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IRR Outstanding
Selected recordings are highlighted with the accolade IRR OUTSTANDING. The identification of such recordings has been made by individual reviewers. The selected release is illustrated in the review with a reproduction of the sleeve and the IRR OUTSTANDING logo
Outstanding in the December 2009 edition
Piano Trios New
Bodorová Megiddo.
Eben Piano Trio.
Fiala Piano Trio.
Puella Trio (Lenka Matejáková, violin; Markéta Vrbková, cello; Terezie Fialová, piano).
Arco Diva UP0114-2131 (full price, 45 minutes). Website www.arcodiva.cz Producer Jirí Stilec. Engineers Václav Roubal, Karel Soukeník. Dates January 9th and 10th, 2009.
Duo Recital from Salzburg New
Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 56b, ‘St Antoni Chorale’.
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances, Op. 45.
Ravel La valse.
Schubert Grand Rondeau in A, D951.
Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire (pianos).
DG 477 8570 (full price, 1 hour 12 minutes). Website www.deutschegrammophon.com Producer Sid McLauchlan. Engineers Stephan Flock, Wolf-Dieter Karwatky. Date Live performances at the Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg on August 3rd, 2009.
Hindemith New
Quintet for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola and Cello, Op. 30a. Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Pianob. Sonata for Clarinet and Pianoc. Drei leichte Stücke for Cello and Pianod.
Spectrum Concerts Berlin (abcLars Wouters van den Oudenweijer, clarinet; abAnnette von Hehn, aElisabeth Glass, violins; aHartmut Rohde, viola; abdFrank Dodge, cello; bcdYa-Fei Chuang, piano).
Naxos 8.572213 (super-budget price, 1 hour 14 minutes). Website www.naxos.com Producer Christoph Franke. Engineer Bernd Friebel. Dates March 10th and 11th, 2009.
Lynch undiscovered islands. New
Mediterraneanab. Moon Cyclea. Petenerab. Three Tangosab. White Book 1b.
White Book 2b.
aGillian Poznansky (flute); bMark Tanner (piano).
Priory PRCD1024 (full price, 1 hour 19 minutes). Website www.priory.org.uk Producer/
Engineer Neil Collier. Dates October 6th and 7th, 2008.
J. S. Bach New
Six Partitas, BWV825-30.
András Schiff (piano).
ECM New Series 476 6991 (medium price, two discs, 2 hours 13 minutes). Website www.ecmrecords. com Producer Manfred Eicher. Engineer Stephan Schellmann. Date Live performances at the Reitstadel, Neumarkt on September 21st, 200.
Schubert Live, Volume 2. New
Piano Sonatas – No. 18 in G, D894; No. 19 in C minor, D958. Six Moments musicaux, D780. 16 Deutsche Tänze, D783. Four Impromptus, D935a.
Imogen Cooper (piano).
Avie AV2157 (full price, two discs, 2 hours 30 minutes). Website www.avierecords.com Producer Adam Gatehouse. Engineer Neil Pemberton. Dates Live performances at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on aApril 15th 2008, April 22nd, 2009.
Bruch New
Arminius, Op. 43.
Ursula Eittinger (mezzo); Michael Smallwood (tenor); Hans Christoph Begemann (baritone); Rheinische Kantorei; Göttingen Symphonie Orchester/Hermann Max.
CPO 777 453-2 (medium price, two discs, 1 hour 29 minutes). German texts and English translations included. Website www.cpo.de. Producer Ingmar Haas. Engineer Björn Brigsne. Dates February 28th-March 2nd, 2009.
Fauré Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1/1. Aubade, Op. 6/1. Notre amour, Op. 23/2. Fleur jetée, Op. 39/2. Spleen, Op. 51/3. Shylock, Op. 57 – No. 3. Madrigal. Cinq Mélodies ‘de Venise’, Op. 58 – No. 2, En sourdine; No. 3, Green.
Poulenc Banalités – No. 2, Hôtel.
Ravel Histoires naturelles.
Schubert Verklärung, D59. Die Einsiedelei, D393. Himmelsfunken, D651. An Silvia, D891. Die Sterne, D939. Ständchen, D957 No. 4.
Wolf Mörike Lieder – No. 2, Der Knabe und das Immlein; No. 21, Auf eine Christblume; No. 32, An die Geliebte; No. 38, Lied vom Winde; No. 43, Lied eines Verliebten; No. 46, Gesang Weylas.
Simon Keenlyside (baritone); Malcolm Martineau (piano).Wigmore Hall Live WHLive0031
Music from Eighteenth Century Prague - New
Jacob Anathema gratiarum actionis perpetuae Deo, Op. 1 – Dixit Dominus. Acratismus pro honore Dei, Op. 2 – Missa ‘Dei Filii’. Laetetur omne saeculum – Offertorium. Vezirius Turcicus (arr. Hugo).
Rathgeber Concertos – D, Op. 6 No. 6; Op. 19 – No. 1 in C; No. 3 in F.
Capella Regia Praha/Robert Hugo (organ/ harpsichord).
Supraphon SU3971-2 (full price,1 hour 20 minutes). Latin texts and Czech/English/French/ German translations included. Website www. supraphon.com. Producers Jan Matousek, Robert Hugo. Engineer Ales Dvorák. Dates October 29th-November 1st, 2008, February 1st and 2nd, 2009.
Lava New
Opera Arias from 18th Century Napoli.
Hasse Antigono – Perchè, se tanti siete che delirar mi fate?. Didone Abbandonata – Tu dici ch’io non speri … L’augelletto in lacci stretto. Viriate – Come nave in mezzo all’onde. Leo Il Demetrio – Manca sollecita.
Pergolesi Adriano in Siria – Lieto così talvolta. L’Olimpiade – Mentre dormi amor fomenti; Tu me da me dividi. Porpora Flavio Anicio Olibrio – Se non dovesse il piè. Lucio Papirio – Morte amara; Tocco il porto. Vinci Artaserse – Fra cento affanni e cento; No che non ha la sorte … Vo solcando un mar crudele.
Simone Kermes (soprano); Le Musiche Nove/ Claudio Osele.
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88697 54121-2 (full price, 1 hour 17 minutes). Italian texts and English/ French/German translations included. Website www. sonybmgmasterworks.com Producer/Engineer Stephan Flock. Dates November 4th-11th, 2008.
Outstanding in the November 2009 edition
Les illuminations, Op. 18a. Phraseb. Aubeb. À une raisonb (all three orch. Colin Matthews)b. Rondo concertantec. In Memoriam Dennis Braind. Untitled Fragmente. Variationsf. Movements for a Clarinet Concerto (realized Matthews)g.
abSandrine Piau (soprano); gMichael Collins (clarinet); dPeter Francomb, dChris Griffiths, dMichael Thompson, dRichard Watkins (horns); cfRolf Hind (piano); abcdegNorthern Sinfonia/Thomas Zehetmair.
NMC NMCD140 (full price, 1 hour 18 minutes). French texts and English translations included. Website www.nmcrec.co.uk Producer/Engineer David Lefeber. Producer bcdefgColin Matthews. Dates cdefg May 22nd and 23rd, 2008, ab January 14th and 15th, 2009.
La Rêveuse NewBuxtehude Sonatas – C, BuxWV266; F, BuxWV269; G, BuxWV271. Ciacona in C minor, BuxWV159 (arr. composer).
Reinken Hortus Musicus – No. 1 in A minor; No. 4 in D minor.
La Rêveuse (Stéphan Dudermel, Simon Heyerick, violins; Florence Bolton, viola da gamba; Angélique Mauillon, triple harp; Bertrand Cuiller, harpsichord/organ; Emmanuel Mandrin, organ)/Benjamin Perrot (theorbo).
Mirare MIR074 (full price, 1 hour 7 minutes). Website www.mirare.fr. Producers/Engineers Hugues Deschaux, Aline Blondiau. Date July 2008.
Juon Piano Trio, Op. 17. Trio-Miniaturen.
Shostakovich Piano Trios – No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8; No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67.
Trio Paian (Carl-Magnus Helling, violin; Marin Smesnoi, cello; Alexandra Neumann, piano).
Coviello Classics COV50502 (full price, 1 hour 11 minutes). Website www.covielloclassics.de Producer/Engineer Moritz Bergfeld. Producer Olaf Mielke. Date 2005.
Schubert Winterreise, D911. NewMark Padmore (tenor); Paul Lewis (piano).
Harmonia Mundi USA HMU907484 (full price, 1 hour 14 minutes). German texts and English/French translations included. Website www.harmoniamundi. com Producer Robina G. Young. Engineer Brad Michel. Dates November and December 2008.
Domine ad Adiuvandum me Festina, RV593. Laetatus Sum, RV607. Lauda Jerusalem, RV609. Magnificat, RV610. Nisi Dominus, RV803. Dixit Dominus, RV807.
La Capella Ducale; Musica Fiata/Roland Wilson.
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88697 31870-2 (full price, 1 hour 20 minutes). Latin texts and English/ German translations included. Website www.sonybmg
masterworks.com Producer Günther Wollersheim. Engineer Enrique Foedtke. Dates January 8th-10th, 2008
Gautier Cloches. Two Courantes. Volte. Humfrey Cupid once, when weary growna. How severe is forgetful old agea. Oh! That I had but a fine mana. O Love, if e’re thou’lt ease a hearta. R. Johnson Three Almains. Come, heavy sleepa. Come hither you that lovea. Have you seen but the bright lily growa. The Prince’s Almain. With endless tearsa. Woods, rocks and mountainsa. Lanier I wish no morea. Mark how the blushful morna. No more shall meads be deck’d with flowersa. H. Lawes Amarillis by a springa. Amintor’s welladaya. Ariadne’s Lamenta. Chloris dead, lamented by Amintora. Sleep soft, you cold clay cindersa. Purcell Farewell, all joys!a. If grief has any pow’ra. Music for a whilea. When first Amintas sued for a kissa.
aJohannette Zomer (soprano); Fred Jacobs (lute/theorbo).
Channel Classics CCSSA26609 (full price, 1 hour 5 minutes). English texts included. Website www. channelclassics.com Producer/Engineer C. Jared Sacks. Date December 2008.
Outstanding in the October 2009 edition
Piano Concertos – No. 2 in B flat, Op. 19; No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37.
François-Frédéric Guy (piano); Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Philippe Jordan.
Naïve V5179 (full price, 1 hour 5 minutes). Website www.naiveclassique.com Producer Arnaud Moral. Engineer Joël Soupiron. Date December 2008.
Piano Trios – Hob. XV/28 in E; Hob. XV/29 in E flat; Hob. XV/30 in E flat; Hob. XV/31 in E flat minor.
Florestan Trio (Anthony Marwood, violin; Richard Lester, cello; Susan Tomes, piano).
Hyperion CDA67757 (full price, 1 hour). Website www.hyperion-records.co.uk Producer Andrew Keener. Engineer Simon Eadon. Dates February 9th-11th, 2009.
Complete Choral Works.
Benedicamus Domino. Benedictum Dominum. Benedictus. Ize Cheruwimy. Kaczka pstra. Magnificat – Sicut locutus est. Polish Requiem – Agnus Dei. Psalms of David – Psalm 30. Sanctus. Seven Gates of Jerusalem – De Profundis. Stabat Mater. St Luke Passion – In pulverum mortis; Miserere; Ut quid Domine. Three Pieces in Old Style – Aria. Veni Creator.
Polish Chamber Choir/Jan Lukaszewski.
Dux DUX0694 (full price, 58 minutes). Website www.dux.pl Producers/Engineers Marcin Guz, Maπgorzata Polanska, Lech Toπwinski. Date December 2008.
Messa da Requiem.
Anja Harteros (soprano); Sonia Ganassi (mezzo); Rolando Villazón (tenor); René Pape (bass); Coro e Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Antonio Pappano.
EMI Classics 6 98936-2 (medium price, two discs, 1 hour 24 minutes). Latin texts and English/French/ German translations included. Website www.emi classics.com Producer David Groves. Engineers Jonathan Allen, Massimiliano Cervini, Claudio Emili, Marco Emili, Luca Padovano. Dates Live performance at Sala Santa Cecilia, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome on January 8th-13th, 2009.
Music from Theresienstadt.
Berman 1938-1945, Reminiscences – excerpts. Haas Four Songs on Chinese Poetrya. Klein Three Songs, Op. 1. Lullaby. Krása Fünf Lieder, Op. 4. Schul Die Nicht-Gewesenen. Ullmann Drei Lieder, Op. 37. Der Mensch und sein Tag, Op. 47. Der müde Soldat. I. Weber Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt.
Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone); Russell Ryan (piano).
Bridge BRIDGE9280 (full price, 1 hour 5 minutes). Czech/German texts and English translations included. Website www.bridgerecords.com Producer/ Engineer Silas Brown. Dates March 30th and 31st, 2008.
Beethoven Fidelio, Op. 72 – Gott! welch Dunkel hier!.
Mozart Die Zauberflöte, K620 – Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön; Die Weisheitslehre dieser Knaben … Wie stark ist nicht dein Zaubertonbd.
Schubert Alfonso und Estrella, D732 – Schon, wenn es beginnt zu tagen. Fierrabras, D796 – Was quälst du mich, O Missgeschick! … In tiefbewegter Brust.
Wagner Lohengrin – In fernem Landcd; Mein lieber Schwan!. Parsifal – Amfortas! … Die Wunde!a; Nur eine Waffe taugtd. Die Walküre – Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond.
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) with aMargarete Joswig (mezzo); bMichael Volle (bass-baritone); cValdis Jansons (bass); dCoro del Teatro Regio di Parma; Mahler Chamber Orchestra/ Claudio Abbado.
Decca 478 1463 (full price, 1 hour 9 minutes). German texts and English/French translations included. Website www.deccaclassics.com Producer Christopher Alder. Engineer Philip Siney. Dates December 2nd-6th, 2008.
Outstanding in the September 2009 edition
Bartók Romanian Folk Dances, Sz56 (arr. Zoltán Székely).
Enescu Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor, Op. 6.
Janácek Sonata for Violin and Piano.
Mácha Elegy.
Martina Bacová (violin); Alexandr Stary (piano).
Arco Diva UP0107-2 (full price, 55 minutes). Website www.arcodiva.cz Producer Jirí Stilec. Engineers Václav Roubal, Karel Soukeník. Dates December 12th and 13th, 2008
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61.
Berg Violin Concerto, ‘To the memory of an angel’.
Arabella Steinbacher (violin); WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln/Andris Nelsons.
Orfeo C778 091A (full price, 1 hour 15 minutes). Website www.orfeo-international.com Producer Günther Wollersheim. Engineers Mark Hohn, Karlin von Gross. Dates November 4th-7th, 2008.
Symphony No. 9 in D minor.
Staatskapelle Dresden/Fabio Luisi.
Sony Classical 88697 29964-2 (full price, 1 hour 4 minutes). Website www.sonybmgmasterworks.com Producer Matthias Behrendt. Engineer Matthias Sachers. Dates Live performances at the Semperoper, Dresden on May 6th and 8th, 2007
Six Organ Concertos, Op. 7 (HWV306-11)a. Organ Concerto in F, HWV295, ‘The Cuckoo and the Nightingale’a. Fugue in G minor, HWV264b. Chaconnesb – G, HWV442; F, HWV485.
aAcademy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr (organ/bharpsichords).
Harmonia Mundi USA HMU807447.48 (full price, two discs, 2 hours 8 minutes). aPlayed on the Goetze and Gwynn organ of the Handel House Museum. Website www. harmoniamundi.com Producer/Engineer Brad Michel. Engineer Chris Barrett. Dates November 2006, February and March 2007
Song-Cycles and Chamber Music.
Four Poems by Josef Brodskya. From Kiplingb. Trio for Violin, Viola and Celloc. Two Poems by Mikhail Lermontovd. Two Pieces for Balalaika and Pianoe. Lyrics of Pushkinf.
Olga Filonova (soprano); Svetlana Nikolayeva (mezzo); Kirill Ershov (balalaika); Alexey Khutoriansky (violin); Lev Serov (viola); Marina Archakova (cello);Olga Solovieva (piano).
Toccata Classics TOCC0046 (full price, 1 hour 5 minutes). Russian (Cyrillic) texts and English translations included. Website www.toccataclassics.com Producers Yury Abdokov, Igor Prokhorov. Engineers Vadim Ivanov, Elena Dneprovskaya, Marina Karpenko, Anton Denikin,Lubov Ryndina. Dates February 24th, March 4th, April 30th, May 20th and 24th and June 11th, 2006.
Outstanding in the July/August 2009 edition
Bernstein Mass. New
Jubilant Sykes (baritone) Celebrant; Asher Edward Wulfman (boy soprano); Morgan State University Choir; Peabody Children’s Chorus; Street People; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/ Marin Alsop.
Naxos 8.5559622-23 (super-budget price, two discs, 1 hour 44 minutes). English/Latin texts included. Website www.naxos.com Producer Steven Epstein. Engineer Richard King. Dates October 21st and 22nd, 2008
Amor, io sento un respirar – a2; a5. L’Aubespin. Au mois de May. La belle que je sers. Beaux yeux. Bouche de Coral – a2; a5. Che giova posseder. Chi vuol veder. Courante. Depuis le jour. Dolci labri amorosi. Dolcissimo ben mio – a3; a6. Elle est à vous. Facciam, cara mie file. Face donques qui voudra. Garrula rondinella. Hor che soave l’aura. Io mi son giovinetta – a2; a4. Jamais n’avoir. Je ne fay rien. Je pars. Je sens en moy. Je sens l’ardeur. Jeune beauté. Je voy mille clairtez. Lascia filli mia cara. Las! que me sert. Liquide perle Amor – a2; a5. Lors que le trait. Ma donna con quest’occhi. Marchans qui traversez (two versions). Mon Dieu, que j’ayme (two versions). Morir non può il mio core – a2; a5. Per te rosa gentile. Plus tu cognois. Poi che voi non volete. Pourquoy tournez vous. Qual vive Salamandra – a3; a6. Quand je voy ma Maistrisse. Regret, soucy et peine – a5; a6. Rozette. Ricco amante son io. Si j’ayme ou non. Sine Cerere et Baccho (two versions). Sponse Musarum genus. Susanne un jour. Sus, je vous prie. Tes beaux yeux. Tu as tout seul. Un jour l’aveugle Amour. Un sol bacio ti dono. Vaga gioia amorosa. Voicy du gay Printemps (two versions). Volte (three). Vostre amour. Yeux, qui guidez mon ame.
Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam/Harry van der Kamp (bass).
Glossa GCD922401 (full price, three discs, 3 hours 33 minutes). French/Italian texts and English/German translations included. Website www.glossamusic.com Producers/Engineers Ted Diehl, Oscar Meijer. Engineer Stephan Schellmann. Dates December 2003, July 2004.
Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Chabrier
Roy Howat
Yale University Press (hardback, 416 pages, illustrated, ISBN 978-0-300-14547-2, £30.00)
Outstanding in the June 2009 edition
Concerts avec plusieurs instruments – IV.
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041a. Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV1044b. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV1047c. Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C, BWV1061d.
Pablo Valetti (abviolin), bDiana Baroni (flute); dHannes Rux (trumpet); cMichael Form (recorder); bdCéline Frisch, dDirk Förner (harpsichords); Café Zimmermann.
Alpha 137 (full price, 1 hour 1 minute). Website www.alpha-prod.com. Producer Aline Blondiau. Engineer Hugues Deschaux. Dates d2004, abc2008.
Chopin 21 Mazurkas. New
Five Mazurkas, Op. 6 – No. 2 in C sharp minor. Four Mazurkas, Op. 7 – No. 3
in F minor. Four Mazurkas, Op. 17 – No. 1 in B flat; No. 4 in A minor. Four Mazurkas, Op. 24 – No. 2 in C;
No. 4 in B flat minor. Four Mazurkas, Op. 30 – No. 3 in D flat. Four Mazurkas, Op. 33 – No. 1 in G sharp minor; No. 2
in D. Four Mazurkas, Op. 41 – No. 2 in E minor; No. 4 in A flat. Three Mazurkas, Op. 50 – No. 3 in C sharp minor. Three Mazurkas, Op. 56 – No. 2 in C; No. 3 in C minor. Three Mazurkas, Op. 59 – No. 2 in A flat. Three Mazurkas, Op. 63. Four Mazurkas, Op. 67 – No. 4 in A minor. Four Mazurkas, Op. 68 – No. 2 in A minor; No. 4 in F minor.
Vassily Primakov (piano).
Bridge BRIDGE9289 (full price, 1 hour 2 minutes). Website www.bridgerecords.com Producer David Starobin. Engineer Viggo Mangor. Dates November 17th-20th, 2008.
A Spotless Rose New
Adès The Fayrfax Carol. Anonymous There is no rose of swych vertu. Bax Mater ora filium. Górecki Totus tuus. Grieg Ave Maris Stella. Howells A Spotless Rose. Josquin Desprez Ave Maria, virgo serena. MacMillan Seinte Mari Moder Milde. Mouton Nesciens Mater. Palestrina Stabat mater. Stravinsky Ave Maria. Swayne Magnificat I. Tavener A Hymn to the Mother of God.
Gabrieli Consort/Paul McCreesh.
DG 477 7635 (full price, 1 hour 21 minutes). English/Latin texts and French/German translations included. Website www.deutschegrammophon.com Producer Christopher Alder. Engineer Neil Hutchinson. Dates July 19th-21st, 2007.
Outstanding in the May 2009 edition
Piano Concertos – No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37; No. 4 in G, Op. 58; No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73, ‘Emperor’.
Artur Pizarro (piano); Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Charles Mackerras.
Linn CKD336 (full price, two discs, 1 hour 44 minutes). Website www.linnrecords.com Producer James Mallinson. Engineer Philip Hobbs. Dates November 2nd-5th, 2008.
String Quartets, Volume 1.
The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Hob. XX/1b.
Leipziger Streichquartett (Stefan Arzberger, Tilman Büning, violins; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, cello).
Dabringhaus und Grimm MDG907 15506 (full price, 1 hour 6 minutes). Website www.mdg.de. Producers Werner Dabringhaus, Reimund Grimm. Engineer Friedrich Wilhelm Rödding. Dates July 11th and 12th, 2008.
Shostakovich New CD/SACDComplete String Quartets, Volume 4.
String Quartets – No. 10 in A flat, Op. 118; No. 12 in D flat, Op. 133; No. 14 in F sharp, Op. 142.
Mandelring Quartett (Sebastian Schmidt, Nanette Schmidt, violins; Roland Glassl, viola; Bernhard Schmidt, cello).
Audite 92.529 (full price, 1 hour 16 minutes). Website www.audite.de Producer Ludger Böckenhoff. Engineer Robert Göing. Dates April 23rd-25th, 2008.
J. S. Bach NewSonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV1001-06.
Viktoria Mullova (violin).
Onyx Classics ONYX4040 (full price, two discs, 2 hours 12 minutes). Website www.onyxclassics.com Producer Maro Postinghel. Engineer Michael Seberich. Dates March 18th and 19th, 2007, October 20th-22nd, 2008.
Schubert NewDie schöne Müllerin, D795.
Matthias Goerne (baritone); Christoph Eschenbach (piano).
Harmonia Mundi HMC901995 (full price, 1 hour 11 minutes). German texts and English/French translations included. Website www.harmoniamundi. com Producer Tobias Lehmann. Engineer René Möller. Date September 2008.
Brockes-Passion, TVWV5:1.
Birgitte Christensen, Lydia Teuscher (sopranos); Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo); Donát Havár, Daniel Behle (tenors); Johannes Weisser (baritone); RIAS Kammerchor; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin/René Jacobs.
Harmonia Mundi HMC902013.14 (full price, two discs, 2 hours 20 minutes). German texts and English/ French translations included. Website www.harmonia mundi.com Producer Martin Sauer. Engineer René Möller. Date March 2008.
B. A. Zimmermann New CD/SACDRequiem für einen jungen Dichter.
Claudia Barainsky (soprano); David Pittman-Jennings (baritone); Michael Rotschopf, Lutz Lansemann (speakers); Jan Hage (organ); João Rafael (live electronics); Eric Vloeimans Quintet; Czech Philharmonic Choir, Brno; Slovak Philharmonic Choir; EuropaChor Akademie; Holland Symfonia/Bernhard Kontarsky.
Cybele SACD860.501 (full price, 1 hour 3 minutes). Multilingual texts and English translations included. Website www.cybele.de. Producers Russell Postema, Roy Schijff. Engineers Willem van de Berg, Jacob Boogaard. Date Live performance at the Concertgebouw, Haarlam on June 23rd, 2005.
Outstanding in the April 2009 edition:
J. S. Bach New CD/SACDBrandenburg Concertos, BWV1046-51.
Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr (harpsichord).
Harmonia Mundi USA HMU807461.62 (full price, two discs, 1 hour 36 minutes). Website www. harmoniamundi.com Producer Robina G. Young. Engineer Brad Michel. Date May 2008
Symphony 2 New
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73. Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53a.
Schubert An Schwager Kronos, D369b. Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D583 (both arr. Brahms)b. Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D714b.
aNathalie Stutzmann (contralto); bMonteverdi Choir; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner.
Soli Deo Gloria SDG703 (full price, 1 hour 14 minutes). German texts and English translations included. WebsiteProducer Isabella de Sabata. Engineers Mike Hatch, Hugh Walker, Andrew Riches. Dates Live performances at the Salle Pleyel, Paris on November 15th and 16th, 2007. www.solideogloria.co.uk.
Mahler New CD/SACD
Symphony No. 8 in E flat.
Lyudmila Dudinova, Ailish Tynan, Viktoria Yastrebova (sopranos); Zlata Bulycheva, Lilli Paasikivi (mezzos); Sergey Semishkur (tenor); Alexey Markov (baritone); Evgeny Nikitin (bass); Choir of Eltham College; Choral Arts Society of Washington; London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra/Valery Gergiev.
LSO Live LSO0669 (medium price, 1 hour 17 minutes). German/Latin texts and English translations included. Website www.lso.co.uk Producer James Mallinson. Engineers Neil Hutchinson, Jonathan Stokes. Date Live performances at St Paul’s Cathedral, London in July 2008.
Rachmaninov New
Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2. Ten Preludes, Op. 23. 13 Preludes, Op. 32.
Steven Osborne (piano).
Hyperion CDA67700 (full price, 1 hour 19 minutes). Website www.hyperion-records.co.uk Producer Andrew Keener. Engineer David Hinitt. Dates August 7th, 8th, 20th and 21st, 2008.
Outstanding in the March 2009 edition:
Bruckner New CD/SACD
Symphony No. 4 in E flat ‘Romantic’ (1889 version).
Orchester der KlangVerwaltung/Enoch zu Guttenberg.
Farao Classics S108051 (full price, 1 hour 10 Website www.farao-classics.de Producers/Engineers Andreas Caemmerer, Felix Gargerle. Engineer Wolfgang Fahrner. Dates Live performances at Musikverein, Vienna on April 25th and 26th, 2007.
Nørgård New CD/SACD
Symphonies – No. 3a; No. 7b.
aDanish National Vocal Ensemble; aDanish National Choir; Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard.
Dacapo 6.220547 (full price, 1 hour 9 minutes). Website www.dacapo-records.dk Producers aClaus Due, bPreben Iwan. Engineer Jan Oldrup. Dates aDecember 20th-22nd, 2007, bJune 2nd-5th, 2008.
Tchaikovsky New
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64. Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32.
Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel.
DG 477 8022 (full price, 1 hour 14 minutes). Website www.deutschegrammophon.com Producer Sid McLauchlan. Engineers Rainer Maillard, Wolf-Dieter Karwatky. Date Live performances at Sala Simón Bolívar, Caracas in January 2008.
Outstanding in the February 2009 edition:
Stephen Kovacevich
New
J. S. Bach Partita No. 4 in D, BWV828.
Beethoven 33 Variations in C on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120.
Stephen Kovacevich (piano).
Onyx Classics ONYX4035 (full price, 1 hour 18 minutes). Website www.onyxclassics.com Producer Simon Kiln. Engineer Mike Clements. Dates June 30th-July 3rd, 2008.
Chopin New
Piano Sonatas - No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35; No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58. Two Nocturnes, Op. 27. Berceuse in D flat, Op. 57. Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60.
Marc-André Hamelin (piano).
Hyperion CDA67706 (full price, 1 hour 16 minutes). Website www.hyperion-records.co.uk Producer Andrew Keener. Engineer Simon Eadon. Dates March 15th-17th, 2008.
Oleg Marshev in recital New
Chopin Three Waltzes, Op. 34. Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52.
Liszt Études d’exécution transcendante, S139 - No. 10, Appassionato. Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S173 - No. 7, Funérailles. Rhapsodie espagnole, S254.
Scriabin Cinq Préludes, Op. 15. Mazurka in F, Op. 25 No. 3. Deux Poèmes, Op. 32. Deux Mazurkas, Op. 40. Vers la flamme, Op. 72.
Oleg Marshev (piano).
Danacord DACOCD677 (full price, 1 hour 19 minutes). Website www.danacord.dk. Producer/ Engineer Morten Mogensen. Dates August 9th-11th, 2008.
Debussy New
Préludes, Book 1. D’un cahier d’esquisses. Children’s Corner. Suite bergamasque - No. 3, Clair de lune.
Nelson Freire (piano).
Decca 478 1111 (full price, 1 hour 3 minutes). Website www.deccaclassics.com Producer Dominic Fyfe. Engineer Philip Siney. Dates June 11th-15th, 2008.
D. Matthews New
The Music of Dawn, Op. 50. A Vision and a Journey, Op. 60. Concerto in Azzurro, Op. 87a.
aGuy Johnston (cello); BBC Philharmonic/ Rumon Gamba.
Chandos CHAN10487 (full price, 1 hour 11 minutes). Website www.chandos.net Producers Mike George, Brian Pidgeon. Engineers Stephen Rinker, Owain Williams. Dates December 4th and 5th, 2007.
Profumo di Violetta New
Anonymous Antico Saltarello. Arnoldi Così, Tosca. Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana - Il cavallo scalpita (arr. Rodolfo Matulich). Matulich/Trovesi Aspettando compar Alfio. Monteverdi L’Orfeo - Ritornello; Toccata (both arr. Corrado Guarino). L’incoronazione di Poppea - Pur ti miro (arr. Guarino/Trovesi). Pergolesi La serva padrona - Stizzoso, mio stizzoso (arr. Remondini). Remondini Violetta e le altre. Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia - Largo al factotum. Trovesi Alba. Euridice. Frammenti orfici. Intrecciar Ciaccone. Musa. Ninfe avernali. Profumo di Violetta. Salterellando. Salterello Amoroso. Vespone. Verdi La traviata - Ah, fors’è lui che l’anima; È Piquillo, un bel gagliardo (both arr. Remondini).
Gianluigi Trovesi (piccolo/alto clarinets/alto saxophone); Marco Remondini (cello/ electronics); Stefano Bertoli (drums, percussion); Filarmonica Mousiké/Savino Acquaviva.
ECM New Series 177 3124 (full price, 1 hour 1 minute). Website www.ecmrecords.com Producer Manfred Eicher. Engineers Stefano Amerio, Giulio Gallo. Date September 2006.
J. S. Bach Solo Cantatas.
New
Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV35. Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BW169a. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV170.
Bernarda Fink (mezzo); aVocalconsort Berlin; Freiburger Barockorchester/Petra Müllejans (violin).
Harmonia Mundi HMC902016 (full price, 1 hour 16 minutes). German texts and English/French translations included. Website Producer Martin Sauer. Engineer René Möller. Date April 2008. www.harmoniamundi. com
Outstanding in the January 2009 edition:
Beethoven New CD/SACD
String Quartets – No. 10 in E flat,
Op. 74, ‘Harp’; No. 11 in F minor,
Op. 95, ‘Serioso’.
Tokyo String Quartet (Martin Beaver, Kikuei Ikeda, violins; Kazuhide Isomura, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello).
Harmonia Mundi USA HMU807460
Brahms Viola. New
Viola Trios – E flat, Op. 40a; A minor, Op. 114b. Viola Sonatas, Op. 120 – No. 1 in F minorc; No. 2 in E flatd. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78 (arr. Paul Klengel/
Rysanov)c.
Maxim Rysanov (viola) with aBoris Brovtsyn (violin); bKristine Blaumane (cello); acKatya Apekisheva, bdJacob Katsnelson (pianos).
Onyx Classics ONYX4033
String Quartets New
Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10.
Fauré String Quartet in E minor, Op. 121.
Ravel String Quartet in F.
Quatuor Ebène (Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure, violins; Mathieu Herzog, viola; Raphaël Merlin, cello).
Virgin Classics 5 19045-2
Herbert von Karajan New
Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B flat, Op. 60.
R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40.
Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan.
Testament SBT1430
Herbert von Karajan New
Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68.
Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4.
Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan.
Testament SBT1431
Lully
Cadmus et Hermione.
André Morsch (tenor) Cadmus; Claire Lefilliâtre (soprano) Hermione; Arnaud Marzorati (bass) Arbas/Pan; Jean-François Lombard (countertenor) La Nourrice/Dieu champêtre; Isabelle Druet (mezzo) Charité/
Melisse; Arnaud Richard (bass) Draco/Mars; Camille Poul (soprano) L’Amour/Palès;
Choeur, Orchestre et Danseurs du Poème Harmonique/Vincent Dumestre.
Alpha 701
Gaubert New
Symphonie in F. Les Chants de la mer. Concert in F.
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg/ Marc Soustrot.
Timpani 1C1135
Ilona Timchenko New
Brahms Paganini Variations, Op. 35.
C. Schumann Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16.
R. Schumann Kreisleriana, Op. 16.
Ilona Timchenko (piano).
Landor Records LAN286
Schumann New
Violin Sonatas – No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105; No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121;
No. 3 in A minor, WoO27.
Carolin Widmann (violin); Dénes Várjon (piano).
ECM New Series 476 6744
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