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January 2014
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8.572709

Pablo SARASATE (1844–1908)
Music for Violin and Piano, Volume 4

Tianwa Yang, violin
Markus Hadulla, piano

The finale to this critically-acclaimed four-disc series contains some of Sarasate’s greatest – and also some of his rarest – transcriptions and arrangements, some of which have been in the repertoire of violinists since they were published. They include a delectable Chopin sequence, arrangements inspired by the music of French Baroque violinists, an early and beautifully constructed Souvenirs de Faust based on Gounod, and Sarasate’s own favourite concert piece, Raff’s La fée d’amour.

   
8.572716

Stanisław MONIUSZKO (1819–1872)
Overtures, Volume 1

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Antoni Wit

Stanisław Moniuszko was Poland’s leading opera composer in the 19th century, his work said to ‘bridge the gap between Chopin and Szymanowski’. His skill as a born melodist is apparent in the ‘beautiful and inspired’ overture to Paria, while the dramatic Halka was the work which brought him national acclaim. An affinity with Liszt’s tone poems can be heard in the substantial overture Bajka, while the scene for The Haunted Manor is set with an atmospheric Intrada.

   
8.573106

Ernest John MOERAN (1894–1950)
In the Mountain Country
Rhapsodies • Overture for a Masque

Benjamin Frith, piano • Ulster Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta

Ernest John Moeran’s Rhapsodies occupy a significant place among his orchestral compositions. Each is marked by melodic exuberance, inventive scoring and formal mastery. Moeran’s gift for imbuing his music with folkloric tunes that are actually his own is especially evident in the First Rhapsody and in his first orchestral work, In the Mountain Country. First performed in 1943, the Rhapsody in F sharp major for piano and orchestra is unashamedly popular in style, with an appealing tunefulness.

   
8.573085

Mieczysław WEINBERG (1919–1996)
Symphony No. 12
‘In memoriam D. Shostakovich’
Golden Key – Ballet Suite No. 4

St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Lande

Weinberg’s symphonies are recognized today as a substantial continuation of the Russian tradition. His Twelfth Symphony, written in the style and spirit of Shostakovich, is a response to the death in August 1975 of his great friend and supporter of 32 years. With its subtle stylistic allusions to Shostakovich, this is the longest and most wide-ranging of Weinberg’s purely orchestral symphonies. This recording has been prepared utilising the composer’s hand written materials and markings. One of only two surviving ballet scores, The Golden Key is a compelling satire, extending a lineage which includes Prokofiev and Stravinsky.

   

FIBICH, Z.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 - Symphony No. 2 / At Twilight / Idyll (Venyš, Czech National Symphony, Štilec)
8.573157
 
BRUCKNER, A.: Symphonies (Complete) (Tintner) (12-CD Boxed Set)
8.501205
 
CATALANI, A.: Ero e Leandro / Contemplazione / Il Mattino (Rome Symphony, La Vecchia)
8.573072

MAXWELL DAVIES, P.: Strathclyde Concertos Nos. 9 and 10 / CarolĂ­sima (Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Maxwell Davies)
8.572356
 
MONTSALVATGE, X.: Sinfonía de Rèquiem / Manfred / Bric-à-brac (Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra, Pérez)
8.573077
 
HAYDN, J.: Piano Trios, Vol. 4 (Bartolozzi Trio) - Nos. 8-12
8.573128

LISZT, F.: Transcriptions and Arrangements of Handel, Gounod, Spohr and Raff (Soyeon Kate Lee) (Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 38)
8.572589
 
TANSMAN, A.: Piano Music - Ballades Nos. 1-3 / Arabesques / Suite dans le style ancien / 5 Impressions / 8 Cantilenes (Reyes)
8.573021
 
VIVALDI, A.: Cantatas - All'ombra d'un bel faggio / Lungi dal vago volto (Moynihan, Ensemble Nota Velata)
8.573003

CORNELIUS, P.: Lieder (Complete), Vol. 3 (Landshamer, M. Schäfer, Begemann, Hausmann, Veit)
8.572558
 
SOUSA, J.P.: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 13 (Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Brion)
8.559729
 
VAN DER ROOST, J.: Sinfonia Hungarica / From Ancient Times (Philharmonic Winds OSAKAN, Van der Roost)
8.573206


PÄRT, A.: Spiegel im Spiegel (version for violin and piano) (Broman, Crawford-Phillips)
9.70214
 
MÁSSON, Á.: Kammersinfónia / Elja / Ymni / Maes Howe (Ólafsdóttir, Bjørn-Larsen, Caput Ensemble, Sachs)
9.70203


GIBBON, E.: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1 (The) (Unabridged)
NA0125
 
TROLLOPE, A.: Barchester Towers (Unabridged)
NA0147
 
MILTON, J.: Samson Agonistes (Unabridged)
NA0164


Vox humana
 
Podcast: Weinberg Symphony No 12
3 January, 2014

Mieczyslaw Weinberg's symphonies are recognised today as having made a substantial contribution to the continuation of the Russian tradition. Rick Phillips here surveys his Twelfth Symphony, written in the style and spirit of Shostakovich in response to the death in August 1975 of his great friend and supporter of 32 years.

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