Malagueña
Works for
piano duo by Grainger, Brubeck, Lutoslawski, Lecuona & others 
Duo Granat rec. 2011
DUX 0860 [62:48] [JW]
Enjoyment
and amusement along the way.
Metsän
poika On the Fields of Tapiola
Jorma
Hynninen (baritone) Ostrobothnian CO/Juha Kangas rec. 1912
ALBA ABCD 348 [62:39] [GF]
A
worthy terminus to an unprecedented artistic and recording career.
Music
in the Air A
History of Classical Music on Television A Film by Reiner E.
Moritz
ARTHAUS MUSIK 101 640 
[85:00] [JW]
Relive
some of the glory days.
Nordic
Violin Music
Tor AULIN (1866-1914) Four Aquarelles
Christian SINDING (1856-1941)
Romanze Bengt CARLSON (1890-1953)
Violin Sonata
Annemarie Åström (violin) Sonja Fräki, Emil Holmström
(piano) rec. 2010
ALBA ABCD 347 [62:01] [JW]
A
good balance between the known and the unknown.
Cecilio
Perera (guitar) Works by Ponce, Brouwer, Sojo & Oliva
rec.
2012
NAXOS 8.573025 [68:37] [BR]
The
combination of faux-baroque music, Venezuelan love ballads, and four
big-hearted tributes to the tango is irresistible.
Recorder
Bravura
Transcriptions for Recorder and Piano in the Grand Romantic Style
Piers Adams (recorders) Howard Beach (piano) rec. 1997,
RED PRIEST RECORDINGS RP011 [67:40] [JW]
An
engaging disc for the recorder addict.
The
Red Piano
Yundi
(piano) China NCPA Concert Hall O/Chen Zuohuang rec. 2011
EMI CLASSICS 0886582 [62:11] [JW]
It’s
all a long, long way from Chopin.
Romantische
Sinfonien rec. 1961-88
BERLIN CLASSICS 0300491BC [5 CDs: 374:15] [Byz]
There
are worse places to start a collection.
Arp-Schnitger-Orgel
Norden - Vol. 3
Agnes Luchterhandt, Thiemo Janssen (organ) rec. 2011
MUSIKPRODUKTION DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM 
906 1753-6 [77:45] [JV]
Organ
aficionados will love this disc just as much as the previous volumes.
Karel
Šejna:
Great Czech Conductors Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791) Symphony 38 Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony 6 Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Symphony 8 Gustav
MAHLER (1860-1911) Symphony 4
Maria Tauberová (soprano) Czech PO rec. 1950-62
SUPRAPHON SU4081-2 [70:31 + 75:20] [JQ]
Karel
Šejna may have been largely a “Second-in-Command” but
the recordings in this set show that there was nothing second rate about
his conducting.
Shine
and Shade
English
twentieth century recorder music
Piers Adams (recorders) Julian Rhodes (piano) rec. 1993
RED PRIEST RP010 [69:47] [JW]
A
winning recital, performed with brio and technical assurance and captured
in good sound.
Leonard
Shure in concert at Jordan Hall
Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849) Piano
Sonata 2, Ballade 1, Preludes Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Phantasien Robert SCHUMANN
(1810-1856) Fantasie
rec. 1977-80
BRIDGE 9374A/B [49:30 + 48:41] [JW]
A
useful release.
Songs
and Dances of Bohemian Baroque
Musica Bohemia/Jaroslav Krček rec. 1989/1995
SUPRAPHON SU 4098-2 [75:57 + 72:53] [JW]
Plenty
of variety, and panache.
The
Trio Sonata in 18th-Century England
London
Baroque rec. 2009
BIS CD-1765 [70:58] [JV]
Another
very fine release in London Baroque's series devoted to the trio sonata.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Verwandlung
Songs of a year
Christiane Karg (soprano) Burkhard Kehring (piano) rec. 2009
BERLIN CLASSICS 0016762BC [59.05] [MMB]
I
am a fervent admirer of Ms Karg’s artistry.
Violin
My Love
Hommage
a Váša Príhoda
Tomáš Vinklát (violin) Martin Fila (piano) rec. 2011
ARCO DIVA UP 0153 - 2131 [59:10] [Byz]
A
pleasing disc though I wish the performers had been more expressively
engaged.
Von
ewiger Liebe Johannes BRAHMS
(1833 - 1897) Zigeunerlieder Gustav
MAHLER (1860 - 1911) Five Rückert Songs Alban
BERG (1885 - 1935) Seven Early Songs
Ayelet Amots-Avramson (mezzo) Jonathan Zak (piano)
ROMEO RECORDS 7288 [70:10] [GF]
Some
vocal deficiencies but the readings are expressive and nuanced. I derived
a lot of pleasure from this programme.
Warsaw
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
10th
Anniversary
Concert - Works by Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Lukaszewski
Ilya Gringolts (violin) Aleksandra Rojek-Duda (oboe) Warsaw Ph CO rec.
2011
CD ACCORD ACD 174-2 [76:18] [BR]
For
however many of us die-hard Warsaw Philharmonic fans there are in the
world (not enough!), this album is a delight.
With
Strings Attached
San
Francisco Choral Artists/Magen Solomon, Alexander String Qt rec. 2012
FOGHORN
CLASSICS CD2006 [68:55] [OL]
Beautiful
and diverse, thought-provoking and heartwarming.
Other
Reviews (posted on the second Monday of the month)
That
Old Arlen Magic
RETROSPECTIVE
RTS 4206 [77:34 + 78:38] [BMcC]
Arlen
was one of the most prolific popular composers of the twentieth century.
The
Golden Age of Light Music - Melody Mixture
rec.1947-61
GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD5197 [70:20] [JW]
No
overarching theme, just a selection of good tunes.
A
Musical Journey - Burgundy, Pays de la Loire, Franche-Comte
NAXOS 2.110298
[52.47] [RJF]
Plenty
to see, and music to enjoy, in this geographically wide-ranging visit
to France.
A
Musical Journey - Andalusia,
Sitges, Seville and Granada
NAXOS 2.110310
[55.14] [RJF]
Even
more frustrating than usual in what is omitted picture-wise. How can
one visit Granada and not show its setting or the Alhambra Palace?
A
Musical Journey - Madrid,
La Mancha and Córdoba
NAXOS 2.110308
[52.45] [RJF]
A
well-documented and interesting journey with much to ravish the ear
and interest the eye.
William
Vincent Wallace: Music
Album 1854 (limited edition) Úna Hunt and Peter Jaggard
Published by RTE, Dublin [RJW]
What
could be a nicer way of celebrating the bicentenary of this important
yet forgotten composer.
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