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A Fistful of Music
Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community
November 2014
We have returned with another batch of hot, yummy music fresh from the oven for your delight! With this issue, we have finally reached 1,000 items in our Northeast Ohio Music Collection. Look for the green sticker when browsing the collection, or click on the link. Normally, our classical music offerings would be heavy on the “B’s,” but this month we are featuring the letters “K” and “G” as well. However, nearly all letters are represented, so look for your favorite. Warning: Next month we will be adding lots of holiday music. Any comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, [email protected]. We'll make more.
Pop/Rock: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Arctic Monkeys AM Pop
Ar27 Am1
Latest release by these British indie rockers. Links: Monkeys | AM | YouTube
Avant Face the Music Pop Av15 F118
Cleveland R&B artist in his 7th and most recent album. Links: Avant | AM | YouTube
Bleachers Strange Desire Pop B615 St81
Experimental indie band from New York. Links: Bleachers | AM | YouTube
Eric Clapton Back Home Pop C539 B126
Clapton just keeps putting out albums. Here’s one from 2005. Links: Clapton | AM | YouTube
Critical Mass Give It Up, Let It Go! Pop C869 G449
Late 90s ska band from San Francisco. Links: Mass | YouTube
Cruzados After Dark Pop C889 Af89
80s California band that had some good tunes. Links: Cruzados | AM | YouTube
The Dreadful Yawns
Early Pop D810 Ea76
Acoustic neo-psychedelic band from Cleveland. Links: Yawns | AM | YouTube
Brian Eno/Karl Hyde
Someday World Pop En64 So52
Two experimental/electronic artists get together and make a rock album. Go figure. Links: Eno | AM | YouTube | Hyde | AM | YouTube
Genesis Calling All Stations Pop Post-Phil Collins release by this British
G286 C134
prog-rock group. Links: Genesis | AM | YouTube
Ersel Hickey The Rockin’ Bluebird Pop H526 R591
There is nobody else in our library catalog named Ersel. Late 1950s rockabilly. Links: Hickey | AM | YouTube
Chris Isaak Heart Shaped World Pop Is1 H351
Biggest album from this latter-day rockabilly artist who channels Roy Orbison. Links: Isaak | AM | YouTube
Marti Jones Match Game Pop J721 M413
Singer-songwriter originally from Uniontown, Ohio, in a 1986 release. Links: Jones | AM | YouTube
Carole King The Living Room Tour
Pop K580 L761
Concert recordings from her 2004 tour. Links: King | AM | YouTube
Ladytron Light & Magic Pop L128 L626
Synth pop and Shoegaze all at once, from 2002. Links: Ladytron | AM | YouTube
Dawn Landes Bluebird Pop L233 B625
Latest from this singer-songwriter in an Americana vein. She’s also a sound engineer. Links: Landes | AM | YouTube
Lykke Li I Never Learn Pop L612 I10
More new stuff, this from a Swedish dance pop singer. Links: Li | AM | YouTube
Maureen McGovern Greatest Hits Pop M177 G798
1990 best of set from this singer from Youngstown. Links: McGovern | AM | YouTube
Midnight Syndicate Vampyre: Symphonies from the Crypt
Pop M584 V258
Goth rock movie music for movies that haven’t been made. Links: Midnight | AM | YouTube
Lou Reed/Joseph Arthur
Lou Pop R251 L920
Akron native and Reed protégé gives us a tribute. Links: Reed | AM | YouTube | Arthur | AM | YouTube | Buzzard Tracks Review
REO Speedwagon Life As We Know It Pop R298 L626
Late 80s arena rock from this classic band. Links: REO | AM | YouTube
Leo Sayer All the Best Pop Sa99 Al51
British singer-songwriter who had his hits in the 70s. Some would say this is a blank CD. Links: Sayer | AM | YouTube
Richard Thompson Electric Pop T377 El25
Recent album from this British folk rocker and former leader of Fairport Convention. Links: Thompson | AM | YouTube
The Very Best MTMTMK Pop V620 M879
Latest release by this Mali/British duo of electronic Afro-pop. Links: Very Best | AM | YouTube
Folk/Country: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments The Carter Family On Border Radio, Vol. 3 Country
C245 On1/3
More transcriptions from 1939 played on XET Radio, Monterrey, Mexico. Links: Carters | AM | YouTube
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams and other Favorite Tunes
Country C268 J619w
Most were released in 1960, but there are bonus tracks. The “other” includes songs by Cash. Links: Cash | AM | YouTube
Lisa & Heather Malyuk 13 Tunes Folk M299 T349
Guitar, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, & banjo uke from this sister duo from Northeast Ohio. Links: Malyuks | YouTube | Buzzard Tracks Review
Red Clay Ramblers It Ain’t Right Folk R245c It10
1986 release by these North Carolina string band revivalists. Links: Ramblers | AM | YouTube
Hank Snow I’m Movin’ On & Other Great Country Hits
Country Sn61 Im10
Major country star in the 1950s and 1960s, Snow was secretly Canadian. Links: Snow | AM | YouTube
Wynn Stewart The Very Best of Wynn Stewart, 1958-1962
Country St49 V620
Early hits from this West Coast country star. Links: Stewart | AM | YouTube
Blues/Gospel: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Buddy Guy Living Proof Blues
G990 L761
Latest from this blues guitarist, still going strong in his mid-70s. Links: Guy | AM | YouTube
Leadbelly Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In
Blues L469 G995
Another in the series of Alan Lomax’s recordings of Leadbelly for the Library of Congress. Links: Leadbelly | AM | YouTube
Little Milton Feel It Blues L725 F321
Soul/blues singer and guitarist who had major hits for Chess in the 1950s, this is from 2001. Links: Milton | AM | YouTube
Delbert McClinton Never Been Rocked Enough
Blues M459 N414
Texas roadhouse blues with a country tinge. This one’s from 1992. Links: McClinton | AM | YouTube
International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Bacilos Caraluna Int
B125 C176
2002 release by this Colombian band based in Miami. Links: Bacilos | AM | YouTube
Mocedades 15 Años de Musica Int M714 Q43
Best of set from this Spanish vocal group from Bilbao. Links: Mocedades | AM | YouTube
Jerry O’Sullivan The Gift Int Os8 G366
Uillean pipes from this Irish American artist. Links: O’Sullivan | AM | YouTube
Salieu Suso Griot Int Su81 G885
Mandinka kora musician from Gambia, West Africa. Links: Suso | YouTube
Quichua Mashis Tantanacui Int Q40 T159
Traditional music from northern Ecuador. Links: QM | YouTube
Cheng Yu Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa & Qin
Int Y90 C441
British-based Chinese artist who plays various stringed instruments. Links: Yu | YouTube
Musicals/Film Music: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Joe Kinosian Murder for Two Musical
K624 M940
Original cast recording from Chicago. Links: Kinosian | Murder
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Escape Me Never; Another Dawn
FilmMus K842 Es14
Music from two films, performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Stromberg. Links: Korngold | Stromberg
Jazz: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Tony Bennett Here’s to the Ladies Jazz
B439 H421
No, Lady Gaga is not on this one. Bennett sings songs popularized by female singer. Links: Bennett | AM | YouTube
Harry Connick, Jr. We Are in Love Jazz C762 W369
Maybe we aren’t. 1990 release by this New Orleans vocalist and piano player. Links: Connick | AM | YouTube
Eldar Virtue Jazz El21 V819
The young piano virtuoso plays too many notes once again. Last name Djangerov. Links: Eldar | YouTube
Duke Ellington Homage to Duke Jazz El56 H750d
Dave Grusin and company play some of Duke’s classic tracks. Links: Ellington | AM | YouTube| Grusin | AM | YouTube
Holly Hofmann Low Life: The Alto Flute Project
Jazz H677 L950
The latest by this flute player from Painesville has her working the alto flute. Links: Hofmann | AM | YouTube | Buzzard Tracks Review
Hal Kemp & His Orchestra
The Hot Sides, 1926-1931
Jazz K320 H797
Compilation of this early dance band leader’s tunes. Trumpeter Bunny Berigan got his start here. Links: Kemp | AM | YouTube
Joe McBride Lookin’ for a Change Jazz M122 L872
Smooth jazz piano from this Cleveland area musician, originally from Missouri. Links: McBride | AM | YouTube
Mahavishnu Orchestra Birds of Fire Jazz M277 B532
Classic fusion jazz from the early 1970s, with John McLaughlin. Links: MO | AM | YouTube
Jimmy Scott Moon Glow Jazz Sco84 M778
Cleveland resident and one of the most unusual jazz singers around. Links: Scott | AM | YouTube
Sonny Stitt Quartet Personal Appearance Jazz St59 P432
Major sax player in the Charlie Parker tradition, and his group, from 1957. Links: Stitt | AM | YouTube
Harry Warren Harry Who?: A Tribute to Harry Warren
Jazz W252 H249
A selection of Warren’s finest, sung by Jay Clayton, avant-garde jazz vocalist, originally from Youngstown. Links: Warren | AM | Clayton | AM | YouTube | Buzzard Tracks review
Classical: Composer Title Call # Comments Adolphe Adam La Filleule des Fées
(The Fairies’ God-Daughter)
Clas Ad13 F482
Ballet performed by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Mogrelia. Links: Adam | Mogrelia
Alexander Alyabiev The Music of Alexander Alyabiev
Clas Al41 M973
What kind of music, you may ask? Two romances and a trio, with some other works thrown in, by various musicians. Links: Alyabiev
Kurt Atterberg Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
Clas At82 Sy68-1
Ari Rasilainen conducts the Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt in the 20th century works by this Swedish composer. Links: Atterberg | Rasilainen
J. S. Bach Angel Romero Plays Bach
Clas B122 An43
Solo works for cello, violin, and keyboard, arranged for guitar. Links: Bach | Romero
J. S. Bach Mass in B Minor Clas B122 M381b
We added one recently, but here’s another. Robert Shaw leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus. Links: Bach | Shaw
Béla Bartók Kossuth; Quintet for Piano & Strings
Clas B285 K847
The Budapest Symphony Orchestra plays the first, with György Lehel conducting. Csilla Szabó, piano works with the Tatrai
Quartet on the other. Links: Bartók | Lehel | Tatrai Q
Arnold Bax Piano Quintet; String Quartet No. 2
Clas B330 P573q
Performed by the Mistry Quartet, with the addition of David Owen Norris, piano. Links: Bax | Mistry Q | Norris
Lord Berners The Triumph of Neptune; & other works
Clas B457 T739
Four other orchestral works to be exact. Barry Wordsworth conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. Links: Berners | Wordsworth
Alexander Borodin String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
Clas B644 St86q-1
Fascinating that his day job was in chemistry. The Shostakovich Quartet plays these works. Links: Borodin
Johannes Brahms Choral Music Clas B730 C456
Four works, with Robert Shaw once again leading the Atlanta Symphony & Chorus. Links: Brahms | Shaw
Tomás Bretón Piano Trio; String Quartet
Clas B756 P573t
György Oravecz is the pianist, with the New Budapest Quartet, or parts thereof. Links: Bretón | Oravecz | NBQ
Benjamin Britten Paul Bunyan Clas B778 P281
An operetta, with Soloists, Chorus, & Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series, Minnesota, led by Philip Brunelle. Links: Britten | Brunelle
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 6 Clas B831 Sy68-6
Wolfgang Sawallisch leads the Bavarian State Orchestra. Links: Bruckner | Sawallisch
Jean-Baptiste Cardon Harp Sonatas Clas C179 H230s
Late 18th century works, with Irina Donskaya, and some vocal work by Marina Philippova. Links: Cardon
Frederic Chopin Nocturnes Clas C455 N672
A selection (there are more) of ten, played by Vlado Perlemuter, piano. Links: Chopin | Perlemuter
Aaron Copland Symphony No. 3; Music for the Theatre
Clas C791 Sy68-3
Yoel Levi conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Links: Copland | Levi
Henry Cowell Instrumental, Chamber and Vocal Music, Vol. 1
Clas C838 In7/1
Ten works, we think, for solo piano, quartet, vocalists, and other folks. Everything is played by one or more musicians from the group Continuum. Links: Cowell | Continuum
César Cui Kaleidoscope; Violin Sonata
Clas C896 K124
Russian Romantic works, with Peter Sheppard, violin, and Aaron Short, piano. Links: Cui | Sheppard
Franz Danzi Flute Concertos Clas D238 F675c
Early 19th century works, with András Adorján, flute, and the Munich Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Hans Stadlmair. Links: Danzi | Adorján | Stadlmair
Claude Debussy L’Enfant Prodigue Clas Cantatas, with Jessye Norman, Ileana
(The Prodigal Son); La Damoiselle Elue (The Blessed Damozel)
D354 En28
Cotrubas, and others, singing with the Südfunkchor und Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stutgart, conducted by Gary Bertini. Links: Debussy | Norman | Cotrubas | Bertini
Felix Draeseke Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4; Gudrun Overture
Clas D783 Sy68-1
The NDR Radiophilharmonie does the heavy lifting, with Jörg-Peter Weigle conducting. Links: Draeseke | Weigle
Edward Elgar Suites: Wand of Youth; Nursery
Clas El31 Su39
Bryden Thomson conducts the Ulster Orchestra for these three pieces. Links: Elgar | Thomson
Ernest Fanelli Symphonic Pictures Clas F213 Sy68p
A couple of works from the early 20th century, with Adriano conducting the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Links: Fanelli | Adriano
Albert Rudolf Fäsy Orchestral Works Clas F266 Or10
Two preludes, a suite, and a symphonic poem by this 19th century Swiss composer, all played by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adriano. Links: Fäsy | Adriano
John Field Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Clas F456 P573c-2
John O’Conor is the pianist, with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Charles Mackerras. Links: Field | O’Conor | Mackerras
Gerald Finzi Suite from ‘Love’s Labours Lost’; Clarinet Concerto; Prelude for String Orchestra
Clas F499 Or10
A bunch of stuff, with William Boughton conducting the English String Orchestra. Alan Hacker is the clarinetist. Links: Finzi | Boughton | Hacker
Josef Bohuslav Foerster Eva Clas F685 Ev11
1899 opera, with the Cracow Philharmonic, conducted by Jaroslav Kyzlink. Links: Foerster | Kyzlink
Carlo Giorgio Garofalo Violin Concerto; Romantic Symphony
Clas G190 V813c
Sergei Stadler is the violinist, with the New Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Joel Spiegelman. Links: Garofalo | Stadler | Spiegelman
Roberto Gerhard Symphony No. 4; Pandora Suite
Clas G315 Sy68-4
Matthias Bamert conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in this 20th century work. Links: Gerhard | Bamert
Alexander Glazunov Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6
Clas G469 Sy68-4
Russian performances, with Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducting the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony. Links: Glazunov | Rozhdestvensky
Mikhail Glinka Chamber Music Clas G499 C355
A septet, a serenade, a divertimento, and a sextet, all played by the Russian National Symphony Orchestra Soloists Ensemble. Links: Glinka
Carl Goldmark Overtures Clas András Kórodi conducts the Budapest
G569 Ov2
Philharmonic in four works. Links: Goldmark | Kórodi
Percy Grainger Tuneful Percussion Clas G761 T834
Lots of banging, performed by the percussion ensemble Woof! Links: Grainger
Alexander Gretchaninov
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4
Clas G799 Sy68-2
The USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra does the job here, conducted by Edvard Chivzhei and Algis Žuraitis. Links: Gretchaninov
Jesús Guridi Amaya Clas G962 Am15
20th century lyric drama, with the Bilbao Choral Society and Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Theo Alcántara. Links: Guridi | Alcántara
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
Piano Music, Vol. 1 Clas G874 P573/1
Early 20th century pieces, played by Michael Lewin. Griffes | Lewin
G. F. Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks; Water Music; Suites
Clas H191 M973f
Two of Handel’s most-performed works, with Martin Pearlman leading Boston Baroque. Links: Handel | Pearlman
Joseph Haydn Symphonies Nos. 82-87
Clas H324 Sy68-82
Otherwise known as the Paris Symphonies. Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Concentus Musicus Wien. Links: Haydn | Harnoncourt
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
Oratorium nach Bildern der Bibel (Oratorio based on Stories from the Bible)
Clas H396 Or10b
Elke Mascha Blankenburg conducts the Choir & Orchestra of Kölner Kurrende. Links: Hensel | Blankenburg
Heinrich von Herzogenberg
Missa op. 87 in E minor
Clas H449 M691
Late 19th century work performed by the Bachchor Mainz, and Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland Pfalz, conducted by Ralf Otto. Links: Herzogenberg | Otto
Alfred Hill String Quartets Nos. 5, 6, and 11
Clas H550 St86q-5
Early 20th century works performed by the Australian String Quartet. Links: Hill | ASQ
Stevan Hristić/ Josip Slavenski
The Legend of Ohrid; Balkanophonia
Clas H858 Oh6
Two curious works, the first from a ballet. Moshe Atzmon conducts the Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR. Links: Hristić | Slavenski | Atzmon
Alan Hovhaness Celestial Gate Clas H829 C330
A mixed program of orchestral and chamber works, performed by I Fiamminghi, conducted by Rudolf Werthen. Links: Hovhaness | Werthen
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Piano & Violin Concerto; Violin Concerto
Clas H883 V813c
Alexander Trostiansky is the violinist, with Polina Osetinskaya, piano, & the Russian Philharmonic, with Gregory Rose conducting. Links: Hummel | Rose | Trostiansky | Osetinskaya
Leoš Janáček Katya Kabanova Clas J251 K159
Opera, with the Chorus and Orchestra of the Prague National Theatre, conducted by Jaroslav Krombholc. Links: Janáček | Krombholc
Josquin Desprez Psalmvertonungen (Psalm Settings)
Clas J789 P958
Choral works from the late 15th and early 16th centuries, performed by Weser-Renaissance Bremen, conducted by Manfred Cordes. Links: Josquin | Cordes
Dmitri Kabalevsky Colas Breugnon Clas K111 C670
20th century opera, with the Soloists, Choir & Orchestra of the Stanislavsky & Nemirovich-Dantchenko Moscow Music Theatre, conducted by Georgy Zhemchuzhin. Have we tantalized you yet? Links: Kabalevsky | Zhemchuzhin
Vassily Kalinnikov Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Clas K124 Sy68-1
Veronika Dudarova conducts these late 19th century works, with the Symphony Orchestra of Russia. Links: Kalinnikov | Dudarova
Giya Kancheli Symphonies No.s 4 & 5
Clas K131 Sy68-4
Dzansug Kakhidze conducts the State Symphony Orchestra of Georgia in these modern works. Links: Kancheli | Kakhidze
Miechyslaw Karłowicz Violin Concerto in A Major; Symphony in E Minor
Clas K146 V813c
Late Romantic works, with Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, violin, on the first piece. Two orchestras, two conductors. Links: Karłowicz | Kulka
Aram Khachaturian Two Concertos for Cello & Orchestra
Clas K526 C331c
Marina Tarasova saws the log, while Veronika Dudarova leads the Symphony Orchestra of Russia. Links: Khachaturian | Dudarova
Theodor Kirchner Piano Music Clas K633t P573
Four 19th century pieces by this prolific composer, played by David Ianni. Links: Kirchner | Ianni
Konradin Kreutzer Gesänge aus Goethe’s ‘Faust’
Clas K888 So58g
Words by Goethe, music by Kreutzer. Alison Browner, mezzo soprano, Stephan Genz, baritone, and Michail Schelomianski, bass, work with Thomas Hans, piano & Freiburger Vokalensemble. Links: Kreutzer | Browner | Genz | Schelomianski
Franz Krommer Partitas for Wind Ensemble
Clas K921 P258w
The Michael Thompson Wind Ensemble is at work on these late18th-early 19th century works. Links: Krommer | MTWE
Friedrich Ludwig Aemilius Kunzen
Holger Danske Clas K964 H716
18th century Danish opera, with Thomas Dausgaard conducting the Danish National Symphony & Choir. Links: Kunzen | Dausgaard
Karol Kurpińsky Overtures; Clarinet Concerto
Clas K966 Ov2
19th century works performed by three different orchestras and conductors. Links: Kurpińsky
Charles Lucien Lambert Sr./ Lucien-Léon Guillaume Lambert Jr.
Selected Works Clas L172 Se48
Music from two Louisiana composers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Performed by the Hot Springs Music Festival, conducted by Richard Rosenberg. Links: Lambert Sr. | Lambert Jr. | Rosenberg
Franz Lehár Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Clas L527 L977
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf takes the title role, with Lovro von Matacic leading the Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus. Links: Lehár | Schwarzkopf | Matacic
Anatoli Liadov Orchestral Works Clas L980 Or10
Ten short works, with, once again, Veronika Dudarova conducting the Symphony Orchestra of Russia. Links: Liadov | Dudarova
Franz Liszt Symphonic Poems Clas L699 Sy68p
Three of them, with János Ferencsik conducting the Hungarian State Orchestra. Links: Liszt | Ferencsik
Carl Loewe Die Drei Wünsche (The Three Wishes)
Clas L825 D813
19th century opera, performed by the Stuttgarter Choristen & Rundfunk-orchester des SWF, conducted by Peter Falk. Links: Loewe
Jean-Baptiste Lully Atys Clas L969 At98
Giant 5-act Baroque opera, with Les Arts Florissants, conducted by William Christie. Links: Lully | Christie
Hans Christian Lumbye Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 3
Clas L970 Or1/3
We continue to add to this series as we stumble across the CDs. Giiordano Bellincampi conducts the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra. Links: Lumbye | Bellincampi
Ma Sicong Symphony No. 2; Song of the Mountain Forest
Clas M110 Sy68-2
20th century works by this Chines composer, performed by the Shanghai Philharmonic, led by Cao Peng. Links: Ma | Cao
Edward MacDowell Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Clas M148 P573c
The London Philharmonic, conducted by Paul Freeman, is joined by Donna Amato, piano. Links: MacDowell | Freeman | Amato
Gustav Mahler Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
Clas M278 Sy68-8
Rafael Kubelik is at the helm of the Symphonie-Orchesterdes Bayerischen Rundfunks. Links: Mahler | Kubelik
Arthur Meulemans Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Pliny’s Fountain; May Night
Clas M570 Sy68-2
20th century Belgian works, with Frédéric Devreese conducting the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Links: Meulemans | Devreese
Alexander Moyzes Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Clas M876 Sy68-1
Composed 1929-1941. Ladislav Slovák conducts the Slovak Radio Symphony. Links: Moyzes | Slovák
W. A. Mozart Horn Concerti Clas M877 H783c
Played by Eric Ruske, who looks like Fabio on the cover, with Charles Mackerras leading the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Links: Mozart | Ruske | Mackerras
Modest Mussorgsky Sorochinsky Fair Clas M977 So69
A comic opera, performed by the Chorus & Orchestra of the Stanislavsky Theatre, conducted by V. Esipov. Links: Mussorgsky
Ignacy Jan Paderewski/ Henryk Melcer
Piano Concertos Clas P132 P573c
Tadeusz Strugala conducts two different orchestras, and two different pianists: Piotr Paleczny & Michael Ponti. Links: Paderewski | Melcer | Strugala | Paleczny | Ponti
Niccolo Paganini Guitar Trios: Terzetto Concertante; Terzetto
Clas P140 G949t
Strangely, performed by the Paganini Trio. The other instruments are violin and cello. Links: Paganini
Marcel Poot Symphony No. 6; Pygmalion Suite; other works
Clas P799 Sy68-6
Stop giggling. This distinguished 20th century Belgian composer’s works are performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Frédéric Devreese. Links: Poot | Devreese
Gavriil Popov Symphonic Suite No. 1; Symphony No. 5
Clas P814 Sy68s-1
You’re laughing again. Gurgen Karapetian conducts the USSR State Symphony Orchestra, while Edvard Chivzhei leads the Moscow Radio & TV Symphony. Links: Popov
Sergei Prokofiev Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5
Clas P943 Sy68-1
Yoel Levi conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Links: Prokofiev | Levi
Einojuhani Rautavaara Symphony No. 7 Clas R194 Sy68-7
Contemporary Finnish work, with Hannu Koivula conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Links: Rautavaara | Koivula
Maurice Ravel Orchestra Music Clas R196 Or10
All the usual suspects are here. Played by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paavo Järvi. Links: Ravel | Järvi
Franz Xaver Richter Six Grandes Symphonies (1744), Vol. 2
Clas R418 Sy68/2
Aapo Häkkinen conducts the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra. Links: Richter
Ned Rorem Three Symphonies Clas R692 Sy68
All played by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by José Serebrier. Links: Rorem | Serebrier
Gioachino Rossini La Donna del Lago Clas R736 D718
Melodrama, with Ricardo Muti conducting the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano. Links: Rossini | Muti
Anton Rubinstein Symphony No. 2; Ballet Music from Feramors
Clas R825 Sy68-2
Romantic Russian music in a more German style, with Igor Golovchin conducting the State Symphony Orchestra. Links: Rubinstein
Vladimir Ryabov Symphony No. 4; Concertos of Waltzes
Clas R350 Sy68-4
Vladimir Ziva conducts the Moscow Symphony Orchestra in these contemporary works. Links: Ziva
Philipp Scharwenka Chamber Music, Vol. 1 Clas Sch17 C355/1
A piano trio, a caprice, a sonata, and some other stuff, with the Romantic Chamber Group of London presiding. Links: Scharwenka
Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach)
The Short-Tempered Clavier & Other Dysfunctional Works for Keyboard
Clas Sch31 Sh81
Humorous takes on classical themes. He gets help from Christopher O’Riley (of Northeast Ohio) and Dennis James. Links: Schickele | O’Riley
Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 14 (Death and the Maiden)
Clas Sch78 St86q-14
It’s a long one. Performed by Brandis-Quartett, Berlin. Links: Schubert | Brandis Q
Anton Schweitzer Alceste Clas Sch97 Al16
An 18th century Singspiel by this contemporary of Mozart, with the Erfurt Opera Chorus & Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Stephan Wehr. Links: Schweitzer | Wehr
Rodion Shchedrin Carmen Suite for Strings & Percussion; Russian Photographs; Veličanie
Clas Sh29 Or10
Three orchestral works, performed by the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, conducted by Misha Rachlevsky. Links: Shchedrin | Rachlevsky
Vissarion Shebalin Orchestra Music Clas Sh32 Or10
A collection of two concertios, a sinfonietta, and a symphony, played by different orchestras, conducted by four different conductors. Links: Shebalin
Dmitri Shostakovich Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Clas Sh82 L128
Mstislav Rostropovich conducts the London Philharmonic. Links: Shostakovich | Rostropovich
John Stainer The Crucifixion Clas St15 C887
19th century oratorio, with the BBC Singers & the Leith hill Festival Singers, conducted by Brian Kay. Links: Stainer | Kay
Johann Strauss, Jr. Aschenbrödel; Ballet Music from Ritter Pásmán; Blue Danube
Clas St81j As24
Mostly ballet music here, with Richard Bonynge conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra. Links: Strauss | Bonynge
Richard Strauss Symphony for Winds Clas Wolfgang Sawallisch is back, this time
(Second Sonatina) St81r So57w-2
with the Munich Wind Academy. Links: Strauss | Sawallisch
Gilbert & Sullivan Yeoman of the Guard; Trial by Jury
Clas Su53 Y42
Charles Mackerras conducts the Chorus & Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera. Links: G&S | Mackerras
Franz von Suppé Overtures, Vol. 6 Clas Su76 Ov2/6
9 works, all performed by the Slovak State Orchestra, conducted by Christian Pollack. Links: Suppé | Pollack
Karol Szymanowski Piano Works, Vol. 1 Clas Sz93 P573/1
We’ve got other piano works by KS, but not with Anu Vehviläinen playing. Links: Szymanowski | Vehviläinen
Alexandre Tansman Violin Concerto; and other works
Clas T159 V813c
Beata Halska is the violinist, with the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Le Monnier. Links: Tansman | Halska | Le Monnier
P. I. Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1; Concert Fantasy
Clas T219 P573c-1
Sergiu Comissiona conducts the London Symphony Orchestra, with Jerome Lowenthal on piano. Links: Tchaikovsky | Comissiona | Lowenthal
Nikolai Tcherepnin Orchestra Music Clas T219n Or10
Two long works, two short works, with Igor Blashkov conducting the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Links: Tcherepnin
Michael Tippett The 4 Symphonies Clas T499 Sy68
A collection, with Colin Davis and Georg Solti conducting different symphonies. Links: Tippett | Davis | Solti
Richard Wagner Did Walküre Clas W125 W154
Don’t worry, we’ve got more Wagner coming along. This one has Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Links Wagner | Solti
Siegfried Wagner Bruder Lustig (Brother Lustig)
Clas W125s B831
One of his 15 operas, with Georg Fritzsch conducting the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra. Links: Wagner | Fritzsch
Carl Maria von Weber Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn (Peter Schmoll & His Neighbors)
Clas W388 P441
Gerhard Markson conducts the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra in this early 19th century opera. Links: Weber | Markson
Haydn Wood Orchestra Music Clas W850 Or10
Part of the label’s British Light Music series, these nine pieces are performed by the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adrian Leaper. Links: Wood | Leaper
Carl Michael Ziehrer Selected Dances & Marches, Vol. 3
Clas Z63 Or1/3
We either top off, or bottom out, with light music from Vienna. Christian Pollack leads the Razumovsky Sinfonia. Links: Ziehrer | Pollack
More Classical: Artist Title Call # Comments John Barbirolli Barbirolli Q Clas
B234 B234
A 4-disc set of performances by this prominent conductor, from the 1930s-1940s. Works by Purcell, Beethoven, Bruch, Sibelius, & others. Links: Barbirolli | YouTube
English String Orchestra Butterworth, Parry, Bridge
Clas En36s B982
Four works by the first composer, one by each of the others. Wiliam Boughton conducts. Links: Boughton
Sarah Francis English Music for Oboe and Strings
Clas F847 En36o
Francis is the oboist, with some help from the English String Quartet. Works by Bax, Holst, Moeran, & Jacob. Links: Francis
Andrew Hardy Russian Violin Concertos Clas H222 R920v
The violinist plays works by Rakov, Kabalevsky, & Shebalin with the help of the Symphony Orchestra of Russia, conducted by Veronika Dudarova. Links: Hardy | Dudarova
Ian Hobson The London Piano School, Vol. 1: Georgian Classicists
Clas H653 L846/1
Works by J.C. Bach, Clementi, Dussek, and others. Links: Hobson | YouTube
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
First Contemporary Chinese Composers Festival, 1986
Clas H757 F519
Works by Tan Dun, Huang Anlun, & others, with Kenneth Schermerhorn & Jordan King conducting. Links: Schermerhorn
David Jolley Adagio & Allegro: German Romantic Works for Horn
Clas J683 Ad11
Chamber works by Schumann, Schubert, Strauss, Reinecke, & Weber. Links: Jolley
Benjamin Luxon Elgar & Delius Songs Clas L979 El31s
Fifteen by Elgar, twelve by Delius. The baritone is joined by David Willison, piano. Links: Luxon | Willison
Jozsef Molnar Alphorn Concertos Clas M738 Al74c
It’s a tough job, but somebody has to play these works by Leopold Mozart, Deatwyler, & others. The award goes to Mr. Molnar, accompanied by a couple of different orchestras, conducted by Urs Schneider. Links: Molnar | Schneider
Polish National Symphony Orchestra in Warsaw
A Polish Concert Clas P767r P759
Works by Noskowski, Lipínski, & Karłowicz, conducted by Witold Rowicki. They get some help from the Warsaw Strings. Links: Rowicki
Carl Schuricht Schuricht Q Clas Sch87 Sch87
A 4-disc set of performances by this conductor, from 1939-1954. Works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bruckner, & others. Links: Schuricht | YouTube
John Wallace Trumpet Music from the Clas Works by Vivaldi, Scarlatti, & others.
Italian Baroque W155 T773
The trumpeter is joined by The Wallace Collection & the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Simon Wright. Links: Wallace | Wright
Miscellaneous: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Enoch Light & His Orchestra
Stereo 35mm/Far Away Places, Vol. 2
Misc L626 T349/2
The two follow-up albums to the first ones back-to-back. Early 60s easy listening, but technically experimental. Light was from Canton, Ohio. Links: Light | AM | YouTube
Peter Nero Classic Connections Misc N358 C569
A collection of pop tunes based upon classical compositions, played with the help of the Rochester Philharmonic. Links: Nero | AM | YouTube
Michael Flanders & Donald Swan
The Complete Flanders & Swann
Misc Sw24 C738/
A 3-disc set of the British comedy duo’s humorous songs from the 1950s & ‘60s. Links: F & S | AM | YouTube
The Vinyl Corner: Life at 33 1/3 rpm Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments John Antes Three Trios for Two
Violins & Cello BauLP An863 T7373v
Moravian music from colonial America, performed by Isidore Cohen, Werner Torkanowsky, & Seymour Barab. Linsk: Antes | Cohen | Torkanowsky | Barab
Alexander Archangelsky
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
BauLP Ar489 D6422j
Nicholas Afonsky directs the Cathedral Choir of the Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral of New York City. Links: Archangelsky
Sergei Balasanian/ Vardapet Komitas
Pesni Armenii (Armenian Music)
BauLP B216 P437
Sonatinas and folk songs arranged for piano, and played by Samvel Alumian. Links: Balasanian | Komitas
Kresimir Baranovich/ Fran Lhotka
Licitarsko Srce (The Gingerbread Heart); The Devil in the Village
BauLP B2315 G433
The two composers conduct their own works, with two different orchestras. Links: Baranovich | Lhotka
Vytautas Barkauskas/ Jurgis Juozapaitis
Symphony No. 2; Symphony “Rex”
BauLP B24 Sy6811-2
J. Domarkas conducts the Lietuvos TSR Valst. Philharmonic in these works by Lithuanian composers. Links: Barkauskas | Juozapaitis
Vincenzo Bellini Il Pirata LP B4172 P664
Montserrat Caballé sings, with Gianandrea Gavazzeni conducting the Orchestra & Chorus of Radiotelevisione Italiana Rome. Links: Bellini | Caballé | Gavazzeni
Hector Berlioz Béatrice et Bénédict LP B4558 B3807
Janet Baker sings, with Colin Davis leading the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: Berlioz | Baker | Davis
Georges Bizet The Pearl Fishers LP B552 P333
Mattiwilda Dobbs sings, with René Leibowitz conducting the Paris Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra. Links: Bizet | Dobbs | Leibowitz
Dmitri Bortniansky Choral Concertos BauLP B6487 C7449c
Five numbered works (he wrote more than 30), performed by the Chamber Chorus of the Moscow Conservatory, conducted by Valery Polyansky. Links: Bortniansky | Polyansky
Antonín Dvořák Rusalka LP D959 R89
Josef Keilberth conducts the Saxon State Orchestra in this opera. Links: Dvořák | Keilberth
Gang Busters Gangbusters 1950’s BauLP G1545 B1547
Two Gang Busters radio programs from the 50’s, when radio was no longer king. Links: Gang Busters
Aminollah Hossein Symphony, Arya BauLP H7949 Sy6811
Pierre Dervaux conducts the Orchestre National de L’Opera de Monte Carlo. Links: Hossein | Dervaux
Fritz Kreisler Francescatti Plays Kreisler
BauLP K876 F8449
The violinist performs a selection of pieces, with the help of Artur Balsam, piano. Links: Kreisler | Francescatti | Balsam
Giacomo Puccini Tosca LP P961 T6391
Maria Callas stars, with Victor de Sabata conducting the Teatro alla Scala. Links: Puccini | Callas | Sabata
Gioacchino Rossini Il Viaggio a Reims LP R736 V65
Claudio Abbado conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Links: Rossini | Abbado
Georgy Sviridov Romances and Songs BauLP Sv37 So58
Evgeny Nesterenko, bass gives these a try, with the composer at the piano. Links: Sviridov | Nesterenko
P. I. Tchaikovsky Pikovaia Dama (The Queen of Spades)
LP T2197 P639
Boris Khaikin conducts the Chorus & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater. Links: Tchaikovsky | Khaikin
Henryk Wieniawski Works for Violin BauLP W6366 V813
Performed by Steven Staryk, violin, and Adela Kotowska, piano. Links: Wieniawski | Staryk
Catholic Mission Music in California
BauLP C2868m
Works from the late 1700s, performed by Coro Hispanico de Mallorca, conducted by Padre Juan Thomas.