William Boyce: 8 Symphonies

E.J.Moeran - String Quartets and String Trio

Ernest John MOERAN (1894-1950)

String Quartets 

 String Trio

Maggini Quartet, Ensemble

Robert Simpson - The Complete Solo Piano Music

Robert SIMPSON (1921-1997)

The Complete Solo Piano Music

Piano Sonata

Variations and Finale on a theme of Haydn

Variations and Finale on a theme by Beethoven

Raymond Clarke (piano)

Richard Strauss: Intermezzo Op.72

Richard Strauss

Intermezzo, Op. 72 

Performer:  Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Lucia Popp (Soprano), Gabriele Fuchs (Soprano),
Adolf Dallapozza (Tenor), Gudrun Greindl-Rosner (Soprano), Karin Hautermann (Mezzo Soprano),
Martin Finke (Tenor), Raimund Grumbach (Baritone), Klaus Hirte (Baritone),
Jörn W. Wilsing (Baritone), Kurt Moll (Bass), Philipp Brammer (Spoken Vocals),
Erika Rüggeberg (Spoken Vocals), Elisabeth Woska (Spoken Vocals)
Conductor:  Wolfgang Sawallisch
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Tcherepnin - Piano Concertos 2 & 4; Symphonic Prayer; Magna Mater

Alexander TCHEREPNIN (1899-1977)

Symphonic Prayer, Op.93 (1959)

Piano Concerto No.2, Op.26 (1923)

Magna mater, Op.41 (1926/27)

Piano Concerto No.4 (Fantaisie), Op.78 (1947)

Noriko Ogawa, piano

Singapore Symphony Orchestra, orchestra

Lan Shui

Alexander Mackenzie: Violin Concerto; Pibroch Suite

Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death; The Nursery

Thomas Tallis - The Lamentations Of Jeremiah

Thomas TALLIS (1505-1585)

The Lamentations Of Jeremiah

The Hilliard Ensemble

David James countertenor

John Potter tenor

Rogers Covey-Crump tenor

Paul Hillier baritone

Michael George bass

Recorded September 1986, All Hallows Church, London

Soul of the Tango - The Music of Astor Piazzolla

   

Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla

  

Libertango

Tango Suite: Andante

Tango Suite: Allegro

Sur: Regreso al Amor

Le Grand Tango

Fugata

Tango Remembrances (Calandrelli/Piazzolla)

Mumuki

Tres minutos con la realidad

Milonga del Angel

Histoire du Tango: Cafe 1930

All compositions by Astor Piazzolla except where noted.

Musicians

Ma (Yo-Yo) - cello

Assad (Sergio) - guitar (on 2 3)

Assad (Odair) - guitar (on 2 3)

Stott (Kathryn) - piano (on 5 6 9)

Marconi (Nestor) - bandoneon (on 1 4 6 8 9 10 11)

Agri (Antonio) - violin (on 1 6 8 9)

Malvicino (Horacio) - guitar (on 1 6 8 9)

Console (Hector) - bass (on 1 4 6 8 9)

Marconi (Leonardo) - piano (on 1 4)

Gandini (Gerardo) - piano (on 8)

Corliss (Frank) - piano (on 10)

Barker (Edwin) - bass (on 10)

Castro-Neves (Oscar) - guitar (on 9)

Piazzolla (Astor) -bandoneon (on 7)

Inspired by a general love of the tango, and more specifically the tango of Astor Piazzolla, on the part of Yo-Yo Ma, the Soul of the Tango album is a masterful work of the nuevo tango, played by Ma's cello and many of Piazzolla's former associates. Piazzolla's old guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad even showed up to work on a pair of tracks arranged by Sergio: the Tango Suite (consisting of Andante and Allegro). The sheer beauty of one of Piazzolla's tangos is generally enough to warrant the purchase of an album involving them. An album such as this one, where all of the songs (save one: Tango Remembrances, where Ma plays along with outtakes from Piazzolla's recording of The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night album) are compositions by Piazzolla is even better. Add to this the masterful playing of Ma, and the surprising facility in which the cello fits into the tango, and you've got what could become a classic album, if only it weren't on the classical label from Sony. The album begins with Libertango, a composition from Piazzolla's first album that became the theme song for the movie The Tango Lesson. Following is the pair of tracks in the Tango Suite from Sergio Assad. Then comes Sur: Regreso al Amor, a softer work, though with some definite virtuosity displayed. Le Grand Tango is an eleven minute tour de force in the tango, and Fugata is a tango written under the guidelines of a classical fugue. The next work is the aforementioned Tango Remembrances, which is a particularly nice work, probably due to the appearance of Piazzolla's own playing. Mumuki is a more complicated composition, and Tres Minutos con la Realidad is a choppier, peppier work. Milonga del Angel is a seemingly sentimental work that shows off Piazzolla's ability to express the emotions of a song perfectly and purely. To finish the album, Ma presents Café 1930, a rather slow paced work, but again, as in Milonga del Angel, expresses emotion very fully in its nostalgia. Overall, the album is a stunning work of art, and even those that may not have heard of Piazzolla could easily be lured to his music via this single album.

Ernst Krenek - Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5 (Corrected link)

Ernest KRENEK (1900-1991)

Symphonies 1 & 5

Symphony no 1, Op. 7 
(1921)
       Symphony no 5, Op. 119 (1947-49)

 North German Radio Symphony Orchestra Hannover
Takao Ukigaya

Korngold - Sinfonietta for Large Orchestra, Op. 5

 

 Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD (1897-1957)

Sinfonietta for Large Orchestra, Op. 5

The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

 Gerd Albrecht

Ottorino Respighi - Concerto in modo misolidio; Concerto a cinque

Ottorino RESPIGHI (1879-1936): 

Concerto In Modo Misolidio, Concerto a Cinque*

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Capella Istropolitana*

Howard Griffiths, Ewald Danel*

Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano)

Fernando Sor: Complete Fantaisies

Jose Vianna da Motta: Piano Concerto in A major; Ballada; Fantasia Dramatica

Viotti: Complete Violin Concertos (Part 3: CDs 7-10)

Giovanni Battista VIOTTI

Complete (29) Violin Concertos

Symphonia Perusina

Viotti Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra da Camera Milano Classica

Franco Mezzena, violinist and conductor

Various- De Pianola in Nederland

' De Pianola in Nederland':

 Mozart, Tema con Variazioni K.501.

Beethoven, Variations Op.34.

Schubert, Andante from Sonata #10.

Brahms, Waltz Op.39 #1 + Other Pcs.

Performed on the Pianola and Composed by D.Schafer {1873-1931}, M.Sieveking {1867-1950}, P.Van Katwijk {1885-1974}, C.Van Rennes {1859-1940}, W.F.Siep {1866-1926}, P.Van Anrooy {1879-1954} & J.Van Dijk {b.1918}.

(Music rolls played by Rein Groos & Jan Bouman. Total time: 73'39')

Para Fagot y Orquesta: Works from Argentine Composers for Basoon and Orchestra