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BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Kurt ATTERBERG (1887-1974) The Nine Symphonies Rasilainen [RB]

Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (1876) [50.25] Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 (1877) Bychkov [TB]

Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (1876) [44.07] Symphony No. 1, initial version of second movement (before 1876) [8.35] Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (1880) [9.40] Mackerras [TB]

Saburo MOROI (1903-1977) Sinfonietta in B flat ,Two Symphonic Movements, Symphony no.3 [GPJ]

Steve REICH (b.1936) Triple Quartet (1999) [14’45] Duet (1994) [5’14] Different Trains (1988) [27’14] The Smith Quartet Recorded at TCM Studios, London, Jan.-Feb. 2005 (Different Trains) and Konk Studios, London, June 4-7 2005 (rest) SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD064 [46’59] [TH]

Ruth CRAWFORD SEEGER (1901-1953) Suite for five wind instruments and piano, Sonata for violin and piano' Two Ricercari , Prelude No.1, Prelude No.9 , Study in Mixed Accents, Diaphonic Suite No.1 for flute, Diaphonic Suite, Three Songs [JW]

Gaspare SPONTINI (1774-1850) La Vestale (1807) Maria Callas (soprano) – Giulia Franco Corelli (tenor) [JW]

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Peter Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893) The Sleeping Beauty Bolshoi Kopilov [JPh]

Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741) Six Violin Concertos for Anna Maria [MC]

A Tribute to Nadia Boulanger [JW]

 

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NEW BOOK REVIEWS:

GERALD FINZI: His Life and Music by Diana McVeagh

RONALD STEVENSON - The Man and His Music A Symposium edited by Colin Scott-Sutherland

Gary Evans Music Inspired by Art: A guide to recordings

 

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Reviewer’s Log: a Summer Retrospect John Quinn

Inspiration - "In The Air"? Arthur Butterworth

A Thumbnail Sketch of the Music of William Blezard Part 2 (The Piano Works) John France

Philip Cowlin (1920-2005)

MusicWeb Reviewer’s Log: September 2005 Reviewer: Patrick C Waller

MUSICWEBLOG July-August 2005 Reviewer: Robert Hugill

UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 2005 BRUCKNER SYMPHONIES: AN INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF SELECTED RECORDINGS by Patrick Waller and John Quinn

A Thumbnail Sketch of the Music of William Blezard Part 1 John France
A Greville Cooke Catalogue A Preliminary Overview John France

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We have been critized for our unstinting praise of the pianist Joyce Hatto and even the suggestion we might be in the pay of her record label so read on
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BOOK REVIEWS
Recent book reviews may be seen at the head of the list here

Christopher Fifield - Ibbs and Tillett: The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire. Just published by Ashgate. 692 pages, 78 b/w illustrations. Hardback for only £29.95 post-free in the UK[review Rob Barnett] [review Jon Woolf]

Bach Performance Practice, 1945 - 1975: A Comprehensive Review of Sound Recordings and Literature by Dorottya Fabian PURCHASE Through MusicWeb International £55 £50 post-free

Eric Charles Blake Wars, Dictators and the Gramophone 1898-1945 pp320; illustrated; laminated cover.published by Sessions of York, Huntingdon Rd, York YO31 9HS, England Buy from MusicWeb £10 plus postage - immediate delivery

Gary Evans Music Inspired by Art: A guide to recordings Pub. Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2002 ISBN 0-8108-4509-1 [317 pages, hard cover] £46.00

FERRIER - A CAREER RECORDED by Paul Campion Thames Elkin ISBN 0-903413-71-X 244pp. £19.99

GERALD FINZI: His Life and Music by Diana McVeagh 25 b/w illustrations 1 line illustration 306 pages Size: 23 x 15 cm ISBN: 1843831708 Binding: Hardback Publication date: September 2005 Price: 49.95 USD/25.00 GBP Imprint: Boydell Press

RONALD STEVENSON - The Man and His Music A Symposium edited by Colin Scott-Sutherland publ. 2005 foreword by Lord Menuhin 507pp Toccata Press ISBN 0 907689 40 X hard ISBN 0 907689 41 8 paper

IAN VENABLES Song album (high) Thames Elkin 2004 Introduction (Graham J Lloyd)

 

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