Madam
d’Amours: Music for the six wives of Henry VIII
Francisco
de la TORRE (fl. c.1500) Danza Alta; William
CORNYSSH (c.1480-1523) Whilles Lyfe or Breth; Blow thi horne;
Matthieu de GASCOGNE (fl. c.1520) Nigra
Sum; Antoine de FEVIN (c.1470-1534)
Auditorium nostrum’; Vincenzo CAPIROLA
(fl. 1480-1510) Ricercar; Jacques BARBIREAU
(1457-1505) Een vroulic wesen; HENRY VIII (1491-1547) Time
to pass with goodly sport; Quam pulcra est; John
MARBECKE (c.1505-1585) A Virgine and a mother; Hugh
ASTON (c.1485-1558) Ashton’s Marske’; ANONYMOUS
My Lady Wynkfield’s Rownde; Adew le companye; My Lady Cary’s dump; La
Gamba; Blame not my lute; Gentil prince; En vray amour; King Harry’s
Pavan; Madame d’amours; Duke of Somerset’s dump; Ainxi bon youre; la
Danse de Cleves; Prince Edwards Pavan; The Kynges marske; Adew Madame;
Pavyn and Galliard of Albert 
Musica Antiqua of London/Philip Thorby Recorded in the National
Centre for Early Music, York January 2004
SIGNUM CLASSICS CD044 [74.55] [GH]
All
in all a CD which puts a unique slant on English Henrican court music.
Performances demonstrating an ideal blend of panache, beauty and intelligence.
... see Full Review
NEWCOMER
OF THE MONTH Denis
Matsuev -Tribute to Horowitz Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Années
de Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année,
S161 (1849) – Sonata, ‘Après une
lecture de Dante’ [16’13]. Mephisto
Waltz No. 1, S514 (1859-60) [11’23]. Hungarian
Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 (1847, cadenza by
Matsuev) [9’12]. Georges
BIZET (1838-1875)/Vladimir
HOROWITZ (1904-1984) Variations
on a Theme from Carmen [3’21]. Gioachino
ROSSINI (1792-1868)/Grigory
GINZBURG (1904-1962) Fantasy on
a Theme from Il barbiere di Siviglia [4’17].
Denis Matsuev (piano). Rec. Moscow, Russia,
in October 2003. DDD
BMG RUSSIA RCA RED SEAL 82876 61273 2
[44’25] [CC]
This
is at times staggering virtuosity. Short measure
at under 45 minutes, perhaps, but there are
more notes here than in most 80 minute CDs
... see
Full Review
Nellie
Melba - The Complete American Recordings
- Volume 1
Nellie Melba (soprano) with Enrico Caruso
(tenor), Charles Gilibert (baritone), Ada
Sassoli (harp), Charles K. North, Nellie Melba
(piano) Unknown Orchestra/Walther B. Rogers
Recorded 5th, 24th,
27th-30th March 1907,
New York
NAXOS 8.110334 [71.49] [JW]
A
representative collection of Melba is more
of a necessity than a luxury and admirers
should have these 1907 sessions in their collection.
... see Full
Review
Mixing Their
Music Gerald
FINZI (1901-1956) God is gone up
[4’56"] Herbert
HOWELLS (1892-1983) A Sequence
for St. Michael [11’06"] Plainchant
Alma redemptoris mater [2’13"]
Tomás Luis
de VICTORIA (1548-1611) Alma redemptoris
mater [4’47"] Plainchant
Regina cœli [1’54"] Tomás
Luis de VICTORIA Regina cœli [4’04"]
Johann Ludwig BACH
(1677-1731) Unsere Trübsal
[5’55"] Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Der
Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, BWV 226
[8’31"] Felix
MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Richte
mich, Gott [4’11"] Heinrich
SCHÜTZ (1585-1672) Tröstet,
tröstet mein Volk [4’00"] Kenneth
LEIGHTON (1929-1988) Te Deum* [7’04"]
Benjamin BRITTEN
(1913-1976) Antiphon [7’06"]
Malcolm SINGER (b.
1953) Jubilate* [2’09"] *First recording
St. Albans Chamber Choir/David Hansell. Roger
Judd (organ) Recorded July 9-10, 2004 at Aldenham
School Chapel, Elstree, Hertfordshire, UK
LAMMAS
LAMM 173D [68’02"] [JQ]
A
mixed bag. I can’t give it a wholly unqualified
recommendation but much here will give pleasure
... see Full
Review
QUANDARY
OF THE MONTH
Music For
A While – Baroque Melodies
Benedetto
FERRARI (1603 or 1604-1681) Amanti,
io vi so dire [04:52] Girolamo
FRESCOBALDI (1583-1643) Se l’aura
spira [02:32]
Giulio CACCINI (1551-1618)
Dovrò dunque morire? [02:31] Claudio
MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) Ecco I dolci
raggi [02:17], Quel sgardo sdegnosetto [01:58]
Giovanni Girolamo
KAPSBERGER (c.1580-1651) La Capona
(theorbo solo) [01:27] MONTEVERDI
Adagiati, Poppea (from "L’incoronazione
di Poppea") [03:34] Barbara
STROZZI (1619-1677) Udite, amanti
[07:06] Bernardo
STORACE (mid-17th Century)
Ciaccona (harpsichord solo) [06:13]
Henry PURCELL (1659-1695)
Saraband with division (harpsichord
solo) [01:15], Sweeter than roses [03:15],
Dear, pretty youth [02:01], Music for a while
[02:51], There’s not a swain [01:30], An Evening
Hymn [03:41] KAPSBERGER
Arpeggiata (theorbo solo)
[02:18] John DOWLAND
(1563-1626) In darkness let me
dwell [04:26], Can she excuse my wrongs [02:39],
Weep you no more, sad fountains [05:24], What
if I never speed? [02:17] Robert
JOHNSON (c.1583-1633) Fantasia
(lute solo) [03:41]
Annie Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Jory
Vinikour (harpsichord, chamber organ), Jakob
Lindberg (theorbo, lute, baroque guitar),
Anders Ericson (theorbo) Recorded at the Sveriges
Radio/Berwaldhallen, Stockholm. February 2004
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ARCHIV PRODUKTION 00289
477 5114 [67:48] [CH]
This
has to be the greatest baroque/renaissance
singing out – or the most awfullest - but
you must find out!... see Full
Review
Organ
Dreams Volume 4 Charles-Marie
WIDOR (1844-1937) Marche
du veilleur de nuit (Wachet Auf!) [4'04] César
FRANCK (1822-1890) Prélude, Fugue et Variation
op. 18 [9'54] S.S. WESLEY (1810-1876)
Andante in E flat major [4'18] Maurice
DURUFLÉ (1902-1986) Sicilienne (from Suite
op. 5) Harvey GRACE (1874-1944) Reverie:
'The God of Love my Shepherd is' [3'19] Charles-Valentin
ALKAN (1813-1888) Prière [6'00] Herbert
SUMSION (1899-1995) Air, Berceuse and Procession [16'56]
Alexandre GUILMANT (1837-1911) Choral:
Was Gott thut das ist wohlgetan [8'53] Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen [18'07]
Christopher Herrick,
organ Rec: St Nikolai, Halmstad, Sweden, 2nd, 4th, 5th May, 2004. DDD
HYPERION CDA67436 [78'15]
[CB]
An
interesting release this. Worth picking up
to get to know the Sumsion alone. ... see
Full Review
Paths Pavel
HAAS (1899 – 1944)
Suite
for Oboe and Piano Op.17 (1939/41) [15:37]
Stefan WOLPE
(1902 – 1972) Sonata for Oboe and Piano
(1938/41) [24:07] Hans
GÁL (1890 – 1987) Sonata
for Oboe and Piano Op.85 (1964) [21:01]
Piet Van Bockstal (oboe); Yutaka Oya (piano)
Recorded: Moscow Radio House, April 2002
MEGADISC MDC 7805 [60:48][HC]
Dedicated
and convincing readings of three fairly unusual
works ... see Full
Review
Puzzles and Perfect
Beauty: Italian Music
at the end of the Middle Ages
Gherardello
de FIRENZE (d.1364) I’vo bene;
Lorenzo da FIRENZE
(d.1372) Donna e fu; Matteo
da PERUGIA (fl.c.1400) Se je me
plaing; Pers du soleil; Johannes
CICONIA (1370-1412) Sus un fontayne;
Antonella da CASERTA
(fl.c1400) Beauté parfaite; Bartolina
da PADUA arr, Faenza Codex (c.1410)
La douce cere; J.
de SENLECHES (fl.c.1380) En Attendant
espérance; En ce gracieux temps; Fuions
de ci; Philipoctus
da CASERTA (fl.c.1370) De ma dolour;
ANON Istampita
Ghaetta
The Newberry Consort/Mary Springfels Recorded
at the AirWave centre, Chicago January 2004
NOYSE PRODUCTIONS no number given [61.04]
[GH]
Minter’s
firm and ideal counter-tenor ... the gorgeous
soprano voice of Ellen Hargis ... The instrumental
participation is colourful and always superbly
rendered. ... see Full
Review
Sviatoslav Richter
in Concert Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano
Sonata in E flat major Op.7 (1797-98) [27.23]
Piano Sonata in C major Op.2 No.3 (1794-95)
[26.57] Piano Sonata in D minor Op.31 No.2
(1802) [23.42] Piano Sonata in E flat major
Op.31 No.3 (1802) [22.20] Piano Sonata in
E minor Op.90 (1814) [12.26] Piano Sonata
in A major Op.101 (1816) [19.12] Piano Sonata
in E major Op.109 (1820) [18.24] Piano Sonata
in A flat major Op.110 (1821-22) [20.31] Piano
Sonata in C minor Op.111 (1822) [23.07] Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Piano Sonata
in B flat major D960 (1828) [43.56] Piano
Sonata in B major D575 (1817) [24.49] Piano
Sonata in E minor D566 (1817) [20.08] Piano
Sonata in G major D894 (1826) [45.50] Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Piano Sonata
in B minor S178 (1852-53) [29.56]
Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Recorded 1965-78
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 92229 [5 CDs: 74.30
+ 73.32 + 76.01 + 68.39 + 73.23] [JW]
Sovereign
playing that is powerfully interior, digitally
remarkable, and bursts into momentary sunshine
like the sudden blaze of a Turner. ... see
Full Review
Ballades for Saxophone and
Orchestra Henri TOMASI (1901-1971)
Ballade for saxophone and orchestra (1938) [15.31] Frank
MARTIN (1890-1974) Ballade for saxophone and
orchestra (1938) [14.45] Maurice RAVEL
(1875-1937) orch.
A HOEREE Habanera for saxophone and chamber orchestra [3.04]
Astor PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992) adapted
Theodore KERKEZOS Tango Suite
for saxophone and orchestra (Preludio; Fuga; Misterio; Fuga; Oblivión;
Adios Nonino; Libertango) [22.00] Dimitris
DRAGATAKIS (1914-2001) Ballade for saxophone
and strings [2.56] (world première recording) Pedro
ITTURALDE (b.1929) orch. Javier ITTURALDE
Czárdás for saxophone and orchestra [7.35]
(world première recording)
Theodore Kerkezos (saxophone) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Roberto
Minczuk rec. 8/9 November 2003, Heraklion, Greece. DDD
NAXOS 8.557454 [66’13][RNB]
I
have absolutely no hesitation in recommending this ... see Full
Review
So
Rich a Crown James THOMAS (b. 1963)
St.
Edmund Prayer [2:54] Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth [7:09] William
BYRD (1543-1623) Sing Joyfully [2:57] Prevent Us O Lord [2:37]
Edward BAIRSTOW (1874-1946) Blessed
City, Heavenly Salem [9:35] Charles Villiers
STANFORD (1852-1924) Justorum animae [3:24] Coelos ascendit
hodie [2:14] Thomas TALLIS (1505-1585)
O sacrum convivium [3:29] If ye Love Me [2:19] Verily Verily [2:13]
Edward Woodall NAYLOR (1867-1934)
Vox dicentes: Clama [9:08] Maurice GREEN
(1696-1755) Lord, Let Me Know Mine End [5:56] Charles
WOOD (1866-1926) Hail Gladdening Light [3:21] Occuli omnium
[1:34] Charles H. H. PARRY (1848-1918)
My Soul, There is a Country [3:52] Never Weather Beaten Sail [3:47]
I Know My Soul Hath Power [2:15] Edward MILLER
(1731-1807) When I survey the wondrous cross
The Choir of St. Edmundsbury Cathedral/James Thomas Michael Bawtree,
organist Recorded at St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, England, 5-7 July 2004.
LAMMAS LAMM 172D [73:12][KS]
Friends
and fans of the choir will certainly want to own this, and it will be
of interest to those who follow the work of English Cathedral choirs.
... see Full Review
Gérard Souzay
and Dalton Baldwin - Recital: Canzone scordate [selection]; selected
and harmonized by Arne Dørumsgaard Francesco
CAVALLI (1599-1676) Son
ancor pargoletta Raffaello
RONTANI (?-1622) O primavera Vincenzo
CALESTANI (C17) Accorta lusinghiera Domenico
BRUNETTI (c.1580-1646) Deh girate Giulio
CACCINI (1546-1618) Tu ch’hai le penne Amore Barbara
STROZZI (1619-1677) Spesso per entro al petto
Nicola MATTEIS (C17) Caro volto pallidetto Giacomo
CARISSIMI (c.1605-1674) Soccorretemi, ch’io moro
Bernardo PASQUINI (1637-1710) Quanto e folle; So ben s’io
peno; Bela bocca Alonso
de MUDARRA (c.1508-1580) Triste estaba el rey David
Gabriel MENA (c.1500-c.1528) A la caza, sus, a caza
Antonio de RIBERA (C16) Por unos puertos arriba Luis
de MILAN (c.1500-c.1561) Quien
amores ten Juan de ANCHIETA (1462-1523) Con amores, la mi madre Francesco
de la TORRE (fl.1483-1523) Pampano verder ANONYMOUS
Que bien me lo veo Cristobal
de MORALES (c.1500-1533) De Antequera sale el moro
Pablo ESTEVE (1730-1794) Alma, Sintamos! Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Eight Songs: Oh!
Quand je dors; Le chasseur des Alpes; D’abord, j’etais près du désespoir;
Dans le Rhin, dans ce beau fleuve; Cloches de Marling; Petit ange aux
cheveux blonds; Prends un rayon de soleil; Ce doit être merveilleux.
Gérard Souzay (baritone)
Dalton Baldwin (piano) Recorded in August 1958 (Spanish and Italian
Antique Arias) and in the Salle Champs-Elysées, Paris, July 1957 (Liszt)
CLAVES 50-2412 [71.54][JW]
Sheer
elegance and refinement; never narcissistic, always devoted to the musical
line ... see Full Review
Spanish
Legends Regino SAINZ DE
LA MAZA (1896-1981) 1
Zapateado [2:23]; 2 Rondena [3:31] Miguel LLOBET
(1878-1938) Ten Canciones Populares Catalanas: 3 El Testament D’Amelia
[2:27]; 4 Canco del Lladre [1:48]; 5 La Filadora [1:09]; 6 Lo Fill del
Rei [1:19]; 7 Lo Rosinyol [0.52]; 8 Plany [1:52]; 9 El Mestre [3:57];
10 L’Hereu Riera [0.47]; 11 La Filla del Marxant [3:18]; 12 La Nit de
Nadal [1:15]; 13 Scherzo-Vals [3:19] Andres
SEGOVIA (1893-1987) 14 Estudio Sin Luz [3:21]; 15 Anecdotas
2 [1:27]; 16 Anecdotas 5 [2:54]; 17 Remembranza (Estudio II) [2:48]
Emilio PUJOL (1886-1980) 18 Seguidilla
[3:23]; 19 Impromptu [2:52]; 20 Triquilandia [1:13]; (Jugando al Escondite);
21 El Abejorro [1:33]; 22 Cancion Amatoria [2:37]; 23 Festivola [2:55];
24 Tango [3:05]; 25 Tonadilla (Manola de Lavapies) [2;30]; 26 Guajira
[4:06] David Russell
(guitar) Recorded at Peggy and Yale Gordon Centre for the Performing
Arts, Owings Mills, Maryland, June 11-13, 2004
TELARC CD-80633 [65:00] [ZT]
"Spanish
Legends" may have insufficient programme
"grunt" for hardened aficionados
but if you have a smouldering penchant for
the classical guitar it will be a catalyst,
turning smoke into flame. ... see Full
Review
Richard
Tauber: Opera Arias, Volume 2 Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Die
Entführung aus dem Serail (1781/2) – Konstanze, Konstanze …
O wie angstlich [4’17"] Die Zauberflöte (1791) - Dies
Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (rec.1938) [3’51"]; (rec.1946)
[3’53"] Don Giovanni (1787) – Dalla sua pace (a) [4’10"];
Il mio tesoro (a) [4’14"] Carl
Maria von WEBER (1786-1826) Der Freischütz (1821) –
Nein, langer trag’ ich nicht … Durch die Walder [6’21"]
MÉHUL Joseph – Vaterland
ich musst’ dich fruh lassen [4’39"] Friedrich
von FLOTOW (1812-1883) Martha (1847) – Ach so fromm
[2’49"] GODARD Jocelyn – Berceuse
[3’10"] Jacques OFFENBACH (1819-1880)
Les contes d’Hoffmann (1880) – Il était une fois a la
cour d’Eisenach [4’13"]; Ha, wie in meiner Seele [2’44"]
Georges BIZET (1838-1875) Carmen
(1845) – La fleur que tu m’avais jetée [3’33"] Nikolai
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908)
Sadko (1896) – Hindulied [3’12"] Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883)
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (1867) – Am stillen Herd [3’39"];
Morgenlich leuchtend [3’33"] NESSLER
Trompeter von Sakkingen – Behut dich Gott [3’40"]
Wilhelm KIENZL (1857-1941) Der Evangelimann
(1894) – Selig sind die Verfolgung leiden [2’49"] Eugen
D’ALBERT (1864-1932) Tiefland (1902/5) – Wie ich nun gestern
Abend [3’51"]; Mein Leben wagt’ ich drum [3’21"]
Giacomo PUCCINI (1858-1924) Turandot
(1924) – O weine nicht, Liu [2’47"]; Keiner schlafe
[3’01"] All tracks sung in German, except (a) sung in Italian;
(b) sung in French (c) with Dajos Bela, violin and Mischa
Spoliansky, piano Recorded 1926-1946, British Parlophone, French Odeon
and German Odeon. ADD.
NAXOS HISTORICAL GREAT SINGERS 8.111001 [77’48"] [ED]
Highly
recommended then, aside from some deficiency in documentation ... Young
singers of today should listen and learn from a master ... see Full
Review
Lawrence
Tibbett Gioachino
ROSSINI (1792 – 1868) Largo
al factotum (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) (1) Giuseppe
VERDI (1813 – 1901) Eri tu (Un Ballo in Maschera) (1) Richard
WAGNER (1813 – 1883) Wie Todesahnung Dämm’rung (Tannhäuser) (2) Charles
GOUNOD (1818 – 1893) Avant de quitter ces lieux (Faust) (2) Georges
BIZET (1838 – 1875) Toreador’s song (Carmen) (3) Giuseppe
VERDI (1813 – 1901) Dinne ... alcun la non vedesti?; Plebe! Patrizii! Popolo (Simon Boccanegra) (4) Giuseppe
VERDI (1813 – 1901) Inaffia l’ugola! trinca, tracana; Credo in un Dio crudel; Era la notte;
Si el ciel (Otello) (5) Ruggero
LEONCAVALLO (1857 – 1919) Prologue: Si puo (I Pagliacci) (6) Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858 – 1924) Te Deum (Tosca) (7) Deems
TAYLOR (1885 – 1996) Oh
Caesar, great wert thou!; Nay, Maccus, lay him down
(The King’s Henchman) (8) Louis
GRUENBERG (1884 – 1964) Standin’ in the need of prayer (Emperor Jones) (9) Howard
HANSON (1896 – 1981) Oh, tis an Earth Defiled (Merry Mount) (9)
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) Rose Bampton (soprano) (4); Giovanni Martinelli
(tenor) (4, 5); Leonard Warren (baritone) (4); Robert Nicholson (bass)
(4); Nicolas Massue (tenor) (5); Herman Dreeben (baritone) (5); Unknown
Orchestra/Nathaniel Shilkret (1, 2); Unknown Orchestra/Wilfred Pelletier
(4, 5, 8, 9); Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra/Giulio Setti (3, 7);
Unknown Orchestra/Rosario Bourdon (6) Rec. 15 April 1930 (1); 20 April
1934 (2); 8 April 1929 (3); 3 May 1939 (4); 3, 5 May 1939 (5); 7 June
1929 (6); 3 April 1929 (7); 5 April 1928 (8); 19 Jan 1934 (9) mono
PREISER LEBENDIG VERGANGENHEIT 89576 [77.32][RH]
Anyone
interested in singing will find this recital highly rewarding. I cannot
recommend the disc too highly. ... see Full
Review
Arturo
Toscanini Franz Joseph HAYDN
(1732 - 1809) Symphony
No.88 in G (1787) [20.40] Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756 - 1791) Symphony No.40 in G minor K.550 (1788)
[22.44] Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770 –
1832) String Quartet in F major Op. 135, Lento assai and vivace
(1826) [11.23] Nicolo PAGANINI (1782
- 1840) Moto Perpetuo, arr. Toscanini (c.1830) [4.40] Gioachino
ROSSINI (1792 - 1868) William Tell Overture (1829) [11.43]
NBC Symphony Orchestra/Arturo Toscanini.All recorded in NBC Studio
H, New York City on the 8th March, 1938, (Haydn), 7th
March 1938 and 27th February 1939, (Mozart), 8th
March 1938, (Beethoven), 17th April 1939 (Paganini), and
1st and 29th March 1939. Original recordings restored
by Mark Obert-Thorn. ADD
NAXOS 8.110895 [71’56"] [JPh]
Direct,
unfussy performances at an extremely low outlay,
which will impress you greatly. Of this I
have no doubt. ... see Full
Review
UNA VOCE
POCO FA
Jun NAGAO (b.
1964) Rhapsody on Carmen de George Bizet
[15.48] Gioachino
ROSSINI (1792 – 1868) Overture from
Il barbiere di Siviglia (arranged Sebastian
Pottmeier) [7.38] Giacomo
PUCCINI (1858-1924)/Andreas
HILNER Fantasy after Tosca [15.03]
George GERSHWIN (1898-1937)/Sylvain
DEDENON Suite after Themes of Porgy
and Bess [15.45] Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)/Chikage
IMAI Seductive Realm [10.58]
Alliage Quartet (Daniel Gaulthier (soprano
saxophone), Lutz Koppetsch (alto saxophone),
Martin Hilner (tenor saxophone), Sebastian
Pottmeier (baritone saxophone)) Jang Eun Bae
(piano) Recorded 15-17 June 2004, Historische
Reitbahn Bad Arolsen
MUSIK DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG 603
1272-2 [65.49] [RH]
There
is some stunning saxophone playing on the
disc and these arrangements can be pure fun,
when the arranger is not taking things too
seriously. ... see Full
Review
Les Vendredis
Alexander
GLAZUNOV
(1865 - 1936) Novelettes (5) Op 15 (1886)
[27.37] Nicolai ARTIBOUCHEFF
(1858 - 1937) Serenade (1899) [3.57] Maximilien
d’OSTEN-SACKEN (18?? - 1920?) Berceuse
(1899) [2.38] Anatole
LIADOV (1855 - 1914) Mazurka (1899)
[2.47] Sarabande (1899) [2.51] Felix
BLUMENFELD (1963 - 1931) Sarabande
(1899) [4.25] Nikolai
SOKOLOW (1858 - 1922) Polka (1899)
[5.01] Mazurka (1899) [1.37] Nicolai
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844 - 1908) Allegro
(1899) [7.49]Alexander
BORODIN (1833 - 1887) Scherzo (1882)
[9.46] Alexander
KOPYLOV (1854 - 1911) Polka (1899)
[2.45]
Vertavo String Quartet: Øyvor Volle,
Berit Cardas, vv; Henninge Landaas, vla; Bjørg
Værnes, vc; Recorded in Sofienberg Kirche,
Oslo, Norway, 17 September 2003. Notes in
English, Deutsch, Français.
SIMAX CLASSICS PSC 1178 [71.21] [PSh]
A
fine recording of Glazunov’s excellent Novelettes and historically —
but not musically very — interesting fillers. ... see Full
Review
Johannes
Vermeer: Music of His Time William
BYRD (c.1540-1623) Mass
for Four Voices – Kyrie (a) [2’25”] Pavan
(b) [3’01”] Johann NAUWACH (c.1595-c.1630) Ach Liebste laβ uns eilen (c) [1’54”] Thomas SELLE
(1599-1663) Sag mir doch, liebes Echo
mein (c) [1’50”] Heinrich
SCHEIDEMANN (c.1595-1663) Praeambulum in C (d) [2’19”] Louis COUPERIN (c.1626-1661) Prelude in C
(e) [2’29”]; Allemande in C (e) [3’13”]; Prelude in A
(e) [2’04”]; Pavane in F sharp minor (e) [6’32”]; Prelude
in F (f) [2’12”]; Allemande grave in F (f) [3’27”]; Prelude
a l’imitation de M. Froberger (f) [6’27”] William
LAWES (1602-1645) Concert Set a 5 in C – Fantazy;
Paven; Aire (b, g) [9’46”] Marc-Antoine
CHARPENTIER (1643-1704) Laudate
pueri (h) [6’20”]; Salve regina (h) [6’26”] Christoph
BERNHARD (1628-1692) Scheiden bringt Leiden
(c) [2’51”] Andreas HAMMERSCHMIDT
(1611/12-1675) Wie er wolle gekusset
seyn (c) [2’11”] Dietrich
BUXTEHUDE (c.1637-1707) Membra Jesu nostril III:
Ad manus (i) [9’30”] (a) Oxford
Camerata / Jeremy Summerly; (b) Rose Consort of Viols; (c) Martin Hummel
(baritone) / Karl-Ernst Schroder (lute); (d) Pieter van Dijk (organ);
(e) Glen Wilson (harpsichord); (f) Laurence Cummings (harpsichord);
(g) Timothy Roberts (lute); (h) Le Concert Spirituel / Herve Niquet
(i) Choir of Radio Svizzera, Lugano / Sonatori de la Giocosa Marca,
Treviso / Accademia Strumentale Italiana, Verona / Diego Fasolis.
NAXOS EDUCATIONAL ART AND MUSIC 8.558159
[75:51][ED]
An
interesting release if you want a taster of mid-seventeenth century
music, but the knowledgeable should go straight to the complete recordings
that this disc advocates. ... see Full
Review
The Wanderer Fantasy
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata in G, K283a (1775) [8’10]. Franz
Peter SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Fantasy in C, D760, Wanderera
(1822) [20’13]. Franz Peter SCHUBERT/Franz
LISZT (1811-86) Schubert Lieder, S558a – Frühlingsglaube
[3’01]; Der Erlkönig [4’25]; Schwanengesang,
S560a – No. 3, Aufenthalt [3’10]; No. 8 Ihr Bild
[2’28]. Die Forelle, S564 [3’20]a. Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Piano Sonata No. 6 in Ab (1940) [26’42].
Marina Kolomiitseva (piano) Rec. aEugene Goossens Hall, ABC’s Ultimo
Centre on March 28th, 2002, bStudio 620, ABC Perth on March 18th, 2002.
DDD
ABC CLASSICS 476 160-3 [72’19][CC]
Ultimately
a very disappointing disc. ... see Full
Review
Westminster
Cathedral Choir Colin
MAWBY
(b.1936)
Ave verum corpus [3:21] William MATHIAS
(1934-1992) The Doctrine of Wisdom (1990) [5:13] John
TAVENER (b. 1944) Funeral Ikos (1981) [9:09] Edmund
RUBBRA (1901-1986) Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici (1948)
[17:06] Arvo PÄRT (b. 1935) The
Beatitudes (1990/91) [8:51] Herbert HOWELLS
(1892-1983) Salve regina (1915) [4:56]
Westminster Cathedral Choir The City of London Sinfonia/James O’Donnell
Andrew Reid, organ Recording dates and locations are not given.
WARNER APEX 2564 60447 2 [48:41][KS]
Hit
and miss music with a more miss than hit performance. ... see Full
Review
Giovanni
Zenatello II (1876-1949) see
review for details PREISER
LEBENDIGE VERGANGENHEIT 89575 [78’40] [CC]
Zenatello’s
vocal timbre shines through like a beacon
… Recommended. ... see Full
Review
BOOK REVIEWS
Eric
Charles Blake
Wars, Dictators and the Gramophone 1898-1945
pp320;
illustrated; laminated cover.published by
Sessions of York, Huntingdon Rd, York YO31
9HS, England
The
book is well written and has good illustrations;
it is strongly recommended. ... see Full
Review
The
Cambridge Companion to Verdi Edited
by Scott L. Balthazar
Cambridge University Press 2004. First published
2004 ISBN 0 521 63228 5 hardback (£36.63 -
amazon.co.uk). ISBN 0 521 635537 paperback
(£17.99) Notes on contributors [page x-xii]
Preface [xiii-xvi] Chronology [xvii-xxvi]
This
Cambridge Companion is more a book for scholars
and as such provides different and sometimes
unusual insights, albeit often from narrow
perspectives. ... see Full
Review
SCORE REVIEW
Eight
Songs of Francis George
SCOTT Transcribed
for Piano by Ronald
STEVENSON Goodmusic under the Roberton
imprint (9548)
Detailed listing (last two
days)]
[Part 1 New] [Part
2 A-B] [Part 3
C-L]
[Part 4 M-R]
[Part 5 S-Z]
[Part 6 Misc A-L] [Part
7 Misc M-Z]
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