Music Recommendations
| ASV.
(CDDCA634) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: LONDON SYMPHONY & IRELAND, ELGAR. Dynamic
range is awesome! |
| VARESE
SARABANDE. (VSD5311) KORNGOLD SINFONIETTA,OP. 5. The real Korngold at age
15; mind-boggling. (VSD47203) KINGS ROW. Ditto. |
| HARMONIA-MUNDI.
(HMC901026) FISCHER: HARPSICHORD MUSIC. Realistic scale and tone. |
| HYPERION.
(CDA66420) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: SERENADE TO MUSIC, FLOS CAMPI, CHRISTMAS
FANTASIA, 5 MYSTICAL SONGS. A rapturous 68 minutes. |
| NIMBUS.
(N15260) MATHIAS: SYMPHONIES #l & 2. Exciting, new tonal music; plus
(N15243) CHORAL/ORGAN MUSIC, Ditto. |
| FORLANE.
(UCD16529) ROUSSEL: SYMPHONY #3, BACCHUS ET ARIANE. Vintage champagne from
Bordeaux. |
| VIRGIN
CLASSICS. (VC7-91129-2) BRITTEN: NOYE'S FLUDDE. An absolute riot; plus
SERENADE FOR TENOR, HORN & STRINGS. Exquisite. |
| RCA.
(7805-2-RC) MARTINU: SYMPHONIES #5 & 6. One of the best orchestral
recordings ever. {Ever!) |
| CHANDOS.
(CHAN8917) MARTINU: SYMPHONIES #3 & 4. Scherzo of #4 is worth the price
of the record. Can an orchestra really do this? |
| FINLANDIA.
(FACD346) AULIS SALLINEN: SYMPHONY #4, CELLO CONCERTO, SHADOWS. Mysterious
music from the cool North. Fascinating. |
| BIS.
(CD-310) STENHAMMER: SERENADE. Lovely, happy music; (CD-227) TUBIN:
SYMPHONIES #4 & 9. THE new voice. |
| KONTRPUNKT.
(32005) NORHOLM: SYMPHONY #5. THE SHADOW, FANTASY, OP. 104. Music with
sinew; gritty, but beautiful. (Band 12: Timpani/bass drum salvos to check
your glue joints.) |
| TROY.
(040) PECK: UPWARD STREAM. Colorful, scintillating, upbeat contemporary
American music. Vivid percussion. |
| AUDIOFON.
(CD72012) BACH, TELEMAN, YSAYE. Violin sonatas played by the one and only
Aaron Rosand. Incomparable. |
| LONDON.
(414-267-2) SIBELIUS: SYMPHONIES #3 & 6. Intense, sublime,
out-of-this-world. (Plus, a peerless catalog . . . later). |
| KOCH-SCHWANN.
(CD31100241) SAYGUN: VIOLA CONCERTO; ELGAR: IN THE SOUTH. Exotic, new
Turkish music, circa 1978; different indeed. The Elgar is familiar red
sauce. |
| ONDINE.
(ODE757-2) RAUTAVAARA: PIANO CONCERTOS #1 & 2. Now for something
completely different . . . this is it. You won't doze off! |
| MARCO-POLO.
(8-223102) BAX: SINFONIETTA, ETC. Bax, the magician; some dazzling sounds. |
| CHESKY.
(AD1) MEDTNER: PIANO MUSIC (WILD). An intimate hour-plus of dreams, etc. |
| DORIAN.
(DOR-90134) ORGAN OF ST. EUSTACHE, PARIS. J. GUILLOU. The Stokowski of the
organ; wow! (And the sound, oh my!) |
| ALBANY-TROY.
(029-2) LLOYD: VIOLIN WORKS. The private chamber Lloyd. Enchanting. Plus,
(053) TANNER: BOY WITH GOLDFISH. That Hawaiian cantata. A sonic spectacular. |
| DGG.
(429858-2) MARTIN: JEDERMAN, DER STRUM, w/FISCHER-DIESKAU. Contemplative,
explosive. EGK: ST. ANTHONY w/BAKER. (431-47885-2) SHOSTAKOVITCH: CELLO
CONCERTO #2. Brooding, intense, typical. |
| ERATO.
(ECD88045) HONEGGER: SYMPHONIES #3 & 5. Pungent, strong music.
Exhilarating. |
| CASCAVELLE.
(VEL1014) MARTIN: IN TERRA PAX, ET LA VIE L’EMPORTA. Choral, orchestral
masterpieces; ignored no longer. |
| MOTETTE.
(11171) LANGLAIS/HAKIM. Some sensational old and new organ music from master
and disciple. A huge, clean, reedy monster. |