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RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750) Six
Partitas 
András
Schiff (piano)
rec. live, 2007 ECM
2001-2
(476 6991) [72:14 + 60:50] 
[ST]
A
very special disc ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ramón
CARNICER (1789 - 1855) Elena
e Costantino
Ruth Rosique (soprano), Robert McPherson (tenor) Ch & O titular
del Teatro Real/Jesús
López
Cobos rec. live, 2005
DYNAMIC CDS 619/1-2 [75:46 + 75:14] 
A
more or less sensational treasure trove of an opera ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918) En
blanc et noir, Jeux, Lindaraja Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937) Rapsodie espagnole, La
Valse Vladimir
and Vovka Ashkenazy (pianos)
rec. 2008 DECCA
478
1090 [66:01] [BBr]
This
is outstanding…see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Franz Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) The
Complete Masses and Stabat Mater Trinity
Ch, Rebel Baroque O/J Owen Burdick, Jane Glover
rec. 2001-8 NAXOS
8.508009 [8
CDs: 489:21] 
[JS]
The
highlight of my anniversary year listening ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Gustav MAHLER
(1860-1911)
Symphony No.1 in D (1888) [56:51]
London Symphony Orchestra/Jascha Horenstein rec. Barking Assembly Hall,
London, 29-30 September 1969. ADD Transferred from a Unicorn four-track
tape.
HDTT HDCD128 [56:51]
[TD]
You
will be as thrilled as I was. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Nicoló
PAGANINI (1782
- 1840)
24 Caprices Op.1 James
Ehnes (violin) rec. 2009
ONYX 4044 [78:04]
[NB]
Marvellous,
amazing, stunning, spectacular ... see
Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Julius RÖNTGEN
(1855-1932) Symphonies 8 & 15, Variations
on a Norwegian Folksong
Carmen Fuggiss (soprano) NDR Radiophilharmonie/David Porcelijn rec.
2006
CPO 777 307-2 [69:29]
[RB]
Deeply
romantic yet not extravagant ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Alessandro
SCARLATTI (1660-1725) Davidis
pugna et victoria (The Fight of David and his Victory) Roberta
Invernizzi (soprano) Academia Montis Regalis/Alessandro De Marchi
rec. 2009 HYPERION
CDA67714 [64:50] [BW]
As
dramatic as any early opera and a performance to do it full justice
... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Winterreise D911 Mark
Padmore (tenor); Paul Lewis (piano)
rec. 2008 HARMONIA
MUNDI
HMU907484 [74:18] [JQ]
This
deserves to be ranked alongside the very best ... see Full
Review
RECORDING OF THE MONTH Christmas
Preludes - Preludes for Holy Christmastide
Johannes Strobl (organ) rec. 2008, The Abbey Church of Muri, Canton
Aargau, Switzerland
AUDITE 92.573 [73:04]
[DM]
The
perfect complement to a festive feast ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Es
ist ein Ros entsprungen
Vocal Concert Dresden/Peter Kopp; Sebastian Knebel (organ) rec. 3 -
6 October 2008, Hauptkirche St Marien in Kamenz, Germany. DDD
BERLIN CLASSICS 0016442BC [64:33]
[JV]
An
outstanding disc with choral music for Advent and Christmas ... see
Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Georg
Philipp TELEMANN
(1681 - 1767) Christmas
Cantatas Christoph BERNHARD (1629-1692)
Fürchtet euch nicht*
Mária Zádori (soprano), Judit Németh (mezzo),
Gábor
Kállay (tenor), Klaus Mertens (baritone); Capella Savaria/Pál
Németh rec. 1983-91
HUNGAROTON HCD 32611 [66:45]
[JV]
First-rate
music in excellent performances - a perfect disc ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Lakeuden
Risti urut Includes Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Concert-etude 3 César
FRANCK (1822-1890) Choral III Pierre
COCHEREAU (1924-1984) Scherzo Symphonique Kalevi
KIVINIEMI (b. 1958) Fantasia Oskar
MERIKANTO (1868-1924) Passacaglia Kalevi
Kiviniemi (organ) rec. 2009 FUGA
9285 [62:39] [DM]
Sensational
- a high-water mark in the history of organ recording ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Missa
Gotica (anon. 14th cent.) Ensemble
Organum
rec. 2009 ZIGZAG
TERRITOIRES
ZZT090601 [51:30] [MS]
An
outstanding and immensely enjoyable CD of glorious fourteenth century
polyphonic liturgical music … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Sacrificium
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini rec.
2009 Italian texts and German, English and French translations enclosed
DECCA
478 1521 Limited Edition [77:55 + 21:15]
[GF]
This
is certainly an indispensable issue! ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Scotland
At Night Choral
settings of Scottish poetry from Robert Burns to Alexander McCall
Smith Laudibus/Mike
Brewer
rec. 2009 DELPHIAN
DCD34060 [64:17] [CSS]
Encompasses
Scotland in the nostalgia that is its characteristic voice ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Songs
of Northumbria
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone); Sheila Armstrong (soprano) Eric Robson
(narrator and interviewer) Northumbria Concert O & Ch/David
Haslam
rec. 1993
MAWSON AND WAREHAM 
MWMVD
88 [c.90:00] [IL]
A
rare treat, a joy to treasure … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Weihnachtslieder
(Christmas Carols)
Thomanerchor
Leipzig/Georg Christoph Biller; Ulrich Böhme (organ) rec. 2007,
2008
CARUS 83.440 [68:12]
[JV]
A
most attractive and tasteful programme for Advent and Christmas
... see Full Review
BARGAINS
OF THE MONTH
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
The Complete Piano Sonatas Alfred
Brendel
(piano)
rec. 1992-5 DECCA
478
1821 [10 CDs:
646:55] [DC]
Still
one of the best at any price ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH John DOWLAND (1563-1626) Complete
Lute Music Nigel
North (lute)
rec. 2004-7 NAXOS
8.504016 [4CDs: 257:22] [JW]
The
most outstanding collection of Dowland’s lute music before
the public today ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Edward
GERMAN (1862-1936) Tom Jones
National Festival Ch & O/David Russell Hulme rec. 2008
NAXOS 8.660270-71 [75:49 + 34:20] [RJW] [IL]
A
fresh and spirited reading … see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Leoš JANÁČEK (1854-1928) Das
Schlaue Füchslein (The Cunning Little Vixen) Irmgard
Arnold, Manfred Hopp, Ch & O Komische Oper Berlin/Václav
Neumann
rec. 1965 ARTHAUS
MUSIK
101297 [121:00
] 
[DC]
Rather
special ... see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH William SCHUMAN (1910-1992) Symphony
6, Prayer in a Time of War, New England Triptych Seattle
Symphony/Gerard Schwarz rec. 1990-2008 NAXOS
AMERICAN CLASSICS 8.559625 [60:51] [RB]
A
Schuman symphonic cycle becomes more than a pipe-dream. Stunning
and totally committed playing ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Flemish
Masters Heinrich ISAAC (c.1450
- 1517) Missa de Apostolis Johannes
OCKEGHEM (c.1425 - 1497) Missa Au travail suis Orlandus
LASSUS (1532 - 1594) Missa Osculetur me Cipriano
de RORE (c.1515 - 1565) Missa Praeter rerum seriem Antoine
BRUMEL (c.1460 - 1520) Missa Et ecce terrae motus
Tallis
Scholars/Peter Phillips rec. 1989-97
GIMELL CDGIM211 [72.22 + 77.02]
[RH]
Fabulous
music, beautifully and intelligently sung ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH The
Golden Age of English Polyphony
The Sixteen/Harry Christophers Christopher Royall, countertenor and
Paul Nicholson, organ; Fretwork rec. 1982-1992. DDD. Texts and translations
included.
HYPERION CDS44401/10 [10 CDs]
[BW]
No
need to hesitate - buy this set ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH In
Terra Pax: A Christmas Anthology
Gustav
HOLST, John JOUBERT, William MATHIAS, Herbert HOWELLS, Gerald FINZI,
Peter WARLOCK, Kenneth LEIGHTON, John RUTTER, John GARDNER, William
MATHIAS, Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Julia Doyle (soprano); Roderick Williams (baritone); Mark Williams (organ,
celesta, piano) City of London Choir; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Hilary
Davan Wetton rec. 2009
NAXOS 8.572102 [57:37]
[ST]
As
good a Christmas recital as you’re likely to find ... see Full
Review
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