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RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Garcia ABRIL (b.
1933) Madre
Asturias: A Collection of Asturian Songs 
Joaquin
Pixan (tenor); Rosa Torres-Pardo (piano)
rec. 2007 NAXOS 8.572073 [53:40] 
[IB]
Sheerly
enjoyable … marvellous! ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH John ECCLES (c.1668-1735) The Judgment of Paris
etc.
Early Opera Company/Christian Curnyn
rec. 2008
CHANDOS CHAN0759 [62.14][RH] 
A
forgotten gem which deserves to be rediscovered ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Muriel HERBERT
(1897-1984)
Songs Ailish Tynan
(soprano) James Gilchrist (tenor) David Owen Norris (piano) rec. 2008
LINN CKD335 [63:27]
[JF]
One
of my major musical discoveries of 2009 ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Tomás Luis De VICTORIA
(1548–1611) Missa Gaudeamus
Lay Clerks of Westminster Cathedral/Matthew Martin rec. 2008
HYPERION CDA67748 
[73:20][BW]
Download
or CD, buy without delay ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Alexander von ZEMLINSKY
(1871-1942) Symphonic Fantasy: Die
Seejungfrau; Sinfonietta
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd rec.
2006
NAXOS 8.570240 [63:26][IL]
Irresistible
... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Véronique
Gens - Tragédiennes 2
Véronique Gens (soprano); Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset rec.
2008 VIRGIN CLASSICS
2165742 [67:26][GF]
One
of the most satisfying vocal discs for a long, long time … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH The
Three-Cornered Hat: Spanish
Fantasies Fernando
OBRADORS (1897-1945) Chiquitita la novia Enrique
GRANADOS (1867-1916) Five Tonadillas Manuel
de FALLA (1876-1946) The Three-Cornered Hat -
Concert Suite Luis de MILÁN (c.1500-c.1561) Two
Romances Joaqin RODRIGO (1901-1989) Liricas
castellanas Gerard BROPHY (b. 1953) Verlaine
Songs Shaun RIGNEY (b. 1960) Chamber
Concerto Southern
Cross Soloists, Slava Grigoryan (guitar) rec. 2007 ABC
CLASSICS 476 6887 [70:50] [ST]
Left
me enchanted and excited … really fantastic music ... see Full
Review
BARGAINS
OF THE MONTH
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750) Two-Part
Inventions,
Sinfonias & other keyboard works Andrea
Bacchetti (piano)
rec. 2008 DYNAMIC CDS629/1-2 [77:11
+ 73:21] 
[DC]
A
superb piano collection and one-stop Bach archive ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (1806) [41:52] Symphony
No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 (1802) [34:25]
Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/Eduard van
Beinum rec. Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, June 1957 (Concerto) and May 1954
(Symphony). ADD ELOQUENCE
480 0428 [76:20]
[WH]
Grumiaux,
serene in 1957, and his rather more forthright conductor … see
Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Aaron COPLAND (1900
- 1990)
Dance Panels (1959) [29:00] Eight Songs of Emily Dickinson (1948-50
orch. 1960s) [21:13] Short Symphony (1933) [15:55]
Helene Schneiderman (mezzo) Orchestra of St. Luke's/Dennis Russell
Davies rec. no information given - original release MusicMasters 1992
NIMBUS NI2545 [66:47] [NB]
A
life-enhancing disc of the highest possible quality ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Olivier MESSIAEN (1908-1992) The
100th Anniversary Edition rec. 1956-2004 EMI CLASSICS
2174662 [14
CDs: ca 15 hrs] [RB]
A
wide-ranging anthology of dazzling variety and mixed vintage ...
see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791) Piano
concertos 9 & 14,
Piano sonata 8 Alfred Brendel
(piano) I Solisti di Zagreb/Antonio Janigro
rec. 1966/8 ALTO ALC1047 [72:13] [BW]
A
splendid reminder of early Brendel, still sounding very well ...
see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Sir
Charles Hubert Hastings PARRY
(1848-1918) Choral
Masterpieces Mark
Rowlinson* (baritone); Jeffrey Makinson (organist) Manchester Cathedral
Choir/Christopher Stokes rec. 2- 4 July 2008, Manchester Cathedral
NAXOS 8.572104 [66:25]
[JF]
An
essential addition to many collections ... see Full
Review
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