A Fistful of Music Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community September 2016 Welcome to our first issue of the new academic year. As you can see, we’ve been busy over the summer, adding new items to the collection. We’ve got something for nearly anyone, and lots for some. From Americana to punk, leftist folkies to jazz vocalists, obscure Russian composers to 80s rock bands on vinyl, the hits just keep coming. Any comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, [email protected]. We'll make more. Pop/Rock: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Dave & Phil Alvin Lost Time Pop Al88 L899 Squabbling brothers get back together for a bluesy Americana album. Links: Alvin | AM | YouTube Annabel Youth in Youth Pop An72 Y88 2012 release by this alternative rock band from Kent. Links: Annabel | YouTube Jim Brickman Hope Pop B762 H771 Cleveland songwriter and his piano once again. Links: Brickman | AM | YouTube Joe Cocker With a Little Help from My Friends Pop C645 W772 His first album, from 1969, just before Woodstock. Links: Cocker | AM | YouTube The Decemberists The King is Dead Pop D355 K580 Less art rock and more Americana this time around, they end up sounding a bit like R.E.M. Links: Decemberists | AM | YouTube Electric Prunes Too Much to Dream: Original Group Recordings, Reprise, 1966-1967 Pop El25p T617 Classic Los Angeles psychedelic garage rock from the 60s. Big hit, “Too Much to Dream.” Links: Prunes | AM | YouTube Exotic Birds Equilibrium Pop Ex69 Eq55 Featuring the song stylings of Andy Kubiszewski. 80s synthpop from Cleveland. Links: Exotic Birds | YouTube Fire Theft The Fire Theft Pop F514 F514 2003 release by this emo/indie band from Seattle formed from the ashes of Sunny Real Estate. Links: Fire | AM | YouTube Five Horse Johnson The No. 6 Dance Pop F586h N659 Fourth album by this bluesy rock band from Toledo. Links: Johnson | AM | YouTube
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A Fistful of Music
Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community
September 2016
Welcome to our first issue of the new academic year. As you can see, we’ve been busy over
the summer, adding new items to the collection. We’ve got something for nearly anyone,
and lots for some. From Americana to punk, leftist folkies to jazz vocalists, obscure Russian
composers to 80s rock bands on vinyl, the hits just keep coming. Any comments, questions
or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, [email protected]. We'll make more.
Folk/Country: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Blink 182 Grass Stains: A Bluegrass Tribute to Blink 182
Country B619 G769
Punk songs performed bluegrass style, by a group called Honeywagon. Just goes to show that just about everything is related. Links: Blink | Honeywagon
Jane Chevalier Old but Timely Folk C427 Ol13
Hammered dulcimer music from this Michigander. She also decorates eggs. Links: Chevalier
Russell Cook Timeless Folk C773 T482
Well, which is it, timely or timeless? More hammered dulcimer music, by this Texas instrumentalist. Links: Cook | YouTube
Ani DiFranco/ Utah Phillips
Fellow Workers Folk D568 F336
1999 release featuring two generations of radical agitators. Links: DiFranco | AM | YouTube | Phillips | AM | YouTube
Ana Egge Out Past the Lights Country Eg32 Ou83
2004 album from this country/folk singer-songwriter from North Dakota. Links: Egge | AM | YouTube
Gibson Brothers Brotherhood Country G357 B795
Bluegrass brother duo from northern New York doing songs by other famous brother duos. Links: Gibsons | AM | YouTube
Ronnie Gilbert Love Will Find a Way Folk G376 L941
You thought we were done with radical folksingers? Not yet. Here’s a former member of the Weavers in a solo album from 1989. Links: Gilbert | AM | YouTube
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Old Yellow Moon Country H240 Ol12
The first of their official duo albums, although they’ve been working together for years. Links: Harris | AM | Crowell | AM | YouTube
Red Fox Chasers I’m Going Down to North Carolina: The Complete Red Fox Chasers (1928-31)
Folk R245 Im10
Double disc set of Appalachian string band music from the 1920s and early 1930s. Links: Chasers | AM | YouTube
Blues/Gospel: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Blues, rockabilly, roadhouse music from this Memphis musician and his band. Links: Comeback | YouTube
B. B. King Live at San Quentin Blues K580 L744s
Concert recording from 1990, with his band. Links: King | AM | YouTube
Leadbelly Blues for You Blues L469 B625
Aka Huddie Ledbetter, famous blues and folk singer. This is a European collection of material from the 1930s and 1940s. Links: Leadbelly | AM | YouTube
Mavis Staples The Voice Gospel St27 V870
1993 release by this gospel/R&B singer and member of the Staples Singers. Links: Staples | AM | YouTube
New Celebration Singers
Along the Way Gospel N420c Al72
This group from Newbury sings contemporary Christian music as well as spirituals.
Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
Shouting ‘Bout the Blues
Blues V782 Sh82
Jump blues, jazz, and early R&B tracks from the late 1940s. Vinson sings and plays the sax. Links: Vinson | AM | YouTube
International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
American Zagreb Junior Tamburitzans
Traditions Int Am35z T675
Traditional Croation music from Eastlake, Ohio. Links: AZJT | YouTube
Russian Duo Russian Duo Int R920d R920
Oleg Kruglyakov & Terry Boyarsky of the Cleveland area provide us with classical and folk tunes on the balalaika and piano. Links: Russian Duo | YouTube
Maggie Sansone Traditions Int Sa58 T675
Celtic music by way of Florida. Sansone plays hammered dulcimer. Links: Sansone | AM | YouTube
Stephen’s Green In Concert Int St43 In11
Irish-born duo, now living in Chicago. This was recorded in Michigan, so they get around. Links: Stephen’s Green | YouTube
Tinariwen Emmaar Int T490 Em61
The latest from this North African group that plays “desert blues.” Links: Tinariwen | AM | YouTube
Musicals/Film Music: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Il Divo A Musical Affair Musical D642
The classical/popular quartet sings songs from various Broadway musicals.
Australian composer with two orchestral works performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Judd. Links: Antill | Judd
Anton Arensky Egyptian Nights Clas Ar33 Eg46
A ballet from 1900. Dmitry Yablonsky conducts the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Links: Arensky | Yablonsky
J. S. Bach/Antonio Vivaldi
Concertos Clas B122 C744 1998
Baroque works with Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Recorded 1950s-1960s. Links: Bach | Vivaldi | Bernstein
Béla Bartók Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Clas B285 V813c-1 1995
Dmitry Sitkovetsky is the violinist, with Libor Pešek conducting the Philharmonia. Links: Bartók | Pešek | Sitkovetsky
Ludwig van Beethoven Cello Sonatas, Nos. 1 & 2
Clas B393 C331s-1
Kenneth Slowik is the cellist, with James Weaver at the piano. Links: Beethoven | Slowik | Weaver
Ludwig van Beethoven Missa Solemnis Clas B393 M691s 1995
Georg Solti conducts the Rundfunkchor Berlin & the Berlin Philharmonic. Among the soloists are Julia Varady, & Iris Vermillion. Links: Beethoven | Solti | Varady | Vermillion
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Clas B393 P573c-1 2012
Leif Ove Andsnes is both the pianist and director, fronting the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Links: Beethoven | Andsnes
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartets, Op. 18, Nos. 1-6
Clas B393 St86q-1
His first batch of quartets, performed by the Smithson String Quartet (attached to the Smithsonian). Links: Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Clas B393 Sy68-9 1999
Recorded in 1988 and reissued. Ricardo Muti conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. Links: Beethoven | Muti
Ján Levoslav Bella Piano Music Clas B414 P573
Late Romantic music from this Slovak composer. Daniela Ruso is the pianist. Links: Bella | Ruso
Vincenzo Bellini La Sonnambula Clas B417 So59 2007
1957 performance with Maria Callas starring. La Scala is the orchestra, with Antonino Votto presiding. Links: Bellini | Callas | Votto
William Sterndale Piano Concerto No. 4; Clas Howard Shelley is the pianist and
conductor here, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Links: Bennett | Bache | Shelley
Franz Berwald Piano Quintet No. 1; Piano Trio; Duo
Clas B463 P573q-1
The Gaudier Ensemble plays these Romantic works, with Susan Tomes at the piano. Links: Berwald | Tomes | Gaudier
Ernest Bloch Suite for Cello and Piano; Baal Shem Suite; Violin Sonata No. 2
Clas B620 Su39c
Gabor Rejto is the cellist, Michael Davis the violinist, and Adolph Baller & Nelson Harper share piano duties. Links: Bloch | Rejto | Davis | Baller | Harper
Early 20th century works from this Danish composer, performed by the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes. Links: Børresen | Hughes
Giovanni Bottesini Passioni Amorose Clas B659 P267
Three orchestral works, for violin, cello, & clarinet. Martin Studer conducts the Württembergische Philharmonic. Links: Bottesini
Johannes Brahms Choral Music Clas B730 C456
Alfreda Hodgson is the soloist, with the Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Bernard Haitink. Links: Brahms | Hodgson | Haitink
Johannes Brahms Serenade No. 1; Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Clas B730 Se66-1
Vernon Handley leads the Ulster Orchestra. Links: Brahms | Handley
Johannes Brahms Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Academic Festival Overture; Tragic Overture
Clas B730 Sy68-2 2000
Christoph von Dohnányi conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in these works recorded 1987-1990. Links: Brahms | Dohnányi
Johannes Brahms/ Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 2; Alto Rhapsody; Gesang der Geister über den Wassern
Clas B730 Sy68-2
Nathalie Stutzmann sings a bit, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & the Monteverdi Choir. Links: Brahms | | Schubert | Stutzmann | Gardiner
Benjamin Britten Vocal Music Clas B778 V851
Peter Pears sings, with Barry Tuckwell on horn, and the composer conducting two different orchestras. Links: Britten | Pears | Tuckwell
František Xaver Brixi Missa Integra; Opus Patheticum
Clas B779 M691i
Sacred choral works from this 18th century Czech composer, performed by the Kühn Mixed Chorus & the Prague Chamber Orchestra, conducted by
Original 1873 version (Bruckner was famous for revision). George Tintner leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Links: Bruckner | Tintner
Jarmil Burghauser The Ways Clas B912 W368
Five 20th century works, of which one is the title piece. Choral and orchestral works by a variety of groups, originally recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. Links: Burghauser
Geoffrey Bush Summer Serenade; Four Songs from the Hesperides; other works
Clas B963 Su64
Vocal works with Stephen Varcoe, bass-baritone, Adrian Thompson, tenor, the Westminster Singers, & the City of London Sinfonia. Richard Hickox conducts. Links: Bush | Varcoe | Thompson | Hickox
Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský
Religious Works; Organ Works
Clas C335 R279
Performed by Aleš Bárta, organ, the Czech Madrigal Singers, the Czech Philharmonic Chorus, & Gioia della Musica, conducted by František Thuri. Links: Černohorský | Bárta | Thuri
Frédéric Chopin Friedrich Gulda—Chopin Clas C455 F914
A 2-disc set of piano works, most solo, except for his Concerto No. 1, with Adrian Boult conducting the London Philharmonic. Links: Chopin | Gulda | Boult
Domenico Cimarosa Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 1
Clas C489 K520s/1
18th century works, performed by Victor Sangiorgio, piano. Links: Cimarosa | Sangiorgio
Eric Coates 10 Orchestral Pieces: The Enchanted Garden
Clas C632 En15
Light orchestral works from this British composer. John Wilson leads the BBC Concert Orchestra. Links: Coates | Wilson
François Couperin Les Ombre Errantes: Suites pour Clavecin
Clas C832 Om19
Works for harpsichord from the late 17th-early 18th centuries. Mitzi Meyerson presides. Links: Couperin | Meyerson
César Cui Orchestra Music Clas C896 Or10
Three works by this Russian composer, with Takako Nishizaki, violin, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn. Links: Cui | Nishizaki | Schermerhorn
François Devienne Flute Concertos, Vol. 1 Clas D495 F675c/1
18th century works, with András Adorján, flautist, and the Munich Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Hans Stadlmair. Links: Devienne | Adorján | Stadlmair
Gaetano Donizetti Music for Piano 4 Hands Clas D717 P573f
Yes, the opera composer wrote other stuff too. Lorenzo Bavaj & Giovanni Valentini get close for these works. Links: Donizetti | Bavaj
Cornelius Dopper Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 Clas D722 Sy68-3
Early 20th century works, with Matthias Bamert conducting the Residente Orchestra the Hague. Links: Dopper | Bamert
Georg Druschetzky/ Joseph Bengraf
Missa Solemnis; Sacred Music
Clas D846 M691s
Late 18th and early 19th century choral works. János Dobra conducts the Tomkins Vocal Ensemble, Budapest, & the Weiner-Szász Chamber Orchestra. Links: Druschetzky | Bengraf
Du Mingxin Violin Concerto No. 1; Piano Concerto
Clas D850 V813c-1
Takako Nishizaki and Jenö Jandó are the respective soloists, with two orchestras, conducted by Kenneth Jean & Chen Zuohuang. Links: Du | Nishizaki | Jandó | Jean | Chen
Antonín Dvořák String Quartets, Vol. 5 Clas D959 St86q/5
This volume actually contains a quartet and a trio, both performed by the Stamitz (or Stamic) Quartet. Links: Dvořák | SQ
George Enescu Cello Sonatas Clas En27 C331s
Two 20th century works here, played by Cătălin Ilea, cello, & Nicolae Licaret, piano. Links: Enescu | Licaret
George Enescu Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 3
Clas En27 Or10/3
His third symphony and a poem for orchestra on this disc. Horia Andreescu conducts the Romanian National Radio Orchestra & Choir. Links: Enescu | Andreescu
Ulvi Cemâl Erkín Orchestra Music Clas Er48 Or10
A symphony and another work by this Turkish composer. Híkmet Şímşek leads the Budapest Philharmonic. Links: Erkín
Joseph Eybler String Quartets Nos. 1-3 Clas Ey19 St86q
Early 19th century works, performed by the Eybler Quartet, oddly enough. Links: Eybler | Eybler Q
Manuel de Falla Noches en los Jardines de España; El Sombrero de Tres Picas; La Vida Breve (Excerpts)
Clas F190 N672
Featured performers are Alicia de Larrocha, piano, & Teresa Berganza, mezzo-soprano. Ernest Ansermet & Sergiu Comissiona conduct L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Links: Falla | Larrocha | Berganza | Ansermet | Comissiona
Manuel de Falla La Vida Breve Clas F190 V667
An extra Falla this month, this one an opera. Josep Pons leads the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada. Links: Falla | Pons
Robert Fuchs Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 Clas Late 19th-early 20th century symphonies
here, with Manfred Müssauer leading the Märische Philharmonie. Links: Fuchs | Müssauer
Luigi Gatti Luigi Gatti: Chamber Music
Clas G229 C355
Late 18th-early 19th century works by this somewhat obscure composer. Zefiro performs. Links: Gatti | Zefiro
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Broadway Overtures
Clas G323 R341
The Buffalo Philharmonic plays while Michael Tilson Thomas conducts. Links: Gershwin | Tilson Thomas
Mauro Giuliani Rossiniane per Chitarra Clas G448 R736
19th century works for guitar, based on tunes by Rossini. Bruno Giuffredi is the guitar slinger. Links: Giuliani | Giuffredi
Alexander Glazunov Symphony No. 5; The Seasons
Clas G469 Sy68-5 2004
José Serebrier leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in these two late 19th century works. Links: Glazunov | Serebrier
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Orfeo & Euridice Clas G522 Or3 2001
René Jacobs leads the Freiburger Barockorchester in this 18th century opera. Bernarda Fink & Veronica Cangemi are in the title roles. Links: Gluck | Jacobs | Fink | Cangemi
Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto; Lyric Suite
Clas G871 P573c
Einar Steen-Nøkleberg is the pianist, with Per Dreier conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: Grieg | Steen-Nøkleberg | Dreier
Cristóbal Halffter Orchestral Works Clas H138 Or19
The composer conducts three of his works, with the Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt. Links: Halffter
Johan Halvorsen Symphony No. 1; Nordraakiana (Orchestral Suite)
Clas H169 Sy68-1
Two early 20th century works by this Norwegian composer. Ole Kristian Ruud conducts the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. Links: Halvorsen | Ruud
George Frideric Handel Acis and Galatea Clas H191 Ac49
Paul Agnew and Sophie Daneman take the lead roles, with William Christie conducting Les Arts Florissants. Links: Handel | Agnew | Daneman | Christie
George Frideric Handel Four Coronation Anthems; Musick for the Royal Fireworks
Clas H191 C816
Robert King directs the King’s Consort, and rumor has it that the Choir of New College, Oxford sings. Links: Handel | King’s
Howard Hanson Mosaics; Piano Concerto; Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
Clas H198 M850
Mid-20th century American works, with Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony. Carol Rosenberger is the pianist. Links: Hanson | Schwarz | Rosenberger
J. P. E. Hartmann Liden Kirsten Clas G255
19th century opera, with libretto by Hans Christian Andersen. Michael
L619 Schønwandt conducts the Danis National Radio Symphony. Links: Hartmann | Schønwandt
Joseph Haydn Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
Clas H324 C331c
Julian Lloyd Webber is both the cellist and the conductor in these two works, fronting the English Chamber Orchestra. Links: Haydn | Lloyd Webber
Joseph Haydn Missa Sanctae Ceaciliae Clas H324 M691c
Rafael Kubelik conducts the Chorus & Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio. Links: Haydn | Kubelik
Joseph Haydn Theresienmesse; Missa Sancti Nicolai
Clas H324 M691t
Two 18th century masses, performed by the Choir of the English Concert & the English Concert (you’d think they’d come up with a snazzier name), directed by Trevor Pinnock. Links: Haydn | Pinnock
Joseph Haydn Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4, & 11
Clas H324 P573c-3 2014
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet pianos here, with Gábor Takács-Nagy conducting he Manchester Camerata. Links: Haydn | Bavouzet | Takács-Nagy
Joseph Haydn Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 Clas H324 P573s/2
Includes the Bossler Sonatas, named after the publisher, and dedicated to Princess Marie Esterhazy, in 1784. Richard Brautigam plays. Links: Haydn | Brautigam
Joseph Haydn String Quartets, Op. 71 & 74
Clas H324 St86q Op.71/ 74
Two discs full here with six quartets. Quatuor Festetics (a horrible name) is responsible. Links: Haydn | Festetics
Henri Herz Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4, & 5
Clas H447 P573c-3
Howard Shelley is both pianist and conductor, leading the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in these 19th century works. Links: Herz | Shelley
Owain Arwel Hughes conducts the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in these 20th century works. Links: Holmboe | Hughes
Gustav Holst Choral Music Clas H741 C456
Three big works here, with the Guildford Choral Society singing, and the Philharmonia Orchestra playing. Hilary Davan Wetton conducts. Links: Holst | Wetton
Christian Horneman Theatre Music Clas H784 T340
Incidental music for the various theatrical productions. Orwain Arwel Hughes conducts the Aalbors Symphony Orchestra. Links: Horneman
There is another volume in waiting. This has Nos. 2, 5, & 6, performed by Voces Intimae, with Riccardo Cecchetti at the piano. Links: Hummel | Voces | Cecchetti
Jacques Ibert Orchestra Music Clas Ib3 Or10
Suites and ballet music predominate. Adriano conducts the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Links: Ibert | Adriano
Vincent D’Indy Médée; Karadec; Souvenirs
Clas In2 M467
Two suites and a symphonic poem. Gilles Nopre conducts the Württemberg Philharmonic. Links: D’Indy
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
Orchestra Music Clas Ip5 Or10
An overture, a rhapsody, a scherzo, and other works, all performed by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Donald Johanos. Links: Ippolitov-Ivanov | Johanos
Emmerich Kálmán Die Csárdásfürstin (The Gypsy Princess)
Clas K126 C890
Early 20th century operetta, with Franz Marszalek conducting the Kölner Rundfunkorchester. Links: Kálmán | Marszalek
Alemdar Karamanov Symphony No. 3; Piano Concerto No. 3
Clas K143 Sy68-3
20th century works, with Vladimir Viardo on piano, & Antonio de Almeida conducting the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Links: Karamanov | Viardo | Almeida
Three of them here by this turn of the 20th century composer. Stanislaw Wislocki conducts the Warsaw National Symphony Orchestra. Links: Karlowicz | Wislocki
Joseph Martin Kraus Amphitryon, Incidental Music
Clas K868 Am74
18th century music for a play, performed by the Amphion Wind Octet. Links: Kraus | Amphion
Paul Lansky Textures & Threads Clas L292 L314
Those are the actual titles of the works here for piano and percussion. Thomas Rosenkranz & Michael Sheppard are the pianists; Svet Stoyanov & Gwendolyn Burgett hit things. Links: Lansky | Rosenkranz | Sheppard | Stoyanov | Burgett
Jean-Marie Leclair Complete Flute Chamber Music
Clas L496 F675
18th century French works, with Fenwick Smith in charge of the flute. Links: Leclair | Smith
Georg Lickl 3 String Quartets Clas L618
The Authentic Quartet is back! Accept no substitutes. Lickl was active in
St86q Austria in the early 19th century. Links: Lickl | AQ
Franz Liszt Music for Piano & Orchestra, Vol. 1
Clas L699 P573o
A 2-disc set chock full of works. Leslie Howard is the pianist, with Karl Anton Rickenbacher conducting the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. Links: Liszt | Howard | Rickenbacher
Carl Loewe Das Sühnopfer des Neuen Bundes (The Atonement of the New Covenant)
Clas L825 Su36
19th century oratorio based on Biblical texts. Mario Schwarz leads the Chor der St. Nikolauskirche Frauenfeld & the Collegium Musicum St. Gallen. Links: Loewe | Schwarz
Leevi Madetoja Okon Fuoko Clas M264 Ok5
Ballet pantomime, with the Oulu Chamber Choir & Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arvo Volmer. Links: Madetoja | Volmer
Gustav Mahler Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 Clas M278 Sy68-5
Titled The Cleveland Sound, the works are played by the Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi. Links: Mahler | Donhányi
Vicente Martín y Soler Una Cosa Rara; Divertimentos
Clas M365 C820
A short 18th century opera performed by a wind ensemble, Moonwinds. A curious item. Links: Martín y Soler | Moonwinds
Bohuslav Martinů Complete Piano Music, Vol. 7
Clas M366 P573/7
Ten works previously unrecorded, and found in manuscripts. Giorgio Koukl is the pianist. Links: Martinů | Koukl
Simon Mayr Sisara Clas M455 Si81
19th century oratorio, with Vanessa Barkowski in the lead role. Franz Hauk conducts the Accademia I Filarmonici di Verona. Links: Mayr | Barkowski | Hauk
Domenico Mazzocchi Madrigali e Dialoghi Clas M459 M267
Vocal works from the 17th century, performed by Les Paladins. Links: Mazzocchi | Paladins
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2, “Hymn of Praise”
Clas M522 Sy68-2
Riccardo Chailly leads this one, with the London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra. Links: Mendelssohn | Chailly
Ignaz Moscheles Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5; Recollections of Ireland
Clas M850 P573c-4
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is at it again, with Howard Shelley presiding and piano-ing. Links: Moscheles | Shelley
W. A. Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 18
Clas M877 P573c-19
And there’s a reason why they put No. 19 first? Melvyn Tan, piano, and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas McGegan.
W. A. Mozart Requiem: Realizations Clas M877 R299r
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & the Academy of Ancient Music team up, led by Stephen Cleobury. A documentary is included. Links: Mozart | Cleobury
W. A. Mozart Symphonies Nos. 38, 39, 40, 41
Clas M877 Sy68-38 1992
A 2-disc set with Roger Norrington leading the London Classical Players. Links: Mozart | Norrington
Modest Mussorgsky Songs, Vol. 4 Clas M977 So58/4
He wrote a lot of songs. These are sung by Sergei Leiferkus, baritone, with Semyon Skigin, piano. Links: Mussorgsky | Leiferkus | Skigin
Brian J. Nelson Vocalise Clas N331 V851
The title work is for solo cello, with the rest alternating between vocal and instrumental works. Many hands involved, but Matthew Herren is the cellist. Links: Nelson | Herren
Vitĕzslav Novák Orchestral Works Clas N856 Or10 2003
An overture and a serenade, among other works. Romely Pfund conducts the Bergische Symphoniker. Links: Novák | Pfund
Vitĕzslav Novák Serenades Clas N856 Se66
Late Romantic works, with Andrew Mogrelia conducting the Ukrainian Chamber Orchestra. Links: Novák | Mogrelia
Jacques Offenbach Works for Cello & Orchestra
Clas Of2 C331
Guido Schiefen is the cellist, working with the WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln, with three different conductors. Links: Offenbach | Schiefen
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Piano Music Clas P132 P573
A sonata and two variations and fugues. Jonathan Plowright is the pianist. Links: Paderewski | Plowright
Francis Poulenc Choral Works Clas P863 C456
A mass, motets, and prayers, performed by the Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Mr. Shaw presiding. Links: Poulenc | Shaw
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Clas P943 P573c-1 1994
Yevgeny Kissin is the pianoer, with Claudio Abbado conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. Links: Prokofiev | Kissin | Abbado
Sergei Prokofiev Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 Clas P943 Sy68-1
A compilation with two orchestras and two conductors, Evgeni Svetlanov & Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. Links: Prokofiev | Svetlanov | GR
Henry Purcell The Complete Anthems Clas Robert King and the King’s Consort are
at it again, along with Susan Gritton, Nigel Short, & other singers. Links: Purcell | King | Gritton | Short
Joseph Joachim Raff Symphony No. 9; Piano Concerto
Clas R122 Sy68-9
19th century works, with Jean-Marie Auberson & Matthias Bamert conducting the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel. Peter Aronsky is the pianist. Links: Raff | Auberson | Bamert
Max Reger Four Tone Poems after A. Böcklin; Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Johann Adam Hiller
Clas R262 T612
The ubiquitous Neeme Järvi conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. But that’s not a bad thing. Links: Reger | Järvi
Carl Reinecke Trios for Piano Clas R274 P573t
Other instruments vary in these 19th century works. Helmut Deutsch is the pianist, with Ulf Rodenhäuser, clarinet. Links: Reinecke | Deutsch | Rodenhäuser
Ottorino Respighi Dorati Conducts Respighi
Clas R312 D726
Antal Dorati works with the London Symphony Orchestra & the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra on four of the composer’s best known works. Links: Respighi | Dorati
Joseph Rheinberger Organ Works, Vol. 5 Clas R342 Or3/5
Organ sonatas and trios from the 19th century. Wolfgang Rübsam plays the Rieger-Sauer Organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany. Links: Rheinberger | Rübsam
Joseph Rheinberger Wallenstein; Die Sieben Raben
Clas R342 W156
Another Rheinberger CD? Why not? These are orchestral works, with Nikos Athinäos conducting the Frankfurt Philharmonic. Links: Rheinberger
Franz Xaver Richter Six Grandes Symphonies (1744)
Clas R418 Sy68s No.1-6
And grand they are. Aapo Häkkinen leads the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra. Links: Richter | Häkinen
Nicolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Orchestra Music Clas R569 Or10
A suite and some overtures, played by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovschin presiding. Links: N R-K | Golovschin
Johann Rosenmüller Lo Zuane Tedesco Clas R726 Z81
17th century chamber works, performed by I Fedeli. Links: Rosenmüller | I Fedeli
Anton Rubinstein Symphony No. 4, “Dramatic”
Clas R825 Sy68-4
Robert Stankovsky leads the drama of the Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic. Links: Rubinstein | Stankovsky
Franz Schubert Piano Trio, D.929; Sonatensatz
Clas Sch78 P573t
Period instrument performance by the Castle Trio. Links: Schubert | Castle
Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No. 7); Toward the Unknown Region
Clas V465 Sy68-7
The second work is for chorus & orchestra. Bryden Thomson leads the London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra. Links: RVW | Thomson
Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem; Quattro Pezzi Sacri
Clas V584 R299
John Eliot Gardiner leads the Monteverdi Choir & the Orchestra Révolutionnaire et Romantique. Links: Verdi | Gardiner
Gerog Christoph Wagenseil
Concerts Choisis Clas W123 C744c
Four concertos from the 18th century, performed by Echo du Danube, conducted by Alexander Weimann. Links: Wagenseil | Weimann
Richard Wagner Lohengrin Clas W125 L831
One of his non-Ring operas, with Ben Heppner in the starring role. Colin Davis conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. Links: Wagner | Heppner | Davis
Richard Wagner Parsifal Clas W125 P250
Opera based on the 13th century epic poem. Siegfried Jerusalem stars, and Daniel Barenboim leads the Berlin Philharmonic. Links: Wagner | Jerusalem | Barenboim
Richard Wagner Tannhäuser Clas W125 T158 2001
Actually recorded in 1930 and remastered. Karl Elmendorff leads the Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra. Links: Wagner | Elmendorff
Carl Maria von Weber Overtures Clas W388 Ov2 1989
Roy Goodman directs the Hanover Band in seven works from Weber’s operas. Links: Weber | Goodman
Leó Weiner Piano Music, Vol. 1: Hungarian Peasant Songs
Clas W431 P573/1
Songs with no singers. 20th century works for piano, with István Kassai on the keys. Links: Weiner | Kassai
Giaches de Wert La Gerusalemme Liberata
Clas W498 G328
Madrigals from 1595, performed by La Venexiana. Links: Wert | Venexiana
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari La Vedova Scaltra (The Cunning Widow)
Clas W831f V515
Early 20th century comic opera, with Karl Martin conducting the Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro la Fenice, Venice. Links: Wolf-Ferrari | Martin
Alexander Zemlinsky Die Seejungfrau; Symphony in D Minor
Clas Z41 Se32
Early 20th century works, with Antony Beaumont conducting the Czech Philharmonic. Links: Zemlinsky | Beaumont
František Xaver Zomb Missa Brevis in D; Clas Ladislav Holásek leads the Bratislava
Giancarlo de Lorenzo leads the group in works by Respighi, Toni, Mandonico, & Bossi. Links: Vox Aurae
Alexander Gauk Orchestra Music Clas G235 Or10
The conductor leads the USSR State Symphony Orchestra in works by Balakirev and Karajev. Links: Gauk
Alexander Gibson Music of the Four Countries
Clas G357a M973f
The four in question are England, Wales, Scotland, & Ireland. The conductor works with the Scottish National Orchestra on works by MacCunn, Smyth, Harty & German. Links: Gibson
Gothic Voices A Song for Francesca: Music in Italy, 1330-1430
Clas G712 So58f
For those who like really early music. Vocal works with harp accompaniment by Andrew Lawrence-King. Links: Voices | Lawrence-King
David Grimal/ Georges Pludermacher
Europa Clas G880 Eu74
Works for violin & piano by Janáček, Szymanowski, Enesco, & Bartók. Links: Grimal | Pludermacher
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Great Choral Classics from King’s
Clas K611 G798
Works by Palestrina, Tallis, Vivaldi, Bach, & others. David Willcocks directs. Links: King’s | Willcocks
Lark Quartet Klap Ur Handz Clas L325q K663
Precious. As one might expect, the group plays contemporary works in a sassy vein. Links: Lark Q
London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
Original 19th Century Music for Brass
Clas L846g Or4b
Works by Cherubini, Sibelius, Beethoven & others. Directed by Christopher Larkin. Links: LGBE
The soprano and instrumentalist offers up 26 different versions, ranging from chant to operatic to Aramaic. Links: Long
Yo-Yo Ma Premieres Clas M110 P916
One of the nice things about fame is that people will write things for you. New works for cello & orchestra by Kirchner, Danielpour, & Rouse. David Zinman conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. Links: Ma | Zinman
Ivan Moravec Live Clas M797 L744
Concert recordings by the pianist, of works by Suk, Smetana, & Korte. Links: Moravec
Musici de Praga Concerts Baroques a Prague
Clas M973p C744b
The group plays works by Czech Baroque composers, Stamitz, Zach, & others. Links: Musici de Praga
Michael Rabin Violin Works Clas R113 V813
Recorded in 1959-1960. The violinist plays works by Wieniawski, Paganini, Sarasate, & others, with the help of a couple of orchestras & conductors. Links: Rabin
Royal Ballet Sinfonia British Light Overtures, Vol. 3
Clas R812b B777/3
Gavin Sutherland leads the group in works by Quilter, Phillips, Montgomery, & others. Links: RBS | Sutherland
Jordi Savall Les Grandes Eaux Musicales de Versailles
Clas Sa93 G762
Savall leads Le Concert des Nations in a program of Lully, Philidor, Marais, & others. Links: Savall
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Locomotiv-Musik I Clas St29f L818/1
Light works evoking railroad sounds from the 19th century. Mika Eichenholz conducts.
Josef Suk/ Rudolf Firkušný
Recital Clas Su45 R243
The violinist & pianist play a program of works by Dvořák, Brahms, & others. Links: Suk | Firkušny
Zdeněk & Bedřich Tylšar
Concertos for 2 Horns and Orchestra
Clas T975 H783c
Brothers play works by Beethoven, Reicha, & others, with a couple of orchestras & conductors. Links: Tylšar | Tylšar
Scot Weir Music for a While Clas W433 M973
The tenor sings songs by Purcell, Dowland, Britten, & others, with the help of Till Alexander Körber, piano. Links: Weir | Körber
Jean-Claude Zehnder Ponte in Valtellina: Portrait of a Renaissance Organ
Clas Z32 P777
The title refers to the place in the Lombard region of Italy where the organ sits. Zehnder plays works by Cavazzoni, Frescobaldi, & others. Links: Zehnder
Muzykalia Łańcuckie Koncerty (Musical
Clas M988L
18th century orchestral works from southeastern Poland, played by the
Rzeszów Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Grzegorz Oliwa. Links: Oliwa
Organ Music from Poland
Clas P759o
Performed by Feliks Raczkowski & Joachim Grubich on organs in Warsaw and Oliwa. Works by Moniuszko, Roguski, Bloch, & others. Links: Raczkowski
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: French Symphonic Poems
Clas So68a
Michel Plasson conducts the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse in works by Dukas, Franck, Duparc, & others. Links: Plasson
Swagman’s Promenade Clas Sw12p
A 2-disc set of works by Australian composers. Lots of orchestras and conductors.
Venetian Sacred Music: From the 9th to the 17th Century
Clas V556s
A 3-disc set of choral works by Cavalli, Quadris, Monteverdi, & others. Several choral groups are kept busy.
Miscellaneous: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
May Irwin/Clarice Vance
The High Priestess of Jollity & the Southern Singer
Misc Ir9 H537
Recordings from more than 100 years ago by these two Vaudeville singers. Links: Irwin | Vance
Six Brown Brothers Six Brown Brothers: Those Moaning Saxophones
Misc Si97b Si97
More Vaudeville, with some admixture of minstrel show left over. Recordings by a popular brother act from the early 20th century. Links: Browns
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Complete National Anthems of the World, Vol. 4: Laos—Oman
Misc Sl58r An86/4
Between those two countries there are 40 others, alphabetically speaking. Peter Breiner conducts. Links: Breiner
Opening Day with Bob and Red
Misc Op24d
An interview by the NPR personality Bob Edwards with the sports announcer Red Barber, along with radio broadcasts of baseball games from 1936-1950. Links: Edwards | Barber
Prussian & Austrian Marches
Misc P928m
Herbert von Karajan leads the Winds of the Berlin Philharmonic in 2 discs worth of music. Links: Karajan
The Vinyl Corner: Life at 33 1/3 rpm Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Players in the Dark LP D78 P6989
1982 release by this sometime pop rock/ sometime disco group. Links: Hook | AM | YouTube
Walter Egan Wild Exhibitions LP Singer-songwriter & L.A. session
guitarist who had a couple of hits. Links: Egan | AM | YouTube
Foghat Girls to Chat & Boys to Bounce
LP F688 G4437
Boogie-blues band built from the remains of Savoy Brown. Links: Foghat | AM | YouTube
Steve Forbert Little Stevie Orbit LP F7409 L721
Folk-pop singer-songwriter’s album from 1980. Links: Forbert | AM | YouTube
Peter Frampton Where I Should Be LP F8439 W5743
After all the hoopla of the mid-70s, the guitarist continued to make good albums. Here’s one from 1979. Links: Frampton | AM | YouTube
Revaz Gabichvadze Medeia: Ballet BauLP G1131 M467
Based on the Greek myth. Vakhtang Paliashvili conducts a Georgian orchestra with a very long name. Links: Paliashvili | Gabichvadze
Evgeny Golubev Instrumental Music BauLP G584 In792
A piano concerto and a quintet from this Russian composer. He plays the piano in the first work, with Alexander Gauk conducting the second. Links: Golubev | Gauk
Jesús Guridi Selections BauLP G962 Se4852
A mixed program of mostly choral works and voice with orchestra by this Spanish composer. Urbano Ruiz Laorden conducts the Gran Orquesta Sinfonica & the Sociedad Coral de Bilbao. Links: Guridi | Laorden
Daryl Hall & John Oates H₂O LP H1411 H109
One of their big albums, from 1982. Links: Hall & Oates | AM | YouTube
Greg Kihn Love and Rock and Roll LP K550 L9411
Popular 80s band, with a number of hits. This one’s from 1986. Links: Kihn | AM | YouTube
Nicolette Larson Radioland LP L3296 R1188
Soft rock singer-songwriter from the late 1970s. Links: Larson | AM | YouTube
Franz Léhar Land des Lächelns (Land of Smiles)
BauLP L5276 L2293 1968
Operetta, with Anneliese Rothenberger & Nicolai Gedda in starring roles, and Willy Mattes conducting the Bavarian Symphony Orchestra. Links: Léhar | Mattes | Rothenberger | Gedda
Melissa Manchester Melissa LP M3121 M486
Adult contemporary singer-songwriter’s release from 1975. Links: Manchester | AM | YouTube
Nikolai Miakovsky Orchestra Music BauLP M5809 Or19
A concerto and a symphony for string orchestra by this early 20th century composer. Vladimir Verbitski conducts.
Two works by this contemporary Russian composer, a piano concerto and a sonata. Borys Arkhymovych is the pianist and Zakhari Kozharski conducts. Links: Shamo
20th century works, played by the Kvartet Moskontserta, and Tatiana Naratarova, piano. Serge Yakovenko sings in the 2nd piece.
Vladimir Tsytovich/ Yuri Falik
Symphony No. 2; Concerto for Orchestra No. 2
BauLP T7899 Sy6811-2
Ah, so many Russian composers! Arkadi Shtenlucht and Aleksandr Dmitriev conduct two different orchestras for these pieces composed in the 1930s. Links: Falik | Dmitriev
Leonid Vanshten Vdokhnovenie, Suite for Ballet
BauLP V195L V4799
Late 20th century ballet music, with Kiazem Aliverdibekov conducting the Azerbaijani Opera & Ballet Theatre Orchestra. Links: Aliverdibekov
