A Fistful of Music Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community September 2017 Welcome back! We’ve been publishing this newsletter to alert the campus community to new sound recordings since around 2002, and this is issue #134. It should continue for a few more months. This issue is a long one, since we’ve had the summer to work. Any comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, [email protected]. We'll make more. Pop/Rock: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Julianna Barwick Nepenthe Pop B289 N351 Avant-garde electronic artist from Louisiana by way of Brooklyn. Links: Barwick | AM | YouTube Beastie Boys Hello Nasty Pop B380 H369 The darlings of white party rap from the 90s, in all their glory. Links: Boys | AM | YouTube Bluejays/ Paradons The Bluejays Meet the Paradons Pop B625j B625p Two mid-level doo-wop groups on one CD. Each had a hit or two in the early 60s. Links: Bluejays | Paradons Bon Jovi Crush Pop B640 C888 The other Jersey boys, in a 2000 release. Links: Bon Jovi | AM | YouTube James Brown Hell Pop B813 H367 Classic soul music, from 1974. Clearly he was in a bad place. Links: Brown | AM | YouTube Devilstrip Rise Pop D495s R492 If you know about regionalisms in English, you know this band is from Akron, the only place where “devilstrip” is used. Links: Devilstrip | YouTube Filmstrip Moments of Matter Pop F487 M739 Another Northeast Ohio band, but people used filmstrips everywhere way back when. Links: Filmstrip | YouTube Ace Frehley Kiss Pop F881 K643 Lead guitarist for Kiss, who put out this solo album in 1978. Links: Frehley | AM | YouTube Golden Palominos Drunk with Passion Pop G565 D845 Alternative rock supergroup’s fifth album, from 1991. Anton Fier, Bill Laswell, Richard Thompson, & a
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A Fistful of Music
Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community
September 2017
Welcome back! We’ve been publishing this newsletter to alert the campus community to
new sound recordings since around 2002, and this is issue #134. It should continue for a
few more months. This issue is a long one, since we’ve had the summer to work. Any
comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, [email protected]. We'll
Folk/Country: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Black Prairie A Tear in the Eye is a Wound in the Heart
Folk B561p T222
Progressive folk music by way of the Decemberists. This one’s from 2012. Links: Prairie | AM | YouTube
Arlo Guthrie Outlasting the Blues Folk G984 Ou86
For those who think his career ended with “Alice’s Restaurant,” he’s been putting out albums to a loyal following for decades. Here’s a late 70s release. Links: Guthrie | AM | YouTube
Cody Jinks I’m Not the Devil Country J564 Im10
Alt.country from a former thrash metal guitarist. This section is starting to sound weird. Links: Jinks | AM | YouTube
Alisa Jones Hammered Dulcimer with Alisa Jones
Folk J710 H183
Traditional tunes from this artist. Normally she does Christmas and gospel songs. Links: Jones | YouTube
Jon Mosey Both Sides of the Street Folk M853 B657
Local folk/blues musician in a 1998 release. Links: Mosey | YouTube
Old & In the Way That High Lonesome Sound
Country Ol1 T329
Jerry Garcia and David Grisman got together for some bluegrass. Recorded in 1973, but released much later. Links: Old | AM | YouTube
Harvey Reid In Person Folk Live album from 1997 by this prolific
2002 album from this versatile blues (and other stuff) guitarist. Links: Ford | AM | YouTube
Lonnie Johnson Playing with the Strings Blues J634 P699
Straddling blues and jazz, Johnson was a versatile guitarist from an earlier generation. Here are some tracks from the 1920s. Links: Johnson | AM | YouTube
Robert Jr. Lockwood Steady Rollin’ Man Blues L814 St31
Chicago-style blues master, influenced by Robert Johnson, who used to live in Cleveland. Links: Lockwood | AM | YouTube
Mo’ Mojo We All Got the Same Blues M710 W369
Blues and Zydeco from this Northeast Ohio band. Links: Mo’ Mojo | YouTube
Rufus Thomas Tiger Man Blues T368r T448
A collection of this blues/R&B singer’s early tracks. He was also a radio DJ. Links: Thomas | AM | YouTube
Vaneese Thomas Blues for My Father Blues T368 B625
Rufus’ daughter with some very fine blues tunes. Links: Thomas | AM | YouTube
Walter Trout Battle Scars Blues T758 B322
The guitarist with some songs that link to his life story, and brushes with death. Links: Trout | AM | YouTube
T-Bone Walker No Worry Blues Blues W154 N659
A collection of 1940s tracks by this Texas blues guitarist who’s in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Links: Walker | AM | YouTube
Zion Harmonizers Best of New Orleans Gospel
Gospel Z67h B464
Well, you already know what they sing and where they’re from. Links: Zion | AM | YouTube
International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Ustad Alla Rakha/ Ustad Zakir Hussain
Tabla Tradition: Rhythms from India
Int Al51 T114
Two tabla masters, with accompanists on sarangi, tanpura, & harmonium. Links: Alla Rakha | YouTube | Hussain | YouTube
Carlos Barbosa-Lima & Sharon Isbin
Brazil, with Love Int B234 B739
Two guitarists play tunes by Jobim, Vianna, & Nazareth. Links: Barbosa-Lima | AM | YouTube | Isbin | AM | YouTube
Mzikayifani Buthelezi Fashion Maswedi Int B974 F262
Traditional music from South Africa. A 1988 release. Links: Buthelezi | YouTube
Scottish singer-songwriter and former member of several folk groups. Links: MacLean | AM | YouTube
Portersharks Wicked Thirst Int P835 W632
Irish-American group from Cleveland does traditional Irish tunes. Links: Portersharks | YouTube
Putumayo Presents: South African Legends
Int P987 So87L
A collection of tracks by Mahlathini, Makeba, Masekela, and other folks.
Musicals/Film Music: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Eric Clapton Rush: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
FilmMus C539 R895
The music is good. Does anyone know if the film was? Links: Clapton
Serge Prokofiev Film and Stage Music FilmMus P943 F487 1991
Music from a variety of motion pictures and theatre productions, but recorded by the Moscow Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ponkin. Links: Prokofiev | Ponkin
Fascinating Rhythm: The Broadway Gershwin, 1919-1933
Musical G323 F262
A compilation of early tracks by the Peerless Quartet, Paul Whiteman, Gertrude Lawrence, & others. Links: Gershwin
Mo’ Money: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
FilmMus M710 1992
Mix of neo-soul and rap for Damon Wayans’ film.
Jazz: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
John Vanore & Abstract Truth
Curiosity Jazz Ab89 C926
Vanore works with a somewhat big band here, and acts as arranger as well as trumpeter. Links: Abstract Truth | AM | YouTube | Vanore
Ben Allison The Stars Look Very Different Today
Jazz Al56b St28
The title suggests David Bowie, but all the songs are Ben’s. He plays bass. Links: Allison | AM | YouTube
Irving Berlin/ Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Irving Berlin
Jazz B455 R722
A self-explanatory title. Links: Berlin | Clooney | AM | YouTube
David Binney Third Occasion Jazz B515 T348
The alto sax player works in a quartet with Craig Taborn, Scott Colley, & Brian Blade. Links: Binney | AM | YouTube
Benny Carter In the Mood for Swing Jazz C245
Another alto sax player, but of a different generation. 1987 release, with Roland
In10 Hanna on piano and Louie Bellson on drums. Links: Carter | AM | YouTube
Jim Cifelli New York Nonet
Tunnel Vision Jazz C487 T835
2002 album by this Brooklyn group. The title is probably a pun. Links: AM | YouTube
Buck Clayton A Buck Clayton Jam Session
Jazz C579 B855j
The trumpeter works with a batch of musicians of similar age in swing mode. Links: Clayton | AM | YouTube
Chick Corea/ Gary Burton
Crystal Silence Jazz C812 C889
Classic piano/vibes album from 1972. Links: Corea | AM | YouTube | Burton | AM | YouTube
Miles Davis E.S.P. Jazz D295 Es61
1965 release by the second Miles Davis Quintet, with Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, and Herbie Hancock. Links: Davis | AM | YouTube
Paquito D’Rivera Havana Café Jazz D833 H298m
The sax/clarinet player works with an international group here, including Danilo Perez on piano. Links: D’Rivera | AM | YouTube
Duke Ellington Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Featuring Paul Gonsalves
Jazz El56 D885g
Gonsalves was Ellington’s tenor sax player through much of the 1950s and 1960s. Lots of jams here. Links: Ellington | AM | YouTube | Gonsalves | AM | YouTube
Pedro Giraudo Big Band
Cuentos Jazz G442 C894
Latin jazz in a big band format, recorded in 2013. Links: Giraudo | AM | YouTube
Billy Hart Oshumare Jazz H251 Os46
Mid-80s release by this drummer who teaches at Oberlin. Links: Hart | AM | YouTube
Woody Herman The Thundering Herds, 1945-1947
Jazz H426 T424
Herman’s big band continued on as others fell apart after the war. Give a listen. Links: Herman | AM | YouTube
Art Hickman’s Orchestra
The San Francisco Sound, Vol. 2
Jazz H528 Sa57/2
Dance band/big band music from the 1920s. Links: Hickman | AM | YouTube
Vijay Iyer Trio Historicity Jazz Iy2 H629
Another album by the pianist, and one of the top jazz CDs of 2009. Links: Iyer | AM | YouTube
Ahmad Jamal Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me
Jazz J223 Ah51p
1958 concert recording by the pianist and trio at the famous club in Chicago. Links: Jamal | AM | YouTube
Edmonia Jarrett Liv, Live, Live! Jazz J293 L744
The vocalist works with a couple of combos in a batch of standards. Links: AM | YouTube
Steve Kuhn Trio Live at Birdland Jazz K955
The piano trios keep coming! Kuhn works with Ron Carter, bass, and Al Foster,
L744b drums, in this 2006 concert. Links: Kuhn | AM | YouTube
Rudresh Mahanthappa Kinsmen Jazz M277 K626
Do you sense an Indian theme here? Mahanthappa works with fellow alto sax player Kadri Gopalnath on this South Indian/U.S. crossover. Links: Mahanthappa | AM | YouTube
Pat Metheny/ Dave Holland/ Roy Haynes
Question and Answer Jazz M566 Q38
No piano this time, only guitar, bass, and drums. From 1990. Links: Metheny | AM | YouTube
Bennett Paster Relentless Pursuit of the Beautiful
Jazz P268 R279
Back to piano, but we’ve got a sextet this time (well, mostly). Links: Paster | AM | YouTube
Oscar Peterson Trio Oscar Peterson Trio at Newport
Jazz P442 Os1n
Piano trio…. Wait, he’s got guests on some tracks, including Sonny Stitt on alto sax and Roy Eldridge, trumpet. Newport Jazz Festival, 1957. Links: Peterson | AM | YouTube
Enrico Pieranunzi Permutation Jazz P610 P422
Piano trio…. Scott Colley on bass, and Antonio Sanchez on drums keep it lively in this set from 2012. Links: Pieranunzi | AM | YouTube
Charlie Rouse Bossa Nova Bacchanal Jazz R762 B653
Sounds promising. The tenor sax player is joined by a bunch of different folks, including Kenny Burrell, guitar, Willie Bobo, drums. Links: Rouse | AM | YouTube
Poncho Sanchez Soul of the Conga Jazz Sa59p So83
Latin jazz, of course, but with Joey DeFrancesco on organ, and Terence Blanchard on trumpet. Links: Sanchez | AM | YouTube
Carlos Santana/ John McLaughlin
Love, Devotion, Surrender
Jazz Sa59 L941
Santana goes fusion with his fellow guitarist in this tribute to John Coltrane. Links: Santana | AM | McLaughlin | AM | YouTube
Sonny Stitt Kaleidoscope Jazz St59 K124
Originally recorded in the early 1950s, with Stitt on various saxophones and lots of other musicians. Links: Stitt | AM | YouTube
Stanley Turrentine Look Out! Jazz T866 L872
The tenor sax player in a quartet, recorded in 1960. Links: Turrentine | AM | YouTube
Chucho Valdés Fantásia Cubana Jazz V233 F217
No trio! Valdés goes solo on his piano, with variations on classical themes. Links: Valdés | AM | YouTube
Donald Vega Spiritual Nature Jazz V521
This pianist works with a larger group, including Christian McBride, bass, and
Sp48 Lewis Nash, drums. From 2012. Links: Vega | AM | YouTube
Kirk Whalum The Promise Jazz W554 P944
1989 release by this saxophonist, working with various lineups. Links: Whalum | AM | YouTube
Classical: Composer Title Call # Comments
J. S. Bach Cantatas, Vol. 39 Clas B122 C166/39 1987
Performed by the Leonhardt-Consort and Concentus Musicus Wien, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Links: Bach | Harnoncourt
Arnold Bax 4 Tone Poems Clas B330 Sy68p 1983
Four of his symphonic poems, with Bryden Thomson leading the Ulster Orchestra. Links: Bax | Thomson
Amy Beach Songs Clas B352 So58 2004
Early 20th century pieces, sung by Katherine Kelton, mezzo-soprano, accompanied by Catherine Bringerud, piano. Links: Beach | Kelton | Bringerud
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 Clas B393 Sy68-2 2004
Douglas Boyd leads the Manchester Camerata in these two famous works. Links: Beethoven | Boyd
Ludwig van Beethoven The 9 Symphonies Transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt
Clas B393 Sy68pt 1995
A 7-disc set of, well, exactly what the title says. Six pianists play, including Paul Badura-Skoda, Georges Pludermacher, & Michel Dalberto. Links: Beethoven | Badura-Skoda | Pludermacher | Dalberto
Christoph Bernhard Geistliche Harmonien (1665)
Clas B457 G279h 2011
Sacred concertos from the 17th century, performed by Parthenia Vocal & Parthenia Baroque, conducted by Christian Brembeck. Links: Bernhard | Brembeck
Franz Berwald Symphonies & Overtures
Clas B463 Sy68
Four symphonies, and a couple of overtures fill out 2 discs. Roy Goodman conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Links: Berwald | Goodman
Georges Bizet L’Arlésienne Clas B552 Ar51 1998
19th century melodrama, with Jean-Claude Malgoire conducting the Orchestre de Chambre National de Toulouse. Links: Bizet | Malgoire
Arrigo Boito Mefistofele Clas B637 M472
Originally recorded in 1965, with Nicolaj Ghiaurov in the title role. Nino Sanzogno conducts the Chicago Lyric Opera. Links:
Four vocal works from around 1700. Among the singers are Irmela Brünger, soprano, & Jörn Lindemann, tenor. Ralf Popken leads the Capella Sancti Georgi & Musical Alta Ripa. Links: Böhm | Brünger | Lindemann | Popken
Giovanni Bottesini Instrumental Music: Bottesini, Vol. 3
Clas B659 In7/3
Works for double bass, cello and orchestra in various combinations. Thomas Martin is the bassist, Moray Welsh the cellist, and Franco Petracchi conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: Bottesini | Martin | Welsh | Petracchi
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 Clas B730 P573c-1 1969
A classic performance, with John Ogdon at the piano, and Leopold Stokowski conducting the American Symphony Orchestra. Links: Brahms | Ogdon | Stokowski
Two 19th century works, played by Roman Totenberg, violin, and the Polish National Radio Orchestra, conducted by Antoni Wit. Links: Brahms | Lipinski | Totenberg | Wit
Tomás Bretón La Verbena de la Paloma
Clas B756 V581 2002
Popular zarzuela, or Spanish operetta, from the early 20th century. María Bayo & Plácido Domingo are the stars. Antoni Ros Marbá conducts the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Links: Bretón | Bayo | Domingo | Marbá
Benjamin Britten Cello Symphony; Sinfonia da Requiem; Cantata Misericordium
Clas B778 Sy68c 1989
Various orchestras participate here, with the composer conducting. Mstislav Rostropovich plays cello. Links: Britten | Rostropovich
Anton Bruckner Requiem; Psalms 112, 114
Clas B831 R299 1987
Choral works, with the Corydon Singers, and the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Matthew Best. Links: Bruckner | Best
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 0; Overture in G minor
Clas B831 Sy68-0 1989
Early symphony, from when Bruckner was a student (hence the 0). Riccardo Chailly leads the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Links: Bruckner | Chailly
Norbert Burgmüller/ Hugo Staehle
Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 1
Clas B915 Sy68-1 2001
Neither was a big name in the 19th century, likely due to the early demise of both composers. Marc Piollet conducts the Orchester des Staatstheaters Kassel. Links: Staehle |
Mid-19th century works, with Michael Schönwandt conducting the Collegium Musicum Copenhagen. Links: Gade | Schönwandt
John Gardner Orchestra Music Clas G174 Or10 2007
20th century works by this British composer, including his first piano concerto and first symphony. Peter Donohoe is the pianist, with David Lloyd-Jones conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Links: Gardner | Donohoe | Lloyd-Jones
Louis Glass Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Fantasy
Clas G463L P573s 1993
Romantic solo piano works from Denmark. Nina Gade plays. Links: Glass | Gade
Alexander Glazunov String Quartets Nos. 2 & 4
Clas G469 St86q-2 1988
Recordings from 1974 by the Shostakovich Quartet. Links: Glazunov | Shostakovich Q
We suppose he’s not a household name unless you’re Danish. Maybe he should be. Here are two of his works, played by the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Dausgaard. Links: Hamerik | Dausgaard
Howard Hanson Concerto for Organ, Harp and Strings; other works
Clas H198 Or3c 1989
Five works in all, two orchestral, one for a quintet, and two for solo piano. Among the perpetrators are Brian Preston, piano, and David Fetler, conductor. Links: Hanson | Preston | Fetler
Johann Wilhelm Hässler
Harpsichord Music Clas H278 H234 2012
Sonatas and fantasias from this late 18th century composer. Michele Benuzzi is at the harpsichord. Links: Hässler | Benuzzi
Joseph Haydn Cantatas for the Esterhazys
Clas H324 C166e 2008
Haydn worked for the Esterhazy family, and these 3 cantatas were composed in 1764-64. Performed by the VokalEnsemble Köln, & Cappela Coloniensis des WDR, conducted by Andreas Spering. Links: Haydn | Spering
Joseph Haydn The Seven Last Words of Christ
Clas H324 Se82 1982
This is the orchestral version, with János Ferencsik conducting the Hungarian State Orchestra. Links: Haydn | Ferencsik
Michael Haydn Symphonies Nos. 10, 20, & 11/21
Clas H324m Sy68-10 1990
Brother Michael wrote a lot of symphonies too. Ervin Acél & Miron Ratiu conduct the Oradea Philharmonic. Links: Haydn | Acél | Ratiu
Alan Hovhaness Visionary Landscapes Clas H820 V825
1991 recording of the composer’s piano music. Sahan Arzruni is the pianist. Links: Hovhaness | Arzruni
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano Sonatas; La Contemplazione
Clas H883 P573s 2009
All piano works here by this early 19th century composer. Susan Alexander-Max is at the keys. Links: Hummel | Alexander-Max
Engelbert Humperdinck
Märchenmusiken (Fairy Tale Music)
Clas H883e M332 1992
Works from various ballets & operas. Karl Anton Rickenbacher conducts the Bamberger Symphoniker. Links: Humperdinck | Rickenbacher
Leoš Janáček String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
Clas J251 St86q-1 1985
Early 20th century works, performed by the Smetana Quartet. Links: Janáček | Smetana Q
Niccoló Jommelli Te Deum; Messe D-Dur Clas J689 T220
Sacred choral music from the 18th century, with Hilary Griffiths leading the Prager Kammerchor & Virtuosi di Praga. Links: Jommelli | Griffiths
Joonas Kokkonen Viimeiset Kiusaukset (The Last Temptations)
Clas K829 V690 1990
20th century Finnish opera, performed by the Chorus & Orchestra of the Savonlinna Opera Festival, conducted by Ulf Söderblom. Links: Kokkonen |
Two orchestral works, with Matthias Bamert leading the BBC Philharmonic. Links: Korngold | Bamert
Conradin Kreutzer/ Max Bruch
Septets Clas K888 Se63
Consortium Classicum is at it again, with more 19th century chamber music. Links: Kreutzer | Bruch | Classicum
Franz Lachner Septet; Nonet Clas L117 Se63 1995
Two larger chamber works by this 19th century composer. Consortium Classicum plays them both. Links: Lachner | Classicum
John Frederick Lampe Flute Concerto; Pyramus and Thisbe
Clas L196 F675c
An obscure 18th century composer, and an odd combination of music. Rachel Brown is the flautist. Peter Holman conducts Opera Restor’d for the second work, with Mark Padmore and Susan Bisatt in lead roles. Links: Lampe | Brown | Holman | Padmore | Bisatt
Franz Lehár Der Zarewitsch Clas L527 Z18 1988
Operetta loosely based on Peter the Great’s son. Nicolai Gedda stars, with Willy Mattes conducting the Symphonie-Orchester Graunke. Links: Lehár | Gedda | Mattes
Carl Loewe Die Auferweckung des Lazarus (The Raising of Lazarus)
Clas L825 Au37 1997
19th century oratorio, played by the Kölner Rundfunkorchster, conducted by Helmuth Froschauer. Links: Loewe | Froschauer
Two works from the 1960s, played by the Cracow Philharmonic, conducted by Roland Bader. Links: Lyatoshinsky | Bader
Heinrich August Marschner
Der Vampyr Clas M351 V258 1995
A “romantic” opera from the 19th century, starring Martin Egel & Carol Farley. Günter Neuhold conducts the Orchestra Sinfonica e coro di Roma della Radiotelevisione Italiana. Links: Marschner | Egel | Farley | Neuhold
Bohuslav Martinů Orchestra Music Clas M366 Or10 2003
A program of five works by this 20th century composer, with Jiří Bělohlávek in charge of the Czech Philharmonic. Links: Martinů | Bělohlávek
Jules Massenet Werther Clas M384 W499 1991
Best-known opera by this 19th century French composer. Nicolai Gedda & Victoria de los Angeles are in the lead roles, with Georges Prêtre conducting the Orchestre de Paris. Links: Massenet | Gedda | Angeles | Prêtre
Felix Mendelssohn Chamber Music Clas M522 C355 2010
Two trios and a sonata by this early 19th century composer. Musicians include Ana Chumachenco, violin, Hariolf Schlichtig, viola, Eduard Brunner, clarinet, & Adrian Oetiker, piano. Links: Mendelssohn | Chumachenco | Brunner | Schlichtig | Oetiker
Felix Mendelssohn The Complete String Symphonies
Clas M522 Sty68s 1998
These aren’t his regular symphonies, but works for strings that he wrote when he was a young teenager. Hard to believe. Lev Markiz leads the Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam. Links: Mendelssohn | Markiz
Nicolai Myaskovsky (or Miaskovski)
Symphony No. 6 Clas M580 Sy68-6 1992
It’s a long one. From the 1920s. Performed by the Symphony Orchestra of Russia, conducted by Veronika Dudarova. Links: Myaskovsky | Dudarova
W. A. Mozart Don Giovanni Clas M877 D715 1996
Charles Mackerras leads the Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus, with Bo Skovhus in the title role. Links: Mozart | Mackerras | Skovhus
W. A. Mozart The Piano Concertos Clas M877 P573c 1989
Ten discs in 3 containers, with 27 concertos in all. Géza Anda is the guy with the tired fingers, as he also conducts the Camerata Academica des Salzburger Mozarteums. Links: Mozart | Anda
W. A. Mozart Symphonies Nos. 34 & 41; Idomeneo Overture
Clas M877 Sy68-34 2003
Georg Tintner conducts Symphony Nova Scotia. Links: Mozart | Tintner
W. A. Mozart Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Clas M877 Z19 1996
1996 release, with John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Monteverdi Choir & the English Baroque Soloists. Gerald Finley is Papagena. Links: Mozart | Gardiner | Finley
Jeffrey Mumford Through a Stillness Brightening
Clas M919 T416
Contemporary music from this Oberlin College composer. Musicians include Miranda Cuckson, violin, Eliesha Nelson, viola, & the Avalon Quartet. Links: Mumford | Cuckson | Nelson | Avalon
Alberto Nepomuceno Piano Music Clas N352 P573
A Late Romantic composer from Brazil, with a variety of pieces. Maria Inês Guimarães is the pianist. Links: Nepomuceno | Guimarães
Johannes Ockeghem Missa De Plus en Plus; Clas Plus a piece by Binchois thrown in. The
Tallis Scholars are at work here on these sacred choral works from the 15th century. Links: Ockeghem | Tallis
Otto Olsson Symphony in G minor for Large Orchestra
Clas Ol8o Sy68 1996
How large? A work from the beginning of the 20th century by this Swedish composer. Mats Liljefors conducts the Gävleborg Symphony Orchestra, which is apparently large enough. Links: Olsson | Liljefors
Nicolò Paganini String Quartets Nos. 1-3
Clas P140 St86q 1987
Salvatore Accardo is the principal violinist in this quartet. Links: Paganini | Accardo
Selim Palmgren Complete Piano Concertos
Clas P184 P573c
Works from the first half of the 20th century, performed by a variety of pianists, with Jacques Mercier conducting the Turku Philharmonic. Links: Palmgren | Mercier
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Sonatas Clas P943 P573s 1994
All 9 of them, along with some filler pieces, on 3 discs. Vladimir Ovchinikov is the pianist. Links: Prokofiev | Ovchinikov
Renata Tebaldi is in the title role in this 1958 recording, Tullio Serafin conducts the Orchestra & Chorus of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Links: Puccini | Tebaldi | Serafin
Henry Purcell A Purcell Companion Clas P971 P971c/
A 6-disc set containing opera and chamber music, songs, and organ works. Lots of folks are involved. Links: Purcell
Sergei Rachmaninov Golden Jubilee Concert: Piano Concerto No. 3
Clas R114 P573c-3 1978
A Carnegie Hall concert from 1978, featuring Vladimir Horowitz, piano, & the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Eugene Ormandy. Links: Ormandy | Rachmaninov | Horowitz
Sergei Rachmaninov Vespers Clas R114 V636 1993
Sacred choral music, with the Leningrad Glinka Choir, directed by Vladislav Chernushenko. Links: Rachmaninov | Chernushenko
Antonín Reicha/ Adolphe Blanc
Octet; Septet Clas R271a Oc7 1992
Let’s listen to Consortium Classicum one more time (we think), as they perform two more 19th century chamber works. Links: Reicha | Blanc | Classicum
Carl Reinecke Symphony No. 1; King Manfred (extracts)
Clas R274 Sy68-1 2001
Mid-19th century orchestral works, with Alfred Walter leading the Rhenish Philharmonic. Links: Reinecke | Walter
Gioacchino Rossini Soirées Musicales; Péchés de Vieillesse
Clas R736 So58 2008
Songs and duets, with Miah Persson, Stella Doufexis, & Bruce Ford singing. Links: Rossini | Persson | Doufexis | Ford
Albert Roussel Évocations; Résurrection
Clas R763 Ev61
20th century works for voice & orchestra with José van Dam, Nicolaï Gedda, & Nathalie Stutzmann. Michel Plasson conducts the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse. Links: Roussel | Dam | Gedda | Stutzmann | Plasson
Anton Rubinstein Piano Music Clas R825 P573 1987
Marius van Paassen plays works by this Russian composer. Links: Rubinstein | Paassen
Camille Saint-Saëns Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra
Clas Sa25 V813o 1993
Ulf Hoelscher is the violiner here, with Pierre Dervaux conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra. Links: Saint-Saëns | Hoelscher | Dervaux
Peter Schickele (as P.D.Q. Bach)
An Hysteric Return: P.D.Q. Bach at Carnegie Hall
Clas Sch31 H999
Parodies of classical music, performed by the Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, conducted by Jorge Mester. Links: Schickele | Mester
Franz Schubert Mänerchöre Clas Sch78 C456m 1996
Works for male chorus, performed by the Männerchor des Kölner Rundfunkchores, directed by Helmuth Froschauer. Links: Schubert | Froschauer
Robert Schumann Das Paradies und die Peri
Clas Sch86 P211 1994
Oratorio from 1843 based in Persian mythology. Henryk Czyz conducts the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker. Links: Schumann | Czyz
Here’s a chance to hear a composer you may have never heard before. Mark Ermler & Valery Gergiev conduct the USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra in these two 20th century works. Links: Shebalin | Ermler | Gergiev
Dmitri Shostakovich Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1-5
Clas Sh82
These are arrangements for chamber orchestra of some of the composer’s
Four of them, performed by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rafael Kubelik. Links: Smetana | Kubelik
Arthur Somervell/ Gordon Jacob
Clarinet Quintets Clas So54 C544q
One from each of these British early 20th century composers. Thea King, clarinet, is joined by the Aeolian Quartet. Links: Somervell | Jacob | King | Aeolian Q
Louis Spohr Jessonda Clas Sp64 J498 1991
19th century grand opera. Gerd Albrecht leads the Philharmonishes Staatsorchester Hamburg. Links: Spohr | Albrecht
John Stainer The Crucifixion Clas St15 C887
A sacred “meditation” from the late 19th century. Stanley Vann directs the Choir of Peterborough Cathedral. Links: Stainer | Vann
Charles Villiers Stanford/ Gerald Finzi
Concertos for Clarinet Clas St24 C544c 1986
Thea King is the clarineter, with Alun Francis leading the Philharmonia Orchestra. Links: Stanford | Finzi | King | Francis
Richard Strauss Szell Conducts Richard Strauss: Symphonic Poems
Clas St81r Sy68p 1985
Three works here, with George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra. Links: Strauss | Szell
Josef Suk/ Maurice Ravel
String Quartet No. 1; String Quartet in F major
Clas Su45 St86q-1 2007
Two works from right around 1900, performed by the Panocha Quartet. Links: Suk | Ravel | Panocha Q
Arthur Sullivan & W. S. Gilbert
Utopia Limited; Overtures
Clas Su53 Ut6 1993
The famous D’Oyly Carte Opera Company performs here, conducted by Royston Nash. Links: Gilbert & Sullivan | Nash
Franz von Suppé Overtures Clas Su76 Ov2 1990
19th century composer of light opera wrote lots of overtures. Here are 8 of them, performed by the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner conducting. Links: Suppé | Marriner
Georgy Sviridov Chorus Concertos Clas Sv37
We’re not sure what “chorus concertos” are, but they seem to involve singing.
André Previn conducts the Royal Philharmonic. Links: Tchaikovsky | Previn
Georg Philipp Telemann
Complete Overtures, Vol. 2
Clas T236 Ov2/2 2007
13 overtures in this volume. Patrick Peíre conducts the Collegium Instrumentale Brugense. Links: Telemann | Peíre
Johann Baptist Vanhal Symphonies Clas V311 Sy68 1994
He wrote a bunch, but sadly they are unnumbered. Here are four, played by the Munich Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Michael Helmrath. Links: Vanhal | Helmrath
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 6; Concerto for Bass Tuba & Orchestra
Clas V465 Sy68-6 1989
Patrick Harrild is the tuba guy. Bryden Thomson conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: RVW | Harrild | Thomson
Giuseppe Verdi Simon Boccanegra Clas V584 Si53 2000
CD release of a 1972 performance at La Scala in Milan. Piero Cappuccilli leads, with Claudio Abbado conducting. Links: Verdi | Cappuccilli | Abbado
Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek
Symphony in D major; Mass in B-Flat major
Clas V915 Sy68-D 2001
The Prague Chamber Chorus works in the 2nd piece, with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra playing throughout conducted by Paul Freeman. Links: Voříšek | Freeman
Georg Chrisoph Wagenseil
Symphonies, Vol. 2 Clas W123 Sy68/2
18th century works, with Johannes Goritzki conducting the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. Links: Wagenseil |Goritzki
Richard Wagner Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
Clas W125 F642
An opera about a ghost ship sounds like fun. Karl Böhm conducts the Bayreuth Festival Chorus & Orchestra. Links: Wagner | Böhm
Carl Maria von Weber Chamber Music Clas W388 C355
Famous for his clarinet concertos, there’s not one to be found here. Jean-Louis Haguenauer is the pianist, working
1992 with various other musicians in a duo, trio, and quartet. Links: Weber | Haguenauer
C. E. F. Weyse Sovedrikken (The Sleeping Draught)
Clas W549 So89 2001
Early 19th century opera by this Danish composer. Interesting to know that they had their version of roofies back then. Giordano Bellincampi conducts the Danish Raio Sinfonietta. Links: Weyse | Bellincampi
Dag Wirén Chamber Music, Vol. 1 Clas W743 C355/1
Five works including two trios by this 20th century Swedish composer. Performed by the Stockholm Arts Trio. Links: Wirén | SAT
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Clas Z41 Sy68-1 1998
James Conlon conducts these late 19th century works played by the Gürzenich Orchestra and the Köln Philharmonic. Links: Zemlinsky | Conlon
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Alban Berg Quartett Waltzes Clas Al13b W179 1994
Waltzes by the Strauss family and Joseph Lanner, done by this string quartet. Links: ABQ
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Music of Elgar & Vaughan Williams
Clas B667 M973e
Various orchestral works by these two English composers. George Hurst conducts. Links: Bournemouth
Works by Crusell, Kreutzer, and Reicha. Francis works with the Allegri String Quartet to make five. Links: Francis | Allegri SQ
Philippe Graffin Rare French Works for Violin & Orchestra
Clas G758 R182f
With the help of the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Thierry Fischer, Graffin plays works by Fauré, Lalo, and others. Links: Graffin | Fischer
Susan Graham Susan Graham at Carnegie Hall
Clas G760 Su81 2003
Concert recording, with the mezzo-soprano backed by Malcolm Martineau, piano. She sings Brahms, Debussy, & others. Links: Graham | Martineau
Marc Grauwels French Flute Favorites Clas G789 F877f
Nothing like a bit of alliteration. Works by Berlioz, Gounod, and others, with the Orchestre de Chambre de Waterloo, conducted by Ulysse Waterlot. Links: Grauwels | Waterlot
Dmitri Hvorostovsky Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Arie Antiche
Clas H990 Ar42
This baritone sings arias by Vivaldi, Handel, Caldara, & others, accompanied by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, conducted by Neville Marriner. Links: Hvorostovsky | Marriner
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Credo Clas K611 C860
Sacred choral works by Russian composers. The group is directed by Stephen Cleobury. Links: King’s
Alexandre Lagoya & Simion Stanciu Syrinx
Guitare et Flûte de Pan (Guitar and Panpipes)
Clas L137 G949
The duo plays works by Giuliani, Ravel, Scheidler, and others. Links: Lagoya | Syrinx
Mario Lanza 25 Arias from 19 Operas
Clas L297 Ar41
At least he doesn’t sing them all at once. Lanza was a big star back in the 1940s and 1950s, with numerous TV appearances. Links: Lanza | AM | YouTube
Jakob Lindberg Virtuoso Lute Music from Italy & England
Clas L640 V819L
Lindberg plays works by Kapsberger, Piccini, Holborne, and others. Links: Lindberg
London Brass Virtuosi English Music for Brass
Clas L846b En36b
The group plays works by Ireland, Elgar, and Vaughan Williams. David Honeyball conducts. Links: LBV
London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
From the Steeples to the Mountains: American Music for Brass
Clas L846g F915
Christopher Larkin leads the group in works by Ives, Barber, Harris, Cowell, and others. Links: LBGE
Kirsten Landmark Maeland
Nordic Contemporary Songs
Clas M268 N758s
The soprano sings pieces by Frumerie, Rautavaara, Nystroem, and others. Sigmund Hjelseth is the pianist.
Patrice Michaels Clearings in the Sky: Songs by Lili Boulanger & Her Compatriots
Clas M582 C580
The soprano sings a couple dozen songs. Other composers include Fauré, Debussy, & Ravel. Rebecca Rollins accompanies on piano. Links: Michaels | Rollins
Munich Brass Munich Brass Clas M925b M925
The group plays works by Bach, Arnold, Gershwin, and other assorted composers.
Kathrin Murray Arabesques Clas M964 Ar13
Guitar works by Biberian, Ponce, Pujol, & others. Links: Murray
Northshore Concert Band
American Emblems Clas N818 Am35
Their Northshore is Chicagoland, not here. Works by Hanson, Persichetti, & others. Links: Northshore
Paul O’Dette Portrait Clas Od28 P838
A selection from his many recordings of lute music, including pieces by Dowland, Handel, and others. Links: O’Dette
Ohio State University Wind Symphony
Winds of Nagual Clas Oh38w W724
The Buckeyes play works by Dvořák, Colgrass, & others. Links: OSU Winds
Dominique Piana Beyond Dreams: The Spirit of Romanticism
Clas P573d B468
19th century harp music, by Liszt, Glinka, Godefroid, Schumann, and others. Links: Piana
Tommy Reilly Works for Harmonica & Orchestra
Clas R273 H228
Okay, we quit. Works by Vaughan Williams, Jacob, and others. Neville Marriner conducts the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Others run. Links: Reilly | Marriner
Residente Orchestra the Hague
400 Years of Dutch Music, Vol. 4
Clas R311 F825/4
The series continues with more obscure Dutch composers, in this case Verhey and Zweers, from the late 19th century. Links: Residente Orchestra
Salzedo Harp Duo Short Stories: Music for Two Harps
Clas Sa39h Sh81
Many of the works are by Carlos Salzedo, but these are interspersed by pieces by other composers. Nancy Lendrim & Jody Guinn are local. Links: Salzedo Harp Duo
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Clas Sch96 V620
You can decide whether this 2-disc set has all of her best. The soprano sings works by Beethoven, Mozart, Strauss, Schubert, & others. Links: Schwarzkopf
Works by the Haydn brothers, Hummel, and others, played on keyed or natural trumpet. Robert King conducts the King’s Consort. Links: Steele-Perkins | King’s
Short works of lyrical music, normally intended for piano, but here played by the orchestra. Pieces by Gade & Coleridge-Taylor, with Vladislav Czarnecki conducting. Links: SKP
Renata Tebaldi A Tebaldi Festival Clas T223 T223f
You didn’t think we’d forget Renata? Programs from the late 1960s, with a couple of orchestras and conductors. Links: Tebaldi
Elizabeth Wallfisch English Classical Violin Concertos
Clas W157 En36v
The violinist plays works by Wesley, Brooks, Linley, and Shaw, with Peter Holman conducting the Parley of Instruments. Links: Wallfisch | Holman
Johann Strauss Ensemble der Wiener Symphoniker
Soirée Dansante Clas W636s So35
This group from the Vienna Symphony plays works by Strauss Sr. and Jr., as well as Eduard.
Vasari Singers Twentieth Century Choral Music
Clas V440s T918c
Works by Pärt, Tavener, Ridout, & others. Jeremy Backhouse directs the group. Links: Vasari
Maxim Vengerov The Road I Travel Clas V557 R531
The violinist plays pieces by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Shostakovich, & others. Links: Vengerov
Arthur Wills Music for Organ and Brass Band
Clas W685 M973o
The organist is joined by the Cambridge Co-Operative Band for works by Elgar, Walton, and the organist himself. Links: Wills
Gypsy Melodies Clas G998m 2005
Roman Janál Bendl, baritone, and Karel Košárek, piano, play works by Dvořák, Novák, and others. Links: Košárek
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Red Army Chorus The Red Army Chorus Salutes America
Misc An81 R245c
A variety of American and Russian songs. How much irony can you take? Links: Red Army Chorus
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
More Greatest Hits Misc M828 M813
We didn’t know they actually had hits. Links: Tabernacle | AM | YouTube
Mystic Warriors Beyond Reality Misc M999w B468
New Age music with pan pipes and other stuff. We can’t tell what the warriors are fighting, since it’s, well, beyond. Links: Warriors | AM | YouTube
Palm Court Theatre Orchestra
Puttin’ on the Ritz Misc P180 P987
Pop/orchestral versions of songs from the 1920s. Links: Palm Court | YouTube
The Civil War: Its Music Misc Band and field music, as well as
and Sounds C499m simulations of battles. Frederick Fennell conducts the Eastman Wind Ensemble. Links: Fennell
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Big Country The Seer LP B4804 Se36
1986 release by a group that oddly, was not country. Scottish New Wave pop/rock. Links: Big | AM | YouTube
Luigi Boccherini/ Joseph Haydn
Cello Concertos BauLP B6309 C7449c 1967
Classic performances, with Jacqueline Du Pré, cello, and Daniel Barenboim conducting the English Chamber Orchestra (p.s. the two were and “item”). Links: Boccherini | Haydn | Du Pré | Barenboim
Boomtown Rats The Best of the Boomtown Rats
LP B64443 B4645
New Wave wonders from the early 80s, led by Bob Geldorf, who became more famous for his political work. Links: Rats | AM | YouTube
Dietrich Buxtehude Buxtehude at Lüneburg: The Glory of the Baroque Organ
BauLP B986 B986L
Late 17th century organ works, played by E. Power Biggs on the organ at St. John’s Church, Lüneburg, Germany. Links: Buxtehude | Biggs
Donald Byrd & 125th St., N.Y.C.
Words, Sounds, Colors, Shapes
LP B9961 W8916
1982 release, with the trumpeter getting help from Isaac Hayes on piano & synthesizer, and his 125th St. band. Links: Byrd | AM | YouTube
Antonio Caldara Trio Sonatas BauLP C1268 T7372 1969
More late 17th century works, performed by an ensemble led by Manfred Geyrhalter, violin. Links: Caldara
André Campra Messe de Requiem BauLP C158 M5627
Sacred music from the Baroque period, with Louis Frémaux conducting the Jean-Francois Paillard Orchestra & two chorales. Links: Campra | Frémaux
Julian Cope Saint Julian LP C7903 Sa221
1987 release by this alternative/dance rock personality, who apparently really did think of himself as a saint. Links: Cope | AM | YouTube
Carl Czerny Piano Music BauLP C997 P573 1969
He wrote a lot of piano music. Here is a selection played by Hans Kann. Links: Czerny | Kann
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Concertino for Piano & Orchestra; La Galante for Piano; Concerto for
BauLP H8836 C7449p
Martin Galling, piano, & George Zuckerman, bassoon, are the soloists. C. A. Bünte & Jörge Faerber are the
Bassoon & Orchestra 1970 conductors with different orchestras. Links: Hummel | Galling | Zuckerman
Donnie Iris & the Cruisers
Fortune 410 LP Ir42 F7792
Pittsburgh-based band with a few big hits back in the 80s. This was recorded in Cleveland. Links: Iris | AM |YouTube
Friedrich Kalkbrenner/ Louis Spohr
Quintets BauLP K125 Q459p
19th century chamber works for winds, with varied lineup. Arthur Bloom , clarinet, and Howard Howard, horn play on both. Links: Kalkbrenner | Spohr | Bloom | Howard
Nicolette Larson All Dressed Up & No Place to Go
LP L3296 Al513
1982 album from this singer-songwriter who had a couple of hits back then. Links: Larson | AM | YouTube
Sergei Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf BauLP P94396 P4412 196u
1960s release of the classic work, with spoken Russian by N. Litvinov. Sorry. Links: Prokofiev
Robin Trower Caravan to Midnight LP T7591 C1767
1978 release by this guitar god and former member of Procol Harum. Links: Trower | AM | YouTube
Johnny Winter Guitar Slinger LP W7345 G9493
The difference between guitar god and guitar slinger is small. One of his Alligator Records releases, from 1984. Links: Winter | AM | YouTube
Peter Wolf Come as You Are LP W8317 C7341
Former lead singer for the J. Geils Band on his own in this 1987 release. Links: Wolf | AM | YouTube
