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Elgar Finges Of The Fleet

ELGAR
Fringes Of The Fleet


Label: Somm
SOMM243
CD

Schubert Jan Vermeulen

SCHUBERT
Piano Works Vol 5


Label: Etcetera
KTC1334
2 x CD

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Works:
1. Overture: Plymouth Hoe, 2. The Fringes of the Fleet* Sir Edward Elgar, 3. Big Steamers‡ Sir Edward Elgar, 4. Elegy for Strings Sir Edward Elgar, 5. The Soldier – song for solo baritone†‡ John Ireland, 6. Blow Out You Bugles – song for solo baritone‡ John Ireland, 7. A Manx Overture – The Isle of Mountains and Glens† Haydn Wood, 8. Big Steamers – song for solo baritone‡ Sir Edward German, 9. Overture: The Windjammer John Ansell, 10. Elizabeth of England# Haydn Wood * First professional orchestral recording since 1917. † Premiere recording ‡ Premiere recording of this arrangement # CD premiere

Artists:
Roderick Williams with Nicholas Lester, Laurence Meikle and Duncan Rock (baritones), Guildford Philharmonic, cond. Tom Higgins

“Elgar conducted every performance from June 11 to the end of July (1917) when Kipling, never happy about the music-hall presentation, forbade further performances. As a result The Fringes of the Fleet was almost forgotten until Tom Higgins restored to us these, tuneful, invigorating songs.”
Sunday Telegraph

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Works:
Fantasie in C D760 'Wanderer', 12 German Dances D790, Piano Sonata 6 Emin D566, 36 Waltzes D365 Op9, Piano Sonata 1 E D157, Andante in C D29, Adagio in G D178, Minuet in A D334, Minuet & Trios in A D335,


Artists:
Jan Vermeulen


“However, it is the mighty Wandererfantasie that claims the spotlight in this programme and, frankly, I know of no better performance on historical pianos or modern ones….Very highly recommended.”
International Record Review


Bruckner Simone Young

BRUCKNER
Symphony 8


Label: Oehms Classics
OC638
2 x Hybrid CD/SACD

Shostakovich Nesterenko

SHOSTAKOVICH
Sonnets & Songs


Label: Melodiya
MELCD1001609
CD

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Works:
Symphony No.8 in C minor (1887 version, ed. Nowak)


Artists:
Philharmoniker Hamburg, Simone Young


“Unlikely as is the original version of the Eighth Symphony to follow that of the Third in entering the repertoire, gains demonstrably outweigh losses in a reading as audibly attuned to its qualities as this.”
International Record Review

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Works:
Suite Michelangelo Buonarroti Op145, Cordelia’s Ballad Shakespeare’s ’King Lear’, Fool’s Songs Shakespeare’s ’King Lear’, Preface Op123, Five Romances Krokodil magazine Op121, Four Verses Captain Lebyadkin Op146

Artists:
Evgeny Nesterenko(bass), Evgeny Shenderovich(piano)

“The young Nesterenko’s dark bass captures these sombre Michaelangelo and Shakespeare settings far more idiomatically than non-Russians, and no less effectively the satirical Krokodil poems and grotesque Dostoevsky songs.”
BBC Music Magazine


Mancini Van Nevel

ITALIAN MUSIC
In The Low Countries


Label: Etcetera
KTC4031
CD

Mahler Markus Stenz

MAHLER
Symphony 5


Label: Oehms Classics
OC650
Hybric CD/SACD

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Works:
Francesco Mancini (1672 – 1737) Missa Septimus
Anon Psalm “Lauda Jerusalem”, “Confitebor tibi, Domine”, Motet “In deliquio amoris”


Artists:
Claire Lefilliâtre, Marnix De Cat, Erik Van Nevel

“Let no one be deterred by the obscurity of the music: this is an utterly delightful recording.”
International Record Review

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Works:
Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 5


Artists:
Markus Stenz / Gürzenich-Orchester Köln


“Perhaps the real stars are his musicians: the iconic opening trumpet solo has a sting, while the red blooded tuttis are guaranteed to rock your speakers.”
Classic FM Magazine


Mussorgsky Sa Chen

MUSSORGSKY
Pictures At An Exhibition etc


Label: Pentatone
PTC 5186355
Hybrid CD/SACD

Russian Fururism

PIANO WORKS
After Russian Futurism


Label: Cybele Records
CYB160404
Hybrid CD/SACD

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Works:
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) 6 Etudes Tableaux, Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) A Night on Bald Mountain, Pictures at an Exhibition – Suite for Piano (1874)


Artists:
Sa Chen – piano


“The tone is unremittingly beautiful, she displays a wide palette of pianistic colour, and her technique is fully up to the demands.”
International Record Review

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Works:
Obukhov, Nikolay (1892–1954) Invocation (1916): Deux pièces (1915): Conversion (1915): Icône (1915): Création de l´Or (1916). Vyshnegradsky, Ivan (1893–1979) Deux Préludes pour Piano (1916) op. 2. Protopopov, Sergey (1893–1954) Sonata No. 2 op. 5 (1924). Vyshnegradsky, Ivan Etude sur le Carré Magique Sonore op. 40 (1957). Obukhov, Nikolay Aimons-nous les uns les autres (1942): La paix pour les réconciliés – vers la source avec le calice (1948): Le Temple est mesuré, l´Esprit est incarné (1952): Adorons Christ – Fragment du troisième et dernier Testament (1945)

Artists:
Thomas Günther (Steinway D Piano)

“The record is altogether excellently prepared, and is a fine introduction – which is what it will be for most people – to a world that has been too much set in the shadows by historical events and changes in fashion.”
Gramophone


Porpora Karina Gauvin

PORPORA
Arias


Label: ATMA Classique
ACD22590
CD

Mozart Don Giovanni Franz Joseph

MOZART
Don Giovanni arr String Quartet


Label: ATMA Classique
ACD22559
CD

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Works:
1 Aria Nobil onda (Adelaïde), 2 Aria Non sempre invendicata (Adelaïde), 3 Recitativo di Fulvia: Misera, dove son? (Ezio), 4 Aria Non son io che parlo (Ezio), 5 Rec. Acc. Aci, amato mio bene (Polifemo), 6 Aria Smanie (Polifemo), 7 Aria Mi chiederesti meno (Imeneo), 8 Aria Mentre rendo a te la vita (Angelica), 9 Ouverture (Arianna), 10 Aria Ahi che langue (Arianna), 11 Aria Il tuo dolce mormorio (Arianna), 12 Rec. Acc. Misera, e che farò? (Arianna), 13 Aria Misera sventurata (Arianna), 14 Aria Si caro ti consola (Arianna)

Artists:
Karina Gauvin soprano, Il Complesso Barocco, dir. Alan Curtis

“Gauvin’s razor-sharp pitching, her ability to coax every last drop of drama and passion from the music and her rich, full-bodied delivery makes this as powerful a demonstration of the operatic soprano’s art as any.”
International Record Review

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Works:
Don Giovanni arr. Simrock for String Quartet


Artists:
Franz Joseph Quartet


“Gripping throughout – one gradually stops expecting the words – it builds quasi-symphonic tension in the two finales, particularly, of course, the latter, which is quite devastating.”
Sunday Times


Beat Furrer

BEAT FURRER
Piano Concerto


Label: Kairos
KAI0012842
CD

Weichlein Encaenia Musices

WEICHLEIN
Encaenia Musices


Label: Symphonia
SY08230
2 x CD

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Works:
(01) Konzert für Klavier und Orchester (2007) 18:35 (02) invocation VI (2007) for soprano and bass flute 8:39 (03) spur (1998) for piano and string quartet 12:53 (04) FAMA VI (2005) for voice and contrabass flute 10:12 (05) retour an dich (1984) for piano trio 16:38 (06) 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

“The challenging Piano Concerto (challenging for listener and performer), a 20-minute work, shares disc space with chamber and vocal works, two of which include piano; throughout, everything is impeccably realised and recorded.”
International Piano Magazine

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Works:
Encaenia Musices (1695); Sonata I, Sonata VIII, Sonata VI


Artists:
Ars Antiqua Austria, dir. Gunar Letzbor


“The playing is beautiful – the pairs of trumpets, violins and violas in the movement are so well balanced and beautifully accompanied by violone, lute and organ. So, Happy Birthday, Ars Antiqua Austria, and thank you, Symphonia, for such a lovely recording!”
Early Music Review


Schubert Julia Fischer

SCHUBERT
Violin & Piano Works


Label: Pentatone
PTC 5186347
Hybrid CD/SACD

Bax Ireland Mark Bebbington

BAX & IRELAND
Piano Concertos


Label: Somm
SOMM 242
CD

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Works:
Sonata (Sonatina) for Violin and Piano in D major, D. 384 (Op. 137, No. 1), Sonata (Sonatina) for Violin and Piano in A minor, D. 385 (Op. 137, No. 2), Sonata (Sonatina) for Violin and Piano in G minor, D. 408 (Op. 137, No. 3), Rondo for Violin and Piano in B minor “Rondo Brillant”, D. 895 (Op. 70)


Artists:
Julia Fischer, violin
Martin Helmchen, piano



“These gifted young Germans get the scale of the music just right, with the playing mostly light and intimate. The final track, Shubert’s later Rondo Brilliant, proves to be an ideal addition.”
The Times

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Works:
Arnold Bax Concertino For Piano & Orchestra (1939) World Premiere Recording Edited & Orchestrated By Braham Parlett
John Ireland Concerto For Piano & Orchestra In E Flat (1930) Legend For Piano & Orchestra (1934)


Artists:
Mark Bebbington, Piano,
Orchestra of the Swan, David Curtis, Conductor


“It is typical of the composer (Bax) in its blend of romantic fervour and restless gloom until his spirits rise in the finale. Mark Bebbington and the conductor David Curtis are wholehearted in their advocacy of this fascinating piece. Bebbington is also impressive in Ireland’s attractive concerto with its brilliant jazzy episodes and its lyrical intensity.”
Sunday Telegraph


Handel Joshua Neumann

HANDEL
Joshua


Label: MDG Gold
MDG 3321532
2 x CD

Gabor Tarkovi

ITALIAN TRUMPET CONCERTOS
Gabor Tarkovi


Label: Tudor
TUDOR 7161
Hybrid CD/SACD

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Works:
Joshua. Oratorio in Three acts HWV 64

Artists:
James Gilchrist, tenor - Joshua; Konstantin Wolff, bass - Caleb; Myung-Hee Hyun, soprano - Achsah; Alex Potter, altus - Othniel; Georg Poplutz, tenor - Angel
Kölner Kammerchor, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Conductor


“If every CD which I review were as well recorded as this I should be very pleased, for it shows that those responsible, the two whose names form ‘D and G’, appear to be more interested in the music and the performance than in space and reverberation.”
International Record Review

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Works:
Trumpet Concertos by:
ALBINONI / BALDASSARE / GALUPPI / MARCELLO / SCARLATTI / TARTINI / VIVALDI


Artists:
Gabor Tarkovi trumpet, Mojaca Erdmann soprano, German Radio Chamber Orchestra, Radoslaw Szulc

“This stunning Hungarian trumpeter has all my Baroque favourites including those two Venetian Stalwarts, Vivaldi And Albinoni, but what makes the album so special are the arias for soprano and trumpet by Alessandro Scarlatti.”
Classic FM Magazine, November 2009 – Nick Bailey’s Presenter’s Choice


Tabea Zimmermann

BACH
Suites(arr Viola) etc


Label: Myrios Classics
MYR 003
Hybrid CD/SACD

Sibelius Sir Adrian Boult

SIR ADRIAN BOULT
Conducts Sibelius


Label: Somm Celeste
SOMM 093
CD

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Works:
Max Reger 3 Suites op. 131D
J.S. Bach Suites BWV 1007 & 1008



Artists:
Tabea Zimmermann Solo Viola


“Her beautiful tone, constantly varied and lively musical intelligence are, of course, ideal assets for Bach as well as Reger…..It’s a magnificent recital, however, with Zimmermann proving a true fairy godmother to the viola’s Cinderella image.”
Gramophone Awards Issue 2009 – Editor’s Choice

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Works:
Sibelius
[1] Finlandia 7:37 [2] Tapiola 18:05 [3] The Oceanides 9:08 [4] Nightride & Sunrise 14:11 [5] Pohjola’s Daughter 13:45 [6] Prelude to The Tempest 6:13 Total Time: 69:05


Artists:
Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic

“He also gets just the right weight and balance in big brass chords and in the voicing of the woodwind (so important if the subtle colours of Sibelius’ orchestral writing are to come through). I hope this disc might mark the start of a Boult series: it’s excellent in every way, including really sonorous transfers.”
International Record Review


Mozart Christian Zacharias

MOZART
Piano Concertos Vol 5


Label: MDG Gold
MDG 9401562
Hybrid CD/SACD

Strauss Janowski

RICHARD STRAUSS
Alpine Sym, Macbeth


Label: Pentatone Classics
PTC 5186339
Hybrid CD/SACD

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Works:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 KV 175 D major, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.23 KV 488 A major, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 8KV 246 C major


Artists:
Christian Zacharias, piano and conductor
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne



“And just when you’re wondering if everything here and in the C major Concerto (K246) is is just a shade too polite, pianist and orchestra then bring out all the inventive roguishness of KV 175 in D major. Gorgeous SACD recorded sound is a further attraction.”
Classic FM Magazine

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Works:
Macbeth (Sinfonische Dichtung, Symphonic poem) Op. 23, Eine Alpensinfonie (Alpine Symphony), Op. 64

Artists:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by: Marek Janowski

“Marek Janowski appears to be working wonders with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, for it plays here with a mixture of American virtuosity and European culture that is particularly impressive. Macbeth may not be the most convincing or distinguished of Richard Strauss’ tone-poems, but Janowski and his orchestra bring it alive in a most compelling way, finding its youthful bravado…..”
International Record Review


Haydn Vienna Piano Trio

HAYDN
Piano Trios


Label: MDG Gold
MDG 3421556
CD

Haydn Immerseel

HAYDN
Missa Cellensis


Label: Carus-Verlag
CARUS 83247
CD

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Works:
Trio E minor / e-Moll Hob. XV:12 Trio C major / C-Dur Hob. XV:27 Trio G Major / G-Dur Hob. XV:25 Trio E flat major / Es-Dur Hob. XV:29

Artists:
Vienna Piano Trio
Wolfgang Redik, violin; Matthias Gredler, violoncello; Stefan Mendl, piano


“ ….pianist Stefan Mendl ensures that his part never overwhelms the rest of the ensemble, his lightness of touch and the beautifully clear recording ensuring absolute transparency at all times. With astutely judged tempos and gracefully elegant phrasing throughout, these highly polished interpretations manage at the same time to convey an almost spontaneous enjoyment of the music. “
BBC Music Magazine, November 2009 - ***** Performance and Recording

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Works:
Joseph Haydn: Missa cellensis(Cecilia Mass),


Artists:
Soloist - soprano: Lydia Teuscher, Soloist - bass: Harry van der Kamp, Conductor: Jos van Immerseel


“It is a large-scale work, showing the customary grandeur where appropriate, and giving opportunity for expressive solo singing elsewhere. The performers give a committed and vibrant performance with moments of great beauty.”
Choir and Organ Nov/Dec 2009


Handel Israel In Egypt

HANDEL
Israel In Egypt


Label: Carus-Verlag
CARUS 83423
2 x Hybrid CD/SACD

Vaughan Williams Silence & Music

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Silence & Music


Label: Hanssler Classic
HAEN 93250
CD

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Works:
George Frideric Handel:
Israel in Egypt


Artists:
Antonia Bourvé, Soprano, Cornelia Winter, Soprano , Terry Wey, Altus, Michael Hofmeister, Altus, Jan Kobow, Tenore, Konstantin Wolff, Basso, Markus Flaig, Basso, Vocalensemble Rastatt, Les Favorites, Holger Speck

“If Speck and his colleagues don’t quite match, say, John Eliot Gardener’s exemplary recording, they don’t fall far short of it and their performance can be warmly recommended.”
Choir and Organ Nov/Dec 2009

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Works:
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Mass in G minor, Silence & Music
MacMILLAN Mairi O Bone Jesu


Artists:
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart/Marcus Creed


“For the Garland collection assembled for the Queen’s coronation, conductor Marcus Creed elicits the necessary harmonic robustness and limpid sensitivity required for its vivid characterisation of earth, sea and sky. A thoroughly rewarding CD”
Choir and Organ Nov/Dec 2009


Faure Belle Epoque Roy Howat

FAURE
Belle Epoque


Label: ABC Classics
ABC 4763423
2 x CD

Dvorak Kreizberg

DVORAK
Sym 7, Spinning Wheel


Label: Pentatone Classics
PTC 5186082
Hybrid CD/SACD

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Works:
CD 1: Barcarolle No. 6, Op. 70 Nocturne No. 6, Op. 63 Pavane, Op. 50 (arr. Roy Howat and Wendy Hiscocks) Thème et variations, Op. 73 Barcarolle No. 5, Op. 66 Nocturne No. 1, Op. 33 No. 1 Mazurka, Op. 32 Barcarolle No. 7, Op. 90 Nocturne No. 9, Op. 97 Barcarolle No. 8, Op. 96 Nocturne No. 12, Op. 107 Souvenirs de Bayreuth Air de danse from Caligula, Op. 52 (World premiere recording)
CD 2: Dolly, Op. 56 Nocturne No. 4, Op. 36 Pièce en forme de Mazurka (World premiere recording) Prélude (world premiere recording) Pièces brèves, Op. 84 Nocturne No. 5, Op. 37 Sicilienne, Op. 78 Nocturne No. 7, Op. 74 Barcarolle No. 4, Op. 44 Nocturne No. 10, Op. 99 Nocturne No. 13, Op. 119


Artists:
Roy Howat, Emily Kilpatrick

“Howat rises convincingly to all three challenges in playing that is limpid and pellucid. In relation to psychological distance, he also understands that with Faure this aspect often has a shifting quality that requires the pianist to move swiftly from near to distant and back gain, while always conveying the shades of grey in between.”
International Record Review

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Works:
Symphony No.7, The Golden Spinning Wheel


Artists:
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg


“His tempo is graceful, the music’s jagged edges are softened, and supple phrasing minimises the breathlessness. The result is rather beautiful, thanks to the expressive and refined playing of the Netherlands Philharmonic.”
Gramophone Awards Issue 2009


Bach Cantatas Kuijken

BACH
Cantatas 13, 73, 81, 144


Label: Accent
ACC 25308
CD

Krommer Marcolini Quartet

KROMMER
String Quartets


Label: C-AVI Music
AVI 8553142
CD

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Works:
Cantata BWV 13 "Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen" For 2nd Sunday after Epiphanias; Cantata BWV 73 "Herr, wie du willt, so schick's mit mir" For 3rd Sunday after Epiphanias; Cantata BWV 81 "Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen" 4th Sunday after Epiphanias; Cantata BWV 144 "Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin" For Septuagesima

Artists:
Gerlinde Sämann, soprano; Petra Noskaiova, alto; Christoph Genz, tenor; Jan Van der Crabben; La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken

“As in the best of the previous releases there is a strong sense, encouraged by an intimate recorded Sound, of singers and instrumentalists eating from the same plate, both in contemplative arias and fully (which, here, means one-to-a-part) concerted music.”
Gramophone Awards Issue 2009

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Works:
String Quartets – Op 19 No 2, Op 74 No 3, Op 103 No 3


Artists:
Marcolini Quartet – Buschaus, Pohl, Schmidt and Fritz.


“Listeners don’t have to reprimand themselves if they take a while to appreciate this adventurously personal music. Go on, climb out of the box and investigate this disc.”
Gramophone Awards Issue 2009


B'Rock

HANDEL
Concerti Grossi & Overtures


Label: Etcetera
KTC 1383
CD

Ireland Bebbington

IRELAND
Piano Music Vol 2


Label: Somm New Horizons
SOMM 088
CD

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Works:
Concerto grosso in F major, opus 3 no. 4, HWV 315, Flavio, HWV 16, Lotario, HWV 26, Concerto grosso in G major, opus 6 no. 1, HWV 319, Il pastor fido, HWV 8


Artists:
B'Rock


“Not so long ago the concerti grossi were invariably played with post-Romantic expressive indulgence, Whereas here the notes trip off the string players fingerboards with foot-tapping pizzazz and alacrity. Played like this, the II pastor fido suite sounds like and evacuee from the sublime Water Music.”
Classic FM Magazine, November 2009 – Nick Bailey’s Presenter’s Choice

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Works:
Sarnia 1. Le Catioroc 2. In a May Morning 3. Song of the Springtides; Sea Idyll 1. Poco andante 2. Allegro appassionato 3. Andante mesto; Two Pieces from A Downland Suite 1. Elegy 2. Menuet; Greenways: Three Lyric Pieces 1. The Cherry Tree 2. Cypress 3. The Palm and May; The Darkened Valley; Two Pieces 1. For Remembrance 2. Amberley Wild Brooks; Villanella Love is a Sickness

Artists:
Mark Bebbington

“The depth of feeling and introspection Bebbington brings to ‘Remembrance’ from the 1921 Two Pieces is quite special, reminding us it was not only Frank Bridge’s music that was changed irrevocably by World War 1.”
BBC Music Magazine


Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Live


Label: ABC Classics MSO Live
ABC 4763224
CD

Mendelssohn Psalms Rilling

MENDELSSOHN
Psalms


Label: Hanssler Classic
HAEN 98273
CD

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Works:
RICHARD WAGNER Tannhaüser: Overture and Venusberg Music
FREDERICK DELIUS arr. Thomas Beecham The Walk to the Paradise Garden
EDWARD ELGAR Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 'Enigma'


Artists:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras

“The live newcomer with the Melbourne SO may not boast the superior coordination and classy sheen of those London based predecessors but it’s an altogether more spontaneous sounding beast than either.”
Gramophone Awards Issue 2009

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Works:
Psalms No. 42, 98, 114, 115


Artists:
Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Rilling


“The Stuttgart forces perform with warmth and robust sureness under Helmuth Rilling”
Sunday Times


Szymanowski Arabella Steinbacher

SZYMANOWSKI & DVORAK
Violin Concertos


Label: Pentatone Classics
PTC 5186353
Hybrid CD/SACD

Nareh Arghamanyan

RACHMANINOV & LISZT
Piano Sonatas


Label: Analekta
AN 28762
CD

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Works:
Karol Szymanowski (1882 – 1937) Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 (1916)
Antonin Dvorák (1841 – 1904) Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11 (1873 – 1879), Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 (1880, rev. 1882)


Artists:
Arabella Steinbacher, violin; Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin; Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin; conducted by: Marek Janowski

“Szymanowski’s ecstatically poetic first violin concerto – which makes considerable demands on player and listener – finds a persuasive advocate in Arabella Steinbacher, who brings passion and intensity to this recording.”
The Observer

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Works:
Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No.2 in B minor, Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor


Artists:
Nareh Arghamanyan, piano


“The Rachmaninov is impressive, immediately arresting in the thunderous opening bars and with much that is lyrically beguiling without becoming saccharine. Arghamanyan has the measure of the piece, its fire and beauty and brings plenty of soul to her task. Poise and variegation also informs the Liszt…This release, with excellent sound is worth seeking out.”
International Piano


Mahler Nonathan Nott

MAHLER
Symphony 9


Label: Tudor
TUDOR 7162
Hybrid CD/SACD

Rigel Symphonies Concerto Koln

RIGEL
Symphonies


Label: Berlin Classics
0016432BC
CD

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Works:
Mahler Symphony No.9

Artists:
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jonathan Nott

“Nott’s view of Mahler’s valedictory Symphony No.9 is big-boned, lavishly detailed and played here with thumping intensity…..The neo- Bachian counterpoint in Mahler’s Scherzo has liberating air blowing through its veins, while the dense orchestration of the opening movement is never allowed to become glutinous or cluttered. There’s passion too – the stormy first movement is balanced by the heartfelt finale.”
Classic FM Magazine

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Works:
Sinfonie Nr. 4 c-moll op. 12 Nr. 4, Sinfonie Nr. 7 D-Dur, Sinfonie Nr. 8 g-moll, Sinfonie Nr. 14 F-Dur op. 21 Nr. 6, Sinfonie Nr. 10 d-moll op. 21 Nr. 2

Artists:
Concerto Köln

“Berlin Classiscs has signed some impressive new talent recently, and with Concerto Köln it not only gets one of the most accomplished German period-instrument orchestras but also one of the most enterprising. Its latest foray into the deep, dark vaults of the neglected eighteenth century yields five dazzling works by Henri-Joseph Rigel……A real discovery.”
International Record Review


Beethoven Symphonies Herreweghe

BEETHOVEN
Symphony 2 & 6


Label: Pentatone Classics
PTC5186314
Hybrid CD/SACD

Shannon Mercer

SHANNON MERCER
Wales The Land Of Song


Label: Analekta
AN 29965
CD

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Works:
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36, Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 “Pastoral”


Artists:
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Philippe Herreweghe


“Phillippe Herreweghe and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic produce some really fine playing here,and they have been quite beautifully recorded. Particularly successful are the outer movements of the Pastoral…. The Second is one of Beethoven’s most dazzling scores and it’s hard not to respond to the brilliance of the playing.”
BBC Music Magazine, October 2009 - ***** Recording

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Works:
1. Y Fwyalchen The Blackbird / Le merle noir 2:34, 2. Codiad yr Hedydd The Rising of the Lark / L’envol de l’alouette 2:13, 3. Dydd Gwyl Dewi1 2 St. David's Day / La Saint-David 5:16, 4. Suo Gân Slumber Song / Berceuse 4:26, 3. Y Gog Lwydlas The Grey Cuckoo / Le coucou gris 3:42, 6. Naid Tros Lannerch1 A Leap O'er the Glade / Gambade à travers la clairière 3:35, 7. Y Gwydd The Loom / Le métier à tisser 5:18, 8. Hyo y Frwynen1 The Magic of the Rush / Chant guerrier 3:11, 9. Fenyw Fwyn Gentle Maid / Gentille Pucelle 3:10, 10. Ar Lan y Môr Down by the Sea / Au bord de la mer 4:16, 11. Crwth1 3 3:11 12. Dafydd a Gareg Wen David of the White Rock / David du Rocher Blanc 4:13, 13. Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn The Blooming Wheat / Le blé en fleur 3:19, 14. Dacw! Fuwch! 1 Look! A cow! / Regarde! Une vache! 5:03, 15. Y Deryn Pur The Gentle Dove / La douce colombe 3:11

Artists:
Mercer, Shannon | Skye Consort | Dagher, Seán | Keesmaat, Amanda

“So refreshing to have many Welsh songs that are not normally included in an anthology like this. Maybe it’s because the soprano and backing group are from Canada that they have a completely new approach.”
Classic FM Magazine – Presenter’s Choice, Nick Bailey


Bodinus Musicalisches Divertissement IV

BODINUS
Bodinus Musicalisches Divertissement IV


Label: Genuin
GEN 89528
CD

Unsuk Chin Violin Concerto

CHIN
Violin Concerto


Label: Analekta
AN 29944
CD

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Works:
Musicalisches Divertissement IV
6 Trios for Two Hautbois and B.C.


Artists:
Toutes Suites
Marianne Richert Pfau, Baroque Oboe


“These are beautifully crafted trio sonatas, which posses a character of their own…….Pfau and her fellow musicians give technically secure and expressively refined performances of pieces that are well worth getting to know….In short, this is a fascinating discovery of music hitherto rarely if ever recorded….I eagerly look forward to further recitals by Toutes Suites – a current favourite in this household. Recorded sound is firstrate.”
International Record Review

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Works:
Unsuk Chin Violin Concerto, Rocaná(Room of Light)

Artists:
Viviane Hagner violin, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, cond. Nagano

“Beside this, other recent violin concertos shrivel: this is a work that sings and soars with a visionary beauty rare in contemporary music. Against a vague, swirling background, the violinist enters on open strings. She’s tuning up for an incredible journey through Chin’s light, fantastic world, shaped as much by Far Eastern music cultures as the structures of Western tradition…This is victoriously lyrical and purposeful music, a real joy to hear.”
The Times, 31st July 2009


Bridge Piano Quintet

BRIDGE
Piano Quintet etc


Label: Somm Celeste
SOMM 087
CD

Handel Alexander's Feast

HANDEL
Alexander's Feast


Label: Carus-Verlag
CARUS 83424
2 x CD

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Works:
Piano Quintet, Three Novelletten, Rhapsody Trio, Lament For 2 Violins & Viola, Cherry Ripe, Sir Roger de Coverley

Artists:
Michael Dussek, Piano
Bridge String Quartet: Colin Twigg, Cathy Schofield, Violins, Michael Schofield Viola, Lucy Wilding, Cello


“…… what makes this Somm disc especially valuable is the spellbinding account of the Rhapsody Trio for two violins and viola, perhaps the most elusive and fantastic of Bridge’s late chamber scores….the more familiar 1904 Noveletten for string quartet receives a wonderfully sensitive performance here…..”
BBC Music Magazine, September 2009 - ***** Performance

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Works:
Georg Friedrich Händel:
Alexander's Feast HWV 75, Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76


Artists:
Simone Kermes, Virgil Hartinger, Konstantin Wolff, Collegium Cartusianum, Kölner Kammerchor, Peter Neumann

“Neumann’s forces respond magnificently. Solo voices have a rare, natural ease….The clarity of the choir belies its 27 voices, while the orchestra, similarly proportioned, is splendidly taut….In short, this recording is an outstanding contribution to the Handel anniversary celebrations.”
BBC Music Magazine, September 2009 - ***** Performance and Recording


Ferguson Piano Concerto Bebbington

FERGUSON
Piano Concerto etc


Label: Somm Records
SOMM 241
CD

Schubert Trout Quintet Helmchen

SCHUBERT
Piano Quintet 'Trout'


Label: Pentatone Classics
PTC 5186334
Hybrid CD/SACD

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Works:
Howard Ferguson Piano Concerto; Gerald Finzi ‘Eclogue’ Op. 10; Frederick Austin, Piano Concertino (Ed. David Ellis)*; Alan Rawsthorne Piano Concerto No. 1 (original version)*. *Premiere Recordings.

Artists:
Mark Bebbington, Piano, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Howard Williams, Conductor

With this important new release featuring four works for Piano & Orchestra, two of these premiere recordings, pianist Mark Bebbington and SOMM continue their intrepid exploration of British Piano Music written in the first half of the 20th century, this time with the wonderful City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under the expert baton of Conductor Howard Williams.
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Works:
Piano Quintet in A, Op. posth. 114 – D. 667 Forellenquintett – Trout Quintet; Variations on Trockne Blumen for flute and piano, Op. posth. 160 – D. 802; Piano Trio (Notturno) in E flat Op. posth. 148 – D. 897 Adagio

Artists:
Martin Helmchen - piano, Christian Tetzlaff - violin, Antoine Tamestit - viola, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker - cello, Alois Posch - double bass, Aldo Baerten - wooden flute by A. Braun (6-14)

“Martin Helmchen is the sparkling pianist: fluent, lithe but never histrionic, not imposing himself: all five players really do seem to be equals….The variation movement, starting with a refined and restrained utterance of the song, swims along delectably….I have fallen for this PentaTone release hook, line and sinker.”
International Record Review, July/August 2009


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