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20th
Century European Flute Music by Erwin
SCHULHOFF (1894-1942), André
CAPLET (1879-1925), Paul DUKAS
(1865-1935), Vassili
LOBANOV (b.1947), Bruno
MADERNA (1920-1973), Niccolo
CASTIGLIONI (1932-1996), Kim
BOWMAN (b.1957) and Walter
HEKSTER (b.1937) 
Koos Verheul (flute); Jan van der Meer (piano)
rec. 1995-1997
ETCETERA KTC1376 [77:17][DC] 
A
fascinating and well-filled recital from an
elder statesmen of the flute ... see Full
Review
A
song more silent
- New works for Remembrance by Cecilia
MCDOWALL (b. 1951), Lynne PLOWMAN (b.
1969), Tarik O’REGAN (b. 1978) and Sally
BEAMISH (b. 1956)
Portsmouth Grammar School Chamber Choir; London Mozart Players/Nicholas
Moldoveanu rec. 2007
AVIE AV2147 [65:35][JQ]
Exciting
and original modern choral music, splendidly
performed ... see Full
Review
Arabenne and
other trombone works from the North Christian
LINDBERG (b. 1958) Arabenne,
for trombone and strings (1996-97)1 [11:05]
Vagn HOLMBOE
(1909-1996) Concerto No. 12, Op. 52 (M.
169) (1950)2 [14:04] Mats
LARSSON (b. 1965) Concerto for
trombone and wind instruments (1995)3
[21:03] Kalevi
AHO (b. 1949) Symphony No. 9, for
trombone and orchestra (1993-94)4
[31:19]
Christian Lindberg (trombone) 1Tapiola
Sinfonietta/Jean-Jacques Kantorow 2Aalborg
Symphony Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes 3Östgöta
Blåsarsymfoniker/Arie van Beek 4Lahti
Symphony Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä rec.
November 1998, Tapiola Concert Hall, Finland
(Lindberg); June 1996, Aalborghallen, Aalborg,
Denmark (Holmboe); May 1996, Linköping
Concert Hall, Sweden (Larsson); January 1995,
Ristinkirkko, Lahti, Finland (Aho)
BIS CD 888 [78:48]
[DM]
Mandatory
for anyone interested in the modern trombone
... see Full
Review
Ernest
Ansermet Music by Franz Joseph HAYDN
(1732-1809), Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918),
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
and Béla BARTÓK (1881-1945)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra/Ernest Ansermet
rec. 1958-64
BBC LEGENDS BBCL42022 [79:00 + 73:44][SV] 
Veteran
collectors will want this set ... see Full
Review
Barocking
Together Music
by George Frideric
HANDEL (1685-1759), Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
and Georg
Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)
Sharon Bezaly (flute); Members of London Baroque
rec. 2006-7
BIS BISCD1689 [67:46][BW]
Almost
self-recommending ... see Full
Review
Dennis
Brain – The Horn Player
rec. 1943-7 EMI CLASSICS
ICON 2060102 [4 CDs: 306:04] [JW] 
The
Brendel Edition The
Vox, Turnabout and Vanguard recordings Alfred
Brendel (piano)
rec. 1955-75 BRILLIANT CLASSICS
93761 [35CDs:
c.39 hrs] [ST]
Interesting
insight into Brendel’s earlier days as recording artist ... see Full
Review
British
Light Classics
Various artists rec. 1948-78
CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE 2282852 [73:37][BBr]
Don’t
be without this scrumptious disk ... see Full
Review
The
Catalan Piano Album Jordi
Masó (piano) rec. 2006 NAXOS
8.570457 [79:00]
A
gem, full of unusual and delightful music, played by a wonderful
pianist. ... see Full Review
Choral
Evensong Live from King’s
College, Cambridge Choir
of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen
Cleobury rec. 1991
EMI CLASSICS ENCORE 2081162 [76:29][BW]
An
appealing memento of a central Anglican tradition
... see Full
Review
Van Cliburn in Moscow Vol. 3
Sergei RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 and encores
Van Cliburn (piano); Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra/Kirill Kondrashin
rec. 1958-72 VAI 4454
[95:10][RM]
An
important historical document ... see Full
Review
Anthony
Collins conducts British Music by Sir
Arthur SULLIVAN (1842-1900), Henry
BALFOUR GARDINER (1877-1950), Percy
GRAINGER (1882-1961), Ralph VAUGHAN
WILLIAMS (1873-1958) and Frederick
DELIUS (1862-1934)
New Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra/Anthony Collins
rec. 1952-6 BEULAH 1PD26
[57:40][JF]
A
fantastic disc, sheer beauty of sound, depth of engendered emotion ...
see Full Review
Cosmos
Haptic: Contemporary Piano Music from Japan
Hiroaki Takenouchi
(piano) rec. 2007 LONTANO
LTD LNT128 [75:36][MS]
A
delight in its own right … playing of conviction
and unself-conscious brilliance ... see Full
Review
Grace Davidson – A Portrait
Grace Davidson
(soprano); Fiori Musicali/ Penelope Rapson rec. 2007
METRONOME METCD1083 [69:54][JW]
This
engaging recital makes a fine calling-card ... see Full
Review
Marie
Delna The Complete Published Recordings (& Jeanne
Marié de l’Isle - selected recordings) Marie
Delna (soprano) Jeanne Marié de
l’Isle (soprano)
rec. 1903-10 MARSTON 52056-2 [76:39
+ 79:48] [JW]
A
light mezzo voice and very beautiful ... see Full
Review
Discover
the Symphony
Various orchestras/conductors; includes 158 page book
written by Andrew Huth
NAXOS 8.558208-09 [75:39 + 77:13][MG]
Recommendable but a little fine tuning would have helped its educational
value … see Full Review
The
Division Flute Emma
Murphy (recorder); William Lyons (recorder; dulcian); Emilia
Benjamin (viola da gamba); Richard Campbell (viola da gamba;
guitar); David Miller (theorbo; guitar); Steven Devine (harpsichord)
rec. 2006 SIGNUM
CLASSICS SIGCD125 [57:17] [JV]
Almost
one hour of musical entertainment of the highest order ... see Full
Review
François-René
Duchable (piano) Music by Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750), Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827), Domenico
SCARLATTI (1685-1757) and Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791)
François-René Duchable (piano) rec. 1995
VIRGIN CLASSICS 5221272 [66.39][AS] 
I
enjoyed the Bach arrangements and the virtuosity of the Scarlatti ...
see Full Review
Elizabethan
Love Songs
Hugues Cuénod (tenor) rec. 1952
LYRICHORD LEMS8063 [57:33][JW]
Cuénod’s
distinctive high tenor from 1952 ... see Full
Review
Fallen Leaves from
an Irish Album
Una Hunt (piano) rec. 2006
RTÉ LYRIC FM CD109 [73:45][RW]
Very
interesting pieces by forgotten Irish composers ... see Full
Review
Marianne
Fiset (soprano) Maurice RAVEL (1875–1937) Shéhérazade
Claude DEBUSSY (1862–1918) Proses lyriques Antonin DVOŘÁK (1841–1904) Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Marianne Fiset (soprano); Marie-Ève Scarfone
(piano); Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne/Jean-Philippe Tremblay
rec. 2007
ANALEKTA AN28761 [45:28][BBr]
Well
worth having ... see Full Review
Folk
Songs and Ballads – Alfred Deller, the Complete
Vanguard Records
Alfred Deller (counter-tenor) and others
VANGUARD CLASSICS MC193 [7 CDs: 78:19 + 44:32 + 74:13 + 60:47 +
56:12 + 66:38 + 61:01][JW]
Deller
admirers will cast envious eyes on these boxes ... see Full
Review
Pierre
Fournier Edward
ELGAR (1857-1934) Cello Concerto Antonín
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Cello Concerto Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Twelve Variations on ‘Ein Mädchen
oder Weibchen’
Pierre Fournier (cello); Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra/Hans Rosbaud,
George Szell; Franz Holetschek (piano) rec. 1955-62
MEDICI ARTS MM0282 [72:47][JW]
Worthy
adjuncts to Fournier’s commercial recordings ... see Full
Review
Oskar
Fried - Mahler’s Disciple. Live and studio recordings
Various orchestras
conducted by Oskar Fried rec. 1927-37
ARBITER 153 [77:55][JW]
Fascination
runs riot ... see Full Review
Garden
of Early Delights
Pamela Thorby (recorders), Andrew Lawrence–King (harp
and psaltery) rec. 2006
LINN CKD291 
[67:01][BBr]
A
fascinating and most enjoyable recital ... see Full
Review
The
Golden Age - Siglo de Oro
The King’s Singers
rec. 2007 SIGNUM SIGCD119
[64:31] [EM]
A
splendid uplifting disc ... see Full
Review
Gravity:
Johannes Fischer – Percussion Iannis XENAKIS
(1922-2001) Rebonds
A, for solo percussion José
Manuel López LÓPEZ (b. 1956) Calculo secreto,
for vibraphone Matthias PINTSCHER
(b. 1971) nemeton, for solo percussionJacob
DRUCKMAN (1928-96) Reflections on the Nature of Water,
for solo marimba (1986) Vinko GLOBOKAR
(b. 1934) Toucher, for solo percussion Iannis
XENAKIS (1922-2001) Rebonds B, for solo percussion
Johannes Fischer (percussion)
rec. 11-13 December 2007, Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Germany
OEHMS CLASSICS DEBUT
OC 716 [68:15]
[DM]
Definitely
one to watch ... see
Full Review
ings Christina
Petrowska Quilico (piano) rec. 2007 WELSPRINGE
PRODUCTIONS WEL0008 [73:04 + 62:33] [BBr]
One
of the most fascinating selections of music I’ve ever come across
... see Full Review
Gundula
Janowitz in Concert Music by George
Frederic HANDEL (1685-1759), Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791), Carl
Maria von WEBER (1786-1826), Giuseppe
VERDI (1813-1901), Giacomo PUCCINI (1858-1924)
and Richard WAGNER
(1813-1883)
Gundula Janowitz (soprano); Graz PO/Berislav Klobucar
rec. 1970 VAI 4458
[54:00][ST]
I’ll
not be returning to this in a hurry ... see Full
Review
Jauchzet Gott in
allen Landen Music by
Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685-1750), Johann Philipp KRIEGER (1649-1725),
Johann ROSENMÜLLER (1619-1684),
Gottfried FINGER (1660-1730),
Johann ROSENMÜLLER and
Jan Dismas ZELENKA (1749-1745)
Ruth Ziesak (soprano); Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet); Berliner
Barock Compagney rec. 2006
PHOENIX EDITION 102
[61:01][JV]
An
interesting and musically captivating programme ... see Full
Review
The
Jerwood Series 4
William ATTWOOD (b.1972) Iwwer Tiermen
Joanna BAILIE (b.1973) Five Famous Adagios Richard CAUSTON (b.1971) Sleep, Phoenix
Sebastian Bell (flute) London Sinfonietta/Nicholas Kok rec. 2005/6
LONDON SINFONIETTA SINFCD1-2008 [41:25] [CT]
The
fourth rewarding instalment of the LS’s Jerwood Series ... see Full
Review
Klabunterbunt
- Chansons, Lieder, Gedichte und Prosa von
Klabund (Chansons, Songs, Poetry and Prose of Klabund (Alfred
HENSCHKE 1890-1928)
Artists include: Annemarie Hase; Ernst Busch; Kate Kühl; Hanne Wieder;
Blandine Ebinger; Hanne Wieder; Hannes Wader; Hermann Prey; Tim Fischer
EDEL KULTUR/AKADEMIE
DER KÜNSTE 0014682BCB [52:27 + 66:57][DB]
For
fans of German Cabaret ... see Full
Review
Constant
Lambert conducts ballet music
Peter Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840–1893) The Sleeping Princess Giacomo
MEYERBEER (1791–1864) Les Patineurs William
BOYCE (1710–1779) The Prospect before us Gioachino
ROSSINI (1792–1868) William Tell
Sadler’s Wells O/Constant Lambert rec. 1939
SOMM SOMMCD080 [70:50] [BBr]
An
unhurried quality about all the performances ... see Full
Review
Lamenti
Le
Concert d’Astrée/Emmanuelle Haïm rec. 2007-8 VIRGIN
CLASSICS 5190442 [64:21][BW]
Generally
successful, often very much so, but not an
outright winner ... see Full
Review
The Light Wraps You
New Music for Oboe Rodney ROGERS (b. 1953)
Lessons of the Sky Bill DOUGLAS
(b. 1942) Oboe Sonata, Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
James
MACMILLAN (b. 1959) Intercessions Andrea
CLEARFIELD (b. 1960) Three Songs Fulvio
CALDINI (b. 1959) Etude de réveil Phillip
BIMSTEIN (b. 1947) Cats
in the Kitchen Michelle
Fiala (oboe) Donald Speer (piano); Bill Douglas (piano); Joseph Salvalaggio;
Martin Schuring (oboes); Frank Morelli (bassoon); Karl Olsen (double-bass);
John Cipolla (clarinet); Heidi Pintner (flute) rec. 2007
MSR CLASSICS MS1217 [63:41] [CR]
Enjoyable
and well written ... see Full
Review
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