Thomas Fasano
Arensky Piano Suites for Two Pianos on CPO
ARENSKY Five Suites for Two Pianos Anton Arensky (1861-1906) Piano Duo Genova and Dimitrov CPO 777 651-2…
Written on Skin by George Benjamin – Aix Premiere
BENJAMIN Written on Skin (2012) George Benjamin (b. 1960) Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Rebecca Jo Loeb (mezzo), Bejun…
Griffes Piano Music by Ohlsson
Charles Tomlinson GRIFFES (1884-1920) Three Tone-Pictures, Op. 5 (1910-1912) [10:03] The Lake at Evening: Tranquillo e dolce…
Aho: Oboe Concerto and Orchestral Works
AHO Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra; Solo IX; Sonata for Oboe and Piano Kalevi Aho (b. 1949)…
Holmboe Guitar Music – Late Works for Solo Guitar
Vagn HOLMBOE (1909-1996) Solo & chamber works for guitar Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996) Jesper Siveboek (guitar); Bolette Roed…
Dussek Elegie Harmonique Op 61 – A Harmonic Masterwork
Transitions Jan Ladislav DUSSEK (1760-1812) Sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 61 (1806-07) [16:47] Ludwig van BEETHOVEN…
Haydn Day Symphonies Nos 6 7 8 – Orchestra Review
Joseph HAYDN (1732 – 1809) Symphony no. 6 in G major, Le Matin (?1761) [23:20] Symphony no. 7 in C…
Schütz Polychoral Works – Live at Muri Abbey
Polychoral splendour from the four galleries of the Abbey Church of Muri See end of review for…
Passacaglia: Organ Works by Matthias Havinga
Passacaglia Max REGER (18731916) Introduktion und Passacaglia [8:04] Dieterich BUXTEHUDE (c.16371707) Passacaglia in D minor BuxWV161 [6:42]…
Hasse: Sacred Works Rescued From Obscurity
Mass for 4 solo voices, choir and orchestra in d minor* (1751) [34:08] Miserere for 4 voices, choir and…
Lysenko and Miaskovsky Rarities by Blunier and Beethoven Orchestra Bonn
Russian Composers around 1900 Mykola LYSENKO (1842-1912) Taras Bulba: overture (1890) [4:46] Alexander SCRIABIN (1872-1915) La Poème…
Dual Baroque Organs at Muri Abbey – Strobl and Blunden
Music for Two Organs The Viennese Habsburg Court of the 17th Century Johannes Strobl, David Blunden (organs);…
Hailstork: Orchestral Works by an Overlooked American Master
Adolphus HAILSTORK (b.1941) Symphony no.1; Three Spirituals; An American Port of Call; Fanfare on Amazing Grace; Whitman’s…
Vinci Artaserse – A Landmark Opera Restored
VINCI Artaserse (Diego Fasolis) Leonardo Vinci (1696?-1730) Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cenic, Daniel Behle, Franco Fagioli, Valer…
Hacquart: Carolus and the Dutch Golden Age
Carolus HACQUART De triomfeerende min (The triumph of love) Carolus Hacquart (c.1640-1701?) Camerata Trajectina/Louis Peter Grijp GLOBE…
Schubert Late Piano Music by Sinkevych
SCHUBERT Twelve German dances, Op. 171, D.790; Hungarian melody in B minor, D.817; Adagio in E major,…
Fazil Say: Hezarfen – A Bold East West Synthesis
Fazil SAY (b.1970) Hezarfen – Concerto for Ney and Orchestra Op. 39 (2011); Istanbul Symphony (2009) Fazil…
Ligeti Musica Ricercata and Works for Piano
Musical Toys (1969) Unsuk CHIN (b. 1961) Six Piano Études (1995-2003) György LIGETI (1923-2006) Musica Ricercata (1951-3) Mei Yi Foo (piano) rec….
Pierrou Plays Bach – Violin Broadcasts by Oak Grove
Mina jubilee Nilla Pierrou (violin) Track-listing at end of review rec. 1973-85 OAK GROVE CD2030 [4 CDs:…
Granados Goyescas – Zumbro
Goyescas (complete) (1912-16) [65:23] Manuel de FALLA (1876-1946) Pantomima [4:16]; Canción del Fuego Fatuo [2:43] Nicholas Zumbro (piano) rec. London, 1992. KRITONOS…
Pärt Choral Works – Joost and Dutch Ensemble
PÄRT Wallfahrtslied; Orient and Occident; Nunc dimittis; Fratres; Te Deum Arvo Pärt (b.1935) Gordan Nikolic (violin), Netherlands…
Medieval Grail Music – A Troubled but Compelling Anthology
Percival’s Lament – Medieval Music and the Holy Grail Capilla Antigua de Chinchilla/José Ferrero NAXOS 8.572800 (54.25)…
Korngold Garden Scene – Complete Recording by Mauceri
KORNGOLD Much Ado About Nothing (Incidental Music first complete recording) Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) University of North…
Grainger: Piano Works and Writings by Beaumont
Ever Yours – Selected Music and Letters of Percy Grainger Percy Grainger (1882-1961) Damien Beaumont (reader), Adelaide…
