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Edward
MacDOWELL (1860-1908)
Piano Sonatas 1 & 4 Paul HINDEMITH
(1895-1963) Tanzstücke, Piano Sonatas 2 & 3 
Sheila
Randell (piano) rec. 1958 LYRITA
REAM.2110
[44:33 + 43:10] 
[RB]
Fascinating
first appearances after half a century ... see Full
Review
James
MacMILLAN (b. 1959) Seven
Last Words from the Cross, Christus Vincit, Nemo
te Condemnavit, ... here in hiding The
Dmitri Ensemble/Graham Ross
rec. 2008 NAXOS 8.570719 [70:37] 
[JWi]
Excellent
all round and attractively presented ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Gustav MAHLER (1860-1911) Symphony
3 Marjana Lipovsek
(alto solo)
Wiener Sängerknaben; Frauenchor des Wiener Singverein, Bavarian State O/Zubin
Mehta
rec. live, 2004 FARAO CLASSICS
S108047 
[61:48
+ 37:35] 
[CR]
Completely
unmissable … see Full Review
John
MARSH (1752-1828) Symphonies Chichester
Concert/Ian Graham-Jones rec. 1989 ALTO
ALC1017 [64:24] [JV]
Valuable
but the performances leave something to be desired ... see Full
Review
Bohuslav
MARTINŮ (1890-1959) Symphonies
1-6 Bamberg SO/Neeme
Järvi
rec. 1987/88 BRILLIANT CLASSICS
8950 [3
CDs: 60:52 + 62:44 + 59:16] [RB]
Quite
a bargain ... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH William MATHIAS (1934-1992) Choral
Music Jonathan
Vaughn (organ) Wells Cathedral Ch/Matthew Owens
rec. 2008 HYPERION CDA67740 [75:32] [GPu]
Fine
performances of a modern choral master ... see Full
Review
William
MATHIAS (1934-1992) Celtic Dances see WELSH
DANCES
Colin
MATTHEWS
(b. 1946) Alphabicycle
Order,
Horn Concerto
Richard Watkins (horn)
Henry Goodman (narrator) Hallé O/Sir Mark Elder (Concerto);
Edward Gardner (Alphabicycle)
rec. 2004/7
HALLE CD HLL 7515 [53:53]
[CT]
Premiere
recordings of two engaging and strikingly original British works. ...
see Full Review
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Die
Zauberflöte Thomas
Hampson, Edita Gruberova, Barbara Bonney, Zurich Opera House
Ch & O/Nikolaus Harnoncourt rec. 1987 WARNER
TELDEC 2564 691272 [73:22 + 70:30] 
[GF]
A
safe bet as long as one can accept a few drawbacks … see Full
Review
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Violin
Concertos 1 & 3,
Sinfonia Concertante Renaud Capuçon
(violin); Antoine Tamesitt (viola)
Scottish CO/Louis Langrée
rec. 2007 VIRGIN CLASSICS 5021122 [72:56] [JW]
Enjoyable,
thought-provoking ... see Full
Review
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Complete
Piano Works for Four Hands
Misha Dichter and Cipa Dichter (piano, four hands)
Nimbus NI 2537/9 [3CDs: 69.48 + 44.03 + 61.49]
[DC]
Beefy
Mozart or Disc of the Year?... see Full
Review
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Clarinet
Quintet, String Quartets Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) String
Quartets Georgina
Dobrée (clarinet) The Loewenguth Qt rec. 1945-72 DOREMI
DHR-7846/48 [3 CDs: 217:38] [JW]
Valuable,
estimable but transfers unsympathetic ... see Full
Review
Elis
PEHKONEN (b.1942) Russian
Requiem, Four Russian Songs Christine
Bunting (soprano): Susan Mason (contralto) Hilary Thomas (soprano)
Keith Swallow (piano) Birmingham Festival Choral Society and
Orchestra/Jeremy Patterson rec. 1988 CORINIUM
CMCD001 [57:47]
Elis PEHKONEN The
Alabaster Box, Romance de la Pena Negra, Philomel, The Blizzard and the Dark Andrée
Black (soprano) Hilary Thomas (soprano) Fenella Humphreys (violin) Raymond
Burley (guitar): Richard Leigh Harris (piano) Timothy Kipling (flute) Danielle
Perrett (harp) rec. 2001 CORINIUM
CMCD002 [79:06]
Elis PEHKONEN Turning
World, Tara’s Harp, Hymn to the Sun, Irinna’s Song, Travel Sonata,
The White Swan, Mountain Sketches Lesley-Jane
Rogers (soprano) Christine Bunting (soprano) Susan Mason (contralto) Hilary
Thomas (soprano) Richard Leigh Harris, Helen Reid, Keith Swallow (piano) Fenella
Humphreys (violin) Danielle Perrett (harp) Raymond Burley (guitar) John Turner
(recorders) Ross Winters (alto recorder) Timothy Kipling (flute) Birmingham
Festival Ch & O/Jeremy Patterson Manchester Camerata Strings/Philip McKenzie
rec. 1988-2006 CORINIUM CMCD003 [78:04]
Tonal,
lyric, melancholic, bardic and more besides ... see Full
Review
Wilhelm
PETERSON-BERGER (1867-1942) Arnljot Erland
Hagegård, Karin Langebo, Stockholm Ph Ch & Orchestra/Okko
Kamu rec. 1973 STERLING
CDO-1082-2 [53:14] [RB]
Leaves
you wanting to hear the whole thing ... see Full
Review
Astor
PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992) Concierto
para Quinteto, Estaciones Porteña, Fuga y Misterio, Suite
del Angel Artemis
Qt; Jacques Ammon (piano)
rec. 2004 VIRGIN CLASSICS 2672920 [60:00] [JFL]
The
Artemis tango their way into the tasteful crossover limelight ... see
Full Review
Sergey
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) The
Queen of Spades Symphonic Suite, On guard for Peace Royal
Scottish National O & Ch/Neeme Järvi
rec. 2008 CHANDOS
CHAN
10519 [66:05] [DC]
Simultaneous
Soviet repression and approval in one stunning recording ... see Full
Review
Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Suites: Romeo
and Juliet, The Prodigal Son& Cinderella, Scythian
Suite, Suisse
Romande O/Ernest Ansermet rec. 1961-66 DECCA
ELOQUENCE 480 0830 [64:50 + 67:26] 
[DM]
Vigorous,
vital music-making. Ansermet at his best ... see Full
Review
Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937) Tzigane,
Violin sonate 2,
Deux Mélodies hébraïques,
Duo Sonate Kristian Winther (violin)
Anthony
Romaniuk (piano) Michelle Wood (cello)
rec. 2007 MELBA MR301115 [62:31] [DC]
One
to take with you on holiday. ... see Full
Review
Max
REGER (1873-1916) Clarinet
Quintet,
String Sextet Ensemble Villa Musica
rec. 2008 MUSIKPRODUKTION DABRINGHAUS
UND GRIMM 3041557-2 [72:04] [TB]
A
satisfying sonority … more rewarding with each new acquaintance
... see Full Review
Nikolai
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
(1844-1908)
Orchestral Works Sheherazade, Symphony No.1, Symphony No.2 (Symphonic
Suite), 'Antar', Symphony No.3, Capriccio espagnol, Piano Concerto
in C sharp minor,The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Sadko, Russian Easter
Festival Overture, The Tsar's Bride, Overture, Pan Voyevoda, Suite,
Christmas Eve, Suite,Overture on Russian Themes, The Snow Maiden, Suite,
Fantasia on Serbian Themes
Noriko Ogawa (piano) Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra/Kees Bakels rec.
2002, 2003, 2004. DDD 4 discs for the price of 2
BIS-CD-1667/68 [4 CDs: 300:31]
[RB]
Often ear-tickling sometimes seductive ... see Full
Review
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