Modern Brewery Age back issues from September 2008:
La Bohème
Sep 01, 2008; ... PUCCINI La Bohème * Robert Spano, cond; Norah Amsellem (Mimi); Marcus Haddock (Rodolfo); Georgia Jarman (Musette); Fabio Capitanucci (Marcello); Denis Sedov (Colline); Christopher Schaldenbrand (Schaunard); Kevin Glavin (Benoit/Alcindoro); Atlanta SO & Ch * TELARC 80697 (2 CDs: 110:32 *) ...
"Leave the Coughing to Mimi": Telarc Records La Bohème Live in Atlanta
Sep 01, 2008; ... Some recording projects take years to come to fruition. Telarc's new recording of La Bohème, however, practically came together in the course of a single afternoon. Robert Woods, the Cleveland-based label's president and founder, and coproducer for this recording, called the genesis of this ...
Herbert von Karajan: Complete on EMI
Sep 01, 2008; ... KARAJAN: ORCHESTRAL-THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS * EMI 12038 (88 CDs) KARAJAN: OPERA/VOCAL-THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS * EMI 11973 (72 CDs) Issued to commemorate the centenary of Karajan's birth, these two boxes must surely stand as the ultimate behemoths intended to honor a single ...
Explorations in Zig-Zag Territoires
Sep 01, 2008; ... True to its name, the French label Zig-Zag Territoires has zigged in and out of the U.S. market several times during the past decade. Now it's back, with what looks to be secure, long-term distribution with Allegro. Zig-Zag Territoires is one of several wonderful little French labels ...
Multichannel without Fear: A Guide for Fanfare Readers
Sep 01, 2008; ... Multichannel music, also imperfectly known as surround sound, is coming on strong. The idea, of course, is not new. For about a decade beginning in 1970, Quadraphonic recordings had a commercial run; also, a relatively small number of music-only discs took advantage of the DVD-Video platform ...
Violist Lawrence Power Records York Bowen for Hyperion
Sep 01, 2008; ... Those Fanfaristas among you who are fond of the by-ways of British music or of exceptional string-playing more generally may already be familiar with the Hyperion CD on which Lawrence Power plays the viola concertos of York Bowen and Cecil Forsyth (67546, reviewed in 29:1). Now Power returns ...
Viola Sonatas: No. 1 in c; No. 2 in F. Romance in D[musical flat]. Fantasia. Phantasy in F. Romance in A. Allegro de concert. Melodies: for the G String; for the C String/Piano Sonata in c#, "Moonlight"
Sep 01, 2008; ... BOWEN Viola Sonatas: No. 1 in c; No. 2 in F. Romance in D[musical flat]. Fantasia. Phantasy in F. Romance in A. Allegro de concert. Melodies: for the G String; for the C String. Rhapsody in g. BEETHOVEN (arr. Bowen) Piano Sonata in c#, "Moonlight" * Lawrence Power (va), Simon Crawford-Phillips ...
First-Rate but Forgotten: Susan Kagan Champions Ferdinand Ries
Sep 01, 2008; ... Susan Kagan, pianist, musicologist, and Fanfare colleague, has recently embarked on an ambitious project to record the complete piano sonatas of Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838). If you know anything about Ries, it's probably that he studied piano with Beethoven-and, perhaps, that he premiered ...
Shannon Lee: Speaking the Language of the Violin
Sep 01, 2008; ... Delphin Alard, violinist son-in-law of luthier Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, once remarked that, since Luigi Tarisio continually deferred bringing the great violin he promised to Paris, that violin was like the Messiah-everyone talked about it, it didn't come. Similarly, Paul Stoeving wrote about the ...
INTRODUCING SHANNON LEE
Sep 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCING SHANNON LEE * Shannon Lee (vn); Pamela Mia Paul (pn) * TELARC 80695 (55:20) WIENUWSKI Scherzo-Tarantelle. KREISLER Tambourin chinois. Rocitativo and Scherzo. DEBUSSY (arr. Heifetz) Beau soir. ELGAR Salut d'amour. SCRIABIN (arr. Szigeti) Étude in Thirds, op. 8/10. BRAHMS ...
More Pristine Prizes: Toscanini, Mengelberg, and Cantelli
Sep 01, 2008; ... The latest batch of Pristine releases continues to explore significant historical material in transfers that remain sonically impressive. In the following discussion, all parenthetical CD numbers, unless otherwise noted, refer to the Pristine disc under consideration. Seven CDs devoted to ...
(orch. Guerrero) Iberia: Corpus Christi en Sevilla; Málaga; El polo; El Albaicín; Jerez; Almería
Sep 01, 2008; ... ALBÉNIZ (orch. Guerrero) Iberia: Corpus Christi en Sevilla; Málaga; El polo; El Albaicín; Jerez; Almería * José Ramón Encinar, cond; Galicia SO * GLOSSA 98006 (52:11) Francisco Guerrero (1951-1997) was a member of the Spanish avant-garde, known (if at all) for his interest in ...
Woodbury Fanfare. A Harvard Festival. Forgotten Dreams.1 Whistling Kettle. Horse and Buggy. The Waltzing Cat. Home Stretch. The Girl in Satin. March of the Two Left Feet. Waltz around the Scale. Lullaby of the Drums. Jazz Legato. Jazz Pizzicato. Song of the Bells. Song of Jupiter.2 Suite of Carols
Sep 01, 2008; ... ANDERSON Woodbury Fanfare. A Harvard Festival. Forgotten Dreams.1 Whistling Kettle. Horse and Buggy. The Waltzing Cat. Home Stretch. The Girl in Satin. March of the Two Left Feet. Waltz around the Scale. Lullaby of the Drums. Jazz Legato. Jazz Pizzicato. Song of the Bells. Song of Jupiter.2 ...
Viola da gamba Sonatas: in C, Wq 136; in D, Wq 137. Trio Sonata in g, Wq 88(1)
Sep 01, 2008; ... C. P. E. BACH Viola da gamba Sonatas: in C, Wq 136; in D, Wq 137. Trio Sonata in g, Wq 88(1) * Dmitri Kouzov (vc); Peter Laul (hpd, pn1) * NAXOS 8.570740 (64:42) J. S. Bach's three sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord were once thought to have been written sometime between 1717 and ...
Symphonies: in G, Wq 173; in E[musical flat], Wq 179; in G, Wq 182/1; in E, Wq 182/6. Harpsichord Concerto in C, Wq 20(1)
Sep 01, 2008; ... C. P. E. BACH Symphonies: in G, Wq 173; in E[musical flat], Wq 179; in G, Wq 182/1; in E, Wq 182/6. Harpsichord Concerto in C, Wq 20(1) * Roger Norrington, cond; Florian Birsak (hpd);1 Camerata Salzburg (period Instruments) * PROFIL 8018 (68:50) Live: Darmstadt 12/20/2004 C. P. E. Bach's ...
The Art of Fugue (reconstruction Dirksen)
Sep 01, 2008; ... BACN The Art of Fugue (reconstruction Dirksen) * Pieter Dirksen (hpd) * ET'CETERA 1348 (75:19) The Art of Fugue was written during the last 10 or so years of Bach's life. It was written with open scoring, although some recent research indicates that the harpsichord was the intended ...
Cantatas: No. 24;3,5,7 No. 185;1,3,5,7 No. 177;1,3,5 No. 71;2,4,6,8 No. 131;2,4,6,8 No. 93;2,4,6,8 No. 88(2,4,6,8)/Cantatas: No. 184;1,3,5 No. 175;3,5,7 No. 194;2,6,8 No. 176;2,4,8 No. 165;2,4,6,8 No. 129.2,4,8 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Sep 01, 2008; ... BACH Cantatas: No. 24;3,5,7 No. 185;1,3,5,7 No. 177;1,3,5 No. 71;2,4,6,8 No. 131;2,4,6,8 No. 93;2,4,6,8 No. 88(2,4,6,8) * John Eliot Gardiner, cond; Magdalene Kozena (sop);1 Joanne Lunn (sop);2 Nathalie Stutzmann (alt),3 William Towers (ct);4 Paul Agnew (ten);5 Kobie van Rensburg (ten);6 Nicolas ...
Cantatas: No. 27;1-4 No. 84;1 No. 95;1,3,4 No. 161(2,3)
Sep 01, 2008; ... BACH Cantatas: No. 27;1-4 No. 84;1 No. 95;1,3,4 No. 161(2,3) Philippe Herreweghe, cond; Dorothy Mields (sop);1 Matthew White (ct);2 Hans Jörg Mammei (ten);3 Thomas Bauer (bs);4 Collegium Vocale Gent (period instruments) * HARMONIA MUNDI 901969 (62:38 *) Three of these four cantatas were ...
Cantatas: No. 52;1 No. 82;3 No. 55;2 No. 58(1,3)
Sep 01, 2008; ... BACH Cantatas: No. 52;1 No. 82;3 No. 55;2 No. 58(1,3) * Masaaki Suzuki, cond; Carolyn Sampson (sop);1 Gerd Türk (ten);2 Peter Kooij (bs);3 Bach Collegium Japan (period instruments) * BIS 1631 (Hybrid multichannel SACD: 66:00 *) The four cantatas on this disc belong to Bach's fourth ...
Cantata No. 191/Dominus regnavit/Gloria, RV 589(1)
Sep 01, 2008; ... BACH Cantata No. 191. MONDONVILLE Dominus regnavit. VIVALDI Gloria, RV 589(1) * Jeanne Lamon, cond; Ann Monoyios (sop); Matthew White (ct);1 Colin Ainsworth (ten); Tafelmusik Baroque O & CCh (period instruments) * CBC 5244 (67:40 *) In a veritable sea of indistinguishable, ...
Harpsichord Concertos: BWV 1052-1059
Sep 01, 2008; ... BACH Harpsichord Concertos: BWV 1052-1059 * Bob van Asperen (hpd); Melante Amsterdam (period instruments) * VIRGIN 22001 (2 CDs: 121:20) Bach is often credited with having invented the keyboard concerto, despite the fact that all of his works in the mode were arrangements of existing ...
Mass in a, BWV 234. Prelude and Fugue, BWV 544. Cantata, BWV 198. Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727
Sep 01, 2008; ... BACH Mass in a, BWV 234. Prelude and Fugue, BWV 544. Cantata, BWV 198. Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 * Philippe Pierlot, cond; Katharine Fuge (sop); Carlos Mena (alto); Jan Kobov (ten); Stephen MacLeod (bs); Ricercar Consort * MIRARE 30 (78:19 *) The Princess Christiane ...
Preludes: in a, BWV 931; in d, BWV 899; in C, BWV 924; in c, BWV 921. Trio Sonatas: in a, BWV 528; in d, BWV 1029; in a, BWV 526; in F, BWV 1028. Pedal Exercitium in g, BWV 598. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her
Sep 01, 2008; ... BACH Preludes: in a, BWV 931; in d, BWV 899; in C, BWV 924; in c, BWV 921. Trio Sonatas: in a, BWV 528; in d, BWV 1029; in a, BWV 526; in F, BWV 1028. Pedal Exercitium in g, BWV 598. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her * Laterna Magica (period instruments) * SOLAL 3 (58:05) Some ...
St. John Passion (1725 version)
Sep 01, 2008; ... BACH St. John Passion (1725 version) * Simon Carrington, dir; Robert Mealy, dir;1 Derek Chester (Evangelist); Douglas Williams (Jesus); Abigail Haynes (sop); Melissa Hughes (sop); Ian L. Howell (alt); Sylvia Aiko Rider (alt); Steven Caldicott Wilson (ten); Joshua Copeland (bs); Yale Collegium ...
Der Geist hilft. Komm, Jesu, komm. Jesu, meine Freude. Fürchte dich nicht. O Mensch bewein.1 Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn.1 Meine Seele erhebt den Herren1
Sep 01, 2008; ... BACH Singet dem Herr. Komm, Jesu komm! Der Geist hilft. Jesu, meine Freude. Ich lasse dich nict. Fürchte dich nicht. Lobet den Herrn * Bo Holten, cond; Flemish RCh * GLOSSA 922205 (Hybrid multichannel SACD: 69:43 *) BACH Der Geist hilft. Komm, Jesu, komm. Jesu, meine Freude. Fürchte dich ...
Trio Sonatas, BWV 525-530. Preludes and Fugues: in b, BWV 544; in e, BWV 548
Sep 01, 2008; ... BACH Trio Sonatas, BWV 525-530. Preludes and Fugues: in b, BWV 544; in e, BWV 548 * Christa Rakich (org); Dana Maiben (vn); Wendy Rolfe (fl); Alice Robbins (vc/vdg) * LOFT 1102 (2 CDs: 105:40) I don't think I'll ever quite understand why, nowadays, certain Bach pieces are still played ...
María Sabina.1 Dionisio: In Memoriam2
Sep 01, 2008; ... BALADA María Sabina.1 Dionisio: In Memoriam2 * José Ramón Encinar, cond; Susi Sánchez (María Sabine);1 Àngel Sáiz (Town Crier/Constable);1 Fernando Tejedor (Executioner);1 Carlos Hipólito (nar);2 Comunidad de Madrid O & Ch * NAXOS 8.570425 (68:52 *) Some composers (Rheinberger, ...
3 Northern Ballads. Nympholept. Red Autumn (orch. Parlett). The Happy Forest. Into the Twilight
Sep 01, 2008; ... BAX 3 Northern Ballads. Nympholept. Red Autumn (orch. Parlett). The Happy Forest Into the Twilight * Vernon Handley, cond; BBC P * CHANDOS 10446 (76:44) Chandos has recorded so much of the music of Arnold Bax that you have to be careful what is new and what is a reissue. Their two ...
The Truth about the Russian Dancers. From Dusk till Dawn
Sep 01, 2008; ... BAX The Truth about the Russian Dancers. From Dusk till Dawn * Bryden Thomson, cond; London PO * CHANDOS 10457 (67:12) This is Volume 9 of Chandos's midprice reissues of Bryden Thomson's extensive survey of the orchestral music of Arnold Bax. The good news for Bax fans is that these are ...
Street Dance
Sep 01, 2008; ... BECKMAN Street Dance * Patrick Beckman (pn) * MMC 2165 (44:57) This is an homage to American pop. If you are a Eurocentric fan of piano music, you're advised to give this one a pass. On second thought, if you are of that persuasion, maybe it's best that you give this one a listen ....
Bagatelles, op. 126. Piano Concerto No. 1
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Bagatelles, op. 126. Piano Concerto No. 1 * Piotr Anderszewski (pn), cond; German CP, Bremen * VIRGIN 5 02111 (58:37) Everything I've heard from Piotr Anderszewski up until now has mightily impressed me. Alas, my impression of this latest release is not nearly so positive. In a ...
Bagatelles: op. 33; op. 119; op. 126; in B[musical flat], WoO 60; in a, "Für Elise." Andante in F, "Andante favori." Rondo a capriccio, op. 129. Allegretto in b, WoO 61
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Bagatelles: op. 33; op. 119; op. 126; in B[musical flat], WoO 60; in a, "Für Elise." Andante in F, "Andante favori." Rondo a capriccio, op. 129. Allegretto in b, WoO 61 * Linda Nicholson (fp) * ACCENT 24180 (76:29) Wow. Wow, wow, wow! Putting this CD on and starting it up will ...
Piano Concertos: No. 1 in C; No. 2 in B[musical flat]; No. 3 in c; No. 4 in G; No. 5 in E[musical flat], "Emperor." Concerto in C, "Triple"
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos: No. 1 in C; No. 2 in B[musical flat]; No. 3 in c; No. 4 in G; No. 5 in E[musical flat], "Emperor." Concerto in C, "Triple" * Barry Douglas (pn), cond; Chee-Yun (vn); Andrés Diaz (vc); Camerata Ireland * SATIRINO 74 (3 CDs: 204:44) Two of the discs in this set ...
Piano Concerto No. 3. Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello, "Triple"
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3. Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello, "Triple" * Barry Douglas (pn), dir; Chee-Yun (vn); Andrés Diaz (vc); Camerata Ireland * SATIRINO 73 (70:54) These are conductorless performances, Barry Douglas providing what is termed "direction" from the keyboard ....
Piano Concerto No. 3
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 (choice of cadenzas by Moscheies, Alkan, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Rische) * Michael Rische (pn); Marcus Bosch, cond; Deutsches SO Berlin * ARTE NOVA 825860 (61:19) As far as I know, nothing is competitive with this release, offering as it does five cadenzas for ...
Piano Concerto No. 3.(1) Piano Sonatas: No. 23, "Appassionata"; No. 28
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3.1 Piano Sonatas: No. 23, "Appassionata"; No. 28 * Friedrich Guida (pn); Mario Rossi, cond; Cologne West German RSO * MEDICI ARTS 24, mono (75:33) Broadcast: Cologne 2/22/1957; 2/25/1957(1) Pianist Friedrich Gulda is a man who has cut his own path through ...
Violin Concerto/Violin Concerto No. 4.(2)/(arr. Kennedy) Creepin' In2
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto. MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4.2 SILVER (arr. Kennedy) Creepin' In2 * Nigel Kennedy (vn), dir; Polish CO; Michal Baranski (db)2 * EMI 95373, analog (77:55) Nigel Kennedy's first recording of Beethoven's Concerto, with Klaus Tennstedt, came from a live performance ...
String Quartets: No. 12 in E[musical flat]; No. 13 in B[musical flat]; No. 13: alt. finale; No. 14 in c#; No. 15 in a; No. 16 in F
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN String Quartets: No. 12 in [musical flat][musical flat]; No. 13 in B[musical flat]; No. 13: alt. finale; No. 14 in c#; No. 15 in a; No. 16 in F * Orion Str Qrt * KOCH 7683 (3 CDs: 199:54) But for the occasional misfire among newly recorded releases (see my review of the Tokyo ...
Piano Sonatas: Nos. 5-7, No. 15, "Pastorale"; Nos. 19-20; No. 26, "Les adieux"; Nos. 30-32
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas: Nos. 5-7, No. 15, "Pastorale"; Nos. 19-20; No. 26, "Les adieux"; Nos. 30-32 * Paul Lewis (pn) * HARMONIA MUNDI 901909 (3 CDs: 184:23) Eating unripe tomatoes is an acquired taste, not for everyone. Listening to young pianists tackle the Beethoven sonatas, ...
Piano Sonatas: No. 7; No. 8, "Pathétique"; No. 12, "Funeral March"; No. 23, "Appassionata"; No. 24; No. 32
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas: No. 7; No. 8, "Pathétique"; No. 12, "Funeral March"; No. 23, "Appassionata"; No. 24; No. 32 * Christian Leotta (pn) * ATMA 2486 (2 CDs: 142:23) Christian Leotta, a pupil of Karl Ulrich Schnabel, has been praised by that excellent teacher, admired by Rosalyn ...
Piano Sonatas: No. 23, "Appassionata"; No. 9; No. 32
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas: No. 23, "Appassionata"; No. 9; No. 32 * Vassily Primakov (pn) * BRIDGE 9251 (64:47) This is a tough one. There's no doubt about Vassily Primakov's rock-solid technique or his ability to deliver these sonatas in boldly dramatic, even explosive readings. The ...
Symphonies: Nos. 1-9. The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture. Coriolan Overture. Egmont: Overture. The Consecration of the House Overture. The Ruins of Athens: Overture; Marcia alla turca
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Symphonies: Nos. 1-9. The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture. Coriolan Overture. Egmont: Overture. The Consecration of the House Overture. The Ruins of Athens: Overture; Marcia alla turca * Jos van Immerseel, cond; Anna-Kristiina Kaappola (sop); Marianne Beate Kielland (mez); Markus ...
Symphonies: No. 1; No. 3, "Eroica"
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Symphonies: No. 1; No. 3, "Eroica" * Philippe Herreweghe, cond; Royal Flemish P * PENTATONE 5186 313 (Hybrid multichannel SACD: 72:55) This is the third installment of a complete series of the Beethoven symphonies conducted by Philippe Herreweghe, the most recent volumes of ...
Trio in B[musical flat], op. 11, "Gassenhauer Trio."/Trio in B[musical flat], op. 15/Trio in E[musical flat]
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEETHOVEN Trio in B[musical flat], op. 11, "Gassenhauer Trio." LANNOY Trio in B[musical flat], op. 15. RUDOLPH Trio in E[musical flat] * Dieter Klöcker (cl); Guido Schiefen (vc); Olaf Dressler (pn) * cpo 777 224 (68:26) By the end of the 18th century, Beethoven had written most of his ...
Norma
Sep 01, 2008; ... BELLINI Norma * Oliviero de Fabritiis, cond; Elena Suliotis (Norma); Gianfranco Cecchele (Pollione); Ivo Vinco (Oroveso); Fiorenza Cossotto (Adalgisa); Anna di Stasio (Clotilde); Franco Castellana (Flavio); La Scala O & Ch * MYTO 7 (2 CDs: 142:39) Live: Tokyo 8/30/1971 The booklet ...
Violin Sonatas: in C; in a; in F; in E; in C; in E[musical flat]
Sep 01, 2008; ... BENDA Violin Sonatas: in C; in a; in F; in E; in C; in E[musical flat] * Anton Steck (vn); Christian Rieger (hpd) (period instruments) * cpo 777 214 (69:13) All six of Franz Benda's violin sonatas included in Anton Steck's collection for cpo fall into three movements, which accords with ...
Heavy Metal
Sep 01, 2008; ... E. BERNSTEIN Heavy Metal * Elmer Bernstein, cond; Jeanne Loriod (ondes Martenot); London Voices; Royal PO * FSM 11: 2 (72:40) Available at www.filmscoremonthly.com When you consider Elmer Bernstein's formidable reputation as a pioneering innovator who, along with Alex North, introduced ...
Clarinet Suites: I; lb. String Quartets: No. 1; No. 2. 3 Songs for Soprano and Clarinet. Bees. The Federal Music Project. Movement for 2 Pianos. Ballad of the Star-Eater. Movement for Double Bass and Piano. 3 Pieces for Choir. Sonatina in C
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEYER Clarinet Suites: I; lb. String Quartets: No. 1; No. 2. 3 Songs for Soprano and Clarinet. Bees. The Federal Music Project. Movement for 2 Pianos. Ballad of the Star-Eater. Movement for Double Bass and Piano. 3 Pieces for Choir. Sonatina in C * John McCaughey, dir; Astra C Music Society * ...
Carmen: Prelude; Entr'actes 1, 2, 3. L'arlésienne: Suites Nos. 1 & 2; Incidental Music
Sep 01, 2008; ... BIZET Carmen: Prelude; Entr'actes 1, 2, 3. L'artésienne: Suites Nos. 1 & 2; Incidental Music * Marc Minkowski, cond; Lyon Op Ch; Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble * NAÏVE 5130 (59:17) The theme of the fallen woman, or even femme fatale was a very popular topic in 19th-century Europe, ...
Carmen
Sep 01, 2008; ... BIZET Carmen * Lorin Maazel, cond; Christa Ludwig (Carmen); James King (Don José); Jeanette Pilou (Micaëla); Eberhard Waechter (Escamillo); Vienna St Op O & Ch * ORFEO 733082, mono (2 CDs: 145:19) Live: Vienna 2/19/1966 In 1964, German musicologist Fritz Oeser discovered a batch of ...
Pastorel-la. American Souvenir. Sonatina antiga. Ermita i panorama. Cavantina i diàleg. Romance, Intermezzo, and March
Sep 01, 2008; ... BLANCAFORT Pastorel-la. American Souvenir. Sonatina antiga. Ermita i panorama. Cavantina i diàleg. Romance, Intermezzo, and March * Miquel Villalba (pn) * NAXOS 8.557335 (64:38) This is the fourth in a series devoted to the piano music of Catalan composer Manuel Blancafort (1897-1987) ....
Music for Strings. Meditations on a Theme by John Blow. A Prayer to the Infant Jesus1
Sep 01, 2008; ... BLISS Music for Strings. Meditations on a Theme by John Blow. A Prayer to the Infant Jesus1 * Hugo Rignold, cond; Philip Ledger, cond;1 City of Birmingham SO; Ambrosian Singers1 * LYRITA 254 (65:56 *) 1966; 19711 I've had the first two items on this disc in my LP collection for several ...
String Quartets: No. 1 in B[musical flat];1 No. 2 in f2
Sep 01, 2008; ... BLISS String Quartets: No. 1 in B[musical flat];1 No. 2 in f2 * Griller Qrt * DUTTON 9780, mono (57:11) 1943;1 1950(2) London LL 1550 was a treasured item in my LP collection for many years after I first bought it, secondhand, in the mid 1960s. The contents featured the Griller Quartet, ...
Sonatas: for Violin, Cello, and Keyboard, B 143-148. for Violin and Keyboard, G 25-30
Sep 01, 2008; ... BOCCHERINI Sonatas: for Violin, Cello, and Keyboard, B 143-148. for Violin and Keyboard, G 25-30 * Franco Angeleri (fp); Laura Alvini (fp); Enrico Gatti (vn); Roberta Gini (vc) (period instruments) * BRILLIANT 93363 (2 CDs: 136:56) If I were to use one of my frequent food metaphors for ...
Cello Sonatas, op. 26; op. 50
Sep 01, 2008; ... BOISMORTIER Cello Sonatas, op. 26; op. 50 * Brandywine Baroque (period instruments) * PLECTRA 20703 (65:59) Enormously prolific, smart, with great business acumen as well as an easy musical inspiration and fine compositional skills, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier has been dubbed the French ...
Keyboard Sonatas: No. 1 in g; No. 2 in B[musical flat]; No. 3 in F; No. 4 in C; No. 5 in b; No. 6 in C
Sep 01, 2008; ... BON Keyboard Sonatas: No. 1 in g; No. 2 in B[musical flat]; No. 3 in F; No. 4 in C; No. 5 in b; No. 6 in C * Barbara Harbach (hpd) * MSR 1241 (64:43) Even among the ranks of obscure women composers, Anna Bon-who listed herself in her folios as Anna Bon di Venezia-is one of its greatest ...
14 Piano Pieces
Sep 01, 2008; ... BOONE 14 Piano Pieces & * John Davis (pn) * NEWPORT 85678 (Enhanced CD: 73:26) & Music Miner, a film by Joan Grossman (8:29) Hidden among the Baroque and Classical goodies forwarded to me from Command Headquarters in Tenafly this time was a disc entitled "Marshfield Tornado: John ...
Piano Concertos: No. 1 in d;1 No. 2 in B[musical flat]. Pieces for Piano, op. 118. Capriccio in b. Intermezzo in E[musical flat]. Rhapsody in b. Intermezzos: in E, op. 116/6; in e, op. 119/2; in C, op. 119/3
Sep 01, 2008; ... BOWEN Viola Sonatas: No. 1 in c; No. 2 in F. Romance in D[musical flat]. Fantasia. Phantasy in F. Romance in A. Allegro de concert. Melodies: for the G String; for the C String. Rhapsody in g. See Lawrence Power feature. BRAHMS Piano Concertos: No. 1 in d;1 No. 2 in B[musical flat] ....
Piano Concerto No. 1 in d. Hungarian Dances: Nos. 1-5; No. 7; No. 11; No. 14; No. 17(1)
Sep 01, 2008; ... BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in d. Hungarian Dances: Nos. 1-5; No. 7; No. 11; No. 14; No. 17(1) * Nicholas Angelich (pn); Paavo Järvi, cond; Frank Braley (pn);1 Frankfurt RSO * VIRGIN 18998 (74:20) American-born, French-trained pianist Nicholas Angelich first came to my attention in 2004 ...
German Requiem
Sep 01, 2008; ... BRAHMS German Requiem * Robert Spano, cond; Twyla Robinson (sop); Mariusz Kwiecien (bar); Atlanta SO & Ch * TELARC 80701 (67:26) Fifty years ago, the city of Atlanta was the quintessential southern American city. Today it is one of the great American metropolises, sporting a major ...
Pieces for Piano, op. 119. Rhapsodies: No. 1 in b; No. 2 in g. Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Sep 01, 2008; ... BRAHMS Pieces for Piano, op. 119. Rhapsodies: No. 1 in b; No. 2 in g. Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel * Ivo Varbanov (pn) * GEGA 308 (57:43) Ivo Varbanov is of Bulgarian birth. He studied with Hungarian pianist Ylonka Deckers in Milan from 1988 to 1993. Upon graduation, he ...
String Quintet in f (reconstr. Brown). Piano Trio in A, op. posth.
Sep 01, 2008; ... BRAHMS String Quintet in f (reconstr. Brown). Piano Trio in A, op. posth. * Amati C Players * BIDDULPH 80227 (79:25) This is a brand-new recording from a label associated almost exclusively with remastering of historical and archival material. The disc is titled "Brahms Rediscovered," ...
Serenades: No. 1 in D; No. 2 in A
Sep 01, 2008; ... BRAHMS Serenades: No. 1 in D; No. 2 in A * Andreas Spering, cond; Capella Augustina (period instruments) * cpo 777 300 (79:01) A few issues back, it seems that I created yet another commotion-quite innocently, rest assured-when, in reviewing Masur's Brahms serenades in PentaTone's SACD ...
Cello Sonata No. 1/Cello Sonata in F/Cello Sonata No. 3
Sep 01, 2008; ... BRAHMS Cello Sonata No. 1. R. STRAUSS Cello Sonata in F. HERZOGENBERG Cello Sonata No. 3 * Johannes Moser (vc); Paul Rivinius (pn) * HÄNSSLER 93207 (79:09) Volume 1 in this series titled "Brahms and his Contemporaries" was enthusiastically recommended in 31:2. That release (Häussler ...
Cello Sonatas: No. 1 in e; No. 2 in F/5 Pieces in Folk Style
Sep 01, 2008; ... BRAHMS Cello Sonatas: No. 1 in e; No. 2 in F. SCHUMANN 5 Pieces in Folk Style * Clive Greensmith (vc); Boris Berman (pn) * BIDDULPH 80226 (68:38) Again with the Brahms cello sonatas! Is there no end? These are now the two most recorded cello sonatas in the whole of the repertoire. Is ...