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American
Music for Clarinet and Piano Works by Gershwin, Novacek, Bernstein
& D'Rivera 
Jon Manasse (clarinet) Jon Nakamatsu (piano) rec. 2009
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907508 [55:58]
[BR]
An
hour spent in very enjoyable company. Terrific playing and program.
And
So It Goes Works by Tallis, Byrd, Bruckner, Stanford,
Sullivan, Mayerl, de Pearsall, Kern, Joel, McCartney and Manilow
Priory Singers/Stephen Benavente rec. 2010
PRIORY SINGERS PS001 [44.02]
[GH]
A
few cavils but there is much here to enjoy.
Arctic
Hysteria Atso ALMILA (b.
1953) Arctic Hysteria Pehr Henrik
NORDGREN (1944 – 2008) The Good Samaritan, Wind quintet
2 Joonas KOKKONEN (1921 – 1996) Wind
Quintet
Arktinen Hysteria Wind Qnt rec. 2009
ALBA ABCD 307 [57:31]
[HC]
A
varied programme of fine works in excellent performances and recording
Daniel
Barenboim (piano) - Jubilee
concert in Buenos Aires/Portrait: Multiple Identities
rec.
live, 2000
EUROARTS 2050427 
[2 DVDs: 230:00]
A
summing-up of Daniel Barenboim’s musical career, through a concert
and a documentary.
Sir
Thomas Beecham - English Music
Frederick DELIUS (1862-1934)
Over the Hills and Far Away, Brigg Fair, Florida Suite, On Hearing
the First Cuckoo in Spring, Summer Night on the River, Songs of Sunset,
Dance Rhapsody 1, Violin Concerto, The Song of the High Hills, Paa Vidderne,
A Village Romeo and Juliet, Sea Drift Edward GERMAN
(1862-1936) Gypsy Suite Granville BANTOCK
(1868-1946) Fifine at the Fair Arnold BAX
(1883-1953) The Garden of Fand Lord BERNERS
(1883-1950) The Triumph of Neptune
Royal PO/Sir Thomas Beecham rec. 1946-57
EMI CLASSICS 9099152 [6 CDs: 426:03]
[RB]
A
treasury of Beecham’s EMI English music recordings including those
precious stereo sessions.
Fritz
Busch Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
The Beautiful Melusine Overture Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Egmont overture Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Dance Suite Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883) Tristan and Isolde - Prelude
& Liebestod, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg –
Prelude & Interlude Hugo
ALFVÉN (1872-1960) Swedish Rhapsody 1
Winterthur SO, Los Angeles PO, Konserthus Stiftelsens O Malmö/Fritz
Busch rec. 1946/9
GUILD GHCD2366 [78:56]
[JW]
Busch
directs with flair and insight. Sonically things are rather dull, even
the Winterthur studio recordings.
Catalan
Songs
Victoria
de los Angeles (soprano) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) rec. 1991
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 9178 [57:15]
[RB]
Enthusiasts
of the genre and of the singer will be delighted to hear this CD which
holds these rarely encountered songs up to wonder and the light.
Cinema
Spectacular Extracts from filmscores by Walton, Bliss,
Bax, Vaughan Williams, Benjamin, Herrmann, Shostakovich & Lambert
London
PO, National PO/Bernard Herrmann rec. 1968-75
DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 3787 [56:05 + 68:27]
[RB]
An
essential complement to the Herrmann Film Classics CD on Eloquence.
Competitors
Russia’s Child Prodigies
A film by Irene Langemann
EUROARTS
2057418 [98:00]
[JW]
The
arbitrary nature of ‘success’, and the treadmill that leads young musicians
toward it or ever further from it.
Con
Chitarrone - Italian
sonatas from early renaissance to baroque
Leupold
Trio rec. 2010
CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72369 [74:35]
[JV]
Lively
and energetic performances of baroque music on two non-period string
instruments.
Conversations
à Rechlin Written and directed by François Dupeyron
rec. 2009
ARTHAUS MUSIK 101 541
[91:00] [KM]
A
unique form of theatre combining lieder and dialog in a story about
the end of World War II.
Duo
Teres Nicolò
PAGANINI (1782-1840)
Sonata no.1 in A (after 1828) [8:01] Sonata no.4 in A (after 1828) [9:42]
Jan TRUHLÁR
(1928-2007) Two Compositions for Violin and Guitar,
op.71a (1952/1986) [8:40] Jan NOVÁK
(1921-1984) Sonata Serenata for Violin and Guitar (1981) [17:42]
Antonín TUČAPSKÝ
(b.1928) Duo Concertante for Violin and Guitar (1989/1998) [21:24]
Duo
Teres (Lucia Kopsová (violin); Tomáš Honek (guitar)) rec. 2010. DDD
ARCODIVA
UP0132 2231 [66:16] 
[Byz]
This
is a highly attractive programme.
Emilio
de Gogorza
Operatic arias and songs
rec.
1903-28
NIMBUS PRIMA VOCE NI7922/3 [63:58 + 54:13]
[RMo]
A
welcome and thoughtful offering.
English
Music for Viola Rebecca CLARKE
(1886-1979) Sonata for viola and piano William
WALTON (1902-1983) Two Pieces for Viola and Piano
(transcribed by Matthew JONES) Canzonetta
and Scherzetto Frank
BRIDGE (1879-1941) Four Pieces (transc Veronica
Leigh JACOBS) Arnold BAX
(1883-1953) Legend for Viola and piano Theodore
HOLLAND (1878-1947) Suite in D for viola and piano
Matthew
Jones (viola) Michael Hampton (piano) rec. 2008/2009
NAXOS 5.572579 [73:39] [JF]
This
is essential listening for all chamber music enthusiasts, be they committed
to the cause of British music or not.
English
Songs Works
by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Hely-Hutchinson & Howells
Shura Gehrman (bass) Adrian Farmer (piano) rec. 1980/1
NIMBUS NI5033 [56:07]
[RB]
English
songs meet a thoughtful and highly sympathetic exponent with an unmistakable
voice.
Essential
Ballet
EMI CLASSICS 6486502 [78:49 + 79:12]
[RMay]
Performances
clearly been chosen with care and if the repertoire appeals you will
certainly enjoy this generous set a great deal.
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Espana Antigua
- Spanish Secular Music 1200-1700
Montserrat Figueras (soprano) Hespèrion XX/Jordi Savall
VIRGIN CLASSICS 6488012 [8 CDs: 418:54]
[GH]
Five
hundred years of music, wonderfully played and recorded - a real bible
of early Spanish musical art which at the bargain price offered is well
worth its weight in gold.
Estilo
Español Joaquín TURINA (1882-1949)
Círculo Gaspar CASSADÓ
(1897-1966) Piano Trio Enrique GRANADOS
(1867-1916) Goyescas (Intermezzo) Enrique
Fernández ÁRBOS (1863-1939) Tres Piezas Originales en
Estilo Español
Devich Trio rec. 2010
CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72322 [52:10]
[BR]
A
well-planned recital of Spanish trios, executed with brio and passion.
The
First Christmas
Elizabethan Singers/Louis Halsey rec. 1963/6
DECCA ELOQUENCE 480 2064 [63:17 + 66:52]
[JS]
Musical
pleasure.
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH The Floating
City - Sonatas, canzonas and dances by Cestello & Pichi
His Majesty’s Sagbutts & Cornetts rec. 1997
HYPERION HELIOS CDH55320 [GH]
A
very fine recording. Not only is the music fascinating but the performances
are special. Buy it.
Rudolph
Ganz (piano & conductor)
rec. 1913-1948
GUILD GHCD 2377 [74:55]
[JW]
Hardcore
collectors may well be interested.
Habanera
Elina Garanca (mezzo) Roberto Alagna (tenor) SO Nazionale della Rai/Karel
Mark Chichon rec. 2010
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 8776 [68:22]
[OL]
Garanca
changes singing styles like gloves, and they all fit.
20th
Century Harp Classics Works by Mathias, Hindemith, Roussel, Tailleferre,
Arnold & Britten
Elinor Bennett (harp) rec. 1993.
NIMBUS NI 5441 [79:04]
[RB]
Harp
enthusiasts as well as followers of British music of the last century
should not miss out on this otherwise rather overlooked anthology.
Hear
My Words Choral Classics from St. John’s
Timothy Ravalde (organ) Ch St. John’s College, Cambridge/Andrew Nethsingha
rec. 2010
CHANDOS CHSA5085 
[77:20]
[JQ]
A
most attractive and varied programme, expertly performed.
Jascha
Heifetz Edouard
LALO
(1823-1892) Symphonie espagnole Henryk
WIENIAWSKI (1835-1880) Violin
Concerto 2 & other works by Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky,
& Chausson
RCA Victor SO/William Steinberg, Izler Solomon; Los Angeles PO/Alfred
Wallenstein rec. 1951-54
NAXOS HISTORICAL 8.111363 [79:01]
[JW]
Splendid
transfers for a well programmed disc.
Hiraeth
Celtic Guitar Music from Wales
Gerard Cousins (guitar)
GALLES MUSIC GMCCD1003 [52:28]
A Gift - contemporary music from Japan, Cuba
and the UK
Gerard Cousins (guitar)
GALLES MUSIC GMCCD1002 [63:33]
[RB]
Two
discs: one with a restful Wales as its focus and the other a tangy and
provocative mix of contemporary pieces.
Italian
Songs and Ballads by Tosti, Mascagni & Donaudy
Stefano Secco (tenor) David Abramovitz (piano) rec. April 2009
NAXOS 8.572471 [47:47]
[JS]
Musically
unadventurous but charm in abundance and much to enjoy.
Herbert
von Karajan in rehearsal and performance Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Violin Concerto 5 Antonín
DVORÁK (1841-1904)
Symphony 9
Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Vienna SO/Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan
rec. 1966
UNITEL CLASSICS DVD 704008 [107:00]
[JW]
A
revealing example of the art of the conductor.
Alexander
Kipnis (bass) Arias
rec. 1945-6
NIMBUS PRIMA VOCE NI7950 [68:17]
[RMo]
A
compelling disc which should appeal to all lovers of great bass voices,
especially those in Russian opera.
The
Lyrical Clarinet -
Works by Burgmüller, Finzi, Baermann, Saint-Saëns,
Pärt, Reade & Poulenc
Michael Collins (clarinet) Michael McHale (piano) rec. 2010
CHANDOS CHAN10637 [JW]
Convincingly
argued performances
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