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RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Sir Malcolm ARNOLD
(1921-2006)
Ballet
Music Homage to the Queen - suite op. 42 (1953) [19:43] Rinaldo
and Armida - dance-drama in one act op. 49 (1954) [20:57] Sweeney
Todd - concert suite op. 68a (1959) (prepared 1984, David Ellis
with composer) [20:16] Electra - ballet in one act op. 79 (1963)
[14:49] 
BBC Philharmonic/Rumon Gamba rec. Studio 7, New Broadcasting House,
Manchester, 9-10, December 2008
CHANDOS CHAN 10550 [76:14] [JQ][RB]
A
disc that no admirer of Arnold’s music will want to be without. [JQ]
A splendid collection [RB] ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Jan
Josef Ignác BRENTNER
(1689 - 1742) Arias Šimon BRIXI
(1693-1735) Graduale Pro Dominica Quinquagesimae proprium in a minor
'Tu es Deus' [03:34]
Hana Blažíková (soprano) Collegium Marianum/Jana Semerádová rec. June
2003, September 2005, May 2009, Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels,
Prague, Czech Republic. DDD
SUPRAPHON SU 3970-2 [60:42]
Spirited
and stylish performances of music by a Czech composer of the early 18th
century ... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Gabriel FAURÉ (1845
– 1924) Mélodies
Yann Beuron (tenor); Billy Eidi (piano) rec. Chapelle de l’Hôpital du
Bon-Secours, Paris, February 2009 Sung texts enclosed
TIMPANI 1C1162 [51:42]
[GF]
Great
interpretations of great songs … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Francisco GUERAU
(1649-1722) Songs José
MARÍN (1618-1699)
Songs
Laberintos Ingeniosos: Lambert Climent (tenor), Pedro Estevan (percussion),
Xavier Díaz-Latorre (guitar/direction) 11-15 June 2007, L’église évangélique
Allemande, Paris Texts and translations included
ZIG-ZAG TERRITOIRES ZZT090301 [58:40]
[GPu]
A
fine collection of passionate music from the Spanish baroque, persuasively
played … see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Václav Gunther
JACOB (1685
- 1734) Dixit
Dominus, Missa Dei Filii Valentin
RATHGEBER (1682-1750) Concertos Capella
Regia Praha/Robert Hugo
rec. 2008/9 SUPRAPHON
SU3971-2 [79:32] [JV]
Music
and interpretation are of a very high standard ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Uuno KLAMI
(1900-1961) Northern
Lights, Op. 38 (1946) [18:49] Cheremissian Fantasy for cello
and orchestra, Op. 19 (1931) [13:27] Kalevala Suite, Op. 23 (1943)
[32:56]
Samuli Peltonen (cello) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgĺrds
rec. Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, rec 2009.
ONDINE ODE 1143-2 [65:25]
[RB]
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Gioachino ROSSINI
(1792-1868)
Colbran the Muse
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) Ch & O Accademia Nazionale
di Santa Cecilia, Rome/Edoardo Müller rec. 2009
VIRGIN CLASSICS 6945790 [72.05]
[RJF]
An
outstanding disc for all lovers of singing. Its high standard marks
it out as one that will be around for a long time ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Sergei
RACHMANINOV
(1873-1943) Symphonic Dances, The
Isle of the Dead, The Rock
Royal Liverpool PO/Vasily Petrenko rec. 2008/9
AVIE AV2188 [70:09]
[JQ] [RB]
Magnificent
performances, stunningly recorded [JQ] Certainly one to go for [RB]
... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Alfred
SCHNITTKE (1934-1998) Viola
concerto Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1976) Viola
sonata Antoine
Tamestit (viola); Markus Hadulla (piano) Warsaw Philharmonic/Dmitrij
Kitajenko
rec. 2007/8 AMBROISIE
AM168 [65:26] [CR]
This
is a wonderful recording, capturing the essence of both works with understanding
and communicating effectively to the listening audience ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Sir Arthur
SULLIVAN (1842-1900) Ivanhoe Peter
Wedd (tenor) Toby Spence (tenor) Janice Watson (soprano) - Catherine
Wyn-Rogers (mezzo) BBC Ntl O Wales/David Lloyd-Jones rec. 2009 CHANDOS
CHAN 10578 (3) [3 CDs: 59:01 + 52:08 + 54:24] [RW]
An
excellent job … sure to please the harshest of critics ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH John TAVERNER (c.1490-1545) Sacred
Choral Music Ch
St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh/Duncan Ferguson
rec. 2009 DELPHIAN
DCD34023 [58:10] [JQ]
An
outstanding disc ... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Kurt
WEILL
(1900-1950) Lost
in the Stars Gregory
Hopkins, Stephen Kumalo,
Concert
Chorus of New York; O St. Luke’s/Julius Rudel rec. 1992
NIMBUS NI2543 [71:41]
[JQ][RB]
Weill’s
last completed work given a fine, dramatic reading [JQ] Everything is
just right [RB] ... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH De Angelis Anneliina
Koskinen (soprano, diatonic C-flute, reed pipe, bells, Loriman
pipe, tenor rebec, symphonia, Celtic harp, 5 stringed kantele)
rec. 2008 ALBA
ABCD282 [61:06] [EM]
This
disc completely captivated me ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Cantare - La
voix de la Harpe Isabelle
Moretti (harp) Dame Felicity Lott (soprano)
rec. 2009 NAÏVE
V5186 [78:29] [JQ]
A
delectable experience ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Concerto
Italiano Domenico
DALL’OGLIO (c.1700
- 1764) Violin
Concerto Michele STRATICO (1728 - after
1782) Violin Concerto Pietro NARDINI (1722
- 1793) Violin Concerto Antonio LOLLI (1725
- 1802) Violin Concerto Giuliano
Carmignola (violin) Venice Baroque O/Andrea Marcon
rec. 2009 ARCHIV
477
6606 [81.40] [RH]
Four
18th century Italians whose music is dazzling - buy
it ... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Caroline
Goulding
(violin) Fritz KREISLER (1875-1962) Gypsy
Caprice & other short pieces John CORIGLIANO (b.1938) Red
Violin Caprices Paul SCHOENFIELD (b.1947) Four
Souvenirs Henri VIEUXTEMPS (1820-1881) Souvenir
d'Amérique George GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Selections
from "Porgy and Bess" TRADITIONAL Cape
Breton Island Fiddling w/Christopher
O'Riley (piano)
rec. 2009 TELARC
CD80744 [67:31] [OL]
Amazing
musicality, virtuosity with a personality ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Jag & Jersey Libby
LARSEN (b.1950) Yellow Jersey, Corker James
M. DAVID (b.1978) E-TYPE Jag Norbert
BURGMÜLLER (1810 - 1836) Duo Jean
FRANÇAIX (1912 - 1997) Tema con Variazioni Scott
McALLISTER (b.1969) Black Dog Linda
Cionitti (clarinet) rec. 2008 MSR
CLASSICS
MS1329 [61:03] [NB]
A
veritable box of unexpected delights - a disc I urge you to hear … see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Simon
Keenlyside Recital Franz SCHUBERT
(1797-1828)
Hugo WOLF (1860-1903) Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) Maurice RAVEL
(1875-1937) Francis POULENC (1899
– 1963)
Simon Keenlyside (baritone); Malcolm Martineau (piano) rec. live, Wigmore
Hall, London, 26 October 2008. DDD Original texts and English translations
included
WIGMORE HALL LIVE WHLIVE0031 [74:08]
[JQ]
A
quite exceptional recital disc ... see Full
Review
BARGAINS
OF THE MONTH
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Claudio
MONTEVERDI (1567–1643) Sacred
Music & Madrigals Taverner
Consort, Taverner Choir and Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott VIRGIN
CLASSICS 9669652 [5 CDs: 314:35] [MC]
Andrew
Parrott and his forces are in impeccable form in these mainly sacred
works from Monteverdi ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH London Mozart Players:
the complete HMV stereo recordings Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Symphonies 28 & 41,
Concertos for Two PianosJuan Crisóstomo
de ARRIAGA (1806-1826) Symphony Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Symphony 103 Vitya
Vronsky, Victor Babin (pianos) London Mozart Players/Harry Blech
rec. 1955-7 FIRST
HAND REMASTERS FHR05 [3 CDs: 67:58 + 64:05 + 67:21] [JS]
An
irresistible bargain and a worthy memorial to Harry Blech … see Full
Review
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