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Tuesday November 30th
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Violin Concerto
Oscar Shumsky (violin)
Philharmonia Hungarica/Uri Segal rec. 1984 BIDDULPH 85007-2 [42:10]
[JW]
The great Oscar Shumsky in an unreleased Brahms concerto recording from 1984.
Benjamin BRITTEN (1913-1976) The Turn of the Screw Rhian Lois (soprano) Robert Murray (tenor)
Sinfonia of London/John Wilson
rec. 2020 CHANDOS CHDVD5290 [112 mins] [ST]
A laudable lockdown effort from the performers and creative team, but I don’t think I’ll be coming back to it.
Arthur
FARWELL (1872-1952) Songs, Choral & Piano
Works William Sharp (baritone) Emanuele Arciuli (piano) Dakota String
Quartet, Texas University Chamber Singers/James Morrow rec. 2013-20 NAXOS
8.559900 [52:41] [RB]
Much startlingly fresh writing here and well recorded too.
Liza LIM (b.1966)Singing in Tongues – Operas and Vocal Works 1993-2007
Elision rec. 2003-08 HUDDERSFIELD CONTEMPORARY RECORDS HCR25CD
[3CDs: 175:19] [DMD]
By any estimation this is great music.
Anton Edvard PRATTÉ (1796-1875) Grand Concert,
Theme and Variations,
Souvenir de Norvčge Delphine Constantin-Reznik (harp) Norrköping SO/Daniela Musca rec. 2020 BIS BIS-2570 SACD [73:35]
[DC]
Another unknown composer emerges, and is very welcome indeed.
The Performance Style of Jascha Heifetz
by Dario Sarlo pub. 2020 Routledge [SG]
For ardent devotees of the art of Jascha Heifetz.
A Virtuoso Double Bass Works by Hindemith, Lasoń & Rota Kamil Łomasko (double bass), Karina Komendera (piano)rec. 2018/21 ACTE PREALABLE AP0497 [48:59] [WH]
Short playing time, but well worth the attention of an adventurous music lover.
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