From
A to Z, Vol. 2 C-B Fulvio
CALDINI (b.1959) Thelema’s
Hot Machine, Op. 33 (1986){4.19] Sven-Erik
BÄCK (1919-1994) Sonata for Flute solo (1949) [13.37]
Elliott CARTER (b.1908)
Scrivo in vento [6.03] Joseph Bodin
de BOISMORTIER (1689-1755) Première Suite in E minor,
Op. 35 (1731) [10.36] Yehezkel BRAUN
(b.1922)
Sonata for Flute (1955/87) [11.26] Gloria COATES
(b.1938)
Reaching for the Moon for flute solo (1987/88) [3.11] Leonhard
von CALL (1767-1815)
Fantasia I, Op. 6 No. 1 [7.32] Daniel
BÖRTZ (b.1943)
Tinted Drawings for flute solo (2001) [8.23] 
Sharon Bezaly (flute) Recorded November 2001 at Furuby Church, Växjö,
Sweden BIS-CD 1259 [68.20]
[RBr]
The
solo flute is not everybody’s cup of tea, but this disc makes a good
case for reminding listeners and flautists, as well as composers, not
to ignore it. … see Full Review
American Music for two Pianos and
Orchestra - Walter PISTON (1894
- 1976) Concerto
for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1959) - Quincy
PORTER (1897 - 1966) Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
(1954) - Morton GOULD (1913 - 1997)
Dance Variations for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1952) - Joshua Pierce
and Dorothy Jonas (pianos)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/David Amos (Piston and Gould) - Philharmonic
Symphony Orchestra of Moravia/David Amos - recorded at the Soundstage,
CBS Studios, London, on July 24 and 25, 1969. (No details about the
Porter) HELICON HE
1044 [57’55] [JP]
A
trio of reasonably tuneful concerti for two pianos by three contemporary
American composers - brilliantly performed … see Full
Review
‘Baroque
for the Mass - Ursuline composers of the 17th Century’ Maria
Xaveria PERUCHONA (c1652 ->1709) Ad
gaudia, ad lubila (1675) [6.04] Regina Cæli (1675)
[4.03] Solvite Solvite (1675) [7.51] Anna
Isabella LEONARDA (1620-1704) Ave suavis dilecto [7.45]
Andrea Folan, soprano; Roya Bauman, alto; Kirk Doughterty, tenor; Brian
Bookks and Deborah Howell, violins; Rob Haskins, continuo. Recorded
at Rochester U. Chapel, Rochester, NY, USA, July 1998 [DDD] Messa
Prima, Op 18 (1696) [41.38]
Schola Cantorum of the University of Arkansas, Jack Groh, conductor.
Two violins, cello, and organ: soloists not named. Recorded at St. Paul’s
Church, Fayetteville, AK, USA, February 1982 [ADD] Notes in English.
Latin texts with English translations included
LEONARDA LE 346 [67.16] [PSh]
A
disk for collectors of early music, but not for perfectionists. … see
Full Review
Sir
Thomas Beecham conducts
Mozart - Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1781)
Symphony
No. 36 in C major K425 Linz (1783) - Symphony No. 38 in D major
K 504 Prague (1786) - Symphony No. 39 in E flat major K543 (1788)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir
Thomas Beecham - Recorded London 1950-55
SONY SMK87963 [78.07] [JW]
These
later traversals carry the inimitable stamp of authority and there is
much still to admire. … see Full Review
Sir
Thomas Beecham
conducts Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms - Felix
von MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Ruy
Blas Overture Op. 95 - The Hebrides Overture Op. 26 - Symphony No. 4
in A major Op. 90 Italian - Robert SCHUMANN
(1810-1856) Manfred Overture Op. 115 - Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Tragic Overture Op. 81
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham - Recorded London 1950-56
SONY SMK87965 [71.26]
[JW]
Strongly
recommended, especially for the Italian Symphony, Ruy Blas and the Manfred
Overture. … see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Leonard
Bernstein. The Original Jacket Collection Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 Eroica Bernstein Talk; How a Great Symphony
Was Written [14.22] Recorded January 1964 and December 1965 [talk] Leonard
BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) Symphonic Dances from West Side
Story orch. Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal Symphonic Suite from On
the Waterfront Recorded March 1861 [West Side Story] and May 1960
[On the Waterfront] Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990)
Rodeo – four dance episodes Billy the Kid – orchestral suite Recorded
May 1960 [Rodeo] and October 1959 [Billy the Kid] George
GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Rhapsody in Blue orch. Ferde Grofé
An American in Paris Recorded June 1959 [Rhapsody in Blue] and June
1958 [An American in Paris] Joseph HAYDN
(1732-1809) Symphony No. 82 Hob 1; 82 The Bear Symphony No.
83 Hob 1; 83 The Hen Recorded May 1962 [The Bear] and April 1962
[The Hen] Charles IVES (1874-1954)
Symphony No. 2 Bernstein Talk; Leonard Bernstein discusses Charles
Ives Recorded October 1958 and June 1966 [Talk] Gustav
MAHLER (1860-1911) Symphony No. 7 in E minor Op 55 Recorded
December 1965 Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Symphony No. 5 Op 47 Recorded October 1959 Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Symphony No. 5 Op 82 Pohjola’s Daughter
Op 49 Recorded March 1961 [Symphony] and May 1964 [Pohjola’s Daughter]
Igor STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Le
Sacre du Printemps (1913 version) Recorded January 1958
New York Philharmonic Orchestra Leonard Bernstein (piano/conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL SX10K89750
[10 CDs 484.28] [JW]
Bernstein
- a man for most seasons … this box gives us many imperishable first
thoughts in repertoire in much of which he was a towering master. …
see Full Review
British Clarinet
Concertos - Alan
PAUL (1905 – 1968) Clarinet
Concerto (1958) - Joseph HOROWITZ (b.1926)
Concertante (1948) - Guy WOOLFENDEN
(b.1937) Clarinet Concerto (1985, rev. 2002) - Geoffrey
BUSH (1920 – 1998)
Rhapsody (1940) - Malcolm MACDONALD
(1916 – 1992) Cuban Rondo (1960) - Adrian
CRUFT (1921 – 1987) Clarinet Concertino Op.21 (1955) -
Alan RIDOUT (1934 – 1996) Clarinet
Concertino (1978) - Ian Scott (clarinet)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland - Recorded: Henry Wood Hall,
London, April 2002
ASV WHITE LINE CD WHL 2141 [72:14] [VS]
Inspired
by the playing of the great British clarinet players. A fluid comprehensive
technique, secure intonation, warm tone quality, a touch of vibrato.
Scott's infectious enthusiasm can be felt throughout. Highly recommended.
... see Full Review
British String Miniatures 1
- Gareth WALTERS (b 1928) Divertimento
(1960) - Edward ELGAR (1857-1934) Elegy
Op. 58 (1909) - Michael ROBERTS (1927-1996)
Suite: Spring Serenade (1971); Compline (1965);
Perpetuum mobile (1962); Cherubim (1965); Divertimento
(1962) - Frederick DELIUS (1862-1934)
Two Aquarelles (arr. Eric Fenby
1938) - Anthony HEDGES (b 1931) Fiddler’s
Green (2001) - William WALTON (1902-1983)
Two Pieces from Henry V (1944): The Death of Falstaff; Touch her
soft lips and part - John ADDISON (1920-1998)
Partita (1961) Royal
Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland - Recorded Sony Music Studios, London,
July 2001 ASV WHITE
LINE CD WHL 2134 [71.37] [JW]
Well
up to the now expected standard, it hardly need be said. I enjoyed this
disc as much as the others in the series. These are lithe and insightful
traversals. … see Full Review
British
String Miniatures 2 - Henry
PURCELL (1659-1695) Set
of Act Tunes and Dances (arr. Arthur BLISS
(1891-1975) (1923) - Peter WARLOCK
(1894-1930) Serenade for the Birthday of Frederick Delius (1922)
- Gareth GLYN (b. 1951) Anglesey
Sketches (2001) - Frederick DELIUS (1862-1934)
Air and Dance (1915) - Mathew CURTIS
(b. 1959) Serenade (1993 rev. 2001) - Edward
ELGAR (1857-1934) Suite; The Spanish Lady (ed. Percy
YOUNG 1956) - Philip LANE
(b. 1950) Serenata Concertante (1990) - Richard Friedman and Abigail
Young, (violin) - Helen Kamminga (viola) and James Potter (cello)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
ASV WHITE LINE CD WHL 2136 [76.01] [JW]
A
charmer of a disc, recorded in a natural acoustic. Strongly recommended.
… see Full Review
Busoni and his legacy -
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Prelude
and Fugue in C major BWV846 - Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750) arr. Busoni Chorale
Prelude; Nun freut euch, lieben Christen BWV734 - Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) arr. Busoni
Ecossaise Wo083 Scotch Step - Fryderyk
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Prelude in A major Op 28/7 - Etude in
G flat Op. 10/5 - Nocturne in F sharp Op. 15/2 - Etude in E Op. 25/5
- Etude in G flat Op. 10/5 - Franz LISZT
(1811-1886) Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 S244 - Ferrucio Busoni
(piano) recorded in London 27 February 1922 Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este - Sonata
après une lecture du Dante - Rosamond Ley (piano) recorded
privately in London 1942 Franz LISZT
(1811-1886) Totentanz [minus first section] - Ferrucio
BUSONI (1868-1924) Piano Concerto Op. 39 [Movement IV only]
Egon Petri (piano)
with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra/Hans Rosbaud recorded live
in 1936 (Totentanz) and 1932 (Concerto)
ARBITER 134 [71.51] [JW]
Arbiter
are to be congratulated on their very listenable transfers and the intriguing
couplings they provide. … see Full Review
Isabella
Cheevers: As Long as a Tear Peter
HURFORD Litany to the Holy Spirit Harold
DARKE In the bleak mid winter Henry
PURCELL Music for a while Edmund
RUBBRA A hymn to the Virgin John
IRELAND Her Song BONONCINI
Per la glorie d'a dorarvi Ralph VAUGHAN
WILLIAMS Orpheus with his lute Peter
WARLOCK Adam lay ybounden Peter
WARLOCK The first mercy Gabriel
FAURÉ Pie Jesu
Isabella Cheevers (soprano) David Ruddock (keyboard accompanist)
Private issue
Total
lack of excess and effect. The music speaks for itself. Music sung for
music's sake and sung well. … see Full Review
ChinaSong
- 24 Chinese Songs Arranged for string quartet
By Yi-Wen Jiang: Miao Mountain Morning [arr. Gang] [3.56] - Yunnan
Folk Songs [5] [arr.Wang]: Dali Girl [1.26]; Following the Brother [0.54];
Puzzle tune [1.06]; Mountain Song [1.51]; Dragon Lantern Tune [1.29]
- Shepherd’s song [arr. Sha] [4.52] - Pieces from Temple Fair [2] [arr.
Zu-Xin Jiang]: Busker’s Little Tune [2.20]; Double Dance [1.27] - Pictures
from Bashu [arr. Hu-Wei Huang]: Morning Song [1.32]; Echo in a Deep
Valley [1.15]; Lyrical Tune [1.47]; XuanZi Dance [1.09]; Spring
in Chengdu [2.47]; Evening Dance at Aba] [1.08]; Shandong Folksongs
[2] [arr. Cui]; Naive Tune [2.03]; Drizzle [5.14] - Red Flowers in Bloom
[arr. Liu] [4.24] - Yan-Jun HUA (1893
- 1950) Reflection of the Moon in the Er-Quan spring [arr. Wu] [7.09]
- Cheng Qian XUE Caprice in the
style of an Henan folk song [5.16] - Jing-Ping
Zhang Harvest Celebration [3.29] -
Bi-Guang TANG Liuyang River [2.45] -
Qi-Ming LU Young Soldier’s Joy [2.59]
Shanghai String Quartet: Weigang Li, Yi-Wen Jiang, vv; Honggang Li,
va; Nicholas Tzavaras,vc. Eugenia Zuckerman, flute, guest artist. Notes
in English - Recorded at St. Anthony’s Seminary, Santa Barbara, California,
USA, March 2002 DELOS
DE 3308 [68.56] [PS] 
A
beautiful, sensual sounding disk, a must-have for world music and folk
music enthusiasts. … see Full Review
Sacred Spirit presents Classical Spirit Divine
Works I, O' Ecclesia, Prelude (arrangement of J.S. Bach), Divine Works
II, Adagio (arrangement of Barber) Gloria Deo Patri, Adagio (arrangement
of Albinoni) Sonata No. 14 - Adagio Sostenuto (arrangement of Beethoven)
Tranquillity, Organ Concerto (arrangement of J.S. Bach)
Written, produced, arranged and performed by "The Brave" (Claus
Zundel) No recording details given.
HIGHER OCTAVE MUSIC/VIRGIN HOMCD 13138 [48.15] [NH]
By
"The Brave" and definitely for the brave - "crossover" at its most turgid
… see Full Review
George
Copeland. The Victor solo recordings Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Prelude
à L’après-midi d’un Faune transcribed Copeland, Menuet
from Suite Bergamasque, Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque, Sarabande
from Pour le piano, Soirée dans Grenade from Estampes, Voiles
from Preludes Book I, Le Cathédrale engloutie from Preludes Book
I, La Puerta del Viño from Preludes Book II, Bruyères
from Preludes Book II, General Lavine-Eccentric from Preludes Book II,
La Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune from Preludes Book II, Ondine
from Preludes Book II, Canope from Preludes Book II, Danse Sacrée
* ,Ronde from La Boîte à joujoux * Erik
SATIE (1866-1925) Gnossiennes No. 1 Darius
MILHAUD (1892-1974) Adieu from L’Automne Federico
MOMPOU (1893-1987) Cancion y Danza No. 4 Isaac
ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909) Tango in D Op. 165/2, Tango in
A minor Op. 124, Malagueña, Cordoba * Manuel
INFANTE (1883-1958) Canto flamenco Joaquin
NIN (1879-1949)
Serenata from Cadena de valses Joaquin TURINA
(1882-1949) Fandango from Bailete Op. 79,Sacro-Monte from Danzas
gitanas Op. 55, Emilio LEHMBERG El
Puerto Ramon ZUERA Igualada Federico
LONGAS TORRES Aragon Enrique GRANADOS
(1867-1916) Playera No. 5 Manuel de FALLA
(1876-1946) Escana y Cancion del fuego fatuo Gustavo
PITTALUGA (b 1906) Romanza de Solita, Danza de la hoguera
* Heitor VILLA-LOBOS (1887-1959) Saudades
des selvas Brasileiras No. 2 Ernesto LECUONA
(1896-1963) Malagueña Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750) English Suite No. 5 – sarabande; Passepied,
Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn from Cantata No. 4 transc Rummel ANONYMOUS
Transcr. Copeland 16th Century Suite *
George Copeland (piano) Recorded 1933-38 plus 5 items recorded in recital
at Yale University in May 1964*
PEARL GEMS 0001 [2CDs: 126.15] [JW]
Copeland
has the knack of rising to the dramatic apex of a piece in a fluorescence
of colour. … see Full Review
The
Dolmetsch Legacy:
English Recorder Music
- Gordon JACOB: Variations - Cyril
SCOTT: Aubade - Edmund RUBBRA: Sonatina
Op. 128; Passacaglia Sopra 'Plusieurs Regrets', Op. 113; Meditation
Sopra 'Coeurs Désolés', Op. 67 - Antony
HOPKINS: Suite - John GARDNER:
Little Suite in C, Op. 60 - Colin HAND:
Sonata Breve - Franz REIZENSTEIN:
Partita Ross Winters (recorders);
Andrew Ball (piano) - Rec. 2002
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY BMS 425CD [73:42] [LF]
All
recorder buffs will be fascinated and inspired by hearing some of the
pieces they grapple with played in exemplary style. … de rigueur
for Rubbra enthusiasts … see Full
Review
Kathleen
FERRIER (1912-1953) Johannes
BRAHMS Alto Rhapsody Op.53 (1869) [13.10] - Gustav
MAHLER Das
Lied von der Erde (1909) [64.14]
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) - Richard Lewis (tenor) - Men of the Oslo
Philharmonic Chorus - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Erik Tuxen - Hallé
Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli - recorded in Studio of the Norsk Rikskringkasting,
Oslo, 14 October 1949 (Brahms); broadcast from Milton Hall, Deansgate,
Manchester on 2 April 1952 (Mahler)
APR 5579 [77.30] [CF]
As
for Ferrier, her diction is amazing with every word coloured and imbued
with emotion, the glorious voice utterly free of the physical pain with
which she was now having to cope. … see Full
Review
The
Edwin Fischer Trio - Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano
Trio in D Op. 70 No. 1 Ghost - Piano Trio in B flat Op. 97 Archduke
- Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Trio in C K548 - Robert SCHUMANN
(1810-1856) Trio in D Op. 63 - Franz SCHUBERT
(1797-1828) Trio No. 2 in E flat – rehearsal extract
Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin), Enrico Mainardi (cello) and Edwin Fischer
(piano) - Recorded live 1952-54
MUSIC AND ARTS CD 840 [2 CDs: 68.51 and 76.10] [JW]
Whilst
interpretatively I found some of the playing disappointing the value
of this set is undoubtedly high, capturing Fischer and his trio towards
the end of its active life … see Full Review
English Organ Anthology Stanley
to Wesley on period instruments-5 CD
Jennifer Bate (Organ)
REGIS RRC5002 [CAnt]
A
small treasure for the organ connoisseur re-mastered and reedited …
see Full Review
Fireworks
- Georg Friedrich HANDEL (1685-1759) Music
for the royal fireworks [28.13] - Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Chorale and three choral preludes:
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten. NWV 691. 690. 642
[6.16] - Prelude and fugue in E major, BWV 552 [15.08] - Antonio
VIVALDI (1678-1741) Concerto for two corni da caccia
[8.17] - Georg Philipp TELEMANN
(1681-1767) Concerto for three trumpets, timpani and organ [9.49]
- Henry VIII (1491-1547) Pastime
with good company [2.29]
Arta trumpet ensemble: Andreas Michel, Thomas Reiner, Jerry A.Ringo;
Andreas Weil (organ) - Recorded June 2001
ARTA ACD 6060 [70.12] [RB]
It
gives me no pleasure to say that this CD misses the baroque spirit by
several miles, for the players are clearly enthusiastic and technically
highly proficient. … see Full Review
For The Fun Of It All Richard
ADDINSELL (1904 -1977) Warsaw Concerto (1941) [7.56]Frederick
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Variations on Mozart’s ‘La ci darem la
mano’ Op.2 (1828) [15.38]George GERSHWIN
(1898-1937) Rhapsody in Blue (complete restored version) (1924)
[16.18] Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)
Caprice - Valse Op.76 ‘Wedding Cake’ (1885) [6.06] Paul
TUROK (b.1929) Ragtime Caprice Op.65 (1976)[9.01] Carl
Maria von WEBER/arr LISZT Polacca brillante Op.72 (1819/1851)[8.45]
Henri LITOLFF (1818-1891) Scherzo
from Concerto symphonique Op.102 (1852) [7.00]
Joshua Pierce (piano) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra of Bratislava/Kirk
Trevor recorded in 2001
KLEOS CLASSICS KL 5124 [70.42] [CF]
A
fair degree of froth, as the title implies, never did anyone any harm,
and this is a pleasant disc to have on … see Full
Review
Great Pianists -Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)
Historical Recordings 1932-1934 - Francis
POULENC (1899 - 1963) Pastourelle
(L'Eventail de Jeanne, No.8) (1926) [2.13] - Trois pièces pour
piano: No.2, Toccata (1928) [1.51] - Nicolai
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844 - 1908) The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op
57: Flight of the Bumble-Bee (arr. Rachmaninov) [1.10] - Igor
STRAVINSKY (1892 - 1971) Petrushka: Danse Russe (1911) [2.15]
- Domenico SCARLATTI (1685 - 1759) Sonata
in b, L. 33/Kk 87 [4.22] - Sonata in G, L. 487/Kk 125 [2.08] - Claude
DEBUSSY (1862 - 1918) Etude XI: Pour les arpèges composes
(1915) [3:34] - Robert SCHUMANN (1810
- 1856) Arabesque in C major, Op. 18 (1838) [6:17] - Fantasiestücke,
Op. 12 (1837): No.7, Traumes Wirren [2:22] - Franz
LISZT (1811 - 1886) Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (1853) [26.29]
- Fryderik CHOPIN (1810 - 1849) Mazurka
No.27 in E minor, Op. 41, No.2 [2.23] - Mazurka No.32 in C sharp minor,
Op. 50, No.34: [1.13] - Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 10, No.4 (1832)
[2.01] - Etude in G flat major, Op. 10, No.5 ('Black Key') (1832) [1.33]
- Franz Joseph HAYDN (1732 - 1809) Sonata
in E flat major, Hob. XVI/52 (c1794) [14.41]
Vladimir Horowitz, piano - Notes in English - Transfers by Mark Obert-Thorn
NAXOS HISTORICAL
8.110606 [77.31] [PS]
Restorations
of favorite pieces played by the ‘Greatest Pianist in the World’ A must-have
for Lisztians and lovers of the piano in general … see Full
Review
Vladimir
Horowitz (1903-1989): The
First Recordings
- Sergei RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto
No.3 in D minor, Op.30 Ñ * - Claude
DEBUSSY Serenade for the Doll (from Children's Corner Suite)
Î - Domenico SCARLATTI Capriccio
in E major, L375 Î - Georges BIZET-Horowitz
Variations on Themes from Carmen Î - Enro
Von DOHNÁNYI Capriccio (Concert Etude in F minor,
Op.28, No.6) Î - Franz SCHUBERT-Liszt
Liebesbotschaft (from Schwanengesang), S560 Ï - Franz
LISZT-Busoni Paganini
Etude No.2 in E flat major ('Octave') Ð - Franz
LISZT Valse oubliée No.1, S215 Ð; Paganini Etude
No.5 in E major ('La Chasse') (1838 version) Ð - Vladimir
HOROWITZ Danse excentrique Ð - Frederic
CHOPIN Etude in F major, Op.10, No.8 Ð; Mazurka No.21
in C sharp minor, Op.30, No.4 Î
Vladimir Horowitz (piano) - London Symphony Orchestra/Albert Coates*
- Recorded March/April/December 1928, Victor Studio No.1, Camden, New
Jersey Î - Recorded January 1929, Victor Studios, New York Ï;
February/March1930, Liederkranz Hall, New York; December 1930, Kingsway
Hall, London Ñ
NAXOS 8.110696 [65:56] [DS]
A
must for Horowitz fans and anyone interested in the genesis of his fame
… a treasurable and necessary acquisition … see Full
Review
Mieczyslaw HORSZOWSKI Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) French
Suite No. 6, BWV 817 [16:15] Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Sonata in F, Op. 10, No. 2 [17:14]
Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Papillons,
Op. 2 [15:18] Frederic CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2 [4:24] Impromptu in F sharp
minor, Op. 36 [6:01} Waltz in C sharp minor, Op.64, no. 2 [3:31] Scherzo
in B minor, Op. 20 [10:03] Etude in F minor, Op. 25, No. 2 [1:57] Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Träumerei [2:33] Mieczyslaw Horszowski
(piano) Recorded live in concert at London’s Wigmore Hall, 21 June 1990
ADD BBC LEGENDS BBCL 4122-2 [78:15] [KS]
Playing
as elegant and expressive at 98 as it was at 58 … see
Full Review
Louis Kaufman, violin. Twentieth
century French works in Historic recordings - Darius
MILHAUD (1892-1974) Concertino
de Printemps (1934) - With ORTF/Darius Milhaud recorded 1949 - Dances
de Jacarémirim (1945) - With Arthur Balsam (piano) recorded 1949
- Violin Concerto No. 2 (1945) - With ORTF/Darius Milhaud recorded 1949
- Francis POULENC (1899-1963) Violin
Sonata (1942-43 rev 1949) - With Hélène Pignari (piano)
recorded 1954 - Henri SAUGUET (1901-1989)
Concerto d’Orphée (1953)
With ORTF/Jean Michel Leconte recorded 1955
MUSIC AND ARTS CD 620 [74.58] [JW]
Kaufman
in this glittering literature – lyrical, tragic, introspective, exultant
- a sound that excites, enchants and has the power, constantly, to move.
… see Full Review
Carlos KLEIBER – in Rehearsal Carl
Maria von WEBER (1786 – 1826) Der
Freischutz - Overture (1821) Johann STRAUSS
II (1825 – 1899) Die Fledermaus - Overture (1874)
Sudfunk Sinfonieorchester (Stuttgart)/Carlos Kleiberrecorded in 1970
(DVD) 
TDK
DV DOCCK [102 minutes] [JP]
The
film is shot in black and white, with mono sound, but after about a
few minutes, this is no longer a problem, so gripping is the material.
… see Full Review
Lauds
and Lamentations - Elliott
CARTER (born 1908) Oboe
Quartet (2001)a - Four Lauds (1984 and 1999/2000)b
- A 6 Letter Letter (1996)c - Figment (1994)d
- Figment II – Remembering Mr. Ives (2001)d - Isang
YUN (1917 – 1995) Piri (1971)a - Oboe Quartet
(1994)a Heinz
Holliger (oboea, cor anglaisc); Thomas Zehetmair
(violin)b; Ruth Killius (viola); Thomas Demenga (cello)d
- Recorded: Radio Studio DRS, Zurich, September 2001 and February 2002
ECM 1848/49 [46:38
+ 33.49] [HC]
Excellent,
technically assured, well prepared and lovingly played by musicians
who have a long association with the music; and cleanly recorded in
natural acoustics. … see Full Review
L’ETOILE:
FRENCH ARIAS - Jacques
OFFENBACH (1819-1880) Les
contes d’Hoffmann: Vous sous l’archet frémissant -
Jules MASSENET (1842-1912)
Cendrillon: Enfin, je suis ici - Daniel
François Esprit AUBER (1782-1871) Zerline: O Palerme!
O Sicile! - Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)
Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix - Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869) Les Troyens: Ah! Ah! Je vais mourir
– Adieu, fière cité - MASSENET
Werther: Va! Laisse couler mes larmes - Charles
GOUNOD (1818-1893) Sapho: O ma lyre immortelle -
BERLIOZ La damnation de Faust: D’amour l’ardente flamme
- Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) L’heure
espagnole: Oh! La pitoyable aventure - Ambroise
THOMAS (1811-1896) Mignon: Connais-tu le pays? -
Alexis Emmanuel CHABRIER (1841-1894) L’étoile:
Je suis Lazuli Jennifer
Larmore (mezzo-soprano), Wiener Konzertchor, Radio Symphonieorchester
Wien/Bertrand de Billy - Recorded 25th-30th June 2001 at the Österreichischer
Rundfunk, Vienna TELDEC
CLASSICS 8573 87193-2 [63:05] [CH]
A
convincing foray into the romantic French repertoire by a singer who
has been noted especially for her Rossini. … see Full
Review
Lo, the full, final sacrifice
– music commissioned for St. Matthews, Northampton
- Benjamin BRITTEN (1913-1976) Rejoice
in the Lamb (1943) [17’47] - Lennox BERKELEY
(1903-1989) A Festival Anthem (1945) [14’17] - Gerald
FINZI (1901-1956) Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice (1946)
[15’50] - Richard Rodney BENNETT (b.1936)
Five Carols (There is no rose; Out of your sleep; That young
child; Sweet was the son; Susani). (1967) [12’24] -
Kenneth LEIGHTON (1929-1988) Let all the World in every
Corner Sing (1965) [3’31] - St. Albans Abbey Girls Choir; Lay Clerks
of St. Albans Cathedral Choir
Simon Johnson (conductor) - James McVinnie (organ) - Recorded in St.
Albans Cathedral and Abbey Church, 17-20 Feb. 2003 DDD
LAMMAS RECORDS LAMM 155D [63’00] [TH]
This
is an extremely well planned and executed programme. … see Full
Review
The
Low Bass. Great Art Songs from the Bass repertoire
- Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Der
Tod und das Mädchen - Der Wanderer - Erlkönig - Hugo
WOLF (1860-1903) From the Michelangelo Poems: Wohl denk’
ich oft - Alles Endet, was entsteht - Fühit meine Seele - Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Danse Macabre - Ange
FLÉGIER (1846-1927) Le Cor - Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Im Spätboot - Der Einsame - Das
Thal - Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)
Morning - Modest MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881)
Leaves make Sound - Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Verrat - Norman DELLO JOIO
(b 1913) The Assassination - Jack BEESON
(b 1921) To a Sinister Potato
Kevin Maynor (bass) - Richard Woitach (piano) - Recorded Seltzer Sound,
New York City, October and December 2001
GUILD GMCD 7244 [57.52] [JW]
A
nobly rounded bass. Its downward extension is fine, possesses declamatory
power when needed and seldom found badly wanting in his chosen repertoire.
… see Full Review
[Detailed listing (last two days)]
[Part 1 New] [Part 2 A-B] [Part 3 C-L]
[Part 4 M-R] [Part 5 S-Z]
[Part 6 Misc A-L] [Part 7 Misc M-Z]
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