THE GLENN GOULD SILVER JUBILEE ALBUM

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THE GLENN GOULD SILVER JUBILEE ALBUM. Glenn Gould, piano, etc. CBS MASTERWORKS M2X 35914 (two LPs), produced by Andrew Kazdin, Paul Myers, and Glenn Gould.BEETHOVEN/LISZT: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68: First movement. GOULD: So You Want to Write a Fugue (performed by Elizabeth Benson-Guy, soprano; …

PERGAMENT The Jewish Song

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PERGAMENT The Jewish Song. Birgit Nordin, soprano; Sven-Olof Eliasson, tenor; Stockholm Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra; James DePriest, conductor. Caprice CAP 2003 (2 LPs) “. . . Among the most moving ex­periences of my life! The music tears the heart from the body; …

ADAMS: Harmonium

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ADAMS: Harmonium. San Francisco Symphony Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart. ECM 1-25012. John Adams (b. 1947) is the resident composer of the San Francisco Symphony—the West Coast’s answer to Glass and Reich. Although he has been somewhat slower to attract …

DEL BORGO: Rituale. Prologue and Dance. Statements. Memoriam—Babi Yar.

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DEL BORGO: Rituale. Prologue and Dance. Statements. Memoriam—Babi Yar. Crane School of Music Wind Ensemble conducted by Anthony Joseph Maiello. GOLDEN CREST ATHDG-5079 (digital), produced by Clark Galehouse. Golden Crest’s “Authenticated Composers Series” has made the music of many Amer­ican composers—some relatively obscure—available to the …

DEBUSSY: The Fall of the House of Usher. CAPLET: Conte fantastique (“The Masque of the Red Death”) for Harp and String Orchestra. SCHMITT: Étude for “The Haunted Palace.”

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DEBUSSY: The Fall of the House of Usher. Christine Barbaux, soprano (Lady Madeline); Jean-Philippe Lafoint, baritone (Roderick); Pierre-Yves Le Maigat, baritone (The Friend); Francois Le Roux, baritone (The Doctor). CAPLET: Conte fantastique (“The Masque of the Red Death”) for Harp and String Or­chestra. Frederique Cambreling, harp. SCHMITT: Étude …

CRESTON: Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano. SOWASH: Four Seasons in Bellville.

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CRESTON: Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano. SOWASH: Four Seasons in Bellville. Mirecourt Trio. TR RECORDS TRC-107 College record productions have long provided a means of encountering repertoire—usually of recent vintage—not otherwise found on disc. Such productions have usually been taken from mediocre concert performances, marred by …

CHAUSSON: Concert in D for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet.

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CHAUSSON: Concert in D for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet. ltzhak Perlman, violin; Jorge Bolet, piano; Juilliard String Quartet. CBS MASTERWORKS IM-37814 (digital), produced by Steven Epstein. With the appearance of its second digital recording, I suppose that the Chausson Concert can no longer be …

CHAUSSON: Trio in G minor for Violin, Cello, and Piano. Pièce for Cello and Piano. Concert in D for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet. Concert in D for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet.

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CHAUSSON: Trio in G minor for Violin, Cello, and Piano. Pièce for Cello and Piano. Les Musiciens (Regis Pasquier, violin; Roland Pidoux, cello; Jean-Claude Pennetier, piano). HAR­MONIA MUNDI (France) HMC-1115, produced by Michel Bernard. CHAUSSON: Concert in D for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet. Sylvia Rosenberg, violin; Maria …

CHAUSSON: Poème de l’amour et de la mer; Chanson perpétuelle; Cinq melodies.

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CHAUSSON: Poème de l’amour et de la mer; Chanson perpétuelle; Cinq melodies. Jessye Norman, soprano; Monte Carlo Philharmonic String Quartet; Michel Dalberto, piano; Philhar­monic Orchestra of Monte Carlo conducted by Armin Jordan. ERATO NUM-75059 (digital), produced by Pierre Lavoix. Ernest Chausson’s small but distinguished output is …

McKINLEY: Paintings VI. Six Impromptus. MEKEEL: Alarums and Excursions. Rune.

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McKINLEY: Paintings VI. Six Impromptus. MEKEEL: Alarums and Excursions. Rune. Katherine Lenel, actress/mezzo-soprano; Boston Musica Viva conducted by Richard Pittman. NORTHEASTERN NR-203, produced by L. E. Joiner Unfortunately, the meticulous production values of Northeastern Records have been expended here on music of awfully paltry quality. …