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Philippa Hyde (soprano) The Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman rec.
2010
CHANDOS CHACONNE CHAN0776 [75:47]
[BW]
Will
appeal strongly to a limited audience.
Polish
Popular Music from the 17th Century
Dances and Songs from the ‘Polcoki Manuscript’
Greensleaves rec. 2009
CHESTNUT HALL MUSIC CHM091115 [78.32]
[GH]
Enjoyable
and extremely generous …. everything is colourfully and neatly played
and exquisitely recorded.
Russian
Music for Cello and Piano
Nikolai MIASKOVSKY (1881-1950)
Cello Sonata 2 Sergei RACHANINOV (1873-1943)
Cello Sonata
Wendy Warner (cello); Irina Nuzova (piano) rec. 2008
CEDILLE CDR 90000 120 [68:49]
[BR]
A
deeply felt recital of a Russian favorite and some works which deserve
better renown.
Russian
Orthodox Chant
Odessa
Seminary Ch/Priest Mikhailo Davydov rec. 1985/94
ALTO ALC 1110 [74:23]
Alexandr Tikhonovich GRECHANINOV (1864-1956)
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 4
Cantus Sacred Music Ensemble/Ludmila Arshavskaya rec. 1994
ALTO ALC1069 [61:00]
[RB]
Rooted
deep in Russian Orthodox traditions. Will surely please Grechaninov
enthusiasts but the curious generalist would do well to go for the Odessa
Seminary disc - a real winner.
Salmon
is a Jumpin’
John
Salmon (piano) rec. 2009
ALBANY TROY1224 [53:30]
[DC]
Good
sonics, excellent music and superb playing.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Scandinavian
Classics - Vol. 3 Edvard GRIEG
(1843–1907) Symphonic Dances, Norwegian Dances Harald
SÆVERUD (1897–1992) Peer Gynt Jean SIBELIUS
(1865–1957) Violin Concerto, Four Lemminkainen Legends
Emil Telmányi (violin) Danish State RSO/Erik Tuxen, Thomas Jensen rec.
1949-53
DANACORD DACOCD697-698 [75:46 + 78:26]
[BBr]
A
well deserved Bravo!, and three cheers to Danacord for making these
recordings available once again.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH The Art of Andres
Segovia - Vol. 6
rec. 1944-56
IDIS 6603 [56.40]
[ZT]
A
historical treasure.
Charlie
Siem (violin) Works by Wieniawski, Kreisler, Paganini, Waxman, Sarasate
& Ponce
Caroline Jaya-Ratnam (piano) rec. 2010
WARNER CLASSICS & JAZZ 2564 678047 [47:51]
[BR]
Charlie
Siem plays well, but not well enough to be humored in his delusion that
he is a pop star.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Grigory
Sokolov - Live in Paris
Grigory Sokolov (pno) rec. 2002
MEDICI ARTS 3073888 [123:02] 
[CC]
A
rare opportunity to savour the art of Grigory Sokolov, that most reclusive
of pianists.
Solatino
Gabriela
Montero (piano) rec. 2010
EMI CLASSICS 6411442 [78:10]
[JW]
Languid
pastoral, chordally propulsive, rhythmically lively, colour-conscious
and warmly textured.
Songs
of Sunshine
Wells Cathedral Ch, & School CO/Matthew Owens rec. 2010
REGENT REGCD343 [72:57]
[JQ]
A
highly enjoyable and very well performed programme
A
Song without Words -
the legacy of Paul Taffanel
Kenneth Smith (flute) Paul Rhodes (piano) rec. 2008/9
DIVINE ART DDA21371 [3 CDs: 242:36]
[CR]
Kenneth
Smith’s wonderful tone and range of colours is the highlight of the
recording
Sospiri
Cecillia
Bartoli (mezzo) rec. 1994-2009
DECCA 478 2558 [72:26]
[RJF]
An
interesting collection of Cecilia Bartoli’s diverse recorded repertoire
over the last sixteen years
Strings
in the Earth and Air
Paul Martyn-West (tenor) Nigel Foster (piano) rec. 2005
DIVERSIONS DDV24152 [68:37]
[JW]
An
engaging recital that should find a receptive audience among lovers
of British song.
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Joan Sutherland
- The Legendary Debut Recital Arias by Donizetti, Verdi
& Handel
Paris Conservatoire O/Nello Santi, Philomusica of London/Sir Anthony
Lewis rec. 1959
REGIS RRC1364 [63:09]
[JS]
An
immense success, the first of many, and it remains an astonishing achievement.
Joan
Sutherland -
Classic Australian Performances
Elizabethan Sydney O/Richard Bonynge
ABC CLASSICS 476 3963 [78:26 + 73:10]
[GF]
Live
recordings from the last fifteen years of her career amply demonstrate
her strengths as well as her weaknesses.
César
Vezzani (tenor)
Arias
rec.1912–25
NIMBUS PRIMA VOCE NI7926 [79:13]
[RMo]
Sung
with dedication and artistry. I urge every lover of great tenor singing
to buy this disc.
Violino
o cornetto -
17th Century Italian Solo Sonatas
Theresa Caudle (violin and cornett) Canzona rec. 2008
NIMBUS NI 6134 [73:34]
[JW]
An
investigative recital of great persuasive power and real spirit.
The
World of Ballet
Paris Conservatoire O, New SO, Royal Opera House O/Anatole Fistoulari
rec. 1953-58
DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 2391 [70:26 + 63:13]
[JS]
Enjoyable
yet hardly compelling.
Yo
m’enamorí d’un aire - Medieval Songs and Dances
Reval’s Troubadours rec. 2010
EMEC E-090 [73:57]
[GH]
The
singers are both passionate and expressive with wide dynamic contrasts
and clear diction.
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Bach Really Mean That? Deceptive
Notation in Baroque Keyboard Music by Colin Booth, 349 pp
Soundboard [DC]
Letters
from a Life The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten - Vol.
Five 1958–1965,
ed. Philip Reed and Mervyn Cooke; Boydell Press 2010. 1764 pp. [JSch]
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