A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

November 2016

November seems to be Classical Music Humor Month. The Stamitz Quartet plays Dvořák,

the Beethoven Quartet plays Shostakovich, the Shostakovich Quartet plays Tchaikovsky,

and the Gabrieli Quartet plays Sibelius. Got that straight? Perhaps it wasn’t so funny. Plus

we’ve got cowboys, Philly soul, jazz singers, and two guys named Wolfgang. 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

Babyface A Collection of His

Greatest Hits

Pop

B119

C685

This was released in 2000, and

covers his hits from 1986 on.

Links: Babyface | AM | YouTube

The Bergamot Haven Pop

B452

H298

Indie folk-rock from Brooklyn, and

oh-so hipster. Links: Bergamot |

YouTube

Björk Telegram Pop

B556

T235

1997 album from Iceland’s most

famous rock star (we think). Links:

Björk | AM | YouTube

Mary J. Blige What’s the 411? Pop

B618

W558

Hip hop/soul artist’s debut album,

from 1992. Links: Blige | AM |

YouTube

Dokken Back for the Attack Pop

D685

B126

Los Angeles pop metal from 1987.

At least there’s no umlaut in their

name. Links: Dokken | AM |

YouTube

Drive-by Truckers Decoration Day Pop

D833

D358

Alt.country/indie rock, or whatever

the label is these days for

Americana. Links: Truckers | AM |

YouTube

Bob Dylan Time Out of Mind Pop

D992

T482

Gritty and bitter Dylan, from the

late 1990s. Probably about right.

Links: Dylan | AM | YouTube

Filter The Sun Comes Out

Tonight

Pop

F489

Su71

Cleveland industrial rock from a few

years back. Links: Filter | AM |

YouTube

Guided by Voices Alien Lanes Pop

G941

Al42

Robert Pollard & Co., from Dayton

with some lo-fi alternative rock.

Links: Voices | AM | YouTube

Heart Heart Pop

H351

This was a big one for them in the

mid-80s. Odd that they didn’t have

H351 an album with this title until #9.

Links: Heart | AM | YouTube

Kaiser Chiefs Yours Truly, Angry

Mob

Pop

D123

Y88

Is there such a thing as neo-new

wave? Bunch of Brits from 2007.

Links: Chiefs | AM | YouTube

Kiss Kiss Pop

K643

K643

Glam rockers’ very first album,

from 1974. We ignored it, or tried

to. Links: Kiss | AM | YouTube

Love and Rockets Love and Rockets Pop

L941r

L941

Need some goth rock? Third album

from this band formed by members

of Bauhaus. Links: Rockets | AM |

YouTube

Lydia Loveless Somewhere Else Pop

L943

So54

Hard to believe that this alternative

country rocker is from Coshocton.

Links: Loveless | AM | YouTube

Sarah McLachlan Fumbling Towards

Ecstasy

Pop

M220

F960

2008

Reissue of her 1993 album with an

additional CD, plus a DVD. Links:

McLachlan | AM | YouTube

Maroon 5 Overexposed Pop

M347

Ov2

2012 album by this pop/rock band

led by Adam Levine. Links: Maroon

| AM | YouTube

Maze, featuring

Frankie Beverly

Silky Soul Pop

M456

Si34

Smooth R&B, combining the best of

the Philly sound with California

vibes. Links: Maze | AM | YouTube

Meat Puppets Rise to Your Knees Pop

M463

R492

2007 release by this indie/punk

band from Arizona. Links: Puppets |

AM | YouTube

Harold Melvin &

the Blue Notes

If You Don’t Know

Me By Now: The Best

of

Pop

M498

If10

Classic Philly soul, this collects their

1970s hits. Links: Melvin | AM |

YouTube

Alanis Morissette Supposed Former

Infatuation Junkie

Pop

M826

Su76

1998 album from this Canadian

indie singer-songwriter. Links:

Morissette | AM | YouTube

Moxy Früvous Thornhill Pop

M872

T393

More Canadians? Combine garage

rock with folk and comedy. Links:

Moxy | AM | YouTube

The Sonics Psycho-Sonic Pop

So58

P959

Classic 60s garage rock from the

Northwest. Links: Sonics | AM |

YouTube

Rod Stewart Downtown Train Pop

St49

D759

A selection of hits from his

Storyteller Anthology. Links:

Stewart | AM | YouTube

Tin Huey Disinformation Pop

T490

D631

Part of the late 70s new wave/punk

explosion out of Akron. This one’s

from 1999. Links: Huey | AM |

YouTube

Sloan Wainwright Cool Morning Pop

W133s

C776

Deep-voiced singer-songwriter, and

part of the Wainwright dynasty.

Links: Wainwright | AM | YouTube

Weezer Weezer (Green

Album)

Pop

W419

Just another band from California.

Links: Weezer | AM | YouTube

W419g

Jah Wobble/Bill

Laswell

Radioaxiom: A Dub

Transmission

Pop

W812

R118

The bassist from Public Image Ltd.

& the avant-garde guitarist link up.

Links: Wobble | AM | YouTube |

Laswell | AM | YouTube

Neil Young & Crazy

Horse

Sleeps with Angels Pop

Y86

Sl25

Endlessly productive rocker, this

one’s from 1994. Links: Young | AM

| YouTube

The Ronn Records

Story

Pop

R669r

A collection of tracks from the

Louisiana record label, featuring

R&B/soul artists Toussaint McCall,

Barbara West, & others.

Folk/Country: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Nanci Griffith Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)

Folk G875 Ot3

Folk/country singer-songwriter on the progressive side. Links: Griffith | AM | YouTube

Robert Earl Keen, Jr. The Live Album Country K250 L744

Outlaw country from Houston. This one’s from 1988. Links: Keen | AM | YouTube

Michael Martin Murphey

Cowboy Songs Country M951 C838

Neo-traditionalist who leans on the western side of country western. Links: Murphy | AM | YouTube

New Grass Revival Anthology Country N420g An86

Progressive bluegrass band featuring such notables as Sam Bush and Bela Fleck. Links: Revival | AM | YouTube

Jimmy Wakely Jimmy Wakely, 1942-1952

Country W138 J564

No, those are not his birth and death dates. Recordings from that decade by this cowboy singer. Links: Wakely | AM | YouTube

Tammy Wynette Remembered

Country T152w

A tribute to Ms. Wynette, with songs performed by Elton John, Rosanne Cash, George Jones, Faith Hill, and others. Links: Wynette | AM | YouTube

Blues/Gospel: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Buddy Guy The Complete Chess Studio Recordings

Blues G990 C425

Two discs of Chicago-style electric guitar, recorded in the 1960s. Links: Guy | AM | YouTube

CeCe Winans Throne Room Gospel W720 T416

2003 album from this gospel singer who throws in a touch of R&B. Links: Winans | AM | YouTube

Roots n’ Blues: The Retrospective, 1925-

Blues R679b

Four discs of classic blues, folk, and gospel from the famous and the

1950 unknown. Ernest Stoneman, Gid Tanner, Mamie Smith, Blind Willie McTell, & many others.

Jook Joint Blues: Good Time Rhythm & Blues, 1943-1956

Blues J740j

Yet another 4-disc set, focused on a later period than the one above. Lightnin’ Slim, Earl Hooker, Sonny Boy Holmes, Lafayette Thomas, & many others.

International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy

Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy

Int M289 T598

Irish music from these popular musicians. Links: Makem | AM | YouTube | Clancy | AM | YouTube

Emilia-Romagna Int Em45r

Part of Alan Lomax’s Italian Treasury series, these are field recordings from this mountainous part of Italy. Links: Lomax

Rough Guide to Colombian Street Party

Int R755cs

A collection that shows the variety of Colombian music, traditional and modern.

Rough Guide to the Music of Ethiopia

Int R755e

Another compilation of old and new, but this includes a separate CD by a group called Invisible System. Intriguing. Links: Invisible | YouTube

Rough Guide to Latin Rare Groove, Vol. 1

Int R755r/1

Favorite tracks of DJs and collectors, previously uncollected. An extra CD by a group called Spanglish Fly is included. Links: Fly | YouTube

Musicals/Film Music: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Boston Pops Orchestra Music of the Night: Pops on Broadway 1990

Musical B657p M973n

John Williams conducts tunes from a variety of musicals. Links: Pops | Williams

Bernard Herrmann Citizen Kane; and other films

FilmMus H436 C498

Music from five films that he scored, performed by the London Philharmonic & the National Philharmonic, and conducted by the composer. Links: Herrmann

Arthur Honegger Les Misérables (Complete Film Score, 1934)

FilmMus H756 M687

Adriano conducts the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Links: Honegger | Adriano

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

The Adventures of Robin Hood; Requiem for a Cavalier

FilmMus K842 Ad96s

Music from two Errol Flynn films, conducted by the composer. Links: Korngold

Jazz: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Michel Camilo Rendezvous Jazz C146 R292

1993 trio album from this Cuban pianist & bandleader. Links: Camilo | AM | YouTube

Miles Davis Aura Jazz D295 Au61

Late Davis, recorded in 1985 in Copenhagen, and issued in 1989. Links: Davis | AM | YouTube

Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra

All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Jazz D738 Al51/1

1940s tracks, when big bands were king and Sinatra sang for Dorsey’s band. Two more volumes to come. Links: Dorsey | AM | YouTube | Sinatra | AM | YouTube

Ella Fitzgerald/ Joe Pass

Speak Love Jazz F576 Sp31

This is actually the third album from these two. 1983 session with Pass on guitar. Links: Fitzgerald | AM | Pass | AM | YouTube

Joe Henderson Inner Urge Jazz H383 In6

Recorded in 1964, the tenor sax player is joined by McCoy Tyner, piano, Bob Cranshaw, bass, & Elvin Jones, drums. Links: Henderson | AM | YouTube

J. J. Johnson Standards: Live at the Village Vanguard

Jazz J633 St24

A venue that every jazz musician wants to record in, this is a 1988 session. Johnson on trombone in a quintet format. Links: Johnson | AM | YouTube

Pat Martino Live at Yoshi’s Jazz M366 L744y

A curious trio, with Martino on guitar, Joey DeFrancesco on Hammond B-3, and Billy Hart on drums. Links: Martino | AM | YouTube

Ben Neuman Introductions Jazz N397 In8

Another jazz trio, with Neuman on piano. Dennis Carroll plays bass, and George Fuldas is the drummer. From 2009. Links: Neuman

The Savoy Orpheans, Savoy Havana Band, & the Sylvians

Everybody Stomp, 1923-1927

Jazz Sa95o Ev27

A fascinating document of jazz bands that played at the Savoy Hotel in London during the 1920s. Links: Orpheans

Esperanza Spalding Emily’s D+Evolution Jazz Sp18 Em46

Bassist and jazz singer making a huge splash with her jazz/R&B/anything approach. Links: Spalding | AM | YouTube

Gennett Jazz, 1922-1930

Jazz G287j

A 4-disc set of early tracks from this label in Richmond, Indiana. Performers include the Wolverine Orchestra, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, and the State Street Ramblers. Links: Gennett

Classical: Composer Title Call # Comments

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger

Concertos for Jew’s Harp, Mandora & Orchestra

Clas Al15 J556c

A mandora is a bass lute, common in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Hans Stadlmair conducts the Munich Chamber Orchestra. Links: Stadlmair | Albrechtsberger

Arnold Bax Tone Poems, Vol. 2 Clas B330 T612/2

It seems there were others…. Bryden Thomson conducts the Ulster Orchestra in four 20th century works. Links: Bax | Thomson

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quintets, Vol. 1 Clas B393 St86q/1

Three quintets, all played by the Metamorphosis Quintet. Links: Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 1

Clas B393 Sy68-1 1983

The Hanover Band is at work here, with Mary Verney on piano for the second work. Links: Beethoven | Hanover | Verney

Franz Benda Concertos for Flute and Orchestra

Clas B432 F675c

18th century works, with András Adorján on flute, with the Ars Rediviva Ensemble Prag, conducted by Milan Munclinger. Links: Benda | Adorján | Munclinger

Franz Berwald Septet; String Quartet Clas B463 Se63 1993

The Lysell Quartet is joined by Sölve Kingstedt, clarinet, Jens-Christoph Lemke, bassoon, & others for these 19th century works. Links: Berwald | Kingstedt | Lemke

Rutland Boughton Bethlehem Clas B662 B465

Well, we’re getting closer to Christmas. A 20th century choral drama, with the Holst Singers, & the City of London Sinfonia, conducted by Alan Melville. Links: Boughton | Melville

Havergal Brian Symphonies Nos. 20 & 25; Fantastic Variations on an Old Rhyme

Clas B760 Sy68-20

Andrew Penny leads the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine in these 20th century works. Links: Brian | Penny

Benjamin Britten The Burning Fiery Furnace: A Parable for Church Performance

Clas B778 B935

A curious item. Peter Pears plays Nebuchadnezzar, and the composer leads the British Opera Group. Links: Britten | Pears

Ignacio Cervantes The Danzas for Piano Clas C337 P573

41 short pieces by this 19th century Cuban composer, performed by Rubén Peláez. Links: Cervantes | Peláez

Domenico Cimarosa L’Italiana in Londra (The Italian Girl in London)

Clas C490 It1

Late 18th century comic opera, with Patrizia Orciani as the Girl. Carlo Rizzi leads the Orchestra Sinfonica di Piacenza. Links: Cimarosa | Orciani |

Rizzi

Bernhard Crusell Emma Johnson Plays Crusell: Concertos for Clarinet & Orchestra

Clas C888 C544c

Early 19th century works, with Emma Johnson on clarinet, and the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by three different people. Links: Crusell | Johnson

David Diamond Symphony No. 1; Violin Concerto No. 2; The Enormous Room

Clas D541 Or10 1993

Ilkka Talvi is the violinist in the 2nd piece, with Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony. Links: Diamond | Talvi | Schwarz

Franz & Karl Doppler Compositions for Flute: Doppleriade

Clas D723 F675

Brother composers from the 19th century, these were recorded on the centenaries of their deaths. Many flautists are responsible. Links: Doppler | Doppler

Antonín Dvořák/ Zoltán Kodály

Requiem; Symphonic Variations; Psalmus Hungaricus

Clas D959 R299 2001

The first two are by Dvořák. István Kertész leads the London Symphony Orchestra, with the Ambrosian Singers & the Brighton Festival Chorus. Links: Dvořák | Kodály | Kertész

Antonín Dvořák String Quartets, Vol. 6: Nos. 9 & 12

Clas D959 St86q/6

Performed by the Stamitz Quartet. Links: Dvořák | Stamitz Q

John Eccles The Judgement of Paris; Three Mad Songs

Clas Ec27 J897

Not the city. A masque first performed in 1701. This time it’s done by the Early Opera Company, directed by Christian Curnyn. Links: Eccles | Curnyn

Johann Friedrich Edelmann

4 Quartets for Keyboard & Strings

Clas Ed27 K520q

18th century works, with Miklós Spányi on piano, Eriks Petölfi & László Paulik on violin, & Balázs Bozzai as the sad little violist. Links: Edelmann | Spányi | Paulik

John Field The Complete Piano Concertos

Clas F456 P573c

A 3-disc set with John O’Conor strapped to the piano, and Janos Fürst conducting the New Irish Chamber Orchestra. Links: Field | O’Conor | Fürst

Josef Bohuslav Foerster

Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Clas F685 V813c 2008

Ivan Ženatý is the violinist on these early 20th century works, with Jiři Bělohlávek conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Links: Foerster | Ženatý | Bělohlávek

Jean Françaix Orchestra Music Clas F887 Or10 2004

Three works by this 20th century composer. Thierry Fischer conducts the Ulster Orchestra. Links: Françaix | Fischer

Mauro Giuliani Le Rossiniane, Vol. 1 Clas G448

Guitar pieces based on works by Rossini. Frédéric Zigante is the guitarist. Links:

R736/1 Giuliani | Zigante

Alexander Glazunov Orchestral Works, Vol. 17

Clas G469 Or1/17

A batch of shorter pieces, including the composer’s take on some of Chopin’s works. Vladimir Ziva conducts the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Links: Glazunov | Ziva

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Piano Music, Vol. 2 Clas G716 P573/2

Lots of short works here, all played by Philip Martin. Links: Gottschalk | Martin

Percy Grainger To the Fore! Percy Grainger’s Great Symphonic & Band Music

Clas G761 T550

Do not boo. The works are played by the Michigan State University Symphonic Band, conducted by Keith Brion. Links: Grainger | Brion

Edvard Grieg The Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1

Clas G871 P573/1

Quite a few more to come. This first disc contains part of the Lyric Pieces, performed by Eva Knardahl. Links: Grieg | Knardahl

Johan Halvorsen Fossegrimen; Norway’s Greeting to Theordore Roosevelt

Clas H169 F794

Music for a play about a fiddler. Arve Moen Bergset plays the Hardanger fiddle, with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Terje Mikkelsen. The last piece is a hoot. Links: Halvorsen | Bergset | Mikkelsen

Howard Hanson Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 Clas H198 Sy68-3 1990

Gerard Schwarz conducts the Seattle Symphony in these 20th century works. Links: Hanson | Schwarz

Gustav Holst The Planets: The Composer’s own Two Piano Version

Clas H741 P693p

Here’s an interesting variation on the usual orchestral arrangement. Richard Rodney Bennett and Susan Bradshaw are the pianists. Links: Holst | Bennett | Bradshaw

Herbert Howells Lambert’s Clavichord; Howell’s Clavichord

Clas H839 L172

A lot of pieces for clavichord. John McCabe plays the piano. Links: Howells | McCabe

Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Masses, Vol. 3 Clas H883 M381/3

The series continues, with Collegium Musicum 90, conducted by Richard Hickox. Links: Hummel | Hickox

Leoš Janáček Orchestral Suites from the Operas, Vol. 2

Clas J251 Su39/2

From two operas, with Peter Breiner conducting the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Links: Janáček | Breiner

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Symphony in F Sharp; Sechs Einfache Lieder; Mariettas Lied

Clas K842 Sy68 1996

Barbara Hendricks sings in the latter two works, while Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. Links: Korngold | Hendricks | Welser-Möst

Joseph Martin Kraus Symphonies; Violin Concerto

Clas K868 Sy68 1992

18th century works, with Edith Peinemann on violin, and Martin Sieghart conducting the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. Links: Kraus | Peinemann | Sieghart

Johann Baptist Krumpholtz

Sonatas: Chamber Music with Harp

Clas K943 So57h

More 18th century pieces, with Andrea Vígh, harp, Vilmos Szabadi, violin, & Csaba Onczay, cello. Links: Krumpholtz | Vígh | Szabadi | Onczay

Franz Liszt Symphonic Poems: Transcriptions for Two Pianos, Vol. 2

Clas L699 Sy68p/2

Three works, performed by the Budapest Piano Duet. Links: Liszt

Hans Christian Lumbye Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

Clas L970 Or1/1

We’ve added several volumes of this series, and finally found the first. 19th century light music played by the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. Links: Lumbye | Bellincampi

Hamish MacCunn Selections Clas M139 Se48

Orchestral and vocal works by this late Romantic composer. Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Links: MacCunn | Brabbins

Gustav Mahler Symphonies Nos. 10 & 5

Clas M278 Sy68-10 2003

Rudolf Barshai is the conductor of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie. He also did the reconstruction and instrumentation for No. 10 (which was unfinished). Links: Mahler | Barshai

Bohuslav Martinů Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2

Clas M366 P573/2

Eight pieces from his approximately 80 piano works. Giorgio Koukl plays the keys. Links: Martinů | Koukl

Felix Mendelssohn The Concertos for Two Pianos

Clas M522 P573ct 1992

Stephen Coombs and Ian Munro are the pianistos. Jerzy Maksymiuk conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Links: Mendelssohn | Coombs | Munro | Maksymiuk

Johann Kaspar Mertz Bardenklange (Sounds of the Bard)

Clas M558 B236

19th century guitar works. James Reid does all the work. Links: Mertz | Reid

Moritz Moszkowski Piano Works, Vol. 2 Clas M855 P573/2

Seta Tanyel plays six works by this Romantic period composer. Links: Moszkowski | Tanyel

W. A. Mozart Masonic Music Clas M877 M380 1990

Lots of Lieder, sung by Werner Krenn, Tom Krause, and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus. István Kertész conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: Mozart | Krenn | Krause | Kertész

W. A. Mozart/ P. I. Le Nozze di Figaro Clas The last piece is by Tchaikovsky, in

Tchaikovsky Overture; Symphonies Nos. 33 & 38; Suite No. 4, “Mozartiana”

M877 N879o 2006

honor of Mozart. Václav Talich leads the Czech Philharmonic & the Slovak Philharmonic. Links: Mozart | Talich | Tchaikovsky

W. A. Mozart Vesperae de Dominica; Vesperae Solennes de Confessore

Clas M877 V636 1989

Two big sacred choral works, with the Hilliard Ensemble, and the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, conducted by Stephen Cleobury. Links: Mozart | Cleobury

Carl Nielsen Sonatas for Violin & Piano, Nos. 1 & 2

Clas N554 V813s 1989

Lydia Mordkovitch is the violinist, with Clifford Benson on piano. Links: Nielsen | Mordkovitch | Benson

Paul Okkenhaug Tonar Frå Trødelag Clas Ok3 T610

Orchestral music, songs, and chamber works for cello & piano. Ole Krisitan Ruud conducts the Trondheim Nye Kammerorkester. Links: Okkenhaug | Ruud

Niccolo Paganini Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 5; Terzetto for Violin, Cello & Guitar

Clas P140 V813c-5

Mincho Minchev is the violinist, with the Plovdiv Philharmonic, conducted by Dobrin Petkov. Links: Paganini | Minchev | Petkov

Boris Parsadanian Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Clas P250 Sy68-1

Two works from this 20th century composer. Evgeni Svetlanov conducts two different orchestras. Links: Parsadanian | Svetlanov

Francesco Antonio Pistocchi

Il Martirio di San Adriano

Clas P677 M366

An oratorio from 1692. Francesco Baroni conducts the Comagnia de Musici. Links: Pistocchi

Francis Poulenc / Claude Bolling

L’Histoire de Babar le Petít Éléphant; Le Vent Tourbillon

Clas P863 H629

Poulenc’s work is for spoken word and orchestra, concerning the famous Babar the Elephant. Pascal Le Guern recites, with the Orchestre de Pícardíe. Links: Poulenc | Bolling

Sergei Prokofiev The Tale of the Stone Flower

Clas P943 Sk19

Complete ballet on two discs, performed by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, led by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. Links: Prokofiev | Rozdestvensky

Sergei Rachmaninov Aleko Clas R114 Al25 1995

A one-act opera from 1892. Roman Kofman leads the Donetsk Philharmonic. Links: Rachmaninov | Kofman

Joachim Raff Works for Violin & Piano, Vol. 1

Clas R122 V813/1

Igolf Turban, violin, & Jascha Nemtsov, piano, play four works by this 19th century composer. Links: Raff | Turban | Nemtsov

Antonín Reicha Lenore Clas R271a L548

A dramatic cantata from the 19th century, with Camilla Nylund in the title role. The Prague Chamber Choir & Virtuosi di Praga are conducted by Frieder Bernius. Links: Reicha | Nylund | Bernius

Ottorino Respighi Concerto Gregoirano; Poema Autunnale

Clas R312 C744g

Two works for violin & orchestra. Takako Nishizaki is the violinator, with Choo Hoey conducting the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Links: Respighi | Nishizaki | Hoey

Ferdinand Ries Piano Sonatas and Sonatinas, Vol. 2

Clas R445 P573s/2

Two of each by this early 19th century composer, played by Susan Kagan. Links: Ries | Kagan

Joaquín Rodrigo Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 7

Clas R618 Or1/7

The series continues with four works for voice and orchestra. José Ramón Encinar conducts the Orchestra & Chorus of the Comunidad de Madrid. Links: Rodrigo | Encinar

Johan Helmich Roman Cantatas Clas R661 C166 1993

Music for mostly weddings and funerals by this 18th century composer. Eric Ericson conducts the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble and a chamber choir. Links: Roman | Ericson

Gioachino Rossini Messa di Lugo; Vespro Lughese; Arias from Messa di Milano

Clas R736 M562L

Sacred choral works, the Czech Chamber Soloists Brno & the Czech Chamber Choir, directed by Gabriele Bellini. Links: Rossini | Bellini

Anton Rubinstein Piano Music, Vol. 2: Soirées Musicales

Clas R825 P573/2

More from this prolific 19th century Russian composer. The piano is played by Joseph Banowetz. Links: Rubinstein | Banowetz

Franz Schmidt Symphony No. 4; Variations on a Hussar’s Song

Clas Sch53 Sy68-4 2006

Franz Welser-Möst leads the London Philharmonic in these early 20th century works. Links: Schmidt | Welser-Möst

Franz Schubert Complete Overtures, Vol. 2

Clas Sch78 Ov2/2

We’ve got nine here, with Christian Benda fronting the Prague Sinfonia. Links: Schubert | Benda

Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartets, Vol. 5 Clas Sh82 St86q/5

Nos. 9-11 here, performed by the Beethoven Quartet. Links: Shostakovich

Jean Sibelius Piano Quintet; String Quartet

Clas Si11 P573q 1989

The Gabrieli String Quartet is joined by pianist Anthony Goldstone for the first work. Links: Sibelius | Gabrieli SQ | Goldstone

Christian Sinding Songs, Vol. 1 Clas Per Vollestad, baritone, sings these late

Si63 So58/1

Romantic works, while Sigmund Hjelset plays the piano. Links: Sinding | Vollestad | Hjelset

Johannes Spech Three String Quartets Clas Sp31 St86q

Not a household name from 1800 or so. Performed by the Festetics String Quartet. Links: Spech | Festetics

Louis Spohr Music for Violin & Harp, Vol. 1

Clas Sp64 M973v/1

Spohr wrote quite a bit of this sort of chamber music to perform with his wife, who played harp. Here, Sophie Langdon & Hugh Webb do the playing. Links: Spohr | Langdon | Webb

Charles Villiers Stanford

Symphony No. 5; Irish Rhapsody No. 4

Clas St24 Sy68-5 1988

Vernon Handley conducts the Ulster Orchestra in these two works. Links: Stanford | Handley

Johann Strauss, Sr. Edition, Vol. 3 Clas St81j Ed48/3

This is part of a series by Daddy Strauss, with waltzes & gallops galore. Ernst Märzendorfer conducts the Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina. Links: Strauss | Märzendorfer

Karol Szymanowski Piano Works, Vol. 4 Clas Sz93 P573/4

Wow, there are a lot of continuing series in this list. Martin Roscoe plays preludes, variations, and mazurkas. Links: Szymanowski | Roscoe

P. I. Tchaikovsky Five Early Pieces for String Quartet; String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

Clas T219 St86q 1992

All performed by the Shostakovich Quartet. Links: Tchaikovsky

Johann Baptist Vanhal Stabat Mater; Symphony in D Major

Clas V311 St11

Václav Neumann conducts the Prague Chamber Choir & Orchestra. Links: Vanhal | Neumann

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Flos Campi; Suite for Viola & Orchestra

Clas V465 F666 1985

Frederick Riddle is featured on viola, and the Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir sings on the first work. Norman del Mar leads the Bouremouth Sinfonietta. Links: RVW | Riddle | del Mar

Jan Václav Voříšek / Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga

Symphony in D Major; Symphony in D Minor

Clas V915 Sy68-d

We’re sure these two works are paired up for a reason. Charles Mackerras conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Links: Voříšek | Arriaga | Mackerras

Richard Wagner Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)

Clas W125 F642 2004

One of Wagner’s non-Ring operas, about the ghost ship. Bruno Weil conducts the Cappella Coloniensis. Links: Wagner | Weil

Siegfried Wagner Der Bärenhäuter (The Man in a Bear’s Skin)

Clas W125s

A fairy-tale opera by Richard’s kid. Konrad Bach conducts the Thüringian

B237 Symphony Orchestra Saalfeld-Rudolstadt. Links: Wagner

Robert Ward The Crucible Clas W216 C887 1989

1962 opera, performed by the New York City Opera, conducted by Emerson Buckley. Links: Ward | Buckley

Osias Wilenski Carmen’s Revenge; 3 Movements for Flute & Piano

Clas W647 C211

2008 opera based on Bizet’s work. María Rosa López plays the title role, fronting a small orchestra & chorus. The composer plays piano with Albert Mora on flute for the 2nd work. Links: Wilenski | López | Mora

Mikolaj Zielenski Communiones (Magnificat); Fantasias; Orffertoria

Clas Z63m C737

Renaissance choral works from Poland, with Capella Bydgostiensis Pro Musica Antiqua, & the Polish Radio Choir. Links: Zielenski

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American String Project American String Project, Live 2010

Clas Am35s Am35

The group celebrates its 10th anniversary with this 2011 release, playing works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Verdi, & others. DVD included. Links: ASP

Deutsche Bläsersolisten (German Wind Soloists)

Romantic Wind Music Clas D489b R662w

Works by Schubert, Weber, & Lachner from the 19th century. Links: DB

Wilhelm Furtwängler & the Berliner Philharmoniker

1940-1942 Clas F984 1940-42

Works by Bruckner, Gluck, and Beethoven, played in Berlin during World War II. Links: Furtwängler

Marc Grauwels/ Catherine Michel

Romantic Music for Flute and Harp

Clas G779 R662f

Now doesn’t that sound nice? Works by Rossini, Chopin, Donizetti, & others. Links: Grauwels | Michel

Mary Warnecke Piano Recital Clas W241 P573r

1994 recording of works by Schubert, Chopin, & Liszt.

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Red Army Chorus Best of the Original Ensemble

Misc An81 R245b

The group sings a mix of opera choruses, folk songs, and anthems. Links: Red Army Chorus

Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley

Fool Britannia Misc B762 F739

Claiming to be an original cast recording, it is a set of comedy songs sung by Newley, Peter Sellers, & other strange British comedians. Links: Bricusse |

Newley

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Christmas with the Pops Misc C490 C464

Yes, Christmas is now officially unavoidable. Erich Kunzel presides. Links: Pops

Dallas Brass Christmas Brass Misc D161b C464

And here we go again. Links: Dallas Brass | YouTube

Adrian Legg Wine, Women & Waltz Misc L524 W725

No, this is not Christmas music. Legg is an eclectic guitarist who crosses genres. Links: Legg | AM | YouTube

A Century of Recorded Poetry: In Their Own Voices

Misc C333p/ 1-2

A 2-disc set of poems read by the authors. Yeats, Stein, Graves, Hughes, Roethke, and lots of others.

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Yuri Alexandrov Selections BauLP Al253 Se4852

A cantata and a piano suite, with Maxim Shostakovich conducting the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. Links: Shostakovich

Serge Balasanian Selections BauLP B183 Se4852

A cello sonata, a rhapsody, and some Armenian folk music, featuring various performers. Natalia Gutman is the cellist. Links: Balasanian | Gutman

Thomas Beecham The 1975 Edition BauLP B3917 1975

A 4-disc set of the conductor’s performances, including works by Beethoven, Handel, and Boccherini. Links: Beecham

Frank Bridge Piano Quintet; Phantasie Trio

BauLP B7641 C3551 1979

Early 20th century works, played by the Music Group of London. Links: Bridge

Ferruccio Busoni/ Sergei Bortkievich

Indian Fantasy; Piano Concerto in B Flat Major

BauLP B966 In249

Two late Romantic works for piano & orchestra. Marjorie Mitchell is the pianist, with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, conducted by William Strickland. Links: Busoni | Bortkievich | Strickland

Alexander Dargomyzhsky

Selections BauLP D2481 Se4852

A mixed program of works by this 19th century composer—fragments from an opera, songs, and orchestral fantasies. Evgeni Akulov & Abram Stasevich conduct. Links: Dargomyzhsky | Akulov

Glass Tiger The Thin Red Line LP G4638 T3483

80s Canadian band, with appropriate hair and synth-rock style for the decade. Links: Glass | AM | YouTube

Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2

BauLP G8719 P345s 1959

Popular works, with Odd Grüner-Hegge conducting the Oslo Philharmonic. Links: Grieg | Grüner-Hegge

Johann-Michael Haydn Missa pro Defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo

BauLP H3249m M6911s

A requiem from 1771. Performed by the Salzburger Rundfunk-und Mozarteumchor, & the Mozarteum Orchester. Links: Haydn

Niccolo Paganini/ Camille Saint-Saëns

Violin Concerto No. 2; Violin Concerto No. 1

BauLP P14 C7449v-2 1964

Ruggiero Ricci is the featured violinist, with Max Rudolf conducting the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Links: Paganini | Saint-Saëns | Ricci | Rudolf

Gerry Rafferty Gerry Rafferty LP R123 G321

His first album from the mid-70s, after leaving Steeler’s Wheel. Links: Rafferty | AM | YouTube

Scritti Politti Cupid & Psyche 85 LP Scr38 C92

Soul/jazz/rock from the mid-80s. Links: Scritti | AM | YouTube

Georgi Sviridov Piano Music BauLP Sv37 P573 1983

Anatoli Ugorski is the pianist for these 20th century Russian works. Links: Sviridov | Ugorski

David Toradze Symphony No. 2 BauLP T63 Sy6811-2

Neeme Järvi conducts the State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR. And a choir too! Links: Toradze | Järvi

Uriah Heep Equator LP Ur32 Eq28

1984 release by this British prog band. Links: Heep | AM | YouTube

Pancho Vladigerov Orchestra Music BauLP V843 Or19

Symphonic dances, sketches, and other works, all performed by the Symphony Orchestra of the BRT, conducted by Alexander Vladigerov. Links: Vladigerov | Vladigerov

Bob Welch The Other One LP W442 Ot3

1979 album by this guitarist and one time member of Fleetwood Mac. Links: Welch | AM | YouTube

Kim Wilde Another Step LP W644 An789

Mid-80s dance/pop by this British singer. Links: Wilde | AM | YouTube

Volodymyr Zolotukhin Concert Overture; Symphony No. 1

BauLP Z756 Or19

Two larger works by this 20th century composer. The Ukrainian State Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra presides, with V. Gnedash conducting.

Piano Trios by Soviet Composers

BauLP P573t 1980

Works by Chaikovsky & Shostakovich, played by Alexander Bonduryansky, piano, Vladimir Ivanov, violin, & Mikhail Utkin, cello. Links: Bonduryansky |

Ivanov | Utkin