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John
CAGE (1912-1992) Sculptures
Musicales, Twenty-Six with Twenty-Nine, Twenty
Six with Twenty-Eight & Twenty-Nine, Eighty 
Prague
Winds, Chance Operations Collective
of Kalamzoo OGREOGRESS 634479962141 
[121:00] 
[DC]
A
significant contribution to our awareness of Cage ... see Full
Review
Ferdinando
CARULLI (1770-1841)
Gustavo CARULLI (1801-1876) Music
for Guitar and Piano: 2
Franz Halász (guitar), Deborah Halász (piano) rec. 19-22
September, 2007, Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich
NAXOS 8.570588 [75:33] 
[GPu]
Enjoyable
music, well played, but it cries out for period instruments …
see Full Review
Alfredo CASELLA (1883-1947)
Sinfonia per orchestra, Italia
WDR SO Köln/Alun Francis rec. 2006
CPO 777 265-2 [66:28]
[RB]
A
stirring epic symphony and the dazzle of a latter day Capriccio
Italien
Mario
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO (1895 -
1968) Music for Two Guitars - Vols 1 & 2 24
Preludes and Fugues for two guitars Brazil
Guitar Duo rec. 2007 NAXOS
8.570778-79 [66:48 + 54:16] [BBr]
If
you’re into the guitar, then you’ll lap up every minute…see Full
Review
Frits
CELIS (b. 1929) Sonata for Cello
and Piano; Sonata for Solo Cello Louis
VIERNE (1870-1937) Sonata for Cello and Piano
Jan Sciffer (cello); Hans Ryckelynck (piano) rec. 2008
PHAEDRA 92060
[68:50][HC]
A
well-deserved birthday tribute to a most distinguished composer ...
see Full Review
Frédéric
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Etudes Opp. 10 & 25, Six Chants polonais
Luiza Borac (piano) rec. 2008
AVIE AV2161 [79:39]
[CC]
Superb
Chopin … only serves to underline Borac’s excellence
Aaron
COPLAND (1900 - 1990) Billy the Kid suite see
American Classics
Aaron COPLAND
(1900-1990)
Dance Panels; Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson; Short
Symphony Orchestra
of St. Lukes/Dennis Russell Davies rec. 1992
NIMBUS NI2545 [66:47] 
[WK]
Sturdy
if not always stellar Copland, with a fine Short Symphony ... see Full
Review
John
CORIGLIANO (b. 1938) Circus
Maximus: Symphony No. 3; Gazebo Dances
The University of Texas Wind Ensemble/Jerry Junkin rec.
2006
NAXOS 8.559601 [52:54][BM]
An
over-the-top piece receives its premiere recording ... see Full
Review
François
COUPERIN (1668-1733) Messe à
l’Usage des Paroisses, Messe à l’Usage des Couvents
Aude Heurtematte (organ)
rec. 2004 ZIG-ZAG TERRITOIRES
ZZT090403 [52:36 + 43:38] 
[J-PJ]
Immediacy,
warmth and splendour of the Grand Siècle ... see Full
Review
Christian DARNTON (1905-1981) Piano
Concerto see
FERGUSON
Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
La Mer; Images pour orchestre
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg/Emmanuel Krivine rec. 2009
TIMPANI 1C1165 [58:26][NB]
A
somewhat personalised take on Debussy ... see Full
Review
Peter
DICKINSON (b. 1934) Complete Solo
Organ Works
Jennifer Bate (organs of St John’s Duncan Terrace, St James’s Muswell
Hill and St Dominic’s Priory) rec. 1982-2007
NAXOS 8.572169 [77:42][JW]
A
treasurable disc and full of variety ... see Full
Review
Vincent
d’INDY (1851-1931)
Orchestral Works - Vol. 2
Iceland Symphony Orchestra/Rumon Gamba rec.
2008
CHANDOS CHAN10514 [72:52][WK]
Estimable
recordings covering a range of d‘Indy’s music
Gaetano
DONIZETTI (1797-1848) L’Elisir
d’amore Aldo
Noni, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tokyo & Osaka Broadcasting
Ch, NHK SO/Alberto Erede rec. live, 1958 VAI
4492 
[107:00] [RJF]
Strictly
for opera addicts interested in how it used to be done
Antonín
DVOŘÁK
(1841-1904) Symphony 7,The Golden Spinning
Wheel Netherlands
PO/Yakov Kreizberg rec. 2008
PENTATONE CLASSICS PTC5186082 [65:55] 
[DC]
Symphony
- OK; Golden Spinning Wheel - excellent ... see Full
Review
Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Cello Concerto
Leoš JANÁČEK (1854-1928) Sinfonietta Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Romeo
and Juliet – Fantasy Overture
Pierre Fournier (cello); Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra/Rafael Kubelik rec. 1954-5
DECCA
ELOQUENCE 4800955 [77:55][PPLL]
Completely
convincing ... see Full Review
Edward
ELGAR
(1857-1934)
Symphonies 1 & 2, In the South, Serenade for strings
Hallé O/Sir John Barbirolli, Bournemouth SO/Constantin Silvestri,
Norman Del Mar rec. 1962-67
EMI CLASSICS 9689242 [73:16 + 69:31]
[RB]
Classic
1960s Elgar and not just for nostalgic fifty-pluses ... see Full
Review
Edward ELGAR (1857-1934)
Cello Concerto (arr. viola) Alfred SCHNITTKE
(1934-1998) Viola Concerto
David Aaron Carpenter (viola) Philharmonia O/Christoph Eschenbach rec.
2008 ONDINE ODE1153-2
[64:40] [JW]
A
performance for lovers of extremes ... see Full
Review
Edward ELGAR (1857-1934)
Variations on an Original Theme, In the South (Alassio), Serenade
Philharmonia O/Sir Andrew
Davis rec. live, 2007
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD168 [66:38]
[WH]
Vital
and individual readings from a safe pair of hands
George
ENESCU Violin Sonata No.2 in F minor Op.6 see
Bacova
Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) Piano Quintets
Nos. 1 & 2
Cristina Ortiz (piano); Fine Arts Quartet rec. 2007
NAXOS 8.570938 [63:24][KS]
Luxurious
music-making at the highest level of subtlety and finesse ... see Full
Review
Howard
FERGUSON (1908-1999) Piano
Concerto Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) Eclogue Frederick
Austin
(1872-1952) Piano Concertino Alan
Rawsthorne (1905-1971) Piano Concerto
No. 1 Mark Bebbington
(piano); City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Howard Williams, rec.
2008 SOMM SOMMCD241
[69:49]
Piano Concertos by Howard FERGUSON (1908-1999),
Roberto GERHARD (1896-1970),
Alec ROWLEY (1892-1958) and Christian
DARNTON (1905-1981)
Peter Donohoe (piano and conductor); Northern
Sinfonia rec. 2003
NAXOS 8.557290 [78:12][BW]
Choice
of coupling will decide between the older Naxos and new Somm
Ferguson ... see Full
Review
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) Eclogue see
FERGUSON
César FRANCK
(1822-1890) Organ Era – Volume 13
Kalevi Kiviniemi (organ) rec. 2008
FUGA 9281
[77:00][DM]
Big,
bold performances superbly recorded ... see Full
Review
Gasparo (Kaspar) FRITZ
(1716-1783) Flute
Sonatas Op. II
Claire Genewein (transverse flute); Maya Amrein (cello); Nicoleta Paraschivescu
(harpsichord) rec. 2008
GUILD GMCD7330 [53:33][JV]
Fritz's
various musical ideas and melodic invention have resulted in a set of
entertaining sonatas ... see Full Review
Niels W. GADE
(1817-1890) Violin concerto see LANGGAARD
Harald
GENZMER (1909-2007) Zum 100
Geburztag Music for orchestra, choir, chamber ensembles, duo
and piano rec. 1966-2006
THOROFON CTH2553 [10 CDs: circa
11:23:00] 
Harald GENZMER (1909-2007) Orchesterwerke
III Deutsche Radio Philharmonie/Werner Andreas Albert rec. 2006-8
THOROFON CTH2556 [74:38][RB]
A
rewarding German melodist of the 20th century ... see Full
Review
Roberto GERHARD (1896-1970) Piano Concerto
see
FERGUSON
George
GERSHWIN
(1898-1937) An American in Paris see
American
Classics
Alberto
GINASTERA
(1916-1983) Glosses
sobre temes de Pau Casals; Variaciones concertantes; Glosses sobre temes
de Pau Casals
London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Chamber Orchestra/Gisele Ben-Dor rec.
1994-5 NAXOS DIGITAL
8.572249 
[57:47]
[BR]
Wonderfully
played chamber variations, with a bonus ... see Full
Review
Charles
GOUNOD
(1818-1893) Roméo
et Juliette Bidú
Sayão (soprano) Jussi Björling (tenor) Metropolitan Opera
Ch & O/Emil Cooper rec. 1934 & Act II: Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
Mafalda Favero (soprano) Ch & O La Scala, Milan/Gabriele Santini
rec. live 1934 IMMORTAL
PERFORMANCES IPCD 1003-2 [74:06 + 79:30]
[JW]
A
notable afternoon at the Met is celebrated in fine style ...
see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Percy
GRAINGER (1882-1961) Lincolnshire
Posy Dallas
Wind Symphony/Jerry Junkin rec. 2008 REFERENCE
RECORDINGS RR-117 [73:43][BM]
A
beautiful, exceptional recording, full of joy
Mark
GREY (b. 1967) Enemy
Slayer
Phoenix Symphony Chous & Orchestra/Michael
Christie rec. 2008
NAXOS 8.559604 [68:43][BBr]
Fails
to satisfy ... see Full Review
Ricard
Lamote de GRIGNON (1899- 1962) Tríptico de la piel
de toro see BLANCAFORT
Georg
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) La
Diva - Arias for Cuzzoni
Simone Kermes (soprano) Lautten Compagney/Wolfgang Katschner rec. 2008
BERLIN CLASSICS 0016422BC [69:48]
[JW]
Singing
of powerful extremes and a convulsive approach ... see Full
Review
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Chaconne;
Suites Nos. 2 & 8 Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Sonatas Hob XVII:6 & Hob
XVI:52 Angela
Hewitt (piano) rec. 2009 HYPERION
CDA67736 [67:25][BW]
Excellent – even
harpsichord lovers will appreciate the Handel
Barbara HARBACH Volume
4: Chamber Music II The Soul of Ra,
Freeing the Caged Bird, Transformations, Echoes from
Tomorrow Bratislava
CO; Bratislava Woodwind Qnt; Ensemble Istropolis/Kirk Trevor
MSR CLASSICS MS 1255 [69:41]
[BBr]
This
is essential listening ... see Full Review
Arthur
HARTMANN
(1881-1956) Miniatures
for violin and piano and
Transcriptions
Solomia Soroka (violin) Arthur Greene (piano) rec. May 2007, Hart Recital
Hall, Lansing, Michigan
TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC 0089 [71:58]
[JW]
Warm,
sympathetic and very well recorded ... see Full
Review
Karl Amadeus HARTMANN
(1905-1963)
String Quartets, Little Concerto for String Quartet and Percussion,
Chamber Concerto for Clarinet, String Quartet and String Orchestra
DoelenKwartet, Wilbert Grootenboer (percussion), Arjan Woudenberg (clarinet),
Sinfonia Rotterdam/Conrad van Alphen rec. 2007/9
CYBELE KiG001
[3 CDs: 68:52 + 73:46 + 41:36]
[DC]
A
superb reference, now and for the future ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) String
Quartets, Op. 17 London
Haydn Qt rec. 2008 HYPERION
CDA67722 [74:32 + 73:35] [MG]
Superb
performances which set the standard for Haydn interpretation
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Franz Joseph HAYDN (1732
- 1809)
String Quartet in G, op.54/1 (1788) [19:09] String Quartet in C, op.54/2
(1788) [20:19] String Quartet in E, op.54/3 (1788) [23:40]
Sacconi Quartet (Ben Hancox, Hannah Dawson (violins); Robin Ashwell
(viola); Cara Berridge (cello)) rec. 21 - 22 July and 4 August 2008,
The Music Room, Champs Hill, Sussex, DDD
SACCONI RECORDS no serial number [63:13]
[BBr]
A
most exciting issue…see Full Review
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Sonatas see HANDEL
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Keyboard Sonata No.36 see SCHUMANN
Paul
HINDEMITH
(1895-1963)
Symphony, Mathis der Maler; Konzertmusik; Der Schwanendreher
Boston Symphony Orchestra/William
Steinberg rec. 1971-9
DEUTSCHE GRAMOPHON ELOQUENCE 4800662 [69:49]
[BBr]
This
is a good an example of Hindemith’s music ... see Full
Review
Alun
HODDINOTT
(1929-2008)
Four Welsh Dances, Overture, Jack Straw, Concerto Grosso No. 2,
Investiture Dances, Welsh Dances, Set 2 William
MATHIAS (1934-1992) Celtic Dances Daniel
JONES (1912-1993) Dance Fantasy Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra /Charles Groves, Philharmonia Orchestra /Charles
Groves, National Youth Orchestra of Wales /Arthur Davison, BBC Welsh
Symphony Orchestra /Bryden Thomson rec. 1972-75 ADD/DDD LYRITA SRCD.334
[64.31]
[JW]
Great
spirit and sensitivity - a welcome restoration ... see Full
Review
Gustav HOLST
(1874-1934)
The Hymn of Jesus, Choral Symphony, The Wandering Scholar, At
the Boar's Head
Felicity Palmer (soprano) Norma Burrowes (soprano) Robert Tear (tenor)
Philip Langridge (tenor) London PO & Ch/Sir Charles Groves, Sir
Adrian Boult, English CO/Steuart Bedford, Royal Liverpool PO/David Atherton
rec. 1974-81 EMI CLASSICS
9689292 [72:28 + 75:46]
A
brace each of blazing masterworks and modest eccentric operas ... see
Full Review
Leoš
JANÁČEK (1854-1928) Sinfonietta see DVOŘÁK
Leoš
JANÁČEK
Violin Sonata see
Bacova
Daniel
JONES (1912-1993) Dance Fantasy see
Hoddinott
John JOUBERT
(b. 1927) CHORAL MUSIC O
Praise God in his Holiness Op.52 (1967)a [1:49] Pro
Pace Motets (1955/9) [21:29] How are my Foes Increased, Lord!
Op.61 (1969)a [6:45] Sleep Canticle Op.81 (1974)b
[9:45] Three Hymns to St Oswald Op.74 (1972)a [22:04]
Nowell Op.58 (1968)a [3:23]
Jean Knibbs (soprano)b; Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)b;
Martin Neary (organ)a The Louis Halsey Singers/Louis Halsey
rec. St Giles, Cripplegate, London, February 1979
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY BMS 102CDH [65:30]
[NB]
Melodic
flair, tonal beauty and formal control ... see Full
Review
Erich
Wolfgang KORNGOLD
(1897-1957)
Violin Concerto, Overture to a Drama, Much Ado About Nothing
Suite Philippe Quint (violin)
Mineria SO/Carlos Miguel Prieto rec. 2007
NAXOS 8.570791 [53:40]
[DM]
A
delicious confection. Not to be missed ... see Full
Review
Fritz
KREISLER (1875-1962) Violin
Miniatures and Transcriptions
Carlos Damas (violin); Anna Tomasik (piano) rec.
2007
DUX 0696 [52:06][BR]
A
total charmer, however imperfect ...
see Full
Review
Édouard
LALO (1823-1892) Violin
Concerto, Fantaisie norvégienne, Symphonie
espagnole Jean-Jacques
Kantorow (violin) Granada City O/Kees Bakels
rec. 2007 BIS BIS-CD-1680 [69:39] [OL]
Brisk,
light and fresh ... see Full Review
Peter
Erasmus LANGE-MULLER (1850-1926) Violin concerto see LANGGAARD
Rued
LANGGAARD (1893-1952) Violin
concerto Peter Erasmus LANGE-MULLER (1850-1926) Violin
concerto Niels W. GADE (1817-1890) Violin
concerto Christina Åstrand
(violin)
Tampere PO/John Storgärds rec. 2008 DACAPO
6.220562 [61:27] [JW]
Åstrand
has begun to don Laursen’s mantle ... see Full
Review
Graham
LYNCH (b.1957) Undiscovered
Islands Mark
Tanner (piano); Gillian Poznansky (flute) rec. 2008 PRIORY
PRCD 1024 [78:33] [JF]
Impressive,
good and approachable music ... see Full
Review
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