Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Symphony 3 see
POULENC
Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Symphony 3 see Byways
of Beecham
Alessandro
SCARLATTI (1660 - 1725) La Colpa,
Il Pentimento, La Grazia Alessandro STRADELLA
(1644 - 1682) Lamentatione per il Mercordi Santo, Crocifissione
e Morte di N.S. Giesů Cristo 
Vocal Ens & O La Stagione/Michael Schneider rec. 1991
CAPRICCIO C5126 [49:07 + 65:23] [JV]
An
interesting oratorio in a good, albeit too restrained performance.
Boguslaw
SCHAEFFER (b.
1929) Assemblage
rec. 1994-2011
DUX 0881/82 [70:57 + 68:54] [DC]
New
access to significant and influential achievements.
Alfred
SCHNITTKE (1934-1998) Twelve Penitential Psalms;
Voices of Nature
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart/Marcus Greed rec. 2011
HÄNSSLER CLASSIC SACD93.281 
[54:44] [DC]
Scarily
communicative – a gloriously performed choral masterpiece.
Arnold
SCHOENBERG (1874-1951) Gurrelieder,
Verklärte Nacht
London SO & Leopold Stokowski and his Symphony Orchestra rec. 1952/61
GUILD
GHCD 2388/89 [60:14 + 75:18] [RMo]
Special
historical interest for Stokowski enthusiasts.
Franz
SCHREKER (1878-1934) Der Holdestein, Meereswogen
Robert FUCHS (1847-1927)
Gesänge für Frauenchor
Orpheus Vokalensemble/Michael Alber, Konrad Elser (piano) rec. 2011
CARUS
83.399 [61:31] [NB]
Bloodless
and irredeemably twee.
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Symphonies 4, 8 & 9 Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Symphony 29
Concertgebouw O, Philharmonia O/Otto Klemperer rec. 1956-60
ANDROMEDA ANDRCD 9106 [54:47 + 74:04] [JS]
Real
drive and energy.
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Fantasie, Rondo brillant, Grand Duo
Carolin Widmann (violin) Alexander Lonquich (piano) rec. 2010
ECM 2223 (4764546) [53.21] [KM]
A
good recording of some minor works by Schubert.
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Winterreise
Florian
Boesch (baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano) rec. 2001
ONYX 4077 [76:43] [JQ]
An
impressive traversal of Schubert’s winter journey.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Piano Trios, Arpeggione Sonata
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson
Trio rec. 2010
BRIDGE 9376A/B [64:15 + 74:07] [JS]
Likely
to give real and lasting musical pleasure.
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Schwanengesang, Der Winterabend
Christopher Maltman (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) rec. 2010
WIGMORE HALL LIVE WHLIVE0049 [63:26] [JQ]
There
are many excellent CD versions of Schwanengesang in the catalogue but
this one joins the ranks of the very best.
Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Märchenbilder Benjamin
BRITTEN (1913-1976) Lachrymae Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Viola Sonata
Krzysztof Chorzelski (viola) Katya Apekisheva (piano) rec. 2010
CHAMPS HILL RECORDS CHRCD029 [61:07] [JW]
Three
very different works played by an extremely sensitive team and very
well recorded.
Heinrich
SCHÜTZ (1585-1672) Musikalische Exequien
Dorothee
Mields, Anja Zügner (sopranos) Alexander Schneider (counter-tenor) Matthias
Müller (violin) Ludger Rémy (organ) Dresdner Kammerchor/Hans-Christoph
Rademann rec. 2011
CARUS 83.238 [68:24] [ST]
Thoughtful,
moving and evocative … very beautifully sung.
Déodat
de SÉVERAC (1872-1921) Piano Music Vol. 2
Jordi Masó (piano) rec. 2011
NAXOS 8.572428 [60.42] [GH]
Masó
brings out the nuances of this music.
Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 (1924-1925) [32:03] Symphony No. 2
in B flat major, Op. 14 To October (1927) [20:02] Symphony
No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 20 The First of May (1929) [27:51]
Netherlands
Radio Choir Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra/Mark Wigglesworth
rec. 2006 (1), 2010 (2-3), Sung texts (Cyrillic and English) included
BIS-SACD-1603
[81:13][JQ]
Gripping
performances, reported in superb sound.
Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
CD 1 Orango - Prologue (1932) Unfinished
satirical opera; piano score orchestrated by Gerard McBurney CD 2
Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43 (1936)
Los Angeles Master Chorale/Grant Gershon Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Esa-Pekka
Salonen rec. live, 2011, Sung text included
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 479 0249 [32:00 + 64:32] [DM]
Worth
it for Orango alone; look elsewhere for the symphony.
Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Viola Sonata see
SCHUMANN
Sir
Charles Villiers STANFORD (1852-1924) Clarinet Sonata
see British
Clarinet Sonatas
Alessandro
STRADELLA (1644 - 1682) Lamentatione per il Mercordi
Santo, Crocifissione e Morte di N.S. Giesů Cristo see
SCARLATTI
RECORDING OF THE MONTH
Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949) Till
Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche see MAHLER
Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Don Quixote, Op 35
(1897) [41:24]* Tod und Verklärung, Op 24 (1889) [24:05]
*Miloš Jahoda (cello); *Jiri Hurnik (violin); *Pavel Perina (viola)
Prague Symphony Orchestra/Jiri Kout rec. 2009
FOK 0004-2 031 [65:35] [SV]
Much
to enjoy in Kout's forthright way with Strauss.
Richard
STRAUSS (1865-1949) Tod und Verklärung
see Guido
Cantelli
Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949) Symphonia Domestica see
Carl
Schuricht
Arthur
SULLIVAN (1842-1900) The Mikado
Kanen Breen, Mitchell Butel, Opera Australia O & Ch, O Victoria/Brian
Castles-Onion rec. 2011
OPERA AUSTRALIA 
OPOZ56014 [146:00] [RJW]
Overall,
superbly done.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Maria SZYMANOWSKA
(1789-1831)
Ballads and Romances
Elizabeth Zapolska (mezzo), Bart van Oort (piano – Broadwood, 1825)
rec. 2011 List of songs at end of review Texts and translations included
ACTE
PREALABLE AP0260 [71:54] [SA]
This
is a disc of rare quality
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) Violin Concerto, Sérénade Mélancolique,
Valse-Scherzo, Souvenir d’un lieu cher
James Ehnes (violin) Sydney SO/Vladimir Ashkenazy rec. 2010
ONYX 4076 [69:43] [ST]
An
altogether outstanding disc.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Eugene Onegin
Bo Skovhus,
Krassimira Stoyanova, Andrej Dunaev, Royal Concertgebouw O/Mariss Jansons
OPUS
ARTE OA1067D [151:00 + 30:00
extras] [JS]
A
version which anyone who loves this most personal of operas needs to
see and hear.
Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Manfred Symphony see
Temirkanov
Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Piano Concerto 1 see Günter
Wand
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Alexander TCHEREPNIN
(1899-1977)
Complete Piano Music - Vol. 1
Giorgio Koukl (piano) rec. 2011
GRAND PIANO GP608 [62:38] [SA]
This
is one of those discs that makes me want to shout with delight... A
wonderful disc altogether!
Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)
Overture-Suites, Concertos, Divertimento
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage rec. 2011
CHANDOS CHACONNE CHAN0787 [79:18] [DC]
Very
enjoyable indeed.
Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) Fantasias
Andrea
Coen (harpsichord) rec. 2011
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94228 [3 CDs: 168:52] [Byz]
Telemann
sounding special.
Eduard
TUBIN (1905-1982) Works for violin and piano Vol.
1 Sigrid
Kuulmann (violin) Marko Martin (piano) rec. 2005
ESTONIAN RECORD PRODUCTIONS ERP 3009 [65:43] [SA]
A
disc to savour and to marvel at.
Joaquín
TURINA (1882-1949) Piano music Vol. 8
Jordi Masó (piano) rec. 2011
NAXOS 8.572682 [62:27] [PCG]
Unjustly
neglected music which deserves attention.
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) Luisa Miller
Montserrat Caballé, Richard Tucker, Metropolitan Opera O/Thomas Schippers
rec. 1968
SONY CLASSICAL 88691 90994 2 [66.54 + 62.54] [RJF]
Despite
theatre cuts by the conductor there is much to please adherents of live
performances in this performance of this transitional work.
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) La Traviata
Natalie
Dessay, Charles Castronovo, Ludovic Tezier, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber
Ch, London SO/Louis Langrée rec. 2011
VIRGIN CLASSICS
7307989 [139:00] [RJF]
Even
at its lower price, poor presentation and the quality of the recorded
opposition mean this is for Dessay fans only.
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901)
Joanna d'Arc
Nikolay Dorozhkin, Anna Lichorowicz, Wrocław Opera Ch & O/Ewa
Michnik rec. 2011
DUX 0846/7 [63:16 + 41:09] [GF]
Good
early Verdi.
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) Rigoletto
Alan
Opie (baritone) David Corcoran (tenor) David Parkin (bass) Emma Matthews
(soprano) Opera Australia Ch/O/Giovanni Reggioli rec. 2010
OPERA AUSTRALIA OPOZ56009DVD
[2:11:00] [JS]
Adequate
rather than inspired.
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) Complete ballet music from the
operas
Bournemouth SO/José Serebrier rec. 2011
NAXOS 8.572818-19 [54:09 + 61:13] [JS]
The
performances and recording are affectionate and lively.
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) Rigoletto
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Giuseppe Taddei, Lina Pagliughi, Cetra Chorus,
SO di Torino della RAI/Angelo Questa rec. 1954
WARNER MUSIC 2564 66211-6 [52.47 + 59.40] [RMo]
If
you had only one Rigoletto there is no reason why this should
not be it.
Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901) Falstaff
Fernando Corena, Anna Maria Rovere, Glyndebourne Opera Ch, Royal PO/Carlo
Maria Giulini rec. 1955
ICA ICAC5061 [58:15 + 67:04] [JS]
A
wonderfully relaxed and good humoured performance in which nearly everything
seemed to have gone right.
Henry
VIEUXTEMPS (1820-1881)
Violin Concerto No.1 in E major Op.10 (1840) [40:41] Violin Concerto
No.2 in F sharp minor Op.19 (1836) [21:34] Greeting to America
Op.56 (1843-44) [12:50]
Chloë Hanslip (violin) Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins
rec. 2011,
HYPERION CDA67878 [75:07] [JW]
A
wealth of neatly sculpted phrasing … wistfulness warmed with tremulousness
… uplifting and confident, even martial, and certainly virtuosic.
Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883) Götterdämmerung
Kirsten
Flagstad, Set Svańholm, Norwegian Opera Ch & O; Oslo PO/Řivin Fjeldstad
rec. 1956
NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.112066-69 [4 CDs: 260:12] [RMo]
Not
the fulfilment of a Wagnerian’s dream but it has sterling qualities.
Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883)
Die Walküre
Stig Fogh Andersen, Egils Silins, Susan Bullock, Susan Bickley, The
Hallé/Sir Mark Elder rec. 2011
HALLÉ CDHLD7531 [5 CDs: 247:57] [GD]
Consistently
high musical standards …excellent sound quality too.
Silvius
Leopold WEISS (1687-1750) Lute Sonatas - Vol.
11 Robert
Barto (lute) rec. 2010
NAXOS 8.572680 [65:43] [BR]
This
series is as addictive as ever, and for newcomers to some of the finest
baroque-era lute music, Volume 11 would be a good introduction.
Hugo
WOLF (1860 – 1903) The Complete Songs Vol 2
- Mörike Lieder part 2
Sophie Daneman (soprano) Anna Grevelius (mezzo) James Gilchrist (tenor)
Stephan Loges (baritone) Sholto Kynoch (piano) rec. 2010
STONE RECORDS 5060192780093 [76:30] [GF]
Good
production values and singing that is a bit uneven but on the whole
fully acceptable.
Eugene
ZÁDOR (1894-1977) Aria and Allegro; Five contrasts;
A Children’s Symphony; Hungarian Capriccio; Csárdás Rhapsody
Budapest SO MÁV/Mariusz Smolij rec. 2010
NAXOS 8.572548 [66:49] [PCG]
Zádor,
despite his limitations, does not deserve the total neglect that appears
to have been his lot since his death.
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