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250 Years of English Song – An
Anthology of English Song: 1530-1709
Norma Burrowes (soprano);
Wendy Eathorne (soprano); Charles Brett (counter-tenor); Neil Jenkins
(tenor); Philip Langridge (tenor); Benjamin Luxon (baritone); Robert
Lloyd (bass-baritone); Anthony Rooley (lute); Harold Lester (harpsichord);
Colin Tilney (harpsichord); Catherine Mackintosh (violin); Polly Waterfield
(violin); Ian Gammie (violin); Trevor Jones (violin); Jane Ryan (bass
viol); Adam Skeaping (viola da gamba); Medici String Quartet rec. October
– November 1976, St John’s Smith Square; St George the Martyr, Queen’s
Square; Decca Studio 4, Tollington Park, London. ADD
LYRITA SRCD.2309 [74:39 + 78:39] 
[RB]
A
golden age of British singing rejecting the contrived and the precious
... see Full Review
The Legendary Amadeus Quartet
String Quartets by Joseph HAYDN
(1732-1809); Roman HOFFSTETTER (1742-1815)
(Attrib); Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828);
Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847); Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Amadeus Quartet rec. 1951-1957,
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 93807 [7 CDs: 70:54 + 59:51 + 70:16 + 51:06 +
73:51 + 76:44 + 60:55] 
[JS]
A
very desirable issue ... see Full Review
Beloved
Beautiful Georg BÖHM (1661-1733) Mein
Freund ist mein Johann Christoph BACH (1642-1702) Meine Freundin,
du bist schön Heinrich SCHÜTZ (1585 - 1672) Stehe auf, meine
Freundin Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Der Herr denket
an uns Johannette
Zomer (soprano); Mark Chambers (alto); Marcel Beekman (tenor);
Harry van der Kamp; Stephen MacLeod (bass) The Netherlands
Bach Society/Jos van Veldhoven
rec. 2007 CHANNEL CLASSICS
CCSSA27308 
[61:53]
[JV]
Interesting
fine pieces, reasonably well performed but not always captivating
... see Full Review
Simeon
Bellison – his arrangements for clarinet
Simeon Bellison
(clarinet) and various other artists - see review
SUMMIT RECORDS DCD503 [71:08] [JW]
Thoroughly
idiomatic, engaging and vital ... see Full
Review
Carlo Bergonzi sings
Puccini and Verdi (with arias by Meyerbeer, Cilea and Giordano)
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia,
Rome/Gavazzeni rec. 1951-8
REGIS RRC1305 [63.09][RMo]
This
aristocrat among tenors ... see Full
Review
Jussi
Björling - The Swedish Caruso
Jussi Björling (tenor) and various solo singers, choruses and orchestras
rec. 1927-1959
EMI CLASSICS ICON 2173132 [5 CDs: 73:25 + 74:53 + 76:42 + 75:34 + 73:53][GF]
Golden
stuff, all of it! ... see Full Review
Rafał
Blechacz - Piano Sonatas by Franz
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809), Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) and Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Rafał Blechacz (piano) rec. 2008
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4777453 [61:01][CC]
Important
and thoroughly enjoyable ... see Full
Review
Blow
The Wind Southerly - Songs of
Life and Longing from the north east of England Concert
Royal
rec. 2006/8 DIVINE ART DDV24139 [52:37]
[BK] 
The
selection is full of fine and indeed memorable melody ... see Full
Review
The
British Connection - Music by Ernst
Pauer (1826-1905), Gustav Holst (1874-1934) and Gordon
Jacob (1895-1984)
Hexagon Ensemble rec. 2008
ETCETERA KTC1374 [61:38][JF]
An
inspiring recital ... see Full
Review
York
Bowen – The Complete Solo 78 rpm Recordings
Includes Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Piano Concerto 4Fryderyk
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Ballade 3, Scherzo 2Sergei
RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) Prelude
York Bowen (piano) Aeolian O/Stanley Chapple rec. 1914-27
APR 6007 [62:23 + 58:58] [JW]
An
important contribution to the history of the piano on record ...
see Full Review
Giulio
Caccini and his circle
La Nuova Musica/David Bates rec. 2007
SOMM SOMMCD083 [69:20][JV] 
This
disc is bland and boring - avoid it! ... see Full
Review
Clarinet
Works
Marcel CHYRZYŃSKI
(b. 1971)
Three Preludes, Quasi Kwazi I-III Isang
YUN (1917-1995) Riul
Dawid JARZYŃSKI (b. 1984) Partita Paul
PATTERSON (b. 1947) Conversations
Dawid Jarzyński (clarinet); Anna Czaicka (piano)
DUX 0622 [65.43] [WH]
Outstanding
performances but not a disc to listen to at a single sitting
... see Full Review
The Dark Pastoral - Songs
and Poetry from World War One
Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) Simon Russell Beale (narrator)
rec. 2007 ALTARA CLASSICS
ALT1035 [76:46] [JW]
Songs
and spoken word coalescing around the First World War ... see Full
Review
HISTORICAL
RECORDING OF THE MONTH The
Dawn of Recording:
The Julius Block Cylinders
Full track-list at end of review
MARSTON 53011-12 [3 CDs: 78:12 + 76:03 + 79:09]
[JW]
No
praise can be too high ... see Full
Review
Dreams
of Fancy, Tales of Loss
Ottorino Respighi
(1879-1936) Il tramonto Leos
Janáček (1854-1928)
Pohádka for cello and piano William
Bolcom (b.1938)
Dream Music No.2 John Corigliano
(b.1938) Fancy on a Bach Air for Cello Solo Franz
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Arianna a Naxos - Cantata
Ewa Podleś (contralto);
Kenneth Cooper (harpsichord); Wu Han (piano); Ani Kavafian, Erin Keefe
(violins); Paul Neubauer (viola); Julie Albers, David Finckel (cellos);
Kurt Muroki (double bass); John Ferrari, Ayano Kataoka, Tom Kolor (percussion)
rec. live, 2008 DEUTSCHE
GRAMMOPHON Concerts 477 8149 
[64:21]
[BW]
A
worthwhile memento of a memorable concert ... see Full
Review
Encore,
My Good Sir Lin
Jiang (horn); Benjamin Martin (piano)
rec. 2007 MELBA MR 301116 [59:35] [LW]
A
remarkable talent and a delightful disc ... see Full
Review
English Classical Violin Concertos
James BROOKS
(1760-1809) Violin Concerto 1 Thomas LINLEY Jnr (1756-1778) Violin Concerto Thomas SHAW (c.1755-l830) Violin Concerto Samuel WESLEY (1766-1837) Violin Concerto 2
Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin) The Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman
(fortepiano) rec. 1996
HYPERION HELIOS CDH55260 [64:05]
[EM]
Hugely
attractive music – with some incredibly assured writing ... see Full
Review
Façades
- Music by Rodney
ROGERS (b.1953), Robert MUCZYNSKI (b.1929),
Colin MACDONALD, Philip GLASS (b.1937), Christopher
PAINTER (b.1962) and Graham FITKIN (b.1963)
Lara James (saxophones); Sinfonia Viva/Nicholas Kok rec. 2006
SIGNUM SIGCD158 [51:40][CR]
An
accomplished contemporary mix ... see Full
Review
The
Feast of St Michael and All Angels
The Choir of Westminster Abbey/James O'Donnell rec.
2007 HYPERION CDA67643
[73.11][EM]
Extremely
well disciplined performances of the very highest quality ... see
Full Review
Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953)
A Life in Music
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) rec. 1946-1952 An Ordinary Diva -
DVD UCJ 4801915
[77:47 + 58:38 
][CF]
Old
wine in new bottles ... see Full Review
A
Finnish Christmas
Jukka
Perko (saxophone); Riki Sorsa (vocals); Laulupuu Ch, Lahti SO/Esa
Heikkilä rec. 2008
BIS BIS-CD-1747 [80.00] [WH]
Beautiful
arrangements, successful and atmospheric ... see Full
Review
Mirella
Freni and Cesare Siepi in Concert
Svizzera Italiana Radiotelevisione O/Bruno
Amaducci rec. 1985
VAI 4482
[75:00] [GF]
Will
give as much satisfaction when played audio only ... see Full
Review
Sol
Gabetta (cello)
- Cantabile
Prague
PO/Charles Olivieri-Monroe Mihaeha Ursuleasa (piano) rec. 2008
RCA RED SEAL 88697 359622 [53:24]
[MC]
Sparkling
and intelligent playing ... see Full
Review
Golden
Age Of Light Music – From Stage And Screen
Various
artists rec. 1949-1957
GUILD GLCD5152 [77:37][BBr]
Very
enjoyable ... see Full Review
Cynthia
Gregory & Fernando Bujones - Together
The Rehearsal; Coppélia, Act III, The Wedding;
Words on Dance rec. 1988/2002
Cynthia Gregory Fernando Bujones
VAI 4477
[99:00]
[RMay]
For
balletomanes rather than a more general audience ... see Full
Review
The Hidden Heart
- A life of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears
EMI CLASSICS 2165719
[78:00][JW]
An
evocative life in three parts ... see Full
Review
Patricia
Kopatchinskaja (violin)
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) Violin Sonata No.9
Maurice RAVEL (1875 – 1937) Violin Sonata
Béla BARTÓK (1881 – 1945) Roumanian Folk Dances Fazil
SAY (b. 1970) Violin Sonata
Patricia
Kopatchinskaja (violin); Fazil Say (piano) rec.
2007
NAÏVE V5146 [67:29][BBr]
Neither
player is well served by this issue ... see Full
Review
Joachim
Kühn and Michael Wollny Live at Schloss Elmau
Piano Works by Joachim KÜHN (b.1944)
and Michael WOLLNY (b.1978)
Joachim Kühn and Michael Wollny (pianos) rec. 2008
ACT 97582 [53:20][JW]
Will
appeal to colourists and prismic aficionados ... see Full
Review
Dinu
Lipatti – The Master Pianist
w/Philharmonia O, Lucerne
Festival O/Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia O/Alceo Galliera, Tonhalle
O Zurich/Otto Ackermann, Concertgebouw O/Eduard van Beinum, Suisse Romande
O/Ernest Ansermet Sudwestdeutschen Rundfunks O/Paul Sacher rec. 1937-50
EMI CLASSICS ICON 2073182
[7 CDs: 462:06] [JW]
A
commendable balance between known and rare ... see Full
Review
Gary Louie: Classic
Saxophone Concertos
Gary Louie (alto saxophone); St. Petersburg State Academic Orchestra/Vladimir
Lande rec. 2007
KLEOS CLASSICS KL5150 [55:36][JWi]
Refreshing
stuff ... see Full Review
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