Works: Magnificat in D · Choralkantate „Jesu, meine Freude“ · Tu es Petrus op. 111 · Choralkantate „Wir glauben all an einen Gott“ · Gloria in Es
Artists: Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Soprano: Andrea Lauren Brown, Alto: Monica Groop, Tenor: Werner Güra, Bass: Michael Volle, conductor: Frieder Bernius
“The performances throughout are first-class, with Andrea Brown a radiant soprano, and chorus and
orchestra both full of life and energy.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2009 – BBC Music Choice - ***** Performance & Recording
Works: Schumann: Kreisleriana, Prior: Svyagotor's Quest, Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 in C# minor
Artists: Wu Qian, piano
“The young Chinese virtuoso Wu Qian captures the violently opposing nature of Schumann’s manic
depression perfectly here and continues this idea of two states of mind with Alexander Prior’s epic
new work, Svyatogor’s Quest. Wu Qian laps up this demanding piece before racing through Liszt’s
Hungarian Rhapsody No 12 with the same abandon. Exhilarating stuff.” Observer, 19th
April 2009
Works: Piano Sonata Nr. 11 op. 22, Piano Sonata Nr. 19 op. 49/1 & Nr. 20 op. 49/2, Piano Sonata Nr. 13 op. 27/1 & Nr. 14 op. 27/2 “Moonlight”
Artists: Michael Korstick piano
“Korstick’s ability to live through every note spills over into the Op.27 sonatas, where Beethoven’s
ground-breaking desire to throw the emotional weight on to the finale registers to startling effect.
Highly recommended.” International Piano, March/April 2009
Artists: Allan Clayton tenor, Katherine Manley soprano, Alexandra Gibson mezzo soprano, George Humphreys bass London Handel Singers,
London Handel Orchestra,
Laurence Cummings condutor
“With the soprano Katherine Manley as Achsa, and the tenor Allan Clayton in the title role, the cast is
strong, and Laurence Cummings keeps the arias, recitatives, and choruses in perfect balance.” Independent, 4th
April 2009
Works: Phantasy Quartet,
Duo for Viola and Piano,
String Trio No. 1,
The Fall of the Leaf,
Sonata for Violin and Cello,
String Quintet
Artists: Court Lane Music: Daniel Swain (piano), Simon Hewitt Jones (violin), David Worswick (violin), Tom Hankey (viola), Oliver Coates (cello), Thomas Hewitt Jones (cello).
“This sensitive, not to say compelling recording does much to remind us that Imogen Holst (1907-84)
was, throughout her life, a serious composer, and though her music does not evidence the same
original voice as her father’s, the chamber works, sympathetically performed here, nevertheless reveal
a craftsmanship and fertile imagination.” Gramophone March 2009
Works: "Songs Of Passion Pain & Pleasure" A compilation of English love songs by Dowland, Purcell, Handel, Haydn, Vaughan Williams, Quilter, Bridge, Butterworth, Ireland, Warlock, Finzi, Britten & Barlow.
Artists: Mark Stone (baritone) & Stephen Barlow (piano)
“…..this is not a recital restricted to one vocal hue. Each song is looked at and receives relevant
response from both singer and pianist. ….he (Mark Stone) introduces so much by way of nuance and
colour to make this a very interesting and fulfilling programme, one which is well recorded.” International Record Review, March 2009
Artists: Heidelberger Sinfoniker, cond. Thomas Fey
“The bracing exuberance of Mendelssohn’s writing comes teeming off the page in these electrifying
performances…..Every note rings true as Fey inspires his magnificent players to virtuoso heights of
darting textural interplay and staccato brilliance.” International Record Review, March 2009
Works: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester (2007) 18:35,
invocation VI (2007) for soprano and bass flute 8:39,
spur (1998) for piano and string quartet 12:53,
FAMA VI (2005) for voice and contrabass flute 10:12,
retour an dich (1984) for piano trio 16:38,
lotófagos I (2006) for soprano and double bass 12:53
Artists: Nicolas Hodges piano, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Peter Rundel conductor
Petra Hoffmann soprano, Eva Furrer bass flute, Kammerensemble neue musik berlin, Isabelle Menke voice, Eva Furrer contrabass flute, Tora Augestad soprano, Uli Fussenegger double bass
“Hodges is persuasive and the pieces come over with an unaffected zest……..The pungent Lotofagos I,
for soprano (Tara Augestad) and double bass (Uli Fussenegger), has a weird catchiness.” Sunday Times, 5th
April 2009
Works: HELLER 33 Variations an a theme by Beethoven op. 130; SGAMBATI Menuet for solo piano; KALKBRENNER Fantasia for the Piano Forte an Beethoven's Diabelli Waltz op. 118; SEISS German Dances; RAFF Romance No. 1 for solo piano; TAUSIG String Quartet op. 59 No. 1 Adagio, String Quartet op. 59 No. 2 Scherzo, String Quartet op. 59 No. 3 Andante, String Quartet op. 130 Kavantine; ; FRIEDMAN Ecossaises
Artists: Petronel Malan piano
“No less than eight of these 10 transcriptions are world premiere recordings…….the panache and
infectious high spirits she brings to he more extrovert pieces are matched by her sensitive handling of
some long-breathed transfigured string solos.” Gramophone, April 2009
Works: GABRIEL FAURE [1845-1924]
L’Horizon Chimérique (1921), Poème d’un jour (1878), Mirages, opus 113 (1919)
FRANCIS POULENC [1899-1963]
Tel jour telle nuit (1936/37),
Chansons villageoises (1942),
La Fraîcheur et le Feu FP 117.
Artists: Thomas Oliemans baritone, Malcolm Martineau piano
“These songs, with their pastel shadings, Symbolist images and concise language, are challenging,
but Oliemans achieves a superb blend of richness, refinement and mystery, warmth and objectivity.
His is a highly attractive voice that we will hopefully hear more of in the future.” Classic FM Magazine, April 2009
Works: 1 Let the bright seraphim in burning row (Samson),
2 Lascia chi’o pianga (Rinaldo),
3 Rejoice greatly (Messiah),
4 Ah! think what ills (Hercules),
5 Reci. Now all this scene (Semele),
6 Where’re you walk (Semele),
7 Acc. Shall Cleopatra ever smile again? (Alexander Baulus),
8 O take me from this hateful light (Alexander Baulus),
9 Oh sleep (Semele),
10 Acc. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephta).
11 Waft her, angels, through the skies (Jephta),
12 Through the land (Athalia),
13 Hence, Iris, hence away (Semele),
14 Allegro (Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 4),
15 Reci. First and chief, on golden wing (L’Allegro, Il Penseroso),
16 Sweet bird, that shun’st the noise of folly (L'Allegro...),
17 Reci. May peace in Salem (Solomon),
18 Will the sun forget to streak (Solomon), 19 I know that my Redeemer liveth (Messiah)
Artists: Karina Gauvain soprano, Tempo Rubato, cond. Weimann
“Her glinting soprano, bright-edged yet deliciously rounded and sensual, is used with rare
understanding for character……The highlight is the Queen of Sheba’s Will the Sun Forget to Streak,
fabulously sung…….” The Sunday Times
Works: Fairy Tale Suite,
In Autumn,
Miniature Pastorals 1,
Etude Rhapsodique,
Graziella,
Dramatic Fantasia,
Sea Idyll,
Miniature Suite, Four Characteristic Pieces
Artists: Mark Bebbington piano
“Bebbington’s playing is always sensitively nuanced, every phrase expressively shaped and pedalled,
without losing sight of each piece’s overall thrust and import. He makes one aware, too, of how open
Bridge’s ears were to his contemporaries…..Buy with confidence.” BBC Music Magazine - ***** Performance and Recording
MARTIN Concertos
Label: MDG Scene MDG 9011539 Hybrid CD/SACD
BRITTEN War Requiem
Label: Hanssler Classic HAEN 98507 2 x Hybrid CD/SACD
Works: Polyptyque pour violon solo
et deux petits orchestres à cordes
Passacaille
pour orchestre à cordes d'apres la Passacaille pour orgue (1944)
Concerto pour clavecin et petit orchestre
Artists: Willi Zimmermann, violin
Rudolf Scheidegger, Cembalo
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Jac van Steen, cond.
“Jac van Steen and the Collegium Musicum of Winterthur makes a very strong case for the string
orchestra version(Passacaille) offering a performance of exemplary clarity and strong forward
momentum, features that also distinguish Rudolf Scheidigger’s sprightly account of the neo–classical
Harpsichord Concerto.” BBC Music Magazine - ***** Recording
Artists: Dasch, Taylor, Gerhaher, Festival Ensemble Stuttgart , cond. Rilling
“The orchestra sounds almost human in its emotional involvement, while the choral singing is of the
highest order. Add the beautiful solo performances and it’s impossible to recommend this highly
enough.” Classic FM Magazine
Works: Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op. 98,
Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, No. 1 in G Minor, No. 3 in F Major, No. 10 in F Major, No. 17 in F-sharp Minor, No. 18 in D Major, No. 19 in B Minor, No. 20 in E Minor, No. 21 in E Minor
Artists: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
conducted by:
Marek Janowski
“Listen to the slow movement of the Fourth Symphony where Marek Janowski really has his players
leaning into the harmonic radiance of the writing. All those wondrous transfigurations evolve so
naturally and so dreamily that the brawny exuberance of the Scherzo – tough and resilient in
Janowski’s hands – really does come to an unexpected blast.” Gramophone Editor's Choice
Works: Piano Sonata in A, D 959,
6 Moments musicaux, D 780 (Op. 94)
Artists: Martin Helmchen, piano
“It (the Sonata) is performed by Helmchen with a naturalness which does justice to both its subtleties
and stark contrasts. The Moments musicaux may be thought to play themselves, but this account of
them is equally compelling and fresh.” BBC Music Magazine, BBC Music Choice - ***** Performance & Recording
Works: J. STRAUSS II Entrance of the Countess from The Spirit of Vienna
ZELLER Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol (Roses from Tyrol) from The Birdseller
SIECZYNSKI Wien, Wien du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dreams)
J. STRAUSS II The Nuns’ Chorus from Casanova
ZELLER Sei nicht bös (Don’t Be Cross) from The Mine Foreman
LEHÁR Einer wird kommen (Someone Will Come) from The Czarevitch
KÁLMÁN Heia, Heia (Entrance Song) from The Gypsy Princess
STOLZ Mein Liebeslied muss ein Walzer sein (My Love Song Must Be a Waltz) from White Horse Inn
HEUBERGER Im Chambre séparée (A Private Room) from The Opera Ball
LEHÁR Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss (My Lips Kiss So Hotly) from Judith
LEHÁR Vilia from The Merry Widow
LEHÁR Love Unspoken (The Merry Widow Waltz)
LEHÁR Hör’ ich Cymbalklänge (When I Hear the Sound of the Cimbalom) from Gypsy Love
KREISLER Stars in My Eyes
ABRAHAM Toujours l’amour (All for Love) from The Ball at the Savoy
NOVELLO Some Day My Heart Will Awake from King’s Rhapsody
NOVELLO My Dearest Dear from The Dancing Years
ABRAHAM Good Night from Victoria and Her Hussar
Artists: Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
“She sings with aristocratic style, avoiding exaggeration and indulgence. Her voice has a richness of
tone and range of expressiveness ideally suited to this music and Richard Bonynge provides equally
musicianly accompaniments.” Daily Telegraph
Works: Chaconne (1963)
Musical Toys/Jouets musicaux (1969)
Mechanical Accordion/Accordéon mécanique, Magic Roundabout/Manège enchanté, The Trumpeter in the Forest/Le Trompettiste dans la forêt, The Magic Smith/Le Forgeron magicien, April Day/Un Jour d’avril, Song of the Fisherman/Chant du pêcheur, The Little Tit/La petite Mésange, A Bear Playing the Double Bass and the Black Woman/L’Ours jouant de la Contrebasse et la Négresse, The Woodpecker/Le Pivert, The Elk Clearing/La Prairie de l’Élan, Sleigh with Little Bells/Traîneau avec grelots, The Echo/L’Écho, The Drummer/Le Tambour, Forest Musicians/Musiciens de la Forêt Sonata (1965)
Toccata-Troncata (1971)
Artists: Marcela Roggeri
“Of the Russian composers after Shostakovich, Sofia Gubaidlina has made the biggest impression in
the west as a fierce individualist……Argentian pianist Marcela Roggieri shines.” The Observer
Works: Peter Tschaikowsky (1840-1893)
Trio op. 50
»à la mémoire d’un grand artiste«
Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)
Trio op. 15
Artists: Vienna Piano Trio
Wolfgang Redik, violin;
Matthias Gredler, violoncello;
Stefan Mendl, piano
“But what makes this disc especially recommendable is the inclusion of Smetana’s G minor Piano Trio
which the composer himself premiered in 1855. All three movements are in the home key and
thematically linked yet are enticingly diverse…..the rondo finale bursts with energy (especially as
presented here). All in all a real winner of a disc that can be highly recommended on all counts.” Gramophone Editor's Choice
Artists: Eduard Stan (Klavier)
George Enescu (Komp)
Remus Azoitei (Violine)
“In a hypnotic account of the Third Sonata, Azoitei and Stan demonstrate complete empathy with the
quasi-improvisatory nature of the writing. Superb playing also in the Brahmsian First Sonata.” BBC Music Magazine - ***** Performance and Recording
CYPRIEN KATSARIS Piano Rarities Vol 1 Transcriptions
Works: 1. Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani,
2. Robert Schumann (1810-1856) MondNacht, op. 39 no. 5,
3. Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Gesang (An Sylvia), op. 106 no. 4, D. 891,
4. Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Der Engel (no. 1 from Wesendonck-Lieder),
5. Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1,
6. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Adagietto (from Symphony no. 5),
7. Federico Mompou (1893-1987) Damunt de tu només les flors,
8. Francisco Táregga (1852-1909) Recuerdos de la Alhambra,
9. Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) Chôro Da Saudade,
10. Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Adieux de l'Hôtesse arabe,
11. Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Nell, op. 18 no. 1,
12. Léo Delibes (1836-1891)
Valse (from Coppélia ou la Fille aux yeux d'émail),
13. Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819-1872) Gwiazdka,
14. Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Vocalise,
15. Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
Valse (from The Bronze Horseman)
Artists: Cyprien Katsaris, piano
“Piano transcription fanciers will be falling over themselves for this collection, not merely for the
effortless bravura and tonal control of the playing…..but because they will not have heard of many of
the titles. The recording is a tad on the spacious side – probably a good option in order to capture the
huge sonority produced in items like the opening Praeludium and Allegro…” GRamophone Editor's Choice
Works: Stravinsky The Rite of Spring, Apollon Musagète
Artists: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Van Zweden
“Two distinct facets of Stravinsky’s creative personality emerge from this astute coupling: the earthy
visceral energy of The Rite of Spring, set against the solemnity and stateliness of Apollon
Musagète…..both ballets benefiting from playing that is technically first-rate and keenly observed in
terms of character.” Daily Telegraph
Artists: Nicholas McGegan
Ensemble: FestspielOrchester Göttingen,
Ensemble: NDR Chor Hamburg.
Soloist - soprano: Julia Kleiter,
Soloist - tenor: Christoph Prégardien and Michael Slattery,
Soloist - bass: Wolf Matthias Friedrich
“The happy coincidence of Handel and Mendelssohn anniversaries – the 250th
of Handel’s death, the
200th
of Mendelssohn’s birth – make this a timely issue. Julia Kleiter’s enchanting Galatea, Christoph
Prégardien’s virile Acis and Wolf Matthias Friedrich’s slightly po-faced Polyphemus are superb stylists.” Sunday Times
Works: Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune for Orchestra, Schmitt La Tragédie de Salomé op. 50 for Orchestra and Female Choir, Stravinsky Pétrouchka Scènes burleques en quatre tableaux
“To my ears, Florent Schmitt’s La Tragédie de Salomé is the treat on this CD. Here’s a bit of
decadence more dangerous than Richard Strauss’s: its surface is so attractive, one might be tempted
to dive right in…to be overcome by its delicious poison!” International Record Review
Works: Hamlet Op.67a - Overture & Incidental Music Romeo and Juliet “Fantasy Overture” (original 1869 version)
Artists: Monogarova, Mikhailov, Russian National Orchestra, cond. Jurowski
“Vladimir Jurowski’s highly focused conducting makes Tchaikovsky’s overture and incidental music for
‘Hamlet’ leap off the page. A galvanised Russian orchestra displays blistering strings, pleasingly
punchy woodwind…a must-buy disc.” Independent On Sunday
Works: Haydn Opus 77 no.1 in G major,
Opus 77 no.2 in F major,
Opus 103
Artists: EDDING Quartet
Baptiste Lopez - violin,
Caroline Bayet - violin,
Paul De Clerck - alto,
Ageet Zweistra - violoncello
“Every phrase of these late quartets breathes and pulsates with an intensity and inner glow that
perfectly captures Haydn’s intoxicating sound world. And when the notes start flying, as in the finale of
Op.77, No.1, the ensemble’s virtuosity has to be heard to be believed. This is a stunning success.” Classic FM Magazine
ENESCU, JANACEK, KODALY Piano Sonata, Overgrown Path, Seven Pieces Label: Somm Celeste SOMM 081 CD
Works: Enescu Sonata Op. 24, No. 3 in D major;
Janacek On an Overgrown Path (Book 1);
Kodaly Seven Pieces Op. 11
Artists: Nicola Meecham, piano
“Simply disentangling the complex multi-layering of Enescu’s ‘Third’ Sonata (he never got around to
composing a Second) is enough to make most mortals despair, but to do so with the sleight-of-hand
reflexes and exuberant delight of Nicola Meecham borders on the sensational.” International Piano, January/February 2009
Works: Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11,
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21
Artists: Sa Chen piano, Gulbenkian Orchestra, cond. Foster
“Possessed of exceptional talent and a grasp of Chopin’s melancholic lyricism both instinctive and
thoughtful, Sa Chen is a natural in this repertoire……Chopin’s gently logical harmonies hang in the air
just long enough to catch the falling arabesques, cushioning them gently before launching them off
again to explore the wistful inner reaches of delight.” - International Piano, January/February 2009 + ***** Classic FM Magazine, February 2009
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