Recent Reviews


Album Work Title Composer Performer Label Rating
Various Composers and Works LISZT; FRANZ
RACHMANINOV; SERGEI
Jorge Bolet (piano)
Ivan Fischer/London Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Chailly/Concertgebouw Orchestra Charles Dutoit/Montreal Symphony Orchestra Georg Solti/London Philharmonic Orchestra
Decca 7 / 9
:
ANDERSON; LEROY
BACH; J.S.
Junkin; Jerry
: Dallas Wind Symphony
Reference Recordings 9 / 10
Czech & Moravian Carols JIRÁSEK; JAN Skopal; Jiří
: JITRO Czech Children's Chorus
Navona 9 / 8
VICTOR HELY-HUTCHINSON - A Carol Symphony
BRYAN KELLY - Improvisations on Christmas Carols
PETER WARLOCK - Bethlehem Down (arr. Philip Lane)
PHILIP LANE - Wassail Dances
PATRIC STANDFORD - A Christmas Carol Symphony
HELY-HUTCHINSON; VICTOR
KELLY; BRYAN
LANE; PHILIP
STANDFORD; PATRIC
WARLOCK; PETER
Sutherland; Gavin
: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Naxos 10 / 10
J.S. BACH - Christmas Cantatas BWV 63, 91, 121, & 133; Magnificat BWV 243a in E-flat major
BACH; J.S. Dorothee Blotzky-Mields, Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Ingeborg Danz (alto)
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Peter Kooy, Sebastian Noack (bass)

Herreweghe; Philippe
: Collegium Vocale Gent
Harmonia Mundi 10 / 9
Original works & arrangements for Advent and Christmas by Guerrero, Praetorius, Ives, Vaughan Williams, Mathias, Willcocks, Victoria, Quinney, Warlock, Richard Rodney Bennett, others BENNETT; RICHARD RODNEY
IVES; CHARLES
MATHIAS; WILLIAM
VICTORIA; TOMÁS LUIS DE
WARLOCK; PETER
Choir of New College Oxford, Robert Quinney
Novum 9 / 9
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II: Carousel RICHARD RODGERS & OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Mikaela Bennett (soprano); Sierra Boggess (mezzo-soprano); Nathaniel Hackmann (baritone); Francesca Chiejina (soprano); others
John WIlson/Sinfonia of London
Chandos 10 / 9
Ferruccio Busoni: Seven Polyphonic Studies; Intermezzo from Doktor Faust (arranged by Victor Nicoara); Fantasia Contrappuntistica J.S. Bach: Sinfonia No. 9 (arranged by Ferruccio Busoni) Benedict Mason: Pastorale Victor Nicoara: Nach Weil Larry Sitsky: Nocturne Canonique BACH/BUSONI
BUSONI; FERRUCCIO
Victor Nicoara (piano)
Hänssler Classic 9 / 10
MARTIN, FRANK: Mass for two four-part choirs; Songs of Ariel
MARTINU, BOHUSLAV: Four Songs of the Virgin Mary; Romance from the Dandelions
MARTIN; FRANK
MARTINU; BOHUSLAV
Creed; Marcus
: Danish National Vocal Ensemble
OUR Recordings 10 / 10
MARTINU, BOHUSLAV: The Shadow (complete ballet)
MARTINU; BOHUSLAV Hobson; Ian
: Sinfonia Varsovia
Toccata Classics Insiders Only
MARTINU, BOHUSLAV: Chamber Music with Flute
MARTINU; BOHUSLAV Fenwick Smith (flute); Sally Pinkas (piano); others
Naxos Insiders Only
BOHUSLAV MARTINU - Symphonies Nos. 1-6
MARTINU; BOHUSLAV Belohlávek; Jirí
: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Onyx Insiders Only
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in G Major D. 894; Moments Musicaux D. 780; Fantasia in F Minor D. 940 SCHUBERT; FRANZ Maurizio Pollini (piano); Daniele Pollini (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 6 / 8
SIBELIUS, JEAN: Symphonies, Tone Poems, Suites, Violin Concerto; Miscellaneous songs and chamber music
SIBELIUS; JEAN Various Soloists
Various Conductors and Orchestras (see review)
Deutsche Grammophon Insiders Only
SIBELIUS, JEAN: Symphonies, Tone Poems, Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS; JEAN Isaac Stern and Dylana Jenson (violins)
Ormandy; Eugene
: Philadelphia Orchestra
RCA Insiders Only
Works by: Bartók, Berg, Birtwistle, Boulez, Debussy, Ligeti, Messiaen, Ravel, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Szymanowski, Varèse, Webern BARTÓK; BELA
BERG; ALBAN
BOULEZ; PIERRE
DEBUSSY; CLAUDE
MESSIAEN; OLIVIER
RAVEL; MAURICE
SCHOENBERG; ARNOLD
STRAVINSKY; IGOR
WEBERN; ANTON
Various Soloists
Various Orchestras, Pierre Boulez (cond.)
Deutsche Grammophon Insiders Only
ANTON WEBERN - Passacaglia Op. 1; Five Movements for Strings Op. 5; Six Pieces Op. 6; Five Pieces Op. 10; Symphony Op. 21; Variations Op. 30
WEBERN; ANTON Yuasa; Takuo
: Ulster Orchestra
Naxos 9 / 9
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (arranged for two pianos by Hermann Behn) BRUCKNER; ANTON Julius Zeman and Shin Oi (pianos)
Ars Produktion 9 / 8
HINDEMITH, PAUL: Concert Music for Brass and Strings; Nobilissima visione (Suite); Symphonia serena; Clarinet Concerto; Horn Concerto; Band Symphony
HINDEMITH; PAUL Dennis Brain (horn); Louis Cahuzac (Clarinet)
Hindemith; Paul
: Philharmonia Orchestra
EMI Insiders Only
HINDEMITH, PAUL: Symphony in E flat; Symphony "Mathis der Mahler"
HINDEMITH; PAUL Eschenbach; Christoph
: NDR Symphony Orchestra
Ondine Insiders Only
WALTON, WILLIAM: Cello Concerto; Passacaglia for Cello Solo
HINDEMITH, PAUL: Cello Concerto; Sonata for Solo Cello
HINDEMITH; PAUL
WALTON; WILLIAM
Poltéra, Christian (cello)
Shipway; Frank
: São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
BIS Insiders Only
HINDEMITH, PAUL: Complete String Quartets
HINDEMITH; PAUL Amar Quartet
Naxos Insiders Only
HINDEMITH, PAUL: Concert Music for Strings and Brass; Symphony "Mathis der Maler"; Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
HINDEMITH; PAUL Brabbins, Martyn (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra)
Hyperion 7 / 9
HINDEMITH, PAUL: Violin Concerto; Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 31 No. 2; Violin Sonatas in E flat major, E major, and C major
HINDEMITH; PAUL Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin); Enrico Pace (piano)
Järvi; Paavo
: Frankfurt Radio Symphony
BIS Insiders Only
CARL MARIA VON WEBER - Der Freischütz
WEBER; CARL MARIA VON Birgit Nilsson
Nicolai Gedda
Walter Berry
Erika Koth
Dieter Weller

Heger; Robert
: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra
Musical Heritage Society 3 / 7
CARL MARIA VON WEBER - Der Freischütz
WEBER; CARL MARIA VON Anne Constantin
Céclie Perrin
François Soulet
Jacques Perroni
Didier Henry
others

Penin; Jean-Paul
: Choeur de Saint-Eustache,Philharmonie de Chambre Hongroise
L'Empreinte digitale 5 / 8
WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Ten Overtures: Euryanthe; Peter Schmoll and His Neighbors; Oberon; The Ruler of the Spirits; Turandot Overture and March; Preciosa; Silvana; Jubel-Overtüre; Abu Hassan; Der Freischütz
WEBER; CARL MARIA VON Wit; Antoni
: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Naxos Insiders Only
WEBER, CARL MARIA VON: Works for Piano Four-Hands; Transcriptions
GODOWSKY, LEOPOLD: Contrapuntal Paraphrase on Invitation to the Dance for two pianos
MOSCHELES, IGNAZ: Hommage à Weber (Grand Duo)
GODOWSKY; LEOPOLD
MOSCHELES; IGNAZ
WEBER; CARL MARIA VON
Duo d'Accord
Hänssler Classic Insiders Only
Weber: Overtures (Preziosa; Turandot; Der Freischütz; The Ruler of the Spirits); Konzertstück for piano and orchestra Mendelssohn: Three Movements from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Capriccio brillante MENDELSSOHN; FELIX
WEBER; CARL MARIA VON
Robert Casadesus and Yvonne Loriod (pianos)
Rosbaud; Hans
: Südwestfunk-Orchester Baden-Baden
SWR Music Insiders Only
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major D. 959; Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat D. 960 SCHUBERT; FRANZ Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano)
BIS 10 / 10
Franz Liszt: A Faust Symphony; Dante Symphony; Rákóczi March Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Op. 125 (arranged for two pianos by Franz Liszt) BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN
LISZT; FRANZ
Leslie Howard and Mattia Ometto (pianos)
Brilliant Classics 8 / 9
IGOR STRAVINSKY - The Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Persephoné
STRAVINSKY; IGOR Stuart Neill (tenor)
Stephanie Cosserat (narrator)

Tilson Thomas; Michael
: San Francisco Symphony
Musical Heritage Society 10 / 10
GEORGE GERSHWIN - Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Piano Concerto in F
GERSHWIN; GEORGE Michael Tilson Thomas (piano)
Garrick Ohlsson (piano)

Tilson Thomas; Michael
: San Francisco Symphony
RCA 10 / 10
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5; Piano Concerto No. 4
BEETHOVEN; LUDWIG VAN Emanuel Ax (piano)

Tilson Thomas; Michael
: San Francisco Symphony
7 / 9
BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Symphony No. 2
SEGERSTAM, LEIF: Symphony No. 289, “When a Cat Visited”
BRAHMS; JOHANNES
SEGERSTAM; LEIF
Nobu Takizawa (violin); Leif Segerstam (piano)
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
Alba 5 / 9
REGER, MAX: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Mozart; Symphonic Prelude to a Tragedy; Piano Concerto; Suite in the Old Style; Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven; A Ballet Suite; Four Böcklin Tone Poems
REGER; MAX Derwinger, Love (piano)
Segerstam; Leif
: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
BIS Insiders Only
Reference Recording: Pettersson’s Glorious, Scarifying 8th Symphony PETTERSSON; ALLAN Segerstam; Leif
: Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
BIS Insiders Only
SIBELIUS, JEAN: Scaramouche (complete)
SIBELIUS; JEAN Segerstam; Leif
: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
Naxos Insiders Only
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA - Symphony No. 8; Harp Concerto
RAUTAVAARA; EINOJUHANI Marielle Nordmann (harp)

Segerstam; Leif
: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Ondine 10 / 10
Various Composers and Works D'INDY; VINCENT
FRANCK; CÉSAR
SCHUMANN; ROBERT
()
Marek Janowski/Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Warner Classics 8 / 8
KARL AAGE RASMUSSEN - Movements on a Moving Line; Sinking Through the Dream Mirror (Violin Concerto); Three Friends
RASMUSSEN; KARL AAGE Niels Christian Ollgaard (violin)

Schmidt; Ole
: Esbjerg Ensemble
Dacapo 9 / 9
KARL AAGE RASMUSSEN - Italian Concerto; Pianissimo Furioso; Strain "Encore VII"; Fugue "Encore VIII"; A Ballad of Game and Dream; Berio-mask; Love is in the World; Lonesome "Encore I"; Liederkreis
RASMUSSEN; KARL AAGE Rasmussen; Karl Aage
: The Elsinore Players
Dacapo 8 / 10
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, MARIO: String Quartets Nos. 1-3
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO; MARIO ()
Quartetto Adorno
Naxos 10 / 10
St. John’s Affirms Its Legacy With Welcome Guest Box BACH; J.S.
BRITTEN; BENJAMIN
DURUFLÉ; MAURICE
HAYDN; JOSEPH
HOWELLS; HERBERT
MESSIAEN; OLIVIER
PALESTRINA; GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA
POULENC; FRANCIS
TIPPETT; MICHAEL
VICTORIA; TOMÁS LUIS DE
Guest; George
: Choir of St. John's College Cambridge
Argo Insiders Only
DUKAS, PAUL: The Sorcerer's Apprentice; La péri; Symphony in C major
DUKAS; PAUL Tingaud; Jean-Luc
: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Naxos 9 / 9
DUKAS, PAUL: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue
DUKAS; PAUL Marilyn Schmiege ( mezzo-soprano); Roderick Kennedy (bass); Jocelyn Taillon (alto); Cynthia Buchan (mezzo-soprano)
Cologne Radio Symphony, Gary Bertini
Capriccio Insiders Only
DUKAS, PAUL: The Sorcerer's Apprentice; Velléda; Polyeucte
DUKAS; PAUL Chantal Santon (soprano); Julien Dran (tenor); Jean-Manuel Candenot (baritone)
Roth; Francois-Xavier
: Les Siècles
Musicales Actes Sud Insiders Only
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - Complete Symphonies
SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRI Marina Shaguch (soprano)
Arutjun Kotchinian (bass)

Kitajenko; Dmitri
: Gürzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker,Prague Philharmonic Choir
Capriccio 9 / 9
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - Complete Symphonies; From Jewish Folk Poetry; Six Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva
SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRI Various soloists

Haitink; Bernard
: Concertgebouw Orchestra,London Philharmonic Orchestra
Decca 9 / 9
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphonies Nos. 1-15; Jazz Suites; The Gadfly; Tahiti Trot
SHOSTAKOVICH; DMITRI Larissa Gogolewskaja (soprano)
Sergei Aleksashkin (bass)

Jansons; Mariss
EMI 9 / 9

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