Reviews
Brahms Violin Concerto – Shumsky with Philharmonia Hungarica
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Violin Concerto in D, Op 77 (1878) [42:10] Oscar Shumsky (violin) Philharmonia Hungarica/Uri Segal rec….
Tomkins Keyboard Works – Carole Cerasi
Thomas TOMKINS (1572 – 1656) 1. Barafostus’ dream 2. Pavan of three parts 3. GaIliard of three parts…
Nowak: String Quartet No. 1 and Polish Works
NOWAK 3 x 4 + 8 Aleksander Nowak (b.1979) Silesian Quartet; Arkadiusz Adamski (clarinet), Tomasz Hajda (trombone),…
Coates: String Quartets by the Kreutzer Quartet
Coates: String Quartets nos. 1, 5, and 6 Kreutzer Quartet. Naxos 8.559091. Recorded, St. John’s Church, Loughton….
Auber: Zanetta and Zerline Excerpts
Daniel-François-Esprit AUBER (1782-1871) Zanetta (1840) – overture & excerpts [13:07] Zerline (1851) – overture & excerpts [55:50]…
Nordheim Accordion Works – Frode Haltli
Arne NORDHEIM (1931-2010) Spur (1975) [26:07] Signals (1967) [8:35] Dinosauros (1971) [9:42] Flashing (1986) [10:46] Frode Haltli…
Brahms Symphony No. 4 – Honeck and Pittsburgh
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Symphony No 4 in E minor, Op 98 [39:04] Sir James MACMILLAN (b. 1959) Larghetto…
Maria Teresa Agnesi: Concert Arias from 1749 Milan
Maria Teresa AGNESI (1720-1795) Arie con Istromenti, 1749 Son confusa pastorella [8:35] Non so, con dolce moto…
Bartók Piano Concertos – Pollini and Abbado
Béla BARTÓK (1881-1945) Piano Concerto No 1 (1926) [23:25] Piano Concerto No 2 (1930/1931) [27:35] Two Portraits,…
Tchaikovsky Symphonies and Concertos – Rozhdestvensky
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) The Masterworks CD1 Symphony No. 4 [43.40] Marche Slave [9.43] CD2 Symphony No….
Bach Cantatas Volume 15 – Kuijken
Cantatas for the complete Liturgical Year, Volume 15 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Yeree Suh (soprano), Petra Noskaiova…
Brahms Serenades – Chailly and Gewandhaus Orchestra
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Serenade No 1 in D, Op 11 (1857-9) [39:09] Serenade No 2 in A,…
Tallis Scholars: 40 Years of Renaissance Polyphony by Gimell
Renaissance Radio. Sacred Music from the Renaissance Era for Celestial and Secular Radio The Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips…
Bliss: The Lady of Shalott and Rarities
Sir Arthur BLISS (1891-1975) The Lady of Shalott, ballet in one act (1958) [43:19] Rout for soprano voice…
Cowen Scandinavian Symphony – Leaper and Czech Philharmonic
Frederic Hymen Cowen: Symphony no. 3 in C Minor, “Scandinavian”; The Butterfly’s Ball; Indian Rhapsody Czechoslovak State…
Lord Berners: A Wedding Bouquet and Ballet Music
Lord BERNERS (1883-1950) A Wedding Bouquet (1936) [33:17] March arr. Philip Lane (c. 1945) [1:58] Luna Park (1930) [16:35]…
Copland and Hanson by Koussevitzky – Wartime Boston Recordings
Copland: Appalachian Spring; Lincoln Portrait. Hanson: Symphony no. 3 Melvyn Douglas, narrator. Boston Symphony Orchestra; Serge Koussevitzky,…
CPE Bach Keyboard Works – Esfahani
Carl Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Keyboard Sonatas – Volume 2 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) Danny Driver…
Berg Lulu Suite – Craft Columbia Sessions
Alban BERG (1885-1935) Four symphonic excerpts from Lulu (1934) [18:22] Konzertarie: Der Wein (1929) [11:54] Three movements from the Lyric…
Polish Piano Quintets by the Lason Ensemble
Polish Piano Quintets Grazyna BACEWICZ (1909-1969) Piano Quintet no.1 (1952) [25:04] Juliusz ZAREBSKI (1854-1885) Piano Quintet in G minor,…