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RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Complete String Quartets
Alexander String Qt rec.
2008 FOGHORN CLASSICS
CD2005 [9 CDs: 522:11] 
[MC]
One
of the very finest sets available ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) Mass Jubilant
Sykes,
Morgan State University Ch, Peabody Children’s Ch, Baltimore SO/Marin Alsop
rec. 2008 NAXOS 8.559622-23 [65:11
+ 38:50] 
[ST]
Do
not hesitate ... 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 … 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 …
see Full Review
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
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Carl August NIELSEN (1865-1931) Music
for Wind and Piano New
London Chamber Ensemble rec. 2005/8 MERIDIAN
CDE84580 [64:58] [JL]
One
of the best Nielsen discs ever made … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Francis POULENC (1899-1963) Gloria Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937) Daphnis et Chloé Jessica
Rivera (soprano) Chicago SCh & O/Bernard Haitink rec. 2007 CSO
RESOUND CSOR901 906 [77:09] 
[BR]
Marvellous
playing, glowing sound, inspired coupling … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) Songs Gerald
Finley (baritone) Julius Drake (piano)
rec. 2008 HYPERION CDA67728 [73:28] [TB]
Supreme
collaborative insights … wonderful music too ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH William RUSSELL (1777-1813) Complete
Organ Voluntaries John
Kitchen (organ) rec. 2008 DELPHIAN
DCD34062 [3 CDs: 65:27 + 68:01 + 53:14] [JV]
An
exemplary production: repertoire, performance, instrument and booklet
... see Full Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)
Kapitänsmusik 1724
Telemannisches Collegium
Michaelstein/ Ludger Rémy rec. 2005
CPO 777176-2
[78:52]
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)
Kapitänsmusik 1744 Weser-Renaissance Bremen/Manfred Cordes
rec. 2008
CPO 777390-2 [71:20 + 75:19][JV]
Telemann
at his very best and most inspired, and so are the ensembles performing
his music ... see Full Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH James
Ehnes in Recital Music by
Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937), Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918), Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921), Henryk
WIENIAWSKI (1835-1880) and Pablo
de SARASATE (1844-1908)
James Ehnes (violin); Wendy Chen, Eduard Laurel
(piano) rec. 1999 & 2003
CBC RECORDS MVCD1177-2 [68:17 + 65:34][KS]
Peerless
playing … will please and astound ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Italian music in the
Low Countries by ANONYMOUS
(early 18th-Century) and Francesco
MANCINI (1672-1737)
Currende/Erik van Nevel rec. 2009
ET’CETERA KTC4031 [79:42][BW]
A
delight from beginning to end: more, please ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Lamentations Tomás
Luis de VICTORIA (c. 1548-1611) Lectio Don
Carlos GESUALDO (c. 1561-1613) Responsorium Robert
WHITE (c. 1538-1574) Lectio Giovanni
Pierluigi da PALESTRINA (1525/26-1594) Lectio Nordic
Voices rec. 2009 CHANDOS
CHACONNE CHAN0763 [68:30] [DC]
Transcends
category and criticism ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Dance of the Three Legged Elephants
Matthew
Barley (cello); Julian Joseph (piano) SIGNUM
CLASSICS SIGCD171 [72:24]
[BW]
Beguiles
and overwhelms - don’t miss it ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Unaccompanied
Niccolò PAGANINI
(1782-1840) Nel cor più non mi sento, God Save The King
Béla BARTÓK (1881-1945) Sonata for Solo Violin
Nikos SKALKOTTAS (1904-49) Sonata for violin solo
Eugène YSAŸE (1858-1931) Sonatas for Solo Violin
6 George Zacharias (violin)
rec. 2008 DIVINE ART
DDA25074 [69:18]
[JW]
An
encounter with excellence ... see Full
Review
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