AMERICAN BRASS QUINTET Antonio
BERTALI (1605 - 1669) Sonata
No.2 Sonata No.4 Johann Sebastian BACH
(1685 - 1750) The Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus VII Victor
EWALD (1860 - 1935) Quintet No.3 in D flat major Op.7 William
LOVELOCK (1899 - 1986) Suite for Brass Instruments (1968)
Gilbert AMY (born 1936) Relais (1967)
American Brass Quintet:
Raymond Mase and Chris Gekker (trumpets), David Wakefield (horn), Ronald
Borror (tenor trombone), Robert Biddlecome (bass trombone) AAD ? Stereo
CRYSTAL RECORDS CD
CD214 [46:48] [DB]
A
varied recital of music for brass which seems unlikely to appeal as
a whole to anyone. It does sound nice though. … see Full
Review
JEFFREY KHANER – American Flute Music
Eldin
BURTON (1913-79) – Sonatina (1947) Aaron
COPLAND (1900-1990) – Duo (1971) Walter
PISTON (1894-1976) – Sonata (1930) Beryl
RUBINSTEIN (1898-1952) – Sonata (1941) Lowell
LIEBERMANN (b.1961) – Sonata (1988) Jennifer
HIGDON (b.1961) – Autumn Reflection (1994)
Jeffrey Khaner, flute, Hugh Sung, piano Recorded November 1997 at Curtis
Hall, Philadelphia USA
AVIE – AV 0004 [64:49]
All
those who know their onions where the flute is concerned will acknowledge
a major player ably supported and partnered in this splendid recording
by Hugh Sung … see Full Review
Karel
ANČERL (1908-1973)
Great Conductors of the Twentieth Century - volume
1 Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975) Festive
Overture (1954) [5.59] Vitezslav
NOVÁK (1870-1949) In the Tatra Mountains (1902-1907)
[16.49] Iša KREJZÍ (1904-1968)
Serenade for Orchestra (1950) [17.58] Leoš
JANÁČEK (1854-1928) Taras Bulba (1928) [22.14]
Otmar MÁCHA (b.1922) Variations
on a Theme by and on the Death of Jan Rychlík (1966) [12.59]
Bedrich SMETANA (1824-1884) Vltava
(1888) [11.50] Antonin DVOŘÁK
(1841-1904) Symphony No. 8 (1889) [35.32] Slavonic Dance Op.
46 No. 8 [4.08] Bohuslav MARTINŮ
(1890-1959) Symphony No. 5 (1947) [26.55]
Czech PO Vienna SO Concertgebouw Orchestra Toronto SO (Martinů)
EMI CLASSICS CZS
7243 5 75091 2 1 [2CDs: 76.37+78.58] Midprice [RB]
An
auspicious first salvo in the series. Superb recordings of the mainstream
(Dvořák and Smetana) and the slipstream (Krejcí, Mácha, Martinů,
Novák). ... see Full Review
Leif Ove Andsnes- A Portrait Edvard
GRIEG (1843 - 1907) Piano Concerto in A Minor ( ****)
Lyric Pieces: Op. 43, Nos. 1 and 6, Op.65, No. 6 Robert
SCHUMANN (1810 - 1856) Fantasie, Op. 17 (III: Langsam
getragen) Franz LISZT (1811 - 1886)
Mephisto Waltz No. 1. Johannes BRAHMS
(1833 - 1897) Intermezzo Op. 117, No. 2. Joseph
HAYDN (1732 - 1809) Piano Concerto in D Major, Hob.XVIII:11
Piano Sonata, HobXVI:32 (II and III) Carl
NIELSEN (1865 - 1931) Humoreske-Bagateller, Op. 11. Geirr
TVEITT (1908 - 1981) Fifty Folk Tunes from Hardanger,
Op. 150, Nos. 3, 27 and 37. David Monrad
JOHANSEN (1888 - 1943) Pictures from Nordland: Suite No.
1, Op. 5 (II, III, IV) Harald SAEVERUD
Tunes and Dances from "Siljustad", Op. 22, No. 5. Leoš
JANÁČEK (1854 - 1928) Sonata I.X. 1905 (Z Ulice)
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH (1906 - 1975)
Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, Op. 35.
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Dmitri Kitayenko,
(Grieg) Norwegian Chamber Orchestra - Leif Ove Andsnes (Haydn) Håkan
Hardenberger (trumpet) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Paavo
Järvi EMI CZS574789-2
[2CDs 74.57 and 76.25] (special price) [JP]
Had
Leif Ove Andsnes been born 20-30 years earlier, he would probably be
a superstar today. EMI has a winner on its hands. … see Full
Review
Ernest ANSERMET Great
Conductors of the Twentieth Century STRAVINSKY
Chant
du Rossignol RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Scheherezade
DEBUSSY Prélude
à l’après-midi d’un faune BARTÓK
Concerto
for Orchestra RACHMANINOV
The
Isle of the Dead
RAVEL La
Valse CHABRIER Fête
polonaise Orchestre
de la Suisse Romande Orchestre de la Société des Concerts
du Conservatoire Conductor: Ernest Ansermet Recorded in Paris and Geneva
1953-1964 EMI 7243
5 75094 2 8 [2CDs: 151’10"] [CF]
Ansermet's
success in recoridng is amply exposed with clean-cut sounds, transparent
orchestral textures and masterly dynamic control. … See Full
Review
Ataúlfo
ARGENTA (1913-1958)
Great Conductors of the
Twentieth Century - volume 3 Franz
LISZT
(1811-1886) A Faust
Symphony [61.31] Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937)
Alborada del Gracioso [7.15] Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Symphony No. 9 The Great [50.09]
Manuel de FALLA (1876-1946) El
amor brujo [24.25]
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
(Liszt; de Falla) Orchestre des Cento Soli (Ravel; Schubert)
EMI CLASSICS CZS5 75097 2 [2CDs: 68.58+74.53] Midprice [RB]
Lisztians
need to hear Argenta's Faust. His El Amor Brujo is perhaps the best
ever. This set has attraction transcending fogeydom and 1950s nostalgia.
... see Full Review
The
Jane Austen Collection
Concert Royal.
Margarette Ashton (soprano); Peter Harrison (flute); Rachel Gray (violoncello);
John Treherne (square piano). Recorded Westfield Farm, Sheriff Hutton,
North Yorkshire. Oct 1999 and February 2000 DDD
Divine Art Ltd. 2 -4107 [47.46] [PS]
This
well recorded disc sheds much light on English middle class musical
taste around 1800, but at 48 minutes it is a touch short on playing
time. … see Full Review
‘Blue
Wrens’ – Contemporary Piano music from Australia Geoffrey ALLAN
(b.
1927) Three Piano Pieces Opus 23; Sonata No4, Opus 29 Felix
WERDER
(b.1922)
Monograph Dorian LE GALLIENNE (1915-1963)
Sonata for Piano Tim DARGAVILLE (b.
1935) Night Song Michael BARTRAM (b.1935)
Sonatina (1977); Five Pieces for Piano (1984)
Trevor Barnard (piano) recorded Melbourne 2001
DIVINE ART RECORDS 2-5017 [74.26] [AB]
The
disc is an interesting one and indicates the wealth of composing talent
in the Antipodes. … see Full Review
BRITISH LIGHT MUSIC DISCOVERIES 4:
John RUTTER:
Partita Richard Rodney BENNETT:
Suite Française. Malcolm ARNOLD:
Padstow Lifeboat March. David FANSHAWE:
Fantasy on Dover Castle. William BLEZARD:
Battersea Park Suite. Michael HURD:
Dance Diversions. Paul LEWIS: A
Miniature Symphony Royal
Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland.
ASV CD WHL 2131 [67.00?] Midprice [PS]
Away
from British light music’s well trodden repertoire. Performances splendid;
recording and presentation are once more excellent.… see Full
Review
FRITZ BUSCH - A much loved master
Great Conductors of the Twentieth Century BEETHOVEN
Overture: Leonore No. 2 Op.72 MOZART
Symphony No. 36 in C ‘Linz’ K.425 MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 4 in A ‘Italian’ Op.90 BRAHMS
Tragic
Overture Op. 81 WEBER Overture:
Der Freischütz HAYDN
Sinfonia Concertante in Bb Hob.1.105 BRAHMS
Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 73 STRAUSS
Don
Juan Op. 20 * Danish
State Radio Symphony Orchestra/London Philharmonic Orchestra *Conductor:
Fritz Busch
EMI 7243 5 75103 2 5
- 2 CDs [157’15"] lower midprice [CF]
This
highly satisfying compilation is entirely representative of the art
of Fritz Busch. … see Full Review
CANTICUM
FRENCH ORGAN MUSIC
Organ works by: 1-2. César FRANCK
(1822-1890): Choral No. 3 in A minor (Trois chorals), Cantabile
(Trois pièces), 3-4. Louis VIERNE
(1870-1937): Carillon de Westminster (Pièces de Fantaisie
pour grand orgue, 3ème Suite, Op. 54, 6ème pièce),
Étoile de Soir (Pièces de Fantaisie pour grand orgue,
3ème Suite, Op. 54, 3ème pièce), 5-6. Jean
LANGLAIS (1907-1991): Te Deum (Trois Paraphrases Grégoriennes,
3ème pièce), Ave Maria, ave maris stella, 7-8: Olivier
MESSIAEN (1908-1992):
Dieu parmi nous (La Nativité du Seigneur, Neuf Méditations
pour orgue, 4ème livre), Prière après la Communion
(Livre du Saint Sacrement), 9-27. Naji
HAKIM (1955-):
Canticum, Pange Lingua
Naji Hakim, OrganistGrand orgue by: Cavaillé-Coll, 1868, Church
of La Sainte-Trinité, Paris, France Recorded: March 1997, Church
of La Sainte-Trinité, Paris, France
EMI CLASSICS CZS572272 2 3 [74.01] [ChA]
A
CD that explores almost a century and a half of the great French tradition
of organist-composer. With some very good performances and at such super
budget price this CD is well worth purchasing. … see Full
Review
A CELTIC SPECTACULAR
James Galway (flute and
whistle) The Chieftains, John McDermott (tenor) Liz Knowles (fiddle)
Kieran O’Hare (uilleann pipes and whistles) Silver Arm Celtic Band,
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel (conductor)
TELARC CD-80571 [58’57"] [CF]
The
occasional glimpse of genuine Irish music only serves to remind one
how wonderful that music is, but only in its natural state. … see Full
Review
QILIAN CHEN sings CHINESE SONGS
Qilian Chen (sop)/Jean-Paul Wittek (piano) rec Studio
Caraïbes, Brussels, 1993, DDD
PAVANE ADW7299 [43.30] [RB]
Chen
and Wittek grasp our attention in a fascinating though stingy collection.
... see Full Review
Great
Conductors of the 20th Century: ANDRÉ
CLUYTENS Georges
BIZET (1838-1875) Symphony in C major Claude
DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Images pour orchestre Maurice
RAVEL (1875-1937) La Valse Robert
SCHUMANN (1810-1956) Manfred Overture Hector
BERLIOZ (1803-1869) Symphonie Fantastique Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883) Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III Modest
MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881) Boris Godunov: Coronation
Scene Boris Christoff (bass), John Lanigan (tenor)
EMI Classics/IMG Artists 7243 5 75107 2 [2CDs: 76.28+75.54] [TB]
A
most worthwhile collection of performances by a conductor whose musical
achievement was considerable and will be fondly remembered by all who
have encountered it. … see Full Review
Concerto
Symphonique -
Virtuoso Works for Violin and Piano - volume 1
Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Rondo
in A, K386 (1780s?) [8.21] Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Rondo in B flat WoO 6 (1793)
[9.32] Frédéric CHOPIN
(1810-1849) Variations on La ci darem la mano from Mozart's
Don Giovanni (1829) [16.51] Zygmunt
STOJOWSKI (1869-1946) Rapsodie Symphonique Op. 23
(1904) [14.26] Camille SAINT-SAËNS
(1835-1921) Rapsodie d'Auvergne in C Op. 73 (1884) [9.48]
Henry LITOLFF (1818-1891) Scherzo
(II) from Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor Op. 102 (1852)
[6.58] Ian Munro (piano)
Tasmanian SO/David Porcelijn rec 16-20 March 1998, Ballroom, Government
House, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
ABC CLASSICS 465 424-2 [66.29] [RB]
Brilliantly
joyous playing from Ian Munro. An unsung virtuoso of the piano ... see
Full Review
Contrasts.
American music for Flute and Harp David NOON
(b 1946) Sonata
da Camera for flute and harp op 89 Joseph CASTALDO
(b 1927) Contrasts for solo harp Katherine
HOOVER (b 1937) Kolopeli for solo flute Bernard
ROGERS (1893-1968) Study for solo piccolo Charles
Rochester YOUNG (b 1965) Song of the Lark for flute and harp
John HEISS (b 1938) Four Lyric pieces
for solo flute Vincent PERSICHETTI (1915-1987)
Serenade No 10 for flute and harp Geoffrey
Dana HICKS (b 1954) A Dream for alto flute and harp Leone
Buyse, flute Ann Hobson Pilot, harp Recorded Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood,
Boston July 18/19 1994
BOSTON RECORDS BR1011 [63.21] [JW]
A
beautifully played and eloquently recorded recital. … see
Full Review
Dance Music from Old Vienna Joseph
LANNER
(1801 - 1843) Johann
STRAUSS I (1804 - 1849) Josef STRAUSS
(1827 - 1870) Johann STRAUSS II (1825 -
1899) Tanzquartett
Wien Reinhold Rung and Catia Rung (violins), Martin Fuchs (viola) and
Gabriela Tzvetanova (double-bass) Recorded in Moyzes Hall, Bratislava
in March 2001 DDD Stereo
NAXOS LIGHT CLASSICS 8.555689 [66:02] [DB]
Fifteen
"coffee house" dances, beautifully performed by the Tanzquartett
Wien. All that is missing is the clink of coffee cups and the swish
of long dresses as the dancers swirl around. … see Full
Review
SIMON DINNIGAN – DEBUT
Luys
de NARVÁEZ
(fl 1530-1550) 1.
22 Diferencias de "CondeClaros" 2. Canción del
Emperador 3. Diferencias sobre "Guárdame las Vacas"
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Violin
Sonata No.1, BWV 1001 4. Adagio 5. Fugue 6. Siciliana 7.
Presto Agustin Barrios MANGORÉ
(1885-1944) 8. Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios 9. Julia
Florida 10. Vals, Op.8, No.4 Antonio LAURO
(1917-1986) Suite Venezolano 11. Registro 12. Danza Negra 13. Canción
14. Vals Nikita KOSHKIN
(b. 1956) 15. Usher Waltz, Op.29 Simon Dinnigan (guitar) P3 MUSIC
P3M002 [55:53] [AD]
An
excellent buy. Dinnigan is one of the finest young British guitarists.
… see Full Review
ECOLE DE NOTRES DAME DE PARIS (1163-1245) Monody
and Polyphony – Organum, Motets and Conductus
Ensemble Gilles Binchois directed by Dominique Vellard Recorded Saint-Martin’s
Collegiate Church, Champeux, France, August 1986
HARMONIC RECORDS HCD 8611 [53.03] [GH]
The
disc as a whole is well planned and beautifully presented although I
always find myself preferring more recent recordings of individual works.
Sadly I find it difficult to recommend this disc, the repertoire is
available elsewhere and in more arresting and exciting performances.
… see Full Review
ENGLISH BASSOON CONCERTOS Eric
FOGG (1903-1939) Bassoon
Concerto (1930) Bassoon Concertino (1998) John
ADDISON (1920-1998) Peter HOPE (b.1930)
Bassoon Concertino (2000) Arthur BUTTERWORTH
(b.1923) Summer Music (1985)
Graham Salvage (bassoon) Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (Butterworth
conducted by composer) Rec 26/27 Feb 2001, Whitfield Street Studios,
London ASV CD WHL
2132 [75.21] [PS]
This
highly recommendable issue is excellent advocacy for the bassoon repertoire
and this country’s substantial contribution thereto. … see Full
Review
THE ENGLISH TENOR REPERTOIRE Volume
5: "The Parlour Song" DIBDIN:
Tom Bowling; BRAHAM: The Death of
Nelson; BALFE: Come into the Garden
Maud; CLARIBEL: You and I; SULLIVAN:
The Lost Chord; CLAY: I’ll Sing
Thee Songs of Araby; BARNBY: The
Beggar Maid; ADAMS: The Holy City;
H F LESLIE:
Annabelle Lee; Henry LAMB: The Volunteer
Organist; DOLORES: The Brook; L
LEHMANN: Ah! Moon of My Delight; Florence
AYLWARD: Song of the Bow; A WOODFORDE-FINDEN:
Kashmiri Song; Charles WILLEBY:
Crossing the Bar; Maud V WHITE:
Absent Yet Present; SANDERSON: Until;
May BRAHE: Bless This House; Alma
ANDROZZO: If I Can Help Somebody
Gordon Pullin (tenor) Roger Fisher (piano)
These
songs still have the power to move us. Performances show admirable musicianship
and sensitivity … see Full Review
LES ESCHOLIERS DE PARIS Motets,
Chansons, and Estampies from 13th Century France
Ensemble Gilles Binchois Directed by Dominique Vellard Recorded at the
church of Saint-Germain, Gancey-le-Chateau, Cote-d’or October 1992
HARMONIC RECORDS HCD 9245 [63.33] [GH]
The
singing here is almost entirely wonderful with a strong sense of stylistic
ensemble. … see Full Review
Tota
Pulchra Es. Flemish Sacred Songs Jef
Van HOOF (1886-1959) Marialiedeken,
Tota Pulchra es Maria Emiel WAMBACH (1854-1924)
Priere Peter BENOIT (1834-1901)
Tota Pulchra es, O gloriosa Virginum Lodewijk
De VOCHT (1887-1977) Beloken Pasen (Paques fleuries) Ave
Regina Coelorum, Jesu allerliefste kind, Memorare Alphonse
MAILLY (1833-1918) Paques Fleuries Flor
PEETERS (1903-1985) O Maria die daar staat, Abdijvrede Lodewijk
MORTELMANS (1868-1952) Als de ziele luistert, O mocht ik
Edgar TINEL (1854-1912) Improvisata
Gaston FEREMANS (1907-1964) Maria
Scone Vrouwe Emiel HULLEBROECK (1878-1965)
Lieve Vrouw der lage landen Remi GHESQUIERE
(1866-1962) O Maria die daar staat
Cristel De Meulder, soprano Jan Van Mol, organ With Sarah Van Mol, soprano
Noelle Schepens, mezzo-soprano Recorded September and October 1999 unspecified
location PAVANE ADW
7431 [60.14] [JW]
The
tone is one of equability and repose, tinted with lyrical simplicity
and affective writing. … see Full Review
Beniamino GIGLI (1890-1957)
The
complete HMV recordings (1938-1940)
ROMOPHONE 82023-2 [77’ 26"]
Gigli’s
third period from 1938-40 - seductive and sensitive and a thoroughly
satisfying disc…see Full Review
Nikolai Semionovich GOLOVANOV (1891-1953)
Great Conductors of the Twentieth Century - volume 8 Alexander
GLAZUNOV (1865-1936) Symphony No. 6 [35.27] Felix
MENDELSSOHN (1865-1936) A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
and Scherzo [16.57] Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) 1812 Overture [14.48] Franz
LISZT (1811-1866) Orpheus [11.16]; Héroïde
Funèbre [21.05]; Mazeppa [15.27]; Festklänge
[17.58]; Prometheus [13.57]
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Golovanov
EMI CLASSICS CZS 7243 5 75112 2 3 [2CDs: 79.00+68.57] lower
midprice [RB]
Golovanov
- a conductor in whose music we hear a man blessed by the Furies and
hunted by Angels. ... Get this for some extra-ordinary musicmaking ...
see Full Review
Greatest Violin Encores
Zino Francescatti, Jascha Heifetz, Nathan Milstein, Ruggiero Ricci,
Efrem Zimbalist, Fritz Kreisler, Isaac Stern, Mischa Elman. With various
accompanists. Recorded 1926-46
PEARL GEM 0127 [75.21] Midprice [JW]
Excellent
transfers – Kreisler aside – and with notes by Tully Potter this is
a formidably exciting disc. … see Full Review
William
Kapell (piano) Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770 - 1827) Piano
Concerto No. 2 in B Flat, Op. 19 ( ****) Franz
SCHUBERT (1797 - 1828) Moment musical in F minor, D.780,
No.3 Waltzes, D.145, Nos. 2 in B, and 6 in B minor Waltzes, D.365, Nos.
26 in E, 32 in F, and 34 in F German Dances, D. 783, Nos. 6 in B flat,
7 in B flat Ländler, D.734, No. 1 in G and 2 inD Impromptu, D.935,
No. 2 in A flat. Claude DEBUSSY (1862
- 1918) Children's Corner Dmitri
SHOSTAKOVICH (1906 - 1975) Three Preludes, Op. 34
Frederick CHOPIN (1810 - 1849) Piano
Sonata No. 2, Op.35 Aram KHACHATURIAN (1903
- 1978) Piano Concerto Sergei RACHMANINOV
(1873 - 1943) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
William Kapell (piano),
NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann (Beethoven, rec. 1946),
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitsky (Khatchaturian, rec. 1946),
and Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner (Rachmaninov, rec. 1951).
[ADD] RCA RED SEAL ARTISTES
RÉPERTOIRES 74321 8459952 [2CDs: 146'56"] [JP]
Sadly
this reissue suffers an extreme dulling of the sound … see
Full Review
GREAT CONDUCTORS OF THE TWENTIETH
CENTURY 9: ERICH KLEIBER -
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Symphony
no. 5 in B flat, D.485 (1) - Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Symphony no. 6 in F, op. 68 – "Pastoral"
(2) - Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K.550 (3) - Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche,
op. 28 (4) - Antonín DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
"Carnival" – Concert Overture, op. 92 (5) - Josef
STRAUSS (1827-1870) Sphärenklänge, op. 235 (6)
- Johann STRAUSS (1825-1899) Der
Zigeunerbaron: Overture (7) Du und Du, op. 367 (8) Czech Philharmonic
Orchestra (2), London Philharmonic Orchestra (3, 5, 6, 7), Sinfonieorchester
des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (1, 4), Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra (8)/Erich Kleiber - Locations: Musikhalle, Hamburg, live (1,
4), Kingsway Hall, London (3, 5, 6, 7), Konzerthaus, Vienna (8), Smetana
Hall, Prague, live (2) Dates: 3.2.1929 (8), 20.2.1948 (6, 7), 21.2.1948
(5), 25.4.1949 (3), 29.1.1953 (1, 4), 20.5.1955 (2)
EMI CLASSICS CZS 5 75115 2 [2 CDs: 68’ 10", 67’ 47"] [CH]
The
Beethoven 6th from Prague is an important discovery. Overall
the choice of items is a little less discerning than is usual in this
series. … see Full Review
HARMONIES NOUVELLES POUR L’EUROPE Works
by Gehrard SPORKEN
(born 1960), Peter CABUS (1923 – 2000),
Jacques LEDUC (born 1932), Daniel
CAPELLETTI (born 1958), Victor LEGLEY
(1915 – 1994), Jean-Marie SIMONIS
(born 1931), Jan VAN DER ROOST (born 1956),
Paul-Baudouin MICHEL (born 1930), Wilfried
WESTERLINCK (born 1945), Jean BAILY
(born 1937), Frits CELIS (born 1921), Eric
FELDBUSCH (born 1922) and Piet SWERTS
(born 1960) Arte
del Suono Quartet (Lola Bobesco, Suzanne Janssens, violins; Jean-Elie
Homatas, viola; Jan Matthe, cello); Rafaël Macaluso (trumpet);
Armand Rahier (oboe) Recorded: Chapelle de Berchem-Ste-Agathe, Brussels,
June 1994
PAVANE ADW
7321 [58:10] [HC]
A
fairly full and enjoyable introduction to these composers’ output. It
will, I hope, whet your appetite for more of these composers’ music.
If so, then it was a successful and worthwhile venture. … see Full
Review
Fritz Kreisler. The
Complete Concerto Recordings. Volume 5 - Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Violin
Concerto - Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Violin Concerto in E minor
Fritz Kreisler, violin - London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by
John Barbirolli (Beethoven – June 1936) and Landon Ronald (Mendelssohn
– April 1935) NAXOS
HISTORICAL 8.110959 [69’48] [JW]
Classic
performances. In Beethoven a huge amount to admire and enjoy. Mendelssohn
sweetness and bowing still remarkable. A most recommendable recording.
… see Full Review
Homage
to Fritz Kreisler Fritz
KREISLER (1875-1962)
Alfredo Campoli, violin
Eric Gritton, piano Norihko Wada, piano
ELOQUENCE DECCA 466 666-2 [77.15] [JW]
There
are other Kreisler discs more kinetic, more brimful of personality,
more quicksilver, more tonally resplendent but few are more honestly
and incomparably eloquent. … see Full
Review
LATE FLOWERING OF THE PIANO SONATA Alexander
SCRIABIN Piano Sonata No. 5 Jean
SIBELIUS Sonatinas 1-3 |Op. 67 Maurice
RAVEL Sonatine Arnold BAX Piano
Sonata No. 1 Joseph Long
(Piano) No number supplied
Obtainable from: Joseph Long, 25 Nethermains Road, Muchalls, Aberdeen
AB39 3RN Price: Ł12 [CSS]
One
thing is certain, we shall hear much more of this young pianist. … see
Full Review
NICOLAI MALKO:GREAT CONDUCTORS OF THE 20th
CENTURY Mikhail
GLINKA (1804-1857)
Ruslan
and Ludmilla: Overture (1) Alexander
BORODIN (1833-1887)
Symphony no. 2 in B minor (2) Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
(1844-1908) The Snow Maiden: Cortège, Dance of
the Tumblers (3) Piotr Ilych TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893) The Nutcracker: March, Dance of the Sugar
Plum Fairy, Russian Dance, Chinese Dance, Dance of the Reed Pipes (4)
Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Symphony
no. 7, op. 131 (5) Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)
Symphony no. 92 in G, Hob. 1/92 – "Oxford" (6) Franz
von SUPPÉ (1819-1895) Dichter und Bauer: Overture
(7) Antonín DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 – "From the New World"
(8) Carl NIELSEN (1865-1931) Maskarade:
Overture (9)
EMI CLASSICS CZS 5 75121 2 [2CDs: 79’01"+78’30"] [CH]
Malko’s
selfless dedication to his art and to the composers he conducted represent
an ideal and a shining light which deserve to be remembered. … see Full
Review
"MUNGREL
STUFF" Scottish Italian Music by Francesco
BARSANTI and others. BARSANTI:
Corn Riggs Are Bonny; Gilderoy; The Highland Laddie; Clout the Caldron;
Johnnie Faa; Lord Aboyne’s Welcome. GEMINIANI:
She Raise and Loot Me In; Bessy Bell and Mary Gray; Leader Haughs and
Yarrow; The Lass of Peaty’s Mill. William
McGIBBON:
Sonata in Imitation of Corelli. James
OSWALD:
Tweed Side; Pinky House; Hamilton House. VERACINI:
Violin Sonata in A, Opus 2/9; Lorenzo
BOCCHI:
A Scots Cantata. Domenico CORRI:
Duncan Gray. Alexander REINAGLE:
Steer Her Up and Had Her Gawn.
Concert Caledonia Rec 2001
LINN RECORDS CKD 140 [65.00?]
Enjoyable
and illuminating. Performances lively and stylish. Beguiling singing.
… see Full Review
Operette
Series Ralph
BENATZKY
(1884-1957) Im
Weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn) 1930 Karl
MILLÖCKER (1842-1899) Der Bettelstudent (The Beggar
Student) 1882, rec. 1968 EDEL 0732CCC [71.08] Emmerich
KÁLMÁN (1882-1953) Die Csardasfürstin
(The Gipsy Princess) 1915 Gräfin Mariza (Countess Maritza)
1924 EDEL 0742 CCC [76.37] Eduard KÜNNEKE
(1885-1953) Der Vetter aus Dingsda (The Cousin from I'm not sure
where?) 1921 Oscar STRAUS
(1870-1954) Ein Waltzertraum (A Waltz Dream) 1907 EDEL 0342CCC
[78.19] Franz LEHÁR (1870-1948)
Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) 1929 Der Graf von Luxemburg
(The Count of Luxembourg) 1909 EDEL 0722CCC [70.44] Jacques
OFFENBACH (1819-1880) Orpheus in der Unterwelt (Orpheus
in the Underworld) 1858, rec.1969 EDEL 0342CCC [50.51] Johann
STRAUß II (1825-1899) Eine Nacht in Venedig (One Night
in Venice) 1883, rec.1970 Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gipsy Baron)
1885, rec.1968 EDEL 0772CCC [79.12] Dresdner Philharmonic/Hanell
and Rögner and Neuhaus; Landesbuhnen Sachsen/Widlak; Leipzig/Herbig
and Rögner; Wiener Volksoper/Bauer-Theussl and Gruber Rec. Germany
between 1966 – c.1975 [RW]
The
singers are competent and have strong empathy with the music they sing.
Their diction is very acceptable but often poor miking hampers some
of the recordings. … see Full Review
Passion
Johannes TINCTORIS (1435-1511)
Lamentationes
Jeremiae Guillaume DUFAY (c1400-1474)
Victimae paschali, Vexilla Regis Josquin
DES PREZ (c1460-1521) Victimae paschali Heinrich
ISAAC (c1450-1517) Easter Mass Proper Loyset
COMPERE (c1450-1518) Crux triumphans Jacob
OBRECHT (1457/8-1505) Salve crux
Orlando Consort Recorded Orford Church, Suffolk 18-19 May 1995
METRONOME MET CD 1015 [62.16] [JW]
Another
in Metronome’s impressive series of discs, beautifully sung – expressively
and technically – and outstandingly recorded. … see Full
Review
Peacock
Pie Gordon JACOB
(1895 – 1984)
Concertino for Piano and Strings (1954) Cecil
Armstrong GIBBS (1889 – 1960) Concertino Op.103 (1942) Peacock
Pie (1933) Cyril ROOTHAM (1875 – 1938)
Miniature Suite (1921) Robin MILFORD
(1903 – 1959) Concertino in E major (1955) Madeleine
DRING (1923 – 1977) Festival Scherzo (1951)
Martin Roscoe (piano); Guildhall Strings; Robert Salter (director) Recorded:
Henry Wood Hall, London, July 2001
HYPERION CDA 67316 [60:14] [HC]
A
delightful release which is a joy from first to last. Superbly crafted
music - too little-heard nowadays. … see Full
Review
Jane
Pickeringe's Lute Book [A
Toy]; A Toye; A Toye; Almaine by francis cuttinge;
A Toye; A Toye (Up Tails All); Draw near
me and lowe me; A Pavin by Rosseters; a galyerd by Rossesters;
my lord willoughbies welcome home by Mr byrde; Mall symes;
[coranto]; An [Allemande]; Galliarde; [a
country dance]; Besse-bell; Horne-pipe; Sarabande;
de Sarabande; a pavin by Mr Johnson; A crananto (Coranto);
[A Toy]; A Toye; A Toye (The Friar and the Nun);
(A Toy); A pauin by Mr Daniell Bachler; A Galyard by
Mr Daniell Bachler; A Fantasia; the Madlay; Sweet
Robyne Jacob Heringman
(lute) rec 6-8 Feb 2001, National Centre for Early Music, St Margaret's
Church, York, England
AVIE AV0002 [74.36] [RB]
This
music is plangent and touching - often emotional in a way that still
speaks to contemporary listeners. ... see Full
Review
Leyla Pinar, harpsichord J
S BACH (1685-1750)
Chromatic
Fantasia and Fugue BWV 903 Tatyos EFFENDI (1858-1913)
Saz Semaisi Jean-Philippe RAMEAU (1683-1764)
L’Enharmonique C P E BACH (1714-1788)
Sonata in D Minor Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)
Sonata in B Minor Hob XV1/32 Frederick
DELIUS (1862-1934) Dance for Harpsichord Jean
FRANCAIX (1912-1997) L’Insectarium 1.La Scolopendre 2.La
Coccinelle Ekrem Zeki UN (1910-1987)
Folk Dance Cenan AKIN (b 1932) Kuhelyan
Gottfried von EINEM (b 1918) Capriccio
Op 36 No 1 Cengiz TANC (b 1933) Two
small pieces Ilhan USMANBAS (b 1921)
Three pieces in Twelve Tone Dominique LAWALREE
(b 1954) Harpsinotes
Leyla Pinar, harpsichord No recording location or dates provided
PAVANE ADW 7225 [67.37] [JW]
An
enterprising recital, rather stronger on the twentieth than the eighteenth
century, which explores some fascinating paths for modern harpsichord
music. … see Full Review
Les Plus Beaux Noëls aux Orgues de Moselle
- Improvisation
John BULL (1562-1608) Ein
Kindeken is ons geborn Dietrich BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707)
Wie Schon leuchtet der Morgenstern J S
BACH (1685-1750) Christmas Chorales BWV 602-611 Louis
Claude DAQUIN (1694-1772) Carol Suisse Noel en tierce en
taille Claude BALBASTRE (1727-1799)
Noel Bourguignon Joseph est bon marie
Organs played by Michel Chapuis (Improvisation, Balbastre), Etienne
Baillot (Bull), Martin Gester (Buxtehude), Norbert Petry (Bach), Laurent
Beyhurst (first Daquin), Jean Paul Serra (second Daquin)
K617008 [47.58] [JW]
The
disc’s raison d’être is to present organ music from the Moselle
in Christmas repertoire – mainly Baroque – and it does so with considerable
élan. … see Full Review
RUSSIAN OPERA ARIAS -
Volume 1 Vladimir Grishko
(tenor) Overtures, dances and arias (sung in Russian) from: Queen of
Spades Tchaikovsky - May Night Rimsky-Korsakov - Eugene Onegin Tchaikovsky
- Sorochintsy Fair Mussoursgky - Dream on the Volga Arensky - Raphael
Arensky - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Theodore Kuchar (conductor)
- Ukraine State Radio Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir Sirenko (conductor)
NAXOS 8. 554843 [66’
48"] [CF]
A
lot of familiar music here and rather doom-and-gloom but worth the buy…see
Full review
Dirk
Schafer (1873-1931)
Fréderic CHOPIN (1810-1849) Waltz
in G flat Op 70 No 1 Nocturne in F Op 15 No 1 Polonaise in D minor Op
71 No 1 Mazurka in A minor Op 17 No 4 Ecossaises in D, G flat and D
flat Op 72 Nos 1-3 Berceuse in D flat Op 57 Nocturne in A flat Op 55
No 1 Waltz in A flat Op 42 Impromptu in A flat Op 29 Marche Funèbre
from Sonata No 2 in B flat minor Op 35 Etude in A minor Op 25 No 11
Etudes in G flat and C minor OP 25 Nos 9 and 12 Fantasie Impromptu in
C sharp minor Op 66 François COUPERIN
(1668-1733) Soeur Monique Georg
Friedrich HANDEL (1685-1759) Fantasia in C Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Duport Variations Ludwig
Van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Andante Favori (fragment) Adolf
HENSELT (1814-1889) Berceuse in G flat Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Waltz in E Op 39 No 2
Dirk Schafer, piano Recorded 1920s
PEARL OPAL CD 9861 [79.19] [JW]
A
pianist of real stature, a musician of insight, an instrumentalist of
tremendous gifts. ...see Full Review
Carl SCHURICHT Great
Conductors of the Twentieth Century MENDELSSOHN
Overture: Hebrides Op. 26 SCHUBERT
Symphony No. 8 in B minor Unfinished MOZART
Symphony No. 35 Haffner K385 BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 BRUCKNER Symphony
No. 8 in C minor Vienna
Philharmonic Orchestra/Orchestre de la Société des Concerts
du Conservatoire Conductor: Carl Schuricht Recorded in Paris and Vienna
1954-1963 EMI 7243
5 75130 2 9 [2CDs 145’45"] [CF]
Schuricht
certainly has a justifiable place in the pantheon of Great Conductors
of the Twentieth Century. … see Full Review
"SONGS MY FATHER TAUGHT ME".
E
PURCELL:
Passing By.
TRAD arr. P TATE: The Lark in the Clear Air. Arr SULLIVAN:
My Dearest Heart; The Lost Chord. SANDERSON:
until. HAYDN WOOD:
Love’s Garden of Roses; It is Only a Tiny Garden; A Brown Bird Singing;
Bird of Love Divine. TRAD, arr QUILTER:
Drink To Me Only. J M Capel: Love
Could I Only Tell Thee. ALISON TRAVERS:
A Mood. A PENN: Smiling Through.
S ADAMS: The Holy City. JACK
ROBSON: The Cheviot Hills. P DRESSER:
On the Banks of Wabash. F LAMBERT:
She is Far From the Land; God’s Garden. G
PEEL: In summer Time in Bredon.
DIX: The Trumpeter. NOVELLO:
Till the Boys Come Home. RAS BACH:
Trees. F O’Connor. The Old House. COATES:
Bird Songs at Eventide. A MURRAY:
I’ll Walk Beside You. Thomas
Allen (baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67290 [70’35"] [PS]
Few,
however, sing the British drawing room ballad with such affection or
accomplishment as Thomas Allen … see Full Review
Musique espagnole des 17e et 18e siècles
pour orgue Antonio MARTIN
y COLL (c1660-1735) Extraits
de Flores de Musica 1 à 4 (1706-1709) Organ works by: 1.
Anonyme: Obra
de octavo tono, 2. Anonyme: Passacalles
de primer tono, 3. Anonyme: Obra
de segundo tono mana izquierda y dos bajos, 4. Anonyme:
Obra de clarin, 5. Anonyme: Partido
de mano derecha. Obra de tercer tono-Canción, 6. Diego
XAVARA: Obra de lleno de tercer tono, 7. CAPOCIO:
Gallarda, 8. Anonyme: Tiento
de segundo tono por la mediacion, 9. Anonyme:
Batalla famosa. François Houtart, Organist Organ by: Patrick
Collon 1985, Church of Saint-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium Recorded: August
1989, Church of Saint-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium PAVANE
RECORDS ADW 7209 [71’27’] [ChA]
Uninspired
performances that do not give a fair account of the Spanish organ music
of the 17th and 18th century. … see Full
Review
L’ORGUE ROMANTIQUE DE LAGRASSE
Leon
BOËLLMANN (1862-1897) Suite Gothique op 25 Louis
VIERNE (1870-1937) Adagio (op 28 no 4); Berceuse (op 31 no 19)
Théodore DUBOIS (1837-1924)
Toccata Gabriel PIERNÉ (1863-1937)
Trois Pièces op 29: Prélude, Cantilène, Scherzando
Eugène GIGOUT (1844-1925)
Toccata in B minor Louis LEFÉBURE-WELY
(1817-1869) Sortie in B flat major; Elevation; Communion; Sortie in
E flat major Jean-Pierre
Lecaudey (organ) Recorded at St Michel de Lagrasse, nr Carcassonne,
France, October 1998
PAVANE RECORDS ADW 7426 [59:43] [AAS]
Yet
another most interesting organ recital by Lecaudey. A splendid disc.
Praiseworthy musicianship and virtuosity. … see Full
Review
POPULAR GUITAR CLASSICS Albéniz
arr. Byzantine: Suite española No.1; Rumores
de la Caleta Albéniz: Torre
bermeja Torroba: Madroños
Tárrega:- Capricho árabe;
La Alborada Lauro: Vals venezolana
no.3 Villa-Lobos:
Chôro no.1 in G; Prelude no.1 in e minor; Prelude no.2 in E; Study
no.1 in e minor Rodrigo: En los
trigales Borges: Vals venezolano
Granados: Andaluza Malats:
Serenata española Falla:
‘The Three-cornered Hat’: The Corregidor’s Dance and The Miller’s
Dance Julian Byzantine
(guitar) Recorded Wigmore Hall, London, May 1981, Habberdashers’ Aske’s
Boys School Elstree, April 1990, St.Dunstan’s, Cheam, December 1974
EMI CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE
7243 5 75140 2 6 [73:43] [GPJ]
An
undemanding but very pleasing and well executed selection. Borges Vals
- a real charmer. Delighted to make its acquaintance. … see Full
Review
Tossy Spivakovsky (1907-1998) Antonio
BAZZINI (1818-1897) La
Ronde des Lutins Jean-Joseph MOURET arr
DANDELOT Sarabande in E minor Joachim
RAFF (1822-1882) Cavatina in D Op 85 No 3 Christoph
Willibald GLUCK (1714-1787) Dance of the Blessed Spirits
– Orfeo ed Euridice Ernest BLOCH (1880-1959)
Nigun Fritz KREISLER (1874-1962)
Minuet in the style of Porpora, Sicilienne et Rigaudon, Caprice
viennois, Tambourin chinois Niccolo PAGANINI
(1782-1840) Sonata No 11 in A, Sonata No 12 in C, Caprice
No 20 Antonin DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Slavonic Dance No 10 in E minor Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Turkish March arr Leopold Auer,
Chorus of Dervishes arr Leopold Auer Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Hungarian Dance No 1 arr Joseph
Joachim Waltz No 15 arr David Hochstein Henryk
WIENIAWSKI (1835-1880) Scherzo-tarantelle Op 6 Pablo
SARASATE (1844-1908) Introduction and Tarantelle, Danza
Espanola No 6 "Zapateado"
Tossy Spivakovsky, violin Piano accompaniment Recorded 1924-1931
PEARL GEM 0158 [70.20] [JW]
A
fine conspectus of a remarkable young talent. … see Full
Review
John TOMLINSON (Bass)
Arias from operas by Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Wagner, R. Strauss
and Lortzing. Sung in English.
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Philharmonia Orchestra. Cond. David Parry.
Recorded: December 1998, October 1999, September 2001 in Blackheath
Halls, London. Mid Price.
CHANDOS. CHAN 3076 (78.31) [RF]
Recorded
ten years earlier, this programme might have portrayed this great singer
in his prime and in repertoire in which he has enjoyed a distinguished
international career. I will not, regretfully, return to this disc.
… see Full Review
GÜNTER
WAND: The Essential Recordings
Anton BRUCKNER (1824-1896): Symphony
No 5 in B flat (original version, ed. Haas)* [74.33] Symphony No 4 in
E flat major, Romantic (Original version, 1878/1880) *** [68.40]
Symphony No 9 in D minor *** [61.59] Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791): Symphony No 39 in E flat, K 543
** [25.30] Symphony No 40 in G Minor, K550 ** [25.29] Symphony No 41
in C major, K551 Jupiter ** [29.09] Serenade No 7 in D major,
K250 Haffner ** [51.30] (with Roland Greutter, violin) Igor
STRAVINSKY (1882-1971): Suite Pulcinella ** [21.15]
Ludwig Van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827):
Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op. 125**# [66.23] Leonore Overture
No 3, Op. 72a ** [14.19] Franz SCHUBERT
(1797-1828): Symphony No 9 in C major, D 944 Great *** [54.51]
Rosamunde, excerpts * [20.17] Symphony No 4 in C minor, D417
Tragic * [28.12] Robert SCHUMANN
(1810-1856): Symphony No 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 Rhenische
** [30 59] Symphony No 4 in D minor, Op. 120** [28.24] Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897): Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op. 68 ****
[46.12] Peter Ilych TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893):
Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op. 74 Pathétique ** [44.05]
*Cologne Radio Symphony
Orchestra ** North German Radio Symphony Orchestra *** Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra **** Chicago Symphony Orchestra #Edith Wiens (sop); Hildegard
Hartwig (alto); Keith Lewis (ten); Roland Hermann (bass) Hamburg State
Opera Chorus; Chorus of North German Radio Conducted by Günter
Wand BMG RCA RED SEAL
74321 90114 2 [11hrs, 31’15"] [JQ]
BMG
are to be congratulated on a fine tribute to a conductor of the first
rank. We are unlikely to see again the likes of Günter Wand so
savour these fine recordings. … see Full
Review
Compilation: ‘when
love speaks’ A selection of
Shakespeare’s sonnets
read by (among others): Richard Attenborough; Peter Barkworth; Alan
Bates; Kenneth Branagh; Richard Briers; Tom Courtney; Joseph Fiennes;
Ralph Fiennes; Edward Fox; John Gielgud; Ion Gruffudd; John Hurt; Richard
Johnson; Jonathan Pryce; Alan Rickman; Diana Rigg, Timothy Spall; Imogen
Stubbs; Sylvia Syms; David Warner; Richard Wilson and Susannah York.
With musicians: Barbara
Bonney; Des’ree; Bryan Ferry; Keb’ Mo’; Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Annie
Lennox; John Potter; and Rufus Wainwright
EMI CLASSICS 5 573231 2 [70:07] [IL]
The
selection of some of Shakespeare’s best-loved sonnets (and other writings)
are read by a glittering array of some of the world’s leading actors.
… see Full Review
BOOK
REVIEWS
A Chronicle of First Broadcast Performances
of Musical Works in the United Kingdom,
1923-1996,
edited by Alastair Mitchell and Alan Poulton. Ashgate, 2001 xvi, 798
pages ISBN 1 85928 239 3 Ł75.
This
is an enormously valuable compilation, though, to be used with care
as it is not the last word....see Full Review
INTERPRETING
BACH AT THE KEYBOARD Paul Badura-Skoda
Translated from the German by Alfred Clayton Oxford University Press,
1990 573 pages ISBN 0-19-816576-5
This
is a must for anyone who does play Bach’s music, and will certainly
interest other lovers of his music who want to know more about the way
it is played. … see Full Review
RO
HANCOCK-CHILD MADELEINE DRING, HER MUSIC,
HER LIFE ISBN
O 9537893 0 6. viii + 88pp softback.
The
book is an invaluable pioneer effort. … see Full
Review
OH
MY HORSES! ELGAR AND THE GREAT WAR. THE
MUSIC OF ELGAR, vol 2. Edited
by Lewis Foreman. Elgar Editions (20 High St. Rickmansworth, Herts WD3
1ER Ł25. ISBN) ISBN 9537082 3 3 XVI +Ł4.96 pp, 109 b/w illustrations,
20 music examples, CD.
All
in all this volume should be essential reading for all those interested,
not just in Elgar but in British music as a whole....see Full
Review
WILLIAM
WALTON The Romantic Loner: A centenary portrait album
by Humphrey Burton and Maureen Murray Published by Oxford University
Press in January 2002 Ł25, hardback
ISBN 0-19-816235-9 [CF]
This
book is a worthy tribute to the man, honest in its assessment, graphic
in detail and copiously illustrated throughout, in short a perfect introduction
to the man and his music. … see Full Review
[Part 1 New] [Part
2 A-B] [Part 3 C-L]
[Part 4 M-R] [Part
5 S-Y] [Part 6 Misc]