Isaac
ALBENIZ (1860-1909) Iberia
Evocación [5:15] El Puerto [3:30] El Corpus Christi en Sevilla [7:11]
Rondeña [6:30] Almeria [8:01] Triana [5:38] El Albaicin [5:30] El Polo
[5:55] Lavapiés [6:12] Màlaga [5:01] Jérez [9:33] Eritaña [5:16] 
Eduard Syomin, piano rec. 1980-1985. Venue information not included
MELODIYA MEL CD 10 00996
[74:25][DB]
A
historic performance marred by two-dimensional recording aesthetic.
… see Full Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Hugo ALFVÉN (1872-1960) Symphony No. 5 in A minor,
Op. 54 (19432-1958) [53:58] Andante religioso from Revelation Cantata, Op. 31 (1913) [3:49]*
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra/Niklas Willén rec. De Geer Hall, Norrköping,
Sweden, 15-17 June 2004; 23-27 May, 2005*. DDD
NAXOS 8.557612 [57:47][TP]
Lovers
of the romantic symphony should invest in this disc without delay.
Whatever the faults of this music, its freshness, flashes of original
genius and the stunning playing offer more than ample compensation.
... see Full Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Charles-Henri Valentin
ALKAN (1813-1888) Douze Études
dans les Tons Mineurs Op. 39 Comme le vent (Like the
wind) (A minor) [5:30] En Rythme Molossique (In Molossian
Rhythm) (D Minor) [8:44] Scherzo Diabolico (G minor) [4:30] Allegro
(C minor) [10:37] Marche Funèbre (F minor) [6:53] Menuet (B-flat
minor) [5:41] Finale (E-flat minor) [4:44] Allegro Assai (G-sharp
minor) [30:48] Adagio (C-sharp minor) [11:51] Allegro alla Barbaresca
(F-sharp minor) [11:03] Ouverture (B minor) [15:49] Le Festin
d’Esope (Aesop’s Banquet) (E minor) [9:50] Stephanie
McCallum (piano) rec. 28 July 2004 (4-7); 11 February 2005 (1-3);
6 October 2005 (8-10); 12 December 2005 (11); 6 December 1999
(12), Eugene Goossens Hall of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s
Ultimo Centre, Sydney. DDD ABC
CLASSICS 4765335 [46:44 + 79:31] [WK]
A
superlative set of the complete Op. 39 études-unsurpassed pianism
and enthusiasm ... see Full Review
William ALWYN
(1905-1985) Elizabethan Dances (1956-7)
[17:33] 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)
[5:09] Symphonic Prelude “The Magic Island” (1952) [10:53] Festival
March (1951) [8:05]
Jonathan Small (oboe) Eleanor Hudson (harp) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones rec. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 19-22
January 2006. DDD NAXOS
8.570144 [71:08] [CT]
A
fascinating further instalment in the Naxos Alwyn cycle that includes
two premiere recordings. ... see Full
Review
Malcolm
ARNOLD (1921-2006) Concerto for Clarinet
and Strings, Op.20 (1949) [15:58] Oboe Concerto Op.39 (1952) [13:00]
Concerto for Flute and Strings, Op.45 (1954) [10:41] Concerto No.2 for
Horn and Strings, Op.58 (1956) [13:58] Concerto No.2 for Flute and Orchestra,
Op.111 (1972) [12:42] Trumpet Concerto (1982) [8:02]
Janet Hilton (clarinet) Gordon Hunt (oboe) Richard Adeney (flute) Alan
Civil (French Horn) John Wallace (trumpet) Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman
Del Mar; Ronald Thomas (flute concertos) rec. Christchurch Priory, 3-4
September 1984 (in presence of composer) (flute concertos); Guildhall,
Southampton, 10-11 April 1979; 1 July 1979. ADD (flute); DDD
EMI CLASSICS 0946 3 70563 2 5 [79:34][JW]
A
fine collection. A stand-alone conspectus and an adjunct to those big
Decca Arnold Edition boxes. Either way no disappointment ... see Full
Review
Juan
Crisóstomo de ARRIAGA (1806-1826) Obertura No.20
(1821) [12:02] Herminie (1825) [15:01] Air d’Oepide (1825)
[8:43] Duo de Ma Tante Aurore (1825) [5:55] Agar
dans le Désert (1825) [18:09] Stabat Mater (1821)
[9:17] O Salutaris (1821) [4:07] María
José Moreno (soprano) Joan Cabero (tenor) Coro Easo Abesbatza
Euskadio Orkestra Sinfonikoa/Christian Mandeal rec. San Sebastian,
March and June 2006 CLAVES
CD50-2614 [73:09] [JW]
A
well-documented disc, generously if not always neatly done. ...
see Full Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685–1750) Bach
i Ålem see review for details Ulf
Samuelsson, Johan Hammarström(organ); Olaus Petri Vocalis, Ålem
Parish Choir rec. Ålem church, Sweden, 2005. DDD PROPRIUS
PRSACD2039 
[72:51]
[GF]
Organ
enthusiasts should give the disc a try, since this organ produces
some of the loveliest sounds I have heard for a very long time ….
You will have to search far and wide to find something better ...
see Full Review
BARGAINS
OF THE MONTH Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750) Das
Wohltemperierte Klavier: Book I, BWV 846-869 (1722) [133.07] Wanda
Landowska (Pleyel harpsichord) rec. 1949-1951, New York; Lakeville,
Connecticut; USA. ADD Transfer produced by Mark Obert-Thorn.
Notes in English. Original matrix numbers and recording dates
and places. Photo of artist. NAXOS
HISTORICAL 8.110314-15 [64.00 + 69.07]
Das
Wohltemperierte Klavier: Book II, BWV 870-893 (1742)
[180.04] Prelude, Fugue, & Allegro, BWV 998 (1743)
[12.50] Wanda
Landowska (Pleyel harpsichord) rec. 1949-1951, Lakeville, Connecticut;
USA. ADD Transfer produced by Mark Obert-Thorn. Notes in English.
Original matrix numbers and recording dates and places. Photo
of artist. NAXOS
HISTORICAL 8.111061-63 [3 CDs: 61.33 + 66.43 + 64.38] [PSh]
An
untarnishable masterpiece of a recording,
a musical monument, even if in some places
it doesn’t sound very good. ... see Full
Review
Johann Sebastian
BACH (1685-1750)
The Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Volume 22 Cantatas
for Easter Sunday Christ
lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 [21:45] Der
Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV
31* [18:26] Cantatas for Easter Monday
Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66
[28:04] Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend
werden [19:17] Cantatas for Easter
Tuesday Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum
lebend weiss, BWV 134 [23:57] Ich lebe,
mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV
145 [8:58] *Gillian Keith, Angharad Gruffydd
Jones (sopranos); Daniel Taylor (alto); James
Gilchrist (tenor); Stephen Varcoe (bass)
The Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists/Sir
John Eliot Gardiner. rec. Georgenkirche, Eisenach,
23-25 April 2000. DDD
SOLI DEO GLORIA SDG 128 [68:26 + 52:13]
[JQ]
There’s
some magnificent music here and, once again,
the Pilgrims’ performances are first rate.
... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Goldberg
Variations, BWV988 (1742, arr. string trio by Dmitry Sitkovetsky) Julian
Rachlin (violin); Nobuko Imai (viola); Mischa Maisky (cello)
rec. Lukaskirche, Dresden, February 2006. DDD DEUTSCHE
GRAMMOPHON 477 6378 [80:08] [CC]
There
is much to admire on the present release, but alas I cannot justify
a full recommendation. ... see Full
Review
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Concerto in F Major, BWV971 “Italian” [13:08] (a) Partita No.
1 in B-flat Major, BWV825 [11:31] Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV826 [15:17]
Concerto in F Major, BWV971 “Italian” [15:40] (b) Concerto in
D Minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV974 [9:51] Chromatic Fantasy in
D Minor, BWV903a [6:18]
Glenn Gould (piano) rec. Columbia 30th Street Studio, New
York City, USA, 22-26 June 1959 (BWV826, 971-a); Columbia 30th
Street Studio, New York City, USA, 1, 8 May and 22 September 1959 (825);
Eaton's Auditorium, Toronto, Canada, 29-30 August 1981 (971-b); Eaton's
Auditorium, Toronto, Canada, 11 June 1979 (974); Eaton's Auditorium,
Toronto, Canada, 11 October 1979 (903a). ADD
SONY CLASSICAL GREAT PERFORMANCES 88697 00814 2 [72:05] [TP]
Gould's
Bach performances should not be the only ones
in your collection, but you really owe it
to yourself to hear them if they have eluded
you thus far. True to the branding, these
really are great performances. ... see Full
Review
Johann
Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Concerto
C-Dur BWV 594 [18:28] Concerto a-Moll BWV 593 [12:58] Concerto
G-Dur BWV 592 [7:44] Concerto C-Dur BWV 595 [10:28] Concerto
d-Moll BWV 596 [10:42] Concerto F-Dur nach Italiaenischem Gusto
BWV 971 [13:56] Christoph
Bossert (organ) rec. Evangelische Stadtkirche, Bad Wimpfen,
Germany. No date given. DDD ORGANUM
CLASSICS OGM251129 [75:00]
[CB]
There
are interesting elements here, but this is too eccentric to make
it really recommendable. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Edgar
BAINTON (1880-1956)
Symphony
No. 3 in C minor (1956) [42:09] Rutland
BOUGHTON (1878-1960) Symphony
No. 1 Oliver Cromwell (1905) [36:58]
Roderick Williams (bar) (Boughton) BBC Concert
Orchestra/Vernon Handley rec. Colosseum, Town
Hall, Watford. 12-13 July 2006. DDD
DUTTON CDLX 7185 [79:26] [RB]
Resplendently
carried off. Bainton 3: treasurable, impressionistic,
phantasmal and refulgently orchestrated …
a work of ineffable beauty and wild insight.
... see Full
Review
Béla
BARTÓK (1881-1945)
Violin Sonata (1903) [27:19] Richard
STRAUSS (1864-1949) Violin Sonata op.18 [28:37]
Levon Ambartsumian (Violin) Anatoly Sheludyakov (Piano) rec. Hugh Hodgson
Hall, University of Georgia Performing Art Centre, Athens, Georgia,
2005. DDD PHOENIX PHCD166
[55:56] [OW]
Immensely
musical but, ultimately, rather urbane performances of some worthy
late-Romantic repertoire. ... see Full
Review
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Ludwig van
BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony No.9 in D Minor Op.125 Choral (1824)
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (sop); Elisabeth Hoengen (cont); Hans Hopf (ten);
Otto Edelmann (bass) Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra/Wilhelm
Furtwängler rec. 29 July 1951, Festpielhaus, Bayreuth. ADD Reissue Producer
and Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn
NAXOS 8.11060 [74:19] [SH]
Not
just recommended but absolutely essential to any civilised person. ...
see Full Review
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op.
58 (1805/6) [33:10] Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73, “Emperor”
(1809) [39:16] Emil Gilels
(piano) Philharmonia Orchestra/ Leopold Ludwig rec. No. 1 Studio, Abbey
Road, London, 26-27, 30 April, 1 May 1957. ADD
EMI CLASSICS GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 4768282 [72:35] [DRD]
In
conclusion these are splendid performances deservedly being given
the GROC treatment after previously being less highly regarded
than many inferior recordings. ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58 (1808) [33:03]* Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 (1877) [37:33]
Wilhelm Backhaus (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra*, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Karl Böhm.
rec. Studio Rosenhügel, Vienna, 3-9 April 1967*; Grosser Musikvereinsaal,
Vienna, 3-9 April 1967. NTSC Colour 4:3 Region Code 0
EUROARTS 2072058
[73:00] [CC]
These
Unitel films provide a TV screen-sized window onto another world, and
we should be grateful to have the opportunity to relish these warm performances.
... see Full Review
Nathan
Milstein – Great Violinists Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Violin Sonata No.5 in F major
Op.24 Spring [21:52] ¹ Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 [21:23] ² Concerto
for Violin and Cello in A minor Op.102 [30:04]
Nathan Milstein (violin) Artur Balsam (piano), rec. New York 1950 ¹
Vladimir Horowitz (piano) rec. New York 1950 ²
Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia/Fritz
Reiner, rec. Philadelphia, June 1951 ³
NAXOS 8.111051 [73:22][JW]
Aristocratic
playing and transfers that sound extremely well – full of body and range.
... see Full Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) String Quartet
in B flat major, Op. 18, No.6 ‘Lobkowitz’ (1798-1800) [24:38]
String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 127 (1822, 1824-25) [37:46]
Henschel Quartet rec. December 6-9, 2004, Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk,
German Republic DDD
ARTE NOVA CLASSICS 82876 63996 2 [62:55][DRD]
This
is a good disc and in isolation very enjoyable and stimulating but the
harsh fact remains that at the moment I prefer the Lindsays and the
Hagens ... see Full Review
Ludwig
Van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano
Sonatas Vol. 2 Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 (1795-1796)
[23.02] Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81A ("Lebewohl"or "Les
Adieux") (1809) [17.44] Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111
(c.1822) [29.48] Garrick
Ohlsson (piano) rec. 2006, no other details given. DDD
BRIDGE 9201 [71.17] [DD]
Sadly
this disc falls into the "not needed
on the voyage" category. ... see Full
Review
Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano
Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 (1797/8) [32:47] Piano Concerto
No. 3 in C minor (1803) [34:51] Mikhail
Pletnev (piano) Russian National Orchestra/Christian Gansch
rec. Live, Beethovenhalle, Bonn, 2 September 2006. DDD DEUTSCHE
GRAMMOPHON 477 6415 [67:52] [CC]
Pletnev
is nothing if not unpredictable. Ultimately, these are thought-provoking
performances but not revelatory ones. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Arthur BENJAMIN
(1893-1960) Overture
to an Italian Comedy (1937) [6:21] Cotillon, A Suite of Dance
Tunes (1938) [12:12] North American Square Dance Suite (1951)
[13:48] Symphony (1945) [44:22]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Myer Fredman (overture); London Symphony
Orchestra/Nicholas Braithwaite (Cotillon); London Philharmonic
Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth (Dance Suite; Symphony) rec. 1971,
1982. ADD/DDD LYRITA
SRCD.314 [76:50] [RB]
Benjamin’s
light and serious sides generously represented
in vivid performances and with recording to
match ... see Full
Review
Leonard BERNSTEIN
(1918–1990) Dybbuk (1974)a
[45:16] Fancy Free (1944)b [28:59]
Mel Ulrich (baritone), Mark Risinger (bass)a; Abby Burke
(vocal), Stephen Kummer (piano), Roger Spencer (double bass), Samuel
D. Bacco (drums)b Nashville Symphony/Andrew Mogrelia rec.
Blair Hall, Nashville, May 2005 and MTSU Dept. of Recording Industry,
July 2006 (Big Stuff)
NAXOS 8.559280 [74:14] [HC]
A
welcome release putting both sides of “Janus Bernstein” into sharp
contrast. ... see Full Review
Boris
BLACHER (1903-1975) Orchestral
Variations on a Theme by Paganini Op.26 (1947) [14:34]
* Orchestral Ornament Op.44 (1953) [14:37] + Studie
im Pianissimo Op.45 (1953) [7:48] Orchester Fantasie (1956)
[19:19] Louisville
Orchestra/Robert Whitney Louisville Orchestra/Jorge Mester+
Louisville Orchestra/Lawrence Leighton Smith * rec. Louisville,
1985 (Orchestral Variations) 1968 (Orchestral Ornament),
1954 (Studie im Pianissimo) and 1966 (Orchester Fantasie) FIRST
EDITION FECD0040 [56:18] [JW]
Dedicated
and affirmative traversals that still give a huge amount of pleasure.
... see Full Review
Ernest
BLOCH (1880-1959) Baal Shem Suite
(1923) [14:28] Suite hébraïque (1951) [11:37] Suite No.1 for solo violin
(1958) [11:10] Suite No.2 for solo violin (1958) [11:18] Paul
BEN-HAÏM (1897-1984) Sonata in G minor for solo violin Op.44 (1951)
[14:34] Berceuse sfaradite (1939) [3:22] Improvisation and Dance Op.30
(1939) [7:50] Hagai
Shaham (violin) Arnon Erez (piano) rec. Henry Wood
Hall, London, February and October 2004, Jerusalem Music Centre, May
2006 (solo violin works)
HYPERION CDA67571 [74:23][JW]
Insightful,
expressive, and thoroughly idiomatic. An articulate and important statement
about both composers’ work. Reservations concerning actual recordings
should be seen in that light. ... see Full
Review
Luigi
BOCCHERINI (1743-1805)
Cello Sonatas Sonata in C major, G17 (with
cello) (c.1772) [12:41] Sonata in E flat major, G10 (with cello) (c.1764)
[11:56] Sonata in C minor, G2 (with bass) (c.1768) [13:13] Sonata in
A major, G4 (with cello) [14:19] (c.1773) Sonata in B flat major G565
(with bass) [15:11] Richard
Lester (cello) David Watkin (cello) Chi-Chi Nwanoku (double bass) rec.
31 January, 1-2 February 1994, All Saints Church, East Finchley, London.
DDD HYPERION HELIOS
CDH55219 [67:30] [MC]
The
players are clearly at home with these sonatas providing high expression
combined with superb technique. Crystal clear and well balanced
sound. ... see Full Review
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) Serenade
No. 1 in D (1859-60) [46:47] Serenade No. 2 in A (1860/75) [30:24]*
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur rec. Leipzig, 1981; Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche,
Leipzig, April and September 1980
PHILIPS ELOQUENCE 442 8298 [77:20]
[SV]
Patchy
... see Full Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) 7
Fantasien op.116 [24:22] 3 Intermezzi op.117 [17:01]
6 Klavierstücke op 118 [26:02]
4 Klavierstücke op.119 [17:23] Nicholas
Angelich (piano)
rec. 15-19 August 2006, MC2, Maison de la Culture, Grenoble VIRGIN
CLASSICS 3793022 [24:22
+ 60:38] [CH]
Anyone
seeking a version in fine modern sound will
find in Angelich a consistent and powerful
interpreter. A distinctive achievement. ...
see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Clarinet
Quintet in B minor, op. 115 (1891) [34:39]
Wolfgang Amadeus
MOZART (1756-1791) Clarinet Quintet
movement in B flat major, K516 (c.1791) [8:26]
Alexander GLAZUNOV
(1865-1936) Reverie Orientale,
op. 14, no. 2 (1886) [6:54] Wiliiam
SWEENEY (b. 1950) An Og-Mhadainn
(1979) [11:45]
Lesley Schatzberger (clarinets) Fitzwilliam
String Quartet rec. National Centre for Early
Music, York, 15-16, 19-20 May 2005. DDD
LINN
RECORDS CKD 278 [62:28] [MG]
This
is a challenging disc for all the right reasons.
Not always comfortable listening but rewarding.
And a great range of perspectives. … see Full
Review
Johannes
BRAHMS (1833-1897) Ein
Deutsches Requiem (1868) [60.03] Geistliches Lied (1856)
[4.36] Clare
Seaton (soprano) Colin Campbell (baritone) The Vasari Singers/Jeremy
Backhouse, Jeremy Filsell and Roderick Chadwick (piano duet).
rec. St. Jude’s Church, Hampstead, London, U.K., 24-26 October
2003. DDD GUILD
GMCD7302 [64.39] [WH]
One
no longer wants or expects a marmoreal German Requiem, but this
one is positively brisk in places. …the reading of the beautiful
Geistliches Lied is much more pleasing. ... see Full
Review
Max BRUCH
(1838-1920) Eight Pieces,
Op. 83 (1910) [36:10] Vincent d'INDY (1851-1931) Trio
for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 29 (1888) [35:53]
Amici Ensemble rec. Humbercrest United Church, Toronto, May 2003 and
February 2004 NAXOS
8.557347 [72:03][SV]
The
engineering is ideal for this sort of project
- you don't notice it, yet everything sounds
beautiful. There's plenty to enjoy here, and
at minimal cost, besides. ... see Full
Review
Max
BRUCH
(1838-1920) Violin
Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 26 (1868) [23.33]
Edouard LALO
(1823-1892) Symphonie espagnole
Op. 21 (1873) [33.09]
Isaac Stern (violin) Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene
Ormandy rec. Town Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
13 February 1967 (Lalo); 22 February 1966
(Bruch). ADD
SONY CLASSICS 88697 00817 2 [57.02] [GH]
Unlike
some others in Sony’s so called ‘Great Performances’ series this
is truly what it is cracked up to be. This is a version you could
safely
give to your mother-in-law. ... see Full
Review
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Anton BRUCKNER
(1824-1896) Symphony No. 7 in E (1881-83, ed. Haas) [65:39]
NDR Symphony Orchestra/Günter
Wand rec. live, Musik- und Kongresshalle, Lübeck, 28 August 1999.
DDD TDK DVWW-COWAND8
[65:39][CC]
Unhesitatingly
recommended to all Brucknerians. This DVD
cycle is a lasting monument to one of the
great Bruckner conductors. ... see Full
Review
Anton
BRUCKNER (1824-1896)
Symphony
No. 4 in E flat Romantic (1878-80)
[63:59] Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra rec.
Munich, 29 October 1951 Symphony No. 5 in
B flat major (1876) [68:34] Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra rec. Berlin, 25-28 October 1942
Symphony No. 6 in A major (1879-81) minus
the first movement [36:11] Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra rec. Berlin, 13-16 November 1943
Symphony No. 7 in E major (1881-84) [63:52]
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra rec. Rome, 1
May 1951 Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1884-87,
rev. 1889-90) [77:08] Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra rec. Vienna, 17 October 1944 Symphony
No 9 in D minor, (1891-1896) [59:00] Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra rec. Berlin 7 October
1944 Claude DEBUSSY
(1862-1918) Nocturnes (1899): Nuages
[7:30]; Fêtes [7:01] Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra rec. Rome, 1 May 1951 Richard
WAGNER (1813-1883) Tannhäuser;
Overture (1845) [13:34] Orquesta Sinfonica
Venezuela rec. Caracas, 21 March 1954 Franz
SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Rosamunde; Ballet Music No.2 [5:43]; Entr’acte
No.3 (1820) [6:46] Teatro Colón Orchestra
rec. Buenos Aires, 5 May 1950
Wilhelm Furtwängler
ANDROMEDA ANDRCD 9008 [6 CDs: 63:59 +
68:34 + 76:49 + 63:52 + 77:08 + 59:00] [JW]
Andromeda
is not known for effecting any significant
changes to source material. The advantages
of this set, are twofold - price and drawing
together disparate material into one box.
... see Full
Review
Ferruccio
BUSONI (1886-1924) Piano Music - Volume
3: J.S. Bach/Busoni Toccata,
Adagio and Fugue, BWV546 (c1900) [17:03]; Trois Morceaux, K197 (1883/4)
[9:40]; Second Ballet Scene, Op; 20/K209 [5:31]; Two Dance Pieces, Op;
30a/K235a (1889) [6:18]; Fourth Ballet Scene, Op; 33a/K238 (1894) [7:39];
Tanzwalzer (1920, arr. Von Zadora,
1921) [8:42]; Indianische Tagebuch, Book 1, K267 (1915) [10:58]
Wolf Harden (piano) rec. Potton Hall, Suffolk, 11-12 March 2006.
DDD NAXOS 8.550249
[69:40][CC]
Congratulations
to Naxos for foregrounding the music of Busoni, a composer often thought
of as 'difficult' and hard to approach. A fascinating disc, with a value-for-money
playing time. ... see Full
Review
Dietrich BUXTEHUDE
(1637-1707)
Complete Organ Works
Harald Vogel (organ) rec. 1986-1993. DDD
MUSIKPRODUKTION DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG 314 1438-2 [7 CDs: 69:38
+ 60:42 + 61:22 + 68:45 + 77:10 + 70:52 + 76:15] [DC]
This
set has to be considered the current standard bearer. ... see Full
Review
Detailed
listing (last
five 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]
[Recommended
recordings]
