
discusses Charles Ives Recorded October
1958 and June 1966 [Talk] Gustav
MAHLER (1860-1911) Symphony
No. 7 in E minor Op 55 Recorded December
1965 Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975) Symphony No. 5 Op 47 Recorded
October 1959 Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Symphony
No. 5 Op 82 Pohjola’s Daughter Op 49 Recorded
March 1961 [Symphony] and May 1964 [Pohjola’s
Daughter] Igor
STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Le
Sacre du Printemps (1913 version) Recorded
January 1958 Bernstein - a man for most seasons … this box gives us many imperishable first thoughts in repertoire in much of which he was a towering master. … see Full Review BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1976)
The Turn of the Screw –
opera in 2 Acts (1954) - The Prologue
- Philip Langridge, tenor; The Governess
- Felicity Lott, soprano; Miles - Sam
Pay, treble (young child in her charge);
Flora - Eileen Hulse, soprano (young child
in her charge); Mrs.Grose, the housekeeper
- Phyllis Cannan, mezzo-soprano; Quint,
a former manservant - Philip Langridge,
tenor; Miss Jessel, a former governess
- Nadine Secunde, soprano As soon as I’d finished listening to this, I immediately wanted to hear it again … an exceptionally powerful musical and dramatic experience. … see Full Review BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH
Bohuslav MARTINU (1890-1959)
String Quartet No. 1 (1918) - String
Quartet No. 2 (1925) - String Quartet
No. 3 (1929) - String Quartet No. 4 Concerto
da Camera (1937) - String Quartet
No. 5 (1938) - String Quartet No. 6 (1946)
- String Quartet No. 7 Concerto da
Camera (1947) - Madrigals for Violin
and Viola (1947) - String Trio No. 2 (1934)
- Bedrich SMETANA
(1824-1884) String Quartet No. 1 in
E minor From My Life (1880) - String
Quartet No. 2 in D minor (1882-83) -
Leoš JANÁCEK
(1854-1928) String Quartet No. 1 Kreutzer
Sonata (1923) - String Quartet No.
2 Intimate Letters (1928) A warm welcome to this disarmingly cheap set. I heartily recommend this comprehensive traversal of the unpredictable, occasionally highly impressive Martinů Quartets. … see Full Review RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH
Isaac
ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909)
Henry Clifford - opera
in three acts (1893-95)
Recommended for explorers, for dipping, and for good conservatoire opera courses looking for a vivid unfamiliar score to get their teeth into. … see Full Review Mewton-Wood
plays Twentieth Century Piano Concertos
Arthur BLISS (1891-1975) Piano
Concerto (1938-39) [37.36] Igor
STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Concerto
for piano and wind instruments (1924)
[20.06] Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Concerto
for piano, trumpet and strings Op. 35
(1933) [21.08] I strongly recommend this disc and hope that through it many more people will get an opportunity to sample the phenomenon that was Noel Mewton-Wood. … see Full Review John
CASKEN (b.1949)
Darting the Skiff (1993) [18’19]
- Maharal Dreaming (1991) [12’33]
- Cello Concerto (1991) [20’13]
- Vaganza (1985) [27’06]
Truly inventive and stimulating music … should be snapped up by anyone who cares about the modern British music scene. … see Full Review
Celtic
Magic - Chamber
music and songs by Peter Crossley-Holland
and his circle Peter
CROSSLEY-HOLLAND (1916-2001) The
Nightingales (1945) - Ode to Mananan (1999)
- The Weather the Cuckoo Likes; The Piper
(1945) - Two Songs (1996) - Lullaby (1943/2001)
- Trio (1940) - Twilight
it is (1944) - John
MANDUELL (b. 1928) "C-H" Recitative
and Aria (2002) - Edmund
RUBBRA (1901-1986) Oboe Sonata
in C, Op. 100 (1958) - Julius
HARRISON (1885-1963) Philomel
(1938); I Know a Bank (1928) - John
IRELAND (1879-1962) The Holy
Boy (1919) - David
COX (1916-1997) The Magical
Island (1996) - Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1976) Six Metamorphoses
after Ovid, Op. 49 (1951)
John Turner's musical Midas touch pays further dividends with a disc full of superb British "byways" … see Full Review Pascal
DUSAPIN (b.1955)
Watt (1994)a - Galim (1998)b
- Celo (1996)c - Sonia Wieder-Atherton
(cello)c; Juliette Hurel (flute)b;
Alain Trudel (trombone)a Major works by a most distinguished composer whose often gripping music will never leave you unmoved or indifferent. … see Full Review
John
Blackwood MCEWEN
(1868-1948) String
Quartets Volume 2 String Quartet No.
3 (1901) String Quartet No. 6 Biscay
(1913) String Quartet No. 13 (1928) ...the Chilingirians really do bring life and joyous affirmation to this...... a most enthusiastic welcome...see Full Review
Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858-1924)
Tosca: Opera in 3 acts:
libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi
Illica: Floria Tosca - Angela Gheorghiu,
Despite some odd directorial decisions this is so well sung, so well played, so well directed, so well acted, so well conducted, and looks so sumptuous that it has to be seen, and seen repeatedly. … see Full Review RECORDING OF THE MONTH
Ronald
STEVENSON (b.1928)
A'e Gowden Lyric:
Songs by Ronald Stevenson Capture the wideness of Stevenson’s imagination and its charm and punch; depth and thoughtfulness, amplifying, refracting and complementing the poets’ lines in a way that enriches and moves. … see Full Review
Mother
and Child
- Jonathan
DOVE (b.1959): Seek him that
maketh the seven stars (1995) [6’28"]
- Francis POTT
(b.1957): The souls of the righteous
(2000)* [9’34"] - Giles
SWAYNE (b.1946): Magnificat
(1982) [4’05"] - John
TAVENER (b.1944): Mother and
child (2003)* [12’44] - Alexander
L’ESTRANGE (b.1974): Lute-book
lullaby* [4’17"] - Jeremy
FILSELL (b.1964): O be joyful
in the lord* [2’16"] - Richard
Rodney BENNETT (b.1936): The
seasons of his mercies [6’23"] -
Francis POTT:
My song is love unknown (2002)* [17’31"]
- William Kendall (tenor) - Andrew Busher
(tenor) - Carys Lane (soprano) - Jeremy
Filsell (organ) Even now, only half way through 2003 I feel certain that this most distinguished CD will be one of my Recordings of the Year - indeed, quite possibly the recording of the year. … see Full Review
Franz
Peter SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Lieder with Orchestra: Rosamunde
– Romanze, D797 No. 3a
(1823) [3’17] - Die Forelle, D550a
(orch. Britten) [2’21] - Ellens Zweiter
Gesang, D838a (orch. Brahms)
[3’07] - Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118a
(arr. Reger) [3’26] - An Silvia,
D891a (orch. anon) [2’59] -
Im Abendrot, D799a [3’45]
- Nacht und Träume, D827a
[3’44] - Gruppe aus Tartarus, D583a
[3’04] (all arr. Reger) - Erlkönig,
D328a (arr. Berlioz) [4’02]
- Die junge Nonne, D828a
[4’45] (arr. Liszt) - Die schöne
Müllerin, D795 – No. 10, Tränenregenb.
Die Winterreise, D911 – No. 20, Der
Wegweiserb. Du bist die Ruh’,
D776b. Schwanengesang,
D957 – No. 9, Ihr Bildb
(all arr. Webern) - Prometheus,
D674b (arr. Reger) - Memnon,
D541b. An Schwager Kronos,
D369b (both arr. Brahms) -
An die Musik, D547b.
Erlkönig, D328b
(both arr. Reger) - Geheimes, D719a
(arr. Brahms) - Schwanengesang,
D957 – No. 4, Stänchenb
(arr. Offenbach) This is a fascinating endeavour … A disc to return to many, many times. … see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH
Georges
BIZET (1838-1875) Chants
du Rhin Nocturne (médit) Frédéric
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Piano Concerto
No.1 in E minor, Op.11 (piano and string
quintet version) * Grande Valse Brillante
in E flat major, Op.18 Mazurka in A flat
major, Op.17, no.3 Mazurka in A minor,
Op.17, no.4 Mazurka in C major, Op.24,
no.2 Fantaisie in F minor, Op.49 Nocturne
in D flat major, Op.27, no.2 Scherzo No.2
in B minor, Op.31 Prélude No.17
in A flat major, Op.28 Prélude
No.22 in G minor, Op.28 Ballade No.3 in
E flat major, Op.47 Nocturne in B major,
Op.62, no.1 Étude in C minor, Op.10,
no.12 Prélude No.7 in A major,
Op.28 Highly individualized performances … essential … intimacy, exploration, improvisation and articulation … one of the great Chopin recordings … see Full Review Bohuslav
MARTINŮ (1890-1959)
Music for solo piano (CD1) Les
Ritournelles (1932) Fantaisie et
Toccata (1954) Sonata No. 1 (1954)
Julietta (1939) Etudes et Polkas
(1945) Piano Concertos (CD2) Piano
Concerto No. 2 (1934) Piano Concerto No.
3 (1948) Piano Concerto No. 4 (1956) Rudolf
Firkušný (1912-1994) (piano) Anyone with any interest in Martinů should snap up this outstanding bargain. Radiant performances of music nurtured in sunlight, dewy with nostalgic nationalism. ... see Full Review Pietro
MASCAGNI (1863-1945)
Il Piccolo Marat - Opera
in 3 Acts (1921) Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (The
President of the Committee – "The
Ogre"), Virginia Zeani (Mariella),
Giuseppe Gismondo (Prince Fleury – "Il
piccolo Marat"), Afro Poli ("The
Carpenter"), Anna Lia Bazzani (Princess
Fleury – "la madre"), Giulio
Fioravanti (The Soldier), Alfonso Marchica
("The Spy"), Giulio Montano
(The Thief"), Bruno Cioni ("The
Tiger"), Piero Francia (The Captain
of the "Marats"), Armando Benzi
(The Carrier of Orders) A neglected and powerful opera in a very fine performance, acceptably recorded. Also a welcome reminder of the art of Virginia Zeani. … see Full Review
Felix
MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Symphony No.2 in B flat major, Op.52
Hymn of Praise (1840)
Competition is strong, but this is a highly desirable version of a rewarding piece. … see Full Review Giacomo
PUCCINI
(1858-1924) La Bohème
(1894-95) - Opera in Four Acts
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi
Illica Mimi…….Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
Rodolfo….Giacinto Prandelli (tenor) Musetta….Hilde
Gueden (soprano) Marcello .Giovanni Inghilleri
(baritone) Schaunard.Fernando Corena (baritone)
Colline… Raphaël Arie (bass) Parpignol
Piero de Palma (tenor) Benoit/Alcindoro.
Melchiorre Luise Truly golden voices in glorious productions of La Bohème … see Full Review
Nicolai
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908)
- Russian Easter Festival Overture
Op. 36 (1888) [15.00] - Antar -
Third Version - Symphonic Suite Op. 9
(1868, 1876, 1903) [33.23]
Svetlanov in resounding and resplendent form with the best Russian sounding orchestra outside Russia. ... see Full Review
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Quintet in A major for piano, violin,
viola, cello and double bass D667 (1819)
Jan Panenka, piano and members of the
Smetana Quartet: Jiří Novák, violin;
Milan Škampa, viola; Antonín Kohout, cello
with František Pošta, double bass; String
Quartet No 12 in C minor, ‘Quartettsatz’
D 703 (1820) Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) String
Quartet no. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No.1
(1798-1800) An unalloyed pleasure. The Smetanas renowned in their day as amongst the finest quartets in the world. An essential purchase … see Full Review BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Kinderszenen (Scenes
from Childhood), Op. 15 (1838) Superb pianism and a complete immersion in Schumann’s most extreme psychology.… see Full Review
Eduard
TUBIN (1905-1982) Complete
symphonies, Toccata, Suite from the ballet
‘Kratt’ (‘The Goblin’) This set, offered by BIS as five CDs for the price of three, represents an outstanding bargain and I recommend it wholeheartedly. … see Full Review CARMINA
BURANA: Medieval
Poems and Songs Everything is played with a life and energy that left me dancing around the room by disc’s end. … see Full Review RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH Georg
GEBEL d.J. (1709-1753)
Johannes Passion (Der leidende. sterbende
und begrabene Jesus) A totally forgotten Passion of an unknown German composer of the 18th century – a splendid work, moving and enthralling – strongly recommended … see Full Review Paul
HINDEMITH (1895
- 1963) Die Harmonie der Welt,
Opera in 5 acts (1957) [161.09] Libretto
by the composer An excellent performance and recording of this magnificent, all but unknown opera … see Full Review Edouard
LALO (1823-92)
Complete Piano Trios Piano Trio No.1,
in C minor Op.7 (c.1850-52) Piano Trio
No.2, in B minor, Op.2 (c.1850-52) Piano
Trio No.3, in A minor, Op.26 (1880) This is a most beautiful and appealing release, guaranteed to please chamber music lovers. … see Full Review
Peter Ilych TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor,
Op. 23 (1875) Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Piano
Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 (1875)
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901)
Inessa GALANTE (soprano) - Arias
from Verdi’s late operas - Un ballo
in Maschera, ‘Ma dall’ arido stelo
divulsa’. ‘Morro, ma prima in grazia’
- La forza del destino,
‘La Vergine degli angeli’. ‘Pace, pace
mio Dio’ - Aida, ‘Ritorna
vincitor’. ‘O patria mia’ - Don
Carlo, ‘Tu che le vanitá’
- Otello, ‘Piangea cantando’..
‘Salce, salce’ (Willow Song) ‘Ave Maria’
- Falstaff, ‘Sul fil d’un
soffio etesio’ - Requiem,
‘Libera me’
If my copy were an LP it would be worn out by now. Meanwhile I will sit and dream of a recording of Galante as Lady Macbeth. … See Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Léo
DELIBES (1836-1891)
Coppélia, ballet in
3 acts (1867) (extracts)
Nagano has such an infectious way with this score that makes it very hard to resist, and at super-budget this will be hard to beat. … see Full Review
Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Symphony no.13 op.113 Babi Yar
(1963) - Symphony no.14 op.135 (1970)
Mvts. 1-6 (CD1) Mvts. 7-11 (CD2) - Symphony
no.15 op.141 (1973)
Not comfortable listening but some of the greatest written in the 20th century … see Full Review RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH Sir
Arthur BLISS (1891-1975)
Piano Quartet (1915) [15:38] Sonata
for Viola and Piano (1933) [24:25] Oboe
Quintet (1927) [22:03] Bliss is a composer who strikes the perfect balance between sheer aural pleasure and intellectual challenge … see Full Review Hanns
EISLER (1898-1962)
String Quartet (1937) Anton
WEBERN (1883-1945) Five Pieces
for String Quartet Op.5 (1909) Alexander
von ZEMLINSKY (1871-1942) String
Quartet No.2 Op.15 (1915)
The Webern and Zemlinsky scores are indispensable in any chamber music collection and these performances are out of the top-drawer. … see Full Review Francisco
GUERRERO (1951 –
1997) Complete Orchestral Works Coma
Berenices (1996) Ariadna (1984) Sáhara
(1991) Oleada (1993) Antar Atman (1980)
Complex, demanding, often gripping, powerfully expressive and ultimately rewarding … see Full Review Matthew
LOCKE (c.1622-1677)
Complete Keyboard Works William
GREGORY (1651-1687) Almain,
Corant and Saraband from Suite in D minor
(Melothesia 1673). Performances could hardly be bettered; this release is one to be treasured. … see Full Review
Ottorino
RESPIGHI (1879-1936)
La Boutique Fantasque (ballet
to music of Rossini) P120 (1919)
- La pentola magica P129 (1920)
- Prelude and Fugue in D major, P158 (1901)
I can thoroughly recommend this superb example of technical and musical skill and wonderful performances by the BBC Phil and their new chief conductor. More please!!! … see Full Review
Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Symphony No. 6 (1923) [27.01] Symphony
No. 7 (1924) [21.19] Tapiola (1926)
[15.42] If you like your Sibelius served ablaze rather than cool then Oramo is certainly the man for you. I loved this. I think you will too. Magnificent ... see Full Review
Prague
String Quartets Luboš
FIŠER (1935-1999) String Quartet
(1986) Sylvie
BODOROVÁ (b 1954) Shofarot-String
Quartet No 4 (2000) Otmar
MÁCHA (b 1922) String
Quartet No 2 (1987) Zdeněk
LUKÁŠ (b 1928) String Quartet
No 4 Op 213 (1987) - Jupiter Quartet
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Leonard
BERNSTEIN (1917-1990)
On the Waterfront – Symphonic
Suite from the Film,Chichester Psalms,
On the Town – Three Dance Episodes
Naxos have produced another winner here; wonderful playing and singing, and a recording which is crystal clear and atmospheric … see Full Review
Mikhail
GLINKA
(1804-1857) Ruslan
and Lyudmila: Overture and Chernamor’s
March (1842)* Overture: A Life
for the Tsar (1836) Waltz-Fantasia
(1856) Spanish Overtures Nos. 1
and 2 (1845) Incidental Music:
Prince Kholmsky (1841) Polka in
B flat major (1840) (orchestrated
Balakirev) Colourful musicmaking … all Svetlanov’s performances have an authentic feel … see Full Review George
Frederick MCKAY (1899-1970)
Caricature Dance Suite (1924)
* From My Tahoe Window - Summer Moods
and Patterns (1965) * Americanistic
Etude, Op. 27 (1924)* An April
Suite, Op. 3 (1924) * Dance Suite
No. 2 (1938) * Dancing in a Dream
(1945) * ˛ Excerpts from Five Songs
for Soprano (1964) * ą Every Flower
That Ever Grew (1969) * ą Suite
for Viola and Piano (1948) ł ş Another Naxos American Classics gem - understated but beautiful folk-and jazz-inflected 20th century music … see Full Review
Hallé:
English Rhapsody George
BUTTERWORTH* (1885-1916) A
Shropshire Lad: Rhapsody for Orchestra
(1911) - Two English Idylls (1910-1911)
- The Banks of Green Willow (1914) -
Frederick DELIUS
* (1862-1934) Irmelin: Prelude
(1931) - The Walk to the Paradise Garden
(1907) - Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody
(1907) Percy
GRAINGER †
(1882-1961) Brigg Fair (1906) - Trad.
Brigg Fair (1908) A thoughtfully compiled programme, finely recorded, and containing really impressive
Alfred
SCHNITTKE (1934-1998)
Cello Concerto No.1 (1985-86) - ‘Sounding
Letters’ for solo cello (1988) - Four
Hymns for cello and instrumental ensemble
(1974-77) This is another clear recommendation for this repertoire and anyone fancying any of the music need not hesitate. … see Full Review November 2003 RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH
Arnold BAX (1883-1953) Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61
(1806) Felix
MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Violin
Concerto in E minor, Op.64 (1844) Will irritate as many as it will thrill. I definitely fall into the latter camp. Recording quality superb, full and warm. … see Full Review Derek
BOURGEOIS (b.1941) Apocalypse
Op. 187 (2003) Sonata for Trombone
and Brass Band Op. 156B (1998) Blitz
Op. 65 (1981) Concerto Grosso for
Brass Band Op. 61A (1983) A band and conductor at the very height of their considerable musical powers in music of unbridled excitement. … see Full Review Sylvie
BODOROVÁ (b.1954)
Terezin Ghetto Requiem for
baritone and string quartet (1997) [16.11]
Concierto de Estio for guitar and
string quartet (1999) [16.01] Ronald
STEVENSON (b.1928) String
Quartet Voces Vagabundae (1989)
[29.10] Two composers unpredictably but stimulatingly matched; tonal music that has not lost its ability to surprise, delight and warn ... see Full Review
Aaron
COPLAND (1900-1990) Music for
piano: Passacaglia (1921/22)
[7’12]. Piano Variations (1930)
[11’18]. Piano Sonata (1939-41)
[24’43]. Piano Fantasy (1955-57)
[33’20].
My recording of the month, without a shadow of a doubt. For anyone who has yet to experience the wonders of Copland’s music for piano, here is the place to start. … see Full Review
Frederic
CLIFFE (1857-1931)
Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op. 1 (1889)
[43.25] Orchestral Picture: Cloud and
Sunshine (1890) [14.26] Two virile and confident works in the Mendelssohn-Schumann tradition given splendidly engaged, life-imbued performances and audio to match. ... see Full Review
Felix
MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Lieder:
Der Blumenstrauß, op.47/5, Pagenlied,
Des Mädchens Klage, Die Liebende
schreibt, op.86/3, Suleika, op.34/4, Suleika,
op.57/3, Reiselied, op.34/6, Erster Verlust,
op.99/1, Auf Flügeln des Gesanges,
op.34/2, Andres Maienlied (Hexenlied),
op.8/8, Der Blumenkranz, Ferne, op.9/9,
Scheidend, op.9/6, Reiselied, op.19/6,
Herbstlied, op.84 [not 85 as printed on
the cover and in the booklet]/2, Venetianisches
Gondellied, op.57/5, Schlafloser Augen
Leuchte, Neue Liebe, op.19/2, Der Mond,
op.86/5, An die Entferne, op.71/3, Die
Sterne schau’n in stiller Nacht, op.99/2,
Frühlingslied, op.47/3, Nachtlied,
op.71/6, Volkslied, op.47/4 Stutzmann’s gloriously rich, true contralto tones suggest riches and depths not always suspected in these songs. … see Full Review
Ervin
(Erwin) SCHULHOFF (1894-1942)
1-5 Divertimento for String Quartet
Op.14 (1914) [21:24] 6-9 String
Sextet, for two violins, two violas and
two cellos (1920-24) [21:52] 10-13
Duo for violin and cello (1925)
[17:08] Repeated listening to these Schulhoff scores offers revelatory rewards. In fact I strongly and confidently feel that we have discovered a major twentieth century composer here.… see Full Review Ethyl
SMYTH (1858-1944)
String Quartet in E Minor: Allegretto
lirico [12:10]; Allegro molto leggiero
[5:48]; Andante [12:51]; Allegro energico
[10:26] Amy Marcey
BEACH (1867-1944) Quartet in
one movement [14:57]: Grave - Piu animato
- Allegro molto - Grave Susan
SPAIN-DUNK (1880-1962) Phantasy
Quartet in D Minor [13:11]: Allegro con
fuoco - Andante moderato – Allegro con
fuoco – Piu tranquillo I cannot remember a record I’ve enjoyed more this year or one I felt compelled to listen to time after time – a fabulous disc! … see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH American
Orchestral Compositions (1890-1916)
Edward MACDOWELL
(1860-1908) Suite No. 1 in D minor
Op. 42 (1891) [21.32] Suite No. 2 Indian
Op. 48 (1892) [36.20] Horatio
PARKER (1863-1919) Vathek
- symphonic poem (1903) [14.54] Victor
HERBERT (1859-1924) Hero
and Leander - symphonic poem Op. 33
(1900) [29.11] Arthur
FARWELL (1877-1952) The
Gods of the Mountains - suite Op.
52 (1916) [19.04] Henry
HADLEY (1871-1939) Symphony
No. 2 in F minor Op. 30 (1901) [45.15]
Salome - symphonic poem (1905-6)
[31.18] Rapturous, restive and troubled late-romanticism … superlative playing and the close-up rugged analogue sound ... see Full Review
Samuel
BARBER (1910-1981) Violin
Concerto Op. 14 (1939) Isaac Stern (violin)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard
Bernstein, recorded 1964 Piano Concerto
Op. 38 (1962) John Browning (piano) Cleveland
Orchestra/George Szell, recorded 1964
Adagio for Strings Op. 11 (1938) Philadelphia
Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy, recorded 1957
Essay for orchestra No. 2 Op. 17 The School
for Scandal - Overture Op. 5 (1933) Stern,
BrowningNew York Philharmonic Orchestra/Thomas
Schippers, recorded 1965 An Essential Classic that preserves performances of outstanding commitment and understanding. … see Full Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)
Arias for mezzo soprano Rinaldo: Or
la tromba, Cara sposa, Venti, turbini,
Cor ingrato, Lascia ch’io pianga,
Serse: Frondi tenere – Ombra mai fu;
Partenope: Furibondo spira il vento;
Agrippina: Bel piacere; Orlando:
Fammi combattere This music springs to life as Handel’s operatic music rarely does. Don’t miss this enthralling testament to one of the great voices of the late 20th Century. … see Full Review
Gustav
HOLST
(1974-1934) Four Songs for
voice and violin op. 35 (1917) [7.21]
Six Songs op. 16 (1904) [13.02]
Vedic Hymns op. 24 (1908) [24.26]
Twelve Humbert Wolfe settings op.
48 (1929) [25.39] Margrete's Cradle
Song Op. 4 No. 2 (1896) [2.38] The
Heart Worships (1907) [3.14] If you are at all interested in Holst or English song this is as attractive a buy as you are ever going to get. Don't delay ... buy today. ... see Full Review Witold
LUTOSŁAWSKI (1913-1994)
Orchestral Works Vol.8 Dance Preludes
for Clarinet and Orchestra (1955)
Double Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Chamber
Orchestra (1980) Grave, Metamorphoses
for Cello and String Orchestra (1981)
Chain 1 for 14 Performers (1983)
Two Children’s Songs for Voice
and Chamber Orchestra (1948) Six Children’s
Songs for Voice and Instruments (1947)
This
is an excellent disc, and the performances
are inspired and dedicated.[TH] Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Arte Nova has given us cause to be grateful for this fascinating document. … see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Sonata for two violins in C, Op. 56
(1932) [13:40] Sonata No. 1, for violin
and piano in f minor, Op. 80 (1938/1946)
[21:38] Sonata No. 2, for violin and piano
in D, Op. 94a (1944) [23:48] An exceptionally fine performance of some magnificent music … see Full Review
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797 – 1828)
The Symphonies plus An interview with
Yehudi Menuhin (In German – translations
in English and French). Highly recommended, particularly at the low price. … See Full Review Karol
SZYMANOWSKI (1882-1937)
Violin Concerto No. 1 (1916) [25.49]
Violin Concerto No. 2 (1932) [22.25] Mandragora
(1926) [25.48] Stabat Mater (1926)
[25.55] Litania do Marii Panny (1933)
[9.29] Demeter (1924) [7.53] Kazimierz
Pustelak (ten); Zdzislaw Lapinski (cello)
(Mandragora) Jadwiga Gadulanka
(sop); Jadwiga Rappé (alto); Andrzej
Hiolski (bar) (Stabat Mater) Jadwiga
Gadulanka (sop) (Litania) Jadwiga
Rappé (alto) (Demeter) Polish
Radio National SO/Polish Radio SO Kraków
(only Mandragora)/Jerzy Maksymiuk
(concerti); Antoni Wit (all other Szymanowski)
Henryk GÓRECKI
(b.1933) Three Pieces in
the Old Style (1963) [9.47] Tadeusz
BAIRD (1928-1981) Colas
Breugnon Suite (1953) [14.40] For all of my allegiance to the Rowicki set this generous and extremely inexpensive coupling is well worth getting. ... see Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Giuseppe
VERDI (1813 -
1901) La Traviata –
Opera in 3 Acts Libretto – Francesco Maria
Piave, Violetta Valery - Tiziana Fabbricini,
Flora Bervoix - Nicoletta Curiel, Annina
- Antonella Trevisan, Alfredo Germont
- Roberto Alagna, Giorgio Germont - Paolo
Coni, Gastone, Visconte de Letorières
- Enrico Cossutta, Barone Douphol - Orazio
Mori, Marchese d’Obigny - Enzo Capuano,
Dottor Grenvil - Francesco Musini,
Giuseppe - Ernesto Gavazzi, Domestico
di Flora - Ernesto Panariello, Commissionario
- Silvestro Sammaritano, This recording has the potential to transform the indifferent listener into a passionate devotee of Italian Opera. … see Full Review
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bar) Hartmut
Höll (piano) rec. Berlin, Feb 1986,
DDD 
Stephen Hough (piano) John Sharp (cello)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim
Recorded at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 15-17
March 1990 
WARNER
MUSIC VISION 0927 42667-2 DVD [164
mins] [JP]
Heidelberger Sinfoniker/Thomas Fey - Recorded
at the Burgerhaus Morlenbach, no dates
given. DDD 
Levon Ambartsumian (violin – and conductor
in Arutiunian and Bronner) The Arco Chamber
Orchestra/Lewis Nielson (Vasks) rec 2002
in Hugh Hodgson Hall, University of Georgia
Performing Arts Center, Athens, Georgia
[2 Discs: 220 mins] [TH]
Cecilia Zilliacus (violin); Bengt-Åke
Lundin (piano). Rec. Studio 3, Swedish
Broadcasting Corporation, Stockholm, 26-28
Nov 2001. DDD 
TDKDV
BPAB39 [122.00] [JP]
Lahti Symphony Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä
- Recorded February 2001 (Symphony) and
May 2000 (Songs and Dances) Sibelius Hall,
Lahti, Finland DDD 
Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart/Sir
Roger Norrington. Rec. 1999? SWR 
Aquiles Machado (Henry Clifford); Alessandra
Marc (Lady Clifford); Carlos Álvarez
(Sir John Saint John); Jane Henschel (Lady
Saint John); Ana Maria Martínez
(Annie Saint John); Christian Immler (Colin);
Ángel Rodríguez (Messenger)
- Escolanía de la Santa Cruz del
Valle de los Caídos - Madrid Symphony
Chorus and Orchestra/José de Eusebio
- Rec. Madrid, 2003. DDD 
[Film 120 minutes, extras 21 minutes]
[DB]
Ika Kruse (Ancilla), Dorothee Mields (arias),
soprano - Thomas Riede (Petrus), Henning
Voss (arias), alto - Mirko Heimerl (Servus),
Jan Kobow (Evangelist and arias), tenor
- Sebastian Bluth (Jesus), Friedemann
Klos (Pilatus), - Klaus Mertens (arias),
bass Ensemble inCanto Weimar (Tilo Krause),
Weimarer Barock-Ensemble - Director: Ludger
Rémy - Recorded 7-15 July 2002
at the Redoute in Weimar DDD 
Maggini Quartet: Lawrence Jackson and
David Angel, violin; Martin Outram, viola;
Michael Kaznowski, cello. Peter Donohoe,
piano. (Quartet) Julian Rolton, piano.
(Sonata) Nicholas Daniel, oboe. Recorded
at Potton Hall, Suffolk, England 18-20
December 2001 DDD 
BBC
Philharmonic/Vernon Handley 
Archaeus
Quartet: Anne Hooley: Violin, Bridget
Davey: Violin, Elizabeth Turnbull: Viola,
Martin Thomas: Cello Recording location
and dates not given.