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Hoffnung - A
Last Encore
On 2 CDs lasting
1 hour 45min, this contains all the recordings
of Hoffnung preserved in the BBC archives.
They include the famous and hilariously
funny Bricklayer story. [mono]
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RECORDINGS
OF THE MONTH
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Ludwig
Van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) String
Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No.1 ‘Lobkowitz’
(1799) [30:44]
String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No.4 ‘Lobkowitz’
(1800) [24:42]
Quatuor Mosaïques (Erich Hobarth (violin);
Andrea Bischof (violin); Anita Mitterer (viola);
Christophe Coin (cello)) Recorded in September
2004, in Grafenegg Schloss ‘Alte Reitschule’,
Austria. DDD
NAÏVE E8899 [55:30] [MC]
Quatuor
Mosaïques are an astonishing ensemble
who deserve the utmost praise for these magnificently
performed scores. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH George
Frideric HANDEL
(1685 - 1759) Giulio
Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724) [208.00]
Text by Nicola Haym after Bussani Giulio Cesare
... Graham Pushee, counter-tenor Curio ...
Richard Alexander, bass Cornelia ... Rosemary
Gunn, soprano Sesto ... Elizabeth Campbell,
mezzo Cleopatra ... Yvonne Kenny, soprano
Tolomeo ... Andrew Dalton, counter-tenor Achilla
... Stephen Bennet, tenor Nireno ... Rodney
Gilchrist, counter-tenor Dancers of Opera
Australia
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra/Richard
Hickox. Recorded at the Opera House, Sydney,
Australia, June 1994 Notes in English, Deutsch,
and Français. Colour photos of Graham
Pushee in costume, and of Sydney Opera House.
Detailed track listing. No text or translations.
PAL 4:3 PCM stereo 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1,
dts 5.1. Disk 1, DVD-9; Disk 2 DVD-5. Subtitles
in English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano.
Region code 0 [all regions] Region 1 NTSC
version available as Kultur Video D2911.  EUROARTS
2053599 [146.00 + 62.00] [PSh]
The
best Giulio Cesare I’ve ever experienced or
am likely to. Close enough to perfection to
merit only the highest level of criticism.
... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)
Scottish
and Welsh Songs [32:18] Trio Es-Dur Hob. XV: 36 [10:56] Six Original
Canzonettas [19:38] Trio A-Dur Hob. XV: 35 [12:31]
James Taylor (tenor) Münchner Klaviertrio (Donald Sulzen (piano); Rudolf
J. Koeckert (violin); Gerhard Zank (cello)) Recorded at the Bayerischer
Rundfunk, Studio 2, München on 18-20, 24 July 2002.
ORFEO C117051A [75:32][JR]
This
recording is a must-have! Finding a better
recording of these Haydn vocal works will
be a challenge. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH John
PICKARD
(b. 1963) Gaia
Symphony (1991-2003) ([Part One
– Tsunami [13:33]; Window 1 – Water-Fire
[3:05]; Part Two – Wildfire [12:22];
Window 2 – Fire-Air [3:45]; Part
Three – Aurora [11:25]; Window 3
Air-Earth [2:15]; Part Four – Men
of Stone [15:52])
Buy As You View Band/Robert Childs rec.
St. Julian’s School, Newport and Cwmbran
Council Chambers, March 2001 and February
2005 DDD
DOYEN DOY CD188 [62:22] [CT]
A
ground-breaking work for brass band of gargantuan proportions ...
see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Jean-Philippe
RAMEAU (1683-1764) Les
Indes galantes – Opéra ballet in a prologue and four
entrées. (1735): Libretto by Louis Fuzelier. Prologue
Hébé – Danielle de Niese Bellone – João
Fernandes L’Amour – Valérie Gabail First
entrée: Le Turc généreux Osman
– Nicolas Cavallier Emilie – Anna Maria Panzarella Valère – Paul Agnew
Second entrée: Les Incas du Pérou Huascar
– Nathan Berg Phani – Jaël Azzaretti Don Carlos – François Piolino
Third entrée: Les Fleurs-fête persane
Tacmas – Richard Croft Ali – Nathan
Berg Zaïre – Gaële Le Roi Fatime – Malin Hartelius Fourth
entrée: Les Sauvages Adario –
Nicolas Rivenq Damon – Christoph Strehl Don Alvar – Christope Fel
Zima – Patricia Petibon
Les Arts Florissants/William Christie Andrei Serban, stage director
Blanca Li, choreographer Recorded live, Opéra Naional de Paris-Opéra
Garnier on 22, 24, 25 September 2003. Playable in all regions.
OPUS ARTE 0923 D [107:58 + 143:11][JR]
Remarkable
in all respects. A must-have for opera lovers as well as Baroque
music enthusiasts. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Richard WAGNER
(1813-1883)
Tristan
und Isolde (1865) Nina Stemme (sop) ... Isolde; Plácido
Domingo (ten) ... Tristan; Mihoko Fujimora (mezzo) ... Brangäne;
René Pape (bass) ... King Marke; Olaf Bär (bar) ... Kurwenal
; Jared Holt (ten) ... Melot; Ian Bostridge (ten) ... Shepherd; Rolando
Villazón (ten) ... Young Sailor; Matthew Rose (bar) ... Steersman
Royal Opera House
Chorus, Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden/Antonio
Pappano rec. Nov 2004–Jan 2005, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road Studios, London.
DDD Plus bonus DVD EMI
CLASSICS 558006-2 [3 CDs: 78:57 + 73:54 + 73:38 = 227:00] [MB]
If,
as rumour has it, this will be the last studio
recording of a major opera, then EMI have
ended the history of studio opera on a very
high note indeed. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Nordic
Spell Kalevi AHO
(b.1949) Concerto
for flute and orchestra (2002) [30.34] Lahti
Symphony Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä Haukur
TÓMASSON (b.1960) Flute
Concerto No.2 (2001) [21.43] Iceland Symphony
Orchestra/Bernhardur Wilkinson Christian
LINDBERG (b.1958) The World of
Montuagretta (2001-02) [20.48]
Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Christian Lindberg
Sharon Bezaly (flute, alto flute) with accompanists
as above Recorded in Sibelius Hall, Lahti,
November 2003 (Aho), in Reykjavik, June 2004
(Tómasson), Orebro Concert Hall, November
2003 (Lindberg)
BIS CD 1499 [74.27] [JW]
Wonderful
stuff. Bis has been on a winner with Sharon
Bezaly for some time now but this is surely
the most splendid so far ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN OF THE MONTH
William
ALWYN (1905-1985)
Symphony
No. 5 Hydriotaphia (1973) [14:27] Symphony
No. 2 (1953) [27:22] Lyra Angelica -
concerto for harp and orchestra (1954) [28:12]
Suzanne Willison (harp)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David
Lloyd-Jones rec. Philharmonic Hall. Liverpool,
4-6 Jan 2005. DDD
NAXOS 8.557647 [69:52] [RB]
The
best single CD introduction to the major works
of Alwyn. Inspired playing and grippingly
immediate recording quality ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Luigi
BOCCHERINI (1743-1805)
Boccherini Edition String
Sextet No.1 in E flat G454; String Sextet
No.3 in EG456; String Sextet No.4 in F minor
G457; String Sextet No.6 in F G459; String
Quartets op.15: Quartet No.1 in D G177; String
Quartets op.24: Quartet No.6 in G minor G194;
String Quartet in A op.39 G213; StringQuartets
op.64: Quartet No.1 in F G248; String Quintets
op.13: Quintet No.4 in D minor G280; String
Quintets op.31: Quintet No.2 in G G326; String
Quintets op.60: Quintet No.3 in A G393; String
Quintets op.62: Quintet No.5 in D G401; Duet
for 2 Violins in E flat 'La bona notte' G62;
String Quartet No.4 in G 'La Tiranna' G223;
String Quintet No.6 in C 'La musica notturna
delle strade di Madrid' G324; String Quintet
No.6 in F G336; Oboe Quintets op.55: Quintet
No.1 in G G431; Quintet No.3 in D G433; Quintet
No.4 in E flat G434; Quintet No.5 in E flat
G435; Quintet No.6 in D minor G436; Six Sextets:
'Divertimentos': No.1 in A G461; No.5 in A
G465; No.6 in C G466; Symphonies op.37: Symphony
No.1 in C G515; Symphony No.3 in D minor G517;
Symphony No.4 in A G518; Symphony in C minor
op.41 G519. Symphony in D op.42 G520; Symphony
in D op.43 G521; Symphony in D minor op.45
G522; Guitar Quintet in D minor G445; Guitar
Quintet in E G446; Guitar Quintet in B flat
G447; Guitar Quintet in D G448; Guitar Quintet
in D G449. Guitar Quintet in G G450.
New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Petersen
Quartet, Parisii Quartet, Dimov Quartet, various
soloists. Recordings in collaboration with
Sender Freies Berlin, Suddeutscher Rundfunk
Stuttgart and Westdeutscher Rundfunk Cologne
during the 1990s. DDD
CAPRICCIO CC49463 [10 CDs] [DB]
A
fantastic bargain which no lover of the classical
period can possibly turn down at this extraordinarily
low price. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH César
FRANCK (1822-1890)
Rédemptiona (1871-2)
[13:50]; Nocturneb (1884,
orch. Ropartz) [4:01]; Le Chasseur mauditc
(1882) [16:20]; Psychéa
(1888) [26:28]; Les Éolidesd
(1876) [10:45].
bChrista Ludwig (mezzo); abcOrchestre
de Paris/Daniel Barenboim; dL:Orchestre
de la Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet. Rec.
Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, aFeb,
bcJune 1976, dVictoria
Hall, Geneva, Jan 1967. ADD
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ELOQUENCE 476 2800 [71:40]
[CC]
An
excellent compilation of Franckian gems. Very,
very strongly recommended indeed. ... see
Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)
Giulio Cesare – Highlights from
the opera in four acts. (1724) Libretto by
Nicola Francesco Haym after Giacomo Francesco
Bussani. Giulio Cesare – Paul Esswood (counter-tenor)
Cleopatra – Roberta Alexander (soprano) and
Lucia Popp (soprano) [14] Cornelia – Marjana
Lipovšek (mezzo) Seste – Ann Murray (mezzo)
Arnold Schönberg-Chor/Erwin G. Ortner
Concentus musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Recorded in Vienna, April 1984 and May 1985.
WARNER APEX 2564 62018-2 [58:26] [JR]
One
of the best representations of one of Handel’s
most successful operatic ventures. This one
hour compilation of highlights goes by all
too quickly. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH
Jascha
Heifetz: Hora Staccato
and other favourites Grigoras
DINICU (1889 – 1949) Hora Staccato
(1906); Camille
SAINT-SAËNS (1835 – 1921) Introduction
and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor for violin
and orchestra op. 28 (1863); Moritz
MOSZKOWSKI (1854 – 1925) Guitarre
Op. 45 No. 2 (arr. Sarasate); Manuel
de FALLA (1876 – 1946) Spanish
Dance No. 1 (from La Vida Breve)
(1913) (arr. Kreisler); Pablo SARASATE (1844 – 1908)
Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)
for violin and orchestra Op. 20 No. 1 (1878);
Antonio BAZZINI (1818 – 1897)
La Ronde des Lutins – scherzo fantastique
for violin and piano Op. 25 (1852); Henryk WIENIAWSKI (1835 – 1880)
Polonaise Brillante No. 1 in D
for violin and piano Op. 4 (1853); Camille
SAINT-SAËNS Havanaise in
E for violin and orchestra Op. 83 (1887);
Manuel De FALLA
Jota (Seven Popular Spanish
Songs No. 4 (1915) (arr. Kochanski); Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD (1897
– 1957) Much Ado About Nothing –
incidental music (1920) Garden Scene –
Holzapfel und Schlehwein; Joseph
ACHRON (1886 – 1943) Hebrew
Melody for violin and piano Op. 33 (1911);
Sergei PROKOFIEV
(1891 – 1953) Gavotta from
Four Pieces for piano Op. 32 No. 3
(1918) (arr. Heifetz) – March in F
minor from Ten Pieces for piano Op.
12 No. 1 (1906) (arr. Heifetz); Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873 –
1943) Daisies from Six Songs
Op. 38 No. 3 (1916) (arr. Heifetz) – Oriental
Sketch in B flat for piano (1917) (arr.
Heifetz); William
KROLL (1901 – 1980) Banjo And
Fiddle; Georges BIZET (1838 – 1875)
/ Franz WAXMAN (1906
– 1967) Carmen Fantasia for violin
and orchestra on themes from Bizet’s 1875
opera (1946)
Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
(1, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12 – 17), Arpad Sandor (piano)
(3, 11), London Philharmonic Orchestra/John
Barbirolli (2), London Symphony Orchestra/John
Barbirolli (5, 8), RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra/Donald
Voorhees Recorded in London, Hollywood and
New York 1934 – 1947.
LIVING ERA CLASSICS AJC 8553 [77:16][GF]
There
we are. End of review. Now grab your overcoat,
Mr Grumble and everybody else, and run down
to the store. There may still be a copy
left. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH David
Oistrakh. Violin Concertos – Historic
Russian Archives: MENDELSSOHN;
DVOŘÁK; SHOSTAKOVICH;
LALO; BRUCH;
BEETHOVEN; KABALEVSKY;
TANEYEV;
PROKOFIEV; TCHAIKOVSKY;
SIBELIUS; BARTÓK; SZYMANOWSKI; HINDEMITH;
GLAZUNOV; CHAUSSON; RAVEL; STRAVINSKY; MIASKOVSKY
BRILLIANT
CLASSICS 92609 [10 CDs 60.01 + 64.46 +
63.24 + 60.04 + 57.47 + 54.38 + 49.43 + 49.22
+56.35 + 56.31] [JW]
Capturing,
unearthing, re-issuing some of the most consistently
memorable violin playing of the twentieth
century in repertoire entirely congenial to
Oistrakh. What are you waiting for? ... see
Full
Review
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3 C-L]
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