Today we complete the MusicWeb CD reviews prepared for May.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2002/May02/1aMay02-1.htm
We have completed 245 Classical reviews, 25 Film Music Reviews and 19
Jazz and Nostalgia plus a large number of live concert reviews and 5 book
reviews.
We end the month with a bang not a whimper with reviews that include
Hickox: Vaughan Williams 4th symphony on Chandos and the first batch
of recordings from the new label Avie
Then Avie titles are
Cesar FRANCK Symphony in D minor, Psyche (four orchestral extracts)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig
Recorded 3-4 July 2001, Salle Erasme du Palais de la Musique et des Congres
de Strasbourg AVIE AV 0003 [66'52"] [CA]
JEFFREY KHANER - American Flute Music Eldin BURTON (1913-79) - Sonatina
(1947) Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990) - Duo (1971) Walter PISTON (1894-1976) -
Sonata (1930) Beryl RUBINSTEIN (1898-1952) - Sonata (1941) Lowell
LIEBERMANN (b.1961) - Sonata (1988) Jennifer HIGDON (b.1961) - Autumn
Reflection (1994) Jeffrey Khaner, flute, Hugh Sung, piano Recorded
November 1997 at Curtis Hall, Philadelphia USA AVIE - AV 0004 [64:49]
Jane Pickeringe's Lute Book [A Toy]; A Toye; A Toye; Almaine by francis
cuttinge; A Toye; A Toye (Up Tails All); Draw near me and lowe me; A Pavin
by Rosseters; a galyerd by Rossesters; my lord willoughbies welcome home
by Mr byrde; Mall symes; [coranto]; An [Allemande]; Galliarde; [a country
dance]; Besse-bell; Horne-pipe; Sarabande; de Sarabande; a pavin by Mr
Johnson; A crananto (Coranto); [A Toy]; A Toye; A Toye (The Friar and the
Nun); (A Toy); A pauin by Mr Daniell Bachler; A Galyard by Mr Daniell
Bachler; A Fantasia; the Madlay; Sweet Robyne Jacob Heringman (lute) rec
6-8 Feb 2001, National Centre for Early Music, St Margaret's Church, York,
England AVIE AV0002 [74.36] [RB]
Errollyn WALLEN Dervish for cello and piano, Are you worried about the
rising cost of funerals? five simple songs for soprano and string quartet,
Louis' Loops for toy piano, Horseplay for ensemble, In our lifetime for
baritone and tape, The girl in my alphabet for two pianos Matthew Sharp
(cello); Dominic Harlan (piano) (Dervish) Patricia Rosario (sop); David
le Page (violin); Kirsty Staines (violin); David Aspin (viola); Joseph
Spooner (cello); Philip Headlam (conductor) (Five Simple Songs) Margaret
Leng Tan (two toy pianos) (Louis' Loops) Continuum Ensemble/Philip Headlam
(Horseplay) Mike Henry (bar) (In Our Lifetime) Douglas Finch; Errollyn
Wallen (pianos) (The Girl in My Alphabet) rec Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason
Centre, San Francisco, USA (Louis' Loops); March 1990, Wallen Music Centre,
London (In Our Lifetime); 8-9 Oct 2001, Potton Hall, Suffolk, England; 25
March 1999 AVIE AV 0006 [70.11] [RB]
We also include among many articles this month
THE SYMPHONIES OF ANDRZEJ PANUFNIK by Paul Conway
The Centenary of BILLY MAYERL 1902-1959 celebrated by International Concert
Pianist: PHILLIP DYSON
MARION SCOTT (1877-1953) CRITIC, CHAMPION OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC AND WOMEN by
Pamela Blevins
A Final Injustice Leonard Salzedo 1921-2000
Oh! and Tony Duggan and his Mum have been listening to Ivor Novello
Don't forget you can now download and print out the new reviews every day
if you do not like reading on-screen
Happy Listening
Len Mullenger
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www.TheClassicalSite.com
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