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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…
Grainger Piano Works by Bilder Duo
Handel in the Strand, Clog Dance [4:38] Molly on the Shore, an Irish Reel [4:45] Shepherd’s Hey [2:23]…
Myra Hess: Piano Legacy in Historical Recordings
Myra Hess – The Complete Solo and Concerto Studio Recordings Myra Hess, piano APR RECORDINGS 7504 (78:51…
North German Organ Music – Friedhelm Flamme
FLAMME Complete Organ Works: Saxer, Düben, Schieferdecker (CPO) Friedhelm Flamme (organ) CPO 777 502-2 (73:47) There is…
Grabbe: Madrigals and Instrumental Works – Weser-Renaissance
GRABBE Madrigals and Instrumental Works Johann Grabbe (1585-1655) Weser-Renaissance/Manfred Cordes CPO 777 662-2 (77.34) Somewhere in the…
Saint-Saëns Wind Sonatas – Allard, Bourgue, Gab
SAINT-SAËNS Musique de chambre avec vents (Chamber music for winds) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Les solistes de l’Orchestre…
Gouvy: Piano Trios Nos. 2-4 – Voces Intimae
GOUVY Piano Trios Nos. 2, 3 and 4 Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898) Voces Intimae (Riccardo Ceccetti, fortepiano; Luigi…
Saint-Saëns Piano Quartet and Quintet – Ortiz
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Quartet in B flat major, Barcarolle in F major, Piano Quintet in A minor Camille…
Dvořák Symphonies 9 and 8 – Schüchter
SCHÜCHTER Dvořák, Smetana, Respighi (NHK Symphony Orchestra) NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo/Wilhelm Schüchter KING INTERNATIONAL INC KKC2024/25 (61:02…
Dohnányi: Violin Sonata, Rhapsodies and Piano Concerto
DOHNÁNYI Violin Sonata, Four Rhapsodies, Piano Concerto No.2 Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) Ernst von Dohnányi (piano), Albert…
Guitar Quartet Works – Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
Minneapolis Guitar Quartet: Roumain, Thomas, Stiefel, Hong – Thrum (Innova) Minneapolis Guitar Quartet; Gao Hong (pipa) INNOVA…
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado – Lytton
GILBERT & SULLIVAN The Mikado (Fancourt, Oldham, Lytton, Norris) Darrell Fancourt (bass), Nanki-Poo Derek Oldham (tenor), Ko-Ko…
