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           RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH William 
            ALWYN 
            (1905-1985) Elizabethan 
            Dances (6) (1956-57) [17:34] The 
            Innumerable Dance - An English Overture 
            (1933) [10:37] Concerto for Oboe, Harp and 
            Strings (1943-44) [18:51] Aphrodite in 
            Aulis - An Eclogue for small orchestra 
            after George Moore (1932) [05:09] The 
            Magic Island (1952) [10:53] Festival 
            March (1951) [08:05] Eleanor Hudson 
            (harp) Jonathan Small (oboe)
RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH William 
            ALWYN 
            (1905-1985) Elizabethan 
            Dances (6) (1956-57) [17:34] The 
            Innumerable Dance - An English Overture 
            (1933) [10:37] Concerto for Oboe, Harp and 
            Strings (1943-44) [18:51] Aphrodite in 
            Aulis - An Eclogue for small orchestra 
            after George Moore (1932) [05:09] The 
            Magic Island (1952) [10:53] Festival 
            March (1951) [08:05] Eleanor Hudson 
            (harp) Jonathan Small (oboe)  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David 
            Lloyd-Jones rec. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 
            19-22 January 2006. DDD. world premiere 
            recordings (The Innumerable Dance; 
            Aphrodite in Aulis)
 
            Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David 
            Lloyd-Jones rec. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 
            19-22 January 2006. DDD. world premiere 
            recordings (The Innumerable Dance; 
            Aphrodite in Aulis)  NAXOS 8.570144 [71:09] [RB]
 
            NAXOS 8.570144 [71:09] [RB]
          Recording 
            is natural without being distanced and performances 
            evince commitment and sympathy. The unique 
            experience of hearing more than sixteen 
            minutes of previously unrecorded Alwyn. 
            ... see Full 
            Review 
         RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Johann 
            Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Well-Tempered 
            Clavier, Book I BWV 846-869 [144.36]
RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Johann 
            Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Well-Tempered 
            Clavier, Book I BWV 846-869 [144.36] 
             Peter Watchorn (pedal harpsichord) rec. 
            20-22 October 2005, St. Mary of the Hills, 
            Milton, MA.
 
            Peter Watchorn (pedal harpsichord) rec. 
            20-22 October 2005, St. Mary of the Hills, 
            Milton, MA.  MUSICA OMNIA 0201 [144.36][KM]
 
            MUSICA OMNIA 0201 [144.36][KM]
          Perhaps 
            the finest harpsichord recording of this monumental work ... see Full 
            Review 
             
           RECORDING
                  OF THE MONTH Johann Sebastian
                  BACH (1685-1750)
                  The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Volume 15:  Cantatas
                  for The Third Day
of Christmas  Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater
erzeiget, BWV 64 (1723) [17:39] Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV
151 (1725) [17:07] Selig ist der Mann,
BWV 57 (1725) [22:56] (For the Second Day of Christmas)Ich freue mich
in dir, BWV 133 (1724) [18:15]
RECORDING
                  OF THE MONTH Johann Sebastian
                  BACH (1685-1750)
                  The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Volume 15:  Cantatas
                  for The Third Day
of Christmas  Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater
erzeiget, BWV 64 (1723) [17:39] Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV
151 (1725) [17:07] Selig ist der Mann,
BWV 57 (1725) [22:56] (For the Second Day of Christmas)Ich freue mich
in dir, BWV 133 (1724) [18:15]   Katharine
Fuge, Gillian Keith, Joanne Lunn (sopranos); William Towers, Robin Tyson (altos);
James Gilchrist (tenor); Peter Harvey (bass)/The Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque
Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
rec. St. Bartholomew’s, New York, 27 December 2000
 Katharine
Fuge, Gillian Keith, Joanne Lunn (sopranos); William Towers, Robin Tyson (altos);
James Gilchrist (tenor); Peter Harvey (bass)/The Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque
Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
rec. St. Bartholomew’s, New York, 27 December 2000   SOLI
DEO GLORIA SDG 127 [76:15]
[JQ]
 SOLI
DEO GLORIA SDG 127 [76:15]
[JQ]
          A
                delight from start to finish. This unfolding series goes from
                strength to strength ... see Full
                Review 
           RECORDING
                  OF THE MONTH William BYRD (1539/40-1623) Laudibus
                  in sanctis - The Byrd Edition: Volume 10 Quis est homo?
                  CS 3-4 [6:19] Tribulatio proxima est, CS 8-9 [5:28] Apparebit
                  in finem, CS 12 [2:33] Salve sancta parens [4:37] Alleluia,
                  Ave Maria … Virga Iesse [3:39] Beata es, virgo Maria [2:06]
                  Beata viscera [1:48] Regina caeli [4:48] Salve regina, CS 6-7
                  [7:07] Fac cum servo tuo, CS 5 [4:41] Ecce quam bonum [3:41]
                  In manus tuas, Domine [2:14] Unam petii a Domino [3:50] Visita
                  quaesumus, Domine [3:19] Domine, exaudi orationem meam, inclina,
                  CS 10-11 [6:26] Laudibus in sanctis, CS 1-2 [5:44]
RECORDING
                  OF THE MONTH William BYRD (1539/40-1623) Laudibus
                  in sanctis - The Byrd Edition: Volume 10 Quis est homo?
                  CS 3-4 [6:19] Tribulatio proxima est, CS 8-9 [5:28] Apparebit
                  in finem, CS 12 [2:33] Salve sancta parens [4:37] Alleluia,
                  Ave Maria … Virga Iesse [3:39] Beata es, virgo Maria [2:06]
                  Beata viscera [1:48] Regina caeli [4:48] Salve regina, CS 6-7
                  [7:07] Fac cum servo tuo, CS 5 [4:41] Ecce quam bonum [3:41]
                  In manus tuas, Domine [2:14] Unam petii a Domino [3:50] Visita
                  quaesumus, Domine [3:19] Domine, exaudi orationem meam, inclina,
                  CS 10-11 [6:26] Laudibus in sanctis, CS 1-2 [5:44]  The
                  Cardinall’s Musick/Andrew Carwood rec. Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel
                  Castle, 10-12 May 2006. DDD
 The
                  Cardinall’s Musick/Andrew Carwood rec. Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel
                  Castle, 10-12 May 2006. DDD  HYPERION
                  CDA67568 [69:45] [MG]
 HYPERION
                  CDA67568 [69:45] [MG]
          “The 
            style and character are true to the text”, 
            a comment that serves well for Carwood’s 
            consistently excellent performances of Byrd’s 
            motets … see Full 
            Review 
           RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Leos 
            JANÁČEK 
            (1854-1928) String 
            Quartet No.1 (Kreutzer Sonata) (1923) 
            [18:13] String Quartet No.2 (Listy duverne) 
            (Intimate Letters) (1928) [26:01]
RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Leos 
            JANÁČEK 
            (1854-1928) String 
            Quartet No.1 (Kreutzer Sonata) (1923) 
            [18:13] String Quartet No.2 (Listy duverne) 
            (Intimate Letters) (1928) [26:01] 
             Martinu Quartet (Lubomir Havlak (violin 
            I); Petr Matejak (violin II); Jan Jisa (viola); 
            Jitka Vlasankova (cello)) rec. 29 February 
            and 1 March 2000, Hlubos Chateau
 
            Martinu Quartet (Lubomir Havlak (violin 
            I); Petr Matejak (violin II); Jan Jisa (viola); 
            Jitka Vlasankova (cello)) rec. 29 February 
            and 1 March 2000, Hlubos Chateau  ARCO DIVA UP 0036-2 131 [44:23] [SA]
 
            ARCO DIVA UP 0036-2 131 [44:23] [SA]
          I've 
            never heard these quartets better played and I imagine they will become 
            a benchmark recording, at least that's how they will remain for me 
            ... see Full Review 
            
           RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Franz SCHUBERT 
            (1797-1828) String Quartet No.14 in D Minor 
            D810 “Death and the Maiden” (1824) [35:58] String Quartet No.13 
            in A Minor D804 “Rosamunde” (1824) [33:09]
RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Franz SCHUBERT 
            (1797-1828) String Quartet No.14 in D Minor 
            D810 “Death and the Maiden” (1824) [35:58] String Quartet No.13 
            in A Minor D804 “Rosamunde” (1824) [33:09]  Takács Quartet rec. St. George’s, Brandon Hill, Bristol, 22-25 May 
            2006. DDD
 
            Takács Quartet rec. St. George’s, Brandon Hill, Bristol, 22-25 May 
            2006. DDD  HYPERION CDA67585 [69:09][TP]
 
            HYPERION CDA67585 [69:09][TP]  
            
            It just doesn’t get any better than this. ... see Full 
            Review
           RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Dimitri 
            SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) 
            Lady 
            Macbeth of Mtsensk (1934) Katerina 
            Ismailova: Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano) 
            Sergey: Christopher Ventris (tenor) Boris 
            Ismailov/Old convict: Vladimir Vaneev (baritone) 
            Zivoniy Ismailov: Ludovit Ludha (tenor) 
            Priest/Guard: Alexander Vassiliev, (baritone) 
            Chief of Police: Nikita Storojev (baritone) 
            De Nederlandse Opera Chorus
RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Dimitri 
            SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) 
            Lady 
            Macbeth of Mtsensk (1934) Katerina 
            Ismailova: Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano) 
            Sergey: Christopher Ventris (tenor) Boris 
            Ismailov/Old convict: Vladimir Vaneev (baritone) 
            Zivoniy Ismailov: Ludovit Ludha (tenor) 
            Priest/Guard: Alexander Vassiliev, (baritone) 
            Chief of Police: Nikita Storojev (baritone) 
            De Nederlandse Opera Chorus  Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam/Mariss Jansons 
            Martin Kusèj (director) rec. Amsterdam, 
            25-28 June 2006. DVD all regions; NTSC
 
            Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam/Mariss Jansons 
            Martin Kusèj (director) rec. Amsterdam, 
            25-28 June 2006. DVD all regions; NTSC  
 
             OPUS 
            ARTE OA 0965 D [236:00] [AOz]
OPUS 
            ARTE OA 0965 D [236:00] [AOz]
          This 
            is wonderful … so well performed on all 
            counts that it makes an outstanding choice. 
            ... see Full 
            Review
           RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Jean SIBELIUS 
            (1865-1957) Kullervo op. 7 (1892) [71:47] Charlotte Hellekant 
            (mezzo)
RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Jean SIBELIUS 
            (1865-1957) Kullervo op. 7 (1892) [71:47] Charlotte Hellekant 
            (mezzo)  Nathan 
            Gunn (baritone) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Men's Chorus/Robert 
            Spano rec. 27-28 May 2006, Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, 
            Georgia. DDD
 Nathan 
            Gunn (baritone) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Men's Chorus/Robert 
            Spano rec. 27-28 May 2006, Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, 
            Georgia. DDD  TELARC 
            CD-80665 [71:47][RB]
 TELARC 
            CD-80665 [71:47][RB]  
            
          Few 
            have conveyed so well as Spano the arching tragedy of this work and 
            the male chorus are magnificently idiomatic ... see Full 
            Review  
          
 RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Anna Netrebko 
            – Russian Album  Peter TCHAIKOVSKY 
            (1840 – 1893) Iolanta (1892): Arioso No. 1 [2:58]; 
            Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873 – 1943) 
            Song Op. 21 No. 7 “It is beautiful here” (1902) [2:24]; Song Op. 4 
            No. 4 “Oh, do not sing to me” (1893) [5:04]; Nikolai 
            RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844 – 1908) The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1900): Aria from 
            act 4 [3:27]; The Snow Maiden (1882): Scene and Aria from Prologue 
            [4:28]¹; Finale from act 4 [5:31]²; The Tsar’s Bride (1899): 
            Scene and Aria from Act 4 [5:29];  
            Peter TCHAIKOVSKY Romance Op. 
            38 No. 6 Pimpinella – Florentine Song [2:45]; Mikhail 
            GLINKA (1804 – 1857) A Life for the Tsar (1836): 
            Cavatina and Rondo from Act 1 [6:41]; Sergei 
            PROKOFIEV (1891 – 1953) War and Peace (1944): Excerpt 
            from Scene 4 [8:11]³; Sergei RACHMANINOV 
            Francesca da Rimini (1906): Excerpt from Tableau 2 [3:16]; 
             Peter TCHAIKOVSKY 
            Eugene Onegin (1879): Letter Scene from Act 1 [13:03];
RECORDING 
            OF THE MONTH Anna Netrebko 
            – Russian Album  Peter TCHAIKOVSKY 
            (1840 – 1893) Iolanta (1892): Arioso No. 1 [2:58]; 
            Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873 – 1943) 
            Song Op. 21 No. 7 “It is beautiful here” (1902) [2:24]; Song Op. 4 
            No. 4 “Oh, do not sing to me” (1893) [5:04]; Nikolai 
            RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844 – 1908) The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1900): Aria from 
            act 4 [3:27]; The Snow Maiden (1882): Scene and Aria from Prologue 
            [4:28]¹; Finale from act 4 [5:31]²; The Tsar’s Bride (1899): 
            Scene and Aria from Act 4 [5:29];  
            Peter TCHAIKOVSKY Romance Op. 
            38 No. 6 Pimpinella – Florentine Song [2:45]; Mikhail 
            GLINKA (1804 – 1857) A Life for the Tsar (1836): 
            Cavatina and Rondo from Act 1 [6:41]; Sergei 
            PROKOFIEV (1891 – 1953) War and Peace (1944): Excerpt 
            from Scene 4 [8:11]³; Sergei RACHMANINOV 
            Francesca da Rimini (1906): Excerpt from Tableau 2 [3:16]; 
             Peter TCHAIKOVSKY 
            Eugene Onegin (1879): Letter Scene from Act 1 [13:03];  Anna Netrebko (soprano), Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo)¹³, Dmitry Voropaev 
            (tenor)²³, Alexander Morozov (bass-baritone)²³, Ilya Bannik (bass)¹ 
            Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre/Valery Gergiev rec.  
            Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, December 2005, January, May, June 
            2006
 
            Anna Netrebko (soprano), Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo)¹³, Dmitry Voropaev 
            (tenor)²³, Alexander Morozov (bass-baritone)²³, Ilya Bannik (bass)¹ 
            Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre/Valery Gergiev rec.  
            Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, December 2005, January, May, June 
            2006  DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 
            00289 477 6384 [63:19][GF]
 DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 
            00289 477 6384 [63:19][GF] 
          Readers 
            who trust my judgement need read no further. My advice is: Place your 
            orders! ... see Full Review 
          
           RECORDING
                OF THE MONTH The
                Best of Andreas Scholl see
                review for details
 RECORDING
                OF THE MONTH The
                Best of Andreas Scholl see
                review for details  Andreas
                Scholl (counter-tenor) Barbara Bonney (soprano) Edin Karamazov
                (lute, archlute) Stacey Shames, Hyun-Sun Na, Siobhán Armstrong
                (harp) Harvey Brough (psaltery) Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo) Baroque
                String Quartet, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Orchestra of the Age
                of Enlightenment/Sir Roger Norrington, Australian Brandenburg
                Orchestra/Paul Dyer, Accademia Bizantina/Ottavio Dantone, Les
                Talents Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
rec. various locations 1998–2004
 Andreas
                Scholl (counter-tenor) Barbara Bonney (soprano) Edin Karamazov
                (lute, archlute) Stacey Shames, Hyun-Sun Na, Siobhán Armstrong
                (harp) Harvey Brough (psaltery) Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo) Baroque
                String Quartet, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Orchestra of the Age
                of Enlightenment/Sir Roger Norrington, Australian Brandenburg
                Orchestra/Paul Dyer, Accademia Bizantina/Ottavio Dantone, Les
                Talents Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
rec. various locations 1998–2004  DECCA
475 7667 [77:26]
[GF]
 DECCA
475 7667 [77:26]
[GF]
          I
                was completely enthralled from beginning to end. A marvellous
                disc! ... see Full Review 
                     
          
          BARGAINS 
            OF THE MONTH
           
           BARGAIN
                  OF THE MONTH Ludwig
                  van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
                  Late String Quartets CD 1 String Quartet No. 12
                  in E flat major, Op. 127 (1824-25) [36:59] String Quartet No.
                  13 in B flat major, Op. 130 (1825-26) [35:43] CD 2 Große
                  Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133 (1825-26) [15:28] String Quartet
                  No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 (1826) [36:40] CD 3 String
                  Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 (1825) [42:14] String Quartet
                  No. 16 in F major, Op. 135 (1826) [25:10]
 BARGAIN
                  OF THE MONTH Ludwig
                  van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
                  Late String Quartets CD 1 String Quartet No. 12
                  in E flat major, Op. 127 (1824-25) [36:59] String Quartet No.
                  13 in B flat major, Op. 130 (1825-26) [35:43] CD 2 Große
                  Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133 (1825-26) [15:28] String Quartet
                  No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 (1826) [36:40] CD 3 String
                  Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 (1825) [42:14] String Quartet
                  No. 16 in F major, Op. 135 (1826) [25:10]  Alban
                  Berg Quartet: (Günter Pichler, violin; Gerhard Schulz, violin;
                  Thomas Kakuska, viola; Valentin Erben, cello) rec. live performances,
                  July 1989, Mozartsaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria.
DDD
 Alban
                  Berg Quartet: (Günter Pichler, violin; Gerhard Schulz, violin;
                  Thomas Kakuska, viola; Valentin Erben, cello) rec. live performances,
                  July 1989, Mozartsaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria.
DDD  EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS
OF THE CENTURY 4768202 [3 CDs: 72:47 + 52:13 + 67:29] [MC]
 EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS
OF THE CENTURY 4768202 [3 CDs: 72:47 + 52:13 + 67:29] [MC]
          These
                are truly Great Recordings of the Century. I would be
                completely content to have these performances of Beethoven’s
                late string quartets as the only set in my collection. ... see Full
                Review 
           BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH Claude 
            DEBUSSY (1862-1918)  Orchestral 
            Works La Mer, L(esure 
            No.) 109 (1905) [24.26] Trois Nocturnes, L 91 (1899) 
            [22.32] Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86 (1884) [10.29] 
            Marche écossaise, L 77 (1891) [6.23] Berceuse héroïque, 
            L 132 (1914) [4.47] Musiques pour Le Roi Lear, L 107 (1904) 
            [4.58] Jeux, L 126 (1913) [18.15] Images, L 122 (1909) 
            [35.24] Printemps (1882, lost; reconstructed Büsser, 1913) 
            L 24 [16.00]
BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH Claude 
            DEBUSSY (1862-1918)  Orchestral 
            Works La Mer, L(esure 
            No.) 109 (1905) [24.26] Trois Nocturnes, L 91 (1899) 
            [22.32] Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86 (1884) [10.29] 
            Marche écossaise, L 77 (1891) [6.23] Berceuse héroïque, 
            L 132 (1914) [4.47] Musiques pour Le Roi Lear, L 107 (1904) 
            [4.58] Jeux, L 126 (1913) [18.15] Images, L 122 (1909) 
            [35.24] Printemps (1882, lost; reconstructed Büsser, 1913) 
            L 24 [16.00]  Choeurs 
            de l’O.R.T.F.Michel Sedrez and Fabienne Boury (pianos) Orchestre National 
            de l’ORTF/Jean Martinon Salle Wagram, Paris, February 1973 and April 
            1974. ADD
 Choeurs 
            de l’O.R.T.F.Michel Sedrez and Fabienne Boury (pianos) Orchestre National 
            de l’ORTF/Jean Martinon Salle Wagram, Paris, February 1973 and April 
            1974. ADD  EMI CLASSICS 
            GEMINI 3 65235 2 [74.15 + 70.07] Claude 
            DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Orchestral Works Children's Corner, 
            L 113 (1908, orch. André Caplet 1910) [17.55] Petite Suite, 
            L 65 (1889; orch. Henri Büsser 1907) [13.34] Danses sacrée et profane, 
            L 103 (1904) [9.15] La Boîte à joujoux, L 28 (orch. André Caplet) 
            (1913) [31.40] Fantaisie for piano and orchestra, L 73 (1885) 
            [23.53] La plus que lente, L 121 (1910) [6.00] Première 
            Rapsodie for orchestra with principal clarinet, L 116 (1910) [8.11] 
            Rapsodie for orchestra with [alto] saxophone solo, L 98 (1911) 
            [10.02] Khamma, L 125 (Légende dánsée, orch. Charles 
            Koechlin) (1911) [20.24] Danse, L 69 (Tarantelle styrienne, 
            orch. Maurice Ravel) (1890) [5.44]
 EMI CLASSICS 
            GEMINI 3 65235 2 [74.15 + 70.07] Claude 
            DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Orchestral Works Children's Corner, 
            L 113 (1908, orch. André Caplet 1910) [17.55] Petite Suite, 
            L 65 (1889; orch. Henri Büsser 1907) [13.34] Danses sacrée et profane, 
            L 103 (1904) [9.15] La Boîte à joujoux, L 28 (orch. André Caplet) 
            (1913) [31.40] Fantaisie for piano and orchestra, L 73 (1885) 
            [23.53] La plus que lente, L 121 (1910) [6.00] Première 
            Rapsodie for orchestra with principal clarinet, L 116 (1910) [8.11] 
            Rapsodie for orchestra with [alto] saxophone solo, L 98 (1911) 
            [10.02] Khamma, L 125 (Légende dánsée, orch. Charles 
            Koechlin) (1911) [20.24] Danse, L 69 (Tarantelle styrienne, 
            orch. Maurice Ravel) (1890) [5.44]  Jules Goetgheluck, (oboe) Marie-Claire Jamet, (harp) Aldo Ciccolini, 
            (piano) John Leach, (cimbalom) Guy Dangain, (clarinet) Jean-Marie 
            Londeix, (saxophone) Fabienne Boury, (piano) Orchestre National de 
            l’ORTF/Jean Martinon Salle Wagram, Paris, February 
            1973 and April 1974. ADD
 
            Jules Goetgheluck, (oboe) Marie-Claire Jamet, (harp) Aldo Ciccolini, 
            (piano) John Leach, (cimbalom) Guy Dangain, (clarinet) Jean-Marie 
            Londeix, (saxophone) Fabienne Boury, (piano) Orchestre National de 
            l’ORTF/Jean Martinon Salle Wagram, Paris, February 
            1973 and April 1974. ADD  EMI CLASSICS GEMINI 3 65240 2 [72.54 + 74.54][PSh]
 
            EMI CLASSICS GEMINI 3 65240 2 [72.54 + 74.54][PSh]
          Not 
            just good, but better or best Debussy in brilliant sound and attractive 
            format, a must buy for all collectors. ... see Full 
            Review  
          
 BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH Sir Edward ELGAR 
            (1857–1934) Concert Overture: Cockaigne (In London 
            Town) Op. 40 (1900-01) [14:38]; Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 
            85 (1919) [29:59]; Sea Pictures Op. 37 (1899) [23:46]: (I. 
            Sea Slumber Song [5:04]; II. In Haven (Capri) [2:06]; III. Sabbath 
            Morning at Sea [6:20]; IV. Where Corals Lie [4:10]; V. The Swimmer 
            [6:06])
BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH Sir Edward ELGAR 
            (1857–1934) Concert Overture: Cockaigne (In London 
            Town) Op. 40 (1900-01) [14:38]; Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 
            85 (1919) [29:59]; Sea Pictures Op. 37 (1899) [23:46]: (I. 
            Sea Slumber Song [5:04]; II. In Haven (Capri) [2:06]; III. Sabbath 
            Morning at Sea [6:20]; IV. Where Corals Lie [4:10]; V. The Swimmer 
            [6:06])  Jacqueline 
            du Pré (violoncello) Janet Baker (mezzo) Philharmonia 
            Orchestra (Cockaigne), London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli) 
            rec. Kingsway Hall, London, 27 August 1962 (Cockaigne); 19 
            August 1965 (Cello Concerto); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 30 
            August 1965 (Sea Pictures)
 Jacqueline 
            du Pré (violoncello) Janet Baker (mezzo) Philharmonia 
            Orchestra (Cockaigne), London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli) 
            rec. Kingsway Hall, London, 27 August 1962 (Cockaigne); 19 
            August 1965 (Cello Concerto); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 30 
            August 1965 (Sea Pictures)  EMI GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 7243 5 62886 2 1 [68:38][GF]
 
            EMI GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 7243 5 62886 2 1 [68:38][GF] 
            
          Among 
            the many jewels in the GROC series this 
            one shines possibly brighter than any of 
            the others. ... see Full 
            Review 
          
 BARGAIN
                  OF THE MONTH Mikhail GLINKA (1804-1857) Ruslan
                  and Ludmilla (1842): Dances in Naina’s Castle; Eastern
                  Dances in Black Sea Castle [22:21] Dance for violin
                  and orchestra [8:23] Dance for oboe and cello with orchestra
                  [7:54] Andante Cantabile and Rondo [11:50] Majestic
                  Polonaise [4:35] Ivan Susanin (1836): Valse; Krakowiak;
                  Mazurka [16:22] Kamarinskaya (1848) [6:34]
 BARGAIN
                  OF THE MONTH Mikhail GLINKA (1804-1857) Ruslan
                  and Ludmilla (1842): Dances in Naina’s Castle; Eastern
                  Dances in Black Sea Castle [22:21] Dance for violin
                  and orchestra [8:23] Dance for oboe and cello with orchestra
                  [7:54] Andante Cantabile and Rondo [11:50] Majestic
                  Polonaise [4:35] Ivan Susanin (1836): Valse; Krakowiak;
                  Mazurka [16:22] Kamarinskaya (1848) [6:34]  Moscow
                  Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mark Ermler (Ruslan); Boris Demchenko
                  (Dance; Andante); Vladimir Fedoseyev (Susanin); Konstantin
                  Ivanov (Kamarinskaya); Ilmar Lapins (Polonaise) rec. Moscow,
                  1982-1994. ADD/DDD.
 Moscow
                  Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mark Ermler (Ruslan); Boris Demchenko
                  (Dance; Andante); Vladimir Fedoseyev (Susanin); Konstantin
                  Ivanov (Kamarinskaya); Ilmar Lapins (Polonaise) rec. Moscow,
                  1982-1994. ADD/DDD. REGIS RRC1242 [78:01]
                  [RB]
 REGIS RRC1242 [78:01]
                  [RB]
          Almost
                eighty minutes of Russian-sourced Glinka and all in vivacious,
                colourful and spatially well-upholstered recordings. ... see Full
                Review 
           BARGAIN
                  OF THE MONTH Franz LISZT (1811-1886) Fantasie
                  and Fugue on “Ad Nos Salutarem Undam” (from Le Prophète by
                  Meyerbeer) S259, R380 (1850) [16.05] Prelude and Fugue on B.A.C.H.,
                  S260, R381 (1870) [12.01]
Variations on “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen”, S179/673, R382 (1862) [17.02] Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Four Sketches (for the pedal piano), Op.56
(1845) [14.14]
BARGAIN
                  OF THE MONTH Franz LISZT (1811-1886) Fantasie
                  and Fugue on “Ad Nos Salutarem Undam” (from Le Prophète by
                  Meyerbeer) S259, R380 (1850) [16.05] Prelude and Fugue on B.A.C.H.,
                  S260, R381 (1870) [12.01]
Variations on “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen”, S179/673, R382 (1862) [17.02] Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Four Sketches (for the pedal piano), Op.56
(1845) [14.14]  Jennifer Bate (organ,
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK) rec. 1977; 1978. DDD Notes in English. Photo of
the artist.
 Jennifer Bate (organ,
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK) rec. 1977; 1978. DDD Notes in English. Photo of
the artist.  SANCTUARY CLASSICS
CDRSN3077 [59:22]
[PSh]
 SANCTUARY CLASSICS
CDRSN3077 [59:22]
[PSh]
          A
                tour de force of eloquence, brilliance, and virtuosity, encompassing
                a vast range of musical moods and styles, in thundering sound
                quality. Among the finest organ recordings ever made. ... see Full
                Review 
           BARGAIN
                  OF THE MONTH Darius
                  MILHAUD (1892-1974) La
                  création du monde - ballet, Op. 81 (1923) [16:47] Saudades
                  do Brasil, Op. 67: no 7, Corcovado; no 9, Sumaré;
                  no 8, Tijuca; no 11, Larenjeiras (1920-1921)
                  [7:25] Le boeuf sur le toit - ballet, Op. 58 (1919)
                  [19:35] Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67 (1920-1921) [19:35]
                  (complete: Overture; no. 1,– Sorocabo;
                  ; no. 2, Botafogo; no. 3, Leme; no. 4, Copacabana;
                  no. 5, Ipanema; no. 6, Gavea; no. 7, Corcovado;
                  no. 8, Tijuca; no. 9, Sumaré; no. 10, Paineras;
                  no. 11, Larenjeiras; no. 12 Paysandu)
 BARGAIN
                  OF THE MONTH Darius
                  MILHAUD (1892-1974) La
                  création du monde - ballet, Op. 81 (1923) [16:47] Saudades
                  do Brasil, Op. 67: no 7, Corcovado; no 9, Sumaré;
                  no 8, Tijuca; no 11, Larenjeiras (1920-1921)
                  [7:25] Le boeuf sur le toit - ballet, Op. 58 (1919)
                  [19:35] Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67 (1920-1921) [19:35]
                  (complete: Overture; no. 1,– Sorocabo;
                  ; no. 2, Botafogo; no. 3, Leme; no. 4, Copacabana;
                  no. 5, Ipanema; no. 6, Gavea; no. 7, Corcovado;
                  no. 8, Tijuca; no. 9, Sumaré; no. 10, Paineras;
                  no. 11, Larenjeiras; no. 12 Paysandu)  ORTF
                  National Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein Concert Arts Orchestra/composer
                  (Saudades complete) rec. 12-13 November 1976, Salle Wagram,
                  Paris (Bernstein); 10-12 Sept 1956, Studio A, Capitol Tower,
                  Hollywood. ADD
 ORTF
                  National Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein Concert Arts Orchestra/composer
                  (Saudades complete) rec. 12-13 November 1976, Salle Wagram,
                  Paris (Bernstein); 10-12 Sept 1956, Studio A, Capitol Tower,
                  Hollywood. ADD  EMI
                  CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 3458082 [67:01]
          [MC]
 EMI
                  CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 3458082 [67:01]
          [MC]
          This
                release is sheer delight from start to finish and I cannot help
                thinking that it would make the perfect introduction to Milhaud’s
                music. ... see Full Review 
           BARGAIN
                  OF THE MONTH Luigi
                  ROSSI (1607-1653) Le
                  Canterine Romane - Roman cantatas for two and three sopranos: Disperate
                  speranze à 3 [05:04] Piango, prego e sospiro a 3 [04:44] Infelice
                  pensier à 2 [11:13] Passacaille del seigneur Luigi [02:43] Corrente [01:05] Occhi
                  belli à 2 [02:54] Sarabanda [01:09] Balletto [00:42] Noi
                  siam tre donzellette semplicette à 3 [28:48] Ai sospiri,
                  al dolore à 2 [03:13] Arie di passacaglia [03:31] Speranza
                  al tuo pallore à 2 [03:20] Poi che mancò la speranza [05:42] Fan
                  battaglia à 3 [02:56]
 BARGAIN
                  OF THE MONTH Luigi
                  ROSSI (1607-1653) Le
                  Canterine Romane - Roman cantatas for two and three sopranos: Disperate
                  speranze à 3 [05:04] Piango, prego e sospiro a 3 [04:44] Infelice
                  pensier à 2 [11:13] Passacaille del seigneur Luigi [02:43] Corrente [01:05] Occhi
                  belli à 2 [02:54] Sarabanda [01:09] Balletto [00:42] Noi
                  siam tre donzellette semplicette à 3 [28:48] Ai sospiri,
                  al dolore à 2 [03:13] Arie di passacaglia [03:31] Speranza
                  al tuo pallore à 2 [03:20] Poi che mancò la speranza [05:42] Fan
                  battaglia à 3 [02:56]  Tragicomedia
                  (Barbara Borden, Suzie LeBlanc, Emily Van Evera (soprano);
                  Päivi Järviö, (mezzo); Eric Headley (viola da gamba, lirone);
                  Stephen Stubbs (chitarrone, guitar); Andrew Lawrence-King (arpa
                  doppia, harpsichord, organ))/Stephen Stubbs rec. September
                  1992, Sender Freies Berlin, Germany. DDD
 Tragicomedia
                  (Barbara Borden, Suzie LeBlanc, Emily Van Evera (soprano);
                  Päivi Järviö, (mezzo); Eric Headley (viola da gamba, lirone);
                  Stephen Stubbs (chitarrone, guitar); Andrew Lawrence-King (arpa
                  doppia, harpsichord, organ))/Stephen Stubbs rec. September
                  1992, Sender Freies Berlin, Germany. DDD  WARNER
          APEX 2564 61782-2 [77:40] [JV]
 WARNER
          APEX 2564 61782-2 [77:40] [JV]
          One
                of the best recordings of Italian 17th-century music ever made
                - both music and performance are brilliant ... see Full
                Review 
           BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH Giuseppe 
            VERDI 
            (1813-1901) Falstaff 
            - opera in three acts (1893) Falstaff - 
            Tito Gobbi (bar); Alice Ford - Elisabeth 
            Schwarzkopf (sop); Ford - Rolando Panerai 
            (bar); Meg Page - Nan Merriman (mezzo); 
            Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri (cont); 
            Nannetta - Anna Moffo (sop); Fenton - Luigi 
            Alva (ten); Pistol - Nicola Zaccaria (bass); 
            Bardolph - Renato Ercolani (ten); Dr. Caius 
            - Tomaso Spataro (ten)
BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH Giuseppe 
            VERDI 
            (1813-1901) Falstaff 
            - opera in three acts (1893) Falstaff - 
            Tito Gobbi (bar); Alice Ford - Elisabeth 
            Schwarzkopf (sop); Ford - Rolando Panerai 
            (bar); Meg Page - Nan Merriman (mezzo); 
            Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri (cont); 
            Nannetta - Anna Moffo (sop); Fenton - Luigi 
            Alva (ten); Pistol - Nicola Zaccaria (bass); 
            Bardolph - Renato Ercolani (ten); Dr. Caius 
            - Tomaso Spataro (ten)  Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus/Herbert 
            von Karajan rec. June 1956, Kingsway Hall, 
            London. ADD
 
            Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus/Herbert 
            von Karajan rec. June 1956, Kingsway Hall, 
            London. ADD  EMI CLASSICS 0946 3 77349 2 6 [55.02 
            + 64.36] [RF]
 
            EMI CLASSICS 0946 3 77349 2 6 [55.02 
            + 64.36] [RF]  
          
This 
            excellent recording and performance of Verdi’s 
            final operatic masterpiece should be part 
            of every collection. At bargain price it 
            is a stocking-filler without equal for any 
            opera-lover who doesn’t already own it. 
            ... see Full 
          Review          
          
 BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH Janet Baker 
            - An Anthology of English Song Ralph VAUGHAN 
            WILLIAMS (1872-1958) The Call (1911, from Five 
            Mystical Songs) Youth and Love (1904, Songs of Travel) 
            John IRELAND (1879-1962) A 
            Thanksgiving (1938) Her Song (1925, Songs to Thomas Hardy 
            Poems) Michael Dewar HEAD, (1900-1976) 
            A Piper (1923) Cecil Armstrong GIBBS 
            (1889-1960)  This is a Sacred City (By a Bierside) 
            (1924) Love is a Sickness, Op.44/1 (1922) Thomas 
            Frederick DUNHILL (1877-1946)  The 
            Cloths of Heaven, Op.30/3 (1916?) Peter 
            WARLOCK (1894-1930) Balulalow (Trad, 16th Cent. 
            arr Warlock) Youth (1928) Herbert 
            HOWELLS (1892-1983) King David (1921) Come Sing 
            and Dance (1928) Ivor GURNEY 
            (1890-1937) Sleep (from Five Elizabethan Songs) 
            I Will Go with My Father a-ploughing Thomas 
            DUNHILL To the Queen of heaven Gerald 
            FINZI (1901-1956) Come away, come away, death It was a 
            lover and his lass (both from Let us garlands 
            bring, Op.18, 1942)
BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH Janet Baker 
            - An Anthology of English Song Ralph VAUGHAN 
            WILLIAMS (1872-1958) The Call (1911, from Five 
            Mystical Songs) Youth and Love (1904, Songs of Travel) 
            John IRELAND (1879-1962) A 
            Thanksgiving (1938) Her Song (1925, Songs to Thomas Hardy 
            Poems) Michael Dewar HEAD, (1900-1976) 
            A Piper (1923) Cecil Armstrong GIBBS 
            (1889-1960)  This is a Sacred City (By a Bierside) 
            (1924) Love is a Sickness, Op.44/1 (1922) Thomas 
            Frederick DUNHILL (1877-1946)  The 
            Cloths of Heaven, Op.30/3 (1916?) Peter 
            WARLOCK (1894-1930) Balulalow (Trad, 16th Cent. 
            arr Warlock) Youth (1928) Herbert 
            HOWELLS (1892-1983) King David (1921) Come Sing 
            and Dance (1928) Ivor GURNEY 
            (1890-1937) Sleep (from Five Elizabethan Songs) 
            I Will Go with My Father a-ploughing Thomas 
            DUNHILL To the Queen of heaven Gerald 
            FINZI (1901-1956) Come away, come away, death It was a 
            lover and his lass (both from Let us garlands 
            bring, Op.18, 1942)  Janet Baker (mezzo) Martin Isepp (piano) rec. 1963, Saga STXID5213 
            (LP); ECD3360, SCD9012 (CD). ADD
 
            Janet Baker (mezzo) Martin Isepp (piano) rec. 1963, Saga STXID5213 
            (LP); ECD3360, SCD9012 (CD). ADD  REGIS RRC 1265 [44:52][RB]
 
            REGIS RRC 1265 [44:52][RB]
          This 
            iconic Baker collection. 
            Another winner from Regis. ... see 
            Full 
            Review
           BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH Impressions 
            for Saxophone and Orchestra Mikis 
            THEODORAKIS (b.1925) Cretan 
            Concertino (alto and orchestra) arr. 
            Yannis Samprovalakis (1952) [10:44] 
            Adagio (soprano and strings) (1993) [3:44] 
            Nikos SKALKOTTAS 
            (1904-1949) Concertino (soprano and 
            strings) arr. Yannis Samprovalakis (1939) 
            [11:38] Theodore 
            ANTONIOU (b.1935) Concerto Piccolo 
            (alto and orchestra) (2000) [16:00] Minas 
            ALEXIADIS (b.1960) Phrygian 
            Litany (soprano and orchestra) [7:53] 
            Vassilis TENIDIS 
            (b.1936) Rhapsody of Pontos (alto 
            and orchestra) (1997) [13:24] Manos 
            HADJIDAKIS (1925-1994) Mr 
            Knoll from Gioconda’s Smile op. 
            22 (alto and orchestra) [3:39]
BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH Impressions 
            for Saxophone and Orchestra Mikis 
            THEODORAKIS (b.1925) Cretan 
            Concertino (alto and orchestra) arr. 
            Yannis Samprovalakis (1952) [10:44] 
            Adagio (soprano and strings) (1993) [3:44] 
            Nikos SKALKOTTAS 
            (1904-1949) Concertino (soprano and 
            strings) arr. Yannis Samprovalakis (1939) 
            [11:38] Theodore 
            ANTONIOU (b.1935) Concerto Piccolo 
            (alto and orchestra) (2000) [16:00] Minas 
            ALEXIADIS (b.1960) Phrygian 
            Litany (soprano and orchestra) [7:53] 
            Vassilis TENIDIS 
            (b.1936) Rhapsody of Pontos (alto 
            and orchestra) (1997) [13:24] Manos 
            HADJIDAKIS (1925-1994) Mr 
            Knoll from Gioconda’s Smile op. 
            22 (alto and orchestra) [3:39]  Theodore Kerkezos (saxophones) Thessaloniki 
            State Symphony Orchestra/Myron Michailidis 
            rec. Aristotle University Hall, Thessaloniki, 
            Greece, 12-15 December 2005, 29-31 March 
            2006. DDD
 
            Theodore Kerkezos (saxophones) Thessaloniki 
            State Symphony Orchestra/Myron Michailidis 
            rec. Aristotle University Hall, Thessaloniki, 
            Greece, 12-15 December 2005, 29-31 March 
            2006. DDD  NAXOS 8.557992 [67:09] [PCW]
 
            NAXOS 8.557992 [67:09] [PCW]
          Whether 
            your motivation is to hear music for the 
            saxophone or from Greece, this disc is an 
            unmissable bargain … see Full 
            Review
         BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH The 
            Maiden & the Nightingale – Songs of Spain Enrique 
            GRANADOS (1867–1916) 1. Goyescas (1916): 
            La maja y el ruiseñor [6:11]; Xavier MONTSALVATGE 
            (1912–2002) Cinco canciones negras (1946): 
            (2. I. Cuba dentro de un piano [4:06]; 3. II. Punto de habanera [1:55]; 
            4. III. Chévere [1:55]; 5. IV. Canción de cuna para dormer a un negrito 
            [2:20]; 6. V. Canto negro [1:18]) Enrique 
            GRANADOS Colección de canciones amatorias 
            (Góngora y Argote)(orch. Ferrer): (7. Llorad corazón [2:29]; 
            8. Iban al pinar [1:51]) Joaquín 
            RODRIGO (1901–1999) Cuatro madrigales amatorios (Traditional): 
            (9. I. E con qué la lavaré? [2:26]; 10. II. Vos me matasteis [2:32]; 
            11. III. De dónde venís, amore? [1:02]; 12. IV. De los álamos 
            vengo, madre [1:55]) Tríptic de Mossén Cinto: 
            (13. I. L’harpa ssagrada [4:10]; 14. II. Lo violí de Sant Francesc 
            [3:02]; 15. III. Sant Francesc I la cigala [3:50]) 
            Federico MOMPOU (1893–1987) 
            El combat del somni (orch. Ros-Marba): 
            (16. I. Damunt de tu, només les flors [4:41]; 17. II. Aquesta nit 
            un mateix vent [2:53]; 18. III. Jo et pressentia com la mar [2:03]) 
            Oscar ESPLÁ (1886–1976) Cinco canciones playeras españolas: 
            (19. I. Rutas [1:25]; 20. II. Pregón [3:01]; 21. III. Las 12 [1:30]; 22. IV. El pescador sin dinero [3:20]; 23. V. 
            Copilla [1:32]) Eduardo TOLDRÁ (1895–1962) 
            24. Cançó de grumet [2:02]; 25. Cançó incerta 
            [2:43]; 26. Maig [4:01]; 27. Anacreóntica 
            [2:17]; Xavier MONTSALVATGE 
            28. Madrical sobre un tema popular (El cant dels ocells) 
            (1992) [4:58]
BARGAIN 
            OF THE MONTH The 
            Maiden & the Nightingale – Songs of Spain Enrique 
            GRANADOS (1867–1916) 1. Goyescas (1916): 
            La maja y el ruiseñor [6:11]; Xavier MONTSALVATGE 
            (1912–2002) Cinco canciones negras (1946): 
            (2. I. Cuba dentro de un piano [4:06]; 3. II. Punto de habanera [1:55]; 
            4. III. Chévere [1:55]; 5. IV. Canción de cuna para dormer a un negrito 
            [2:20]; 6. V. Canto negro [1:18]) Enrique 
            GRANADOS Colección de canciones amatorias 
            (Góngora y Argote)(orch. Ferrer): (7. Llorad corazón [2:29]; 
            8. Iban al pinar [1:51]) Joaquín 
            RODRIGO (1901–1999) Cuatro madrigales amatorios (Traditional): 
            (9. I. E con qué la lavaré? [2:26]; 10. II. Vos me matasteis [2:32]; 
            11. III. De dónde venís, amore? [1:02]; 12. IV. De los álamos 
            vengo, madre [1:55]) Tríptic de Mossén Cinto: 
            (13. I. L’harpa ssagrada [4:10]; 14. II. Lo violí de Sant Francesc 
            [3:02]; 15. III. Sant Francesc I la cigala [3:50]) 
            Federico MOMPOU (1893–1987) 
            El combat del somni (orch. Ros-Marba): 
            (16. I. Damunt de tu, només les flors [4:41]; 17. II. Aquesta nit 
            un mateix vent [2:53]; 18. III. Jo et pressentia com la mar [2:03]) 
            Oscar ESPLÁ (1886–1976) Cinco canciones playeras españolas: 
            (19. I. Rutas [1:25]; 20. II. Pregón [3:01]; 21. III. Las 12 [1:30]; 22. IV. El pescador sin dinero [3:20]; 23. V. 
            Copilla [1:32]) Eduardo TOLDRÁ (1895–1962) 
            24. Cançó de grumet [2:02]; 25. Cançó incerta 
            [2:43]; 26. Maig [4:01]; 27. Anacreóntica 
            [2:17]; Xavier MONTSALVATGE 
            28. Madrical sobre un tema popular (El cant dels ocells) 
            (1992) [4:58]  Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), New Philharmonia Orchestra (1), 
            Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (2–12, 19–23)/Rafael 
            Frühbeck de Burgos; Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux (13–18), Patronato 
            Orquesta Ciudad de Barcelona (24–27)/Antoni Ros-Marbá; Orquestra Ciutat 
            de Barcelona/Garcia Navarro (28); rec. Kingsway Hall, London, 18 April 
            1969 (1); Salle Wagram, Paris, 5–8, 10, 27, 28 February 1962 (2–12 
            and 19–23); 10–14 March 1969 (13–18), Palacio de la Música, Barcelona, 
            13, 14, 16, 17 January 1969 (24–27); Barcelona (soundtrack from the 
            Closing Ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games)(28)
 
            Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), New Philharmonia Orchestra (1), 
            Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (2–12, 19–23)/Rafael 
            Frühbeck de Burgos; Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux (13–18), Patronato 
            Orquesta Ciudad de Barcelona (24–27)/Antoni Ros-Marbá; Orquestra Ciutat 
            de Barcelona/Garcia Navarro (28); rec. Kingsway Hall, London, 18 April 
            1969 (1); Salle Wagram, Paris, 5–8, 10, 27, 28 February 1962 (2–12 
            and 19–23); 10–14 March 1969 (13–18), Palacio de la Música, Barcelona, 
            13, 14, 16, 17 January 1969 (24–27); Barcelona (soundtrack from the 
            Closing Ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games)(28)  EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 7243 5 62904 2 6 
            [78:13][GF]
 
            EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 7243 5 62904 2 6 
            [78:13][GF]
          Riches 
            aplenty on this well-filled disc which shouldn’t be missing from any 
            respectable collection of vocal music. ... see Full 
            Review