RECORDINGS
OF
THE MONTH
Georg
GEBEL d.J. (1709-1753)
Johannes
Passion (Der leidende. sterbende und begrabene Jesus)
Ika Kruse (Ancilla), Dorothee Mields (arias), soprano - Thomas Riede
(Petrus), Henning Voss (arias), alto - Mirko Heimerl (Servus), Jan Kobow
(Evangelist and arias), tenor - Sebastian Bluth (Jesus), Friedemann
Klos (Pilatus), - Klaus Mertens (arias), bass Ensemble inCanto Weimar
(Tilo Krause), Weimarer Barock-Ensemble - Director: Ludger Rémy
- Recorded 7-15 July 2002 at the Redoute in Weimar DDD
CPO 999 894-2 [41:23+61:25] [JVV]
A
totally forgotten Passion of an unknown German composer of the 18th
century – a splendid work, moving and enthralling – strongly recommended
… see Full Review
Paul
HINDEMITH (1895
- 1963) Die
Harmonie der Welt, Opera in 5 acts (1957) [161.09] Libretto by the
composer
François
Le Roux; Arutyun Kochinian; Robert Wörle; Christian Elsner; Reinhard
- Hagen; Sophia Larson; Michelle Breedt; Tatjana Korovina. (all sing
multiple roles) - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus - Marek
Janowski, conductor - 260 pages of notes incl. parallel text translations
in Deutsch, English, and Français - Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche,
Berlin, 27 March 2000
WERGO WER 6642/3/4-2 3 CD [33.41 + 73.18 + 54.28] [PS]
An
excellent performance and recording of this magnificent, all but unknown
opera … see Full Review
Edouard
LALO (1823-92)
Complete Piano Trios Piano
Trio No.1, in C minor Op.7 (c.1850-52) Piano Trio No.2, in B minor,
Op.2 (c.1850-52) Piano Trio No.3, in A minor, Op.26 (1880)
Trio Parnassus: Chia Chou (piano); Wolf-Dieter Steicher (violin);
Michael Gross (cello) Recorded at Furstliche Reitbahn Bad Arolsen, Germany
December 1992 DDD
MUSIKPRODUKTION
DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG 303 0482-2 [77:59] [MC]
This
is a most beautiful and appealing release, guaranteed to please chamber
music lovers. … see Full Review
Peter Ilych TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893)
Piano
Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 (1875) Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor,
Op. 44 (1875)
Joyce Hatto,
piano - National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by René
Köhler - Recorded at the Concert Artist Studios, Cambridge, United
Kingdom, March 1997 - (Tchaikovsky) and January 1999 (Saint-Saëns)
CONCERT ARTIST CACD9086-2
[61.47] [WH]
But Joyce Hatto’s tumultuous readings should be in every collection.
… see Full Review
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) Inessa
GALANTE
(soprano) - Arias from Verdi’s late operas - Un ballo in Maschera,
‘Ma dall’ arido stelo divulsa’. ‘Morro, ma prima in grazia’ - La
forza del destino, ‘La Vergine degli angeli’. ‘Pace, pace mio
Dio’ - Aida, ‘Ritorna vincitor’. ‘O patria mia’ - Don
Carlo, ‘Tu che le vanitá’ - Otello, ‘Piangea
cantando’.. ‘Salce, salce’ (Willow Song) ‘Ave Maria’ - Falstaff,
‘Sul fil d’un soffio etesio’ - Requiem, ‘Libera me’
Choir of the Stockholm School Riga - Latvian National Symphony
Orchestra/Terje Mikkelsen - Recorded in January 2003 at Riga Recording
Studio Latvia
CAMPION
RRCD 1349 [72.52min] [RJF]
If
my copy were an LP it would be worn out by now. Meanwhile I will sit
and dream of a recording of Galante as Lady Macbeth. … See
Full Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH
Léo
DELIBES
(1836-1891) Coppélia,
ballet in 3 acts (1867) (extracts)
Orchestra of the Lyon Opera/Kent Nagano - Recorded in the Lyon Opera
House, France, June & July 1993
WARNER APEX 2564 60365 2 [74’39]
[TH]
Nagano
has such an infectious way with this score that makes it very hard to
resist, and at super-budget this will be hard to beat. … see
Full Review
Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975) Symphony
no.13 op.113 Babi Yar (1963) - Symphony no.14 op.135 (1970) Mvts.
1-6 (CD1) Mvts. 7-11 (CD2) - Symphony no.15 op.141 (1973)
Anatoly Kotscherga (bass) National Male Voice Choir of Estonia in Symphony
no.13 - Ljuba Kazarnovskaya (soprano) and Sergei Leiferkus in Symphony
no. 14 - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi - Recorded at
Gothenburg Konserthuset, September 1988 (No.15), May 1992 (No.14), November
1995 (No.13)
DEUTSCHE
GRAMMOPHON 474 469-2 [73:40+80:17] [GPJ]
Not
comfortable listening but some of the greatest written in the 20th century
… see Full Review
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