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Samuel
ARNOLD (1740-1802) Polly 
Laura Albino, Eve Rachel McLeod, Gillian Grossman, Marion Newman, Aradia
Ens/Kevin Mallon rec. 2008
NAXOS 8.660241 [78:37] 
[JW]
Tuneful
spirits set the tenor of Polly … no wonder it was enjoyed.
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Piano Transcriptions Vol.
8 - Eugen D'Albert
Piers Lane (piano) rec. 2009
HYPERION CDA67709 [74:06]
[JW]
Communicative,
adroit and imaginative playing.
Johann
Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) The Six Keyboard Partitas, Vol. 1 & 2
Sergey
Schepkin (piano) rec. 1995
ONGAKU RECORDS 024-108/9 [66:08 + 73:47]
[DC]
Each
disc comes with its own little field of gravity, bringing you back every
time.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Keyboard
Works
Angela Hewitt (piano) rec. 1994-2008
HYPERION CDS44421/35 [15 CDs: 17:39:00] 
[DC]
A
truly valuable and life enhancing collection.
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Keyboard Concertos Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Sonatas
András Schiff (piano) English CO/George Malcolm rec. 1979
DAL SEGNO DSPRCD042 [67:50] 
[GD]
A
fascinating document of Schiff's early years.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Violin Sonatas 3 &
9 Viktoria
Mullova (baroque violin), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano), rec. 2009
ONYX
4050 [54:34]
[MC]
This
stunning Onyx release can compete with the very best
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Sonatas 21 & 29
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) rec. 1967/73
DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 1304 [68:30] 
[WH]
Two
celebrated Beethoven sonatas in expert but rather under-characterised
performances.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ludwig Van BEETHOVEN
(1770 –1827) The Complete Piano Concertos
Paul Lewis (piano) BBC SO/Jirí Belohlávek rec. 2009/10
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 902053.55 [3 CDs: 67:48 + 69:31 + 38:53]
[JQ]
This
set of the Beethoven piano concertos is a very considerable achievement
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony 8 Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Symphony 1
Vienna PO/Claudio Abbado, rec. 1968-9
DECCA ELOQUENCE 476 9890 [72:10]
[SV]
An
Italianate Bruckner and a rich and vivid Beethoven.
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Cello sonatas, Variations
Werner
Bärtschi (piano) Wen-Sinn Yang (cello) rec. 2004
HÄNSSLER PROFIL PH10004 [73:08]
[GD]
Well
worth hearing … enjoyable but one to file under promising rather
than benchmark recording.
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphonies 6 & 7
Detroit SO/Paul Paray rec. 1953-4
PRISTINE AUDIO PASC 206 [71:59]
[MG]
A
significant as well as enjoyable reissue.
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano
Sonatas 27 & 32 see Pogorelich
Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
Symphonie Fantastique, Overtures, Rákóczy March
Royal
PO/Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Alexander Gibson, Yuri Simonov rec. 1994/5
ALTO
ALC1064 [78:53]
[JQ]
A
recommendable Berlioz collection, featuring a conductor who will be
greatly missed.
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Clarinet Sonata see Cohler
Max
BRUCH (1838-1920) Kol Nidrei, Romance, Overture
Scherz, List und Rache, Serenade on Swedish Folk Melodies, Violin
Concerto 1
Alexandre de Costa (violin) Bienne SO/Thomas Rösner rec. 2008/9
GUILD
GMCD7338 [64:41] [CF]
Good
in parts, and there's cause to be grateful to Guild in assembling an
unusual collection.
Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Symphony 7
Berlin PO/Jascha Horenstein rec. 1928
PRISTINE AUDIO PASC 203 [58:58]
[JQ]
A
fine Bruckner performance in an excellent transfer.
Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Symphony 1 see BEETHOVEN
William
BUSCH (1901-1945)
Suite; Elegy see British
Music for Cello and Piano
Arthur
BUTTERWORTH (b.1923)
Symphony 5, Three Nocturnes, The Quiet Tarn, The Green Wind,
Coruscations, Gigues
Royal Scottish Ntl O/Arthur Butterworth rec. 2010
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX7253 [67:49]
[JF]
An
excellent CD. Good to see that Arthur Butterworth is gradually getting
the attention that he manifestly deserves. The playing is superb, the
sound quality equally so.
George
BUTTERWORTH (1885-1916) The Complete Butterworth Songbook
Mark
Stone (bar.), Stephen Barlow (pno) rec. 2009
STONE RECORDS 5060192780024 [71:03]
[JQ]
A
valuable and well-produced survey of Butterworth’s songs
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