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The
Nationals 2010 Highlights from the Brass Band Championships
of Great Britain 
rec. 2010
DOYEN DOYCD279 [77:29]
[JF]
The
listener will find much here to enjoy and be moved by.
Nidaros
Works
by Smith, Sommerro, Dyrud, Plagge, Overoye, Kleiberg, Nielsen &
Bonsaksen
Trondheim Soloists; Torbjorn Dyrud (organ) Nidaros Cathedral Ch/Vivianne
Sydnes rec. 2009
2L 2L072SACD 
[61.10] [RH]
A
superb showcase. Anyone interested in contemporary choral music should
try it.
Nutcracker
Suite Music transcribed for mandolin:
Miguel LLOBET (1878-1938) Four Catalan Folksongs Pyotr
Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) The Nutcracker Suite
Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924) Pavane
Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741) Concerto in D major for
lute, two violins and basso continuo,
Modern Mandolin Qt rec. 2003
DORIAN SONO LUMINUS 92121 [51:24] 
[RMay]
Only
the absence of a power cut made me realise that I wasn’t back in the
1970s after all.
Pax
- Gregorian chant
Monks
of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Benoit du Lac/Dom Andre Saint-Cyr rec.
1996
ANALEKTA AN29776 [64.42]
[RH]
Reflects
a community who sing this music every day.
Primakov
In Concert - Vol.1 Franz SCHUBERT
(1798-1828) “Wanderer” Fantasie Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) Album pour enfants Sergei RACHMANINOV
(1873-1943) Sonata 2
Vassily Primakov (piano) rec. 2002-7
BRIDGE 9322 [75:53]
[OL]
Primakov
is excellent in the Romantic repertoire.
Reflection
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART ;
John SHEPPARD ; Thomas
ATTWOOD; Thomas TALLIS ;
Sir Edward ELGAR ; Richard
FARRANT / John HILTON;
Johann Sebastian BACH]; Robert
PARSONS ; John GOSS ;
Richard DERING]; Henry PURCELL
; William BYRD; César
FRANCK; Christopher TYE ;
Thomas CAMPION
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge/Timothy Brown HERITAGE
HTGCD 212 CD [66:00]
Tudor Anthems and Motets Orlando
GIBBONS; ? MUDD; Richard
FARRANT; Richard FARRANT
/ John HILTON ; Thomas
TALLIS ; William BYRD;
Thomas TOMKINS ; Richard
DERING; Peter PHILPS;
Robert PARSONS; John
SHEPPARD; Thomas WEELKES;
Robert WHITE Choir
of Clare College, Cambridge/Timothy Brown rec.1991/1993 HERITAGE
HTGCD 216 CD [67:32]
[JS]
So
much that is so good on these discs.
The
Rodolfus Choir Choral Collection
Ralph Allwood, Ben Parry (directors) rec. 1994-2004
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD243 [3 CDs: 199:54]
[JW]
The
performances are generally excellent, so too the recordings.
The
Romantic Violinist - A celebration of Joseph Joachim
Daniel Hope (violin, viola) Bengt Forsberg (piano), Anne-Sofie von Otter
(mezzo) Royal Stockholm PO/Sakari Oramo rec.
2010
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4779301 [66:20]
[RB]
It’s
bound to deliver pleasure if you like the look of the programme.
Solatino
Gabriela
Montero (piano) rec. 2010
EMI CLASSICS 6411442 [78.10]
[DBe]
A
fine introduction to piano music from this part of the world.
Songs
of ascent Roland SZENTPALI (b. 1977) Tuba concerto
Torbjörn Iwan LUNDQUIST (1920-2000)
Landscape John WILLIAMS (b. 1932)
Tuba concerto Roger KELLAWAY (b. 1939)
Songs of Ascent
Aaron Tindall (tuba) Margaret McDonald (piano) rec. 2009
POTENZA MUSIC PM1011 [79:44]
[MB]
Those
who love the velvety depths of the tuba have quite an entertaining disc
in this new and wide-ranging recording.
Songs
of yesterday Music for recorder and keyboard by
Bowen, Rubbra, Scott, Murrill, Leigh and Berkeley
Dan Laurin (recorder) Anna Paradiso (harpsichord/piano) rec. 2009
BIS–CD-1785 [67:27]
[GF]
Those
who still regard the recorder as a beginners’ instrument should definitely
hear this and many will revise their opinion.
Frederica
von Stade (mezzo) Song Recital - songs
by Dowland, Purcell, Liszt, Debussy, Canteloube & Hall
Martin Katz (piano) rec. 1977
SONY CLASSICAL 
78516 [51:43]
[RM]
Thoroughly
absorbing … one of the most sheerly beautiful and instantly recognisable
mezzos of the last thirty-odd years.
Frederica
von Stade (mezzo) Italian Opera Arias
National
Arts Centre O/Mario Bernardi rec. 1977/8
SONY CLASSICAL
78518 [50:43]
[RMo]
Displays
all the merits, virtues and charms of von Stade’s mezzo range.
Transformation
Works by Stravinsky, Scarlatti, Brahms
& Ravel
Yuja Wang (piano) rec. 2010
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8795 [57:53] [GA]
A
fine recital by a young artist in whom a sound technique is allied to
a thoughtful sensibility and dramatic projection.
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Tudor
Anthems and Motets
Ch Clare College, Cambridge/Timothy Brown rec. 1991, 1993.
HERITAGE HTGCD 216 [67:32]
[JQ]
A
most desirable disc that provides an excellent introduction to the treasure
chest of Tudor sacred music.
Wien
Modern III Luigi
DALLAPICCOLA (1904 - 1975) Piccola musica notturna Iannis
XENAKIS (1922-2001) Keqrops for piano and orchestra Paolo
PEREZZANI (b 1955) Primavera dell’anima Hans
Werner HENZE (b 1926) Boulevard Solitude - Sinfonische Intermezzi
(4)
Roger Woodward (piano) Gustav Mahler Jugendorch/Claudio Abbado rec.
1992
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 447 115-2 [52:45]
[RB]
There’s
fascination to be found in these masterful scores.
The
Welsh Gold Collection - The Great Singers/Traditions/Heartstrings
ABC
CLASSICS 4804978/4764296/4764294 [73:45 & 58:01 & 60:16]
A
Welsh Choral Spectacular
London Welsh Male Voice Ch, CO Wales/Alwyn Humphreys rec. 2004
ABC CLASSICS 476 4290 [3 CDs: 204:06]
[JW]
Should
swell the chest cavities of Welsh men and women the length and breadth
of the principality, especially those that don't actually live there.
The
Beginning of a Legend John
Williams - His first recording Works
by Bach, Scarlatti, Sor, Albeniz, Ponce, Duarte, Segovia, Tansman &
Granados
John Williams (guitar) rec. 1958
IDIS 6600 [65:18] [ZT]
An
important historical recording.
BOOK
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Innocent Diversion - Music in the Life and Writings of
Jane Austen by Patrick Piggott. Published by George Mantle
Childe [PS]
A
warm welcome for this book which is well detailed and cogently carried
through.
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