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Peter Anders Songs
and Arias 
Peter Anders (tenor); Various accompanists rec. 1942-1946
BERLIN CLASSICS 0184432BC [3 CDs: 74:43 + 65:59 + 78:24][GF] 
All
is not gold – but enough is ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Emily
Beynon: flute & friends Hilary TANN (b.1947) From the Song
of Amergin Amy BEACH (1867-1944) Theme and Variations Sally
BEAMISH (b.1956) Words For My Daughter Thea
MUSGRAVE (b.1928) Impromptu Louise
FARRENC (1804-1875) Trio Emily
Beynon (flute), Henk Rubingh, Marijn Mijnders (violins), Roland
Krämer (viola), Daniël Esser (cello), Sepp Grotenhuis (piano),
Alexei Ogrintschouk (oboe), Petra van der Heide (harp) rec. 2007 CHANNEL
CLASSICS CCSSA26408 
[68:15]
[CR] 
Unmissable
... see Full Review
Sharon Bezaly: From
A to Z: Volume 1
Sharon Bezaly (flute) rec. 2000
BIS CD1159 [67.45][DM]
Invigorating,
eclectic - Ms Bezaly at her virtuosic best ... see Full
Review
Jussi Björling
Collection - Vol. 7
Jussi Björling (tenor); Nils Grevillius and his Orchestra rec. 1929-53
NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.110791
[58:21][GF] 
Another
disc to treasure in this invaluable series ... see Full
Review
Celebrating
Slava! – In
Remembrance of Mstislav Rostropovich Julius
Berger; Andreas Brantelid; Young–Chang Cho; Leonard Eschenbach;
László Fenyó; David Geringas; Natalia Gutman; Lynn Harrell;
Marie–Elisabeth Hecker; Sebastian Hess; Gary Hoffman; Eun–Sun
Hong; Monika Leskovar; Mischa Maisky; Arto Noras; Miklós Perényi;
Gabriel Schwabe; Giovanni Sollima (cellos) rec. 2007 HÄNSSLER
PROFIL PH08029 [4 CDs: 58:13 + 65:47 + 65:34 + 74:32] [BBr] 
A
fabulous tribute to a unique musician ... see Full
Review
Christo
Barrios (clarinet) Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918–1990) Clarinet
Sonata Salvador BROTONS (b. 1959) Clarinet Sonata Alban BERG (1985–1935) Vier Stücke Arnold BAX (1883–1953) Clarinet Sonata Esa–Pekka SALONEN (b. 1958) Nachtlieder Arthur HONEGGER (1892–1955) Clarinet Sonatina Cristo
Barrios (clarinet); Clinton Cormany (piano) rec. 2007 METIER
MSV28505 [57:53] [BBr]
Most
enjoyable ... see Full Review
Composers in Person
Bartók,
Stravinsky, Elgar, Britten,
Shostakovich, Hindemith, Khachaturian, Honegger, Poulenc, Widor, Vierne,
Messiaen, Prokofiev, Glazunov, Villa-Lobos, Pfitzner, Milhaud, Shostakovich,
Strauss, Granados, de Falla, Mompou, Nín, Holst, Lehár, Medtner, Roussel,
Schmitt
rec. 1926-1958, London, Paris, Berlin Budget Box SetFull
list of recordings at end of review
EMI CLASSICS 50999 2175752 5[22 CDs: c.26:00:00]
[RB]
Historical
mono - a small price to pay for that authentic ring ...
see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Diversity
- Amrywiaeth John
METCALF (b.1946) Light Music Alun
HODDINOTT (1929-2008) Sonata Brian
HUGHES (b.1938) Arithmetical Bagatelles Jeffrey
LEWIS (b.1942) Night Fantasy John
HEARNE (b.1937) Solemn and Strange Music Pwyll
ap SION (b.1968) Emyn Helen
and Harvey Davies (piano, four hands) rec. 2007 CAMPION
CAMEO 2073 [73:40] [DC]
World
class, in every regard ... see Full
Review
Fast
Forward – Into the Millennium Kevin
MALONE (b.1958) Fast Forward David
ELLIS (b.1933) String Quartet 2 John
CASKEN (b.1949) String Quartet 2 Robin
WALKER (b.1953) I thirst Geoffrey
POOLE (b.1949) String Quartet 2 Anthony
GILBERT (b.1934) String Quartet 3 Camerata
Ensemble, Coull Quartet, The Lindsays, Nossek Quartet rec.
1998/9 ASC
CSCD11 [78:58] [DC]
A
proud symbol of late 20th century British chamber
music ... see Full Review
Early
French Tenor Recordings: Volume 1
Émile Scaramberg, Pierre Cornubert, and Julien Leprestre (tenors)
rec. 1905–06
MARSTON 520592 [79:39 + 79:48][JW]
Consistently
inspiring ... see Full Review
English
Landscapes Arnold BAX (1883-1953)
Tintagel [16.57] Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
(1872-1958) The Lark Ascending [15.18] Gerald
FINZI (1901-1956) The Fall of the Leaf [11.08] Ralph
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958) Norfolk Rhapsody no. 1 [10.23]
Frederick DELIUS (1862-1934)
Summer Night on the River [6.06]; On Hearing the First Cuckoo
in Spring [6.03] Edward ELGAR (1857-1934)
As Torrent in Summer (from King Olaf) [2.11] John
IRELAND (1879-1962) The Hills [2.54]
Lyn Fletcher (violin) The Halle Choir Halle Orchestra/Sir Mark Elder,
rec. 2005 HALLE CD
HLL 7512 [71.40]
[Em]
Simply
does not present the needed passion and spirit ... see Full
Review
Face
to Face Stephen PLEWS (b. 1961) The
Future of an Illusion [18:11] Geoffrey
KIMPTON (b. 1927) Concerto for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
(2000)a [23:02] Kevin MALONE (b. 1958)
Eighteen Minutes (2002)b [19:42]
Andy Long (violin)a; David Heyes; Dan Styffe (double bass)b; New World
Ensemble/Alan Cuckston, Kevin Malone rec. United Reformed Church, Macclesfield,
May 2006 CAMPION CAMEO
2049 [62:55]
[DC]
A
fascinatingly parallel world of the almost... not quite... nearly...
... see Full Review
Emil
Gilels – Early Recordings: Volume 1 rec.
1935-51 NAXOS
8.111350 [73:44] [JW]
A
warm welcome ... see Full Review
Eduard
Grach (violin) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Violin
SonataArthur HONEGGER (1892-1955) Sonatina
for two violinsZoltán
KODÁLY (1882-1967) Duo for violin and celloSergei
PROKOFIEV (1891–1953) Sonata for two violins Eduard
Grach, Evgeni Grach, Valentin Zhuk (violin) Evgeni Altman (cello)
Evgeni Malinin (piano) rec. 1961-85 RUSSIAN
COMPACT DISC RCD16212 [71:26] [JW]
Committed
examples of Grach’s masculine playing ... see Full
Review
History
of the Organ: Volume 3 – The Golden Age André Isoir
(organ); Gustav Leonhardt (organ) rec. 1997
ARTHAUS MUSIK 102151 
[52:00][ST]
A
bit of a damp squib ... see Full
Review
Hungarian Music for Cello and Piano
by Béla BARTÓK (1881-1945),
Franz LISZT (1811-1886),
David POPPER (1843-1913), Zoltán
KODÁLY (1882-1967), Ernö von
DOHNÁNYI (1877-1960) and Miklós RÓZSA
(1907-1995)
Mark Kosower (cello); Jee-Won Oh (piano) rec. 2006
NAXOS 8.570570 [74:08][MC]
Impressive
virtuosity … remarkable musicality ... see Full
Review
Jamestown
Concerto Music by William PERRY (b. 1930),
William SCHUMAN (1910–1992) and
Virgil THOMSON (1896–1989)
Yehuda Hanani (cello); RTÉ
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland/William Eddins rec.
2007
NAXOS 8.559344 [72:11][BBr]
Makes
us yearn to hear the pieces in the flesh ... see Full
Review
William Kapell Rediscovered
– The Australian Broadcasts
William Kapell (piano); Victorian Symphony Orchestra/Sir Bernard Heinze
rec. 1953 BMG-RCA
RED SEAL 82876685602 [77:30 + 73:12][JW]
Monumentally
vivid examples of combustible pianism ... see Full
Review
Elena Kelessidi - A Russian Romance Pyotr
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840 - 1893) Mikhail
GLINKA (1804 - 1857)Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
(1844 - 1908) César CUI (1835
- 1918) Alexander DARGOMYZHSKY (1813
- 1869) Vladimir VLASOV (1902 -
1986) Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873 -
1943) Elena Kelessidi
(soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano) rec. 2007 Transliterated texts
and English translations enclosed
ONYX 4031 [59:01] [GF]
Seldom
heard repertoire and insightful singing compromised by heavy vibrato
... see Full Review
Yvonne
Kenny - Vienna, City of my Dreams
Yvonne Kenny (soprano); Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Richard
Bonynge rec. 2008 ABC
CLASSICS 4766905 [65:28][GF]
A
fine achievement though lacking the last ounce of Viennese lilt ...
see Full Review
Kurpie
Songs
by Henryk Mikolaj GÓRECKI (b. 1933),
Stanisław MORYTO (b. 1947) & Karol SZYMANOWSKI (1882–1937)
Choir of the Podlaise Opera and Philharmonic in Białystok/Violetta
Bielecka rec. 2007 DUX
0653 [55:59] [BBr]
Most
interesting and satisfying. Good to hear such fine choral singing
... see Full Review
Jonathan
Lemalu - Song Recital
Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone); Roger Vignoles (piano) rec. 2002
EMI CLASSICS 2081232 [60.46][AS]
Intensity
and a real feeling for the words ... see Full
Review
Das
Lochamer Liederbuch (The
Locham Song Book) Martin
Hummel (baritone) Ensemble Dulce Melos/Marc Lewon rec. 2005 NAXOS
8.557803 [71:20] [JV]
Lovers
of renaissance music should enjoy this wide selection from the
Lochamer Liederbuch ... see Full Review
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