MusicWeb International One of the most grown-up review sites around 2024
60,000 reviews
... and still writing ...

Search MusicWeb Here Acte Prealable Polish CDs
 

Presto Music CD retailer
 
Founder: Len Mullenger                                    Editor in Chief:John Quinn             


Some items
to consider

new MWI
Current reviews

old MWI
pre-2023 reviews

paid for
advertisements

Acte Prealable Polish recordings

Forgotten Recordings
Forgotten Recordings
All Forgotten Records Reviews

TROUBADISC
Troubadisc Weinberg- TROCD01450

All Troubadisc reviews


FOGHORN Classics

Alexandra-Quartet
Brahms String Quartets

All Foghorn Reviews


All HDTT reviews


Songs to Harp from
the Old and New World


all Nimbus reviews



all tudor reviews


Follow us on Twitter


Editorial Board
MusicWeb International
Founding Editor
   
Rob Barnett
Editor in Chief
John Quinn
Contributing Editor
Ralph Moore
Webmaster
   David Barker
Postmaster
Jonathan Woolf
MusicWeb Founder
   Len Mullenger




Advertising on
Musicweb


Donate and keep us afloat

 

New Releases

Naxos Classical
All Naxos reviews

Chandos recordings
All Chandos reviews

Hyperion recordings
All Hyperion reviews

Foghorn recordings
All Foghorn reviews

Troubadisc recordings
All Troubadisc reviews



all Bridge reviews


all cpo reviews

Divine Art recordings
Click to see New Releases
Get 10% off using code musicweb10
All Divine Art reviews


All Eloquence reviews

Lyrita recordings
All Lyrita Reviews

 

Wyastone New Releases
Obtain 10% discount

Subscribe to our free weekly review listing

 

Alphabetical Listing

PART 6
Misc. A-L

[Click here for the most recent reviews (last five days)]
Click for alphabetical listings by composer:
[Part 1 New] [Part 2 A-B] [Part 3 C-L]
[Part 4 M-R] [Part 5 S-Z]
[Part 6 Misc A-L] [Part 7 Misc M-Z]
[Recommended recordings]

 

Price symbols (used in reviews from Friday 14th onwards)
Superbudget £5.99 or less Budget £6-7.99 Medium £8-10.99 Full price £11+


Alban Berg Quartet - Hommage Alban Berg Quartet EMI CLASSICS 3976292 [5 CDs: 80.00 + 67:39 + 76:10 + 77:30 + 74:19][JW]

A compendious set celebrating the art of the Alan Berg Quartet ... see Full Review

Simon Barere and Boris Barere – Father and Son Franz LISZT (1811-1886) Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major [16:54] Simon Barere Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Symphonic Etudes Op.13 [18:37] Boris Barere (piano) Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) The Nutcracker – selections; Boris Barere – reminiscences, a DVD filmed in NYC in 2003 and 2005 with interviewer Mordecai Shehori. CEMBAL D’AMOUR CD 124 [60:31 + free DVD 50:00] [JW]

A unique insight into the mind and music of the Bareres ... see Full Review

Black Castles Sir Edward ELGAR (1857-1934) (arr. Dudley Bright) Severn Suite Arthur BUTTERWORTH (b. 1923) Triton Suite Derek BOURGEOIS (b. 1941) William and Mary Sir John TAVENER (b. 1944) Trisagion John PICKARD (b. 1963) Black Castles Mark-Anthony TURNAGE (b. 1960) Set To brass partout/Hermann Bäumer rec. 2003 BIS CD1354 [TP]

A valuable addition to a valuable series ... see Full Review

Nadia BOULANGER (1887-1979) Mademoiselle - A film by Bruno Monsaingeon (made 1977) Bonus film: Mozart Prague Symphony - ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Markevitch. rec. 1967. NTSC Languages: English, French Subtitles: English Region: All Regions Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 IDÉALE AUDIENCE DVD 5DM41 (2007) [75:00] [AOz]

Mme Boulanger’s influence went far ... see Full Review

British Doubles Music by Percy GRAINGER (1882-1961), Andrew DOWNES (b. 1950), Malcolm ARNOLD (1921-2006) and Robert RAMSKILL (b. 1950) Peter Noke and Julian Hellaby (pianos) rec. 2006 MAESTRO SOUND AND VISION MSV0317CD [48:30][BBr]

A bit of a mixed blessing ... see Full Review

Capriccioso – Under the Blue Skies Alexander Rudin (cello) rec. Moscow 1984-2007 CELLO CLASSICS CC1020 [63:39][JW]

Rudin plays with great eloquence and warmth ... see Full Review

Concertos and Fairytales Wolfgang PLAGGE (b.1960), Egil HOVLAND (b.1924), Magne AMDAHL (b.1942), Torstein AAGAARD-NILSEN (b.1964) Trombone Concertos P K Svensen (trombone); Malmö Symfoniorkester/Terje Boye Hansen, Christoph König rec. 2005 2L 2L35 [73:24][BBr] 

Not a disk for everybody, and certainly not for the faint-hearted ... see Full Review

Contrasts – Chamber Music for baritone saxophone by Felix TREIBER (b.1960), Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741), Otmar MÁCHA (b.1922), J. Ryan GARBER (b.1973), Ernst PRAPPACHER (b.1927) and Jan Dismas ZELENKA (1679-1745) Linda Bangs (baritone saxophone) rec. 2007 ANTES EDITION BM-CD 31.9245 [66:05][JW]

No genuinely outstanding music but for admirers of the sinuous, not-so-unwieldy baritone there is fun to be had ... see Full Review

Corelli Machine Music by Iannis XENAKIS (1922-2001), Olav Anton THOMMESSEN (b.1966), Magne HEGDAL (b.1944) and Ketil HVOSLEF (b.1939) Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/Terje Tønnesen rec. 2005 AURORA ACD5039 [54.53][GH]

An interesting disc, well worth exploring though you may feel short-changed at well under an hour of music ... see Full Review

Natalie Dessay - Italian Opera Arias from La Traviata, I puritani, Maria Stuarda,* Rigoletto,* I Capuleti e I Montecchi, Lucia di Lammermoor*º Natalie Dessay (soprano) Sascha Reckert (glass harmonica), *Europäischer Kammarchor; Concerto Köln/Evelino Pidò rec. 2007 Sung texts and English, German and French translations enclosed VIRGIN CLASSICS 395243 2 [73:25] [GF]

It is hard to imagine better singing in this repertoire ... see Full Review

Dignity and Impudence Music by Lynnwood Farnam (1885-1930), Christopher Steel (1938-1991), Alfred Hollins (1865-1942), Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) and Basil Harwood (1859-1949) William Saunders (organ) rec. 2007 REGENT REGCD270 [67:33][JF]

This is a great CD that explores some little known repertoire ... see Full Review

Divine Hymns Works by Henry PURCELL (1659-1695), William CROFT (1678-1727) John BLOW (1649-1708) & Pelham HUMPHREY (1647-1674) Paul Agnew (tenor) Konstantin Wolff (bass) Thomas Michael Allen (counter-tenor) Hannah Morrison (soprano) Claire Debono (soprano) Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo) Anne-Marie Lasla (viola da gamba) Les Arts Florissants/William Christie rec. 2006 VIRGIN CLASSICS 3951442 [JW]

I enjoyed this disc but in truth I was seldom really moved ... see Full Review

The English Flute Music by Edward German (1862-1936), Christopher Redgate (b. 1956), Michael Head (1900-1976), Arnold Cooke (1906-2005), York Bowen (1894-1961), John Tavener (b. 1944), Frederic Griffith (1867-1917) and Charles Stainer (1874-1947) Celia Redgate (flute); Michael Dussek (piano) rec. 2007 DIVINE ART DDA25061 [73:04][JF]

A fine selection of English flute music ... see Full Review

Jan Kalsbeek Fecit Includes Jan Pieterszoon SWEELINCK (1562?-1621) Fantasia Chromatica Louis COUPERIN (1626?-1661) Prelude à l’imitation de Mr Froberger Dietrich BUXTEHUDE (1637?-1707) Preludium Georg BÖHM (1661-1733) Suite Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Toccata Jacques DUPHLY (1715-1789) Pièces de clavecin Domenico SCARLATTI (1685-1757) Sonates Albert-Jan Roelofs (harpsichord) rec. 1995 CONTRAPUNCTUS MUSICUS VC2444 [73:27] [DC]

A fascinating potted overview of the development and heyday of harpsichord manufacture and composition ... see Full Review

The Russian Piano Tradition - Yakov Flier Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849) Piano Sonata 2 Sergei RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943) Preludes Dmitri KABALEVSKY (1904-1987) Twenty-Four Preludes Yakov Flier rec. Moscow 1952-c.1956 APR 5665 [74:50] [JW]

Flier’s Rachmaninoff is exciting, his Chopin wilful, his Kabalevsky tremendous ... see Full Review

French Delights: Sharon Bezaly: Pierre SANCAN (b.1916) Sonatine (1946) [8:53]; Charles-Marie WIDOR (1844-1937) Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 34 [16:39]; Albert ROUSSEL (1869-1937) Joueurs de Flûte, Op. 27 [9:04]; Deux Poèmes de Ronsard, Op. 26 [8:15]; Darius MILHAUD (1892-1974) Sonatine (1922) [8:01]; Benjamin GODARD (1849-1895) Suite de trios Morceaux, Op 116 [10:19] Sharon Bezaly (flute) Love Derwinger (piano); Barbara Hendricks (soprano) rec. 2007 SACD BIS-SACD-1639 [62:29]

Consistently brilliant .. surpassed my expectations ... see Full Review

The Complete Leopold Godowsky - Volume 1: Columbia and Brunswick Recordings 1913-1922 Leopold Godowsky (piano) MARSTON 520462 [2 CDs] [JW]

Superbly done, as ever ... see Full Review

The Complete Leopold Godowsky - vol. 3 Brunswick Recordings 1925–1926
MARSTON 53008-2 [3 CDs: 79:38 + 74:02 + 77:28]

The most important of the three Godowsky volumes issued by Marston ... see Full Review

The Golden Age of Light Music - Globetrotting rec. 1935-56 GUILD LIGHT MUSIC GLCD5141 [JS]

One of the best in a valuable series ... see Full Review

The Golden Age Of Light Music – Animal Antics Various composers and artists rec. 1931-1957; For full track listing see review GUILD GLCD5143 [78:29][BBr]

Another winner in a most enjoyable series ... see Full Review

The Golden Age Of Light Music – The 1950s Volume 5: Sunny Side Up Various composers and artists rec. 1955-57; For full track listing see review GUILD GLCD5142 [78:28][BBr]

An absolute must for all lovers of light music and anyone who enjoys a good tune ... see Full Review

Grands Jeux Music by Jehan ALAIN (1911-1940), Guy MORANÇON (b.1927), Jean-Dominique PASQUET (1951) and Jean LANGLAIS (1907-1991) Rupert Gough (organ) rec. 2007 REGENT REGCD272 [78:18][CB]

Well presented, well conceived, and clever enough to hold my interest ... see Full Review

Gypsy Strings Adam Summerhayes, Emil Chakalov (violin); London Concertante rec. 2005/ 2006, CHANDOS CHAN 10453 [44:53] [GPu]

A richly entertaining, virtuoso take on the gypsy fiddle tradition, which encompasses a fair emotional range and is united by the evident musical joy of the performers … see Full Review

I heard a voice - The Music of the Golden Age Music by Thomas WEELKES (1576-1623), Orlando GIBBONS (1583-1625) and Thomas TOMKINS (1572-1656) Fretwork; Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury rec. 2007 EMI CLASSICS 3944302 [59:56][MM]

A wonderful CD, recommended for any fan of early English music ... see Full Review

An Italian Sojourn Dario CASTELLO (fl.1621-1636) Sonata ottava Alessandro STRADELLA (1644-1682) Sinfonia Biagio MARINI (1678-1741) Sonata a due Pietro Antonio LOCATELLI (1695-1764) Sonata de camera Arcangelo CORELLI (1653-1713) Sonata Giuseppe TARTINI (1692-1770) Sonata Pastorale Georg Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759) Sonata Francesco VERACINI (1690-1750) Sonata Trio Settecento rec. 2006 CEDILLE CDR 90000 099 [JW]

Finely chosen, well programmed, elegantly produced ... see Full Review

Vanessa Latarche (piano) Music by Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750), Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) and Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849) Vanessa Latarche (piano) rec. 2007 DUNELM RECORDS DRD0273 [45:48][JW]

Latarche certainly nailed some intellectual colours to the mast in this recital ... see Full Review

La trompette retrouvée Music by Jean-Philippe RAMEAU (1683-1764), Reynaldo HAHN (1874-1947), Emanuel CHABRIER (1841-1894), Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) and Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924) Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (trumpet); Daniel-Ben Pienaar (piano) rec. 2006 LINN CKD294 [64:46][SV]

Every note precisely placed … clean articulation, carefully gauged dynamics and a dazzling display of double- and triple-tonguing ... see Full Review

Lusty Songs & Country Dances of 17th Century England The City Waites/Lucie Skeaping rec. 1992/1995. DDD REGIS RRC 1275 [70:42] [EM]

Engaging songs, good performances ... see Full Review

 


[Click here for the most recent reviews (last five days)]
Click for alphabetical listings by composer:
[Part 1 New] [Part 2 A-B] [Part 3 C-L]
[Part 4 M-R] [Part 5 S-Z]
[Part 6 Misc A-L] [Part 7 Misc M-Z]
[Recommended recordings]


S



EXPLORE MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL

Making a Donation to MusicWeb

Writing CD reviews for MWI

About MWI
Who we are, where we have come from and how we do it.

Site Map

How to find a review

How to find articles on MusicWeb
Listed in date order

Review Indexes
   By Label
      Select a label and all reviews are listed in Catalogue order
   By Masterwork
            Links from composer names (eg Sibelius) are to resource pages with links to the review indexes for the individual works as well as other resources.

Themed Review pages

Jazz reviews

 

Discographies
   Composer
      Composer surveys
   National
      Unique to MusicWeb -
a comprehensive listing of all LP and CD recordings of given works
.
Prepared by Michael Herman

The Collector’s Guide to Gramophone Company Record Labels 1898 - 1925
Howard Friedman

Book Reviews

Complete Books
We have a number of out of print complete books on-line

Interviews
With Composers, Conductors, Singers, Instumentalists and others
Includes those on the Seen and Heard site

Nostalgia

Nostalgia CD reviews

Records Of The Year
Each reviewer is given the opportunity to select the best of the releases

Monthly Best Buys
Recordings of the Month and Bargains of the Month

Comment
Arthur Butterworth Writes

An occasional column

Phil Scowcroft's Garlands
British Light Music articles

Classical blogs
A listing of Classical Music Blogs external to MusicWeb International

Reviewers Logs
What they have been listening to for pleasure

Announcements

 

Community
Bulletin Board

Give your opinions or seek answers

Reviewers
Past and present

Helpers invited!

Resources
How Did I Miss That?

Currently suspended but there are a lot there with sound clips


Composer Resources

British Composers

British Light Music Composers

Other composers

Film Music (Archive)
Film Music on the Web (Closed in December 2006)

Programme Notes
For concert organizers

External sites
British Music Society
The BBC Proms
Orchestra Sites
Recording Companies & Retailers
Online Music
Agents & Marketing
Publishers
Other links
Newsgroups
Web News sites etc

PotPourri
A pot-pourri of articles

MW Listening Room
MW Office

Advice to Windows Vista users  
Questionnaire    
Site History  
What they say about us
What we say about us!
Where to get help on the Internet
CD orders By Special Request
Graphics archive
Currency Converter
Dictionary
Magazines
Newsfeed  
Web Ring
Translation Service

Rules for potential reviewers :-)
Do Not Go Here!
April Fools




Untitled Document


Reviews from previous months
Join the mailing list and receive a hyperlinked weekly update on the discs reviewed. details
We welcome feedback on our reviews. Please use the Bulletin Board
Please paste in the first line of your comments the URL of the review to which you refer.