neo-classical Archive
SCHULHOFF: Concertos [TrackList follows] – Deutsches Symphonie-Orch. Berlin/ Roland Kluttig – Capriccio
It looks like the time for this Dadaist/revolutionary/ jazz enthusiast composer has finally arrived.
WEINBERG: Complete Piano Works 4 — Piano Sonata No. 3; Piano Sonata No. 5; Two Fugues; Piano Sonata No. 6 – Allison Brewster Franzetti, p. – Grand Piano
This series should prove another milestone on the road to redefining Weinberg’s status.
“Simply Strings” = BARTOK: Divertimento for Strings; JANACEK: Suite for Strings; SIBELIUS: Impromtu nach Nos. 5 & 6; BRITTEN: Simple Symphony – Württemberg Ch. Orch. Heilbronn/ Ruben Gazarian – Bayer
The program of works by four composers is well balanced.
STRAVINSKY: Persephone– for Reciter, Vocal Soloist, Double Chorus and Orch. – Doris Schade, nar./Fritz Wunderlich, tenor/Schwanheimer Kinderchor /Chorus of the Hessian Radio/ Hessian Radio Sym./Dean Dixon – Audite
An unearthed rarity from 1960, Stravinsky’s danced melodrama Persephone, boasting Fritz Wunderlich and actress Doris Schade in the title roles.