Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Cello Concerto
No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 (1872) [18:44]* Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor,
Op. 119 (1902) [18:01]+ La muse et le poète, Op. 132 (1909) [15:45]+#
Suite for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 16 (1862) [17:04]+ Prière,
Op. 158 (1919) [5:55]^ 
Steven Isserlis (cello) #Joshua Bell (violin) ^Francis Grier (organ)
*London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas +NDR Symphony Orchestra/Christoph
Eschenbach rec. *Blackheath Concert Halls, London, September 1992; ^Eton
College Chapel, Windsor, February 1993; +Musikhalle, Hamburg, September
1999 BMG-RCA CLASSIC
LIBRARY 82876-65845-2 [76:02][SV]
The
two concertos fail to meet expectations but at mid-price, this remains
recommendable for the tone-poem and the Suite. ... see Full
Review
Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Symphony No. 3 'Organ', Op.
78 (1886) see JONGEN
Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) The Carnival of the Animals (1886) see PROKOFIEV
Domenico
SCARLATTI
(1685-1757) The Complete Sonatas, Vol. VII – Appendices
and Diversities, 57 Sonatas
Richard Lester (harpsichord by Michael Cole after Jose Joachim Antunes,
Lisbon, 1785) rec. Wistaria Lodge, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England,
Spring 2004 (CD1) and Spring 2005 (CDs2-3). DDD.
NIMBUS RECORDS NI 1731 [3CDs: 75:50 + 73:14 + 71:39] [BW]
These
‘appendices and diversities’, completing Lester’s
7-volume excursion through Scarlatti’s sonatas,
are well up to the high standard set by earlier
volumes … [BW]
This
last volume in Lester’s landmark recording
of all Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas covers
items variously excluded from the canon in
Volumes I – VII. They are in no way inferior,
are played by Lester in his usual expert way
and make a happy conclusion to an important
and successful series [MS] … see
Full Review.
Johannes SCHENCK
(1660–c.1720)
Il Giardino Armonico – 12 Trio Sonatas
Opus III Sonata
I in D [05:10] Sonata II in B flat
[04:35] Sonata III in g minor [11:13]
Sonata IV in d minor [07:31] Sonata
V in c minor [05:47] Sonata VI in E
[03:56] Sonata VII in f [05:25] Sonata
VIII in c [09:29] Sonata IX in A
[05:56] Sonata X in b minor [05:27]
Sonata XI in a minor [05:31] Sonata
XII in d minor [09:01]
La Suave Melodia(Rachael Beesley (violin),
Cassandra Luckhardt (viola da gamba), Regina
Albanez (theorbo), Pieter Dirksen (harpsichord,
organ); with Franc Polman (violin))/Pieter
Dirksen rec. September 2005, Nederlands Hervormde
Kerk, Renswoude, Netherlands DDD
ET'CETERA KTC 1356 [79:03] [JV]
These
are colourful, energetic and technically immaculate
performances of works which are very important
additions to the repertoire. I am sure that
this very attractive disc will give you as
much pleasure as it has given me. ... see
Full Review
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797–1828) Romantic Poets - Volume
1 1. Die junge Nonne, D828 [4:45] 2. Die Liebe hat gelogen,
D751 [2:28] 3. Frühlingsglaube, D686 [3:35] 4. Morgenlied,
D685 [3:41] Elf Lieder aus dem Gedichtzyklus “Abendröte”
(Schlegel) [29:31] 5.
Abendröte, d690 [3:40] 6. Der Schmetterling,
D633 [1:25] 7. Das Mädchen, D652 [1:57]
8. Der Knabe, D692 [2:01] 9.
Die Rose, D745 [3:05] 10. Der Wanderer,
D649 [2:25] 11. Die Berge, D634 [2:04]
12. Der Fluss, D 693[4:48] 13.
Die Vögel, D691 [1:04] 14. Die Sterne
(Du staunest o Mensch), D684 [3:54] 15. Die Gebüsche,
D646 [3:08] Vier Lieder, Op. 59 16. Du
liebst mich nicht, D756 [3:22] 17. Dass
sie hier gewesen, D775 [3:27] 18. Du bist
die Ruh, D776 [3:58] 19. Lachen und Weinen, D777 [1:39]
20. Ariette (from ”Rosamunde”), D797 [3:32]
Julia Borchert (soprano), Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano) rec. DRS, Zürich,
Switzerland, 5-8 May 2004 Sung texts and English translations at: www.naxos.com/libretti/554797.htm
NAXOS 8.554797
[59:58][GF]
A
lot to admire in this programme and readers
who have been following this series should
acquire this disc too ... see Full
Review
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797–1828) Austrian
Contemporaries - Volume 3 1. Himmelsfunken
D651 [3:01] 2. Der Mondabend D141 [2:46] 3. Bertas
Lied in der Nacht D653 [4:07] 4. Cora an die Sonne D263 [2:09]
5. Mein Gruss an den Mai D305 [3:19] 6. Die Blumensprache
D519 [2:15] 7. Der Blumen Schmerz D731 [4:58] 8. Das Lied
im Grünen D917 [4:40] 9. Frühlingslied D919 [5:19] 10. An
die Sonne D270 [2:59] 11. Lambertine D301 [3:11]
12. Blondel zu Marien D626 [3:57] 13.
Der Morgenkuss D264 [2:28] 14. Die Unterscheidung
D866/1 [5:23] 15. Die Männer sind méchant
D866/3 [2:45] 16. Das Echo D868/990C [4:40] 17. Die
Liebe D522 [3:38] 18. Ammenlied D122 [1:44] 19. Die Macht
der Liebe D308 [1:41] 20 Abendbilder D650 [6:28]
Daniela Sindram (mezzo), Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano) rec. Bayerischer
Rundfunk, Munich, Germany, 24–27 June 2005
NAXOS 8.557833 [71:29][GF]
This disc belongs among the best of those I
have heard in this series ... see Full
Review
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) The
Schubert Recordings - Vol.1 Sonata in B flat major
Op. posth, D.960 (1828) [40:01] Allegretto in C minor, D. 915
(1827) [6:41] Six Moments Musicaux, Op.94, D.780 (1823-1828)
[28:50] Joshua
Pierce (piano)
rec. New York City, 20 July 1996. DDD MSR
CLASSICS MS 1204 [75:31]
[TP]
A
disc worth hearing, and taster of what may prove to be a valuable
Schubert series ... see Full
Review
Cyril SCOTT
(1879–1970) Piano
Concerto No. 1 in C (1913-14): (Allegro maestoso [17:21]; Adagio
[10:28]; Allegro poco moderato [11:43]) Early One Morning:
Poem for Piano and Orchestra (1931, rev. 1962) [14:47] Piano Concerto
No. 2 (c.1958): (Con moto [12:27]; Tranquillo [5:54];
Energico [6:51])
John Ogdon (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernard Hermann rec.
1977 (Piano Concerto No. 1 in C); 1975 (Early One Morning and
Piano Concerto No. 2). ADD
LYRITA SRCD.251 [79:44] [EM]
Remarkable
and pioneering … both concertos on one disc
- clearly a winner. ... see Full
Review
Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Karelia Suite,
Op. 11 (1893) [15:48] Finlandia, Op. 26 (1899) [7:58] Symphony
No. 1 in E minor, Op.39 [38:01] Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
rec. Konserthus, Oslo, September 1990. DDD EMI CLASSICS 
CDC
7542732 [61:50][OEW]
A
welcome return for Jansons’ exciting Sibelius. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Jean SIBELIUS
(1865-1957)
Kullervo, symphonic poem for soloists, chorus and orchestra
Op.7 (1892) [78:29] (I. Introduction: Allegro moderato [14:00] II. Kullervo’s
Youth: Grave [15:56] III. Kullervo and his sister: Allegro vivace [24:19]
IV. Kullervo goes to war: Alla Marcia [9:38]V. Kullervo’s death: Andante
[14:32]) Randi Stene (mezzo);
Peter Mattei (baritone) National Male Chorus of Estonia Royal Stockholm
Philharmonic Orchestra/Paavo Järvi rec. Stockholm, 14-19 March 1997
VIRGIN CLASSICS 3913632
[78:29] [SH]
Everyone
involved in this recording brings the sensitivity needed to articulate
what is ‘Baltic’ music as distinct from Scandinavian. It is done
to perfection ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Violin
Concerto in D minor (1903) [28:07] Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Violin Concerto
in D (1878) [31:37] Alexander
GLAZUNOV (1865-1936) Violin Concerto in A minor (1904)
[20:10] Jascha
Heifetz (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham
(Sibelius); Sir John Barbirolli (Tchaikovsky, Glazunov) rec.
November 1935 (Sibelius); March 1937 (Tchaikovsky); March 1934,
Abbey Road,
London (Glazunov); digitally re-mastered, 2006 EMI
CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS
OF THE CENTURY 3 61590 2 [80:13] [IL]
Three
classic readings by virtuoso Heifetz at the height of his powers.
A bargain not to be missed ... see Full
Review
Charles
Villiers STANFORD (1852-1924) Cello
Concerto in D minor (1879-1880) [27:36] Piano Concerto No.
3 in E flat, Op.171 (orch. Geoffrey Bush) (1919) [37:43] Alexander
Baillie (cello); Malcolm Binns (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Nicolas
Braithwaite
rec. details not given LYRITA
SRCD.321 [65:23]
[RB]
Two
works that add invaluably to the romantic
era repertoire ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Sir
Charles Villiers STANFORD (1852-1924) Sonata in F major
for Clarinet and Piano, op. 129 (1911) [18:44] (1) Fantasy no.1 for
Clarinet and String Quartet (1921) [11:39] (2) Fantasy no.2 for Clarinet
and String Quartet (1922) [14:37] (2) Three Intermezzi for Clarinet
and Piano, op. 13 (1879) [08:06] (3) Piano Trio no.3 in A minor, op.
158 – Per aspera ad astra (1918) [20:59] (4)
Robert Plane (clarinet) (1, 2, 4), Gould Piano Trio (Lucy Gould (violin)
(2, 4), Alice Neary (cello) (2, 4), Benjamin Frith (1, 3, 4)); Mia Cooper
(violin) (2), David Adams (viola) (2) rec. 17-19 December 2006, Potton
Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK
NAXOS 8.570416 [74:05][CH]
A
Stanford CD première and a convenient grouping of the three chamber
works with solo clarinet, in excellent performances. ... see Full
Review
Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Tod und Verklärung op.24
(1889) see PROKOFIEV
Pyotr
Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (1878) [35:28] Sérénade mélancolique,
Op. 26 (1875) [9:26] Souvenir d’un lieu cher (orch. Glazunov),
Op. 42 (1878) [16:32] Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34 (1877) [5:41]
Ilya Kaler (violin) Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/Dmitry Yablonsky
rec. 3-10 December, 2004, Studio 5, Russian State Television and Radio
Company Kultura. DDD
NAXOS 8.557690 [67:08] [TP]
If
you are in the market for a new recording
of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto this year,
have a listen to this one before just buying
Fischer’s. You may find, as I did, that you
want both ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Violin Concerto
in D (1878) see SIBELIUS
Lasse
THORESEN (b.
1949) The Descent of Luminous Waters (2002) see BEETHOVEN
Francesco
TURINI (c.1589-1656) Sonata a 2 violini (1624),
Sonata a 3, ‘Il Corosino’ (1624), Sonata a 3, ‘E tanto
tempo hormai’ (1624), Somata a 3 (1624), Sinfonia
a 3 (1624), Galiarda a 3 (1624) see FONTANA
Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
The
Sons of Light (1951) [20:03] (1) Gustav
HOLST (1874-1934) The Mystic Trumpeter op.18 (1904)
[19:51] (2) Sir Charles Hubert Hastings
PARRY
(1848-1918) Ode on the Nativity (1912) [24:15] (3)
Sheila Armstrong (soprano) (2); Teresa Cahill (soprano) (3); Bach
Choir
(1, 3); Royal College of Music Chorus (1, 3); London Philharmonic Orchestra
(1, 3); London Symphony Orchestra (2)/Sir David Willcocks (1, 3);
David
Atherton (2) rec. March 1980, Kingsway Hall, London (1, 3), no information
(2) Texts included LYRITA SRCD.270 [64:13] [CH]
One
of Parry’s finest works, magnificently performed,
and the best of the two available recordings
of "The Sons of Light". ... see Full Review
Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958) Orchestral Works and British Folk Song Arrangements CD 1
The Wasps: Overture [9:06] Fantasia on a theme by Thomas
Tallis [14:15] In the Fen Country - Symphonic Impression
[14:15] Variations for Orchestra (arr. Gordon
Jacob from 'Variations for Brass Band') [12:06] Norfolk
Rhapsody No. 1 in E minor [11:09] Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'
[11:07] Romance for strings, piano and harmonica
[6:43] CD 2 The Lark Ascending
[10:17] Fantasia on Greensleeves [4:23] Concerto
Grosso [19:33] English
Folk Song Suite (transc. Gordon Jacob) [15:27]
British Folk Song Arrangements Sumer is i-cumen in (arr. Chris Hazell)
[3:54] The Turtle Dove (arr. Chris Hazell) [5:25] The
Keeper (arr. Leslie Pearson) [2:08] The
Oak and the Ash (arr. Leslie Pearson) [3:27]
Early One Morning (arr.
Leslie Pearson) [2:44] John
Peel (arr. Chris Hazell) [4:24] The
Jolly Miller (arr. Leslie Pearson) [3:23]
I will give my love an Apple
(arr. Leslie Pearson) [3:22] The
British Grenadiers (arr. Leslie Pearson)
[3:38]
Tommy Reilly (harmonica) (Romance) Iona
Brown (violin) (The Lark Ascending) Academy
of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner rec.
Abbey Road Studios, London, UK, July 1993 (The Wasps, Tallis Fantasia,
In the Fen Country, Variations, Norfolk Rhapsody, Dives and Lazarus);
Kingsway Hall, London, UK; October 1972 (The Lark Ascending), February
1980 (Greensleeves, English Folk Song Suite, British Folk Song Arrangements);
St. John’s Smith’s Square, London, UK, June 1976 (Romance), January
1977 (Concerto Grosso)
AUSTRALIAN ELOQUENCE 442 8341 [79:02 + 78:16][EMc]
Overall,
then, a good bargain collection of some of this composer’s best loved
works ... see Full Review
The
Film
Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams: Volume 3 Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958) The Story of a Flemish
Farm (Suite from the film The Flemish Farm) (1942) [25:08]
The Loves of Joanna Godden (ed. Stephen Hogger) (1946) [15:13]
Bitter Springs (with Ernest Irving (1878-1953) and ed. Hogger)
(1950) [25:57]
Ladies of Manchester Chamber Choir/Darius Battiwalla BBC
Philharmonic Orchestra/Rumon Gamba rec. Studio
7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, 22-23 June 2005. DDD
CHANDOS
CHAN10368 [66:37][IL]
A
splendid album and important addition to the RVW discography; taken
with Volumes I and II it eclipses all competition in terms of both performance
and sound. ... see Full Review
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901)
Ernani - lyric drama in four acts
(1844) Ernani, the bandit
- Placido Domingo (ten); Don Carlo, King of Spain - Renato Bruson (bar);
Don Ruy de Silva, a Spanish grandee - Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass); Elvira,
Silva’s niece and loved by Ernani - Mirella Freni (sop); Don Riccardo,
the King’s equerry - Gianfranco Manganotti (ten); Jago, equerry to Silva
- Alfredo Giacomotti (bass) Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan/Riccardo
Muti rec. live, production by Luca Ranconi, December 1982
EMI CLASSICS 3818842 [47.34 + 80.57] [OW]
A
classic reappears at mid-price, this must now be the first choice
in this opera ... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Antonio VIVALDI
(1678-1741) The
Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto: 1690-1740, Volume 2. Concerto
for violin, strings and continuo in B flat, RV 370 (?1716) [12:22] Arias,
for soprano, strings and continuo, from La costanza trionfante degl’amori
e de gl’odii, RV 706 (1716) [10:34] Concerto for violin,
two violoncellos, strings and continuo in C, RV 561 (1728?) [9:33] Concerto/Sinfonia
for strings and continue in E, RV 134 [6:19] Concerto senza cantin,
for violin, strings and continuo in D, RV 243 [10:33] Arias for soprano,
strings and continuo, from La fida ninfa, RV 714 (1732) [12:08]
Concerto for violin, strings and continuo in E flat, RV 254 [14:48]
Adrian Chandler (violin,
director), Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Sarah McMahon, Gareth Deats (cello),
La Serenissima. rec. 4-7 March 2007, Studio 1, The Warehouse, London.
All texts and translations included.
AVIE AV 2128 [76:38] [GPu]
An
outstanding collection, vividly characterised
and full of energy, of fine - but not over-familiar
- music … see Full
Review
Antonio
VIVALDI (1678-1741) Concerti per
violoncello, Vol. 1 Concerto for cello, in A minor, RV419 [9:25]
Concerto for cello, in F major, RV410 [12:01] Concerto for cello and
bassoon, in E minor, RV409 [7:37] Concerto for piccolo cello, in G major,
RV414 [9:52] Concerto for cello, in D minor, RV406 [10:04] Concerto
for cello, in C major, RV398 [7:38] Concerto for cello, in A minor,
RV421 [7:58] Christophe
Coin (cello) Alberto Guerra (bassoon) Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni
Antonini rec. February and August, 2006, Centro Culturale, Dobbiaco,
Italy NAÏVE OP 30426
[65:16][GPu]
Distinctively
introspective, subtle readings of some of Vivaldi’s finest cello concertos
… see Full Review
Antonio
VIVALDI
(1678–1741)
Double concerto for 2 guitars in G Major, RV 532 [11.39] Trio Sonata
in C major, RV82 [10.03] Concerto for guitar in D major, RV 93 [10.10]
Trio Sonata in B minor, RV 85 (orig. in G minor) [9.10] Concerto for
guitar, in C major, RV 425 [8.45] Sylvius
Leopold WEISS (1685–1750) Sonata in A major [11.12]
Peter Katona (guitar); Zoltan Katona (guitar) Carducci String Quartet
(Michelle Fleming, Matthew Denton (violins); Eoin Schmidt-Martin (viola);
Emma Denton (cello)) Jeroen van Keulen (double-bass) rec. October 2006,
Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer, The Netherlands
CHANNEL CLASSICS CCSSA23707 
[62.31] [RH]
A
well structured programme with fine guitar playing. Will not necessarily
please purists, but everyone else can simply enjoy a fine recital
... see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) CD1 Rienzi:
Overture (1842) [12:00] Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I (1850)
[8:58] Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III (1850) [2:58] Parsifal:
Prelude to Act I (1882) [13:27] Tristan und Isolde: Prelude
to Act I (1865) [10:42] Eine Faust-Overtüre (1840) [11:52] Die
Feen: Overture (1833) [10:56] Kinderkatechismus (1873)
[2:24] CD2 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg:
Prelude to Act I (1868) [9:11] Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg
Music [21:56] Der fliegende Höllander: Overture (1841)
[10:32]
Symphony in C Major (1832) [41:55] Los
Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta (Rienzi); Wiener Philharmoniker/Zubin
Mehta (Lohengrin, Parsifal, Meistersinger); Wiener Philharmoniker/Sir Georg Solti
(Tristan); San Francisco Symphony Orchestra/Edo de Waart (Faust, Symphony); Concertgebouw
Orchestra/Edo de Waart (Tannhäuser, Feen, Holländer); Wiener Sängerknaben with
members of the Wiener Philharmoniker (Kinderkatechismus).
rec. 1961-82 ADD/DDD DECCA
ELOQUENCE
442 8283 [78:56
+ 78:39] [TP]
If
you are serious about your Wagner, this double CD set is an essential
purchase ... see Full Review
Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883) Siegfried
– opera in three acts (1871) [237:01]
Siegfried: Gary Rideout (tenor) Mime: Richard Greager (tenor) The Wanderer:
John Brocheler (bass-baritone) Alberich: John Wegner (bass-baritone)
Fafner: David Hibbard (bass) Erda: Liane Keegan (contralto) Brünnhilde:
Lisa Gasteen (soprano) Woodbird: Shu-Cheen Yu (soprano) Adelaide Symphony
Orchestra/Asher Fisch rec. Adelaide Festival Theatre, 16 November–12
December 2004. DDD, Hybrid SACD
MELBA MR 301095-98
[4 discs: 79:47 + 73:40 + 50:24 + 33:10][IB]
The
overall sense of the project is one of deserved
community and company pride in an enterprise
which can stand its ground with pretty much
anything elsewhere. I welcome the issue ...
see Full
Review
Richard
WAGNER (1813–1883)
Das
Rheingold (1869) 1. Immer ist Undank
Loges Lohn [4:40] Die Walküre
(1876) 2. Ein Schwert verhiess mir
der Vater [6:13] 3. Winterstürme
wichen dem Wonnemond [2:59] Parsifal
(1882) 4. Prelude act 1 [12:31] 5. Dies
alles – hab’ ich nun geträumt? [3:41]
6. Ich sah das Kind [5:08] 7. Wehe!
Wehe! Was tat ich? [5:36] 8. Amfortas!
Die Wunde! [7:50] 9. Grausamer! Fühlst
du im Herzen [12:11] 10. Vergeh, unseliges
Weib! [4:06] 11. Heil mir, dass ich
dich wiederfinde! [4:20] 12. Nur eine
Waffe taugt [5:44]
Poul Elming (tenor) Nina Pavlovski (soprano)
(5-10); Sten Byriel (bass) (10, 11) Odense
Symphony Orchestra/Wolf-Dieter Hauschild rec.
Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark, 10-16
June 2005 and 19-21 June 2006 Sung texts in
German included
DANACORD DACOCD 664 [77:06] [GF]
We
have to be grateful when a singer of this
calibre gets a disc of his own. Danacord,
Poul Elming and all involved have to be congratulated
on the result! ... see Full
Review
Sylvius
Leopold WEISS (1685–1750) Sonata in A major see VIVALDI
Charles-Marie WIDOR (1844-1937)
Organ Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 13, No. 1: V. Marche Pontificale
[08:25] Organ Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 13, No. 2: IV. Salve Regina
[06:22] Organ Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 13, No. 4: III. Andante
cantabile [06:41] Organ Symphony No. 3 in E minor, Op. 13, No. 3: V.
Finale: Allegro molto [07:29] Trois nouvelles pièces, Op. 87: No. 2.
Mystique [05:17] Bach's Memento (excerpts): IV. March du Vielleur de
Nuit (arr. of J.S. Bach's Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645)
[03:54]; V. Sicilienne (arr. of J.S. Bach's Flute Sonata in E flat major,
BWV 1031: (II. Siciliano) [03:20]) Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor,
Op. 42, No. 2: I. Allegro [09:39] Symphonie gothique, Op. 70: II. Andante
sostenuto [05:35] Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1 (I.
Allegro vivace [11:25]; II. Adagio [05:39]; III. Toccata: Allegro [06:14])
Robert Delcamp (organ)
rec. St Cecilia Catholic Cathedral, Omaha, Nebraska, 20-22 September
2006. DDD NAXOS 8.570310
[81:01] [CB]
A
highly enjoyable, and, thanks to the organ, rather remarkable release
... see Full Review
Malcolm
WILLIAMSON
(1931-2003) Concerto
for Organ and Orchestra * (1961) [27:02] Piano Concerto No.3 in E flat
** (1962) [32:19] Sonata for Two Pianos *** (1967) [7:36]
* Malcolm Williamson (organ) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian
Boult ** Malcolm Williamson (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard
Dommett *** Malcolm Williamson and Richard Rodney Bennett, (pianos)
rec. January 1974, Guildford Cathedral (organ); February 1974, Kingsway
Hall (piano). ADD LYRITA
SRCD.280 [67:02] [JS]
Wholly
involving from start to finish, with music
of immense freshness and vitality. ... see
Full Review
John
R. WILLIAMSON (b.
1929) Lads
of love and sorrow Love: She walks
in beauty [3:21]; She is not fair [1:58]; When we two parted
[4:00] War: The lads in their hundreds [2:37]; ’Tis
five years since [2:30]; Oh, it is the jar of nations [1:31];
On your midnight pallet lying [2:21] Sorrow and regret: Hughley
steeple [4:12]; I lay me down and slumber [2:00]; Sinner’s
rue [3:40]; Parta Quies [1:22]; He looked at me with eyes … [2:07];
Others, I am not the first [3:01]; Farewell to barn and stack … [2:25];
When the lad for longing sighs [2:02]; I hoed and trenched
and … [2:26]; Oh were he and I together [1:42] Lost love: The
new mistress [1:53]; Oh, see how thick the gold… [3:06] Religion: Easter
hymn [3:18] Pastoral: Revolution [1:49]; In
valleys of springs of rivers [4:41]; March [1:56] Conflict: Before
the battle [2:31]; I stood with the dead [3:43] Mark
Rowlinson (baritone) David Jones (piano) rec. 12 June 2006,
venue not stated. DDD
Full English texts included DUNELM
RECORDS DRD0265 [66:30]
[PCW]
Williamson’s
love of Housman and eloquent music continue to impress … see Full
Review
Ermanno
WOLF-FERRARI (1876-1948) Orchestral
Music Il segreto di Susanna (1909) Overture
[2:44];
Intermezzo [2:55] *I quattro rusteghi (1906) Prelude [1:40]; Intermezzo
[3:10]La dama boba (1939)
Overture [8:11] Il campiello (1936)
Intermezzo [3:09];
Ritornello [2:27]L’amore medico (1913) Overture [8:22]; Intermezzo [5:22]
#I gioielli della Madonna (1911) Festa popolare [4:42]; Intermezzo [3:42];
Serenata [3:17] %; Danza napoletana
[3:48] Andrew Marriner (clarinet)*;
Stephen Orton (cello)#; Christine Messiter (flute)% Academy of St. Martin in
the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner; rec. December 1991, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road,
London EMI CLASSICS 54585 [54:09]
[GPu]
A
pleasant programme of orchestral pieces from Wolf-Ferrari’s operas,
which will interest the specialist more than the general listener … see Full
Review
Orchestrations
by SIR HENRY WOOD (1869-1944)
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Toccata
and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 (orch. 1929)
[9:53]; Frédéric
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Funeral March
from Piano Sonata No. 2 in Bb minor Op. 35
(orch. 1905) [10:26]; Franz
Xaver SCHARWENKA (1850-1924) Polish
Dance No. 3 (from Three Polish National Dances)
(orch. 1919) [4:10]; Enrique
GRANADOS (1867-1916) Spanish Dance
No. 4 in G (orch. 1917) [5:15]; Edvard
GRIEG (1843-1907) Funeral March
for Richard Nordraak (orch. 1907) [7:47];
Claude DEBUSSY
(1862-1918) "La cathédrale
engloutie" (orch. 1919) [6:46]; Sergei
RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) Prelude
in C# minor Op. 3 No. 2 (orch. 1913) [3:46];
Modest MUSSORGSKY
(1839-1881) Pictures at an Exhibition
(orch. 1915) [30:29]
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Nicholas Braithwaite
rec. Watford Town Hall, January 1990, July
1993. DDD
LYRITA SRCD.216 [78:42] [JS]
This
well filled and well recorded disc deserves
success. I hope that it will soon be followed
by recordings of some of Sir Henry’s other
arrangements. ... see Full
Review
Kósçak YAMADA
(1886-1965) Nagauta Symphony ‘Tsurukame’ (1934)*
[17:23] Symphony ‘Inno Meiji’ (1921)** [18:28]
Choreographic Symphony ‘Maria Magdalena’ (1918) [15:39]
* Touon Tetsuo
Miyata; Touon Toshimitsu Moraji; Touon Taro Yamaguchi; Touon Jun Ajimi;
Touon Keizo Miyata (Nagauta vocalists); Touon Toru Ajimi; Touon Takehisa
Takahashi; Touon Shiro Minoda; Touon Yutaka Miyata; Touon Gojiro Sakamoto
(shamisens); Sataro Mochizuki; Satahoshiro Mochizuki; Tatsuyuki
Mochizuki; Roei Tosha; Toru Fukahara (hayoshi) ** Yumiko Mizoiri
(hichiriki) Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra/Takuo Yuasa
rec. 17 October 2005, Kodaira Citizens Cultural Hall, Tokyo. Song text
included NAXOS JAPANESE
CLASSICS 8.557971 [50:30][DM]
Mildly
interesting but no revelations. All credit to Naxos, panning for gold
… a risky strategy but they can and do find some nuggets in the sand.
Regrettably this is not one of them. ... see Full
Review
Carl
Michael ZIEHRER (1843-1922)
Operatta Overtures Ball bei Hof (1911) [8:39]
Das dumme Herz [7:06] Der bleiche Zauberer (1890) [3:14]
Der Fremdenführer (1902) [6:30] Der Schätzmeister (1904)
[7:54] Der schöne Rigo (c.1889 reconstructed) [5:24] Die
drei Wunsche (1901) [5:56] Manöverkinder (1912) [8:08]
Ein Deutschmeister (1888) [5:31] Ein tolles Mädel (1907)
[5:12] König Jérôme (1878) [5:03]
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra/Christian Pollack rec. House of
the Arts, Kosice, Slovakia, 8-11 December 2006 Notes in English and
German MARCO POLO
8.225332 [68:37] [RW]
Above
average results … enjoyable performances … an excellent and broad
acoustic … If one enjoys Strauss waltzes you will not be disappointed
... see Full Review
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