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Gustav
MAHLER (1860–1911) Symphony No.1 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck rec. 2008
EXTON EXCL-00026 [57:59] 
[GD]
Clarity
of sound and texture trumps drama and propulsion… see Full
Review
Otto
MALLING (1848-1915) Violin concerto see Danish
Violin Concertos
Frank
MARTIN (1890–1974)
Mass Francis POULENC (1899–1963)
Mass, Quatre Petites Prières de Saint François d'Assise,
Salve Regina
Christ Church Cathedral Choir/Stephen Darlington
NIMBUS NI5197 rec. 1989
[RH]
An
attractive combination of works, strongly characterised and intelligently
sung
Frank
MARTIN (1890-1974) Mass for dbl choir a cappella see
Chormusik des 20. Jahrhunderts II
Pietro
MASCAGNI (1863-1945) Cavalleria Rusticana Ruggero
LEONCAVALLO (1857-1919) Pagliacci
José Cura, Ch & O Zurich Opera House/Stefano Ranzani rec. 2009
ARTHAUS MUSIK 101 490 
[151:00]
[IL]
A
visual treat with some impressive deliveries if it is not as memorable
as the best of Cav and Pag
Jules
MASSENET (1842 – 1912) Don Quichotte
Teresa Berganza, Isabelle Vernet, Marie-Ange Todorovitch (mezzo), Christian
Papis (ten.), Alain Fondary, Nicolas Rivenq (bar.), José van Dam (bass-bar.),
Jean-Claude Barbier (bass), Chief Choeurs & Orch. National du Capitole
de Toulouse/Michel Plasson, rec. 1992
EMI CLASSICS 309100 2 [68:23 + 46:50] 
[GF]
Well
worth hearing. Why not try the present version while it is available?
... see Full Review
Jules
MASSENET (1842-1912) Werther
Álvarez, Garanca, Tonca, Eröd, Šramek, Jelosits, Chorus and Orchestra
of the Vienna State Opera/Philippe Jordan rec. 2005 (plus bonus, “Marcello
Álvarez and Elina Garanca at the Vienna Opera Ball”)
ARTHAUS 107 141 
[132:00 + 12:00]
[CC]
The
loving attention Jordan gives to the score adds a whole new dimension.
Garanca confirms impressions of her as a leading light in the opera
houses of today ... see Full Review
Nikolai
Karlovich MEDTNER
(1880-1951)
CD 1 Piano Concerto No.1; Stimmungsbilder; Six Fairy Tales CD 2 Piano
Concerto No. 2; Russian Fairy Tale; March funebre CD 3 Two Canzonas;
Piano Quintet CD 4 Violin Sonatas CD 5 Violin Sonata No.3; Nocturne
CD 6 Forgotten Melodies; Sonata-Elegy in D minor Sonata-Fairy Tale Eduard
NÁPRAVNIK (1839-1916) Night Intermezzo; Polonaise; Melancholy
Tatiana
Nikolayeva (piano) ¹ Abram Chatskes (piano) ² Alexander Labko (violin):
Evgeny Svetlanov (piano) Borodin Quartet and Evgeny Svetlanov (piano)
USSR Symphony Orchestra/Evgeny Svetlanov
SVET 42-47/6 [6 CDs]
[JW]
For
Svetlanov adherents that should be pretty self-recommending. ... see
Full Review
Fanny
MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL (1805-1847) Piano works
Heather Schmidt (piano) rec. 2007
NAXOS 8.570825 [67:18] 
[JW]
Genuine
verve and an animated refinement
Felix
MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847) Symphonies 3, 4 &
5; Overtures: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Hebrides, The
Fair Melusine; Ye spotted snakes; String 5tet 2 (excerpt), Violin
Cto E min.
Jascha Heifetz (violin); Edna Philips (soprano) NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
rec. 1941-54
GUILD GHCD 2358/9 [2 CDs: 74:58 + 75:43] 
[JS]
A
fascinating supplement to other versions … see Full
Review
Francesco
MOLINO (1775-1847) Chamber Works for Flute, Violin
and Guitar
Sérénade à trois, rec. 2008
CPO 777 448-2 [68:02]
[BW]
Effortlessly
tuneful music in fine performances ... see Full
Review
Leopold
MOZART (1719-1787)
Sinfonias
Münchener Kammerorchester/Hans Stadlmair rec. 1995/8
TUDOR 737 & 7066 [59:03 + 72:38]
[DC]
Consistent
quality - approved and appreciated
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Symphony 29 see Silvestri
Carl
NIELSEN (1865-1931) Violin concerto see Danish
Violin Concertos
Joaquín
NIN
(1879-1949) The Piano Music:
Martin Jones (piano) rec. Wyastone, Monmouth, 30 November 2006, 14-15
May 2007
NIMBUS NI 5851 [67.15]
[GH]
Fascinating
and wonderfully played. A real revelation. ... see Full
Review
Alla
PAVLOVA (b. 1952) Symphony No. 6; Thumbelina Suite
Mikhail
Shestakov (violin); Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra/Patrick Baton rec.
2008 NAXOS
8.579003 [65:20]
[RB]
Saturated
melodic absorption and compelling forward momentum ... see Full
Review
Giovanni
Battista PERGOLESI
(1710)-1736) Stabat Mater, Salve Regina
Katia
Ricciarelli (soprano); Manuela Custer (alto); Francesco Baroni (organ)
I Filarmonici CO/Giorgio Croci rec. 1995
TACTUS TC711602 [60:07]
[J-PJ]
Uninspired
Gavriil
Nikolaevich POPOV
(1904-1972) Symphony 3, Symphonic aria
Dmitri Khrychov (cello) St. Petersburg State Academic SO/Alexander Titov
rec. 2008
NORTHERN FLOWERS NF/PMA 9972 [69:54]
[WK]
Interesting
music by a long-lost - at least in the West - friend of Shostakovich
Francis
POULENC
(1899–1963) Flute Sonata; Trio for oboe, bassoon
and piano; Clarinet Sonata; Sextet for piano and wind quintet; Oboe
Sonata
Ensemble 360 rec. 2008
NIMBUS ALLIANCE NI 6121 [70:19]
[BBr]
Well
worth having … see Full Review
Francis
POULENC (1899–1963) Figure Humaine - Choral
Works
James Sherlock (organ) Tenebrae/Nigel Short rec. 2009
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD197 [63:33]
[MC]
Nigel
Short directs the impeccably prepared Tenebrae in beautiful accounts
of this music… see Full Review
Francis
POULENC (1899-1963) Figure humaine see Chormusik
des 20. Jahrhunderts II
Francis POULENC (1899–1963) Mass, Quatre Petites Prières
de Saint François d'Assise, Salve Regina see
MARTIN
Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) String Quartets: No. 1 in
B minor, Op. 50; No. 2 in F, Op. 92; Sonata for Two Violins in C, Op.
56 Pavel
Haas Quartet (Veronika Jarušková, Eva Karová (violins); Pavel Nikl (viola);
Peter Jarušek (cello)) rec. 2009
SUPRAPHON SU3957-2 [60:42]
[CC]
Should
go a long way to restoring the Prokofiev Quartets to their rightful
place. The sound is magnificent – present, involving and clear. Top
place ... see Full Review
Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Symphony 1 see Silvestri
Sergei
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto 2 see BRAHMS
Joseph
Joachim RAFF (1822-1882)
String Quartets 1 & 7
Quartetto di Milano rec. 1998/9
TUDOR 7079 [68:56]
[JW]
Good
advocates, relishing the intimacies as well as the more bustling aspects,
though not the last word in sheer refinement ... see Full
Review
Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937) Louis Frémaux conducts Ravel
LSO/Louis
Frémaux, rec. 1990
ALTO ALC1087 [74:34]
[RB]
A
very good Ravel collection and could more than serviceably stand as
the only representation of the composer in any collection ... see Full
Review
Vladimir
REBIKOV
(1866-1920)
Russian Piano Music - Volume 2
Anthony Goldstone (piano) rec. 2009,
DIVINE ART DDA 25081 [70:05]
[JW]
Stakes
a permanent claim on the listener ... see Full
Review
Silvestre
REVUELTAS (1899-1940)
La noche de los mayas see STRAVINSKY
Josef
RHEINBERGER (1839-1901) Mass and Motets - Sacred
Music 9
Saarbrücken Chamber Ch./Georg Grün Rainer Oster (organ), rec. 2009
CARUS 83.410 [66:49]
[MC]
Attractive
performances that are both characterful and responsive. ... see Full
Review
Knudage
RIISAGER (1897-1974) Violin concerto see Danish
Violin Concertos
Joaquin
RODRIGO (1901-1999) Concierto de Aranjuez, Concierto
Pastoral for flute & orch., Fantasia para un Gentilhombre
Carlos Bonell (guitar), Jennifer Stinton (flute), English Ch. Orch./Steuart
Bedford, rec. 1988-9
ALTO ALC1090 [69:50]
[RB]
This
winning and inexpensive Rodrigo collection ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Gioachino ROSSINI
(1792-1868)
Il barbiere di Siviglia - Melodramma Buffa in two
acts (1816) Juan Diego Florez (tenor); Joyce DiDonato (mezzo);
Chorus and Orchestra of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London/Antonio
Pappano rec. 2009
VIRGIN CLASSICS DVD VIDEO 6945581 9 4 [2 DVDs: 102:00 + 74:00 plus
bonus]
[RF]
An
outstanding sung and acted performance that converted adversity into
unmitigated triumph. It goes straight to the top of the list. ... see
Full Review
Gioacchino
ROSSINI (1792 – 1868) Otello
Spyres,
Pratt, Guagliardo, Trucco, Adami, Chauvet, Transylvania State Philharmonic
Choir, Virtuosi Brunensis/ Fogliani rec. 2008
NAXOS 8.660275-76 [68.58 + 79.34]
[RH]
If
you are curious about Rossini's version of Otello then you will not
go far wrong with this Naxos recording ... see Full
Review
Gioachino
ROSSINI (1792-1868) L’Italiana in Algeri
Lorenzo
Regazzo, Ruth Gonzalez, Transylvania State PCh, Virtuosi Brunensis/Alberto
Zedda rec. 2008
NAXOS 8.660284-85 [68:57 + 67:17]
[JS]
The
freshness of new discovery
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