Isaac ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909)
Piano Music - CD1 Suite Espagnole Op.47 (i. Granada,
ii. Cataluna, iii. Sevilla, iv. Cadiz, vi. Aragon,
viii. Cuba) (1889); Suite Iberia (i. Evocación,
ii. El puerto, iii. Corpus Christi, iv. Rondeña,
v. Almería, vi. Triana) (1906) - CD2 Suite Iberia
(vii. El albaicín, viii. El polo, ix. Lavapiés,
x. Málaga, xi. Jeréz, xii. Eritaña)
(1906); Chants d'Espagne Op.232 (i. Prelude, ii. Orientale,
iii. Sous le palmier, iv. Cordoba, v. Seguidillas)
(1896) 
Ricardo
Requejo (piano) - Rec. Kirche St Gerold Vorarlberg, Feb 1980 (Iberia);
Kirche Seon Argau, July 1984 (Suite Espagnole and Chants d'Espagne)
CLAVES CD-50-8003/4
[2 CDs: 144.00] [CW]
Playing
untouched by that virtuosic flamboyance necessary to bring these sketches
to life ... See Full Review
Tor AULIN (1866-1914)
Concert
Piece in G minor for violin and orchestra (1891) 16.34] Violin Concerto
No. 2 (1893) [23.02] Gotland Dances (1910) [13.43] Swedish Dances (1913)
[20.09] Tobias
Ringborg (violin) Gävle SO/Niklas Willén Rec. Gävle
Concert Hall, Sweden, 28-31 May, 23 Sept 2002 DDD
STERLING CDS-1050-2 [73.35] [RB]
Handsomely
done, superbly performed and recorded. Romantic violin concertos and
folk dances. … see Full Review
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750) Violin
Concerto in A minor BWV 1041 (1717-23) Violin Concerto in E major BWV
1042 (1717-23) Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1052 [reconstructed from
lost Violin Concerto] Violin Concerto in G minor BWV 1056 [transcribed
from Harpsichord Concerto] Concerto for three violins in D major BWV
1064 [original lost, reconstructed from keyboard]
Emmy Verhey (violin) with Camerata Antonio Lucio in all items except
Rainer Kussmaul, Henk Rubingh and Thomas Hengelbrock (violins) with
the Amsterdam Bach Soloists in the Concerto for three violins Recorded
Amsterdam 1992 except the Concerto for three violins, recorded in Utrecht
1988 CLASSIC COLLECTION
99909 [79.57] [JW]
Attractively
bright performances at a disarmingly cheap price … see
Full Review
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
(1685-1750) Cantatas vol. 20 - Cantata No.184,
‘Erwünschtes Freudenlicht’, BWV 184 - Cantata No.173, ‘Erhöhtes
Fleisch und Blut’, BWV 173 - Cantata No.59, ‘Wer mich liebet, der wird
mein Wort halten’ (I), BWV59 - Cantata No.44, ‘Sie werden euch in den
Bann tun’, BWV 44 - Yukari Nonoshita, soprano - Mutsumi Hatano, alto
- Gerd Türk, tenor - Peter Kooij, bass
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki - Rec: September 2001, Kobe Shoin
Women’s University, Japan.
BIS CD-1271 [61.50] [KM]
Another
fine volume of Bach cantatas from Maasaki Suzuki, though some negatives
mar this disc slightly… See Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685
- 1750) German
Organ Mass (BWV 522, 669-689) from Klavierübung Part III
(1740) Ronald Frost, clavichord,
and organ - Recorded at Church of St. Ann, Manchester, England, April
2002 - Notes in English
DUNELM RECORDS DRDO 190 [127.44] [PS]
A superb, uniquely lyrical performance of this
great music which offers a valid alternative to other available versions
… see Full Review
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Organ
Works, Volume 13 Third Part of the Clavierübung Prelude & Fugue
in E flat major, BWV552 Chorale Preludes: BWV 669-671, 676, 678, 680,
682, 684, 686 & 689 
Gerhard Weinberger (organ) Rec. 3-5 October 2001, Christoph Treutmann
organ (built 1737) Monastery Grauhof, Goslar
CPO 999 867-2 [72.02] [TB]
Standards
are very high. True also of the recorded sound and performances by this
fine organist. … see Full Review
Wilhelm Friedemann BACH (1710-1784)
Flute Concerto in D (>1744) (20.17) Carl
Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Flute Concerto in D, Wq.
13a (1744) (18.25) Leopold HOFMANN (1738-1793)
Flute Concerto in D (17??) (16.34)
Christian Gurtner, [wood] transverse flute Wiener Akademie/Martin
Haselböck Booklet in German, English, and French, Recorded Hofburgkapelle,
Hofburg, Vienna, November, 2001, and February, 2002.
CPO CD 999 888-2 [55.38] [PS]
First
rate performances of excellent and previously unknown music by major
composers of their time. Highly recommended … see Full
Review
Edgar BAINTON (1880-1956)
Epithalamion: Rhapsody for
Full Orchestra (1929) Performing edition by Rodney
Newton [13:12] An English Idyll for
baritone and orchestra (1946): Pastoral. Andante,
molto tranquillo; London. Andante grazioso con moto; The Cathedral.
Andante, un poco mosso [18:15] *Hubert
CLIFFORD (1904-1959) A Kentish Suite
(1935): Dover. Introduction - Alla hornpipe; A
Choral Prelude on 'Canterbury'. With dignity; Pastoral and Folk
Song. Lento pastorale; Swift Nicks of Gad's Hill: A Scherzo.
Allegro con brio; Greenwich: A Pageant of the River. Maestoso
[19:48] The Casanova Melody from
Carol Reed's production of The Third Man Written
under the name of Michael Sarsfield (1949) Orchestral
realisation by Rodney Newton (2000) [3:40]Five English Nursery
Tunes: A Suite for Orchestra (1941): The
Frog and the Mouse. Allegro capriccioso - Presto; The Evening
Prayer. Lento; Lavender's Blue. Allegretto scherzando; Curly
Locks. Andantino; London Bridge. Allegro molto [16.20] Shanagolden:
An Irish Pastoral Sketch (1953) [4:08] Paul
Whelan (baritone) * BBC Philharmonic
Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins Rec. 30-31 October
2001, Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester
premiere recordings CHANDOS CHAN 10019
[76:02] [RB]
Strongly
recommended especially for Epithalamion and Shanagolden. … see Full
Review
Claude Bénigne BALBASTRE (1727-1799)
Pièces
de Clavecin - Premier Livre (1759) [67.10]
Ursula Duetschler - 18th century French Harpsichord by Couchet-Blanchet-Taskin
rec. April 1992, Musée de Chartres, France
CLAVES CD 50-9206 [67.10] [PW] 
Playing
of imagination and considerable virtuoso flair … an excellent recital
choice. … see Full Review
Arnold BAX (1883-1953)
Symphony
No. 6 (1934) - Into the Twilight (1908) - Summer Music (1920)
Royal Scottish National
Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones - rec. 2002, Glasgow DDD
NAXOS 8.557144 [57.46] [RB]
An
outstanding Bax recording ... sensuous and violent ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano
Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 (1802) [35’45] - Piano Sonatas – No.
21 in C, Op. 21, ‘Waldstein’ (1803/4) [25’57]; No. 24 in F sharp, Op.
78, ‘A Thérèse’ (1809) [10’39] - Till Fellner (piano)
Academy of St Martin in
the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner (Op. 37) - Jean-Bernard Pommier (piano)
(sonatas). Rec. Air Studios, London in November 1994 (Op. 37) and Fontfroide
Abbey, Narbonne, France, in November 1991 (Sonatas). DDD
WARNER APEX 0927 48944-2 [72’06] [CC]
Here
is a sensible programme, eminently sensibly played. … A disappointment.
... See Full Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Symphony
No.1 in C major op.21 (1800) - Symphony No.2 in D major op.36 (1802)
Heidelberger Sinfoniker/Thomas
Fey - Recorded April-May 2000 at the Gesellschafthaus, Heidelberg-Pfaffengrund.
DDD HÄNSSLER CLASSIC
CD 98.375 [55:10] [MC] 
Highly
recommended and my first choice for these two symphonies. ... See Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony
No. 3 in E flat Op. 55 Eroica (1803)
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra/Hans Knappertsbusch - Recorded live 17
December 1953 TAHRA
294 [50.32] [JW]
This
is Specialist territory but Knappertsbusch Specialists are avid and
won’t need a second invitation. … see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) The
Piano Sonatas Volume 2 - Piano Sonata No 12 in A flat Op. 26 (1800-01)
- Piano Sonata No 13 in E flat Op. 27 No 1 (1800-01) - Piano Sonata
No 15 in D major Op. 28 Pastoral (1801)
Sergio Fiorentino (piano) - Recorded in Hornsey Town Hall (Op. 26 and
27/1 in January 1961) and Guildford Town Hall (Op. 28 in February 1966)
CONCERT ARTIST/FIDELIO
CACD 9204-2 [60.40] [JW]
Strong
and persuasive performances, reflecting Fiorentino’s laudable qualities
as a Beethovenian. … see Full
Review
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) The
Piano Sonatas Volume 4 -
Piano Sonata No 26 in E flat Op. 81a Les Adieux (1809-10) - Piano
Sonata No 27 in E minor Op. 90 (1814) - Piano Sonata No 28 in A major
Op. 101 (1816) - Piano Sonata No 30 in E major Op. 109 (1820)
Sergio Fiorentino (piano) - Recorded: Guildford Town Hall (Op. 26 February
1966), Hornsey Town Hall (Op. 27 May 1960), Conway Hall (Op. 28 July
1959) and Greenwich Borough Hall (Op. 109 July 1963)
CONCERT ARTIST/FIDELIO RECORDINGS CACD 9206-2 [68.52] [JW]
Tone
emerging with unimpaired beauty. … see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770
- 1827) Symphony
No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 (1800) Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 (1808) Symphony
No. 8 in F, Op. 93 (1812)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado Directed
by Bob Cole. recorded in February 2001 live at Accademia Nazionale di
Santa Cecilia, Rome (DVD).
TDK10 5116-9
DV BPAB 168 [75 minutes] [JP]
Don’t
hesitate with this issue – it is a gem. … see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Symphony
No 1 in C major Op 21 (1800) Symphony No 2 in D major Op 36 (1801-02)
Leonore Overture No 2 Op 72a (1805) Fidelio; Overture Op 72b (1814)
The Ruins of Athens; Overture Op 113 (1812) The Creatures of Prometheus;
Overture Op 43 (1801) Vienna
Philharmonic Orchestra (Symphony No 1 and The Creatures of Prometheus)
London Symphony Orchestra (Symphony No 2, Leonore, The Ruins of Athens)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Fidelio) Felix Weingartner Recorded 1936-40
NAXOS 8.110856 [73.37]
[JW]
A
sense in which one feels the unfolding of a perfectly natural rhythm
– nothing seems artificial or imposed or motoric. … see Full
Review
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Symphony
No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 Eroica (1803) Symphony No. 8 in
F minor Op. 93 (1812)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Hans Pfitzner Recorded Berlin 1929-33
NAXOS 8.110910
[69.40] [JW]
Seldom
less than fascinating documents of a distinguished composer’s interpretative
approach to a great one. … see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano
Sonata No 1 in F Op 2 No 1 (1793-95) - Piano Sonata No 2 in A major
Op 2 No 2 (1794-95) - Piano Sonata no 3 in C major Op 2 No 3 (1794-95)
Artur Schnabel (piano)
- Recorded London 1933-34
NAXOS 8.110693 [66.26] [JW]
Beethoven
Society recordings in all their profound and spiritual depth. … see
Full Review
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Quintet
for Piano and Winds Op.16 (1795/96) [27.16] -
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Quintet for Piano and
Winds K.452 (1784) [26.25] - Allan Vogel (oboe) - David Shifrin (clarinet)
- Robin Graham (horn) - Ken Munday (bassoon)
Carol Rosenberger (piano) - Rec: Santa Ana High School Auditorium, May
1984 DELOS DE 3024
[55.50] [CF]
Stylish
performances … phrasing deftly and sensitively aware of the internal
balance … see Full Review
Charles-Auguste de BÉRIOT
(1802-1870) Violin
Concerto No 1 in D major Op 16 Military (1829) Violin Concerto
No 8 in D major Op 99 (1855) Violin Concerto No 9 in A minor Op 104
(1858) Takako
Nishizaki (violin) RTBF Symphony Orchestra, Brussels/Alfred Walter Recorded
Maison de la Radio, Brussels, July 1986
NAXOS 8.555104 [49.52] [JW]
Adept
performances of works that certainly deserve their place in the history
of the early Romantic Violin Concerto. … see Full
Review
Leonard
BERNSTEIN
(1918-1990) Trouble
in Tahiti – an opera in seven scenes (1951-2) - Libretto by
the composer; Sam – Karl Daymond (baritone); Dinah – Stephanie
Novacek (soprano); Gardener – Tom Randle (tenor); Milkman
– Toby Stafford-Allen (baritone); Female – Mary Hegarty (mezzo);
City of London Sinfonia/Paul Daniel
Directed by Tom Cairns - Filmed specially for television during 2001
BBC OPUS ART OA 0838
D [75’00] [TH]
As
infectious a score as Bernstein penned. Pizzazz, Stravinskian spikiness,
Coplandesque lyricism … all the inventiveness you would expect from
the young American firebrand. … see Full
Review
RECORD
OF THE MONTH Heinrich Ignaz Franz von BIBER
(1644-1704)
Battalia
à 10 [12.50] - Requiem à 15 in Concerto[44.27] -
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Le Concerts des Nations/Jordi Savall - rec 24 May 1999, in Salzburg
Cathedral (Requiem) and 11 February 2002 in the Collégiale du
Châ teau de Cardona (Battalia)
ALIA VOX AV 9825 [57.23] [PW]
Even
if the Battalia were not there at all and the disc was only 44’ long
it would be worth every penny for the Requiem alone … see Full
Review
Heinrich
Ignaz Franz BIBER
(1644 - 1704) Sonata
No. 11 A Major Sonata No. 5 E Major Sonata No. 9 B flat major Sonata
No. 3 G minor Sonata No. 2 D major Georg MUFFAT
(1653 - 1704) Sonata No. 2 G Minor Sonata No. 5 G major
Freiburger Barockorchester Consort: (Petra Müllejans, Anna-Katharina
Schreiber - Violins; Christa Kittel, Ulrike Kaufmann, Christian Goosses
- Violas; Ute Petersilge - Violoncello; Richard Myron - Double Bass;
Torsten Johann - Harpsichord) Recorded January and April 1993, Church
of Maria Minor, Utrecht, Netherlands
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI - BAROQUE ESPRIT 05472 77844 2 [59:00] [RH]
17th
century chamber music given in infectiously brilliant performances,
an irresistible record … see Full
Review
Luigi
BOCCHERINI (1743
- 1805) Cello
Concertos - Concerto #1 in E flat, G 474 (17.24) - Concerto #2 in A,
G 475 (12.41) - Concerto #3 in D, G 476 (14.45) - Concerto #4 in C,
G 477 (13.44) (pub. 1770) - Concerto #5 in D, G 478 (23.31) - Concerto
#6 in D, G 479 (17.15) (pub. 1770) - Concerto #7 in G, G 480 (16.32)
(pub. 1770) - Concerto #8 in C, G 481 (16.21) (pub. 1771) - Concerto
#9 in B flat, G 482 (18.53) - Concerto #10 in D, G 483 (21.59) (pub.
1785) - Concerto #11 in C, G 573 (15.57) - Concerto #12 in E flat, (no
G#) (13.36) - David Geringas, violoncello
Orchestra da Camera di Padova e del Veneto/Bruno Giuranna, Recorded
at Villa Congarini, Padua, Italy, June-October 1988 - Liner notes in
Italian, German, French, and English
CLAVES CD 50-8814/15/16 [202.38] [PS]
A
set every music lover will cherish and play over and over again … see
Full Review
João Domingos BOMTEMPO
(1775-1842) Kyrie
and Gloria
Véronique Glens (soprano) Helena Rasker (mezzo-soprano)
John Bowen (tenor) Luís Rodrigues (baritone) Michel Brodard (bass)
Gulbenkian Choir and Orchestra/Michel Corboz Recorded 18 and 19 December
1997 in the Grand Auditorium of the Foundation Calouste Gulbenkian,
Lisbon STRAUSS
SP 4383 [58.14] [JW]
No
reason at all not to investigate a charmingly assured work such as this.
… see Full Review
York BOWEN (1884-1961)
String
Quartet No. 2 in D minor Op. 41 (c.1918) [28.29] String Quartet No.
3 in G major Op. 46(b) (1919) [27.04] Phantasy Quintet for bass
clarinet and string quartet Op. 93 (1932) [14.02]
Timothy Lines (bass clarinet) Archaeus Quartet rec Recital Room,
Tonbridge School, Kent, 16, 18, 20 Dec 2001
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY BMS426CD [70.17] [MC]
Marvel
that such rich English music has lain undiscovered until now … see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) - Violin
Sonata No. 1 in G major Op. 78 (1878-79) - Violin Sonata No. 2 in A
major Op. 100 (1886) - Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 108 (1886-88)
Elmar Oliveira (violin)
- Jorge Frederico Osorio (piano) - Recorded Loho Studios, New York August
2000 ARTEK AR-0008-2
[67.29] [JW]
Recommended
to those who enjoy high octane Brahms sonatas … see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Sonatas
for Clarinet and Piano, Op 120, #1 in f [22.49] and #2 in Eb
[21.34] (1894) - Robert SCHUMANN (1810
- 1858) Fantasiestücke (3) for clarinet and piano, Op 73 (1849)
[11.19] David Shifrin,
clarinet; Carol Rosenberger, Bösendorfer piano - Notes in English
- Recorded in Santa Ana High School Auditorium, California, USA, May
1984 DELOS D/CD 3025
[56.01] [PS]
Excellent
performances of excellent music, perhaps the best recording available
… see Full Review
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Four Ballades Op. 10 - Intermezzi; Op. 76 Nos. 6 in
A major and 7 in A minor - Op. 116 No. 4 in E major - Op. 117 Nos. 1
in E flat major, 2 in B flat minor and 3 in C sharp minor - Op. 118
Nos. 1 in A minor, 2 in A major and 6 in E flat minor - Op. 119 No.
1 in B minor Glenn Gould
(piano) - Recorded 1961 (Intermezzi) and 1982 (Ballades)
SONY SMK87859 [72.16] [JW]
Opacity
and formlessness. Count me out … see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS
(1833-97) Symphony
No. 1 in C minor op. 68 (1876) Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 73 (1877)
Symphony No. 3 in F major op. 90 (1883) Symphony No. 4 in E minor op.
98 (1885) ‘Eleven Choral Preludes’, for organ op. Post. (1896) arranged
by Henk de Vlieger Netherlands
Philharmonic Orchestra, Amsterdam/Jaap van Zweden Radio Philharmonic
Orchestra, Holland/Jaap van Zweden* Recorded June-August
2002, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Holland; Recorded April 1999, MCO
Studio Hilversum, Holland* DDD
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 99946 [46:31+74:39+72:09] [[MC]
At
super-budget price this release from Brilliant Classics is certainly
worth a listen. A "live"-sounding set, honestly presented. … see Full
Review
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Piano
Concerto no. 2 in B flat, op. 83 (1), Klavierstücke, op. 118
Joyce Hatto (piano) National Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra/René
Köhler (1) Recorded 4th March 1992 and 19th May 1998, Concert Artist
Studios CONCERT
ARTIST/FIDELIO RECORDINGS CACD 8001-2 [75:25] [CH]
Joyce
Hatto is a pianist who demands to be heard and the op. 118 pieces are
alone worth the price of the record. The concerto gets a rewarding performance.
… see Full Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
String
Quintet No.1 in F Op.88 (1882) [28.24] - String Quartet No.3 in Bb Op.67
(1875) [36.54] Shanghai
Quartet - Arnold Steinhardt (viola) - Rec: Church of the Ascension,
New York City DELOS
DE 3198 [65.18] [CF]
Responsive
to the broad sweep of Brahmsian melody, eloquent phrasing and rugged
textures … see Full Review
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Complete
Original Works for Piano 4 Hands, Vol. 1 Twenty-One Hungarian Dances
(1852-1869) Sixteen Waltzes, Opus 39 (1865)
Duo Crommelynck (piano - four hands) Recorded 1980 (Dances), 1981
(Waltzes), Ghent CLAVES
CD 50-8710 [67.09] [TB]
A
sensible option for any collector … rewarding performances … see Full
Review
Michel-Georges BRÉGENT (1948-1993)
Les Variations Parallèles (1986) (44.51) -
Claude VIVIER (1948-1983)
Shiraz (1977) (13.44)
Louis-Philippe Pelletier, piano - Booklet in French and English. Recorded
in Salle Pollack, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
1999 PELLEAS CD-0111
[58.42] [PS]
Fascinating
modern Quebeçois-Canadian music reminiscent of Messiaen and Sorabji
… see Full Review
Max BRUCH (1838-1920)
Symphony
No.3 in E Op.51 (1883) [38.01] - Suite on Russian Themes Op.79b (1903)
[21.08] Hungarian State
SO/Manfred Honeck - rec in the Hungaroton Studio, Budapest 28-31 May
1987 NAXOS 8.555985
[59.09] [CF]
I
wish I had not pulled it down from the shelf. … see Full
Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Anton BRUCKNER
(1824-1896)
Symphony
No. 6 in A major (1879-81 [54’09"] Symphony No. 7 in E major (1881-84)
[60’36"]
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink Recorded
in Amsterdam in November 1966 (Symphony No. 7) and December 1970 (Symphony
No. 6) PHILIPS DUO
473 301-2 [114’45"] [JQ]
Highly
distinguished performances … fine playing captured in excellent, spacious,
natural sound. … one of the finest Brucknerians of our age … see Full
Review
Gavin
BRYARS
(b. 1943) A Portrait (60th Birthday Celebration)
Cello
Concerto (Farewell to Philosophy) (1995) ¹ One Last Bar, Then
Joe Can Sing (1994) º Les Fiançailles (1983, revised
1996) ² Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet (1975, this version
1993) (single - A & B "sides")+ The Green Ray (1991) ³ Adnan
Songbook (1992-96) ²* Titanic Lament from "The Sinking
of The Titanic" (1975, this version 1994) ² The North Shore (1994)
² Julian
Lloyd Webber, cello¹ English Chamber Orchestra¹/James Judd, conductor¹
Nexusº Gavin Bryars Ensemble² Tom Waits, voice+ John Harle, saxophone³
Bournemouth Sinfonietta³/Ivor Bolton, conductor³ Valerie Anderson, soprano*
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, November 1995 (Cello Concerto), Eastman
School of Music, Rochester, NY, May 1995 (One Last Bar), Air
Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, October 1996 (Fiançailles) and
November 1997 (Adnan Songbook, North Shore) Looking Glass
Studios, NY and Prairie Inn Studio, California (Jesus' Blood),
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, July 1991 (Green Ray) and Le Chateau
d'Eau, Bourges, Westleton Church Suffolk, DAT Studios, London, Dave
Hunt Studio, London, 1994 (Titanic).
PHILIPS 473 296-2 [77.05 + 73.14] [NH]
A
superb and varied 60th birthday tribute to one of Britain's
most important living composers[NH]
A
fair survey of Bryars’ personal sound world and sincere music making.
A splendid birthday present [HC]… see Full
Review
Ferruccio
BUSONI
(1866-1924) Turandot
Suite Op.41 (1917) 1. Scene 1: The Execution,
the City Gate and the Departure 2. Scene 2: Truffaldino's March 3. Scene
3: Altoum's March 4. Scene 4: Turandot's March 5. Scene 5: Turandot's
Chamber 6. Scenes 5/6: Dance and Song 7. Scene 7: Night Waltz 8. Scene
8: Quasi-Funeral March and Finale alla Turca Two Studies for Doktor
Faust Op.51 (1916-24) 9. Sarabande 10. Cortège 11. Berceuse
élégiaque, Op.42 (1909)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra/Samuel Wong Recorded at Tsuen Wan Town
Hall, Hong Kong, 22-23 January 2001
NAXOS 8.555373 [70:50] [RH]
A
continual sense of grotesquerie and foreboding … vivid and brilliant.
I love the disk. … see Full Review
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