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The
Medinah Sessions Works
by Walton, Strauss, Scriabin, Nielsen, Stravinsly, Weill, Bowles, Martinu,
Varese & Rimsky-Korsakov 
Chicago Pro Musica rec. 1983/8
REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-2102 [68:15 + 69:16]
[RB]
Tangy
ensemble works heard in superbly lucid playing and recording technology
to match.
The
Art of Anna Moffo George Frideric HANDEL
(1685 – 1759) Messiah Vincenzo
BELLINI (1801 – 1835) La Sonnambula excerpts Giuseppe
VERDI (1813 – 1901) Falstaff
rec. 1955-59
GALA GL 100.678 [4 CDs: 291:11]
[RMo]
Moffo
fans tolerant of live, mono 1950s sound will welcome this bargain price
issue despite its sonic shortcomings and eclectic content.
Money
Power(s) Music
Johannes Weiss (tenor) Five Recorder Consort rec. 2010
COVIELLO CLASSICS COV 21105 [59:34] [JV]
A
highly entertaining disc, thanks to both music and performance.
Mosaic
Works by Lavry, Bloch, Ravel & Dobrowen
Orsolya Korcsolán (violin) Judit Kertész (piano) rec. 2009
SOLO MUSICA SM150 [58:05]
[OL]
These
are faithful, sincere readings, planned and executed with love and thought.
Naxi
Music from Lijiang
Wang Chaoxin (leizi bili) Dayan Ancient Music Association rec. 1995.
DDD
NIMBUS NI 5510 [71:36]
[Byz]
Naxi
music may prove a little too exotic for some but this is the disc to
have.
The
Organs of the Balearic Islands -
Vols 1 & 2
Michal Novenko and Arnau Reynés (organs) rec. 2006
PRIORY PRCD 879 & 1014 [78:37 & 79:46]
[JF]
A
stimulating memento of these superb instruments.
Pa-Mun
(Ripples on Water) - Piano music from Korea
Klara Min (piano) rec. 2009
NAXOS 8.572406 [54:48]
[Byz]
Nothing
must-have or even must-hear about this CD but the music is absorbing
in its way.
Per
la Vergine Maria Works
by Monteverdi, Bencini, Melaini, Soler, Scarlatti & Carissimi
Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini rec. 2010,
NAIVE OP 30505 [63.31]
[GH]
The
recording serves only to enhance the music. It allows it to breathe
and the performers are well balanced. Worth investing in.
Quartettsatz
Works by Wolf, Schoenberg, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Britten, Sibelius
& Rachmaninov
Quatuor Alfama rec. 2010
FUGA LIBERA FUG582 [56:30] [Byz]
Their
intelligence and passion are manifest, as is originality.
Rarities
of Piano Music Schloss vor Husum - Vol. 22
rec. 2010
DANACORD DACOCD709 [77:18] [JF]
Not
a few of these pieces are miniature masterpieces.
Salzburg
Opening Concert 2010 Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Piano Concerto 4 Pierre BOULEZ
(b. 1925) Notations Anton BRUCKNER
(1824-1896) Te Deum
Dorothea Röschmann (soprano) Elina Garanča (mezzo) Klaus-Florian
Vogt (tenor) René Pape (bass) Vienna PO/Daniel Barenboim rec. 2010
C MAJOR 706904 
[85:00]
[DM]
Despite
some technical issues, this is worth adding to your stash of Blu-Rays.
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Elisabeth Schumann
Silver Thread of Song
rec. 1926 – 1949
EMI CLASSICS ICON 9184802 [6 CDs: 442:01]
[GF]
Each
track on this well-filled box has something to recommend it. A bargain
not to be missed. Should never be out of the catalogues.
Songbook
The trebles of Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum/Benjamin Nicholas, Helen
Porter (piano) Carleton Etherington (organ) rec. 2010
DELPHIAN DCD34097 [66:42]
[JQ]
A
happy disc.
Songs
of Cricket
London Quartet, Chris Hatt (piano) Alexander L’Estrange (piano) rec.
2011
SIGNUM SIGCD217 [69:00]
[JS]
Overall
I found this disc a disappointment.
Songs
and Cycles Works by contemporary American women composers
Linda McNeil (soprano) Carolyn True (piano) rec. 2008
LEONARDA LE357 [51:20]
[Byz]
Not
a bad CD: The poetry is generally of good quality and imaginatively
set, and there is plenty of variety.
Leopold
Stokowski Symphonies
by Stravinsky, Hanson, Harris, Hovhaness, Hartmann & Hindemith
NBC SO; Symphony of the Air; WDR SO Köln; Saint Louis
SO rec. 1943-56
GUILD GHCD 2379/80 [2CDs: 68:48 + 74:35]
Live
historic recordings brimming with ardent power and fantasy.
L’Art
de Aida Stucki Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Violin Concerto Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750) Violin Concerto 2
Aida Stucki (violin) Walter Barylli (violin) Radio-Beromünster Orchestra
(Zurich)/Orch ofVienna St Op/ Hermann Scherchen rec. 1949/1953
TAHRA TAH663 [63:53]
[JW]
A
revealing and attractive disc, of some historical significance.
A
Naxos Musical Journey – Switzerland
- Visiting the Museo Vela at Ligornetto Music
by Chopin 
Irina Zaritzkaya (piano) dts surround sound
NAXOS 
2.110538 [58:35] 
[IL]
Not
a majestic tourist tour of Switzerland but a commendable exploration
of some remarkable art that deserves greater general recognition.
ˇUna
tonadilla nueva! - Baroque Music from Ecuador
Ens Villancico/Peter Pontvik rec. 2010
CPO 777568-2 [51:26] [JV]
Anyone
who loves Latin American baroque music will greatly enjoy this disc.
Viennese
Nights at the BBC Proms The music of Johann Strauss I,
Johann Strauss II, Franz Lehár and Franz von Suppé
Performances conducted by James Loughran, Walter Süsskind and János
Fürst rec. 1974-79
ICA CLASSICS ICAD5026 
[88:35] [JW]
It’s
unruly, it’s uncouth, and it’s decidedly de trop. I quite liked
it.
The
Virtuoso Quartet Vol. 2 Works by Debussy, Mendelssohn, Dittersdorf
& Beethoven
Virtuoso Qt rec. 1925/6
HISTORIC RECORDINGS HRCD00087 [65:16] [JW]
Thoughtful
listening will tell you that these performances are of genuine distinction.
Winter
Sketches
Bjarke
Mogensen (accordion) rec. 2009/10
ORCHID CLASSICS ORC100015 [63:19]
[RB]
Fantasy
and nostalgia.
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