FINZI Violin Concerto. In Years Defaced. Romance. Prelude

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

FINZI Violin Concerto. In Years Defaced. Romance. Prelude – Richard Hickox, cond; City of London Sinfonia; Tasmin Little (vn); John Mark Ainsley (ten) – CHANDOS CHAN-9888 (54:34) The many admirers of the music of Gerald Finzi will need no urging from me that acquisition …

BLOCH Macbeth

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

BLOCH Macbeth – Friedemann Layer (cond); Jean-Philippe Lafont (Macbeth); Markella Hatziano (Lady Macbeth); Jean-Philippe Marlière (Macduff); Jacque Trussel (Banquo); Christer Bladin (Duncan); Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon Ch, PO – ACTES SUD AT-34100[ADD] (2 CDs: 2:23; Broadcast 7/26/97) This new release is of the greatest importance to all admirers of the music of …

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8 in C minor, op. 65

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975): Symphony No. 8 in C minor, op. 65 I. Adagio II. Allegretto III. Allegro non troppo IV. Largo V. Allegretto Unlike many of his compatriots in the arts, Dmitri Shostakovich did not emigrate from the …

THE GLENN GOULD SILVER JUBILEE ALBUM

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

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; …

BERNSTEIN: A White House Cantata

wswebmaster on November 18, 2018

BERNSTEIN A White House Cantata Kent Nagano, cond; June Anderson (The First Lady); Barbara Hendricks (Seena); Thomas Hampson (The President); Kenneth Tarver (Lud); Victor Acquah (Little Lud); Keel Watson (Henry); Neil Jenkins (Admiral Cockburn); London Voices; London SO.  DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 289 463 448-2 (80:09) As one might expect, there …