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Hoffnung At Large
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double CD lasting 2 hours of Gerard Hoffnung from the BBC.
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Hoffnung Music Festivals 1956,58,61
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Hoffnung - A Last Encore
On 2 CDs lasting 1 hour 45min, this contains all the recordings of Hoffnung preserved in the BBC archives. They include the famous and hilariously funny Bricklayer story from the Oxford Union. [mono]
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH William ALWYN (1905-1985) Elizabethan Dances (6) (1956-57) [17:34] The Innumerable Dance - An English Overture (1933) [10:37] Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Strings (1943-44) [18:51] Aphrodite in Aulis - An Eclogue for small orchestra after George Moore (1932) [05:09] The Magic Island (1952) [10:53] Festival March (1951) [08:05] Eleanor Hudson (harp) Jonathan Small (oboe) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones rec. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 19-22 January 2006. DDD. world premiere recordings (The Innumerable Dance; Aphrodite in Aulis) NAXOS 8.570144 [71:09] [RB]

Recording is natural without being distanced and performances evince commitment and sympathy. The unique experience of hearing more than sixteen minutes of previously unrecorded Alwyn. ... see Full Review

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I BWV 846-869 [144.36] Peter Watchorn (pedal harpsichord) rec. 20-22 October 2005, St. Mary of the Hills, Milton, MA. MUSICA OMNIA 0201 [144.36][KM]

Perhaps the finest harpsichord recording of this monumental work ... see Full Review

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Volume 15: Cantatas for The Third Day of Christmas Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget, BWV 64 (1723) [17:39] Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV 151 (1725) [17:07] Selig ist der Mann, BWV 57 (1725) [22:56] (For the Second Day of Christmas)Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133 (1724) [18:15]  Katharine Fuge, Gillian Keith, Joanne Lunn (sopranos); William Towers, Robin Tyson (altos); James Gilchrist (tenor); Peter Harvey (bass)/The Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner. rec. St. Bartholomew’s, New York, 27 December 2000 SOLI DEO GLORIA SDG 127 [76:15] [JQ]

A delight from start to finish. This unfolding series goes from strength to strength ... see Full Review

RECORDING OF THE MONTH William BYRD (1539/40-1623) Laudibus in sanctis - The Byrd Edition: Volume 10 Quis est homo? CS 3-4 [6:19] Tribulatio proxima est, CS 8-9 [5:28] Apparebit in finem, CS 12 [2:33] Salve sancta parens [4:37] Alleluia, Ave Maria … Virga Iesse [3:39] Beata es, virgo Maria [2:06] Beata viscera [1:48] Regina caeli [4:48] Salve regina, CS 6-7 [7:07] Fac cum servo tuo, CS 5 [4:41] Ecce quam bonum [3:41] In manus tuas, Domine [2:14] Unam petii a Domino [3:50] Visita quaesumus, Domine [3:19] Domine, exaudi orationem meam, inclina, CS 10-11 [6:26] Laudibus in sanctis, CS 1-2 [5:44] The Cardinall’s Musick/Andrew Carwood rec. Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel Castle, 10-12 May 2006. DDD HYPERION CDA67568 [69:45] [MG]

“The style and character are true to the text”, a comment that serves well for Carwood’s consistently excellent performances of Byrd’s motets … see Full Review

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Leos JANÁČEK (1854-1928) String Quartet No.1 (Kreutzer Sonata) (1923) [18:13] String Quartet No.2 (Listy duverne) (Intimate Letters) (1928) [26:01] Martinu Quartet (Lubomir Havlak (violin I); Petr Matejak (violin II); Jan Jisa (viola); Jitka Vlasankova (cello)) rec. 29 February and 1 March 2000, Hlubos Chateau ARCO DIVA UP 0036-2 131 [44:23] [SA]

I've never heard these quartets better played and I imagine they will become a benchmark recording, at least that's how they will remain for me ... see Full Review

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) String Quartet No.14 in D Minor D810 “Death and the Maiden” (1824) [35:58] String Quartet No.13 in A Minor D804 “Rosamunde” (1824) [33:09] Takács Quartet rec. St. George’s, Brandon Hill, Bristol, 22-25 May 2006. DDD HYPERION CDA67585 [69:09][TP]

It just doesn’t get any better than this. ... see Full Review

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Dimitri SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1934) Katerina Ismailova: Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano) Sergey: Christopher Ventris (tenor) Boris Ismailov/Old convict: Vladimir Vaneev (baritone) Zivoniy Ismailov: Ludovit Ludha (tenor) Priest/Guard: Alexander Vassiliev, (baritone) Chief of Police: Nikita Storojev (baritone) De Nederlandse Opera Chorus Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam/Mariss Jansons Martin Kusèj (director) rec. Amsterdam, 25-28 June 2006. DVD all regions; NTSC OPUS ARTE OA 0965 D [236:00] [AOz]

This is wonderful … so well performed on all counts that it makes an outstanding choice. ... see Full Review

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Kullervo op. 7 (1892) [71:47] Charlotte Hellekant (mezzo) Nathan Gunn (baritone) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Men's Chorus/Robert Spano rec. 27-28 May 2006, Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia. DDD TELARC CD-80665 [71:47][RB] 

Few have conveyed so well as Spano the arching tragedy of this work and the male chorus are magnificently idiomatic ... see Full Review

RECORDING OF THE MONTH Anna Netrebko Russian Album Peter TCHAIKOVSKY (1840 – 1893) Iolanta (1892): Arioso No. 1 [2:58]; Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873 – 1943) Song Op. 21 No. 7 “It is beautiful here” (1902) [2:24]; Song Op. 4 No. 4 “Oh, do not sing to me” (1893) [5:04]; Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844 – 1908) The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1900): Aria from act 4 [3:27]; The Snow Maiden (1882): Scene and Aria from Prologue [4:28]¹; Finale from act 4 [5:31]²; The Tsar’s Bride (1899): Scene and Aria from Act 4 [5:29]; Peter TCHAIKOVSKY Romance Op. 38 No. 6 Pimpinella – Florentine Song [2:45]; Mikhail GLINKA (1804 – 1857) A Life for the Tsar (1836): Cavatina and Rondo from Act 1 [6:41]; Sergei PROKOFIEV (1891 – 1953) War and Peace (1944): Excerpt from Scene 4 [8:11]³; Sergei RACHMANINOV Francesca da Rimini (1906): Excerpt from Tableau 2 [3:16]; Peter TCHAIKOVSKY Eugene Onegin (1879): Letter Scene from Act 1 [13:03]; Anna Netrebko (soprano), Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo)¹³, Dmitry Voropaev (tenor)²³, Alexander Morozov (bass-baritone)²³, Ilya Bannik (bass)¹ Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre/Valery Gergiev rec.  Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, December 2005, January, May, June 2006 DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 00289 477 6384 [63:19][GF]

Readers who trust my judgement need read no further. My advice is: Place your orders! ... see Full Review

RECORDING OF THE MONTH The Best of Andreas Scholl see review for details Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor) Barbara Bonney (soprano) Edin Karamazov (lute, archlute) Stacey Shames, Hyun-Sun Na, Siobhán Armstrong (harp) Harvey Brough (psaltery) Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo) Baroque String Quartet, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Sir Roger Norrington, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra/Paul Dyer, Accademia Bizantina/Ottavio Dantone, Les Talents Lyriques/Christophe Rousset rec. various locations 1998–2004 DECCA 475 7667 [77:26] [GF]

I was completely enthralled from beginning to end. A marvellous disc! ... see Full Review

 


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BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Late String Quartets CD 1 String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127 (1824-25) [36:59] String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 (1825-26) [35:43] CD 2 Große Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133 (1825-26) [15:28] String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 (1826) [36:40] CD 3 String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 (1825) [42:14] String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135 (1826) [25:10] Alban Berg Quartet: (Günter Pichler, violin; Gerhard Schulz, violin; Thomas Kakuska, viola; Valentin Erben, cello) rec. live performances, July 1989, Mozartsaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria. DDD EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 4768202 [3 CDs: 72:47 + 52:13 + 67:29] [MC]

These are truly Great Recordings of the Century. I would be completely content to have these performances of Beethoven’s late string quartets as the only set in my collection. ... see Full Review

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Orchestral Works La Mer, L(esure No.) 109 (1905) [24.26] Trois Nocturnes, L 91 (1899) [22.32] Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86 (1884) [10.29] Marche écossaise, L 77 (1891) [6.23] Berceuse héroïque, L 132 (1914) [4.47] Musiques pour Le Roi Lear, L 107 (1904) [4.58] Jeux, L 126 (1913) [18.15] Images, L 122 (1909) [35.24] Printemps (1882, lost; reconstructed Büsser, 1913) L 24 [16.00] Choeurs de l’O.R.T.F.Michel Sedrez and Fabienne Boury (pianos) Orchestre National de l’ORTF/Jean Martinon Salle Wagram, Paris, February 1973 and April 1974. ADD EMI CLASSICS GEMINI 3 65235 2 [74.15 + 70.07] Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Orchestral Works Children's Corner, L 113 (1908, orch. André Caplet 1910) [17.55] Petite Suite, L 65 (1889; orch. Henri Büsser 1907) [13.34] Danses sacrée et profane, L 103 (1904) [9.15] La Boîte à joujoux, L 28 (orch. André Caplet) (1913) [31.40] Fantaisie for piano and orchestra, L 73 (1885) [23.53] La plus que lente, L 121 (1910) [6.00] Première Rapsodie for orchestra with principal clarinet, L 116 (1910) [8.11] Rapsodie for orchestra with [alto] saxophone solo, L 98 (1911) [10.02] Khamma, L 125 (Légende dánsée, orch. Charles Koechlin) (1911) [20.24] Danse, L 69 (Tarantelle styrienne, orch. Maurice Ravel) (1890) [5.44] Jules Goetgheluck, (oboe) Marie-Claire Jamet, (harp) Aldo Ciccolini, (piano) John Leach, (cimbalom) Guy Dangain, (clarinet) Jean-Marie Londeix, (saxophone) Fabienne Boury, (piano) Orchestre National de l’ORTF/Jean Martinon Salle Wagram, Paris, February 1973 and April 1974. ADD EMI CLASSICS GEMINI 3 65240 2 [72.54 + 74.54][PSh]

Not just good, but better or best Debussy in brilliant sound and attractive format, a must buy for all collectors. ... see Full Review

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Sir Edward ELGAR (1857–1934) Concert Overture: Cockaigne (In London Town) Op. 40 (1900-01) [14:38]; Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 (1919) [29:59]; Sea Pictures Op. 37 (1899) [23:46]: (I. Sea Slumber Song [5:04]; II. In Haven (Capri) [2:06]; III. Sabbath Morning at Sea [6:20]; IV. Where Corals Lie [4:10]; V. The Swimmer [6:06]) Jacqueline du Pré (violoncello) Janet Baker (mezzo) Philharmonia Orchestra (Cockaigne), London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli) rec. Kingsway Hall, London, 27 August 1962 (Cockaigne); 19 August 1965 (Cello Concerto); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, 30 August 1965 (Sea Pictures) EMI GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 7243 5 62886 2 1 [68:38][GF]

Among the many jewels in the GROC series this one shines possibly brighter than any of the others. ... see Full Review

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Mikhail GLINKA (1804-1857) Ruslan and Ludmilla (1842): Dances in Naina’s Castle; Eastern Dances in Black Sea Castle [22:21] Dance for violin and orchestra [8:23] Dance for oboe and cello with orchestra [7:54] Andante Cantabile and Rondo [11:50] Majestic Polonaise [4:35] Ivan Susanin (1836): Valse; Krakowiak; Mazurka [16:22] Kamarinskaya (1848) [6:34] Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mark Ermler (Ruslan); Boris Demchenko (Dance; Andante); Vladimir Fedoseyev (Susanin); Konstantin Ivanov (Kamarinskaya); Ilmar Lapins (Polonaise) rec. Moscow, 1982-1994. ADD/DDD. REGIS RRC1242 [78:01] [RB]

Almost eighty minutes of Russian-sourced Glinka and all in vivacious, colourful and spatially well-upholstered recordings. ... see Full Review

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Franz LISZT (1811-1886) Fantasie and Fugue on “Ad Nos Salutarem Undam” (from Le Prophète by Meyerbeer) S259, R380 (1850) [16.05] Prelude and Fugue on B.A.C.H., S260, R381 (1870) [12.01] Variations on “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen”, S179/673, R382 (1862) [17.02] Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Four Sketches (for the pedal piano), Op.56 (1845) [14.14] Jennifer Bate (organ, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK) rec. 1977; 1978. DDD Notes in English. Photo of the artist. SANCTUARY CLASSICS CDRSN3077 [59:22] [PSh]

A tour de force of eloquence, brilliance, and virtuosity, encompassing a vast range of musical moods and styles, in thundering sound quality. Among the finest organ recordings ever made. ... see Full Review

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Darius MILHAUD (1892-1974) La création du monde - ballet, Op. 81 (1923) [16:47] Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67: no 7, Corcovado; no 9, Sumaré; no 8, Tijuca; no 11, Larenjeiras (1920-1921) [7:25] Le boeuf sur le toit - ballet, Op. 58 (1919) [19:35] Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67 (1920-1921) [19:35] (complete: Overture; no. 1,– Sorocabo; ; no. 2, Botafogo; no. 3, Leme; no. 4, Copacabana; no. 5, Ipanema; no. 6, Gavea; no. 7, Corcovado; no. 8, Tijuca; no. 9, Sumaré; no. 10, Paineras; no. 11, Larenjeiras; no. 12 Paysandu) ORTF National Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein Concert Arts Orchestra/composer (Saudades complete) rec. 12-13 November 1976, Salle Wagram, Paris (Bernstein); 10-12 Sept 1956, Studio A, Capitol Tower, Hollywood. ADD EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 3458082 [67:01] [MC]

This release is sheer delight from start to finish and I cannot help thinking that it would make the perfect introduction to Milhaud’s music. ... see Full Review

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Luigi ROSSI (1607-1653) Le Canterine Romane - Roman cantatas for two and three sopranos: Disperate speranze à 3 [05:04] Piango, prego e sospiro a 3 [04:44] Infelice pensier à 2 [11:13] Passacaille del seigneur Luigi [02:43] Corrente [01:05] Occhi belli à 2 [02:54] Sarabanda [01:09] Balletto [00:42] Noi siam tre donzellette semplicette à 3 [28:48] Ai sospiri, al dolore à 2 [03:13] Arie di passacaglia [03:31] Speranza al tuo pallore à 2 [03:20] Poi che mancò la speranza [05:42] Fan battaglia à 3 [02:56] Tragicomedia (Barbara Borden, Suzie LeBlanc, Emily Van Evera (soprano); Päivi Järviö, (mezzo); Eric Headley (viola da gamba, lirone); Stephen Stubbs (chitarrone, guitar); Andrew Lawrence-King (arpa doppia, harpsichord, organ))/Stephen Stubbs rec. September 1992, Sender Freies Berlin, Germany. DDD WARNER APEX 2564 61782-2 [77:40] [JV]

One of the best recordings of Italian 17th-century music ever made - both music and performance are brilliant ... see Full Review

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Giuseppe VERDI (1813-1901) Falstaff - opera in three acts (1893) Falstaff - Tito Gobbi (bar); Alice Ford - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (sop); Ford - Rolando Panerai (bar); Meg Page - Nan Merriman (mezzo); Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri (cont); Nannetta - Anna Moffo (sop); Fenton - Luigi Alva (ten); Pistol - Nicola Zaccaria (bass); Bardolph - Renato Ercolani (ten); Dr. Caius - Tomaso Spataro (ten) Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus/Herbert von Karajan rec. June 1956, Kingsway Hall, London. ADD EMI CLASSICS 0946 3 77349 2 6 [55.02 + 64.36] [RF]

This excellent recording and performance of Verdi’s final operatic masterpiece should be part of every collection. At bargain price it is a stocking-filler without equal for any opera-lover who doesn’t already own it. ... see Full Review

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Janet Baker - An Anthology of English Song Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958) The Call (1911, from Five Mystical Songs) Youth and Love (1904, Songs of Travel) John IRELAND (1879-1962) A Thanksgiving (1938) Her Song (1925, Songs to Thomas Hardy Poems) Michael Dewar HEAD, (1900-1976) A Piper (1923) Cecil Armstrong GIBBS (1889-1960) This is a Sacred City (By a Bierside) (1924) Love is a Sickness, Op.44/1 (1922) Thomas Frederick DUNHILL (1877-1946) The Cloths of Heaven, Op.30/3 (1916?) Peter WARLOCK (1894-1930) Balulalow (Trad, 16th Cent. arr Warlock) Youth (1928) Herbert HOWELLS (1892-1983) King David (1921) Come Sing and Dance (1928) Ivor GURNEY (1890-1937) Sleep (from Five Elizabethan Songs) I Will Go with My Father a-ploughing Thomas DUNHILL To the Queen of heaven Gerald FINZI (1901-1956) Come away, come away, death It was a lover and his lass (both from Let us garlands bring, Op.18, 1942) Janet Baker (mezzo) Martin Isepp (piano) rec. 1963, Saga STXID5213 (LP); ECD3360, SCD9012 (CD). ADD REGIS RRC 1265 [44:52][RB]

This iconic Baker collection. Another winner from Regis. ... see Full Review

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH Impressions for Saxophone and Orchestra Mikis THEODORAKIS (b.1925) Cretan Concertino (alto and orchestra) arr. Yannis Samprovalakis (1952) [10:44] Adagio (soprano and strings) (1993) [3:44] Nikos SKALKOTTAS (1904-1949) Concertino (soprano and strings) arr. Yannis Samprovalakis (1939) [11:38] Theodore ANTONIOU (b.1935) Concerto Piccolo (alto and orchestra) (2000) [16:00] Minas ALEXIADIS (b.1960) Phrygian Litany (soprano and orchestra) [7:53] Vassilis TENIDIS (b.1936) Rhapsody of Pontos (alto and orchestra) (1997) [13:24] Manos HADJIDAKIS (1925-1994) Mr Knoll from Gioconda’s Smile op. 22 (alto and orchestra) [3:39] Theodore Kerkezos (saxophones) Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra/Myron Michailidis rec. Aristotle University Hall, Thessaloniki, Greece, 12-15 December 2005, 29-31 March 2006. DDD NAXOS 8.557992 [67:09] [PCW]

Whether your motivation is to hear music for the saxophone or from Greece, this disc is an unmissable bargain … see Full Review

BARGAIN OF THE MONTH The Maiden & the Nightingale – Songs of Spain Enrique GRANADOS (1867–1916) 1. Goyescas (1916): La maja y el ruiseñor [6:11]; Xavier MONTSALVATGE (1912–2002) Cinco canciones negras (1946): (2. I. Cuba dentro de un piano [4:06]; 3. II. Punto de habanera [1:55]; 4. III. Chévere [1:55]; 5. IV. Canción de cuna para dormer a un negrito [2:20]; 6. V. Canto negro [1:18]) Enrique GRANADOS Colección de canciones amatorias (Góngora y Argote)(orch. Ferrer): (7. Llorad corazón [2:29]; 8. Iban al pinar [1:51]) Joaquín RODRIGO (1901–1999) Cuatro madrigales amatorios (Traditional): (9. I. E con qué la lavaré? [2:26]; 10. II. Vos me matasteis [2:32]; 11. III. De dónde venís, amore? [1:02]; 12. IV. De los álamos vengo, madre [1:55]) Tríptic de Mossén Cinto: (13. I. L’harpa ssagrada [4:10]; 14. II. Lo violí de Sant Francesc [3:02]; 15. III. Sant Francesc I la cigala [3:50]) Federico MOMPOU (1893–1987) El combat del somni (orch. Ros-Marba): (16. I. Damunt de tu, només les flors [4:41]; 17. II. Aquesta nit un mateix vent [2:53]; 18. III. Jo et pressentia com la mar [2:03]) Oscar ESPLÁ (1886–1976) Cinco canciones playeras españolas: (19. I. Rutas [1:25]; 20. II. Pregón [3:01]; 21. III. Las 12 [1:30]; 22. IV. El pescador sin dinero [3:20]; 23. V. Copilla [1:32]) Eduardo TOLDRÁ (1895–1962) 24. Cançó de grumet [2:02]; 25. Cançó incerta [2:43]; 26. Maig [4:01]; 27. Anacreóntica [2:17]; Xavier MONTSALVATGE 28. Madrical sobre un tema popular (El cant dels ocells) (1992) [4:58] Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), New Philharmonia Orchestra (1), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (2–12, 19–23)/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos; Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux (13–18), Patronato Orquesta Ciudad de Barcelona (24–27)/Antoni Ros-Marbá; Orquestra Ciutat de Barcelona/Garcia Navarro (28); rec. Kingsway Hall, London, 18 April 1969 (1); Salle Wagram, Paris, 5–8, 10, 27, 28 February 1962 (2–12 and 19–23); 10–14 March 1969 (13–18), Palacio de la Música, Barcelona, 13, 14, 16, 17 January 1969 (24–27); Barcelona (soundtrack from the Closing Ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games)(28) EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 7243 5 62904 2 6 [78:13][GF]

Riches aplenty on this well-filled disc which shouldn’t be missing from any respectable collection of vocal music. ... see Full Review

 

 

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