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O harp 
Rachel Dent (harp); Ronald
Frost (organ) rec. 2003
DIVERSIONS DDV24138 [69:14][JS] 
Winningly
off-beat … very well played ... see Full
Review
Opera
Arias – Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballe (soprano) rec. 1971-79. ADD
full listing at end of review
EMI CLASSICS 2 64845 2 [4 CDs: 76.06 + 76.55 + 73.54 + 77.58] 
[RH]
A
finely digested overview of the soprano’s art ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Cantigas
de Amigo Martin
CODAX (13th
century) Seven Cantigas de amigo [59.36] Estéváo
RAIMOND (13th century) Amigo, se bien [3.18] Bernal
DE BONAVAL (13th century) Fremosa a Deus grado [5.18]
Roi Fernandez DE SANTIAGO (13th century)
Quand’eu vejo las ondas (6.12)
Fin’ Amor (Carole Matras (voice and harp); Bernard Mouton (recorder);
Michael Grébil (oud and viele); Thomas Baeté (viele); Vincent Libert
(percussion) rec. 17-19 May 2003, Church of Saint-Rémy de Franc-Waret,
Belgium MUSICA FICTA
MF 8002 [73.24] 
[GH]
I
am full of admiration for these performances ... see Full
Review
Michael
Bilson plays Jan Ladislav DUSSEK
(1760-1812), Johann Baptist
CRAMER (1771-1858) and Franz Joseph HAYDN
(1732-1809)
Michael Bilson (piano) rec. 2007
BRIDGE 9263 [61:59][CC]
Bilson
imbues Dussek with backbone ... see Full
Review
Blue
Rags Ian
MUNRO (b.1963) Blue Rags Elena
KATS-CHERNIN (b.1957) Rags Ann
GHANDAR (b.1943) Ragtime Suite Graham
KOEHNE (b.1956) Blues Dmitri
YANOV-YANOVSKY (b.1963) Silhouettes Ian
Munro (piano)
rec. 2005 TALL POPPIES TP186 [77:39] [JW]
Malleable
twistings of the classicised rag … see Full
Review
Cantatas
by DU BUISSON
(d.1710), Nicolas CLÉRAMBAULT
(1676-1749), Philippe COURBOIS
(fl.1705-1730), Nicolas BERNIER
(1665-1734), Jean-Baptiste STUCK
(c.1680-1755), Alessandro SCARLATTI (1660-1725),
Antonio CALDARA (1670-1736),
Giovanni BONONCINI (1670-1747)
and George Frideric HANDEL
(1685-1759)
Sandrine Piau (soprano); Gérard Lesne (alto); Il
Seminario Musicale/Gérard Lesne rec. 1990-8
VIRGIN
CLASSICS 3951532 [5 CDs: 62:41 + 65:20 + 67:52
+ 59:48 + 70:00][JV]
After
12 years or more these recordings still sound fresh and up-to-date -
this set is not to be missed ... see Full
Review
The
First Carnegie Hall Euphonium Recital Antonio
CAPUZZI (1755-1818) Andante and RondoArthur
FRACKENPOHL (b.1924) Sonata for Euphonium and PianoWalter
ROSS (b.1936) Partita for Euphonium and PianoSamuel
ADLER (b.1928) Four Dialogs for Euphonium and MarimbaJohn
BODA (1922-2002) Sonatina for Euphonium and SynthesiserErmano
PICCHI Fantasia Originale Brian
Bowman (euphonium) Marjorie Lees, Steven Harlos (piano) Gordon
Stout (marimba)
rec. 1978/2008 CRYSTAL RECORDS
CD393 [61:25] [JW]
A
delightfully varied recital ... see Full
Review
Celibidache
- You don’t do anything – you let it evolve
ARTHAUS MUSIK DOCUMENTARY 101365 
[100:00][CF]
Celibidache:
complex, craggy ... see Full
Review
Yvette
Chauviré - France’s Prima Ballerina
Assoluta - a film by Dominique Delouche VAI
4479 [81.00][MM-B]
An
absorbing, interesting film ... see Full
Review
Patrizia
Ciofi (soprano) - Live Arias
by Traetta, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Donizetti, Piccini, Massenet & Verdi rec.
1996-2007 DYNAMIC
CDS 603/1-2 [69.08
+ 68.41] 
[RH]
Impressive
- a highly communicative singer ... see Full
Review
Franco
Corelli - The
Tenor as Hero rec.
1958-68 EMI
CLASSICS ICON 2648872 [4
CDs: 308:34] [GF]
A
worthy tribute to this most heroic of Italian tenors ... see Full
Review
Gustavo
Dudamel Live from Salzburg
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Triple concerto Modest MUSSORGSKY
(1839-1881) Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)
Johann STRAUSS (1804-1849)
Radetzky March Alberto
GINASTERA (1916-1983) Danza final Documentary:
School of Learning
Martha Argerich (piano); Renaud Capuçon (violin); Gautier Capuçon (cello)
Simón Bolivar Youth O Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel rec. 2008
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 0734515
[131:00]
[DM]
Those
vibrant Venezuelans have done it again. A must for all SBYO groupies
... see Full Review
Duos
for Cello and Bass Gioacchino
ROSSINI (1792-1868) Duetto Luigi
BOCCHERINI (1743-1805) Sonata Franz
Joseph KEYPER (1756-1815) Rondo Solo for Bass [4:38] Jacques
OFFENBACH (1819-1880) Duo Jules
MASSENET (1842-1912) Duo Charles
Nicolas BAUDIOT (1773-1849) Theme and Variations Don
THOMPSON (b.1940) In Memory of Glenn Coenraad
Bloemendal (cello) Joel Quarrington (bass)
rec. 1978/2008 CRYSTAL RECORDS
CD135 [56:42] [JW]
A
wholesome disc ... see Full Review
Richard
Farrell - Complete Recordings Vol. 1 Edvard
GRIEG (1943-1907) Piano Concerto, Ballade, Lyric Pieces Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Ballades, Waltzes Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Piano Concerto 1 Richard
Farrell (piano) Halle O/George Weldon
rec. 1956-58 ATOLL ACD208 [74:50
+ 75:30] [JW]
A
fine reclamation ... see Full Review
French
Bassoon Works Gabriel GROVLEZ
Sicilienne
et Allegro giocoso; Alexandre TANSMAN
Sonatine; Charles KOECHLIN
Sonata Op. 71; Gabriel FAURE
Pièce; Roger BOUTRY Interférences
I; Gabbier Noël GALLON Récit
et Allegro; Henri DUTILLEUX
Sarabande et Cortège; Marcel BITSCH
Concertino; Louis Marie Eugène JANCOURT
Nocturne; Gabriel PIERNÉ
Solo de Concert Op. 35; Achille-Claude
DEBUSSY Minstrels,The Little Shepherd, Golliwog’s
Cake-Walk, Karen
Geoghegan (bassoon); Philip Fisher (piano) rec. 2008, DDD
CHANDOS CHAN 10521 [73:38]
[CR]
Depth
of understanding and a career full of potential ... see
Full Review
Emil
Gilels Live in Moscow - Vol. 5
Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) Piano Concerto 1 Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Piano Concerto, Arabesque
Emil Gilels (piano) USSR State SO/Vladimir Verbitsky rec. live, 1966/76
VAI 4471
[74:10]
[CC]
Dedicated
followers of Gilels should not hesitate ... see Full
Review
Great
Cathedral Organs of England
Timothy Farrell (Organ of Westminster Abbey); Christopher
Dearnley (Organ of St. Paul’s); Barry Rose (Organ of Guildford
Cathedral); Allan Wicks (Organ of Canterbury Cathedral);
Francis Jackson (Organ of York Minster); Noel Rawsthorne (Organ of Liverpool
Anglican Cathedral) rec. 1974-1976
REGIS RRC1304 [78:23][BW]
An
inexpensive, high quality opportunity for an ‘organ wallow’ not to be
missed ... see Full
Review
Hélène
Grimaud: Living with Wolves
Hélène Grimaud (piano), with various artists
EMI CLASSICS 2165759 [58:00][CC]
Grimaud
is a searching artist. We are privileged to eavesdrop ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH
Hans Hotter The Great
Bass Baritone
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Ich habe genug
& Lieder and operatic scenes by Brahms, Schubert, Grieg, Schumann,
Loewe, R Strauss, Pfitzner, Wolf, Orff and Wagner.
rec. 1948-58 EMI CLASSICS
ICON 2649012 [6 CDs: 443:00]
[ST]
One
of the most authoritative and beautiful voices in gramophone history
... see Full Review
Herein
Lies the Soul Includes Henryk
WIENIAWSKI (1835-1880) Variations on
an Original Theme Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)Introduction
and Rondo Capriccioso Pablo de SARASATE (1844-1908) Spanish
Dance, Zigeunerweisen Nicolo
PAGANINI (1782-1840) Cantabile [3.44] Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Humoresques Steven
Moeckel (violin); Paula Fan (Steinway piano)
rec. 2006 No label [66.07]
[PSh]
A
brilliant young violinist invites comparison with the very best
... see Full Review
In
Memoriam - Hungarian Composers, Victims
of the holocaust Music by László
WEINER (1916-1944), Pál BUDAI
(?-1944/5), Elemér GYULAI (1904-1945),
Sándor KUTI (1908-1945) and György
JUSTUS (1898-1945)
Various artists rec. 2008
HUNGAROTON HCD32597 [62.52][GH]
Search
it out and listen in awe ... see Full
Review
Emma
Johnson: Music for Clarinet and Piano by Sir John DANKWORTH (b 1927), Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) and Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990)
Emma Johnson (clarinet); John Lenehan (piano) rec. 2008
NAXOS 8.572240 [61:09][BBr]
Very
cute and clever ... see Full
Review
John
Kitchen plays the organ of the Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Includes Alfred Hollins
(1865-1942) Triumphal March Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750) Praeludium pro Organo pleno, Fuga Franz Liszt (1811-1886) 'Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen,
Zagen’ Geoffrey Atkinson
(b.1943) A Little Liturgical Suite William Walton (1902-1983) Coronation March: Orb
and Sceptre John Kitchen
(organ) rec. 2004 DELPHIAN
DCD34022 [78:08]
[JF]
A
good selection of tunes, brilliantly played on a magnificent instrument
... see Full Review
Fritz
Kreisler – The Charming Maverick
Full tracklist at end of review
EMI CLASSICS ‘ICON’ 2 65042 2 [10 CDs: 70:21 + 71:04 + 62:21 + 63:27
+ 48:28 + 69:15 + 65:46 + 69:28]
[JW]
A
sensible, authoritative ten CD box for a very reasonable price ... see
Full
Review
Abraham Lincoln Portraits
Charles Ives (1874-1954) Lincoln,
the Great Commoner Vincent
Persichetti (1915-1987) A Lincoln Address
Roy Harris (1898-1979) Abraham Lincoln Walks
at Midnight Ernst Bacon (1898-1990) Ford’s
Theatre Morton Gould (1913-1996) Lincoln
Legend George Frederick McKay (1899-1970) To a Liberator
Paul Turok (b.1929) Variations
on an American Song Aaron
Copland (1900-1990) Lincoln
Portrait Nashville
Symphony Ch & O/Leonard Slatkin rec. 2007/8
NAXOS AMERICAN CLASSICS 8.559373-74 [60:54 + 51:43]
[WK]
Eight
Lincoln works - some known and some obscure - all of great interest
... see Full Review
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