Reviewed this month
Alphabetical listing of the works reviewed in the current issue.
Reviewer initials and page number follow the work.
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Adams
The Wound-Dresser NS 26
Anonymous
French revolutionary songs RJL 74
Mexican Music AO’C 75
Arensky
Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 32 RM-W 44
Bach, J. S.
Fugue on the Magnificat, BWV733 (now known to be by J. L. Krebs) DN 54
Keyboard Concertos
BWV1053-56 and BWV1058 MJ 26
Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV537 PL 73
Sonata for Organ in C, BWV529 DN 54
Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV1001-06 CR 54
Toccata and Fugue in F, BWV540 DN 54
Barraqué
Piano Sonata FB 55
Bartók
Andante in A, BB26b (ed. Somfai) RW 44
Rhapsodies Nos. 1 and 2 RW 44
Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 RW 44
Bassano
Fantasie per cantar et sonar …
Nos. 1, 6, 10, 13, 17 and 20 AO’C 52
Motetti per concerti ecclesiastici
Excerpts AO’C 52
Bate
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 28 CMacD 27
Sinfonietta No. 1, Op. 22 CMacD 27
Beethoven
String Quartets Nos. 12 and 14 JW 45
(3) String Trios, Op. 9 NS 44
Beffroy de Reigny
Amphigouri patriotique RJL 74
Bellini
Puritani, I– Son vergin vezzosa JTH 85
Bennett, R. R.
(7) Country Dances RM-W 28
Good-Night, A PL 73
Berlioz
Damnation de Faust, La, H111
Roi de Thulé, Le IJ 28
Harold en Italie, H68 IJ 28
Nuits d’été, Les, H81 IJ 28
Birch
Dance of the Nymphs PB-P 42
Intermezzo PB-P 42
Bizet
Pêcheurs de perles, Les
Je crois entendre encore JTH 84
Body
(5) Lullabies IM 72
Bononcini
Chi d’amor tra le catene … Bella sì, ma crudel JTH 74
Pietoso nume arcier JTH 74
Borodin
Piano Trio in D RST 45
Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances (arr. Ashkenazy) NS 53
Serenata alla Spagnola RST 45
String Sextet in D minor RST 45
String Trios in G and G minor RST 45
Boughton
Immortal Hour, The
Love Duet PB-P 42
Boyd
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams IM 72
Boyle
Magic Harp, The PB-P 42
Brahms
Hungarian Dances, WoO1
Nos. 1, 12, 13 and 21 MA 43
Piano Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87 RM-W 44
Brian
Cenci, The – Preludio tragico RW 29
Faust – Night Ride of Faust and Mephistopheles RW 29
Tigers, The – Symphonic Variations RW 29
Turandot – Three Pieces RW 29
Turandot Suite, A (compiled/arr. MacDonald) RW 29
Britten
Double Concerto in B minor RM-W 30
Lachrymae, Op. 48a RM-W 30
Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 NS 26
Violin Concerto, Op. 15 RM-W 30
Brooke
Gee Whizz (reconstr./ed. Corp) PB-P 42
Bülow, von
Ballade, Op. 11 MPT 56
La certa, Op. 27 MPT 56
Marche héroïque, Op. 3 MPT 56
Cabezón, A.
Ave maris stella IM 67
Cancion francesca glosada IM 67
Chabrier
España RST 52
Chaminade
Sévillane, La, Op. 19 RST 52
Charpentier, G.
Didon NS 62
Fête des myrtes, La NS 62
Impressions d’Italie NS 62
Vie du poète, La NS 62
Chevalier de Piis
Hymne à l’hiver RJL 74
Chilcott
Even such is time IM 62
High Flight IM 62
Oculi Omnium IM 62
Thanksgiving, A IM 62
Cilea
Arlesiana, L’ – È la solita storia JTH 84
Clemens non Papa
Inclita stirps Jesse IM 67
Colonna
Laudate Dominum a 3 SH 67
Conti
Quando veggo un’usignolo JTH 74
Converse
American Sketches PB-P 30
Festival of Pan, Op. 9 PB-P 30
Song of the Sea PB-P 30
Copland
Clarinet Concerto) MA 43
Danyel
Vocal works AO’C 63
Davies, Walford
Psalms 23 and 121 PL 73
de Rore
Anchor che co’l partire AO’C 52
Bella netta ignuda e bianca mano, La AO’C 52
Ma poi che vostr’altezza AO’C 52
Quando Signor AO’C 52
Debussy
Images, Set 2 – No. 2, Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût FB 55
Pelléas et Mélisande HC 76
Delibes
Coppélia – Waltz (arr. Dohnányi) PR 56
Delius
Songs (arr. J. Lloyd-Webber) PB-P 46
Desorgues
Hymne à l’Être suprême RJL 74
Dohnányi
Pastorale PR 56
(4) Rhapsodies, Op. 11 PR 56
(3) Singular Pieces, Op. 44 PR 56
Winterreigen, Op. 13 PR 56
Donizetti
Elisir d’amore, L’
Una furtiva lagrima JTH 84
Una parola, Adina … Chiedi all’aura lusinghiera JTH 85
Fille du régiment, La – Ah! mes amis … Pour mon âme JTH 84
Lucia di Lammermoor
Regnava nel silenzio JTH 85
Tombe degl’avi miei … Fra poco a me ricovero JTH 84
Maria di Rohan JTH 77
Edwards
Sacred Kingfisher Psalms IM 72
Elgar
Pleading, Op. 48 No. 1 JTH 72
Speak, music, Op. 41 No. 2 JTH 72
Spirit of England, The, Op. 80
No. 3, For the Fallen PL 73
They are at rest PL 73
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, ‘Enigma’
No. 9, Nimrod (arr. Bishop) PL 73
Falla
Noches en los jardines de España (arr. Bertram) RST 52
Fauré
Barcarolles Nos. 1-3 MPT 57
Impromptus Nos. 1-3 MPT 57
Nocturnes Nos. 1-5 MPT 57
(3) Romances sans paroles, Op. 17 MPT 57
Fiocco
Sacred Vocal Works AO’C 63
Flynn
Clatter of the Clogs PB-P 42
Forqueray, A.
Pièces de viole CP 46
Froberger
Capriccio XII in F DN 54
Fröst, G.
Klezmer Dances MA 43
Gibbs
Betrothal, The, Op. 3
Ballet Music (ed. Pilkington) PB-P 42
Hypochondriacus JTH 72
(3) Songs, Op. 15No. 3, A Song of Shadows JTH 72
Glinka
Valse-fantaisie in B minor (arr. Lyapunov/Ashkenazy) NS 53
Gounod
Messe solennelle de Sainte-Cécile JW 64
Grainger
Danish Folk Song Settings
Power of Love, The JTH 72
Granados
Goyescas – Quejas, o la maja y el ruiseño RST 52
Greene
Lord, Let Me Know Mine End PL 73
Guillemain
String Quartet in B minor, Op. 12 No. 2 CR 47
Gurney
Boat is chafing, The JTH 72
Goodnight to the meadow JTH 72
Lights Out
No. 4, Lights Out JTH 72
Harris
Bring us, O Lord PL 73
Harrison
Mass for Saint Cecilia’s Day IM 72
Haydn
String Quartet No. 1 in G, Hob. III/75 CR 47
Hérold
Zampa – Overture PB-P 42
Hillborg
Peacock Tales MA 43
Högberg
Dancing with Silent Purpose MA 43
Holbrooke
Aucassin and Nicolette, Op. 115 RM-W 28
Saxophone Concerto in B flat, Op. 88 RM-W 28
Holst
(2) Motets – No. 1, The Evening Watch, H159 PL 73
Planets, The, H125 (transcr. Sykes) PL 58
(12) Songs, H174 Nos. 9 and 12 JTH 72
Howells
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (St Peter in Westminster) PL 73
Take him, earth, for cherishing PL 73
Ireland
Songs (arr. J. Lloyd-Webber) PB-P 46
Ives
Unanswered Question, The NS 26
Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-4 RW 48
Kerll
Toccata in D minor DN 54
Kinsella
Cúchulainn and Ferdia: Duel at the Ford MA 31
Prelude and Toccata
for String Orchestra MA 31
Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7 MA 31
Korngold
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 NS 40
Ladré
Mort de Louis Capet RJL 74
Trahison punie, La RJL 74
Lancino
Requiem MP 65
Lauridsen
O Magnum Mysterium IM 62
O Nata Lux IM 62
Lecuona
Malagueña (arr. Nash) RST 52
Lehár
Land des Lächelns, Das
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz JTH 84
Lehmann
Vocal Works JTH 72
Leighton
Precces and Responses PL 73
Lerdahl
String Quartets Nos. 1-3 MA 48
Liszt
Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, ‘Italie’, S161 – No. 1, Sposalizio PR 58
No. 4, Sonetto 47 del Petrarca NAS 32
No. 5, Sonetto 104 del Petrarca NAS 32
No. 6, Sonetto 123 del Petrarco NAS 32
PR 58
Années de pèlerinage, première année, ‘Suisse’, S160
No. 6, Vallée d’Obermann PR 58
Années de pèlerinage, troisième année, S163 – No. 4, Les jeux d‘eau à la Villa d’Este PR 58
Ce qu’on entend sur la montagne, S95 CA 32
Études d’exécution transcendante, S139
Nos. 5, 10 and 12 PR 58
Fantasie über ungarische Volksmelodien, S123 CA 32
Grandes Études de Paganini, S141
No. 3, La Campanella PR 58
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S173
No. 7, Funérailles FB 55
Isoldens Liebestod (Wagner), S447 PR 58
Lieder PR 65
Préludes, Les, S97 CA 32
Totentanz – Paraphrase über ‘Dies irae’, S126 NAS 32
(4) Valses oubliées, S215 No. 1 PR 58
Lutosπawski
Dance Preludes MA 43
Mahler
Symphonies
No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’* NS 33
No. 7 in E minor MJ 34
Mancini
Quanto mai saria più bello JTH 74
Marcello, B.
Chiaro e limpido fonte JTH 74
Tirsi e Fileno
Veggio Fille/Parlo a Clori JTH 74
Marchant
Déclaration des droits de l’homme RJL 74
Marenzio
Liquide perle Amor AO’C 52
Quando i vostri AO’C 52
Massenet
Werther – Pourquoi me réveiller? JTH 84
Moeran
In youth is leisure JTH 72
Molloy
Love’s old sweet song JTH 72
Moniuszko
Haunted Manor, The
Remain unmarried until death! JTH 85
Mozart
Concerto for Flute and Harp in C, K299/K297c SP 34
Don Giovanni, K527
Il mio tesoro intanto JTH 84
Fantasia in C minor, K396/K385f NAS 59
Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 12 and 13 NAS 59
Nozze di Figaro, Le, K492
Giunse alfin il momento … JTH 85
Sinfonia concertante in E flat, KAnh. 1,9/K297b SP 34
String Quartet No. 10 in C, K170 CR 47
Variations in F on ‘Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding’, K613 NAS 59
Zauberflöte, Die, Z620 RTL 78
Muffat
Toccata sexta DN 54
Mussorgsky
Night on the Bare Mountain, A (arr. Ashkenazy) NS 53
Neuburger
Maldoror FB 55
Nielsen
Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6 RW 35
O’Regan
Acallam na Senórach: An Irish Colloquy RST 66
Pachelbel
Magnificat Fugues primi toni
Nos. 1, 4-6 and 8 DN 54
Palestrina
Fuit homo missus a Deo AO’C 52
Pulchra es amica mea AO’C 52
Tota pulchra es amica mei AO’C 52
Veni, veni dilecte mi AO’C 52
Parry
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton) PL 73
Songs of Farewell – No. 1, My soul, there is a country PL 73
Peel
Almond, wild almond JTH 72
Country Lover, The
No. 4, The early morning JTH 72
Perti
Messa a 12 SH 67
Plaudite mortales a 8 SH 67
Sinfonia avanti la serenata SH 67
Piazzolla
Oblivion MA 43
Pisendel
Sonata a violino solo senza basso CR 54
Pitou
Queue à Robespierre, Le RJL 74
Pleier
Karlsbad Dolls’ Dance PB-P 42
Porpora
Ecco che il primo albore JTH 74
Poulenc
Songs NS 66
Puccini
Bohème, La – arias JTH 85
Gianni Schicchi
O mio babbino caro JTH 85
Quilter
(5) English Love Lyrics, Op. 24
No. 1, There be none of Beauty’s daughters JTH 72
(3) Songs, Op. 3 Nos. 1 and 2 JTH 72
Rachmaninov
Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 28 NAS 59
Suite No. 1, Op. 5, ‘Fantaisie-tableaux’ NS 53
Ratis
Co’ queste trezze AO’C 75
Dialogo fra il garofolo e la rosa AO’C 75
Mascherata di Coviello da cantarsi sull’aria dello Spagnoletto AO’C 75
Napolitana, ‘Se Dio il tutte fece di niente’ AO’C 75
O Belle donne se volete AO’C 75
Ravel
Miroirs NAS 59
Sonatine NAS 59
Reger
(2) Romances, Op. 50 RM-W 36
Violin Concerto in A, Op. 101 RM-W 36
Reizenstein
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F CMacD 27
Respighi
Impressioni brasiliane, P153 MP 36
Pini di Roma, P141 MP 36
Rossiniana, P148 MP 36
Rihm
Konzert in einem Satz CMacD 38
Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 RST 52
Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez – Adagio RST 52
Rogier
Da pacem, Domine a 6 IM 67
Missa ‘Inclita stirps Jesse’ IM 67
Missa Philippus Secundus Rex Hispaniae IM 67
Ronald
Garden of Allah, The
No. 2, In an Eastern Garden PB-P 42
Rose
Final Responses PL 73
Rossini
Barbiere di Siviglia, Il
Cessa di più resistere JTH 84
Una voce poco fa JTH 85
Roussel
Festin d’araignée, Le, Op. 17 CA 38
Padmâvatî, Op. 18
Suites Nos. 1 and 2 CA 38
Rutter
Lord bless you and keep you, The PL 73
Saint-Saëns
Jota aragonese, Op. 64 RST 52
Scarlatti, A.
Amore e Virtù
Nel cor del cor mio JTH 74
Schubert
Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D821 SP 49
(4) Impromptus, D899 PR 60
(3) Klavierstücke, D946 PR 60
Mass in G, D167 JW 64
Piano Sonatas Nos. 15, 17 and 18 PR 60
Piano Trios
D28, D897 and Nos. 1 and 2 SP 49
Schwanengesang, D957 LB 68
Winterabend, Der, D945 LB 68
Scriabin
Fantasy in A minor NS 53
Shostakovich
Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 RM-W 39
(5) Pieces from The Gadfly, Op. 97 (transcr. Borisovsky) RM-W 50
(7) Preludes from 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (transcr. Strakhov) RM-W 50
Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 RM-W 50
Songs for the front (arrangements of songs by various composers) RW 68
Symphony No. 15 in A, Op. 141 RW 39
Smyth
Boatswain’s Mate, The
Overture PB-P 42
Sola/Crossley-Holland
Seafarer, The IM 72
Stradella
Italian Arias CP 69
Strauss, J. II
Fledermaus, Die
Mein Herr Marquis JTH 85
Strauss, R.
Rosenkavalier, Der, Op. 59
Di rigori armato il seno JTH 84
Stravinsky
Rake’s Progress, The* PJR 78
Here I stand JTH 84
Striggio
Nasce la pena mia AO’C 52
Sullivan
Long day closes, The (arr. Lawson) PL 73
Tárrega
Gran Vals (arr. Goldstone) RST 52
Tavener
Funeral Ikos PL 73
Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin – Whither, ah! Whither hast thou gone JTH 84
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 NAS 32
Sérénade mélancolique in B minor, Op. 26 NS 40
Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42 NS 40
Valse-Scherzo in C, Op. 34 NS 40
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 NS 40
Telemann
Concertos
TWV51:a1, TWV51:D3, TWV51:h1,
TWV52:B1, TWV52:F3, TWV53:C1
and TWV53:D1 in D NA 40
Concerto No. 5 in B minor, TWV42:h1 NA 50
Emma und Eginhard, TVWV21:25
Arias MR 80
Violin Concerto in A minor MR 80
Essercizii Musici
Sonata Nos. 4 and 10 NA 50
Trio No. 4 in A, TWV42:A6 NA 50
Geduldige Sokrates, Der, TVWV21:9
Arias MR 80
Violin Concerto in C MR 80
Germanicus, TVWVdeest NA 79
Komm o Schlaf, und lass mein Leid MR 80
Neumodische Liebhaber Damon, Der, TVWV21:8 – Ach seht mich doch, geliebte Augen MR 80
Sonata in G, TWV43:G5 CR 47
Sonate Metodiche Nos. 3 and 6 NA 50
Trio Sonata in A minor, TWV42:a7 NA 50
Unglückliche Alcmeon, Der,
Ach was für Qual und Schmerz MR 80
Thalben-Ball
Elegy PL 73
Toch
Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 35 CMacD 38
Turnage
(4) Chants MP 50
Constant Obsession, A MP 50
Grazioso! MP 50
Slow Pavane, A MP 50
Three for Two MP 50
Tüür
Awakening MA 70
Insula deserta MA 70
Wanderer’s Evening Song, The MA 70
Tveitt
From a Travel Diary CMacD 51
Household God, The, Op. 184 CMacD 51
Midsummer’s Eve CMacD 51
Septet CMacD 51
Various composers
Marseillaise/Contre Marseillaise RJL 74
Vaughan Williams
House of Life, The
No. 2, Silent Noon JTH 72
Rest PL 73
Symphony No. 4 in F minor NS 26
Turtle Dove, The PL 73
Verdi
Forza del destino, La* MP 81
Rigoletto
Gualtier Maldè … Caro nome JTH 85
La donna è mobile JTH 84
Traviata, La
È strano! … Ah, fors’è lui … Sempre libera JTH 85
Vitali
Bergamasca AO’C 75
Vivaldi
Cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, Il, Op. 8 Nos. 1-5 MJ 41
Concerto for Flute, Strings and Basso continuo in D, RV783 NA 51
Concerto for Two Flutes, Strings and Basso continuo in C, RV533 NA 51
(6) Concertos for Flute, Strings and Basso continuo, Op. 10 NA 51
Wagner
Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Die HC 82
Walküre, Die RP 83
Wallace
Maritana MP 84
Warlock
(3) Belloc Songs
No. 2, The Night JTH 72
Queen Anne JTH 72
Take, o take those lips away JTH 72
Weber
Clarinet Concertino in C minor, J109 CR 41
Clarinet Concertos
No. 1 in F minor, J114 CR 41
No. 2 in E flat, J118 CR 41
Horn Concertino in E minor, J188 CR 41
Whitacre
Alone IM 62
Cloudburst IM 62
Lux Aurumque IM 62
Stolen Child, The IM 62
This Marriage IM 62
Whitbourn
All shall be Amen and Alleluia IM 71
Brief story of Peter Abelard, A IM 71
Give us the wings of faith IM 71
Living Voices IM 71
Prayer for South Africa, A IM 71
Requiem canticorum IM 71
Son of God Mass IM 71
Winter’s Wait IM 71
White
Devout Lover, The JTH 72
Sierra Melody, A PB-P 42
So we’ll go no more a-roving JTH 72
Spring has come, The JTH 72
Whitlock
Carillon PB-P 42
Zanetti
Bergamasca AO’C 75
Matacino AO’C 75
Zelenka
Dixit Dominus in D, ZWV68 JTH 71
Magnificat in D, ZWV108 JTH 71
Missa Nativitatis Dominni, ZWV8 JTH 71
Collections
Amor Sacro, Amor Profano AO’C 52
Bridge of Dreams, A IM 72
Choral Evensong from Liverpool Cathedral PL 73
Dances to a Black Pipe MA 43
Delicias RST 52
Duetti JTH 74
France 1789 RJL 74
A Fool for Love JTH 84
Godfrey, Dan – Encores PB-P 42
Gioia! JTH 85
Hombres de Maíz AO’C 75
The Power of Love JTH 72
Russian Fantasy NS 53
Songs of Farewell PL 73
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