A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

March/April 2017

We continue to fall behind with Fistful, as you can tell. We should have a May issue before the end of the semester, to catch up with things. But while we may be overwhelmed, the music keeps flowing. There are hundreds of new recordings to listen to, and you might find nearly anything in the collection. Well, no Klingon folk songs yet, but we’re working on it. Any comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu. We'll make more.

Pop/Rock: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Altered Images I Could Be Happy:

The Best of Altered Images

Pop Al79 I11

Greatest hits from this Scottish New Wave band. Links: Images | AM | YouTube

April’s Motel Room Black 14 Pop Ap68 B561

Terrible name for a band. Probably why it was their only album. From 1994. AM | YouTube

Dan Auerbach/The Arcs

Yours Truly, the Arcs Pop Au34 Y88

Side project by the Black Keys member. Links: Arcs | AM | YouTube

Barenaked Ladies Rock Spectacle Pop B237 R590

Another horrid name, but this Canadian band made it work for them. Links: Ladies | AM | YouTube

Basement Jaxx Rooty Pop B291 R679

Some electronica from 2001. We wish somebody could spell. Links: Jaxx | AM | YouTube

The Beatles On Air: Live at the BBC, Vol. 2

Pop B380 On10/2

Music and interviews with the band on British radio. We’ll get Vol. 1 when it’s on sale. Links: Beatles | AM | YouTube

Berlin The Best of Berlin Pop B455 B464

Another New Wave greatest hits album. Must be the season. Links: Berlin | AM | YouTube

Big Brother & the Holding Company

Big Brother & the Holding Company, Featuring Janis Joplin

Pop B480b B480

Their first album from 1967, before Janis broke out. Links: Brother | AM | YouTube

David Bowie Blackstar Pop B679 B567

His last album, and one of his best in years. Links: Bowie | AM | YouTube

Burning Sage Purification Pop Progressive rock band from

B935s P974

Cleveland in a 2003 release. Links: Burning Sage | YouTube

Eric Clapton August Pop C539 Au45

Always prolific, this one is from 1986. Links: Clapton | AM | YouTube

Leonard Cohen The Future Pop C660 F989

1992 release by one of the biggest songwriters of the last half century. Links: Cohen | AM | YouTube

Jim Croce Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits

Pop C871 P566

Soft rock singer-songwriter who burned up the charts in the early 1970s, then died. Links: Croce | AM | YouTube

Deftones Around the Fur Pop D362 Ar67

Alternative post-grunge rap-metal, if that makes any sense. They’re from California, which puts it in perspective. Links: Deftones | AM | YouTube

Drive-By Truckers American Band Pop D833 Am35

Latest from this Americana band. They got yelled at this time for being political. Links: Truckers | AM | YouTube

Justin Townes Earle

Single Mothers Pop Ea75 Si64

Singer-songwriter and roots rocker, with his 2014 release. Links: Earle | AM | YouTube

Electric Light Orchestra

A New World Record Pop El25 N420

Clever pun in the title. 1976 album with lots of hits. Links: ELO | AM | YouTube

Faces Five Guys Walk into a Bar…

Q Pop F118 F586

Big-box compilation of their career, including radio and concert tracks. Links: Faces | AM | YouTube

Michael Feinstein Isn’t It Romantic Pop F327 Is6

Singer of songs and pianist in a 1988 release. Links: Feinstein | AM | YouTube

Fuel Natural Selection Pop F952 N219

Alternative metal from Tennessee. This album is from 2003. Links: Fuel | AM | YouTube

The Greenhornes Dual Mono Pop G838 D850

Garage rock from Cincinnati, from 2002. Links: Greenhornes | AM | YouTube

Heart Little Queen Pop H351 L721

The Wilson Sisters, from 1977. Links: Heart | AM | YouTube

Henning Gravrok Band

Ord Pop H393 Or2

Norway has synth pop/jazz bands too, not just death metal. Links: Gravrok | YouTube

Leela James A Change is Gonna Come

Pop J234 C362

Debut album from 2005 by this contemporary R&B singer. Links: James | AM | YouTube

L. L. Cool J G.O.A.T. Pop L110 G534

Cool models Sinatra on this 2000 album, with guest star duos. Links: Cool J | AM | YouTube

La Sera Sees the Light Pop Katy Goodman, formerly of the

L333 Se36

Vivian Girls, in a 2012 release. Links: La Sera | AM | YouTube

Marillion Somewhere Else Pop M338 So54

2007 release by this long-running British prog rock band. Links: Marillion | AM | YouTube

Kylie Minogue Greatest Hits, 87-97 Pop M666 G798

Who knew she had more than two hits? Double-disc set. Links: Minogue | AM | YouTube

Morcheeba Big Calm Pop M799 B480

British trip hop from 1998. Links: Morcheeba | AM | YouTube

Jason Mraz Yes! Pop M879 Y48

We’ve been told that he’s cute. 2014 album from this contemporary singer-songwriter. Links: Mraz | AM | YouTube

Peter Mulvey Letters from a Flying Machine

Pop M919 L569

Singer-songwriter with a folk strain. This one’s from 2009. Links: Mulvey | AM | YouTube

Mystikal Prince of the South…The Hits

Pop M999 P935

Best of package by this rapper from New Orleans. Links: Mystikal | AM | YouTube

The Paragons/The Jesters/ The Shells / The Dubs

The Paragons and the Jesters Meet the Shells and the Dubs

Pop P212 P212

It’s a battle of the doo-wop groups! 1950s R&B vocal magic. Links: Paragons | Jesters | Shells | Dubs

Pere Ubu Live at the Longhorn, April 1, 1978

Pop P413 L744L

Avant-garde rock band from Cleveland at the height of their weirdness. Links: Ubu | AM | YouTube

Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool Pop R118 M778

Hey, look! New Radiohead! Their first release in five years. Links: Radiohead | AM | YouTube

Kimm Rogers Two Sides Pop R631k T930

Northeast Ohio rocker went to L.A. to make her fortune. Made three albums. Links: Rogers | YouTube

Seatrain Seatrain; Marblehead Messenger

Pop Se18 Se18

Two LPs from 1971 on one CD. At the time, this was alternative rock, combining roots with jazz. Links: Seatrain | AM | YouTube

The Seeds Singles As & Bs: 1965-1970

Pop Se32 Si64

Los Angeles garage rock at its finest. Links: Seeds | AM | YouTube

Patti Smith Gone Again Pop Sm63 G588

Major punkster, but this is a later album, from 1996. Links: Smith | AM | YouTube

Social Distortion White Light, White Heat, White Trash

Pop So13d W582

How can it not be punk when one of the members is named Chuck Biscuits? Links: Distortion | AM | YouTube

Spirit Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus

Pop Sp48 T917

Prog rock concept album from 1970 (that means you’re supposed to listen to the whole thing). Links: Spirit | AM | YouTube

Michael Stanley Band

Live at the Ritz, NYC 1983

Pop St25 L744r

Hiram’s own rock star, back when he was making hits rather than just great albums. Links: Stanley | AM | YouTube

Steely Dan Pretzel Logic Pop St32 P927

Fagen & Becker from 1974, with their usual blend of smooth jazz-flavored rock. Extra points for knowing where the band name comes from. Links: Dan | AM | YouTube

James Taylor Dad Loves His Work Pop T215 D120

That familiar voice, rolling out in this 1981 album. Links: Taylor | AM | YouTube

U2 Pop Pop U1 P810

Some think they’re the best band ever. Others just think Irish arena rock. Links: U2 | AM | YouTube

Rachel Unthank & the Winterset

Cruel Sister Pop Un8r C887

Indie pop combined with British folk, to create some very alternative music. Links: Unthank | AM | YouTube

Luther Vandross One Night with You: The Best of Love, Vol. 2

Pop V287 B464/2

Classic 80s R&B from this guy who can’t stop singing about love. Links: Vandross | AM | YouTube

Chris Velan Solidago Pop V540 So44

Canadian singer-songwriter in a 2009 release. Links: Velan | YouTube

The Who The Kids Are Alright Pop W620 K541

This was actually a movie soundtrack, but we put it here because that’s where all the other Who albums are. Links: Who | AM | YouTube

Widespread Panic ‘Til the Medicine Takes

Pop W633 T450

Bluesy jam band from Georgia in a 1999 release. Links: Panic | AM | YouTube

Martin Zellar Born Under Pop Z38 B645

Alternative country-rock from a former member of the Geardaddies. Links: Zellar | AM | YouTube

Folk/Country: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Catie Curtis Truth from Lies Folk

C941 T777

Contemporary singer from Boston with a mid-90s release. Links: Curtis | AM | YouTube

Malcolm Dalglish Jogging the Memory Folk D157 J595

More hammered dulcimer, because you know you can’t get enough. Links: Dalglish | AM | YouTube

The Dillards The Best of the Darlin’ Boys

Country D581 B464

Progressive bluegrass, featuring the Dillard brothers, and friends. Links: Dillards | AM | YouTube

Don Flemons American Songster: Prospect Hill

Folk F629 Am35

Former (perhaps still) member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops does his own brand of old-time music. Links: Flemons | YouTube

Robert Earl Keen Walking Distance Country K250 W154

Late 1990s release by this Texas singer-songwriter with attitude. Links: Keen | AM | YouTube

Toby Keith 35 Biggest Hits Country K269 T349

Yes, we occasionally add mainstream country music. But not that often. Links: Keith | AM | YouTube

Dan Levenson & Kim Murley

New Frontier: Instrumentals from China & America

Folk L576 N420f

Cleveland-area banjo artist is joined by a hammered dulcimer player to give us contrasting tunes. Links: Levenson | YouTube

Mary McCaslin Broken Promises Folk M128 B787

She’s been on the folk scene for many years, with most of her recordings from the 1970s. This one’s from the 90s. Links: McCaslin | AM | YouTube

Jon Mosey Up Around the Bend Folk M853 Up10

Local boy makes albums. Good ones too. Links: Mosey | YouTube

No Strings Attached Bellinzona Folk N659s B417

They sound attached. String band music from 2004. Links: No Strings | AM | YouTube

Tim O’Brien/ Darrell Scott

Real Time Country Ob6 R229

Two bluegrass musicians walk into a bar…. Links: O’Brien | AM | YouTube | Scott | AM | YouTube

Sturgill Simpson A Sailor’s Guide to Earth Country Si58s Sa21

They’re calling him “neo-outlaw.” What he sounds like is country mixed with prog rock. Links: Simpson | AM | YouTube

Chris Stapleton Traveller Country St27 T697

AllMusic calls him a “Nashville-endorsed outlaw.” Ouch, that must hurt. Links: Stapleton | AM | YouTube

Sean Watkins 26 Miles Country W327 T918

The quietest third of Nickel Creek has released several solo albums. Here’s one. Links: Watkins | AM | YouTube

David Wilcox The Very Best of David Wilcox

Folk W643 V620

Originally from Cleveland, this baritone folksinger has been around long enough to have put out LPs. Links: Wilcox | AM | YouTube

Blues/Gospel: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Blue Lunch Above the Fold Blues

B625L Local blues band with their most recent release. Links: Blue Lunch | YouTube

Ab76 Charles Brown In a Grand Style Blues

B812 In10

Blues pianist and balladeer who started in the late 1940s. This album is from 1999. Links: Brown | AM | YouTube

The Ford Blues Band Fords & Friends Blues F750 F750

Patrick and Robben Ford work together here in a 1996 release. Modern electric/ eclectic. Links: Ford | AM | YouTube

Aretha Franklin Gospel Greats Gospel F874 G694

What can one say? Some of her early gospel recordings. Links: Franklin | AM | YouTube

Jorma Kaukonen Jorma Blues K163 J769

Former member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna has been going it alone for years. This oddball album is from 1979. Links: Kaukonen | AM | YouTube

Leadbelly Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen

Blues L469 N669

He saw a lot of trouble. Another installment in the Library of Congress recordings series. Links: Leadbelly | AM | YouTube

Liz McComb Liz McComb Gospel M134 L768

Local gospel singer in her fourth album. Links: McComb | AM | YouTube

Pinetop Perkins Pinetop Perkins with the Blue Ice Band

Blues P419 P653

Blues pianist, with a specialty in boogie woogie. Links: Perkins | AM | YouTube

International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Andrea Hoag/Loretta Kelley/ Charlie Pilzer

Hambo in the Snow: A Nordic Winter Celebration

Int H650 H174

Some traditional Scandinavian music to chill you or warm you depending upon your attitude. Links: Hoag | Kelley | Pilzer

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán: Aniversario 100

Int M764 An55

The band has been around for more than a century, and put out dozens of albums. Here’s one. Links: Vargas | AM | YouTube

Paddy O’Brien Mixing the Punch: Irish Traditional Music

Int Ob6 M699

Button box player with friends, from 2012. Links: O’Brien | AM | YouTube

Maggie Sansone/Sue Richards/Bonnie Rideout

Music in the Great Hall: Instrumental Music from the Ancient Celtic Lands

Int Sa58 M973g

More Celtic music from this trio playing hammered dulcimer, Celtic harp, and fiddle. Links: Sansone | Richards | Rideout

Tannahill Weavers Epona Int T157 Ep66

Scottish group that combines bagpipes with modern instruments. Links: Weavers | AM | Youtube

Musicals/Film Music: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Georges Auric Lola Montez; Notre-

Dame du Paris; Esmeralda; Farandole

FilmMus Au65 L836

Suites from four films from the 1940s-1950s, scored by Auric. Adriano conducts the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Links: Auric

Leonard Bernstein West Side Story: The Original Score

Musical B458 W520 2002

Starring Betsi Morrison & Mike Eldred, with Kenneth Schermerhorn conducting the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Links: Bernstein | Eldred | Schermerhorn

Alice Faye You’ll Never Know Musical F291 Y83

Ms. Faye was a popular singer in the 1930s, and this tribute collects songs she recorded from Broadway. Links: Faye

James Horner The Mask of Zorro FilmMus H784 M379

Music from the motion picture, as they continue to say. Links: Horner

Harry Warren Harry Warren FilmMus W252 H249

A Smithsonian collection of songs by Warren from various films. Singers include Judy Garland, Ginger Rogers, & Tony Bennett. Links: Warren | AM

Jazz: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Oscar Alemán Swing Guitar

Masterpieces, 1938-1957

Jazz Al25 Sw64

A rival of Django Reinhardt, with quite the amazing guitar. Links: Alemán | AM | YouTube

Karrin Allyson By Request: The Best of Karrin Allyson

Jazz Al59 B990

A collection from her various albums, sung in English or Portuguese. Links: Allyson | AM | YouTube

Newman Taylor Baker Drum Suite Life Jazz B175 D844

Some avant-garde solo work from this drummer, from 2013. Links: Baker | YouTube

George Benson Love Remembers Jazz B443 L941

The guitarist/singer gives us some love songs, with a whole batch of assisting musicians. Links: Benson | AM | YouTube

Ruby Braff Ad Lib Blues Jazz B730 Ad10

A collection of early 1950s recordings by the trumpeter and various small groups. He was swing rather than bop. Links: Braff | AM | YouTube

Les Brown & His Band of Renown

Best of the Capitol Years

Jazz B813 B464

Brown recorded for Capitol Records mostly during the 1950s, and was one of the later big bands. Links: Brown | AM | YouTube

Benny Carter They All Had Rhythm, ’45-‘46

Jazz C245 T344

Live performances from the sax player with several Los Angeles bands in the mid-1940s. Links: Carter | AM | YouTube

George Chisholm Timeless Historical Presents George Chisholm: The Early Days, 1935-1944

Jazz C447 T482

Scottish trombonist who made his fortune in England, which is why you never heard of him. Links: Chisholm | AM | YouTube

Jimmy Cobb’s Mob Only for the Pure at Heart

Jazz C633 On5

1998 album by this drummer and his group, featuring Peter Bernstein on guitar. Links: Cobb | AM | YouTube

Zez Confrey Piano Music Jazz C760 P573 1998

Ragtime/novelty piano wizard’s works from the 1920s-1930s. Played by Eteri Andjaparidze. Links: Confrey | AM | Andjaparidze

Jan Garbarek I Took Up the Runes Jazz G163 I10

If you thought this was all going to be old stuff, you were wrong. Here’s some contemporary European jazz from this Norwegian sax player. Links: Garbarek | AM | YouTube

Jazz is Dead Great Sky River Jazz J339d G798

This is curious. A Grateful Dead cover band that interprets their songs in jazz fusion style. Get the joke? Links: Jazz | AM | YouTube

Abbey Lincoln Who Used to Dance Jazz L638 W620

1997 release by this vocalist, with Marc Cary on piano, & other folks chiming in. Links: Lincoln | AM | YouTube

Claire Martin Every Now and Then: The Very Best of Claire Martin

Jazz M363 V620

Ireland should be represented, and so we’ve included this vocalist. Links: Martin | AM | YouTube

Red Nichols Morning Glory Jazz N518 M828

Late 1940s recordings of the trumpeter and his band. More of a trad-to-swing style. Links: Nichols | AM | YouTube

Freddie Redd Quintet Shades of Redd Jazz R246 Sh12

Recorded for Blue Note in 1960 by this pianist, with Jackie McLean, Tina Brooks, & others. Links: Redd | AM | YouTube

Diane Schuur Midnight Jazz Sch88 M584

A 2003 release with the vocalist on piano, with a combo and guest singers. Links: Schuur | AM | YouTube

Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra

What’s Cookin’ Charlie? ’41-‘47

Jazz Sp49 W558

Yes, they used to talk like that. Big band music, some sweet, some hot. Links: Spivak | AM | YouTube

Kay Starr Wheel of Fortune Jazz St28 W560

Starr was a big band singer who continued to record with small combos in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Links: Starr | AM | YouTube

Bob Wilber & the Bob Wilber & the Jazz Wilbur finds a band in France and does

Tuxedo Big Band Tuxedo Big Band W641 B630

songs arranged by Fletcher Henderson for Benny Goodman, but never actually recorded. Swing. Links: Wilber | AM | YouTube

Ken Wiley Visage Jazz W648 V820

Jazz with a French horn. Recorded in the 1980s, but released on CD in 2002. Links: Wiley | YouTube

Wolverines Wolverines Classic Jazz Orchestra

Jazz W839 W839

Young revivalists’ recording from the mid-1970s. Links: Wolverines

RCA Victor 80th Anniversary, Vol. 1: 1917-1929

Jazz R219v v.1

A selection from the early days of the RCA label, including tracks by Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and others. Links: RCA

Classical: Composer Title Call # Comments Hugo Alfvén Symphony No. 4; En

Skärgårdsägen Clas Al29 Sy68-4 1991

Two orchestral works, with Neeme Järvi conducting the Stockholm Philharmonic. Links: Alfvén | Järvi

Alexander Alyabiev String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

Clas Al41 St86

Early 19th century works by this less than well-known Russian composer. The Beethoven Quartet performs. Links: Alyabiev

Anton Arensky Concerto for Piano & Orchestra; Twelve Etudes for Piano

Clas Ar33 P573c 1996

Late Romantic works, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paul Freeman. Richard Alston is at the piano. Links: Arensky | Freeman | Alston

Thomas Arne Solo Cantatas; Six Cantatas for a Voice & Instruments; Advice to Cloe

Clas Ar62 C166 2006

Lots of vocalizing on these 18th century works. Mária Zádori, soprano, & Timothy Bentch, tenor, are the culprits. Links: Arne | Zádori | Bentch

C.P.E. Bach Oden (Sacred Songs) Clas B122c Od26 2012

The most eclectic of J.S. Bach’s sons, with a batch of songs performed by Julian Redlin, bass, and Jörn Boysen, harpsichord. Links: Bach | Redlin | Boysen

J. S. Bach Harpsichord Concertos, BWV 1052-1054

Clas B122 H234c Bwv1052 2000

Our call numbers are getting longer as we add more recordings. Robert Levin is the harpsichorder, with Helmuth Rilling conducting the Bach-Collegium Stutgart. Links: Bach | Levin | Rilling

J. S. Bach Mass in B-Minor Clas B122

Performed by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, conducted by Ton

M381b 1995

Koopman. Links: Bach | Koopman

Belá Bartók Early Works and Rarities

Clas B285 R182 2000

Various pieces, with Andrea Meláth, soprano, Emese Virágh & István Kassai, piano, & the Honvéd Ensembe Male Choir. Links: Bartók | Meláth | Kassai

Arnold Bax Boult Conducts Bax Clas B330 B665c 1992

Orchestral works, including three symphonic poems, from the early part of the 20th century. Adrian Boult leads the London Philharmonic. Links: Bax | Boult

Amy Beach Cabildo; Six Short Pieces

Clas B352 C111

Premiere recording of this short opera in 1995. Ransom Wilson conducts Great Performers at Lincoln Center. Links: Beach | Wilson

Ludwig van Beethoven Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus)

Clas B393 C330

Charles Mackerras conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in this ballet. Links: Beethoven | Mackerras

Ludwig van Beethoven Mass in C Major; other works

Clas B393 M381-C 1996

Sacred choral works, with the Corydon Singers and Corydon Orchestra, conducted by Matthew Best. Links: Beethoven | Best

Ludwig van Beethoven Eroica-Variationen (Eroica Variations); Leichte Variationen; 32 Variationen

Clas B393 V426p

53 variations in all, which is frankly a lot to absorb in less than 45 minutes. Bruno Leonardo Gelber is the pianist. Links: Beethoven | Gelber

Hector Berlioz/ Franz Liszt

Symphonie Fantastique; Les Préludes

Clas B455 Sy68f 1993

Georg Solti runs the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on these 19th century works. Links: Berlioz | Liszt | Solti

Leonard Bernstein Candide Clas B458 C161 1987

Comic operetta based on Voltaire’s work. Max Adrian and Barbara Cook are the stars. Links: Bernstein | Adrian | Cook

Franz Berwald 4 Symphonies Clas B463 Sy68 1985

He only wrote four, so they stopped there. Neeme Järvi conducts the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Links: Berwald | Järvi

Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2; Variations on a Theme by Haydn

Clas B730 Sy68-2 1990

Wolfgang Sawallisch and the London Philharmonic take a crack at these works. Links: Brahms | Sawallisch

Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 2; Suite for Orchestra & Organ

Clas B830 V813c-2 1997

Jochen Brusch is the violinist, and Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen the organist. Norbert Kirchmann conducts the Tübinger Ärzteorchester. Links: Bruch | Brusch |

Mikkelsen Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 7 Clas

B831 Sy68-7 1992

Franz Welser-Möst was a busy boy before joining the Cleveland Orchestra. Here he conducts the London Philharmonic. Links: Bruckner | F W-M

Ferruccio Busoni Doktor Faust Clas B966 D685 1989

Late Romantic opera, starring Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in the title role. Ferdinand Leitner conducts the Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Links: Busoni | D F-D | Leitner

Giovanni Caruso Guitarmosaics Clas C251g G949 2011

Contemporary composer, playing his own works, presumably on his own guitar. Links: Caruso

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Trio No. 1; Quintet No. 1

Clas C277 P573t-1 1996

20th century works performed by members of the Arman Ensemble. Deniz Arman Gelenbe is the pianist. Links: M C-T | Gelenbe

Gustave Charpentier Louise (abridged) Clas C383g L930

Not the more famous Charpentier, this one is from the 20th century. Abridged version of this opera, with Nino Vallin in the lead role. Eugene Bigot conducts Les Choeurs Raugel & Orchestra, Paris in a 1935 recording. Links: Charpentier | Vallin | Bigot

Luigi Cherubini Medea Clas C424 M467 2000

1961 recording with Maria Callas & Jon Vickers in the lead roles. Thomas Schippers conducts the Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro alla Scalla, Milan. Links: Cherubini | Callas | Vickers | Schippers

Frédéric Chopin The Piano Sonatas Clas C455 P573s 1999

All three, plus some other pieces to fill up the 2nd CD. Leif Ove Andsnes is the pianist. Links: Chopin | Andsnes

Domenico Cimarosa Le Astuzie Femminili (Feminine Wiles)

Clas C490 As89

Mario Rossi conducts the RAI Orchestra, Naples, in this 1959 recording. Graziella Sciutti has the lead role. Links: Cimarosa | Rossi | Sciutti

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor/ Arthur Somervell

Violin Concertos Clas C679 V813c 2005

One each, for this series, The Romantic Violin Concerto. Anthony Marwood violins, while Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Links: Coleridge-Taylor | Sovervell | Marwood | Brabbins

Frederick Delius Appalacia; Sea Drift Clas British composer who spent a lot of time

D379 Ap48 2012

in Florida wrote works based on American themes. The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay and the Florida Orchestra, conducted by Stefan Sanderling play. Links: Delius | Sanderling

David Diamond Suite from the Ballet TOM; This Sacred Ground; Symphony No. 8

Clas D541 Se48 1994

Vol. 4 of a series of discs devoted to Diamond’s work by the Delos label. Gerard Schwarz leads the Seattle Symphony & Chorale. Links: Diamond | Schwarz

Ernó Dohnányi Piano Quintets Nos. 1 & 2; Serenade for String Trio

Clas D682 P573q 1996

20th century works, all performed by the Schubert Ensemble of London, with William Howard at the piano. Links: Dohnányi | Howard | Schubert Ens.

Antonín Dvořák Král a Uhlíř (King and Charcoal Burner)

Clas D959 K859 1996

A comic opera, with René Tuček & Dalibor Jedlička in the title roles. Josef Chaloupka leads the Prague National Theatre Chorus & Orchestra. Links: Dvořák | Tuček | Jedlička

Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 8; The Golden Spinning Wheel

Clas D959 Sy68-8 1992

We have endless Dvořák coming through (that’s a good thing). Jiři Bèlohlávek conducts the Czech Philharmonic. Links: Dvořák | Bèlohlávek

Sixten Eckerberg Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 3

Clas Ec56 P573c-1 1986

20th century works by this neglected Swedish composer. Hans Pålsson is the piano guy, with Jorma Panula leading the Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Links: Eckerberg | Pålsson | Panula

Edward Elgar The Starlight Express Suite; King Arthur Suite

Clas El31 St28e

A very suite CD. George Hurst conducts the Bournemouth Sinfonietta. Links: Elgar | Hurst

Kenneth Fuchs Orchestra Music Clas F951 Or10 2012

Five works by this 20th century composer, with JoAnn Falletta leading the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: Fuchs | Falletta

Jack Gallagher Symphony No. 2; Quiet Reflections

Clas G135 Sy68-2 2015

Contemporary composer, teaching at the College of Wooster. His music is played by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted once again by JoAnn Falletta. Links: Gallagher | Falletta

Luis Gianneo Piano Works, Vol. 3 Clas G348 P573/3

A sonata, some preludes, and other works from the early 20th century. Several pianists are at work here, including Elena Dabul. Links: Gianneo | Dabul

Alexander Glazunov Symphony No. 6; Poème Lyrique

Clas G469 Sy68-6 1987

Romantic Russian works, with Neeme Järvi yet again, this time leading the Bamberger Symphoniker. Links: Glazunov | Järvi

Reinhold Gliere The Bronze Horseman-Suite; Zaporoshy Cossacks

Clas G498 B789 1995

How can you go wrong with Cossacks? Dmitry Liss conducts the Ural Philharmonic. Links: Gliere | Liss

Percy Grainger Jungle Book Clas G761 J958 1996

Song cycle based on Kipling’s work. Libby Crabtree and John Mark Ainsley sing along with Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton. Links: Grainger | Crabtree | Ainsley | Layton

Edvard Grieg The Complete Piano Music, Vol. 3

Clas G871 P573/3

Eva Knardahl continues the survey, with more Lyric Pieces. Links: Grieg | Knardahl

George Frideric Handel Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 Clas H191 C744g Op.6 2013

You may wonder why it’s important to distinguish by Opus number for Handel’s concerti grossi. Because there are so damned many. Op. 6 alone takes up 3 discs. Kevin Mallon works the Arcadia Ensemble to death. Links: Handel | Mallon

George Frideric Handel Operatic Arias Clas H191 Op2a

Arias from seven of his operas (he wrote a lot), with David Daniels, countertenor, & the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Roger Norrington. Links: Handel | Daniels | Norrington

Hamilton Harty The Children of Lir; Ode to a Nightingale

Clas H259 C437

The first is an orchestral poem, the second a work for soprano & orchestra. Heather Harper vocalizes with the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Bryden Thomson. Links: Harty | Harper | Thomson

Joseph Haydn String Quartets, Op. 50 (Prussian Quartets)

Clas H324 St86q Op.50 1987

Presumably because he wrote them in Prussia. Six in all, performed by the Tatrai Quartet. Links: Haydn | Tatrai Q

Joseph Haydn Symphonies Nos. 72-83 Clas H324 Sy68-72 1991

These take up 4 discs, so Philharmonia Hungarica is rather busy here. Antal Dorati conducts. Links: Haydn | Dorati

Henry VIII All Goodly Sports: The Complete Music of Henry VIII

Clas H396e Al51

Busy guy. When he wasn’t getting rid of his wives, he composed. Vocal and instrumental music performed by Sirinu.

Links: Henry VIII | Sirinu Vagn Holmboe Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 Clas

H732 Sy68-6 1992

20th century works by this Danish composer. Owain Arwel Hughes conducts the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra. Links: Holmboe | Hughes

Johan Nepomuk Hummel

Chamber Music Clas H883 C355 1993

A trio and two sonatas by this early 19th century composer. András Adorján, flute, Boris Pergamenschikow, cello, & Pavel Gililov, piano, manage it all. Links: Hummel | Adorján | Bergamenschikow | Gililov

Heinrich Isaac Missa Paschalis Clas Is12 M691p

A mass written around 1500. Performed by Ensemble Officium, directed by Wilfried Rombach. Links: Isaac | Rombach

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Orchestra Music Clas K842 Or10 1996

Works for cello, piano, and string orchestra by this 20th century composer best known for his film scores. Matthias Bamert leads the BBC Philharmonic. Links: Korngold | Bamert

Rodolphe Kreutzer Violin Concertos No. 9 & 13; other works

Clas K888 V813c-9

Early 19th century compositions, with Saskia Lethiec on violin, and José Ferreira Lobo conducting Orquestra do Norte. Links: Kreutzer | Lethiec | Lobo

Constant Lambert Pomona; Tiresias Clas L172 P772

Two ballets, from 1927 and 1950, with David Lloyd-jones conducting the English Northern Philharmonia. Links; Lambert | Lloyd-Jones

Teresa LeVelle The Shadowlands Clas L576 Sh12

A variety of contemporary chamber works by this American composer. Various musicians. Links: LeVelle

Franz Liszt Complete Tone Poems, Vol. 2

Clas L699 Sy68p/2

We’ve already added the first volume, and here are two more discs full. Bernard Haitink leads the London Philharmonic. Links: Liszt | Haitink

Barton McLean Soundworlds Clas M223b So84

Contemporary works for various instruments and computer. Links: McLean

Albéric Magnard Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 Clas M274 Sy68-1 1999

Late Romantic works, with Thomas Sanderling conducting the Malmö Symphony Orchestra. Links: Magnard | Sanderling

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 10 Clas M278 Sy68-10 1992

His last, unfinished, symphony, finished by several others in the spirit of his work. Simon Rattle conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Links: Mahler | Rattle

Bohuslav Martinů Památník Lidicím (Memorial to Lidice); Polní Mše (Field Mass); Symphony No. 4

Clas M366 P190

A wide array of works by this 20th century composer. Jiří Bělohlávek conducts the Czech Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra. Links: Martinů | Bělohlávek

Bohuslav Martinů Complete Music for Violin & Orchestra, Vol. 2

Clas M366 V813o/2

A very nice series. Bohuslav Matoušek is the violinist, with Christopher Hogwood leading the Czech Philharmonic. Links: Martinů | Matoušek | Hogwood

Felix Mendelssohn Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4; Hebrides Overture

Clas M522 Sy68-4 1991

Pulled from previously released recordings, Georg Solti conducts the Israel Philharmonic, while Peter Maag conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: Mendelssohn | Solti | Maag

Nikolai Miaskovsky String Quartets Nos. 3, 10, & 13

Clas M580 St86q 1988

Early 20th century works performed by the Leningrad Taneiev Quartet (They’ve probably changed their name by now). Links: Myaskovsky

Ann Millikan The Music of Ann Millikan

Clas M621 M973

Contemporary works for small ensemble performed by the California EAR Unit. Links: Millikan | EAR

Lorenz Christoph Mizler

20 Lieder & Oden Clas M699 L623 2013

Songs by a somewhat obscure Baroque composer. That shouldn’t stop you. Klaus Mertens, baritone, Sibylla Rubens, soprano, & some instrumentalists backing. Links: Mizler | Mertens | Rubens

E. J. Moeran String Quartet in A Minor; Sonata for Violin & Piano

Clas M722 St86q 1986

Works from the first half of the 20th century. The Melbourne String Quartet performs the first work, with Donald Scotts & John Talbot on the second. Links: Moeran | Scotts | Talbot

Alexander Mosolov The Music of Alexander Mosolov

Clas M855 M973

Various works by this 20th century composer, including suites, choral works, and a piano concerto. Various musicians. Links: Mosolov

Mihály Mosonyi Piano Works, Vol. 4 Clas M855 P573/4

19th century pieces, with many based in Hungarian folk songs. István Kassai is the pianist. Links: Mosonyi | Kassai

Moritz Moszkowski Piano Works, Vol. 3 Clas M855 P573/3

19th century works, with Seta Tanyel at the keyboard. Links: Moszkowski | Tanyel

W. A. Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio)

Clas M877 En82 1999

Christine Schäfer, Patricia Petibon, & Ian Bostridge star in this opera, with William Christie leading Les Arts Florissants. Links: Mozart | Schäfer | Petibon |

Bostridge | Christie W. A. Mozart Die Zauberflöte (The

Magic Flute) Clas M877 Z19 1959

Starring Erika Köth, Lisa Della Casa, & Walter Berry. George Szell leads the Vienna Philharmonic. Links: Mozart | Köth | Della Casa | Szell

Hikari Oe Music of Hikari Oe, Vol. 1

Clas Oe10 M973/1

Short contemporary pieces, performed by Akiko Ebi, piano, & Hiroshi Koizumi, flute. We’ll add vol. 2 soon. Links: Oe | Ebi

Nicoló Paganini The 6 Violin Concertos Clas P140 V813c 1988

3-disc set of these 19th century works, with Salvatore Accardo on the violin. Charles Dutoit conducts the London Philharmonic. Links: Paganini | Accardo | Dutoit

George Perle Eight Pieces (1938-1997)

Clas P421 Ei44p

Piano music, with Michael Brown at the keyboard. Links: Perle | Brown

Piero Pezzè Chamber Music Works Clas P469 C355 2014

Contemporary pieces, with Andrea Rucli & Ferdinando Mussutto, piano, Nicola Bulfone, clarinet, & Lucio Degani, violin. Links: Pezzè | Rucli | Mussutto | Bulfone | Degani

Walter Piston Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6; Sinfonietta

Clas P678 Sy68-2 1990

20th century works, all conducted by Gerard Schwarz, and played by two different orchestras. Links: Piston | Schwarz

Ignaz Pleyel Strings & Winds Clas P717 St86w

Quintets and quartets, with Orsolya Kaczander, flute, & Lajos Lencsés, oboe. Links: Pleyel | Kaczander | Lencsés

James Primosch Sacred Songs Clas P935 Sa14 2014

Contemporary works, sung by Susan Narucki & William Sharp, with the 21st Century Consort, conducted by Christopher Kendall. Links: Primosch | Narucki | Sharp | Kendall

Sergei Prokofiev Maddalena Clas P943 M262 1988

A one-act opera from his early years. Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducts the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (back in 1986). Links: Prokofiev | Rozhdestvensky

Giacomo Puccini La Fanciulla del West (Girl of the West)

Clas P961 F215

Opera based on the American play Girl of the Golden West. 1956 performance with Antonino Votto conducting La Scala. Gigliola Frazzoni plays Minnie. Links: Puccini | Votto | Frazzoni

Valentin Rathgeber Tafel-Confect Clas R188 T123

18th century works, performed by Canto Tanto, and Das Neu Eröffnete Orchestre. Jürgen Sonnentheil leads. Links:

Rathgeber | Sonnentheil Maurice Ravel/ Eugen Suchon

String Quartets Clas R196 St86q 1999

Curious pairing, but we’re sure they have their reasons. Played by the Moyzes Quartet. Links: Ravel | Suchon | Moyzes Q

Alan Rawsthorne Selections Clas R199 Se48 2008

A mixed program of his works, orchestral, and vocal. David Lloyd-Jones leads the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. Links: Rawsthorne | Lloyd-Jones

Carl Reinthaler 26 Lieder Clas R277 L623 2014

19th century songs, performed by Peter Schöne, baritone, and Günther Albers, piano. Links: Reinthaler | Schöne | Albers

Carl Gottlieb Reissiger 2 Piano Trios Clas R278 P573t

More 19th century works, with Trio Art Nouveau responsible. Links: Reissiger

Ottorino Respighi Roman Trilogy Clas R312 R661 1998

Fountains, Pines, & Festival are all here. Daniele Gatti conducts the Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia. Links: Respighi | Gatti

Sigmund Romberg Mario Lanza Sings Songs from The Student Prince & The Desert Song

Clas R663 M339

The title says it all. Operetta tunes by a singer who appeared regularly on TV on the Ed Sullivan Show back in the 1950s. Links: Romberg | Lanza

Hans Rott Symphony in E Major Clas R747 Sy68-e 1992

Late 19th century work, with Leif Segerstam conducting the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. Links: Rott | Segerstam

Anton Rubinstein The Demon Clas R825 D397 1995

Russian opera, performed by the Wexford Festival Opera Chorus & the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conducted by Alexander Anissimov. Links: Rubinstein | Anissimov

Erzherzog Rudolph von Österreich/ Joseph Miroslav Weber

Septets Clas R835 Se63

Two obscure 19th century composers, each with a septet to his name. Dieter Klöcker leads Consortium Classicum. Links: Rudolph | Weber | Klöcker

Frederic Rzewski The People United Will Never Be Defeated! 36 Variations on a Chilean Folk Song

Clas R998 P390

Modern piano work, with Ole Kiilerich at the keyboard. Links: Rzewski | Kiilerich

Camille Saint-Saëns Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 Clas Sa25 Sy68-2 1990

Romantic period works, with Gillian Weir on the organ for No. 3, and Yan Pascal Tortelier conducting the Ulster Orchestra. Links: Saint-Saëns | Weir | Tortelier

Domenico Scarlatti Sonate Clas Sc74d H234s 2013

18th century sonatas written for harpsichord, but played on the guitar by Lucio Dosso. Links: Scarlatti

Robert Schumann Fantasie; Bunte Blätter (Colored Leaves)

Clas Sch86 F217 2005

One long work and a set of shorter ones, all for piano, and all played by Matthias Kirschnereit. Links: Schumann | Kirschnereit

Dmitri Shostakovich Hypothetically Murdered: Orchestral Suite; Four Romances; Five Fragments

Clas Sh82 H999

Works from the 1930s, with Dimitri Kharitonov, bass, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra led by Mark Elder. Links: Shostakovich | Elder

Jean Sibelius Piano Works Clas Si11 P573 1995

Sonatinas, rondinos, a sonata, and Finlandia arranged for piano. Marita Viitasalo presides over the keyboard. Links: Sibelius | Viitasalo

Friedrich Silcher Die Loreley Clas Si32 L885

19th century choral work about a big rock on the Rhine. Performed by the Südfunk-Chor, & the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Uroš Lajovic. Links: Silcher | Lajovic

Nikos Skalkottas Instrumental Music Clas Sk13 In7 1998

A violin concerto, dances for strings, and other works. Georgios Demertzis is the violinist, with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, led by Nikos Christodoulou. Links: Skalkottas | Demertzis

Bedřich Smetana Ma Vlast (My Country) Clas Sm39 M110 1988

Smetana’s most popular work, consisting of six symphonic poems, one of which is the Czech national anthem. Rafael Kubelik conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Links: Smetana | Kubelik

Johann (Janos) Spech Chamber Music: Music of Hungarian Parlours

Clas Sp31 C355 2007

Early 19th century music for those of leisure. Anikó Horváth & Ágnes Ratkó, fortepiano, Katalin Halmai, mezzo-soprano. Links: Spech | Ratkó

Louis Spohr Notturno for Winds & Janissary Music; Nonet for Strings and Winds

Clas Sp64 N672

Medium-sized forces required for these 19th century works. Dieter Klöcker heads Consortium Classicum. Links: Spohr | Klöcker

Charles Villiers Stanford

Symphony No. 3; Irish Rhapsody No. 5

Clas St24 Sy68-3 1987

Vernon Handley manages the Ulster Orchestra for these two 20th century works. Links: Stanford | Handley

Richard Strauss Violin Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Duett-Concertino for Clarinet

Clas St81r C744

Boris Belkin, violin, & Gordon Hunt, oboe, are the main soloists. Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the Radio

& Bassoon 1993 Symphonie Orchester Berlin. Links: Strauss | Belkin | Hunt | Ashkenazy

Igor Stravinsky The Three Symphonies Clas St82 Sy68-1 1982

Sir Alexander Gibson conducts the Scottish National Orchestra. Links: Stravinsky | Gibson

Arthur Sullivan The Prodigal Son; Boer War Te Deum

Clas Su53 P942 2003

Certainly a product of the Empire. The first is an oratorio, the second a choral work. Ronald Corp leads the New London Orchestra & London Chorus. Links: Sullivan | Corp

Franz von Suppé Overtures, Vol. 5 Clas Su76 Ov2/5

His overtures proliferate. Christian Pollack conducts the Slovak State Philharmonic in these 19th century works. Links: Suppé | Pollack

Karol Szymanowski Lieder Clas Sz93 L623

Songs from the early 20th century, sung by Claudia Barainsky, soprano, with Axel Bauni, piano. Links: Szymanowski | Barainsky | Bauni

Piotyr Tchaikovsky/ Sergei Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 1

Clas T219 P573c-1 1988

Makes sense to pair these. Sviatoslav Richter is the pianist, with Karel Ančerl conducting two different Orchestras. Links: Tchaikovsky | Prokofiev | Richter | Ančerl

Václav Jan Tomášek Piano Music of Václav Jan Tomášek

Clas T591 P573 1997

We’re not sure if this is all of it. However, Phyllis Moss plays everything here. Links: Tomášek

Joaquín Turina Chamber Music Clas T846 C355 2012

A piano trio and quartet, a violin sonata, and other works, all performed by the Nash Ensemble. Links: Turina | Nash

Mieczysław Vainberg Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

Clas V195 C355s-1

20th century works, performed by the Umeå Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Thord Svedlund. Links: Vainberg | Svedlund

Giuseppi Verdi Arias Clas V584 Ar41h

Songs from eight of his operas, sung by Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Links: Verdi | Hvorostovsky

Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata Clas V584 T698 2000

One of his most popular operas, with Renata Tebaldi & Giacinto Prandelli starring. Carlo Maria Giulini conducts the Chorus & Orchestra of RAI, Milan, 1952. Links: Verdi | Tebaldi | Prandelli | Giulini

Giovanni Battista Viotti Orchestra Music Clas V814

A violin concerto and two sinfonias from the late 18th-early 19th centuries. The

Or10 1993

Bayerisches Kammerorchester München presides. Links: Viotti

Richard Wagner Das Liebesmahl der Apostel: Choral & Orchestral Works

Clas W125 L621 1997

The choral works are sung by several men’s choral groups, or Männerchöre. Michel Plasson leads the Dresden Philharmonic. Links: Wagner | Plasson

Richard Wagner Tristan und Isolde Clas W125 T738 1988

Reissued on CD in 1988, but recorded in concert in 1937. Lauritz Melchior & Kirsten Flagstad star, with Thomas Beecham leading the Covent Garden Opera & Chorus. Links: Wagner | Melchior | Flagstad | Beecham

Carl Maria von Weber Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Clarinet Concertino

Clas W388 C544c-1 1983

Early 19th century works, with Eduard Brunner on clarinet, and Oleg Caetani conducting the Bamberger Symphniker. Links: Weber | Brunner | Caetani

Samuel Wesley Organ Works Clas W516 Or3 2007

19th century works, performed on the Father Henry Willis Organ of St. Michael and All Angels, Tenbury Wells, by James McVinnie. Links: Wesley | McVinnie | Organ

Gioseffo Zarlino Canticum Canticorum Salomonis; Selected Motets

Clas Z18 C168c

Sacred choral music from mid-16th century Venice. Michael Noone leads Ensemble Plus Ultra. Links: Zarlino | Noone

Jan Dismas Zelenka Confitebor tibi Domine; Laudate pueri; Capriccios

Clas Z37 C760

Early 18th century vocal works, with Peter Schreier, tenor, & Olaf Bär, baritone. Ludwig Güttler conducts Virtuosi Saxoniae. Links: Zelenka | Schreier | Bär | Güttler

More Classical: Artist Title Call # Comments Victoria de Los Angeles The Art of Victoria de

Los Angeles Clas An43 Ar75

2-disc set of concert and studio recordings from 1949-1955 of arias from operas by Mozart, Wagner, Puccini, & others. Links: Angeles

Malcolm Bilson Malcolm Bilson Plays Dussek, Cramer, Haydn

Clas B498 M292

On the piano. Sounds like a chess tournament. Two sonatas and some variations, all from the late 18th-early 19th centuries. Links: Bilson

Bochmann String Quartet

British String Quartets Clas B631sq B777

The group plays works by Bridge, Bush, and Wesley. Links: Bochmann

The Brook Street Band Oxford Water Music Clas B790s

Chamber works by Handel (of course), Corelli, and others, on period

Ox2 instruments. Links: Brook Street Zara Dolukhanova/ Nina Svetlanova

Song Cycles Clas D699 So58c

The soprano and pianist perform works by Tariverdiev, Shchedrin, & Gavrilin, all 20th century composers. Links: Dolukhanova | Svetlanova

Howard Dunn Fiesta! Clas D922 F465

Dunn leads the Dallas Wind Symphony in works by H. Owen Reed, Morton Gould, & others. Links: Dunn | DWS

Ensemble Villancico ¡Una Tonadilla Nueva! Baroque Music from Ecuador

Clas En77v B268e

Peter Pontvik leads the group in works by Hidalgo, Blasco, and Anonymous. Links: Villancico | Pontvik

Beniamino Gigli The Gigli Edition, Vol. 2

Clas G367 G367/2

Recordings by this famous tenor from 1919-1922, in Milan, New York, and Camden, NJ? Links: Gigli

Thomas Hampson The Very Best of Thomas Hampson

Clas H188 V620

We’ll be the judge of that. Nevertheless, a generous 2-disc set of arias and songs by the baritone. Links: Hampson

Christopher Herrick Organ Fireworks 5 Clas H434 Or3/5

We have other volumes in this series. Here he plays works by Alain, Sibelius, Nielsen, & others, on the organ of Turku Cathedral, Finland. Links: Herrick

Myra Hess Hess Clas H463 H463

Apparently that’s all you need to know. 1958-1961 recordings of the pianist with the London Philharmonic, playing concertos by Beethoven & Mozart. Links: Hess

Invocation The Romantic Muse: English Music in the Time of Beethoven

Clas In8 R662

The group plays works by Linley, Attwood, Webbe, Wesley, & others.

Emma Johnson Clarinet Quintets Clas J631 C544q

Johnson works with several other musicians to present works by Mozart & Weber. Links: Johnson

Chantal Juillet Violin Concertos Clas J939 V813c 1993

The violinist plays works by Stravinsky & Szymanowski, with help from the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit. Links: Juillet | Dutoit

The King’s Consort The Coronation of King George II

Clas K611c C816g 2001

Music to accompany the coronation of 1727, composed by Handel, Purcell, and others. Links: King’s Consort

Max Lifchitz American Debuts: Piano Music by American Composers

Clas L626m Am35d

Most of the works are quite new, by Ziffrin, Stewart, Mason, and others. Links: Lifchitz

Christian Lindberg The Romantic Trombone

Clas L640c R662t

They mean the Romantic Period, not romance. Works by Ropartz, Jongen, Stojowski, & others, with Roland

Pontinen at the piano. Links: Lindberg | Pontinen

Antoinette Lohmann & Vaughan Schlepp

Sonatas & Variations for Fortepiano & Violin

Clas L832 So57

18th century works by Danzi & Mozart. Links: Lohmann | Schlepp

Antonio Meneses/ Maria João Pires

The Wigmore Hall Recital

Clas M524 W639

The cellist and pianist play works by Schubert, Brahms, & Mendelssohn in this famous recital hall. Links: Meneses | Pires

Drew Minter A Wind Blows from the East: Four German Medieval Tales

Clas M668 W722

Minter provides both voice and harps for these works. Links: Minter

Roland Muhr Justin Heinrich Knecht, Leopold Mozart, Johann Ernst Eberlin

Clas M895 J984

They couldn’t come up with a title that wasn’t the names of all the composers? Muhr plays works for organ from the 18th century. Links: Muhr

Münchner Klaviertrio Piano Trios Clas M921k P573t

The group plays works by César Franck and Edouard Lalo. Links: Münchner K.

Paul Nicholson English 18th Century Keyboard Concertos

Clas N520 En36c

Nicholson works with the harpsichord, fortepiano, & organ to play works by Handel, Roseingrave, & others. The Parley of Instruments does the rest. Links: Nicholson | Parley

Marielle Nordmann Concerti pour Harpe (Harp Concertos)

Clas N758 H230c

Works by Handel, Vivaldi, Haydn, & others, with the Orchestre d’Auvergne, conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow. Links: Nordmann | Kantorow

Laurence Perkins Bassoon Concertos Clas P419 B295c

The bassoonist is joined by the Manchester Camerata, conducted by Douglas Boyd, in works by Mozart, Stamitz, & Weber. Links: Perkins | Boyd

Joshua Pierce Rondo Brillante: Early Romantic Works for Piano & Orchestra

Clas P611 R668

Works by Reinecke, Hummel, Czerny, & others. Bystrik Rezucha conducts the Slovak State Philharmonic. Links: Pierce | Rezucha

Ruggiero Ricci Ruggiero Ricci Clas R359 R843

A 2-disc set with works for violin & piano by Sibelius, Bach, Himemith, & others. Sylvia Rabinoff is the pianist. Links: Ricci

Marcy Rosen Sonatas of Thuille, Tovey and Dohnányi

Clas R722m So57

The cellist plays a sonata by each composer, with the aid of Frances Rowell, second cello, and Lydia Artymiw, piano. Links: Rosen | Rowell | Artymiw

Mstislav Rostropovich Rostropovich Clas R739 R739

Another clever title. The cellist plays works by Shostakovich and Haydn with the help of various folks. Links: MR

Peter Schreier Klassische und Clas Songs by Mozart, Weber, Schubert,

Romantische Lieder zur Gitarre

Sch72 L623 1989

Brahms, & others, sung by the tenor, with guitar accompaniment by Konrad Ragossnig. Links: Schreier | Ragossnig

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf The Beginning of a Legend

Clas Sch96 B394

Concert, radio, & studio recordings from early in her career, 1938-1954. She sings Mozart, Verdi, and others. Links: Schwarzkopf

Seattle Symphony The Musical Fantasies of Charles Griffes & Deems Taylor

Clas Se18s M973f

Sounds personal. Gerard Schwarz conducts the orchestra in works by these 20th century American composers. Links: Seattle Symphony

Melvyn Tan Piano Works Clas T153 P573 1989

Which makes sense, because Tan plays the fortepiano. Schubert and Beethoven are the featured composers. Links: Tan

Vilmos Tátrai Joy of the Hungarian Nation: Music from the 18th-19th Centuries

Clas T188 J840

The composer leads the Hungarian Chamber Orchestra in works by Wranitzky, Csermák, & Rósavölgyi. Links: Tátrai

Renata Tebaldi My First Record Clas T223 M990r

Arias from operas by Verdi, Puccini, Gounod, & others, recorded 1949-1950. Links: Tebaldi

Michael Thompson The Golden Echo: Concertos for Horns

Clas T375 G565

Along with the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Warren-Green, Thompson plays works by Vivaldi, Rosetti, & others. Links: Thompson | Warren-Green

TransAtlantic Ensemble Havana Moon Clas T687e H298

The group plays works by D’Rivera, Jofre, Villa-Lobos, & others. Links: TransAtlantic

Ingolf Turban Freundschaft (Friendship)

Clas T841 F896

Works for violin and piano by Robert Schumann & Ferdinand David, who were BFFs in the 19th century. Turban is the violinist, with Lukas Maria Kuen on piano. Don’t know if they’re friends. Links: Turban | Kuen

The Viennese Ladies’ Opera Ball Orchestra

Wiener Opernball-Damenkappele

Clas W636o W636 1991

The ladies perform a variety of works by the Strauss family, Lanner, and others.

Choir of Westminster Abbey

Music from the Reign of King James I

Clas W528a M973j

That’s the 1600s, if you’re not up on your English kings. Choral works by Gibbons, Tomkins, and others. Links: Abbey

All in a Garden Green: Four Seasons of English Music

Clas Al51g 2012

Lots of short works by Purcell, Byrd, Morley, & others, performed by Le Tendre Amour. Links: Tendre

Miscellaneous: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards

The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards

Misc B221cg R263

As one might expect, they play marches, this time of the European and American variety. Links: Coldstream Guards

Polly Bergen Bergen Sings Morgan/ The Party’s Over

Misc B453 B453m

Popular actress and singer put out several albums of easy listening in the 1950s. Here are two on one CD. Links: Bergen | AM | YouTube

Isobel Buchanan The White Cliffs of Dover: Wartime Favourites

Misc B851 W582

The soprano performs a variety of songs popular during World War II. Links: Buchanan | YouTube

Mickey Hart & Planet Drum

Supralingua Misc H251 Su76

Grateful Dead drummer in another New Age/world fusion album. Links: Hart | AM | YouTube

Adrian Legg Guitars and Other Cathedrals

Misc L524 G949

Eclectic guitarist with another album. Links: Legg | AM | YouTube

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Complete National Anthems of the World, Vol. 5: Pakistan—Syria

Misc Sl58r An86/5

Peter Breiner conducts 43 national anthems. Links: Breiner

Van and Schenck Pennant-Winning Battery of Songland: Breakthrough Recordings, 1916-1918

Misc V260 P381

Pop music from the very early days of recording, by famous vaudevillians. Links: Van & Schenck | AM

The Vinyl Corner: Life at 33 1/3 rpm Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments E. Power Biggs The Organ in America BauLP

B484 Or352

Biggs plays some early American tunes on some early American organs. Links: Biggs

Karla Bonoff Restless Nights LP B64411 R3132

Second album from this singer-songwriter, popular in the 1970s & 1980s. Links: Bonoff | AM | YouTube

Roy Bookbinder/ Fats Kaplan

Git-Fiddle Shuffle LP B6443 G4473

Blues and old-time music from a duo on the Greenwich Village scene, from 1975. Links: Bookbinder |AM | YouTube

Bram Tchaikovsky Pressure LP B7318 P9266

1980 release by this New Wave/power pop group from England. Links: Bram | AM | YouTube

Rita Coolidge Rita Coolidge LP C779 R5101

The singer-songwriter’s first album, from 1971. Links: Coolidge | AM | YouTube

Norman Dello Joio/ Dan Welcher

Homage to Haydn; Concerto for Flute &

BauLP D381

The Louisville Orchestra is at work here, with conductors Leonard Slatkin &

Orchestra H750 Jorge Mester. Francis Fuge plays flute. Links: Dello Joio | Welcher | Slatkin | Mester

Joseph Haydn Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 BauLP H3249 So57p/4

John McCabe is the pianist once again for this nearly endless series. Links: Haydn | McCabe

Dr. Hook Rising LP D78 R4941

The man with the eye patch & his band in a 1980 release. We’re still trying to figure out how they survived disco. Links: Hook | AM | YouTube

Peter Frampton Premonition LP F8439 P917

A later LP, from 1986. Frampton comes back alive again. Links: Frampton | AM | YouTube

Dobie Gray Midnight Diamond LP G7917 M5848

Smooth R&B singer, with some big hits in the 1970s. Links: Gray | AM | YouTube

Daryl Hall & John Oates Ooh Yeah! LP H1403 Oo10

Even later than Frampton, this one is from 1988. Links: Hall & Oates | AM | YouTube

The Hollies What Goes Around LP H7247 W5563

A band that managed to reinvent itself several times, this 1983 release has Graham Nash back. Links: Hollies | AM | YouTube

Ironhorse Ironhorse LP Ir64 Ir64

A side project of Randy Bachman of BTO (and Guess Who). From 1979. Links: Ironhorse | AM | YouTube

Dave Mason Old Crest on a New Wave

LP M3812 Ol13

Talk about reinvention. 1980 release by this original member of Traffic. Links: Mason | AM | YouTube

Randy Meisner Randy Meisner LP M4789 R1599

Member of the Eagles for a while, then Poco, Meisner was never the star. Here he gets to be in this 1982 release. Links: Meisner | AM | YouTube

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Feelin’ Allright LP N42062 F3211

California country rock band associated with the Grateful Dead. This one’s from 1980. Links: Riders | AM | YouTube

Carl Nielsen Symphony No. 4 BauLP Sy6811-4 1965

John Barbirolli leads the Hallé Orchestra. Links: Nielsen | Barbirolli

Orchestral Manœuvres in the Dark

Crush LP Or19m C8889

1980s British synth pop. They were big, now they’re oldies. Links: OMD | AM | YouTube

Graham Parker & the Shot

Steady Nerves LP P225 St312

The only British rocker more sarcastic than Elvis Costello. And he rocked better too. From 1985. Links: Parker | AM | YouTube

Hubert Parry Orchestral Works BauLP Four works by this late Romantic

P2497 Or19 1972

English composer, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adrian Boult. Links: Parry | Boult

Vincent Persichetti/ Wallingford Riegger

Symphony No. 8; Study in Sonority

BauLP P431 Sy6811-8 1970

Two later 20th century works, with Jorge Mester conducting the Lousiville Orchestra, famous for its support of contemporary music. Links: Persichetti | Riegger | Mester

Ignaz Pleyel Trios for Flute, Cello & Piano

BauLP P717 T7373f 1972

Three works, performed by the North German Chamber Trio. Links: Pleyel

Sergei Prokofiev/ Dmitri Kabalevsky

Piano Concerto No. 3; Piano Concerto No. 3

BauLP P94396 C7449p-3 1964

Wonder why they paired these up? Emil Gilels is the pianist, with the State Radio Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin and the 2nd composer. Links: Prokofiev | Kabalevsky | Gilels | Kondrashin

Pure Prairie League If the Shoe Fits LP P972 If10

Popular country rock band from the 1970s. This one’s from the mid-point of the decade. Links: PPL | AM | YouTube

Rodrigo Riera A Recital of 16th and 17th Century Guitar Music

BauLP R445 R2439

Short pieces by ten different composers, and he throws in a couple he wrote himself. Links: Riera

Gioacchino Rossini Four Quartets for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, & Bassoon

BauLP R736 Q28f-4

Quartets Nos. 4, 1, 6, & 5, with Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute, Jacques Lancelot, clarinet, Gilbert Coursier, horn, & Paul Hongne, bassoon. Links: Rossini | Rampal | Lancelot | Coursier | Hongne

Albert Roussel/ Maurice Ravel

Piano Concertos BauLP R763 C7449p

One from each. Maria Littauer is the pianist, with Alois Springer conducting the Hamburg Symphony. Links: Roussel | Ravel | Springer

Savoy Brown Live in Central Park LP Sa95 L744c

1972 concert recording, released on vinyl in 1985. British blues rock at its finest. Links: Savoy Brown | AM | YouTube

Boz Scaggs Down Two then Left LP Sca32 D757

1977 album from this Canton, Ohio-born blue-eyed soul artist. Links: Scaggs | AM | YouTube

Franz Schubert Vierhändige Klaviermusik (Compositions for Piano Duet)

BauLP Sch782 P573f 1966

Five works, with Paul Badura-Skoda and Jörg Demus on piano. Links: Schubert | Badura-Skoda | Demus

Robert Schumann Papillons; Sonata in G Minor; Carnival of

BauLP Sch865

The jacket title is Richter in Italy, with Sviatoslav at the piano. Links:

Vienna P1982 Schumann | Richter Roger Sessions/ Benjamin Lees

Symphony No. 3; Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra

BauLP Se72 Sy6811-3 1968

Igor Buketoff conducts the Royal Philharmonic for both of these 20th century works. Links: Sessions | Lees | Buketoff

John Stewart Dream Babies Go to Hollywood

LP St495 D81

1980 album from this folkie turned pop-rocker. Links: Stewart | AM | YouTube

Richard Strauss Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13

BauLP St828 Q28 1971

Performed by members of the Vienna Philharmonic Quartet, including Eduard Mrazek, piano. Links: Strauss

Dylan Thomas Selections from His Writings, Read by the Poet

BauLP T3625 Se4852

The poet himself reads a story and five poems. Links: Thomas

Boris Tishchenko/ Dmitri Shostakovich

Concerto for Cello, Winds & Percussion; Trio No. 2

BauLP T524 C7449c 1969

Mstislav Rostropovich is the star of this recording, working with the Leningrad Philharmonic, conducted by Igor Blazhkov, & with Mikhail Vaiman, violin, and Pavel Serebryakov, piano. Links: Tishchenko | Shostakovich | Blazhkov | Rostropovich | Vaiman | Serebryakov

Tina Turner Foreign Affair LP T858 F7611

1989 album by this rocker/R&B singer. Links: Turner | AM | YouTube

Robert Volkmann Konzertstück for Piano & Orchestra; Concerto for Cello & Orchestra

BauLP V8852 K8376 1975

Two symphonies for this 19th century composer, with Jerome Rose & Thomas Blees in the soloist roles. Links: Volkmann | Rose