A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

January 2015

With a new year comes a new batch of music, and as you can imagine, our batch is as

eclectic as any you might find. This month we have an assortment of roots rockers, sax

players, singers, swingers, organists, local musicians, and giant slabs of classical music of

every variety. 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

Bassnectar Noise vs. Beauty Pop

B295

N698

The latest from this techno/

electronica outfit. Links:

Bassnectar | AM | YouTube

Bottle Rockets The Brooklyn Side Pop

B659

B791

Roots rock band’s mid-90s

excursion. Links: Rockets | AM |

YouTube

Chicago Chicago 19 Pop

C432

C432/19

This one is from the late 80s. We

don’t even want to know how

many they’ve put out by now.

Links: Chicago | AM | YouTube

Doris Day My Heart Pop

D330

M990

A selection of tracks recorded from

1951-1995. Links: Day | AM |

YouTube

Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence Pop

D387

Ul8

Del Rey’s latest exploration of

atmospheric pop. Links: Del Rey |

AM | YouTube

The Flavor The Flavor Pop

F618

F618

Northeast Ohio blues-rock band

with the same name as a couple of

other bands. Links: Flavor

Goo Goo Dolls A Boy Named Goo Pop

D590

B691

Back to the mid-90s again, with

some alternative pop/punk. Links:

Dolls | AM | YouTube

Leela James Fall for You Pop

J234

F190

The latest release by this retro

R&B/neo-soul diva. Links: James |

AM | YouTube

Jehova Waitresses Hard Up for

Innocence

Pop

J388

H216

Cleveland bar band’s 1990 CD.

Links: Waitresses | YouTube

Marti Jones My Long-Haired Life Pop

J721

M990

Mid-90s release by this singer-

songwriter who grew up in

Uniontown. Links: Jones | AM |

YouTube

Tommy Malone Poor Boy Pop

M297

P791

Latest from this roots guitarist and

singer, former member of the

Subdudes. Links: Malone | AM |

YouTube

Mary Martin Myths and Antidotes Pop

M364m

M999

The Northeast Ohio Mary Martin,

not the old Peter Pan. She sings

bluesy rock. Links: Martin |

YouTube

Moby Mobysongs, 1993-

1998

Pop

M713

M713

A five-year compilation from this

techno artist’s peak years.

Personally, we prefer Moby Grape.

Links: Moby | AM | YouTube

Moreland &

Arbuckle

7 Cities Pop

M814

Se82

First names, Aaron and Dustin.

Blues rock. Curiously, a trio. Links:

M & A | AM | YouTube

Nemesis NEMonster Pop

N342

N346

Hiram’s own alumni rapper, with

his second album, from 2012.

Links: Nemesis | YouTube

Bonnie Raitt Fundamental Pop

R137

F962

More bluesy rock, this one’s from

the late 90s. Links: Raitt | AM |

YouTube

Adam Rich Virgin Freak Pop

R370

V819

Reissue of an album from the early

90s when Rich was at Bowling

Green. Links: Rich

The Roots Things Fall Apart Pop

R679

T348

Early production by this alternative

hip-hop band. Links: Roots | AM |

YouTube

Todd Sharp Walking All the Way Pop

Sh23

W154

Second solo album from this

Cleveland native who spent years

as a sideman. Links: Sharp |

YouTube

Shuteye Train Rock and Roll with

the Shuteye Train

Pop

Sh94

R590

Rockabilly trio from Kent combine

originals with punk and other stuff.

Links: Shuteye

St. Paul & the

Broken Bones

Half the City Pop

St10p

H138

Retro soul/garage band that

sounds like they could have been

recorded in the late 60s at Muscle

Shoals. Links: St. Paul | AM |

YouTube

Stereophonics Language. Sex.

Violence. Other?

Pop

St45

L269

2005 release from this Welsh

band. Links: Stereophonics | AM |

YouTube

The Subdudes Annunciation Pop

Su14

An78

More roots rock, from the mid-90s.

Tommy Malone is on guitar.

Links: Subdudes | AM | YouTube

TV on the Radio Seeds Pop

T899

Se32

Latest by this indie band from

Brooklyn. Links: TV | AM |

YouTube

Folk/Country:

Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Eric Church The Outsiders Country C473 Ou8

When you brand yourself an

“outsider” and sell a million copies

of your album, are you really?

Links: Church | AM | YouTube

Bill Boyd’s Cowboy Ramblers

Lone Star Rag, 1937-1949

Country C838r L847

Western swing band and major

radio stars from the 1930s. Links:

Boyd | YouTube

Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road

Carolina Hurricane Country J761 C221

Award-winning bluegrass band from

the Smoky Mountains. Links:

Jordan | YouTube

Damon Koch Small-Craft Advisory Folk K811 Sm18

This would seem to be the same

person who hosts a conservative

political blog. And sings folk songs.

Links: Koch | YouTube Claudia Schmidt Out of the Dark: New

Goodbyes, Old Helloes Folk Sch52 Ou8

Selections from her albums from

1983 and 1985. Links: Schmidt |

AM | YouTube

Blues/Gospel: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Blue Lunch Recorded Live at Wilbert’s

Blues B625L R245

Late 1990s release by this Cleveland-area blues band. Links: Lunch | YouTube

Deanna Bogart Band Timing is Everything Blues B633 T482

Multi-instrumentalist fronts a blues & R&B band based out of D.C. Links: Bogart | AM | YouTube

Paul Butterfield Blues Band

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Blues B982 P281

They just got into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for their brand of Chicago-style blues. Links: Butterfield | AM | YouTube

Keb’ Mo Bluesamericana Blues K230 B625

Latest from this traditional singer & guitarist. Links: Keb’ | AM | YouTube

International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Karen Ashbrook Knock on the Door: Traditional Music from Ireland & Brittany

Int As32 K752

Ashbrook plays hammered dulcimer and Irish flute, and is joined by a group of compatriots for a batch of jigs and reels. Links: Ashbrook | AM | YouTube

King Tubby Crucial Dub Int K587 C887

Reggae/dub producer puts out

another album with tracks by Lee

“Scratch” Perry, Augustus Pablo, &

others. Links: Tubby | AM |

YouTube Kevin Moloney/Sean Bridging the Gap Int Folk dance music from Ireland, with

Moloney M738 B764

Kevin on fiddle and Sean on flute.

Links: Moloney | YouTube

Terakaft Aratan n Azawad Int T270 Ar15

Tuareg band from Mali in their third

release. Links: Terakaft | YouTube

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

Judy Garland Judy Garland in Hollywood: Her Greatest Movie Hits

FilmMus G183 J929

Songs from her films, 1936-1963. Links: Garland | AM | YouTube

Arthur Honegger Maylering; Regain; Le Démon del l’Himalaya

FilmMus H756 M452

Music from three 1930s films, played by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adriano. Links: Honegger | Adriano

Dmitri Shostakovich Music for the Cinema: The Fall of Berlin; Suite from The Unforgettable Year 1919

FilmMus Sh82 M973c

Adriano once again in film music from 1949 and 1951, this time with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Links: Shostakovich | Adriano

Jazz: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Ray Anthony & His Orchestra

Sweet and Swingin’, 1949-1953

Jazz An86 Sw36

Born in PA, but raised in Cleveland,

Anthony became a popular big band

leader. Links: Anthony | AM |

YouTube Sidney Bechet Maple Leaf Rag Jazz

B387 M321

The clarinetist with a group of

recordings from the 1930s, mostly

with Noble Sissle’s band. Links:

Bechet | AM | YouTube Jay Clayton Brooklyn 2000 Jazz

C579 B781

Avant-garde vocals, with some help

from George Cables & Gary Bartz.

Links: Clayton | AM | YouTube

Anat Cohen Notes from the Village Jazz C660 N844

2008 release by this Brooklyn/

Israeli clarinetist. Links: Cohen |

AM | YouTube

Cliff Habian Live at the Raintree Jazz H114 L744

The pianist recorded at the

restaurant in Hudson. Links:

Habian | YouTube

Charlie Haden/ Kenny Barron

Night and the City Jazz H117 N563

Bass and piano team up for a quiet

but intense set. Links: Haden | AM

| Barron | AM | YouTube

Helio Parallax Helio Parallax Jazz H367 H367

At the edge where electronics

meets reggae, rap, and jazz. Links:

Helio | YouTube

Rodney Jones Soul Manifesto Jazz Funky jazz guitar from 2001. Links:

J724 So83

Jones | AM | YouTube

Sean Jones Im.pro.vise: Never Before Seen

Jazz J725 Im7

Warren native and trumpeter in his

latest release. Links: Jones | AM |

YouTube | Buzzard Tracks review

John La Barbera Big Band

Fantazm Jazz L111 F217

2005 release by this group led by a

U. of Louisville professor. Links: La

Barbera | YouTube

Clovis Nicolas Nine Stories Jazz N543 N622

Recent album by this jazz bassist

and friends. Links: Nicolas |

YouTube

Jeremy Pelt Water and Earth Jazz P368 W291

The trumpeter mixes in all sorts of

stuff including vocalese and special

effects. Links: Pelt | AM | YouTube

Reeds and Deeds Cookin’ Jazz R257d C776

Eric Alexander, David Hazeltine, and 3 other guys get together for this project. Links: Alexander | AM | YouTube

Pharoah Sanders Message from Home Jazz Sa56 M562

The avant-garde saxophonist in a

release from the 90s. Links:

Sanders | AM | YouTube

Tracey Thomas Jazz Quintet

Fine & Mellow: The Music of Billie Holiday

Jazz T367 F493

Northeast Ohio singer performs

tunes associated with the famed

jazz vocalist. Links: Thomas |

YouTube

Chucho Valdés Doble Gigante: The Latin Jazz Sides

Jazz V233 D654

A compilation of the Afro-Cuban

pianist’s work from the 60s & 70s.

Links: Valdés | AM | YouTube

Classical: Composer Title Call # Comments

Malcolm Arnold Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 Clas Ar65 Sy68-1

Vernon Handley conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Links: Arnold | Handley

Kurt Atterberg Chamber Music, Vol. 1 Clas At82 C355/1

Various works, with Eszter Pérényi and András Kiss on violin, Ilona Prunyi and Sándor Falvay, piano. Links: Atterberg | Pérényi | Kiss | Prunyi | Falvay

Johann Christian Bach 6 Symphonies Clas B122jc Sy68

Played by the Schweizer Bläsersolisten, a wind ensemble. Links: Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion)

Clas B122 M430

Nikolaus Harnoncourt fronts the Regensburger Domchor, King’s College Choir Cambridge, & Concentus Musicus Wien. Links: Bach | Harnoncourt

Granville Bantock Orchestra Music Clas B228

A suite, a symphony, and other music, all performed by the Czechoslovak

Or10 State Philharmoni, conducted by Adrian Leaper. Links: Bantock | Leaper

Samuel Barber Symphony No. 1; Essays for Orchestra Nos. 1 & 2

Clas B233 Sy68-1

David Measham leads the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: Barber | Measham

Arnold Bax Piano Duos Clas B330 P573d

Jeremy Brown and Seta Tanyel team up for these works for two pianos. Links: Bax | Tanyel

Franz Ignaz Beck Symphonies, Op. 1 Clas B388 Sy68 Op.1

18th century works, performed by the New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Donald Armstrong. Links: Beck

Ludwig van Beethoven/ Vadim Salmanov

Symphony No. 6; Symphony No. 4

Clas B393 Sy68-4

Curious combination, although it has less to do with the composers than the conductor. Yevgeny Mravinsky leads the Leningrad Philharmonic in these 1970s recordings. Links: Beethoven | Salmanov | Mravinsky

Jiří Antonín Benda/ František Benda

Viola & Violin Concertos, Vol. 2

Clas B432 V813c/2

Josef Suk, viola, & Ariane Pfister, violin, are joined by the Suk Chamber Orchestra and the Prague Chamber Orchestra, Christian Benda presiding. Links: Benda | Benda | Benda | Suk | Pfister

Leonard Bernstein Orchestra Music Clas B458 Or10

A symphony, an overture, and other works, with James Judd conducting the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. Links: Bernstein | Judd

Franz Berwald Piano Trios, Vol. 2 Clas B463 P573t/2

Four in this second set, with Kalman Drafi, piano, Jozsef Modrian, violin, & György Kertész, cello. Links: Berwald | Drafi | Modrian | Kertész

Arthur Bliss Instrumental Music Clas B619 In7

All works for viola and/or piano. Emanuel Vardi, viola, is joined by Kathron Sturrock, piano. Links: Bliss | Vardi | Sturrock

Alexander Borodin/ Bedřich Smetana

String Quartet No. 2; String Quartet No. 1

Clas B644 St86q-2

The Cleveland Quartet performs these two works. Links: Borodin | Smetana | Cleveland Q

Hakon Børresen Symphony No. 1; Serenade; Nordic Folk Tunes

Clas B646 Sy68-1

All played by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, with Ole Schmidt conducting. Links: Børresen | Schmidt

Havergal Brian Symphonies Nos. 10 & 21

Clas B760 Sy68-10

James Loughran and Eric Pinkett share conducting duties fronting the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra. Links: Brian | Loughran |

Pinkett

Frank Bridge String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3

Clas B764 St86q-1

The Maggini Quartet takes on these early 20th century works. Links: Bridge | Maggini Q

Benjamin Britten Orchestra Music Clas B778 Or10

Four works, performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, led by Myer Fredman. Links: Britten | Fredman

Max Bruch Suite on Russian Themes; Symphony No. 3

Clas B830 Su39r

Manfred Honeck conducts the Hungarian State Orchestra. Links: Bruch | Honeck

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 3, 1877 and 1889 Versions

Clas B831 Sy68-3

Johannes Wildner leads us through this confusion, with the New Philharmonia Orchestra of Westphalia. Links: Bruckner | Wildner

William Byrd Laudibus in Sanctis Clas B996 L364

Works from 1591 and 1605, performed by The Cardinall’s Music, directed by Andrew Carwood. Links: Byrd | Carwood

André Caplet Songs of André Caplet Clas C172 So58

Late Romantic French songs, with Claudette Leblanc, soprano, & Boaz Sharon, piano. Links: Caplet | Leblanc | Sharon

Domenico Cimarosa Overtures, Vol. 1 Clas C489 Ov2/1

Sparkling works from the Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia, led by Alessandro Amoretti. Links: Cimarosa | Amoretti

Paul Constantinescu Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto

Clas C766 Sy68-1

Valentin Gheorghiu is the pianist on the second work. Two orchestras here, conducted by Ion Baciu and Emil Simon. Links: Constantinescu | Gheorghiu | Baciu | Simon

William Crotch Symphonies; Organ Concerto; Overture

Clas C884 Sy68

Stop giggling. We can hear you. Early 19th century works, with Andrew Lumsden on the organ, and Hilary Davan Wetton conducting the Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra. Links: Crotch | Lumsden | Wetton

Alexander Dargomyzhsky/ César Cui

Romances Clas D248 R661

Songs, with Valentina Sharonova, soprano, and Vladimir Yurigin-Klevke, piano. Links: Dargomyzhsky | Cui | Yurigin-Klevke

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

Doktor und Apotheker Clas D637 D685

18th century comic opera, with James Lockhart conducting the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonic. Links: Dittersdorf | Lockhart

Ernö Dohnányi Chamber Music Clas Two piano quintets and a piano

D682 C355

quartet, with István Kassai, piano, and the Auer String Quartet. Links: Dohnányi | Kassai | Auer SQ

Cornelis Dopper Symphony No. 2; Päân 1; Päân 2

Clas D722 Sy68-2

The other two are symphonic studies. Matthias Bamert conducts the Residente Orchestra the Hague. Links: Dopper | Bamert

Felix Draeseke Symphony No. 3; Funeral March

Clas D783 Sy68-3

Jörg-Peter Weigle leads the Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR. Links: Draeseke | Weigle

Marcel Dupré/ Josef Rheinberger

Symphony in G Minor; Organ Concerto No. 1

Clas D928 Sy68

Organist Michael Murray joins the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jahja Ling. Links: Dupré | Rheinberger | Murray | Ling

Antonín Dvořák Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 Clas D959 Sy68-8

1950s recordings of the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Václav Talich. Links: Dvořák | Talich

George Dyson Overtures Clas D995 Ov2

Three of them, with the Royal College of Music Chamber Choir & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Willcocks. Links: Dyson | Willcocks

Einar Englund Orchestral Works Clas En36 Or10

Jorma Panula leads the Turku Philharmonic in two symphonies and a piano concerto. Niklas Sivelöv is the pianist. Links: Englund | Panula | Sivelöv

Manuel de Falla El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat); Homenajes

Clas F190 So52

Jesús López-Cobos conducts the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in these Spanish works. Links: Falla | López-Cobos

Friedrich Ernst Fesca String Quartets Nos. 1-3 Clas F427 St86q-1

Early 19th century works performed by the Authentic Quartet. Links: Fesca | Authentic Q

Josef Bohuslav Foerster Symphony No. 4; Festive Overture; Meine Jugend

Clas F685 Sy68-4

Lance Friedel conducts the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Links: Foerster | Friedel

Cesar Franck The Great Organ Works of Cesar Franck, Vol. 2

Clas F847 Or3/2

Three works here, all played by Jennifer Bate on the Grandes Orgues de la Cathédrale Saint Pierre de Beauvais. Links: Franck | Bate

Robert Fuchs Complete Works for Cello & Piano

Clas F951 C331

Romantic sonatas and other works, with Nancy Green, cello, & Caroline Palmer, piano. Links: Fuchs | Green | Palmer

Niels Gade Sextet; Octet Clas G117

19th century works by this Danish composer, performed by the Berlin

Se91 Philharmonic String Octet. Links: Gade

Alexander Glazunov Orchestral Works, Vol. 8 Clas G469 Or1/8

The Seasons, and a couple of other works, with Alexander Anissimov conducting the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Links: Glazunov | Anissimov

Reinhold Glière Symphony No. 1; The Sirens

Clas G498 Sy68-1

Stephen Gunzenhauser leads the Slovak Philharmonic. Links: Glière | Gunzenhauser

Eduard Grieg Sigurd Jorsalfar; Funeral March; The Mountain Spell

Clas G871 Si27

Kåre Bjørkoy is the featured singer, with the Oslo Philharmonic Chorus and the London Symphony Orchestra, led by Per Dreier. Links: Grieg | Bjørkoy

Joseph Haydn Cello Concertos Clas H324 C331c

Maria Kliegel is the cellist. Helmut Müller-Brühl conducts the Cologne Chamber Orchestra. Links: Haydn | Kliegel | Müller-Brühl

Joseph Haydn Symphonies Nos. 101 & 102

Clas H324 Sy68-101

Sigiswald Kuijken conducts La Petit Bande in these late London symphonies. Links: Haydn | Kuijken

Michael Haydn Missa in Hon. S. Gotthardi; 4 Graduals; Anima Nostra

Clas H324m M691g

The Zürcher Sängerknaben is joined by the Müchener Kammerorchestra, conducted by Christoph Poppen. Links: Haydn | Poppen

Hildegard von Bingen Music of the Angels Clas H545 M973a

Music from the cycle dedicated to Saint Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins, and some other stuff. Performed by the Hildegard von Bingen Choir. Links: Hildegard

Fanny Mendelssohn –Hensel

Das Jahr Clas H396 J195

A 13-movement work for piano (she included a “Nachspiel” at the end). Liana Serbescu plays. Links: Hensel

Bernard Herrmann Symphony; The Fantasticks

Clas H436 Sy68

Herrmann wrote other stuff besides film music. The composer conducts the National Philharmonic Orchestra. Links: Herrmann

Johann Wilhelm Hertel Orchestra Music Clas H440 Or10

Three concertos and three sinfonias from this 18th century composer, played by the Capriccio Barock Orchester, conducted by Dominik Kiefer. Sergio Azzolini is the bassoonist. Links: Hertel | Azzolini

Alfred Hill String Quartets, Vol. 1 Clas H550 St86q/1

Three by this Australian composer, in late Romantic style, all performed by the Dominion Quartet. Links: Hill | Dominion Q

Franz Anton Symphonies Clas The London Mozart Players play three,

Hoffmeister H675 Sy68

under the baton of Mathias Bamert. Links: Hoffmeister | Bamert

Joseph Holbrooke Orchestra Music Clas H696 Or10

Three works, with Andrew Penny conducting the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Links: Holbrooke | Penny

Gustav Holst Music for Two Pianos Clas H741 P573

Len Vorster and Robert Chamberlain team up to perform an arranged version of The Planets, and other stuff. Links: Holst | Vorster | Chamberlain

Engelbert Humperdinck / Felix Mendelssohn

Orchestral Suites from the Operas; Trumpet Overture

Clas H883e Op2

No, “Please Release Me” is not on here. Hans Swarowsky conducts the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. Links: Humperdinck | Mendelssohn | Swarowsky

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

Caucasian Sketches, Suites 1 & 2

Clas Ip5 K178

Christopher Lyndon Gee conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in these gorgeous pieces. Links: MI-I | Lyndon Gee

John Ireland/ Frank Bridge

A Dowland Suite; Suite for String Orchestra

Clas Ir2 D755

David Garforth leads the English Chamber Orchestra in these 20th century works. Links: Ireland | Bridge | Garforth

Dmitry Kabalevsky Orchestra Music Clas K111 Or10

Three 20th century works, with Vasily Jelvakov conducting the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Links: Kabalevsky

Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto; Concerto-Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra

Clas K526 V813c

Two 20th century works, with Mihaela Martin, violin, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, led by Theodore Kuchar. Links: Khachaturian | Martin | Kuchar

Uuno Klami Orchestra Music Clas K662 Or10

Overtures and suites, with Jorma Panula leading the Turku Philharmonic. Links: Klami | Panula

Franz Krommer String Quartets, Op. 18 Clas K921 St86q

Three here, from the late 18th-early 19th century, performed by Quartetto di Milano. Links: Krommer

Friedrich Kuhlau Theatre Music Clas K955 T340

A suite and four overtures from the early 19th century. Edward Serov and Othmar Maga conduct the Odense Symphony Orchestra. Links: Kuhlau | Serov | Maga

Franz Lachner/ Robert Fuchs

Septet; Clarinet Quintet Clas L117 Se63

Both are performed by the Ensemble Villa Musica. Links: Lachner | Fuchs | Villa Musica

Franz Liszt Requiem Clas L699

Performed by the Male Chorus of the Hungarian People’s Army, conducted by

R299 János Ferencsik. Links: Liszt | Ferencsik

Hans Christian Lumbye Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 7

Clas L970 Or1/7

The series continues, with marches, gallops, and polkas, performed by the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra, led by David Riddell. Links: Lumbye | Riddell

Edward MacDowell Piano Music, Vol. 2 Clas M148 P573/2

James Barbagallo plays a suite, a sonata, and some other works. Links: MacDowell | Barbagallo

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 1 Clas M278 Sy68-1

Late 1960s recording of Jascha Horenstein conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: Mahler | Horenstein

Gian Frencesco Malipiero

Orchestra Music Clas M295 Or10

Four 20th century works, performed by the Veneto Philharmonic, conducted by Peter Maag. Links: Malipiero | Maag

John Marsh Five Symphonies Clas M353 Sy68

Classical period works, performed by the Chichester Concert, conducted by Ian Graham-Jones. Links: Marsh | Graham-Jones

Jules Massenet/ Giacomo Meyerbeer

Espada-Ballet Suite; Selections from L’Africaine, Dinorah, The Prophet

Clas M384 Es61

French ballet music matched with German/Italian music from grand opera. George Sebastian conducts the Paris Opera Orchestra. Links: Massenet | Meyerbeer | Sebastian

Nikolay Medtner Piano Sonatas Clas M469 P573s

There are three here, all played by Adám Fellegi. Links: Medtner | Fellegi

Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2; Octet

Clas M522 St86q-2

The Cleveland Quartet is responsible for the first work, and is helped out by the Meliora Quartet on the second. Links: Mendelssohn | Cleveland Q

Darius Milhaud Creation du Monde; and other works

Clas M599 C860

Ian Hobson conducts the Sinfonia da Camera. Links: Milhaud | Hobson

Moritz Moszkowski Pieces for Piano Duet (Four Hands)

Clas M855 P573f

Ulrich Koella and Gérard Wyss combine their 20 fingers for five pieces. Links: Moszkowski | Koella | Wyss

W. A. Mozart Idomeneo Clas M877 Id5

John Eliot Gardiner leads the English Baroque Soloists & the Monteverdi Choir. Links: Mozart | Gardiner

W. A. Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 5, 14 & 16

Clas M877 P573c-5

Robert Levin is the pianist, with the Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Christopher Hogwood. Links: Mozart | Levin | Hogwood

Modest Mussorgsky Night on the Bare Mountain; Pictures at an Exhibition

Clas M977 P589

Orchestral versions, performed by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, conducted by Theodore

Kuchar. Links: Mussorgsky | Kuchar

Josef Mysliveček VI Sinfonie Concertante Clas M999 Si63

18th century works, performed by the Uralsk Philharmonic, conducted by Gary Brain. Links: Mysliveček | Brain

Carl Nielsen Saul & David Clas N554 Sa86

Opera, with Boris Christoff as Saul, and the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, conducted by Jascha Horenstein. Links: Nielsen | Christoff | Horenstein

Julián Orbón Orchestra Music Clas Or1j Or10

Symphonic dances, a concerto grosso, & other works, with the Asturias Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maximiano Valdés. Links: Orbón | Valdés

Nicolò Paganini Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

Clas P140 V813c-3

Ernö Rósza is the violinist, with Michael Dittrich conducting the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Links: Paganini | Dittrich

Hubert Parry Symphony No. 2; Overture to an Unwritten Tragedy

Clas P249 Sy68-2

Andrew Penny conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in these late Romantic pieces. Links: Parry | Penny

Cipriani Potter Symphonies Nos. 8 & 10 Clas P851 Sy68-8

No relation to Harry. 19th century works, with Hilary Davan Wetton conducting the Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra. Links: Potter | Wetton

Sergey Prokofiev Symphony No. 4; The Prodigal Son (Suite)

Clas P943 Sy68-4

Theodore Kuchar leads the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Links: Prokofiev | Kuchar

Joachim Raff Symphony No. 5 Clas R122 Sy68-5

Bernard Herrmann conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Links: Raff | Herrmann

Ferdinand Ries Piano Sonatas and Sonatinas, Vol. 5

Clas R445 P573s/5

Three early 19th century works, performed by Susan Kagan, piano. Links: Ries | Kagan

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 Clas R469 Or10/2

A suite and some other pieces, played by the USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra, led by Vladimir Fedoseyev. Links: NR-K | Fedoseyev

Hans Rott Symphony; Pastorales Vorspiel

Clas R747 Sy68

Dennis Russell Davies conducts the Radio Symphonieorchester Wien in these 19th century works. Links: Rott | Davies

Henri Sauguet Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 Clas Sa85 Sy68-3

Antonio de Almeida conducts the Moscow Symphony Orchestra in these 20th century works. Links: Sauguet | Almeida

Ahmed Adnan Saygun Cello Concerto, Viola Concerto

Clas Sa99 C331c

Mirjam Tschopp is the violist, Tim Hugh the cellist. Howard Griffiths conducts the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra. Links: Saygun | Tschopp | Hugh | Griffiths

Arnold Schoenberg Gurre-Lieder Clas Sch63 G967

Soloists are joined by the Simon Joly Choral, and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Robert Craft. Links: Schoenberg | Craft

Franz Schubert Lieder with Orchestra Clas Sch78 L623

Anne Sofie von Otter sings with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Claudio Abbado. Links: Schubert | Otter | Abbado

Alexander Scriabin Symphony No. 2; Symphonic Poem

Clas Scr31 Sy68-2

The Moscow Symphony Orchestra plays while Igor Golovschin leads. Links: Scriabin | Golovschin

Rodion Shchedrin The Piano Music of Rodion Shchedrin

Clas Sh29 P573

Several solo works performed by the composer, followed by a concerto, with Vladimir Krainev and the Leningrad Philharmonic, conducted by Alexander Dmitriev. Links: Shchedrin | Krainev | Dmitriev

Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach)

1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults

Clas Sch31 Se82

More comedic classical music, with an orchestra named the Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic. Links: Schickele | YouTube

Dmitri Shostakovich Symphonies Nos. 2 & 15; The Bedbug (Suite)

Clas Sh82 Sy68-2

Gennadi Rozhdestvensky leads the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra. Links: Shostakovich | Rozhdestvensky

Louis Spohr Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Alruna Variations

Clas Sp64 C544c-1

Eduard Brunner is the clarinetist, with the Bamberger Symphoniker, conducted by Hans Stadlmair. Links: Spohr | Brunner | Stadlmair

Alexei Stanchinsky Piano Sonatas Clas St24a P573s

Late Romantic works, including three sonatas and some sketches. Daniel Blumenthal is the pianist. Links: Stanchinsky | Blumenthal

Rudi Stephan Die Ersten Menschen Clas St43 Er87

Early 20th century opera, with Karl Anton Rickenbacher conducting the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Links: Stephan | Rickenbacher

Joseph Suk Praga, Symphonic Poem; Pohádka (A Fairy Tale)

Clas Su45 P884

Two works from Dvořák’s son-in-law, played by the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, conducted by Alun Francis. Links: Suk | Francis

Franz von Suppé Boccaccio Clas Su76

Opera with Hermann Prey in the title role, and the Bayerisches Symphonie-

B630 Orchester, conducted by Willi Boskovsky. Links: Suppé | Boskovsky | Prey

Johan Svendsen Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Clas Sv24 Sy68-1

Late Romantic works performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bjarte Engeset. Links: Svendsen | Engeset

Sigismond Thalberg Fantasies on Operas by Donizetti

Clas T327 F217d

Thalberg was fond of playing with other composers’ material. Performed on piano by Francesco Nicolosi. Links: Thalberg | Nicolosi

Donald Tovey Chamber Music, Vol. 1 Clas T643 C355/1

This series starts with two piano trios, performed by the London Piano Trio. Links: Tovey | LPT

Ralph Vaughan Williams/ William Mathias

Symphony No. 2; Celtic Dances

Clas V465 Sy68-2

Owain Arwel Hughes conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Wales in these two works. Links: RVW | Mathias | Hughes

Pancho Vladigerov Bulgarian Impressions: Complete Works for Piano Duo

Clas V843 B871

Yay! More Pancho! Performed by the Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov. Links: Vladigerov | G & D

Robert Volkmann Works for Piano Clas V885 P573

19th century pieces, performed by István Kassai. Links: Volkmann | Kassai

Richard Wagner Lohengrin Clas W125 L831

Daniel Barenboim conducts the Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, & the Staatskapelle Berlin. Links: Wagner | Barenboim

Richard Wagner Tristan und Isolde Clas W125 T738

Same conductor, but this time with the Berlin Philharmonic. Links: Wagner | Barenboim

William Walton Henry V Clas W179 H396v

Andrew Penny strikes again, conducting the RTE Concert Orchestra in this work adapted from the 1944 film. Links: Walton | Penny

Carl Maria von Weber Abu Hassan; Battle and Victory

Clas W388 Ab91

One-act comic opera (with dialogue omitted), with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano, and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Ludwig. Links: Weber | Schwarzkopf | Ludwig

Kurt Weill Down in the Valley; Der Jasager

Clas W429 D757

Two short operas, with the Orchester Campus Cantat 90, conducted by Willi Gundlach. Links: Weil

Leó Weiner Csongor és Tünde; Suite Clas W431L C890

László Kovács conducts the North Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, Miskolc. Links: Weiner | Kovács

Samuel Wesley Symphonies Nos. 3, 4, 5, & 6

Clas W516 Sy68-3

Once again, Hilary Davan Wetton conducts the Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra. Will he ever stop!?? Links: Wesley | Wetton

Henryk Wieniawski The Romantic Polish Violin

Clas W636h V813

19th century works played by several violinists, including Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Krzysztof Jakowicz, & Wanda Wilkomirska. Links: Wieniawski

Peter von Winter Maometto Clas W734 M320

Tragic melodrama from the early 19th century, with the Czech Philharmonic Choir, & Czech Chamber Soloists, Brno, conducted by Gabriele Bellini. Links: Winter | Bellini

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Claudio Abbado Claudio Abbado & Friends

Clas Ab19 C571

A compliation of short tracks featuring the conductor, from Gramophone Magazine. Links: Abbado | YouTube

Graham Barber Graham Barber Plays the Klais Organ of Altenberg Cathedral

Clas B233g G760k

Works by Bach, Reger, & Karg-Elert, played at a cathedral in Bonn. Links: Barber | Klais Organ

Gerard Brooks Gerard Brooks Plays the Organ of St. Ouen, Rouen, in Franc e

Clas B791 G312c

Brooks performs works by Commette, Guilmant, Ibert, & others. Links: Brooks | St. Ouen Organ

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

American Piano Classics Clas C490p Am35p

Works by Leroy Anderson, George Gershwin, and others. Erich Kunzel conducts, with three different pianists. Links: Kunzel | YouTube

Cleveland Symphonic Winds

Stars & Stripes Clas C599w St28

Frederick Fennell steps in to lead the group in a variety of pieces by Grainger, Sousa, Vaughan Williams, and others. Links: CSW | Fennell | YouTube

Consortium Classicum Beethoven’s Friends Clas C765c B393f

Dieter Klöcker leads the group in works by Ries, von Lichnowsky, Czerny, & Louis Ferdinand. Links: CC | Klöcker

Empire Brass Romantic Brass Clas Em73 R662

Works by Debussy, Rodrigo, Turina, Ravel, and others. Links: Empire Brass | YouTube

Nordic Voices Sense & nonSense Clas N758v Se59

A mixed bag of vocal compositions ranging from Monteverdi to Ligeti. Links: Nordic Voices | YouTube

Leopold Stokowski Stokowski Q Clas St67 St67

A 4-disc set of historic recordings by the conductor, with works by Bach, Liszt, Sibelius, Holst, and others. Links: Stokowski | YouTube

Strings of Gold Soundshades Clas St86g So84

The Arnold Sisters, of Medina, put this out in 2003 as a community outreach project. Links: Strings | YouTube

Vanessa-Mae The Best of Vanessa- Mae

Clas V289 B464

Selections from the violinist’s other recordings. Apparently some of her best involves cheesecake photos. Links: Vanessa Mae | AM | YouTube

Colin Walsh Colin Walsh Plays the Father Willis Organ of Lincoln Cathedral

Clas W168 C682w

Works by Gigout, Franck, Widor, & others. Links: Walsh | Father Willis Organ

Jane Watts Jane Watts Plays the Lewis Organ of Kelvington Grove Art Gallery, Glasgow

Clas W349 J253k

Works by Stanford, Guilmant, and others. Links: Watts | Lewis Organ

John Williams El Diablo Suelto: Guitar Music of Venezuela

Clas W670 D540

Williams tackles pieces by Lauro, Figueredo, and others. Links: Williams | AM | YouTube

American Choral Music Clas Am35c

Works by Persichetti, Ives, Corigliano, & others, with James Morrow conducting the Universtiy of Texas Chamber Singers & Chamber Orchestra. Links: Morrow

Scenes from Jewish Operas, Vol. 2

Clas J556o/2

Selections from works by Siegmeister, Schiff, & Weisgall. Kenneth Kiesler and Gerard Schwarz conduct a couple of orchestras. Links: Kiesler | Schwarz

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Cellocentric Cellocentric Misc C331c C331

Trio of Northeast Ohio musicians blend classical, folk, jazz, and other stuff, with emphasis on the cello. Links: Cellocentric | YouTube

Larry Long Here I Stand: Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Songs

Misc L850 H420

Field recordings from rural Alabama, recording by Long and released by Smithsonian Folkways. Links: Long

The Romantic Strings Stardust Moods Misc R662s St28

Easy listening music to make you feel like retiring. Links: YouTube

Roger Williams Pop Goes the Ivories Misc W675 P810

More easy listening music, with an emphasis on the piano. Links: Williams | AM | YouTube

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J. S. Bach Toccata, Adagio & BauLP What makes this unusual is the

Fugue in C Major; Fugue in A Minor; Fantasia & Fugue in G Minor

B1224 T561

performer, organist Albert Schweitzer. Recorded in the 1950s. Links: Bach | Schweitzer

Vincenzo Bellini I Puritani LP B4172 P974

Beverly Sills & Nicolai Gedda star, with Julius Rudel conducting the London Philharmonic. Links: Bellini | Sills | Gedda | Rudel

Paul Constantinescu/ Constantin Silvestri

Concerto for Violin & Orchestra; Three Pieces for String Orchestra; Prelude & Fugue

BauLP C7661 C7449v

Silvestri composed the latter two works. Ştefan Ruha, violin, and the Cluj Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mircea Cristescu. Links: Constantinescu | Silvestri | Ruha

Gaetano Donizetti Maria Stuarda LP D7179 M3373

Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti sing, while the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna plays, conducted by Richard Bonynge. Links: Donizetti | Sutherland | Pavarotti | Bonynge

Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band

Music for Non Thinkers BauLP G933 M9733

Humorous off-key music by this nonet of strange musicians. Links: Guckenheimer | YouTube

Darius Milhaud La Carnaval d’Aix; Concerto for Viola & Orchestra of Soloists; Concerto for Percussion & Small Orchestra

BauLP M5991 C214

The composer conducts the Orchestra of Radio Luxemburg. Links: Milhaud

Francis Poulenc Dialogues des Carmélites

LP P863 D5414

Opera, performed by the Choir & Orchestra of the Théatre National de L’Opera, directed by Pierre Dervaux. Links: Poulenc | Dervaux

Lucijan Marija Škerjanc / Blagoje Bersa

Concertino for Piano & Strings; Sunny Fields (Symphonic Poem)

BauLP Sk27 C7449p

Two Slovenian works, with Samo Hubad conducting the Orkester Slovenske Filharmonije. Dubravka Tomšič-Srebotnjak is the pianist. Links: Škerjanc | Bersa | Hubad | Tomšič-Srebotnjak

José Usandizaga/ J. Muñoz Molleda

Quartet on Basque Themes; Quartet No. 1

BauLP Us17 C8913-1

Two string quartets, played by the Agrupacion Nacional de Musica de Camara. Links: Usandizaga | Muñoz Molleda

Richard Wagner The Sound of Wagner BauLP W1256 So841

A sampler of pieces from various operas, performed by the Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Erich Leinsdorf. Links: Wagner | Leinsdorf