Mischa Maisky
– Song of the Cello 
Mischa Maisky (cello)
with accompaniments rec. 1982-2006
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 7442 [80:15 +
79:13] [JW]
By
its nature this is more for the casual listener
... see Full
Review
Hans
van Manen
Choreographies
Netherlands Dans Theater Set, Het Nationale
Ballet Set rec. 2000-7
ARTHAUS 101501 
[MM-B]
Definitely
worth viewing more than once ... see Full
Review
Monster Music
(reconstructed and orchestrated by John Morgan)
Frank SKINNER (1897–1968) Son of Frankenstein
Frank SKINNER and Hans J SALTER (1896–1994)
The Invisible Man Returns Frank
SKINNER and Hans J SALTER with Charles PREVIN (1888–1973) The
Wolf Man
Moscow Symphony Orchestra/William Stromberg rec.
1994
NAXOS 8.557705 [75:41][BBr]
Another
marvelous entry in your collection of Film Music Classics. I can’t wait
to hear more ... see Full Review
Mysteries of Byzantine Chant
Kontakion/Mihail
Diaconescu rec. 1995
DECCA ELOQUENCE 4429629 [63:03][MS]
A
gentle, rich, profound and wholly satisfying
anthology of Byzantine chant. Beautiful textures
and ethereal melodies ... see Full
Review
Nederlands
Dans Theater celebrates
Jiří Kylián (b. 1947)
Nederlands Dans Theater I, II & III rec.
1998-2005
ARTHAUS 102099
[128.00][MM-B]
A
visionary, revolutionary artist who continues
to contribute greatly to contemporary ballet
... see Full
Review
Norwegian
Brass Band Championships - 2007
DOYEN DOYCD216 [71:23 +
73.31][JF]
The playing is superb.
The sound quality is great and allows the listener to enjoy these fine
award-winning brass bands at their best ... see Full
Review
Opera
Fantasies for Violin Includes Jenö HUBAY (1858-1937) Fantasie
brillante on Bizet's "Carmen" Joseph
Joachim RAFF (1822-1882) Duo on themes from Wagner’s
Lohengrin Oswald GOLIJOV (b.1960) Ainadamar:
Desde mi ventana Stephen
PRUTSMAN (b.1960) Fantasy Extract on Themes from
Richard Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" Niccolò PAGANINI (1782-1840) " I
Palpiti" - Introduction and Variations on “Di tanti Palpiti” from
Rossini's Tancredi Livia
Sohn (violin) Benjamin Loeb (piano) Geoff Nuttall (violin,
viola) rec. 2006 NAXOS
8.570202 [JW]
Cannily
selected and little heard pieces, played with flair and no little
virtuosity ... see Full
Review
Opera
Fantasies for Violin
Livia Sohn (violin), Benjamin Loeb (piano) rec. 2006
NAXOS 8.570202 [66:15][GF]
Violin
fanciers and opera lovers should derive a lot of pleasure from this ...
see Full Review
Orphée
Cyril Auvity (tenor) l'yriade rec. 2007
ZIGZAG TERRITOIRES ZZT071002 [JV]
The
main attractions of this disc is the repertoire
and the singing of Cyril Auvity and these
outweigh its shortcomings ... see Full
Review
Ouverture
– Works for Trombone Quartet Michael
PRAETORIUS Suite
des Danses Johann
Sebastian BACH Prelude and Fugue
in G minor, Joseph
Bodin de BOISMORTIER Sonata
à 4 in A minor Gioachino
ROSSINI Overture: William Tell
Samuel BARBER
Adagio for Strings, Op.
11 Claude DEBUSSY
Petite Suite Johannes
BRAHMS Hungarian Dances Nos.
3 and 4 Gaetano
DONIZETTI Overture: Don
Pasquale
Munich Trombone Quartet rec. 1996
AUDITE 97.533 [52:27] [DM]
Well
worth a spin, even if this isn’t your usual
fare ... see Full
Review
Itzhak Perlman - Virtuoso Violinist
Christopher Nupen (director)
ALLEGRO FILMS A08CND [169:00][AOz]
Reveals
how an ordinary human being can achieve great things through integrity
and faith … and talent and hard work ... see Full
Review
Premieres and Encores Henry Hugo
PIERSON (1815-1873) Macbeth,
Alan RAWSTHORNE (1905-1971) Fantasy
Overture. Cortèges David MORGAN
(1933-1988) Contrasts Francis CHAGRIN
(1905-1972) Concert Overture: Helter Skelter Peter
WARLOCK (1894-1930) Serenade for Strings Malcolm
ARNOLD (1921-2006) Comedy Overture: Beckus the Dandipratt
LYRITA SRCD.318 [79.22] [EMc]
An
interesting collection, with some fine performances
... see Full
Review
Romantic
Piano Favourites Vol. 5
Balász
Szokolay (piano) rec. 1988
NAXOS 8.550168 [64:35] [CH]
A
charming hour-or-so of tuneful music very
nicely played. So if that’s what you want
... see Full
Review
Romantic
Piano Favourites Vol. 9
Balász Szokolay (piano) rec. 1988/9
NAXOS 8.550218 [68:27] [CH]
Another
agreeable collection, with a particular welcome
for the Moszkowski and Albeniz items. ...
see Full
Review
Romantic
Violin Concertos Ludwig
van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Violin Concerto Max
BRUCH (1838-1920) Violin Concerto No.1 Felix
MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Violin Concerto Peter
Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Violin
Concerto Jean
SIBELIUS (1865-1957) Violin Concerto Sergei
PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Violin Concerto No.2 Various
artists rec. 8, 10 November 1958-1999 EMI
CLASSICS TRIPLE 5008992 [3 CDs] [TP]
Four
good performances that are well worth hearing,
but the second disc is disappointing ... see
Full Review
Saxophone
Voices from Five Countries Includes Ron
NELSON (b.1929) Danza Capriccio Heitor
VILLA-LOBOS (1887-1959) Fantasia for soprano saxophone Toshiyuki
and Naomi HONDA (b.1957) Four Jazz Etudes Keith
R Young (saxophones) Judith Radell, Angelo Versace & Ron
Warren (piano) rec. 1990-2007 CRYSTAL
RECORDS CD659 [JW]
An
unusual programme, generally well performed. Stylistically nothing
too way out ... see Full Review
Singers of the Century –
40 Greats of the twentieth century
rec. 1948–1957
REGIS RRC2078 [77:28 + 78:27][GF]
Gems
a-plenty and technical limitations are not serious enough to diminish
listening pleasure ... see Full Review
Suites and Partitas of Modern Times
Igor
STRAVINSKY Suite Italienne ;
Luigi DALLAPICCOLA Tartiniana Seconda (Divertimento)
; Frédéric van ROSSUM Graffiti;
Alfred SCHNITTKE Suite im Altem
Style; Witold LUTOSŁAWSKI Partita;
Don FREUND Sonapartita, noch
nach Bach Daniel Rubenstein
(violin) Muhiddin Dürrüoglu-Demiriz (piano) rec. Théâtre
Saint-Michel, Brussels, 1-4 August 2002
TALENT DOM 2910 125 [75:53] [JS]
Six
comparatively short works all influenced by
baroque models ... see Full
Review
BOOK
REVIEWS
Isolde Ahlgrim,
Vienna and the Early Music Revival
by Peter Watchorn. Ashgate
Publishing Limited,
(2007) 264pp., hardback. Includes 32 b&w illustrations and 23 music
examples. £55.
A
very interesting account of a neglected exponent
of authentic performances of Early Music ...
see Full Review
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