Here are the recommended CDs in the May edition of Forumforum, one of
Germanies leading classical magazines:
CD OF THE MONTH
Mendelssohn. Simphonies No. 1 and No. 5.
Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid, Maag. Arts
STARS OF THE MONTHS
Bach. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Orchestral Suite No. 2, Trio Sonata
1038, Partita 1013. Pahud (flute), Kussmaul (violin), Faust (cello),
Schornsheim (harpsichord), Berliner Barock Solisten. EMI
Beethoven and his contemporaries 1802 - 1806. Danzi: String Quartet
op.7,1, Hummel: String Quartet op. 30,1, Beethoven: String Quartet op.
59 No. 2. HOhenloher Streichquartett. Eigenart/Tacet
Brahms. Piano Sonata No. 3 op. 5, Ballades op. 10. Vogt (piano). EMI
Fibich. Sarka. Jenis (Premysl), Lotric (Ctirad), Kubovcik (Vitoraz),
Kirilova (Vlasta), Urbanova (Sarka), Wiener Konzertchor, Radio Symphony
Orchestra Wien, Cambreling. Orfeo
Strauss. Works for choir: Der Abend op. 34,1, Hymne op. 34,2, Deutsche
Motette op. 62, An den Baum Daphne, Die Gottin im Putzzimmer. Zumbult
(soprano), Gottwald (alto), Linn (tenor), Gerchen (bass), Members of the
Boys' Choir Hannover, Norddeutscher Figuralchor, Straube.
Thorofon/KlassikCenter
SPECIAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Bach. Organ Sonatas 525 - 530. Lecaudy (organ). Pavane/KlassikCenter
Bach. Organ Works. Butt (organ). harmonia mundi/helikon
Bach. Organ Works Vol. 12. Koopman (organ). Teldec/Warner
Fiorentino. The Early Recordings Vol. 3. Liszt: Annees de pelerinage.
Fiorentino (piano). apr/Liebermann
Gieseking. Previously Unissued Public Performances and Broadcasts. Works
by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Debussy,
Scriabin and Ravel. Gieseking (piano). Music & Arts
Henze. Sechs Gesaenge aus dem Arabischen, Three Auden Songs. Bostridge
(tenor), Drake (piano). EMI
Holliger. Schneewittchen. Banse (Schneewittchen), Kallisch (Queen),
Davislim (Prince), Widmer (Hunter), Groeschel (King), Orchestra of the
Opera Zurich, Holliger. ECM/Universal
Kempff. Rare Recordings (1936 - 1945). Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt
and Chopin. Kempff (piano). Music & Arts
Mahler. Symphony No. 3 (+ Schubert: Rosamunde, Webern: Sechs Stuecke
fuer Orchester). Kallisch (mezzo), EuropaChor Akademie, Freiburger
Domsingknaben, SWR Symphony Orchestras Baden-Baden and Freiburg, Gielen.
hanssler/Naxos
Moravec plays Czech Music. Works by Smetana, Suk and Korte. Moravec
(piano). Supraphon/Koch
Mozart. Divertimento 563 (+ Schoenberg: String Trio op. 45).
Arnold-Schoenberg-Trio. Campanella/Koch
New Year's Concert 2001. Works by Johann Strauss Father and Son, Josef
Strauss, Lanner. Wiener Philharmoniker, Harnoncourt. Teldec/Warner
Nielsen. Symphonies No. 1 and No. 6. Danish National Radio Symphony
Orchestra, Schoenwandt. dacapo/Naxos
Prokofiev. Ivan the Terrible. Christjakova (alto), Stephanovich (bass),
State Choir Yurlov, Children's Choir Studio Vesna, Tchaikovsky Symphony
Orchestra, Fedoseyev. Nimbus/Naxos
Roslavets. Piano Trios No. 2 - 4. Trio Fontenay. Teldec/Warner
Schumann: Concert op. 54, Kinderszenen op. 15 (+ Franck: Symphonic
Variations). Moravec (piano), Czech Philharmonic, Neumann. Supraphon/Koch
Schumann. Fantasia op. 17, Toccata op. 7 (+ Liszt: Polonaise No.
2, Dante Sonata, Debussy/Margulis: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune).
Margulis (piano). HHM&M/in-akustik
Sibelius. Complete published original works for piano Vol. 1 - 5.
Heinonen (piano). Finlandia/Warner
Strauss. Violin Sonata op. 18 (+ Stravinsky: Divertimento, Bartok:
Rumanian Folk Dances). Repin (violin), Berezovsky (piano). Erato/Warner
Swedish Trumpet Concertos. Boertz: Trumpet Concerto Songs and Dances,
Sandstroem: Trumpet Concerto No. 2, Rabe: The Sardine Sarcophago.
Hardenberger (trumpet), Symphony Orchestra Malmoe, Varga. BIS/Klassik
Vivaldi. Sacred Music Vol. 6: Beatus vir 795, Salve Regina 617, Laudate
Dominum 606, In exitu Israel 604, Nisi Dominus 608. Gritton (soprano),
Stutzmann, Summers, Gibson (altos), Choir of The King's Consort, The King's
Consort, King. hyperion/Koch
Who is Afraid of 20th Century Music? Vol. 2. Works by Adams, Antheil,
Bernstein, Copland, Daugherty, Falla, Gershwin, Honegger, Korngold,
Mossolow, Prokofiev, Ravel, Shostakovitch, Stravinsky, Takemitsu.
Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg, Metzmacher. EMI
Robert Peters
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