Nellie Melba. 
          Complete Gramophone Company Recordings Volume 2. The 1904 London Recordings. 
          Paolo TOSTI (1846-1916) La 
          Serenata - Goodbye - Charles GOUNOD (1818-1893) 
          Romeo et Juliette – Je veux vivre dans ce rêve - Ah! Je 
          ris de me voir (Jewel Song) - Herman BEMBERG 
          (1859-1931) Chant Hindou - Sur le lac - L’amour est pur 
          comme la flamme - Giacomo PUCCINI (1858-1924) 
          La Bohème – Donde lieta usci al tuo grido d’amore - Mi 
          chiamano Mimi - TRADITIONAL God 
          save the King - Auld Lang Syne - CLARIBEL 
          (Mrs Charles BARNARD) Come back to Erin - Stephen 
          FOSTER (1826-1864) Old Folks at Home - 
          SCOTT-GATTY Good Night - Landon 
          RONALD (1872-1938) Away on the Hill there runs a Stream 
           - Henry BISHOP (1786-1855) Home 
          Sweet Home - Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) 
          – Charles GOUNOD (1818-1893) Ave 
          Maria - Georges BIZET (1838-1875) 
          Pastorale - Edouard LALO (1823-1892) 
          Le Roi d’Ys – Puisqu’on ne peut - Nellie Melba, soprano -With 
          various accompaniments - Recorded 1904-06  NAXOS 8.110738 [61.58] [JW]
 
          NAXOS 8.110738 [61.58] [JW]  
        
The 
          uppermost register is still a little more effortful than in her very 
          best, pre-recording days, but voice production is still free, unforced 
          and easy. Her trills are quick and even … see Full 
          Review 
        
 
          Yehudi Menuhin, 
          violin: Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) 
          Sonata 
          No 4 in C Minor BWV 1017 - Ludwig van BEETHOVEN 
          (1770-1827) Violin Sonata No 10 in G Major Op 96 (1812) 
          - Arnold SCHOENBERG (1874-1951) 
          Phantasy for Violin and Piano Op 47 (1949) 
           Yehudi Menuhin, violin 
          - Glenn Gould, piano - Recorded CBC Studio, Toronto October 25 and 26 
          1965
 Yehudi Menuhin, violin 
          - Glenn Gould, piano - Recorded CBC Studio, Toronto October 25 and 26 
          1965  SONY SMK87856 
          [47.30] [JW]
 SONY SMK87856 
          [47.30] [JW]  
        
If 
          I find the performances uneven this was still a meeting of historic 
          status and of lasting value. … see Full 
          Review 
        
Nathan 
          Milstein and 
          Arthur Balsam - Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) 
          Adagio in E Major K261 - Rondo in C Major K373 - Johann 
          Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Partita No 2 in D Minor BWV 
          1004 – Chaconne - Sonata in C Major BWV 1005 – finale (allegro assai) 
          - Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) 
          Violin Sonata No 5 in F Major Op 24 Spring - Niccolo 
          PAGANNI (1782-1840) Caprice Op 1 No 11 in C Major - Caprice 
          Op 1 No 5 in A Minor - Igor STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) 
          Chanson russe trans Dushkin - Franz 
          RIES (1846-1932)  Perpetuum mobile Op 34/5 - Maria 
          Theresia von PARADIS (1759-1824) Sicilienne  Nathan Milstein, violin - Arthur Balsam, piano - Recorded Ascona 11 
          October 1957
 
          Nathan Milstein, violin - Arthur Balsam, piano - Recorded Ascona 11 
          October 1957  AURA 
          121-2 [66.57] [JW]
 AURA 
          121-2 [66.57] [JW]  
        
Prime 
          Milstein … fluent and communicative … see Full 
          Review 
        
RECORDING 
          OF THE MONTH "Miniatures 
          for Flute and Guitar" 
          Johann Sebastian BACH 
          (1685-1750) Allegro, 
          from BWV 1033 (2.30) Siciliano, from BWV 1031 (2.30) Carl 
          Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Rondo in G Major, from Wq 
          133 (2.44) Niccolo 
          PAGANINI 
          (1782-1840) Polacca in F Major (6.51) François 
          Joseph GOSSEC 1734-1829 Tambourin 
          (l.26) 
          Wolfgang Amadeus 
          MOZART (1756-1791) 
          Alla turca, from K. 331 (3.04) Frédéric 
          CHOPIN (1810-1849) Variations on a 
          Theme by Rossini (6.58) (1924) Scott JOPLIN 
          (1868-1917) Original Rags (4.17) Pjotr 
          I. TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Valse sentimentale, Op.51/6 (2.17) 
          Heitor VILLA-LOBOS (1887-1959) Bachianas 
          Brasileiras No.5 (4.56) (1945) Jacques IBERT 
          (1890-1962) Entr’acte (3.25) (1937) Maurice 
          RAVEL (1875-1937) Pièce en forme de Habanera (2.58) 
          (1908) Aram KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978) 
          Three Dances from "Gayaneh" (1943) Allegro (No.17) (2.33) 
          Andante (No.23) (5.54) Allegro vivace (No.6) (2.40)  Peter-Lukas Graf, Flute; Konrad Ragossnig, Guitar Recorded at Evangelische 
          Kirche, Steinen-Endenburg, April 1986
 
          Peter-Lukas Graf, Flute; Konrad Ragossnig, Guitar Recorded at Evangelische 
          Kirche, Steinen-Endenburg, April 1986  CLAVES CD 50-2013 (56.20) [PSh]
 
          CLAVES CD 50-2013 (56.20) [PSh]  
 
        
Brilliant 
          in every way, a perfect gift, a recording to cherish and hear over and 
          over again… see Full Review  
        
 
          Pierre Monteux and 
          the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam Johannes 
          BRAHMS (1833-1897):  
          Tragic Overture, Op. 81 (1881) [13’34"] Recorded 14 May 1962 Symphony 
          No 1 in C minor, Op 68 (1876) [42’38"] Recorded 20 November 1963 
          Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (1879) [37’55"]* Recorded 12 
          October 1950 Symphony No 3 in F Major, Op. 90 (1883) [36’26"] Recorded 
          30 October 1960 Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957): 
          Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 47 (1903, rev 1905) [29’53"]** 
          Recorded 1 November 1950 Igor STRAVINSKY 
          (1882-1971): Petrushka, Ballet in four tableaux (1911 version) 
          [34’49"] Recorded 30 October 1960 Hector 
          BERLIOZ (1803-1869): Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14a (1830-31) 
          [48’59"]  Recorded 
          20 May 1948 John Amis interviews Doris and Pierre Monteux, May 1963 
          [10’33"] * Nathan Milstein (violin) ** Jan Damen (violin) Concertgebouw 
          Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Pierre Monteux Recorded in the Concertgebouw, 
          Amsterdam. ADD or AAD
 Recorded 
          20 May 1948 John Amis interviews Doris and Pierre Monteux, May 1963 
          [10’33"] * Nathan Milstein (violin) ** Jan Damen (violin) Concertgebouw 
          Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Pierre Monteux Recorded in the Concertgebouw, 
          Amsterdam. ADD or AAD  TAHRA TAH 175-178 [255’ 59"] [JQ]
 
          TAHRA TAH 175-178 [255’ 59"] [JQ]  
        
Strongly 
          recommended both to admirers of Pierre Monteux and to connoisseurs of 
          great conducting. … see Full Review 
          
        
 
          Johnathan Woolf has also listened to this recording 
          … see Full Review
        
        BARGAIN 
          OF THE MONTH Music 
          for Trumpet and Organ - Jan 
          Pieterszoon SWEELINCK 
          (arr. Thomas/Balsom) (1562-1621) Variations on "Mein 
          junges Leben hat ein End" - Johann 
          Sebastian BACH 
          (1685-1750) Allemande from Partita II, BWV 1004 - Henry 
          PURCELL (1659-95) Musike from "King Arthur" 
          - Traditional (arr. Thomas) Shenandoah - George 
          THALBEN-BALL (1896-1987) Elegy - Henri 
          TOMASI (1901-71) Semaine Sainte a Cuzco (1960) - 
          Olivier MESSIAEN (1908-92) 
          Vocalise-Etude, pour voix élevées - Petr 
          EBEN (1929-) Windows, after Marc Chagall (1980) 
           Alison Balsom (trumpet) 
          Quentin Thomas (organ) - Recorded at Paisley Abbey, Scotland, June 2002 
          DDD
 Alison Balsom (trumpet) 
          Quentin Thomas (organ) - Recorded at Paisley Abbey, Scotland, June 2002 
          DDD  EMI CLASSICS 
          "DEBUT" 7243 5 75683 2 6 [57:46] [CT]
 EMI CLASSICS 
          "DEBUT" 7243 5 75683 2 6 [57:46] [CT]  
        
An 
          impressive debut disc by young trumpeter Alison Balsom, particularly 
          worthwhile for an atmospheric performance of Eben’s Windows, after Marc 
          Chagall … see Full Review 
        
 
          David Nadien. Volume 
          2. Romantic and Virtuosic music from the Golden Age of the Violin - 
          Pablo de SARASATE (1844-1908) Zigeunerweisen 
          (1878) - Max BRUCH (1838-1920) Violin 
          Concerto No 1 in G Minor (1868) - Fritz 
          KREISLER (1875-1962) Variations on a theme of Corelli 
          in the style of Tartini (c 1910) - Recitative and scherzo-caprice Op 
          6 - Schön Rosmarin - Francesco Maria 
          VERACINI (1690-1768) Largo - Nicolo 
          PAGANINI (1782-1840) Caprice Op 1 No 20 arr Kreisler 
          (1801-07) - Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) 
          Minuet in G Major - Franz SCHUBERT 
          (1797-1828) Serenade - Robert 
          SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Träumerei (Kinderszenen Op 
          15 1838) - Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) 
          Waltz in A Minor arr Hochstein - Antonín 
          DVORÁK (1841-1904) Humoresque - Maurice 
          RAVEL (1875-1937) Pièce en forme de Habanera (1907-08) 
           - Henryk WIENIAWSKI (1835-1880) Scherzo-Tarantelle 
          (1856)  David Nadien, 
          violin - Hungarian State Opera Orchestra/ Rudolph von Eltz - Boris Barere, 
          piano all piano accompanied items except - David Hancock, piano (Ravel) 
          and Samuel Sanders, piano (Schon Rosmarin) - Recorded Budapest 1973 
          (Bruch, Sarasate), items with Boris Barere April 1961, with David Hancock 
          in 1962 and Samuel Sanders at Town Hall New York January 1973
 David Nadien, 
          violin - Hungarian State Opera Orchestra/ Rudolph von Eltz - Boris Barere, 
          piano all piano accompanied items except - David Hancock, piano (Ravel) 
          and Samuel Sanders, piano (Schon Rosmarin) - Recorded Budapest 1973 
          (Bruch, Sarasate), items with Boris Barere April 1961, with David Hancock 
          in 1962 and Samuel Sanders at Town Hall New York January 1973  CEMBAL D’AMOUR CD 117 [70.25] [JW]
 
          CEMBAL D’AMOUR CD 117 [70.25] [JW] 
        
A 
          musician of delicacy and intimacy as well as panache and drive … see 
          Full Review 
        
 THE PARSONS DANCE 
          COMPANY - Fine Dining - Music 
          by David LINTON *Brothers 
          - STRAVINSKY: Concertino 
          for 12 Instruments - Reflections of Four - MOZART: 
          Adagio from Serenade K361 - Caught - Music by Robert 
          FRIPP Scrutiny - Music by Michael 
          RAYE The Envelope - Music by Gioacchino 
          ROSSINI Nascimento - Music by Milton 
          NASCIMENTO
 
          THE PARSONS DANCE 
          COMPANY - Fine Dining - Music 
          by David LINTON *Brothers 
          - STRAVINSKY: Concertino 
          for 12 Instruments - Reflections of Four - MOZART: 
          Adagio from Serenade K361 - Caught - Music by Robert 
          FRIPP Scrutiny - Music by Michael 
          RAYE The Envelope - Music by Gioacchino 
          ROSSINI Nascimento - Music by Milton 
          NASCIMENTO  All choreographed by David Parsons and * by Daniel Ezralow - Produced 
          by Denmark Radio and TV, 1992 - Directed by Thomas Grimm
 
          All choreographed by David Parsons and * by Daniel Ezralow - Produced 
          by Denmark Radio and TV, 1992 - Directed by Thomas Grimm  ARTHAUS DVD 100 264 [117"] [PQ]
 
          ARTHAUS DVD 100 264 [117"] [PQ]  
        
Fans 
          of contemporary dance will certainly want to see this, but it could 
          grab anyone attracted by the latent beauty in human movement. … see 
          Full Review
        
 
          Plot in Fiction: 
          Italian Music for ensemble - Enrico CORREGGIA 
          (b.1933) Già 
          l’Eolia di Notte … (1985) - Luca FRANCESCONI 
          (b.1956) Viaggiatore Insonne (1983) - Giacinto 
          SCELSI (1905-1988) Kya (1959) - Ada 
          GENTILE (b.1947) In un Silenzio Ordinato (1985) 
          - Dario MAGGI (b.1944) Im 
          finsteren Wald (1993) - Luca FRANCESCONI 
          Plot in Fiction (1986) - Alison Wells (soprano) Roger 
          Heaton (clarinet) - Christopher Redgate (oboe and cor anglais)  Firebird Ensemble/ Barrie Webb - Recorded live in concert, St. Paul’s 
          Hall, Huddersfield, June 1994-June 1997 DDD
 
          Firebird Ensemble/ Barrie Webb - Recorded live in concert, St. Paul’s 
          Hall, Huddersfield, June 1994-June 1997 DDD  METIER MSV CD92018 [60:00] [CT]
 
          METIER MSV CD92018 [60:00] [CT]  
        
A 
          typically enterprising and challenging release of Italian music for 
          ensemble in accomplished performances by Firebird. … see Full 
          Review 
        
 
          Prague Guitar Concertos Luboš 
          FIŠER (b. 1935) Sonata 
          per Leonardo (for guitar and string orchestra) (1994) Pastorale per 
          Giuseppe Tartini (for guitar and string orchestra) (1995) Sylvie 
          BODOROVÁ (b. 1954) Tre canzoni da suonare (for guitar 
          and string orchestra) (1980-85) Dona nobis lucem¹ (for voice, violin, 
          guitar and string orchestra) (1995) Otmar MÁCHA 
          (b. 1922) Christmas Concertino (for guitar and string orchestra) 
          (1995)  Lubomír 
          Brabec, guitar Václav Hudeček, violin¹ Zdena Kloubová, 
          soprano¹ Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra/Jiří Bĕlohlávek 
          Recorded in Domovina Studio, Prague, 30th-31st 
          August 1996.
 Lubomír 
          Brabec, guitar Václav Hudeček, violin¹ Zdena Kloubová, 
          soprano¹ Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra/Jiří Bĕlohlávek 
          Recorded in Domovina Studio, Prague, 30th-31st 
          August 1996.  SUPRAPHON 
          SU 3272-2 031 [56.50] [NH]
 SUPRAPHON 
          SU 3272-2 031 [56.50] [NH] 
        
Guitar 
          music of real quality from a surprising source. I exhort you to investigate! 
          … see Full Review  
        
Dame 
          Margaret Price (soprano): Franz SCHUBERT 
          (1797-1828) 
          Lieder: 
          Geheimnis D.491, Die Forelle D.550, Der Künig in Thule D.367, Gretchen 
          am Spinnrade D.118, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D.965*, Auf dem Riesenkoppe 
          D.611, Du bist die Ruh’ D.776, La Pastorella al Prato D.528, Heidenröslein 
          D.257, Schwanengesang D.744, Wehmut D.404, Der blinde Knabe D.833b 
          - Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Frauenliebe 
          und Leben, op. 42 - Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY 
          (1840-1893) Songs (sung in Russian): None but the lonely 
          heart, op. 6/5, Do not believe, my friend, op. 6/1, At the ball, op. 
          38/3 - Franz LISZT (1811-1886) Lieder: 
          O lieb’, so lang du lieben kannst! S.298, Die Lorelei S.273, Die stille 
          Wasserrose S.321, Es muss ein Wunderbares sein S.314, Kling leise, mein 
          Lied S.301  Dame Margaret 
          Price (soprano), James Lockhart (pianoforte), Jack Brymer (clarinet)* 
          - Locations: St. Dunstan’s, Cheam, GB (Schubert), Barking Town Hall, 
          GB (others) Dates: April 1971 (Schubert), August 1973 (others)
 Dame Margaret 
          Price (soprano), James Lockhart (pianoforte), Jack Brymer (clarinet)* 
          - Locations: St. Dunstan’s, Cheam, GB (Schubert), Barking Town Hall, 
          GB (others) Dates: April 1971 (Schubert), August 1973 (others)  EMI CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE 575 7732 [CH]
 
          EMI CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE 575 7732 [CH]  
        
Some 
          of the most beautiful singing you’re ever likely to hear. … see Full 
          Review 
        
 Elisabeth SCHWARTZKOPF: A 
          Self Portrait
 
          Elisabeth SCHWARTZKOPF: A 
          Self Portrait  A film by Gérald Caillat. Concept: André Tubin and Gérald 
          Caillat - Editor: Toby Trotter - PAL System 4:3 B&W/Colour No Region 
          code - Subtitles: English/Deutsch/Français/Espagnol - Menu Languages: 
          English/Français/Deutsch - Insert: essay by J.B. Steane
 
          A film by Gérald Caillat. Concept: André Tubin and Gérald 
          Caillat - Editor: Toby Trotter - PAL System 4:3 B&W/Colour No Region 
          code - Subtitles: English/Deutsch/Français/Espagnol - Menu Languages: 
          English/Français/Deutsch - Insert: essay by J.B. Steane  EMI CLASSICS 7243 4 92852 9 3 [57.00] [PS]
 
          EMI CLASSICS 7243 4 92852 9 3 [57.00] [PS]  
        
An 
          affectionate box of candy for Schwartzkopf fans. Lots of historical 
          footage, excellent production values. … see Full 
          Review 
        
SEGOVIA 
          Vincenzo 
          GALILEI (c1530-1591) Six Pieces Robert 
          de VISÉE (c1650-1725) Six Pieces from the Suites No.9 
          in D minor / No.12 in E minor Johann Sebastian 
          BACH (1685-1750) Fugue in A minor (orig. G minor), BWV1000 
          Gavotte en Rondeau from the Suite in E Major, BWV1006a Franz 
          SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Menuetto from the Piano Sonata in G 
          Major, D894 Alexandre TANSMAN (1897-1986) 
          Cavatina Heitor VILLA-LOBOS (1887-1959) 
          Prelude No.1 in E minor Prelude No.3 in A minor Mario 
          CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO 1895-1968) Tonadilla on the name of Segovia, 
          Op.170/5 Tarantella, Op.87/1 Enrique GRANADOS 
          (1867-1916) Danzas Espanolas, Op.37, Melancolica (Danza triste) 
          in G Major  Andrès 
          Segovia (guitar) Recorded live: Edinburgh Festival, Freemason’s Hall 
          on 28th August 1955
 Andrès 
          Segovia (guitar) Recorded live: Edinburgh Festival, Freemason’s Hall 
          on 28th August 1955  BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4108-2 [70:57] [AD]
 
          BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4108-2 [70:57] [AD]  
        
A 
          must for Segovia devotees. Captures a moment in time: the legend weaving 
          his spell. … see Full Review 
        
        
           
          Berl Senofsky. The Art of the Violin Volume 
          1 – Concert Favourites Maria 
          Theresia von PARADIS (1759-1824) Sicilienne 
          Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741) Sonata 
          in D Major Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) 
          Sonata in D Major D384 Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH 
          (1906-1975) Four Preludes for piano Op 34 transc violin and 
          piano Tsiganov Fryderyk CHOPIN 
          (1810-1849) 
          Nocturne in C Sharp minor arr Milstein Manuel 
          de FALLA (1876-1946) Danse Espagnole from La Vida Breve arr 
          Kreisler Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924) 
          Berceuse Op 16 Moritz MOSZKOWSKI (1854-1925) 
          Guittare Op 45 No 2 arr Sarasate Nicolo 
          PAGANINI (1782-1840) Caprices Op 1 Nos 7 and 17 Pyotr 
          TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Melody Op 42 No 3 Henryk 
          WIENIAWSKI (1835-1880) Caprice in A Minor arr Kreisler Polonaise 
          Brillante op 4 Christoph Willibald GLUCK (1714-1787) 
          Melodie from Orfeo ed Euridice Leopold 
          GODOWSKY (1870-1938) Alt Wien arr Heifetz  Berl Senofsky, violin with Boris Barere, piano Julian Martin, piano 
          Won Me Cho, piano Live recordings
 
          Berl Senofsky, violin with Boris Barere, piano Julian Martin, piano 
          Won Me Cho, piano Live recordings  CEMBAL D’AMOUR CD106 [65.52] [JW]
 
          CEMBAL D’AMOUR CD106 [65.52] [JW] 
        
Cembal 
          d’Amour usefully fills some glaring historical gaps … see Full 
          Review 
        
 
          Berl Senofsky. The 
          Art of the Violin Volume 2. French and Russian Masterworks. Gabriel 
          FAURÉ (1845-1924) Violin 
          Sonata No 1 in A Major Op 13 (1875-76) Claude 
          DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Violin Sonata in G Minor (1916-17) Sergei 
          PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Violin Sonata No 2 in D Major Op 94a 
          – arr Prokofiev from Flute Sonata Igor STRAVINSKY 
          (1882-1971) Suite Italienne (c1933) – arr Stravinsky and 
          Dushkin from Pulcinella  Berl Senofsky, violin Boris Barere, piano on all except Vanden Eynden, 
          piano (Fauré) Recorded 1949-58
 
          Berl Senofsky, violin Boris Barere, piano on all except Vanden Eynden, 
          piano (Fauré) Recorded 1949-58  CEMBAL D’AMOUR CD 110 [75.52] [JW]
 
          CEMBAL D’AMOUR CD 110 [75.52] [JW]
         
        
This 
          disc charts the progress of an estimable talent. Let’s hope Cembal d’Amour 
          can keep us busy with many more such in the years to come. … see Full 
          Review  
        
 
          SubString Bridge: Anders 
          HILLBORG (b. 
          1954) Close 
          Up (1996) - Close Enough (remix of the above by Magnus Frykberg) - 
          Åke PARMERUD (b. 1953) SubSring 
          Bridge (1999) - Steve REICH (b. 1936) 
          Electric Counterpoint (1987) - Escortic Joynt (remix of the 
          above by Trio Escort) - Arne LÖTHMAN 
          (b. 1954) Diptych - Toru TAKEMITSU 
          (1930-1996) All in Twilight (1988) - Johan 
          SÖDERQVIST (b. 1966) Epilogue (2000) - 
          Åke PARMERUD SubSring Bridge, short version (multimedia 
          track)  Mats Bergström, 
          guitar - Recorded at various locations in Sweden between 1996 and 2001
 Mats Bergström, 
          guitar - Recorded at various locations in Sweden between 1996 and 2001 
           BIS NORTHERN LIGHTS 
          BIS-NL-CD-5019 [55.54 plus 4.40 video track] [WH]
 BIS NORTHERN LIGHTS 
          BIS-NL-CD-5019 [55.54 plus 4.40 video track] [WH]  
        
The 
          visual element was even more devoid of interest and merit than the music. 
          … see Full Review 
        
           
          TE DEUM 
          Paul ENGEL (born 
          1949) Venezianisches 
          Déjà-vu (2001)a Te Deum (1988)b 
           Cyrillus KREEK (1889 – 1962) David’s 
          Psalms (1923)c Knut NYSTEDT 
          (born 1915) Immortal Bach (1988)d Johann 
          Sebastian BACH (1685 – 1750) Toccata, Adagio and Fugue BWV 
          654e Chorvorspiel BWV 641e  Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choirbcd; Franz Hauk (organ)be; 
          Ensemble Art of Brass, Viennaab; Paul Engel Recorded: Dom 
          St Jakob, Innsbruck, October and November 2001
 
          Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choirbcd; Franz Hauk (organ)be; 
          Ensemble Art of Brass, Viennaab; Paul Engel Recorded: Dom 
          St Jakob, Innsbruck, October and November 2001  GUILD GMCD 7245 [69:52] [HC]
 
          GUILD GMCD 7245 [69:52] [HC] 
        
Well-made, 
          accessible and communicative choral music. … see Full 
          Review  
        
 
          Alexander Tselyakov 
          in Live Performance Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) 
          Sonata 
          in A flat op. 110 - Isaac ALBENIZ (1860-1909) 
          Triana (from Iberia, Book II) - Srul 
          Irving GLICK (b. 1934) Nistar (Secret) – Fantaisie Elégiaque 
          - Frédéric CHOPIN (1810-1849) 
          Waltz in c sharp op. 64/2, Study in b op. 25/10 - Nicolai 
          RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1840-1908) arr. Sergei 
          RACHMANINOV Flight of the Bumble-Bee - Piotr 
          Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1844-1893) October (Autumn Song) 
          op. 37b/10 - Franz LISZT (1811-1886) 
          La Campanella S.140/3a - Alexander 
          ROSENBLUTT (b. 1955) Variations on a theme of Paganini 
           Alexander Tselyakov (pianoforte) 
          - Locations: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (except Liszt and Rosenblatt); 
          Hart House, University of Toronto (Liszt, Rosenblatt) - Dates: November 
          1997, December 1997 (live performances)
 Alexander Tselyakov (pianoforte) 
          - Locations: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (except Liszt and Rosenblatt); 
          Hart House, University of Toronto (Liszt, Rosenblatt) - Dates: November 
          1997, December 1997 (live performances)  GOLOMB RECORDS GLDC 5701-2 [62’ 00"] [CH]
 
          GOLOMB RECORDS GLDC 5701-2 [62’ 00"] [CH]  
        
A 
          more uneven disc than Tselyakov’s Russian Album. The Chopin is particularly 
          noteworthy. … see Full Review 
        
TRANQUILITY: 
          A 
          collection of beautiful melodies and arias - Giulio 
          CACCINI (1545 – 1618) – Ave 
          Maria (arr. Nick Ingman) - Giacomo PUCCINI 
          (1858 - 1924) – Donde lieta usci (Mimi’s Farewell) (La Boheme 
          – 1895) - Antonín DVORÁK (1841 – 
          1904) – Songs my Mother taught me from ‘Gipsy Melodies B104 
          Opus 55’ - 1880 - Albert Hay MALOTTE 
          (1895 – 1964) – The Lord’s Prayer - Giuseppe 
          VERDI (1813 – 1901) – La Vergina degli angeli (La Forza 
          del Destino – 1862) - George Frideric HANDEL 
          (1685 – 1759) - Ombra mai fù (Serse HWV40 - 1737) 
          - Engelbert HUMPERDINCK (1854 – 1921) 
          – Prayer (Hänsel und Gretel - 1893) - Heitor 
          VILLA-LOBOS (1881 – 1959) – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 
          5: Aria (Cantilena)- 1938 - Franz SCHUBERT 
          (1797 – 1828) – Ave Maria (Ellen’s Gesang III), D839 (Op.52, 
          No. 6 – 1825) - Giacomo PUCCINI (1858 
          - 1924) – Vissi D’Arte (Tosca - 1900) - Cesar 
          FRANCK (1822 - 1890) – Panis Angelicus - 1872 - Wolfgang 
          Amadeus MOZART (1756 – 1791)– Vedrai Carino (Don Giovanni 
          K527 – 1787)) - Franz SCHUBERT (1797 
          – 1828)– Ständchen (Horch! Horch! die Lerch') D889 - 
          Gabriel FAURÉ (1845 – 1924)– 
          Pie Jesu (Messe de Requiem Op. 48, 1886/7 - Karl 
          JENKINS (b.1944) – He Wishes for the cloths of heaven 
          - 2001 - Vincenzo BELLINI (1801 - 
          1835)– Casta Diva (Norma - 1831)  Lesley Garrett (Soprano) - Britten Sinfonia and Chorus - Ivor Bolton, 
          conductor - The Anthony Pleeth Cello Ensemble - London Voices - Terry 
          Edwards, Directory - BBC Concert Orchestra - Peter Robinson, conductor
 
          Lesley Garrett (Soprano) - Britten Sinfonia and Chorus - Ivor Bolton, 
          conductor - The Anthony Pleeth Cello Ensemble - London Voices - Terry 
          Edwards, Directory - BBC Concert Orchestra - Peter Robinson, conductor 
           BMG 74321 96300 2 
          [61.57] [RH]
 BMG 74321 96300 2 
          [61.57] [RH]  
        A 
          compilation album, pleasant enough but really for Lesley Garrett fans 
          only … see Full Review 
        
 
           
          VIVE LA DIFFÉRENCE: 
          String Quartets by female composers - 
          Lucie VELLERE (1996-1966) Quartet 
          No.3 (1951) - Sarah ADERHOLT (b.1955) 
          String Quartet (1978) - Ruth SCHÖNTAL 
          (b.1924) String Quartet (1981) - Amy 
          BEACH (1867-1944) Quartet for Strings Op.89 (1942) - 
          Priaulx RAINIER (1903-1986) Quartet 
          for Strings (1936/9)  The Crescent Quartet recorded in 1981 and the Alard Quartet (Rainier 
          only) recorded in 1983. CD transfer 1994 - originally on LP
 
          The Crescent Quartet recorded in 1981 and the Alard Quartet (Rainier 
          only) recorded in 1983. CD transfer 1994 - originally on LP  LEONARDO LE 336 [66.33] [GH]
 
          LEONARDO LE 336 [66.33] [GH]  
        
Well 
          worth exploring. … see Full Review 
        
VOICES 
          OF AFRICA. Roelof 
          TEMMINGH (b. 1946) - Himne - Felix 
          MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) - Psalm 100 (Jauchzet dem 
          Herrn alle Welt) - Anton 
          BRUCKNER (1824-1896) - Os Justi - Psalm 36, 30-31 
          - Giuseppe VERDI (1813-1901) - Pater 
          Noster - Arvo PÄRT (b. 1935) 
          - Magnificat - Lars JANSSON 
          (b. 1951) - To the Mothers of Brazil - arr. 
          Gunnar ERIKSSON (1936) - Veljo 
          TORMIS (b. 1930) - Raua Needmine - (Curse upon 
          Iron) - Sven-Eric JOHANSON (1919-1997) 
          - Dilemma - Thomas JENNEFELT 
          (b. 1954) - Villarosa sarialdi - Niel 
          van der WATT (b. 1962) - I am the Voice of Africa 
          - text: Lindsey Reyburn - Jaakko MÄNTYJÄRVI 
          - Pseudo-Yoik- Deep River (Spiritual) - 
          arr. Anders PAULSSON - William 
          Spevery - Operator - arr. Niel van 
          der WATT - Soloists: Werner Badenhorst, Pieter Odendaal, 
          Marko Fourie, Christo Burger, Brandon Hill - Hannie van Zyl (piano) 
          tr.1, Marc Botha (sax) tr.6, Barend Stapelberg (percussion) 
           University of Pretoria 
          Camerata/Johann van der Sandt. Recorded: Musaion of the University of 
          Pretoria and St Alban's Cathedral, Pretoria, October 1999 and October 
          2000. Full price
 University of Pretoria 
          Camerata/Johann van der Sandt. Recorded: Musaion of the University of 
          Pretoria and St Alban's Cathedral, Pretoria, October 1999 and October 
          2000. Full price  GUILD GMCD 7246 [72.52] [RJF]
 
          GUILD GMCD 7246 [72.52] [RJF]   
        
So 
          much variety of expression and nuance … see Full 
          Review 
        
 
            
        
 
        
BOOK REVIEWS 
           
        
 
          THE CLASSICAL GUITAR BOOK: A 
          Complete History by John Morrish Creative Director: Nigel Osborne  Published by Backbeat Books ISBN 0-87930-725-0
 
          Published by Backbeat Books ISBN 0-87930-725-0 
        At 
          the price of £19.95 (my copy is soft backed) this book is an absolute 
          gift. Not only is it a visual feast it is also packed with facts and 
          information that one can return to with pleasure time after time. … 
          see Full Review 
         
          Classical Music: The Essential Listening 
          Companion ed. Alexander J. Morin The 
          Third Ear  BACKBEAT BOOKS 
          ISBN 0-87930-638-6 softback 1202pp 2002
 BACKBEAT BOOKS 
          ISBN 0-87930-638-6 softback 1202pp 2002 
        Not 
          as up to date as it might have been but you will come away from reading 
          these lively, sometimes iconoclastic pages better informed and enthused 
          to explore and compare. ... see Full Review 
          
        
           
          David Rattray  Masterpieces 
          of Italian Violin Making; Important stringed instruments from the collection 
          at the Royal Academy of Music  Balafon Books £75 ISBN 187154792X [JW]
 
          Balafon Books £75 ISBN 187154792X [JW]
        Explores 
          the subject with clarity and elegance, details individual histories, 
          reflects upon construction techniques with acuity and presents the instruments 
          in photographic glory. … see Full Review 
          
        
          [Detailed listing (last two 
          days)]
          [Part 1 New]  [Part 
          2 A-B] [Part 3 C-L]
          [Part 4 M-R]  [Part 
          5 S-Z]
          [Part 6 Misc A-L]  [Part 
          7 Misc M-Z] 
          Revolving 
          notes from clipart.com