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Samuel
BARBER(1910-1981)An American Romantic Conspirare/Craig Hella Johnson rec. 2011 HARMONIA MUNDI
[ST]Well
worth a look if you’re interested in choral music.
Luigi
CHERUBINI(1760-1842)Symphony Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Tod und Verklärung
Ferruccio BUSONI (1866-1924) Berceuse élégiaque,
Tanzwalzer Philh-SO of New York/Guido Cantelli rec. 1954
PRISTINE AUDIO [JQ]Another
release of live performances that show us what an exceptional talent
was Guido Cantelli.
Claude
DEBUSSY(1862-1918)Children’s Corner,
Suite bergamasque, Arabesques Angela Hewitt (piano)
rec. 2011 HYPERION [WH]An
outstanding Debussy recital, intelligently planned and superbly played.
Maurice
DURUFLÉ(1902-1986) Requiem
Robin MILFORD (1903-1959) Mass for Five Voices Christine
Rice (mezzo) Mark Stone (baritone) Guy Johnston (cello) Tristan Mitchard
(organ) The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford/David Crown rec. 2011
STONE RECORDS [JQ]A
decent Duruflé Requiem with an enterprising coupling.
Johann
Jacob FROBERGER(1616-1667)Suites and
Toccatas Alina Rotaru (harpsichord) rec. 2011 CARPE DIEM
[FD]The
rewards are endless.
Carl
ORFF(1895-1982)Carmina Burana
Kiera Duffy (soprano) Marco Panuccio (tenor) Daniel Schmutzhard (baritone)
MDR SO & Ch/Kristjan Järvi rec. 2012 SONY CLASSICAL
[DM]An
anti-climax in every sense; one for the sale bins.
Giovanni
Benedetto PLATTI(1697-1763)Sonatas Rüdiger Lotter (violin) Sebastian Hess (cello) Florian Birsak
(fortepiano) rec. 2010 OEHMS CLASSICS [JV]An
eloquent dialogue between the three instruments.
Mieczysław
WEINBERG(1919-1996)Rhapsody on Moldavian
Themes, Symphony 6 Glinka Choral College
Boys' Choir/Vasily Grachev St Petersburg State SO/Vladimir Lande rec.
2010 NAXOS [Byz]This
must be the new first choice for Weinberg 6.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTHGolden
Jubilee!Works by Casken, Dove & MacMillan
Kerry Beaumont (organ) HERALD [Byz]Masterly,
confident, expressive, technically brilliant, making the most of this
organ's amazing capabilities.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH The
Guerra Manuscript Vol. 217th century secular Spanish
vocal music Juan Sancho (tenor) Ars Atlántica (Eligio
Luis Quinteiro (guitar) Manuel Vilas (harp) rec. 2009 NAXOS
[JV]A
disc full of gems.
Other
reviews -
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nostalgia, light music) will be published as a group on the second Monday
of the month. They can be found in Misc
M-L of the monthly index.
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