CD Reviews at Music & Vision

CDs featuring recordings of the following works have all been reviewed during Music & Vision's first six months. Where possible, we are adding links from the review pages so that you can purchase CDs online, quickly and easily. A searchable database of our CD reviews will be online shortly.

American Songs from 1800-1860. Daniel McCabe. Fleur de Son Classics FDS 57924 

Balakirev: Symphony No.1. Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan. EMI Karajan Edition 

Barber: Adagio for Strings. NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini. SYMPOSIUM 1240

Bentzon: Racconti. Randers Chamber Orchestra. dacapo 8.224119 

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1. NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini. SYMPOSIUM 1240

Kevin Bowyer plays the organ of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, United Kingdom. Cathedral Classical CC 003 

Cage: Music for Three. Werner Bartschi, Martin Numelter, Wen-Sin Yang. Koch Musica Mundi 3-6714-2 

Campion: Lute Songs. Steven Rickards, countertenor, Dorothy Linell, lute. Naxos, Alte Musick 8 553380 

Carter: To Music, Tarantella, Harvest Home, Emblems. Let's be gay, Heart not so heavy as mine, The Defense of Corinth, Harmony of morning, Musicians wrestle everywhere. John Oliver Chorale / John Oliver, Martin Amlin and Frank Corliss (piano), orchestra. Koch KIC-CD-7415 

Casella: Paganiniana/Serenata/La Giara. Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana/Christian Benda. Naxos 8.553706 

Catalani: two occasional pieces, String Quartet in A. Quartetto Puccini. ASV CD DCA 909 

Cathedral Choirs of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester. Works by Sanders, Brewer, Howells, Sumsion, Taverner, Bruckner, Liszt, Vierne, Langlais, Paul Drayton, Parry, Tomkins and Parsons. Priory Records PRCD 907 

Chopin: Sonatas 2 & 3; Fantasy; 24 Preludes; Scherzos 3 & 4; Nocturne op 15:2; Etudes op 10:3; 9; Two Mazurkas; Impromptu 2. Guiomar Novaes. Music & Arts 1029 (Koch) 

Dvorak: Piano Concerto in G minor, Op 33. Richter with the Bavarian State Orchestra Munich/Carlos Kleiber. EMI Classics 5 66895 2 

Dvorák: Piano Concerto in G minor, Op 33 played by Richter with the LSO/Kyril Kondrashin. Intaglio INCD 7511

Dvorák: Piano Concerto in G minor, Op 33 played by Richter with the Prague SO/Vaclav Smetacek. Praga PR 256001

Dvorák: Piano Trio in F minor, Op 65 and the Dumky, Op 90. Joachim Trio. Naxos 8.550444 

Fibich: Symphonies 1 and 2. Razumovsky Orchestra/Andrew Mogrelia. Naxos 8.553699 

Finnissy: English Country Tunes. Michael Finnissy (piano). Etcetera KTC 1091 

Forms and Figures in Baroque Music. Raphaelle Legrand. (Book and 2 CDs) harmonia mundi HMB 595001.02 

Gluck-Friedman: Dance of the Blessed Spirits. Guiomar Novaes. Music & Arts 1029 (Koch) 

Handel: Arias from Giulio Cesare, Admeto, Radmisto, Rodelinda, Serse and Alcina. Andreas Scholl, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. harmonia mundi HMC 901685 

Haydn / de Fossa: Grand Duos op.9, no.5 (Hob III:23), op.2 no.2 (Hob III:8), op.2 no.1 (Hob III:7). Joanne Castellani, Michael Andriaccio, guitars. Fleur de Son FDS 57922 

Herold: Zampa Overture. NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini. SYMPOSIUM 1240

Hummel: Bassoon Concerto in F, Theme and Variations op.102 for Oboe and Orchestra, Clarinet Quartet in E flat. Gonella, Dini-Ciacci, Meloni, Pecolo, Ranieri, Finotti, Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia/Diego Dini-Ciacci. Naxos 8.554280 

Ives: Trio. Werner Bartschi, Martin Numelter, Wen-Sin Yang. Koch Musica Mundi 3-6714-2 

Janacek: Diary of a Young Man who Disappeared. Peter Straka, tenor; Dagmar Peckova, contralto; Marian Lapsanansky, piano. Supraphon 3378-2931 

Janacek: Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs. Eva Struplová (soprano), Stanislav Predota (tenor), Adam Skoumal (piano). MK 0015-2 23 

MacMillan: The World's Ransoming, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Symphony 'Vigil'. BISCD989, BISCD990 

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde. Ferrier, Svanholm, New York Philharmonic/Bruno Walter. Naxos Historical 9.110029 

Marburg Suite. Music for trumpet and organ. Karl Reissig (trumpet) and Martin Weyer (organ). Jubal CD980807 

Matiegka: Serenade op.26 and Nocturne op.21. Jan Boland, flute, David Miller, viola, John Dowdall, guitar (period instruments). Fleur de Son FDS 57927 

Mendelssohn: The Hebrides overture. NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini. SYMPOSIUM 1240

Mendelssohn: String Quartets in E flat op.12, in A minor op.13, and in E flat op. posth. The Eroica Quartet. harmonia mundi HMU 907245 

Moeran: Violin Concerto, Fantasy Quartet for oboe and strings, Serenade in G. Various srtists. SYMPOSIUM 1201 

Mozart: Overture Le Nozze di Figaro, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Clarinet Concerto, Symphony No. 39. Leopold Wlach, Wiener Philharmoniker/Herbert Von Karajan. EMI Karajan Edition CDM 566-388-2 

Music for Men's Voices. Gentlemen of Durham Cathedral/James Lancelot/Keith Wright (organ). Priory PRCD 625 

Navok, Lior: Hidden Reflections (Chamber Works). NLP-22692 

Nielsen: String Quartets in E flat major, Op.14 and F major, Op. 44. The Oslo String Quartet. Naxos 8.553907 

Novaes, Guiomar - 1949 Town Hall Recital and unissued studio recordings. Chopin, Gluck-Friedman and Philipp. Music & Arts 1029 (Koch) 

Passacaglia. Ostinato works by Bach, Frescobaldi, Buxtehude, Purcell, Reger, Willan, and modern composers. Paul Ayres on the Bishop organ of St Peter's Church, Ealing, London. Fand 102 

Philipp: Feux-Follets. Novaes, Guiomar. Music & Arts 1029 (Koch) 

Pizzetti: Piano Concerto etc. Susanna Stefani, piano, Boris Statsenko, baritone, Stadtischer Opernchor, Chemnitz, Robert Schumann-Philharmonie/Oleg Caetani. Marco Polo 8.225058 

Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours. NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini. SYMPOSIUM 1240

Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 Classical. NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini. SYMPOSIUM 1240

Puccini: early works, three minuets, Crisantemi. Quartetto Puccini. ASV CD DCA 909 

Ronnefeld, Matthias: Miracles, Sextett, Sonatine, Christ ist erstanden, 5 Lieder nach Trakl. Ensemble Moments Musicaux Hamburg, Jens E. Christensen, organ. Dacapo Records 8.224102 

Rossini: La Gazza Ladra. NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini. SYMPOSIUM 1240

Roussel: Symphony No.4. Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan. EMI Karajan Edition 

Schubert: Nachtgesang. Remmer, Güra, Mayers, Scharoun Ensemble, RIAS Chamber Choir/Marcus Creed. harmonia mundi HMC 901669 

Schubert overtures: 'In the Italian Style', D. 590/591, 'Des Teufels Lustschloss', D. 84, 'Claudine von Villa Bella', D. 239, 'Der Vierjahrige Posten', D. 190, Overtures in B, D and D, 'Fierrabras' D. 796. The St Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Lithuania/Arie Lipsky. Fleur De Son FDS57923 

Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C, D760, played by Sviatoslav Richter. EMI Classics 5 66895 2 

Shapero, Harold: Symphony for Classical Orchestra. Bernstein. Sony Classical SMK 60725 

Sichkin, Emilian: Romeo & Juliet. Pizdets Records 

Strauss, J. II: The Blue Danube. NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini. SYMPOSIUM 1240

Sullivan: Arias, Duets and Ensembles from the Operas. Arthur Davies, Gareth Jones, Gillian Knight, Valerie Masterson, Frances McCafferty, Richard Suart, National Symphony Orchestra/David Steadman That's Entertainment CDTER 1248 

Vanhal: Four Symphonies. Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra/Thomas Kalb. Koch Schwann 3-6715-2 

Villon to Rabelais: 16th Century music of the streets, theatres and court. The Newberry Consort. harmonia mundi 907226 

Wolf-Ferrari: Il Segreto di Susanna overture. NBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini. SYMPOSIUM 1240