Camille
SAINT-SAËNS
(1835-1921) Prelude
and Fugue in E flat, Op. 99 No. 3 (1894) [6.21]
Fantasie in E flat (1857) [5.22] Improvisation
Op. 150 No. 1 (1916) [9.42] Improvisation
Op. 150 No. 7 (1917) [3.37] Elévation
ou Communion [6.47] Bénédiction
nuptiale, Op. 9 [7.37] Fantasie, Op. 101 [13.01]
Joachim Dorfmüller, (Johannes Klais
organ, 1980) rec. Cathedral,
Altenberg, Germany, 1985. Notes in Deutsch,
English, Français.
CAPRICCIO SACD71 046 [52.38]
Camille
SAINT-SAËNS Prelude and
Fugue in Eb, Op. 99 No. 3 (1894) [8.25]
Fantasie in E flat (1857) [6.44] Seven Improvisations,
Op. 150 (1917) [41.59] Rhapsodies (3) on Breton
Melodies, Op. 7: No. 3 (1866) [8.42] Symphony
No. 3 in c, Op. 78: Adagio (1886) [10.47]
(arr. Emile Bernard)
Robert Delcamp (Stahlhuth/Jahn organ
at Saint-Martin’s Church) rec. Dudelange,
Luxembourg, 4 June 2003 Notes in English and
Deutsch. Full organ specification.
NAXOS 8.557285 [76.37] [PSh]
If
you love great organ sound as an end in itself,
these are both great recordings, but beware:
the music is disappointing. ... see
Full Review
Pablo
SARASATE (1844-1908) Music
for violin and piano - Volume 1 Danzas Españolas: 1. Malagueña Op.
21 No. 1 (1875) [4:10]; 2. Habanera Op.
21 No. 2 [4:47]; 3. Romanza Andaluza Op.
22 No. 1 [4:58]; 4. Jota Navarra Op. 22 No. 2 [5:22];
5. Playera Op. 23 No. 1 [4:20]; 6. Zapateado Op.
23 No. 2 [3:45]; 7. Vito Op. 26 No. 1 [6:31]; 8. Habanera Op.
26 No. 2 [4:54] Capricho Vasco Op. 24 [6:52] Jota
Aragonesa Op. 27 [5:13] Serenata Andaluza Op. 28
[6:48] Balada Op. 31 [10:23] Tianwa
Yang (violin), Markus Hadulla (piano) rec. 27-31 May 2004,
Clara Wieck Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany NAXOS
8.557767 [68:03] [TB]
In
music whose rhythmic nature is so very important,
these performers communicate strongly in articulating
the essential personality of the composer.
... see Full
Review
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Symphony
No. 8 in B minor, D 759 Unfinished
(1822) [29:24] Symphony No. 9 in C, D 944
The Great (1828) [52:53]
NDR Sinfonieorchester/Günter Wand Picture
Format: 16:9/4:3 Sound Format: LPCM stereo
Region Code: NTSC All rec. Schleswig-Holstein
Musik Festival, Musik- und Kongresshalle,
Lübeck, Germany, 20 August 1995 
TDK
DVD DVWW-COWAND6 [85:00] [DC]
These
are extremely fine and beautifully recorded
performances, and deserve pride of place in
anyone’s Schubert shelf. ... see Full
Review
Franz Peter
SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
String Quartets Vol. 2 String
Quartet No. 13 in A minor Rosamunde,
Op.29/1, D804 (1824) [35:19] String Quartet
No. 11 in E major, Op.125/2, D353 (1816) [20:43]
Mandelring Quartett: (Sebastian Schmidt (violin);
Nanette Schmidt (violin); Roland Glassl (viola);
Bernhard Schmidt (cello)) rec. 24-27 May 2004,
Klingenmünster, Germany.
AUDITE 92.524 SACD [56:06] [MC]
An
adequate security of ensemble and pleasing
timbre but lacking in vigour and exuberance.
I would look elsewhere for alternative accounts
of these two scores. ... see
Full Review
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Impromptus, D. 935 (1827) [36:33] Sonata in B-flat, D.960 (1828)
[37.36] Inon
Barnatan (piano) rec. New York, Sept. 2005 BRIDGE
9197 [74:52] [JL]
A
young Israeli pianist produces Schubert playing of astonishing
maturity and distinction. A stunning CD debut refreshingly free
of pianistic conceit. ... see Full
Review
Franz
SCHUBERT (1797–1828) Piano
Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D. 929, Op. 100 (1827) [51:41]
Sonatensatz in B flat major, D. 28 (1812) [9:49] Kungsbacka
Piano Trio
rec. St George’s Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol, 3-4 June 2003 NAXOS
8.555700 [61:29] [GF]
A
well played and well recorded version which has an intensity and
freshness all of its own. ... see Full
Review
Carlos
de SEIXAS (1704-1742)
Harpsichord Sonatas - Volume 1 No.36
in E minor [8:13]; No.19 in D major [3:46];
No.18 in C minor [5:30]; No.34 in E major
[3:46]; No.44 in F minor [3:18]; No.43 in
F minor [3:47]; No.24 in D minor [1:57]; No.27
in D minor [4:54]; No.42 in F minor [4:02];
No.37 in E minor [3:22]; No.57 in A major
[9:22]; No.10 in C major [15:16]; No.50 in
G minor [3:50] Débora Halász
(harpsichord) rec. 22-24 April 2003, Festsaal des Reitstadels,
Neumarkt, Germany
NAXOS 8.557459 [71:02] [DB]
Subtle
and impressive performances in what promises
to be an exciting series . ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906–1975)
Symphony
No.13 in B flat minor, "Babi Yar" Op. 113 (1962) (Babi
Yar. Adagio [16:13]; Humour. Allegretto [8:19]; In the Store. Adagio
[12:12]; Fears. Largo [12:11]; A Career. Allegretto [12:42]) Jan-Hendrik
Rootering (bass) Netherlands Radio Choir Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
Orchestra/Mark Wigglesworth rec. April 2005, Music Centre for Dutch
Radio and Television, Studio MCO5, Hilversum 
BIS-SACD-1543
[62:22]
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906–1975) Symphony No.13 in B flat minor, "Babi
Yar" Op. 113 (1962) (Babi Yar. Adagio [16:03]; Humour.
Allegretto [8:07]; In the Store. Adagio [12:43]; Fears. Largo [11:43];
A Career. Allegretto [13:06])
Taras Shtonda (bass) Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno Beethoven Orchester
Bonn/Roman Kofman rec. 28-30 November 2005, Heilig Kreuz-Kirche Bad
Godesberg MUSIKPRODUKTION DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM
MDG 937
1205-6 [61:51] [GF]
Two
extremely well-played and thrilling SACD versions
of this deeply fascinating symphony. The BIS
recording wins on points thanks to the impressive
sound quality and the singing. ... see Full
Review
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975)
Symphonies: No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10a (1925) [27:47]; No.
15 in A, Op. 141b (1972) [46:15]
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi/Oleg Caetani rec. Live,
Auditorium di Milano, Italy, aMarch 2004; bJune
2006. DDD ARTS
SACD 47706-8 [74:05] [CC]
There
is much to admire here, to be fair, and Arts‘ labelling of the recording
as ‘audiophile’ is to be taken seriously, but the live provenance means
there are too many little slips to enable these performances to be ones
to live with. ... see Full Review
Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Symphony
No 8 in C minor, op. 65 (1943) [58:46] Festive
Overture, op. 96 (1954) [5:56]
Russian Festival Orchestra/Vakhtang Jordania rec. January 2003, Bolshoi
Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia (Sym. 8). September
1999, Radio Palace Hall, Moscow, Russia (Festive Overture).
ANGELOK1 CD-9932 [64:02][BB]
If
this is to be the beginning of a cycle, it’s not off to a very promising
start. We need better interpretations of this music for the twenty-first
century. ... see Full Review
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975) Violin Concerto No.1 in A Minor, op.99
(1948) [37:03] Violin Sonata, op.134 (1969) [30:19]
Leila Josefowicz (violin) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sakari
Oramo John Novacek (piano) rec. 11, 13 January 2006, Symphony Hall,
Birmingham (Concerto); 25-26 March 2006, The American Academy of Arts
and Letters (Sonata)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 62997-2 [67:22][SA]
This
is a fine coupling and no-one should hesitate
in buying it. If both concertos are required
then, for me at least, Daniel Hope’s disc
is the obvious choice. ... see Full
Review
Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Violin
Concerto No 1 in A minor Op 77 (Op 99) (1947-48)
[40:22] Sonata for Violin & Piano Op 134 (1968)
[31:30]
Ruth Palmer (Violin) Philharmonia Orchestra
Benjamin Wallfisch (Conductor) Alexei Grynyuk
(piano) Rec. 23 & 24 March 2006 at Henry
Wood Hall, London (Concerto) and 6 & 7
May 2006, The Music Room, Champs Hill, West
Sussex, U.K. (Sonata) DVD
A People's Music [30:48] A film by Tim Meara
QUARTZ QTZ2045 [71:52] CD+DVD [DC]
Very
fine, recording and performances both stunning.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975)
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 (1934) [30:03];
Pieces for Cello and Piano (1949-1953) – The
Clockwork Doll (arr. Sapozhnikov and Kirkor)
[0:53]; Hurdy-Gurdy (arr. Atovmian)
[0:44]; Sad Song (arr. Kalianov) [1:52];
Lullaby (arr. Kalianov) [1:22]; Spring
Waltz (arr. Atovmian) [1:46]; Nocturne
(arr. Atovmian) [3:06]; Moderato [2:13];
Gigue from ‘Hamlet’ (arr. Chelkauskas)
[1:41] Alfred SCHNITTKE
(1934-1998) Madrigal In Memoriam Oleg
Kagan for Solo Cello (1991) [8:22]. Klingende
Buchstaben (1988) [4:17]; Cello Sonata
No. 1 (1978) [21:57]
Alban Gerhardt (cello); Steven Osborne (piano).
rec. Wigmore Hall, London, 26-28 August 2005.
DDD
HYPERION CDA67534 [78:50] [CC]
I
cannot recommend this disc enough. True, it is full-price, but I bet
you will play it many more times than a multitude of super-budgets.
Superb. ... see Full Review
Dmitry
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Quintet for
Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57 (1940) [31:14] Gabriel
FAURÉ (1845-1924) Quintet for Piano and Strings
in D minor, Op. 89 (1906) [30:41]
James Dick (piano) Eusia Quartet: Kazuhiro Takagi and Janne Tateno (violins);
Yukiko Ogura (viola); Adrien Zitoun (cello) rec. 11-12 March 2005 (Shostakovich);
6-7 April 2006 (Fauré); Festival Concert Hall, Festival Hill, Round
Top, Texas.
ROUND TOP RTR 013 [61:55][KS]
A
recording worthy of pride of place in any collection ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Jean
SIBELIUS
(1864-1957) A
Film in Two Parts: The Early Years [52:31];
Maturity and Silence [50:34] Elisabeth
Söderström (soprano); Boris Belkin
(violin) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir
Ashkenazy (conductor) Recorded 1984
Cameraman: David Findlay, Editor: Peter Heelas,
Writer and Director: Christopher Nupen. NTSC
All regions Includes bonus film Allegro
molto The Christopher Nupen Films ALLEGRO
FILMS 05CN [103:05] [AO]
A
true collector’s item, a poetic and imaginative
essay on Sibelius and on the nature of artistic
creation. ... see Full
Review
Robert
SIMPSON (1921-1997)
The Complete Symphonies Various
Orchstras Vernon Handley/Matthew Taylor
HYPERION CDS44191-7 [7 CDs: 73:03 + 74:50
+ 70:59 + 60:06 + 67:54 + 54:38 + 54:55] [RB]
This
set is the way to acquire the Simpson symphonies.
... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Richard
STRAUSS (1864
– 1949) Salome
(1905) Birgit Nilsson (soprano) –
Salome; Gerhard Stolze (tenor) – Herod; Grace
Hoffman (mezzo) – Herodias; Eberhard Wächter
(baritone) – Jokanaan; Waldemar Kmentt (tenor)
– Narraboth; Josephine Veasey (mezzo) – Page
to Herodias; Paul Kuen (tenor) – First Jew);
Stefan Schwer (tenor) – Second Jew; Kurt Equiluz
(tenor) – Third Jew; Aron Gestner (tenor)
– Fourth Jew; Max Proebstl (bass) – Fifth
Jew; Tom Krause (baritone) – First Nazarene;
Nigel Douglas (tenor) – Second Nazarene; Zenon
Kosnowski (bass) – First Soldier; Heinz Holecek
(bass) – Second Soldier; Theodor Kirschbichler
(bass) – Cappadocian; Liselotte Mailk (soprano)
– Slave
Wiener Philharmoniker/Georg Solti publ. 1962.
No recording dates and venue given. John Hunt’s
discography in Birgit Nilsson’s autobiography
says Vienna, October 1961
DECCA 475 7528 [53:52 + 45:34] [GF]
For
the raw animal thrill of Solti’s conducting,
the overblown recording and, most of all,
Nilsson’s unsurpassed singing of the title
role this is a recording that should be in
every respectable CD collection. ... see Full
Review
Tadeusz SZELIGOWSKI
(1896-1963)
Wind
Quintet (1953) [18:03] Grażyna
BACEWICZ (1909-1969) Wind Quintet
(1932) [10:53]; Incrustations for horn and
chamber ensemble (1965) [15:47] (World Premiere
Recording) Wojcieh
KILAR (b.1932) Wind Quintet (1952)
[15:58]
Cracow Philharmonic Wind Quintet: rec. 3-4
June 1999, Austrian Consulate, Cracow, Poland
ACTE PRÉALABLE AP0044 [61:43] [DB]
A
varied — and variable — programme, very well
played and recorded. ... see Full
Review
Toru
TAKEMITSU (1930-1996)
Corona
(London version) (1962) [22.34]; Far
Away (1973) [7.15]; Piano Distance
(1961) [4.31]; Undisturbed Rest (1952)
[6.53]
Roger Woodward (piano) rec. London, 4 May
1973. ADD
EXPLORE EXP 0016 [41:26] [AOz]
This
is beautiful, atmospheric music, expertly
played, that will reward you if you’re prepared
to "enter the garden" of its sound-world.
... see Full
Review
John
TAVENER (b.
1944) The
Protecting Veil (1987) [37:42] Last
Sleep of the Virgin (1992) [22:19]
France Springuel (cello) I Fiamminghi,
The Orchestra of Flanders/Rudolf Werthen rec.
Onze Lieve Vrouw, Presentatiekerk.Gent, Belgium,
15-18 September 1997
TELARC CD-80487 [60:07]
Highly
recommended for its shimmering beauty. ...
see Full
Review
Pyotr
TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) The
Queen of Spades (La Dama di Picche, 1890: sung
in Italian) David
Poleri (tenor) Hermann; Sena Jurinac (soprano) Lisa; Mario
Petri (baritone) Tomsky; Ettore Bastianini (baritone) Yeletsky;
Gianna Pederzini (mezzo) Countess; Rina Corsi (mezzo) Pauline/Dafni;
Anronio Orsi (soprano) Masha; Valiano Natali (baritone) Chekalinsky;
Silvio Majonica (bass) Surin; Chorus and Orchestra of Maggio
Musicale Fiorentino/Arthur Rodzinsky rec. live, Florence, Italy,
26 December 1952. ADD ANDROMEDA
ANDRCD 5058 [65:15
+ 63:09] [CC]
If
you are only just getting to know Queen of Spades, this is not
the place to start! ... see Full
Review
Telemann:
The Virtuoso Godfather
Georg Philipp TELEMANN
(1681-1767) Concerto à Flauto
traverso, Viola di gamba, Fagotto e Cembalo TWV 43:C2 [9:09] Georg
Philip KRESS (1719-1779) Trio à
Flauto traversieur, Viola d’amour col Basso
Continuo [7:18] Carl
Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Arioso
per il cembalo e violono [6:32] Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) Sonata à Flauto traverso, due Viole di gamba
et Cembalo TWV 43:G12 [14:58] Fünfzehnte
und Sechzehnte Lection des Getreuen Music-Meisters,
1728. Viola di Gamba, senza Cembalo TWV 40:1
[10:37] Georg Philip
KRESS (1719-1779) Trio à Flauto traverso, Viola di
gamba e Cembalo [7:35] Carl Philipp
Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Fantasia
sopra Jesu meines Lebens Leben [6:44] Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) Sonata à 4. Flauto traverso,
due Viole di gamba et Cembalo TWV 43:G10 [10:37]
Charivari Agréable: Rachel Moss
(baroque flute); Susanne Heinrich (quinton,
bass viols); Reiko Ichise (bass viol); Kah-Ming
Ng (harpsichord, chamber organ) rec. St. Andrew’s
Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire, 19-21
May 2005
SIGNUM SIGCD086 [73:31] [GPu]
An
excellent collection, which offers both delightful
listening and thought-provoking programming
… see Full
Review
Dimitri
TIOMKIN (1894-1979) Red
River - film score (1948) Score restoration by John
Morgan Moscow
Symphony Orchestra and Choir/William Stromberg rec. Mosfilm
Studio, Moscow, February-March, 2002 NAXOS
8.557699 [64:10]
[JW]
Reservations
aside, all praise to the Moscow forces for
their powerful commitment to this score and
its ebullient realisation in this performance.
... see Full
Review
Václav
TOMÁŠEK (1774-1850) Piano
Concertos: No. 1 in C, Op. 18a (c.1803-05) [24:08];
No. 2 in E flat, Op. 20b (c.1803-05) [27:11] Jan
Simon (piano)
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra/Vladimír Válek rec. Czech Radio Studio No. 1,
Prague, a21-23 March 2005, b23-25 March, 5 April 2006.
DDD SUPRAPHON SU 3819-2 [53:33]
[CC]
A
classy issue, and a very valuable one in repertoire terms at that.
We need to hear more Tomášek. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
(1872-1958) An
Introduction to Ralph Vaughan WilliamsOverture
to The Wasps from the 'Aristophanic
Suite' (1909) * [10:16] Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
- arranged by Ralph Greaves (d. 1966) (1934)
† [4:34] The Lark Ascending - Romance
for Violin and Orchestra (1921) ‡ [15:36]
A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2)
(1913) § [47:41]
Michael Davis (violin) London Philharmonic
Orchestra/Vernon Handley * London Symphony
Orchestra/Bryden Thomson †‡§ rec. dates and
venues not supplied but made 1980s and 1990s
CHANDOS INTRO CHAN 2028 [78:09] [DH]
Thomson’s
mighty London risks creating a following.
This is a magnificent performance which impresses
more with each hearing ... see Full
Review
Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883) Parsifal (1865-82) Amfortas – Falk
Struckmann (bass-baritone) Titurel – Ain Anger (bass) Gurnemanz – Franz-Josef
Selig (bass) Parsifal – Plácido Domingo (tenor) Klingsor – Wolfgang
Bankl (bass) Kundry – Waltraud Meier (mezzo) Chorus and Orchestra
of the Vienna State Opera/Christian Thielemann
rec. ‘live’ at the Vienna Opera, June 2005 DEUTSCHE
GRAMMOPHON 477 6006 [4
CDs: 59:13 + 39:30 + 69:19 + 74:30] [TH]
Worth
it to bask in Thielemann and the VPO’s sumptuous orchestral radiance
... see Full Review
Walton Conducts
Walton William
WALTON (1902-1983)
Portsmouth
Point Overture (1924-25) [6:18] Siesta
(1926) [5:42] Music for Children (1940)
[13:18] Suite- The Quest (1943, arr.
Tausky 1961) [13:44] Sinfonia Concertante
for Orchestra with Piano obbligato (1926-7,
rev. 1943) [19:58] Scapino, A Comedy
Overture (1940, rev. 1950) [8:43] Capriccio
Burlesco (1968) [7:25]
cPeter Katin (piano). aLondon
Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir William Walton
bcLondon Symphony Orchestra/Sir
William Walton No recording info. ADD
LYRITA RECORDED EDITION SRCD224
[75:23] [OW]
Good,
if not outstanding, performances from Walton’s
later years; a useful supplement to EMI’s
classic Walton recordings, but these works
are better served elsewhere. ... see Full
Review
Silvius Leopold WEISS
(1687-1750)
Lute Sonatas Volume 7 Sonata no.15 in B flat major [24:45] Sonata
no.48 in F sharp minor [35:20]
Robert Barto (baroque lute) rec. The Green Room, Offord Hall, Aurora,
Ontario, 1-4 February 2005
NAXOS 8.557806 [60:05] [GPu]
A
disc for all lovers of the lute, full of superb music and brilliantly
played … see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Charles-Marie
WIDOR
(1844-1937) Organ
Symphony No.5, Op.42, No.1 (1879) [40:50]
Organ Symphony No.6, Op.42, No.2 (1879) [37:54]
Colin Walsh (organ) rec. Lincoln Cathedral,
19-21 September, 2005.
GUILD GMCD 7305 [79:16] [JF]
I
am so impressed by this CD that I would have
to recommend it to anyone who wishes to explore
this unbelievably exciting and equally beautiful
music. ... see Full
Review
Healey
WILLAN (1880–1968) In
the heavenly kingdom (1924) [8.45] Hymn – St. Osmund (1927)
[3.20] Sun of Righteousness [3.22] How they so softly
rest (1917) [3.48] Hymn – Anthem on “Ye watchers and
ye holy ones” [4.35] Missa Brevis no. XI “Missa Sancti
Johannis Baptistae” [7.10] I looked, and behold a white
cloud (1907) [7.16] (1) Preserve us, O Lord (1928 –1937)
[1.44] O King all glorious (1928 – 1937) [2.44] Hymn – Anthem
on “Picardy” [5.06] Christ hath a garden (1940)
[3.33] Hymn – Anthem on “O quanta qualia” [8.45] O
how glorious (1924) [1.35] O praise the Lord (1963)
[7.50] Rise up, my love, my fair one (1928 –1937) [8.45] Joseph
Schnurr (tenor) (1) Matthew Larkin (organ) Elora Festival Singers/Noel
Edison rec. 19-21 November 2004, St. John’s Church, Elora,
Canada NAXOS
8.557734 [67.07] [RH]
Willan’s
music is not well represented in the catalogue and the Elora Festival
Singers enable us to listen to this music in clean, shapely, musical
performances. ... see Full
Review
Grace
WILLIAMS (1906-1977)
Balladsa
(1968) [17:12] Fairest of Starsb
(1973) [14:09] Symphony No. 2c
(1956) [37:51]
bJanet Price (soprano); acBBC
Welsh Symphony Orchestra/Vernon Handley; bLondon
Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves. rec.
acBBC Studio One, Llandaff, 24-25
March 1979 (originally released on BBC Artium
REGL381); bAbbey Road Studios,
London, 22 November 1973 (originally HMV ASD3006).
ADD
LYRITA RECORDED EDITION SRCD327 [73:23]
[OW]
An
unjustly neglected composer is given welcome
exposure on this fascinating and well performed
disc. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Hugo
WOLF
(1860-1903) Eichendorff-Lieder:
Der Musikant, Verschweigene Liebe, Das Standchen,
Nachtzauber, Seemans Abschied Mörike-Lieder:
Der Genesene an die Hoffnung, Der Knabe und
das Immlein, Begegnung, Verboirgenheit, Nimmersatte
Liebe, Im Frühling, Auf ein Wanderung,
Um Mitternacht, Auf ein altes Bild, Gebet,
An den Schlaf, An die Geliebte, Lied eines
Verliebten, Peregrina 1 and 2, Der Jager,
Abschied. Goethe-Lieder: Gutmann und Gutweib,
Ganymede
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Anthony Pappano (piano)
rec. 26 -29 April 2005, LSO St Luke’s, London
EMI CLASSICS 3 42256 2 [71:37] [AOz]
An
excellent and highly individual approach to
Wolf by an interpreter who really understands
Wolf’s special sensibility and breathes life
into the music. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Alexander
ZEMLINSKY (1871-1942)
Lyrische
Symphonie Op. 18 (1922)
Matthias Goerne (baritone); Christine Schäfer
(soprano) Orchestre National de Paris/Christoph
Eschenbach rec. Paris, June 2005. SACD
CAPRICCIO
71 081 [51:47] [AO]
The
performances and insights are so profound
that this recording will stand the test of
time. It will be the touchstone for decades
to come, like a "lamp held on high, in
order to light (our) way" as the text
suggests. ... see Full
Review
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