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Meeting Place Medieval and Renaissance music for lute and
ud 
Münir
Nurettin Beken (ud) August Denhard (lute) rec. 2010
DORIAN SONO LUMINUS DSL92133 [49:55] [DC]
Delicious
and subtle, atmospheric and communicative.
Piano
Works by The Mighty Handful
Modest
MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881) Pictures at an Exhibition [35:26]
César CUI (1835-1918) Nocturne in
F sharp minor, from Op 22 [6:14] Alexander
BORODIN (1822-1887) Scherzo in A flat [3:23] Petite Suite
[20:33] Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908)
Scherzino in A, from Op 11 [1:09] Romance in A flat, from Op 15 [1:42]
Waltz in C sharp, from Op 15 [3:33] Mily BALAKIREV
(1837-1910) Islamey, Oriental Fantasy [8:55]
Philip Edward Fisher (piano) rec. 2010,
CHANDOS CHAN 10676 [80:51]
[BR]
A
good survey, not your new favorite ‘Pictures’ but the miniatures by
Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov and especially Borodin are very good.
Missa
Brevis - La Maîtrise de
Toulouse André CAPLET (1878-1925)
Messe ŕ Trois Voix Kenneth LEIGHTON
(1929-1988) Missa Cornelia Léo DELIBES
(1836-1891) Messe Brčve Benjamin BRITTEN
(1913-1976) Missa Brevis Gabriel FAURÉ
(1845-1921) Messe Basse
La Maîtrise de Toulouse/Mark Opstad William Whitehead (organ) rec. 2010
REGENT
REGCD340 [71:11]
[WK]
A
charming and revelatory disc sung by a dynamite young choir.
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Johannes Möller
(guitar) Laureate series recital
rec. 2010
NAXOS 8.572715 [72:58] [GF]
A
must for every guitar aficionado!
Music
for Oboe, Horn and Piano
Works by Mozart, Blanc, Herzogenberg, Molbe, Balser & Damase
Jeremy Polmear (oboe) Stephen Stirling (horn) Richard Saxel (piano)
rec. 2010
OBOE CLASSICS CC2022 [68:49]
[JW]
Engaging,
clever and often quietly memorable.
Operatic
Duets for Baritone and Bass - Thomas Hampson and Samuel Ramey
Arias by Cimarosa, Donizetti, Bellini and Verdi
Thomas Hampson (baritone) Samuel Ramey (bass) Münchner Rundfunkorch/Miguel
Gómez-Martínez rec. 1997
WARNER APEX TELDEC 2564 67717-2 [73.11]
[MMB]
A
welcome addition to any operatic collection and to admirers of Hampson’s
and Ramey’s artistry alike.
Passé
–
Il Canto Romantico In Italia Vincenzo
FERRONI (1858- 1934); Alfredo
D’ASDIA (1871-1949) ; Giovanni SGAMBATTI
(1841-1914) ; Giuseppe MARTUCCI
(1856-1909) ; Leone SINIGAGLIA (1868-1944)
; Idino DONINI (1891-1959) ;
Marco Enrico BOSSI (1861-1925)
Elisabetta Paglia (mezzo); Christopher Howell (piano) rec. 2011, Texts
and translations included
SHEVA SH050 [71:43] 
[JS]
It
may be that more satisfactory performances might endear these songs
to the listener, but I have to say that I rather doubt it.
Pure
Diva -
Tribute
to Joan Hammond
Cheryl Barker (soprano) Timoty Young (piano) (tr. 9–12) Queensland Symphony
Orchestra/Guillaume Tourniaire (tr. 1 – 8) rec. 2010 Sung texts with
English translations enclosed
MELBA MR301129 [78:45]
[GF]
Exquisite
tone, expressive phrasing, pianissimo singing and an ability to colour
the voice, very satisfying but clouds on the horizon?
Russian
Ballet Music Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
(1844-1908) Scheherazade Aram KHACHATURIAN
(1903-1978) Spartacus and Gayaneh Alexander
GLAZUNOV (1865-1936) The Seasons Dmitry
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) The Golden Age
rec. 1960-2003
EMI CLASSICS 9498242 [77:48 + 79:37]
[OL]
A
fine collection of imaginative music, in solid, colorful performances.
The
Seventeenth-Century Violin Works by Matteis(the elder and
the younger), Baltzer, Biber, Westhoff and J. S. Bach
Jaap Schröder (violin) rec. 1999
SMEKKLEYSA SMC 5 [66:52]
[JV]
A
most impressive recital of some fascinating music of quite diverse character.
Vladimir
Sofronitsky plays at the Scriabin Museum - Volume 6
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Piano
Sonata 21 Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Mazurkas, Preludes, Waltzes Alexander SCRIABIN
(1872-1915) Mazurkas, Waltz
Vladimir Sofronitsky (piano) rec. 1956
VISTA VERA VVCD-00224 [78:55]
[JW]
A
difficult choice for collectors and for others this is too laden with
problems.
Klaus
Tennstedt: The Great EMI Recordings
rec. 1978-1990
EMI CLASSICS 0944332 [14 CDs: 887:00] [RMo]
Tennstedt’s
greatness clearly revealed by this set and in any event a superb introduction
to some of the cornerstones of the Romantic classical canon.
Tertis
Viola Ensemble -
Concerto, Fantasy, Blues Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) Max
von WEINZIERL (1841-1898)
York BOWEN
(1884-1961) Béla BARTÓK
(1881-1945) Astor PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992)
Christopher NORTON
(b.1953)
Tertis
Viola Ensemble rec. 2009,
OEHMS CLASSICS OC 788 [50:20]
[JW]
All
played with dextrous skill.
To
the Point Jennifer
HIGDON (b.1962) To the Point, Andrew
RUDIN (b.1939) *Canto di Ritorno Gunther
SCHULLER (b.1925) +Concerto da Camera Romeo
CASCARINO (1922-2002) Blades of Grass, Jay
REISE (b.1950) **The River Within - Violin Concerto
*Diane
Monroe (violin); **Maria Bachmann (violin); Dorothy Freeman (English
horn) Orchestra 2001/James Freeman; +Gunther Schuller rec. 2002 - 2008
INNOVA
745 [73:09] 
[Byz]
To
those that complain that all 21st century music is tuneless, aimless
rubbish, this CD says: use your ears ...!
Arturo
Toscanini - Gala Concert 1945 Franz
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) Clock Symphony Ottorino
RESPIGHI (1879-1936) Pini di Roma Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957) The Swan of Tuonela Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883) Siegfried’s Funeral March
Carl Maria von WEBER (1786-1826) Overture:
Euryanthe
Philh-SO of New York/Arturo Toscanini rec. 1945
GUILD GHCD 2368 [78:32]
[JQ]
A
concert that shows Toscanini at his dynamic best and that also reminds
us what a fine band the PSONY was in 1945.
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