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RECORDING OF THE MONTH Petr FIALA (b.1943) Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano (1980) [13:57] Sylvie BODOROVÁ (b. 1954) Megiddo per violino, violoncello e pianoforte (2001) [11:33] Petr EBEN (1929-2007) Piano Trio (1986) [19:46] Puella Trio: Terezie Fialová (piano); Eva Karová (violin); Markéta Vrbková (cello) rec. 9-10 January 2009, Josef Dorovsky Hall, Convent of the Brothers of Mercy, Brno. ARCODIVA UP 0114-2 131 [45:28]  [DC]
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One of the best chamber-music discs so far this year. ... 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 

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 

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Symphony 5 Royal Liverpool PO/Vasily Petrenko rec. live, 2008 RLPO LIVE no catalogue number [43:00] [DJB]

If there are better recordings of this work, I haven’t heard them … see Full Review

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Manuscrit Bauyn Louis COUPERIN (c.1626 - 1661) Pièces en la Luigi ROSSI (1598 - 1653) Passacaille Johann Jakob FROBERGER (1616 - 1667) Toccata in D Girolamo FRESCOBALDI (1583 - 1643) Capriccio in G Johann Jakob FROBERGER Allemande (faite à Paris) Gigue (nommée la Rusée Mazarinique) Toccata in F Louis COUPERIN Pièces en fa Benjamin Alard (harpsichord) rec.2008, DDD HORTUS 065 [56:24] [JV]

A superior disc and not to be missed ... see Full Review 

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Ljuba Welitsch - Prima Voce
NIMBUS NI 7959/60
[60:40 + 47:34] [GF]

 

A set that no lover of great singing can afford to be without … see Full Review 


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