HOT PICK CD/NEW RELEASES
OMAC: 14
Ida Kavafian; violin; Mark O'Connor, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Matt Haimovitz, cello Much as America has done time and again, Mark O'Connor has continually re-invented himself: a virtual continuum from country and bluegrass fiddler to jazz and crossover artist, and finally to a full-fledged classical composer. As with any artist worth anything and with anything of worth to say, O'Connor has grown and developed, all the while managing to stay true to his distinct musical voice. These two quartets are a real breakthrough in synthesizing the two strains of "serious" and folk music running though O'Connor's works. One can certainly hear it in his previous recordings, but here, with both the 'Bluegrass' and Old-Time' quartets, I feel that the two styles with their own philosophies and techniques, are more seamlessly integrated while maintaining their unique qualities and character. From foot-stopping counterpoint to gospel licks according to Bartok, purists on either side might not get it at first, but this is intense, joyful, searching music that deserves intense listening.
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NEW RELEASES & RE-ISSUES WEEK ONE
SOUSA: Music for Wind Band Vol. 7
Royal Artillery Band/Keith Brion
NAXOS: 559247
SONGS OF PRAISE
Mantovani and his Orchestra
DUTTON LABORATORIES/VOCALION: 8133
Mark O'CONNOR; 'Bluegrass' String Quartet No. 2, 'Old-Time' String Quartet No. 3
Ida Kavafian, violin; Mark O'Connor, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Matt Haimovitz, cello
OMAC: 14
BALAKIREV: Piano Concerto No. 1, No. 2; Grand Fantasy on Russian Folksongs Op 4
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/Dmitry Yablonsky/Anastasia Seifetdinova, piano
NAXOS: 570396
TELEMANN: TUTTI FLAUTI! Concerti Grossi for flutes and recorders
Arion Ensemble/Jaap ter Linden
EARLY-MUSIC.COM: 7763
Julius RONTGEN: Symphony No. 18, Ballade on a Norwegian Folksong, A Little Song of the See Op 45, Old Netherlandish Dances Op 46
NDR (North German Republic) Radio Philharmonic/David Porcelijn
CPO: 777255
HAYDN: Late Piano Works; Piano Sonatas HOB XVI:48, 49, 52; Variations on 'Gott erhalte' from the 'Emperor' String Quartet, Variations HOB XVII:6
Gary Cooper, fortepiano
CHANNEL CLASSICS: 26509
VIVALDI: Concerti for Violoncello II; Cello Concertos RV 399, 401, 403, 408, 411, 417, 422
Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini/Christophe Coin, cello
NAIVE: 30457
COME, THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING - American Folk Hymns & Spirituals
Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square/Mack Wilberg
MORMON TABERNACLE: 5014332
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NEW RELEASES & RE-ISSUES WEEK TWO
HANDEL: 12 Solo Sonatas Op. 1
Rachel Brown, flute/recorder; Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin; Frank de Bruine, oboe; Richard Egarr, harpsichord
HARMONIA MUNDI: 907465
Richard FAITH, MOMPOU, FAURE, LISZT, DEBUSSY, SCHUMANN, CHOPIN, H.T. BURLIEGH: Colors of Expression
Ryan Wells, piano
WELLS PRODUCTIONS: 26127553
Louis SPOHR: Violin Concertos; No. 6 in g Op. 28, No. 8 in a Op. 47, No. 11 in G Op 70
Sinfonia Finlandia, Jyvaskyla/Patrick Gallois; Simone Lamsma, violin
NAXOS: 570528
HANDEL, Thomas ROSENGRAVE, Thomas CHILCOT, James NARES, Philip HAYES, James HOOK: English 18th Century Keyboard Concertos
The Parley of Instruments/Paul Nicholson, harpsichord, organ, fortepiano
HELIOS: 55341
VIVALDI: Chiaroscuro; Bassoon Concertos RV 484, 493, 497, 503; Flute Concertos RV 428 'Goldfinch,' 440, 439 'Night'
L'Ensemble Arion; Mathieu Lussier, bassoon; Claire Guimon, flute
EARLY-MUSIC.COM: 7764
Julius RONTGEN: Symphony No. 3, Aus Jotunheim Suite
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic/David Porcelijn
CPO: 777119
MOZART: Concerto for Two Pianos No. 10 in E-Flat K 365, Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola in E-Flat K 364
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/Iona Brown, violin; Lars Anders Tomter, viola; Havard Gimse, piano; Vebjorn Anvik, piano
CHANDOS: 10507
BRITTEN, Howard SKEMPTON, Ronald CORP, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Bob CHILCOTT, Richard Rodney BENNETT, RUTTER, others: Pigs Could Fly - 20th Century Music for Children's Choir
New London Children's Choir/Ronald Corp
NAXOS: 572113
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NEW RELEASES & RE-ISSUES WEEK THREE
Leroy ANDERSON: Orchestral Music Vol. 3; Goldilocks Concert Suite, Suite of Carols for woodwinds
BBC Concert Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin; Kim Criswell, soprano; William Dazeley, baritone
NAXOS: 559382
Wilhelm STENHAMMAR: Piano Sonata in A-Flat Op 12, Piano Sonata in g (1890), Nights of Late Summer Op 33, Three Fantasies Op 11
Martin Sturfalt, piano
HYPERION: 67689
John GARDNER: Midsummer Ale Overture Op 73, Piano Concerto No. 1 Op 34, Symphony No. 1 in d op 2
Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones; Peter Donohoe, piano
NAXOS: 570406
HAYDN: String Quartets Op 17
London Haydn Quartet
HYPERION: 67722
Pancho VLADIGEROV: Vardar - Bulgarian Rhapsody Op 16, Traumspielsuite (Dream Play), Bulgarian Dances Op 23
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Horia Andreescu
CPO: 777125
SCHUBERT: Die Schone Mullerin (The Fair Maid of the Mill)
Matthias Goerne, baritone; Christoph Eschenbach, piano
HARMONIA MUNDI: 901995
Henry PURCELL: The Complete Fantazias; Fantasias for viols
Fretwork
HARMONIA MUNDI: 907502
Franz KROMMER: Concerto for two clarinets in E-Flat Op 91, Louis SPOHR: Clarinet Concertos No. 2, No. 4
Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Kenneth Sillito; Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Julian Bliss, clarinet
EMI: 79786
MAHLER: Symphony No. 5
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra/David Zinman
RCA: 31450
VIVALDI, LOCATELLI, SAMMARTINI, TARTINI: The Rise of the Northern Italian Violin Concerto: 1690-1740; Vol. 3 - The Golden Age
La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler, violin
AVIE: 2154 CD
SWING THAT MUSIC - A Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Canadian Brass
OPENING DAY: 7371
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