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All
the Queen’s Men -
Music for Elizabeth I 
The Sarum Consort/Andrew Mackay rec. 2009
NAXOS 8.572582 [50:41]
[GH]
A
good place from which to begin your journey of exploration.
Maurice
André Edition - Volume 4 Suites, Dances and Arrangements
Maurice
André (trumpet) rec. 1963-82
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 67606-2 [6 CDs: 469:16]
[JW]
For
those broad of mind, light of heart, and promiscuously admiring of the
venerable French trumpeter.
Martha
Argerich - The Collection 4, complete Philips recordings Works
by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky,
Bartok, Saint-Saens, Schubert
rec. 1977-1987
DECCA 478 2746 [6 CDs: 72:40 + 62:17 + 53:09 + 36:49 + 49:13 + 43:03]
[DC]
Deserves
a place in anyone’s collection – classic in every sense.
Art
Songs of the British Romantics Songs by Bridge, Elgar,
Quilter and Vaughan Williams
Stanley Wilson (tenor) Malcolm Halliday (piano) rec. 2010
MSR CLASSICS MS1377 [54:00]
[NB]
The
repertoire chosen here is a delight ... in other hands.
Harold
Bauer The Great Pianists - Volume 13:
Masters of the Piano Roll series
Harold Bauer (piano) rec. 1916-29
DAL SEGNO DSPRCD053 [73:06]
[JW]
This
disc augments Bauer’s discography therefore, albeit tentatively.
British
Ballet Music Arthur SULLIVAN
(1842-1900) Pineapple Poll Arthur BLISS (1891-1975) Checkmate
William WALTON (1902-1983) Façade
Edward ELGAR (1857-1934) Enigma
Variations Gavin GORDON (1901-1970)
The Rake’s Progress – Sarabande and Orgy Gustav
HOLST (1874-1934) The Perfect Fool
Royal PO/Charles Mackerras, Ch & O Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Robert
Irving, Royal Liverpool PO/Vernon Handley, City of Birmingham SO/Louis
Frémaux, London SO/Adrian Boult/André Previn rec. 1956-78
EMI CLASSICS 9498192 [76:58 + 75:12]
[JW]
An
attractive compilation.
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH
The British Symphonic Collection
various orchestras/Douglas Bostock rec. 1998-2005
MEMBRAN 233316 [10 CDs: ca 12 hrs]
[RB]
An
adventurous conspectus that is nothing if not enterprising and the price
is right - in fact irresistible even for timid risk-takers.
Gré
Brouwenstijn Operatic Arias
Gré Brouwenstijn (soprano) Hague PO/Willem van Otterloo; Vienna SO,
Vienna Cathedral O/Rudolf Moralt rec. 1952/6
NEWTON CLASSICS 8802061 [70:00] [RMo]
This
is not a disc I shall return to often but Brouwenstjin fans will want
this new issue as she did not make that many recordings.
Un
camino de Santiago
Arianna
Savall (soprano) Ensemble La Fenice rec. 2010
RICERCAR RIC312 [63:40]
[JV]
This
imaginary journey through Europe has resulted in an entertaining and
musically compelling programme of mostly little-known music, fit for
repeated listening.
Candlemas
in Renaissance Rome Works
by Arcadelt, Palestrina & de Silva
Musica
Contexta/Simon Ravens, English Cornett and Sackbut Ens rec. 2010
CHANDOS CHACONNE CHAN0779 [68:14] 
[DC]
With
excellent performances and a fine recording this comes with a warm stamp
of approval.
Casals
Encores
Alban
Gerhardt (cello) Cecile Licad (piano) rec. 2010
HYPERION CDA67831 [72:41]
[GA]
Gerhardt
and Licad play this repertoire with feeling that never degenerates into
sentiment.
Classical
Accordion Arne
NORDHEIM, Johann Sebastian BACH,
Luciano BERIO, Domenico
SCARLATTI, Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART,
Alfred SCHNITTKE, Yuji
TAKAHASHI, Ástor PIAZZOLLA
Ksenija
Sidorova (accordion) +Sacconi Quartet rec. 2010/1
CHAMPS HILL RECORDS CHRCD 019 [68:30]
[Byz]
An
alluring disc that offers a fine introduction to Sidorova's already
beautifully toned musicianship.
Climate
Changes
CD [54:24]: Francis POULENC (1899-1963)
Sonata for Cello and Piano [22:52] Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Sonata for Cello and Piano [11:24] Jacqueline
FONTYN (b.1930) Six Climats [11:21] Olivier
MESSIAEN (1908-1992)
Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps [8:47]
DVD [40:11]: Documentary [24:12] Claude DEBUSSY Sonata for Cello and
Piano [11:06] Rehearsal of the Poulenc Sonata for Cello and Piano [4:53]
Jan
Pas (cello) Stefano Vismara (piano) rec. 2008,
EVIL PENGUIN RECORDS EPRC 009 [54:24+40:11]
[AM]
Good,
rather than great, performances coupled with an imaginative introduction
to the artists.
Dancing
in the Isles Works by Byrd, Farnaby, Johnson, Oswald, Locke,
Veracini. Matteis & Purcell
Musica Pacifica rec. 2008
SOLIMAR 101 CD [74:58] [JS]
An
interesting and companionable disc.
Enfield
Connections
Enfield Citadel Band/Jonathan Corry rec. 2010
SP&S 284CD [70:51]
[Byz]
The
finest work on the disc and by a long stretch is the Gregson's Variations.
The
Excellent Art of Voluntary
Robert Costin (organ) rec. Pembroke College, Cambridge UK, dates not
given
ATOLL ACD241 [73:28]
[CH]
Well-prepared,
idiomatic performances.
Mojca
Erdmann (soprano) - Mostly Mozart
La Cetra/Andrea
Marcon rec. 2010
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8979 [70:32]
[GF]
A
treasure trove from more than one point of view.
Fantasies
and Impromptus
Lavinia
Meijer (harp) rec. 2010
CHANNEL CLASSICS CCSSA31711 
[72:04] [DM]
I’m
delighted with this new disc.
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH
Mirella Freni
- Great Singers Live Arias by Cilea, Puccini, Bizet, Massenet,
Verdi, Mozart & Tchaikovsky
Munich RSO/Kurt Eichhorn,Vladimir Ghiaurov rec. 1971-87
BR KLASSIK 900303 [59:42]
[MC]
I
just couldn’t stop playing this disc which is not surprising given
that Freni has one of the finest soprano voices I have ever heard.
Ignaz
Friedman The Great Pianists Volume
14: Masters of the Piano Roll Series
rec. c. 1921-26
DAL SEGNO DSPRCD 054 [73:33]
[JW]
Only
intermittently convincing.
Paul
Galbraith (guitar) Works by Mozart, Britten, Bach, Albéniz
& Ravel
rec. 2007
MASHULKA PRODUCTIONS 
[74:00]
[KM]
An
attractive guitar recital from a fine performer, on a unique instrument.
The
Glory of Ely Cathedral Edward
ELGAR,
Frank BRIDGE, Charles
Villiers STANFORD, Edward BAIRSTOW,
Thomas Tertius NOBLE, Marcel
DUPRE, Alexander GLAZUNOV
Choir
of Ely Cathedral ; Jeremy Filsell (organ) ; Paul Trepte (organ) and
(conductor) (4)
rec. 1991,1992
HERITAGE HTGCD 219 [73.31]
[RH]
A
slightly awkward mix but highly attractive and intelligently and finely
performed.
The
Golden Age of Light Music Confetti
rec.
1949-59
GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD5175 [78:04]
[JW]
Another
ingeniously compiled selection, giving as ever great value for money.
The
Golden Age of Light Music - Portrait Of My Love rec.
1953-1960
GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD 5179 [79:07] [JW]
Lots
of interesting music here. Good stuff for lovers one and all.
Susan
Graham French
Songs – Live at the Verbier Festival
Susan Graham (mezzo) Malcolm Martineau (piano) rec. 2009.
IDEALE AUDIENCE
3079128 [60:02]
[WH]
A
most satisfying recital of French song from the Verbier Festival.
Hear,
O Heav’ns:
Chapel Royal Anthems John BLOW
(1649-1708) Henry PURCELL (1659-1695)
Matthew LOCKE (1622-1677) Pelham
HUMPHREY (?1647-1674)
Andrew Olleson (counter-tenor); Andrew Carwood (tenor); William Clements
(bass); Robert MacDonald (bass); Stephen Farr (organ) Christ Church
Cathedral Choir, Oxford/Stephen Darlington rec. 1995. DDD.
NIMBUS NI5454 [74:27] 
[JW]
A
most enjoyably and intelligently conceived disc.
It
is Time Choral works by Shapiro, Smith, Fowler, Havrøy,
Karkoshka & Broberg
The Crossing/Donald Nally
NAVONA NV5845 [64:53]
[JS]
Most
certainly a demonstration of some very impressive and committed singing.
Carlos
Kleiber - I
am lost to the world
Directed by Georg Wübbolt
C MAJOR 705608
[58:32]
[JW]
This
documentary raises more questions than answers.
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