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COLLECTIVE REVIEWS

A Survey of the Mahler Symphonies

Tony Duggan continues his  series of comparative reviews of recordings of the Mahler symphonies:
Symphony No 6
Previously: Symphony No.1  No. 2   No. 4  No.5  No.7  No. 9  The Song of the Earth  

JOLY BRAGA SANTOS (1924-1988)

20TH CENTURY PORTUGUESE COMPOSER

REVIEW OF NINE CDs

Rob Barnett

SCHUBERT and VIENNA

Transcript of a pre-concert talk by Ian Lace
together with appropriate CD reviews

Ian Lace

HILDING ROSENBERG (1892-1985)

Three CDs on the DAPHNE label

Rob Barnett

EVGENY MRAVINSKY LIVE IN PRAGUE
Shostakovich, Bartók, Stravinsky 
  Czech Radio broadcasts 1957-1967
Stereo (except violin concerto and symphonies 6 and 12) 4 CD set PR256016-19

Rob Barnett

THREE STERLING CDs of MUSIC BY THE SWISS COMPOSER, HANS HUBER

Rob Barnett

If only they had written for Films

From Film Music on the Web Ian Lace writes about the music of the little known Swedish composer Kurt Atterberg (1887-1934).

Ian Lace
INDIVIDUAL REVIEWS

MALCOLM ARNOLD (1921-) Symphony No. 5 (1961) 29.54 Sarabande and Polka (1956) 5.49 Divertimento No. 2 (1950) 9.03 * Symphonic Study - Machines (1948) 6.35 * The Belles of St Trinians - comedy suite (1954) 8.33 *   Munchner Symphoniker - Douglas Bostock  * world premiere recordings rec Munich 4-5 Nov 1999 ClassicO CLASS CD 294 [60.23] [RB]

Kurt ATTERBERG (1887-1974) Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4    Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt conducted by Ari Rasilainen  cpo 999 639-2 [61:55] [IL]

J S BACH: Trio Sonata BWV 529, Lutheran Masses BWV233, BWV236    Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, The Purcell Quartet.   Chandos Chaconne CHAN0653 65m DDD [GF]

EIN CHORALBUCH. For Johann Sebastian Bach. Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity.   Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor, Andreas Schmidt. Gachinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Helmuth Rilling.  Hänssler Classics Bach Edition Vol 80: Hänssler 92.080 78m DDD.[GF]

JS BACH Cantatas BWV 80-90 (three CDs BWV 80-82 / 83-86 / 87-90)     Bach-Ensemble, Helmuth Rilling   hänssler CD92-026 (BWV 80-82), CD92-027 (BWV 83-86) and CD92-028 (BWV 87-90) [67:05 - 68:35 - 68:44] [GD]

BEETHOVEN Symphony No 9 'Choral'    Eileen Farrell (sop), Nan Merriman (mezzo), Jan Preece (tenor), Norman Scott (bass), Robert Shaw Chorale. NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini (rec. 1952). Missa Solemnis; Lois Marshall (sop), Nan Merriman (mezzo), Eugene Conley (tenor), Jerome Hines (bass) Robert Shaw Chorale, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini (rec. 1953)   2 CDs. BMG 7431 55837 2. [DW]

BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2    Lars Vogt & City of Birmingham Orchestra/Rattle   EMI Classics CDC 556266 2 2 [66'12" & 34'42"] [PW]

BEETHOVEN Horn Sonata, SCHUMANN Adagio and Allegro, STRAUSS Andante, HINDEMITH Horn Sonata, PAUL DUKAS Villanelle.    Thomas Crome (French Horn) Gunther Hauer (Piano)  MP3.COM RES-CD 004 - 38427 [53.27] [RB]

SHAKESPEARE AT COVENT GARDEN: HENRY BISHOP Shakespeare Songs    Musicians Of The Globe/Philip Pickett  Philips 456 506-2 [PS]

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