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Monologues
and Dialogues 
Peter Sheridan (flutes), with Lisa Maree Amos (flute) Jane Hammond (piano)
MOVE
RECORDS MD 3349 [77:05] [DC]
A
great achievement, and a very nice programme.
A
Musical Journey - The
Museo Vela at Lignornetto, Switzerland
Music by Chopin
Irina Zaritzkaya (piano)
NAXOS 2.110538 
[58.35]
[RJF]
A
little of the diverse nature of Switzerland’s cultural background
and physical location comes through in these pictures of a unique collection
of the artistic works of the Vela family.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Of Another
Time
Yun Kyong Kim (organ) rec. 2009
MSR CLASSICS MS1362 [70:14] [JS]
A
programme lovingly compiled and played, excellently recorded.
Organ
and Piano Duets Works
by Langlais, Saint-Saëns, Widor, Lutoslawski, Bedard, Cervelló
& Dupré
Dúo MusArt-Barcelona
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 9213 [60:55]
[SA]
I
shall certainly be listening to this disc much more often than I could
ever have imagined. I urge you to try it.
Organ
Duets Works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Langlais, Tomkins, Carleton,
Johnstone & Leighton
Charles Harrison and David Leigh (organ) rec. 2010
GUILD GMCD 7368 [68:01]
[JS]
All
in all this is a fascinating issue with good playing and recording of
what is for the most part rare and welcome repertoire.
Organ
music by Pärt, Rautavaara, Gubaidulina & Górecki
Kevin
Bowyer (organ) rec. 1999
NIMBUS NI 5675 [78:43]
[Byz]
Bowyer
gives yet more virtually irreproachable performances.
Oscar’s
Orchestra - Vols 1 & 2
Dudley Moore, Murray Melvin, David de Keyser
WARNER CLASSICS 2564
677896/7 [4 DVDs: ca 591:00]
[DC]
Fun,
and subliminally educational.
Pasajes
Ensemble Intégrales rec. 2009,
NEOS 11047 [67.47]
[GH]
Commitment,
expressive abilities and virtuosity. These composers are fortunate indeed
to have these musicians working for them with such flair.
Sergey
Rachmaninov: Solo Piano Recordings - Vol. 2
rec. 1925-1942
NAXOS 8.112058 [74:53]
[SA]
This
is a disc to cherish and is a truly glorious experience.
Romantic
Wind Serenades
Antonin DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Serenade Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY
(1809-1847) Overture Wilhelm Emilius HARTMANN
(1836-1898) Serenade
Consortium Classicum rec. 1991/2
MUSIKPRODUKTION DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG3010416-2 [53:17]
[JS]
A
programme of thoroughly enjoyable music.
Russian
Songs Songs by Mussorgsky, Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev
& Borodin
Mikhail Svetlov (bass) Pavlina Dokovska (piano) rec. 2009
NAXOS 8.572218 [56:37]
[OL]
Svetlov
brings his opera experience into the songs, which is especially beneficial
for Mussorgsky.
The
Shadow Side Contemporary song from Scotland
Irene Drummond (soprano) Iain Burnside (piano) rec. 2010
DELPHIAN DCD34099 [69:04]
[Byz]
These
recordings of MacMillan, McGuire, Mealor and Bingham are certainly worth
having but the rest are missable.
Mordecai
Shehori: The Celebrated New York Concerts
- Vol. 5 Works by Weber, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt
& Schumann
Mordecai Shehori (piano) rec. 1976/84
CEMBAL D’AMOUR CD158 [70:57]
[JW]
Showy
pomp, graphically narrative playing, enriching and impressively argued.
Vladimir
Sofronitsky plays at the Scriabin Museum Volume 7: Works by Prokofiev
& Shostakovich
Vladimir Sofronitsky (piano) rec. 1955/7
VISTA VERA VVCD-00225 [64:27] [JW]
You’ll
need to be a seriously hard core collector to put up with this one.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Sonatas and Scenes Danish
Works for solo cello by Nørgård, Fundal, Brødsgaard,
Nielsen & Helweg
John
Ehde (cello) rec. 2009/10
CDKLASSISK CDK1061 [61:09]
[Byz]
Brilliance
of technique, sureness of tone and depth of expression.
Songs
without words
Adam Woolf (sackbut) Nicholas Milne (viola da gamba) Eligio Luis Quinteiro
(theorbo) Siobhán Armstrong (harp) Kathryn Cok (harpsichord, organ)
rec. 2009,
SFZMUSIC LC-18271 [60:30]
[JV]
The
technical prowess of Adam Woolf and his colleagues is impressive indeed.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH That’s
Entertainment -
A Celebration of the MGM Film Musical
Kim Criswell, Matthew Ford, Seth MacFarlane, Curtis Stigers, Maida Vale
Singers, The John Wilson O/John Wilson rec. 2011
EMI CLASSICS 028 8452 [77:20]
[IL]
Fans
of those spectacular MGM musicals shouldn’t hesitate.
To
the Point Works by Higdon, Rudin, Schuller, Cascarino
& Reise
Diane Monroe (violin) Dorothy Freeman (English Horn) Orchestra 2001/James
Freeman rec. 2002-8
INNOVA 745 [73:40] [DC]
A
fascinating and varied programme of highly approachable new music.
The
Complete Vanni-Marcoux
Emile
Vanni-Marcoux (bass) rec. 1924-36
MARSTON 56001-2 [6 CDs: 451:11]
[JW]
A
singer of real importance devoted to clarity, appropriate gestures and
a sure and sovereign command of every idiom he portrayed.
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