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David Helbock Trio – Aural Colors [TrackList follows] – Traumton
Jazz and classical blended with a European viewpoint.
* BRUCKNER: Sym. No. 4 in E-flat, “Romantic” – Pittsburgh Sym. Orch./ Manfred Honeck – Reference Recordings
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The best Bruckner Fourth ever recorded? It’s tough to think of a better one.
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BRUCKNER/ LUNA: “Bruckner Unknown” – [TrackList follows] – Ensemble ViennAyres/ Ensemble Weiz Linz/ Hard Chor Linz – Preiser
Fine scholarship meets fine musicians.
Karajan and His Soloists I = Works of Schumann, Mozart, Beethoven, Franck, Brahms, Leimer – Warner Classics set (8 CDs)
Warner revives a major portion of the Herbert von Karajan EMI legacy in vivid, remastered sound.
Klemperer = MOZART: Symphony No. 40; BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7 – New Philharmonia Orch./ Otto Klemperer – Testament (2 CDs)
The familiar conjunction in Klemperer’s repertory of Mozart and Bruckner proves as apocalyptic as the audience appreciation of the works themselves.
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 in G Major; DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Sena Jurinac, sop./ Vienna Sym. Orch./ Karl Rankl – Guild
A reissue of special merit, this document from Vienna 1954 offers a truly inspired reading of the Mahler Fourth by a conductor too often overlooked in the annals of fine interpreters.
HANS GÁL: Symphony No. 2 in F; SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor – Orch. of the Swan /Kenneth Woods – Avie
A fine performance of Schumann’s Fourth, but the real attraction here is Gál’s Second, a work of deep feeling.
Ossy Renardy: The Complete Columbia Recordings — Music of CORELLI, PLATTI, HANDEL, SCHUBERT, PAGANINI, BURMESTER, VECSEY & SARASATE – Ossy Renardy, violin/ Walter Robert and Leo Taubman, p. – Pristine Audio
The assembled Columbia Recordings by Ossy Renardy from 1938-1939 reveal a fine-tuned artist of heightened sensitivity and burnished style.
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major; Piano Concerto No. 10 in E-flat Major for 2 Pianos; Sonata in D Major for 2 Pianos – Alfred Brendel & Walter Klein, pianos/ Vienna State Opera Orch./ Paul Angerer – Regis
Brendel and Klein thoroughly engage us in their ministrations of the relentless tempo.
“Diabelli Variations” – Andreas Staier, fortepiano – Harmonia mundi
Nothing less than revelatory.
Cyprien Katsaris Live at the Schubertiade Festival = Works of SCHUBERT, TCHAIKOVSKY, WAGNER, MARCELLO – Piano 21 (2 CDs)
If audiences can claim Katsaris as the legitimate heir to Vladimir Horowitz, this recital well justifies that assertion.
Josef Krips conducts SCHUBERT = Rosamunde Overture; Symphony No. 6; MOZART: Sym. No. 39; J. STRAUSS II: Acceleration Waltz; Roses from the South – London Symphony Orch./ The New Symphony Orch./ Josef Krips – Dutton
A noted Viennese conductor lavishes his skills on an Austrian program brilliantly executed by two fine British ensembles.
BEETHOVEN: 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120 – Paul Lewis, piano – Harmonia mundi BEETHOVEN: Various Sonatas incl. "Moonlight" – Markus Schirmer, piano – Tacet
Two recordings highlight works from the beginning and end of Beethoven’s career as a piano composer. One is let down by a wrongheaded performance.
Elisabeth Lohninger – Songs Of Love And Destruction – Lofish
A mix of folk, jazz and pop culture original and cover songs by one of the world’s most-traveled and under-heard artists.
John Surman – Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop, April 1969 – Cuneiform Records (DVD + CD)
Rare 1969 performances by British big band jazz soar.
“FRANZ MITTLER: Viennese Wunderkind” = MITTLER: Sonata in G Major; Sonata in D Major – Diana Mittler, p. /André Emelianoff, cello / Alexander Meshibovsky, violin – Con Brio
Worth exploring if you enjoy the music of turn-of-the-century Vienna.
FRANZ BIBER: Rosary Sonatas (complete) – Daniel Spec, violin/ Hille Perl, viola da gamba/ Lee Santana, archlute, theorbo/ Michael Behringer, harpsichord, organ – Coviello Classics
Always room for another recording of the Rosary Sonatas that brings such panache and flavorful sounds.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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