A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

September 2012

Welcome to the new Fistful, with a new format, slightly new look, and as ever, new music.

As usual, the first issue of the new academic year brings a lot of new items. This time

around we have Akron punk, Canton metal, jazz vocalists, fiddle wizards, and a wide

assortment of classical music. We continue building the Northeast Ohio music collection,

and so look for those little green stickers that tell you we’re keeping it local. 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

Fiona Apple The Idler Wheel is

Wiser than the

Driver of the Screw

and Whipping Cords

will Serve You…

Pop

Ap52

Id4

Fifty shades of Fiona! The lengthy

and odd title belies the apparent

quality of her latest album. Links:

Apple | AM | YouTube

Bizarros Can’t Fight Your

Way Up Town from

Here

Pop

B551

C166

Some of the best punk music (if one

can conceive of such a category)

came out of Akron. Links: Bizarros

| AM | YouTube

Mike Bloomfield/Al

Kooper/Steve Stills

Super Session Pop

B623

Su76

Classic blues rock from the 1960s.

Links: Bloomfield | YouTube |

Kooper | AM | YouTube | Stills | AM

| YouTube

Kate Bush The Whole Story Pop

B963

W620

Her first best-of collection, from

1986. Links: Bush | AM | YouTube

Cats on Holiday Workin’ Man Pop

C294

W892

2007 release by this Cleveland

roots band. Links: Cats | YouTube

Alex Cortiz Mesmerising Pop

C818

M561

A little ambient/electronic/triphop

music from 2003. Links: Cortiz |

YouTube

Susan Cowsill Lighthouse Pop

C839

L626

Before they moved away and

became famous, the Cowsills lived

in Canton. Susan has since gone

Americana. Links: Cowsill | AM |

YouTube

Vic Damone 16 Most Requested

Songs

Pop

D187

How they got up to 16 we’ll never

know. Classic Italian-American

Si97 crooner. Links: Damone | AM |

YouTube

Finneus Superstar & the

Ballerina

Pop

F497

Su76

Americana band from Chicago.

Links: Finneus | YouTube

Glasvegas Glasvegas Pop

G465

G465

Debut album from 2006. Links:

Glasvegas | AM | YouTube

The Go-Betweens The Friends of

Rachel Worth

Pop

G536

F915

Aussie/English new wave/

alternative rock from 2000. Links:

Go-Betweens | AM | YouTube

Robin Guthrie Continental Pop

G984

C767

Experimental guitarist with his own

style. Links: Guthrie | AM |

YouTube

The Halos Nag Pop

H162

N131

New York doo-wop, from the early

1960s. They only had one official

hit, but backed other artists on

some big ones. Links: Halos | AM

Ryan Humbert Old Souls New

Shoes

Pop

H881

Ol10

Local singer-songwriter has been

making a name for himself lately.

Links: Humbert | YouTube

Inhale/Exhale The Lost, the Sick,

the Sacred

Pop

In4

L889

Christian metal from Canton. We

are at a loss to explain. Links:

Inhale | AM | YouTube

Joan Jett & the

Blackhearts

I Love Rock n’ Roll Pop

J510

I10

No need for adjectives. Just rock &

roll from the early 80s. Links: Jett |

AM | YouTube

Janis Joplin Janis Joplin’s

Greatest Hits

Pop

J745

J255

Seems like every library should

have this. Links: Joplin | AM |

YouTube

The Matadors Horrorbilly 9000 Pop

M411

H786

Rockabilly/zombie music from

Canada. Links: Matadors | YouTube

Mazzy Star So Tonight that I

Might See

Pop

M459

So10

Psychedelic dream pop from the

early 90s. Links: Mazzy | AM |

YouTube

Midnight Syndicate Born of the Night Pop

M584

B645

Is “gothy” a real word? Spooky

stuff from NE Ohio. Links: Midnight

| AM | YouTube

Moloko I Am Not a Doctor Pop

M738

Ia6

English dance pop from the late

90s. Links: Moloko | AM | YouTube

Ryan Montbleau

Band

Heavy on the Vine Pop

M763

H352

The latest from this contemporary

singer songwriter. Links: Montbleau

| YouTube

Alison Moyet Essex Pop

M874

Es75

Another British alternative pop

artist. This album is from the mid-

90s. Links: Moyet | AM | YouTube

Mudvayne The End of All

Things to Come

Pop

M884

En21

Is one allowed to perform heavy

metal in Peoria? Links: Mudvayne |

AM | YouTube

Stevie Nicks Bella Donna Pop Former Fleetwood Mac singer’s

N539

B414

most famous solo album. We did

not realize she is older than the

editor. Links: Nicks | AM | YouTube

NRBQ Wild Weekend Pop

N879

W643

Somewhere between a bar band

and a comedy team lies NRBQ.

Links: NRBQ | AM | YouTube

The Pines Dark So Gold Pop

P653

D248

The latest from this dark Americana

band from Minnesota. Links: Pines

| AM | YouTube

Bonnie Raitt Slipstream Pop

R137

Sl37

The most recent release by this

bluesy rocker. Links: Raitt | AM |

YouTube

Mark Ronson & the

Business Intl.

Record Collection Pop

R669

R245

If we can use “gothy,” then we can

also use “turntabley.” Links:

Ronson | AM | YouTube

Sleigh Bells Reign of Terror Pop

Sl25

R272

New release by this experimental

noise pop group. Links: Sleigh | AM

| YouTube

The Silos When the

Telephone Rings

Pop

Si36

W574

These guys have been under the

radar for decades. Alt.country

turned garage band. Links: Silos |

AM | YouTube

Simian Mobile Disco Attack Decay

Sustain Release

Pop

Si42

At81

No commas, just dance/club music.

Links: SMD | AM | YouTube

Paul Simon So Beautiful or So

What

Pop

Si54

So10

Mr. Simon gets all spiritual on us in

his latest venture. Links: Simon |

AM | YouTube

Small Faces Ultimate Collection Pop

Sm18

Ul8

A 2-disc set of their sessions for

Decca & Immediate Records. Links:

Small Faces | AM | YouTube

Underoath Lost in the Sound of

Separation

Pop

Un2

L899

Their name makes us giggle,

because it reminds us of Underoos.

Christian metal band. Links:

Underoath | AM | YouTube

Usher Confessions Pop

Us3

C760

Not so new (2004), but one of his

best. Links: Usher | AM | YouTube

Velvet Underground White Light/White

Heat

Pop

V548

W583

Classic underground from the 60s,

with Lou Reed and John Cale.

Links: Velvet | AM | YouTube

Josh Wink Profound Sounds,

Vol. 1

Pop

W728

P943

Late 90s tunes from one of the

major figures in the Techno scene.

Links: Wink | AM | YouTube

Zola Jesus Stridulum EP Pop

Z74

St85

Indie/electronic music from the

mind of Nika Roza Danilova. Links:

Zola | AM | YouTube

Folk/Country: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Kenny Baker A Baker’s Dozen Country Starting this section with some fine

B174 B177

bluegrass fiddling. Links: Baker |

AM | YouTube

Cactus Rose You Might Just Fall in Love

Country C113 Y83

Cleveland country music by this

duo of Gregory Allen Stiles and

Janet Johnson. Links: YouTube

Cadillac Sky Gravity’s Our Enemy Country C114 G789

More bluegrass, from Nashville/

Texas. Their web site tells us

they’ve quit playing together.

Links: Cadillac | AM | YouTube Richard Dyer-Bennet Richard Dyer-Bennet,

Vol. 2 Folk D988 R382/2

More folk songs from this mainstay

of the 1940s-50s scene. Links:

Dyer-Bennet | AM | YouTube

Mike Farley Right This Time Country F229 R449

His debut album from 1997, linking

country and rock, but this one is

more country. Links: Farley | AM |

YouTube Hey Mavis Red Wine Folk

H499 R245

Cleveland-area band that combines

folk with a bit of jazz and pop.

Links: Mavis | YouTube

Robin Lacy Have No Fear Folk L119 H298

We needed a fresh chunk of

zydeco. Links: Lacy | YouTube

Bobby Mackey Ten Shades of Green Country M194 T250

We needed a fresh chunk of classic

country music. This guy has his

own bar, in northern Kentucky.

Links: Mackey | YouTube Valorie Miller Autumn Eyes Folk

M619 Au86

North Carolina folksinger/

songwriter in her latest release.

Links: Miller | YouTube

Northern Portage Church Basement Tapes Folk N814 C473

No links here. This group is

extremely local, and the church

basement it was recorded in is

across the street.

Blues/Gospel: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Elvin Bishop Getting’ My Groove Back

Blues B541 G335

Former Butterfield Blues Band guitarist, his solo act in 1970 was the first concert attended by the editor. Links: Bishop | AM | YouTube

Mississippi Mass Choir It Remains to be Seen… Gospel M691m It10

100 voices, so there’s a lot of singing going on. Links: MMC | AM | YouTube

Shakura S’aida Brown Sugar Blues Sa21 B815

Blues singer from Brooklyn by way

of Toronto. Links: S’aida | AM |

YouTube

E. C. Scott Masterpiece Blues Sco83

Another blues singer, a little more

on the funk side. Links: Scott | AM

M393 | YouTube

International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Gilberto Gil Banda Larga Cordel Int G370 B220

One of the honchos of the Brazilian

tropicalia style. Links: Gil | AM |

YouTube

Kayhan Kalhor & Brooklyn Rider

Silent City Int K124 Si33

Iranian musician who plays the

Persian spiked fiddle, teams with an

avant-garde group. Links: Kalhor |

YouTube

Bob Marley & the Wailers

Trenchtown Days: Birth of a Legend

Int M343 T722

His early stuff from the 60s sounds

a bit different. Links: Marley | AM |

YouTube

Vieux Farka Touré The Secret Int T645v Se25

Malian musician who combines

traditional and Western music.

Links: Touré | AM | YouTube

Savina Yannatou Songs of an Other Int Y17 So58

Greek singer who veers from

Mediterranean folk music to

classical and jazz. Links: Yannatou |

AM | YouTube

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

Patrick Doyle Henry V: Original Soundtrack Recording

FilmMus D776 H396

Doyle is a prolific film composer. This was his first big release. Links: Doyle | AM

Elliot Goldenthal Interview with the Vampire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

FilmMus G566 In8

Goldenthal is also prolific. This was hardly his first. Goldenthal | AM

Jazz: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Mike Baggetta Quartet Source Material Jazz B146 Sou84

Neo-bop jazz guitarist and group

lay down some good grooves.

Links: Baggetta | YouTube

Bryan and the Aardvarks

Heroes of Make Believe Jazz B840 H432

Contemporary jazz group led by

Bryan Copeland. Nice of them to

quote a certain editor’s review.

Links: Aardvarks Rondi Charleston Who Knows Where the

Time Goes Jazz C380 W620

Jazz vocalist in the cabaret

tradition. She’s definitely not shy.

Links: Charleston | YouTube

John Coltrane Settin’ the Pace Jazz 1958 release by this saxophone colossus,

C722 Se78

with Red Garland, Paul Chambers, & Arthur Taylor. Links: Coltrane | AM | YouTube

Harry Connick, Jr. Twenty Jazz C762 T918

We’re not sure why he called it

that. It wasn’t his 20th album, and

there aren’t 20 songs. Links:

Connick | AM | YouTube Bill Evans Peace Pieces Jazz

Ev15 P313

Evans compositions, as interpreted by Herbie Mann, flute, and friends. Links:

Evans | AM | YouTube | Mann | AM

| YouTube Orrin Evans Freedom Jazz

Ev16 F875

New release by this “young lion”

pianist. Links: Evans | AM |

YouTube

Tom Fries Band Mellow Blend Jazz F915 M489

Northeast Ohio musician who presents a “mellow blend of jazz, Latin, and Dixieland.” Links: Fries

Erroll Garner Eroll Garner’s Serenade to Laura

Jazz G186 Er79s

Classic jazz piano from the mid-

1950s. Links: Garner | AM |

YouTube

Robert Glasper Double Booked Jazz G463 D743

Progressive pianist’s release from

2009. Links: Glasper | AM |

YouTube

Tom Knific The Muse Jazz K742 M972

The latest from this bassist from

Northeast Ohio. Links: Knific |

YouTube

Larry McDonough Quartet

Simple Gifts Jazz M147 Si57

2005 release from this pianist who

likes to play with time signatures.

Links: McDonough | YouTube

Kitty Margolis Evolution Jazz M336 Ev64

Vocalist’s release from 1993. Links:

Margolis | AM | YouTube

Mark Murphy Mark Murphy Jazz M955 M340

A compilation of some of the

singer’s best. Links: Murphy | AM |

YouTube

Jimmy Owens The Monk Project Jazz Ow2 M749

The trumpeter’s tribute to

Thelonious Monk. Links: Owens |

AM | YouTube

Planet Z Planet Z, Featuring Susan Aquila

Jazz P693 P693

Electric violin gone serious fusion, to the point where Aquila sounds like a guitar goddess. Links: Planet Z | Aquila |

YouTube Sonny Rollins Moving Out Jazz

R657 M869

The tenor sax great works with Thelonious Monk and Kenny Dorham in these 1954 sessions. Links: Rollins | AM | YouTube

Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society Jazz Sp18

Latest effort from this young bassist

who combines jazz, R&B, and

R118 whatever else she likes. Links:

Spalding | AM | YouTube Frank Vignola Quintet Kong Man Jazz

V686 K836

Jazz guitarist puts out some nice

post-bop with his group. Links:

Vignola | AM | YouTube

Ben Webster See You at the Fair Jazz W391 Se31

The fair in question is the 1964-65 World’s Fair in New York, although it wasn’t recorded there, but in New Jersey. Links: Webster | AM | YouTube

Classical: Composer Title Call # Comments

Eugene D’Albert Piano Works Clas Al14 P573

Three pieces, performed by Alexandra Oehler. Links: D’Albert | Oehler

Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga

String Quartets Clas Ar69 St86q

Early 19th century works performed by the Guarneri Quartet. Links: Arriaga | Guarneri Q

Matthew Barber/ Christopher Bailey

Interface Chapel; Balladei

Clas B233m In8

New music. The first is performed by members of the Ossia New Music Ensemble, the second by Shiau-uen Ding, piano. Links: Barber | Bailey | Ossia | Ding

Béla Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin; Two Portraits; Two Pictures

Clas B285 M672

The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra performs, conducted by either János Sándor or Miklós Erdélyi (but not at the same time). Links: Bartók | Sándor | Erdélyi

Ludwig van Beethoven

Fidelio Clas B393 F448

Opera, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Karl Böhm. Links: Beethoven | Böhm

Ludwig van Beethoven/ Johannes Brahms

Piano Concerto No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 2

Clas B393 P573c-1

Géza Anda is at the piano, with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Rafael Kubelik. Links: Beethoven | Brahms | Anda | Kubelik

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonatas Nos. 3, 7, and 12

Clas B393 P573s-3

Performed by Sviatoslav Richter, the first recorded in 1975, the others in 1959, all in Prague. Links: Beethoven | Richter

Georges Bizet L’Arlesienne; Jeux d’Enfants

Clas B552 Ar51

The BRTN Philharmonic is working here, with Alexander Rahbari, conductor. Links: Bizet | Rahbari

Anton Bruckner Mass in F Minor Clas B831 M381

The Rundfunkchor Berlin is at work here, directed by Michael Gläzer, with the Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Heinz Rögner. Links:

Bruckner | Rögner

Ferruccio Busoni The Complete Two Piano Programme

Clas B966 P573

Daniell Revenaugh and Lawrence Leighton Smith double team on this Busoni works, with some added Mozart transcriptions by Busoni. Links: Busoni | Revenaugh | Leighton Smith

John Cage Four Walls Clas C117 F825

Music for a dance-play, with Richard Bunger on piano, and vocals by Jay Clayton. Links: Cage | Bunger | Clayton

John Cage In a Landscape Clas C117 In10

Prepared piano music, performed by Stephen Drury. Links: Cage | Drury

Muzio Clementi The Complete Sonatas, Vol. 2: The Earliest Sonatas

Clas C591 P573s/2

Costantino Mastroprimiano sits at the piano for three discs-worth of music. Links: Clementi | Mastroprimiano

Edward Joseph Collins

Music of Edward Joseph Collins, Vol. 1

Clas C693 M973/1

A variety of works, played by Earl Wild or Gunnar Johansen, piano, or the Manhattan String Quartet. Links: Collins | Wild | Johansen | MSQ

David Congo Fusions—Electrocoustic Music

Clas C760 F986

Layered piano and electronic processing, all done by the composer. Links: Congo

Franz Danzi Complete Symphonies Clas D238 Sy68

Six of them, to be exact, performed by the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, conducted by Howard Griffiths. Links: Danzi | Griffiths

Antonín Dvořák Violin Concerto; Legends

Clas D959 V813c

Richard Tognetti is the violinist, with the Northdic Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Christian Lindberg. Links: Dvořák | Lindberg

Gabriel Fauré Requiem Clas F274 R299

The Cambridge Singers join members of the City of London Sinfonia, conducted by John Rutter. Links: Fauré | Rutter

Zdeněk Fibich Šárka Clas F443 Sa73

19th century opera, performed by Prague National Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Zdeněk Chalabala. Links: Fibich | Chalabala

Paul Gilson/August De Boeck

De Zee; Symphony in G Clas G428 M531

Works by two early 20th century Belgian composers, performed by the BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels, conducted by Karl-Anton Rickenbacher. Links: Gilson | De Boeck | Rickenbacher

Hermann Goetz/ Jósef Wieniawski

Piano Concertos Clas G555 P573c-2

Hamish Milne is at the keys for this pairing, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michał Dworzyński. Links: Goetz | Wieniawski | Milne | Dworzyński

Joseph Haydn Symphonies Nos. 45, 46, 47

Clas H324 Sy68-45

The Hanover Band, conducted by Roy Goodman, does all the work. Links: Haydn | Goodman

Gustav Holst First Choral Symphony; A Choral Fantasia

Clas H741 C456s-1

Different performers on these two pieces. The first includes the BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent. The second has the London Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult, with the John Alldis Choir. Links: Holst | Sargent | Boult

Hyacinthe Jadin Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3 Clas J174 P573s

Late 18th century works, with Cécile Wang at the piano. Links: Jadin | Wang

Leos Janácek Lachian Dances; The Fiddler’s Child; The Ballad of the Blanik Hill; & other works

Clas J251 L117

Performances from 1949-1954, by the Brno Radio Symphony Orchestra & the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bretislav Bakala. Links: Janácek | Bakala

Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda

Concerto Overture No. 17; Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4

Clas K126 Or1

19th century works performed by Die Kölner Akademie, conducted by Michael Alexander Willens. Links: Kalliwoda | Willens

Rodolphe Kreutzer Violin Concertos Nos. 17, 18, & 19

Clas K888 V813c

Axel Strauss is the violinist, with the San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Mogrelia. Links: Kreutzer | Strauss | Mogrelia

Franz Lehár Wo die Lerche Singt (Where the Lark Sings)

Clas L527 W810

Operetta, performed by the Chor und Grosses Wiener Rundfunkorchester, conducted by the composer in Vienna, 1942. Links: Lehár

Rolf Liebermann Die Schule der Frauen (The School for Women)

Clas L621 Sch81

The Vienna Philharmonic is at it again, with this 1957 performance conducted by George Szell. Links: Liebermann | Szell

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 9; Lieder from Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Clas M278 Sy68-9

Brigitte Fassbaender & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sing the lieder, with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, conducted by Hans Zender. Links: Mahler | Fassbaender | Fischer-Dieskau | Zender

Bohuslav Martinů Nipponari; Magic Nights; Czech Rhapsody

Clas M366 N627

Songs based on Japanese and Chinese themes, with Dagmar Pecková & Ĺubica Rybárska, sopranos, Ivan Kusnjer, baritone, a choir, & the Prague Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek. Links: Martinů | Bělohlávek

W. A. Mozart Betulia Liberata Clas M877 B466

Oratorio, performed by the Coro Polifonico di Milano, & the Orchestra dell Angelicum di Milano, conducted by Carlo

Felice Cillario. Links: Mozart | Cillario

W. A. Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail/ The Abduction from the Seraglio

Clas M877 En82

Ernst Haefliger & Maria Stader starred in this 1954 production, performed by the RIAS Symphonie Orchester Berlin, conducted by Ferenc Fricsay. Links: Mozart | Haefliger | Stader | Fricsay

W. A. Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 9, 11, and 12

Clas M877 P573c-9

Michael Studer plays piano here, with a couple of different orchestras and conductors. Links: Mozart | Studer

Vítězslav Novák/ Klement Slavický

In the Tatra Mountains; Moravian Dance Fantasias; Rhapsodic Variations

Clas N856 T188

All performed by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Karel Ančerl. Links: Novák | Slavický | Ančerl

George Onslow Complete Piano Trios, Vols. 3 & 4

Clas On7 P573t/3-4

A 2-disc set, with six trios, all with the Trio Cascades. Links: Onslow | Trio Cascades

Ignaz Pleyel Piano Trios Clas P717 P573t

Only four trios here, with Trio 1790 in charge. Links: Pleyel | Trio 1790

Hieronymus Praetorius

Vesper for St. Michael’s Day

Clas P883 V636m

Weser-Renaissance Bremen is responsible, with Manfred Cordes conducting. Links: Praetorius

Sergei Prokofiev Cinderella Clas P943 C490

The complete ballet, performed by the USSR Radio and TV Large Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Links: Prokofiev | GR

Sergei Prokofiev/ Dmitri Shostakovich

Ivan the Terrible; The Execution of Stepan Razin

Clas P943 Iv1

The first is an oratorio, performed by the Russian State Yurlov Choir & the London Philharmonic, conducted by Maxim Shostakovich. The second has the BBC Chorus working with the Moscow Radio Orchestra, conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. Links: Prokofiev | D. Shostakovich | M. Shostakovich | GR

Einojuhani Rautavaara

Cantus Arcticus; String Quartet No. 4; Symphony No. 5

Clas R194 C168

You might discern from the composer’s name that he’s Finnish. 20th century works, performed by the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Max Pommer, and the Sirius String Quartet. Links: Rautavaara | Pommer | Sirius SQ

Maurice Ravel/ Claude Debussy

Valses Nobles et Sentimentales; La Valse; La Damoiselle Élue; Boléro

Clas R196 V248

The Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst presents three pieces by Ravel, one by Debussy. Links: Ravel | Debussy | Franz

Joaquín Rodrigo Guitar Music, Vol. 1 Clas R618 G949/1

Works for one and two guitars, with Jérémy Jouve & Judicaël Perroy. Links: Rodrigo | Jouve | Perroy

Gioachino Rossini Messa di Gloria Clas R736 M562g

The Cracow Concert Choir is joined by the New Polish Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Winston Dan Vogel. Links: Rossini | Vogel

J. Mark Scearce The 99 Beautiful Names of God

Clas Sce13 N622

Contemporary piano works, performed by John Cheek. Links: Scearce | Cheek

Arnold Schoenberg/ Anthony Suter

Hymns to Forgotten Moons

Clas Sch63 P615

Performed by Marco Schindelmann, Sprechstimme, and the University of Redlands Faculty chamber Ensemble. The major work on here is Pierrot Lunaire. Links: Schoenberg | Suter | Schindelmann

Franz Schubert Fierrabras Clas Sch78 F463

A short opera, with Fritz Wunderlich in the lead role, and the Berner Stadtorchester, conducted by Hans Müller-Kray. Links: Schubert | Wunderlich | Müller-Kray

Robert Schumann Piano Quintets Clas Sch86 P573q

Two of them, both featuring Peter Rösel on piano, and the Gewandhaus-Quartett. Links: Schumann | Rösel | Gewandhaus

Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Clas Sh82 C331c

Mstislav Rostropovich is on the cello in these performances from the 1960s with the USSR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Evgeni Svetlanov. Links: Shostakovich | Rostropovich | Svetlanov

Christian Sinding Violin Concertos Nos. 1-3

Clas Si63 V813c-1

Andrej Bielow takes the violin, with the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, conducted by Frank Beermann. Links: Sinding | Bielow | Beermann

Wilhelm Stenhammar

String Quartets Nos. 3-6

Clas St425 St86q-3

Romantic pieces from Norway, performed by the Oslo String Quartet. Links: Stenhammar | Oslo SQ

Igor Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements; Le Baiser de la Fee

Clas St82 Sy68t

Historic performances, with the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics, both conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. Links: Stravinsky | Furtwängler

Ralph Vaughan Williams

On Wenlock Edge; Job Clas V465 On10

The first features Richard Lewis, tenor. London Philharmonic, Sir Adrian Boult conducting. Links: RVW | Lewis | Boult

Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore Clas V584 T758

1956 performance, with Marial Callas, and the La Scala Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. Links: Verdi | Callas | Karajan

Ladislav Vycpálek/ Otakar Ostrčil

Cantata of the Last Things of Man; Suite for Large Orchestra

Clas V990 C166

The first is based on Moravian folk songs. Performed by the Prague Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, with Karel Ančerl at

the helm. Links: Vycpálek | Ostrčil | Ančerl

Richard Wagner Symphony in C Major; Siegfried Idyll

Clas W125 Sy68

Heinz Rögner conducts the Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Berlin in these orchestral works. Links: Wagner | Rögner

More Classical: Artist Title Call # Comments

Ames Piano Quartet Ames Piano Quartet Clas Am36q Am36p

Great title aside, they perform quartets by Mozart, Hummel, and Beethoven. Links: Ames PQ | YouTube

Jean-François Antonioli Works for Piano & Orchestra

Clas An88 P573

Works by Busoni and Raff, with Antonioli at the piano, and the orchestra de Chambre de Lausanne, conducted by Lawrence Foster. Links: Antonioli | Foster

Chicago Symphony Chorus

A Fortieth Anniversary Celebration

Clas C432c F776

Another 2-disc set from the CSO, with works by Mozart, Bach, Handel, & lots of other folks, conducted by everybody. Links: CSO

Peter Damm Französische Musik für Horn und Klavier/French Music for Horn and Piano

Clas D185 F859

Damm is the horn player, accompanied by Peter Rösel, piano, on works by Saint-Saëns, Gounod, Dukas, and others. Links: Damm | Rösel

Annie Birgit Garde Jeg Vil Taende en Stjerne for Dig.

Clas G166 J388

Romantic Danish songs by Weyse, Heise, and others. Links: YouTube

Beniamino Gigli Historical Recordings (1927-1951)

Clas G367 H629

A varied selection of arias from operas by Verdi, Bizet, Handel, and others. Links: Gigli | AM | YouTube

Jeanne Golan American Handstands: Works by Composer-Pianists

Clas G562 Am35

Works by Del Tredici, Moe, Cipullo, & Ornstein. Links: Golan

Christopher Herrick Organ Fireworks IV Clas H434 Or3/4

A varied program, with works by Buck, Bourgeois, Batiste, & others, played on the Organ of St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York City. Links: Herrick | YouTube

Greg McCallum Southern Quilt Clas M124 So88

A selection of piano works by Gottschalk, Frazelle, Harris, Still, and the performer. Links: McCallum

José Miguel Moreno Canto del Cavallero Clas M815 C168

Mr. Moreno plays a variety of 16th century music on the vihuela. Links: Moreno | YouTube | Vihuela

North Texas Wind Symphony

Hemispheres Clas N811t H373

The title work, by Joseph Turrin, and several other pieces by several other composers. Links: NTWS | Turrin

Robert Shaw Festival Singers

Evocation of the Spirit Clas R540 Ev61

Varied program, with choral works by Górecki, Pärt, Martin, Barber, & Schoenberg. Directed by who else? Links: Shaw

Mary Springfels “Bass”ically French: Music of Marais, Corrette, and Philidor

Clas Sp84 B294

Springfels plays viola da gamba, with Michael McCraw on baroque bassoon. Links: Springfels

Hans-Peter & Volker Stenzl

Brahms/Liszt/Reger Clas St42 B730

Works for two pianos. Links: Stenzl

Eileen Strempel (In) Habitation: Musical Settings of Margaret Atwood Poetry by American Women Composers

Clas St83 In1

Strempel sings, accompanied by Sylvie Baudette, piano, songs by Cloud, Fabregas, Laitman, and others. Links: Strempel

Rachel Talitman The Golden Age of Harp and French Bassoon

Clas T144 G565

The harpist gets first billing here, with Luc Loubry on bassoon. Works by Dauprat, Labarre, & others.

Flemish Rhapsodies Clas F629r

Okay, you may not think much of the title. However, we were playing this at home, and a spouse entered the room and said, “What is that? It’s beautiful!” Pieces by Brusselmans, Roussel, & other Flems, performed by the BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels, conducted by Alexander Rahbari. Links: Rahbari

Konzertante Russische Musik/Concertante Russian Music

Clas K837r

Works by Bortnyansky, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, and others, performed by the Southwest German Chamber Orchestra, Pforzheim, conducted by Paul Angerer. Links: Angerer

Russian Futurism, Vol. 2 Clas R920f/2

This volume is devoted to orchestral works by Alexander Goedicke. Performed by the Russian Philharmonic, conducted by Konstantin Krimets. Links: Goedicke | Krimets

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Stephen Foster American Dreamer: Songs of Stephen Foster

Misc F817 Am35

Thomas Hampson does the singing here, with musical help from Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, & David Alpher, making this an odd mix of styles. Links: Foster | Hampson | AM | YouTube

Steve Howe Time Misc As much as we wanted to put the latest

H838 T482

release by the guitarist for Yes in the Rock section, we just can’t. This is New Age, with a bit of classical. Great guitar, but different genre. Links: Howe | AM | YouTube

Paul Winter Prayer for the Wild Things

Misc W734 P898

“An Earth music celebration of the Northern Rockies…” Enjoy. Links: Winter | AM | YouTube

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Herb Alpert Rise LP Al1744 R492

1979 release by the sometime jazz, sometime pop trumpeter and crew. This one is jazz. Links: Alpert | AM | YouTube

J. S. Bach 6 Suites/Sonatas for Solo Cello

BauLP B1224 Su39c

Performed by Miloš Sádlo. Links: Bach | Sádlo

Bethany Beardslee An 18th Century Vocal Recital

BauLP B3803 Ei44

The soprano performs songs by Haydn, Pergolesi, and Storace. Links: Beardslee

John Alden Carpenter/ Edward Burlingame Hill

Sea-Drift; Stevensoniana

BauLP C226 Se111

Two American composers’ works, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Karl Krueger. Links: Carpenter | Hill | Krueger

Aleksandr Dargomyzhski

Songs BauLP D2481 So58

19th century pieces, with Alexander Vedernikov, bass. Links: Dargomyzhski | Vedernikov

David Frost The Frost Report on Britain

BauLP F9292 F9292

Comedy pieces from the mid-1960s, with John Cleese (before Monty Python). Links: Frost | Cleese

Reinhold Glière Shakh-Senem: Fragments from the Opera; Concerto for Voice and Orchestra

BauLP G498 Sh157

Grigori Stolyarov & the composer conduct the first work, with the Moscow Radio Orchestra. The second is performed by the Kiev State Philharmonic, conducted by Stepan Turchak. Links: Glière

Mikhail Glinka Ivan Susanin BauLP G499 Z616

Opera, performed by the Chorus & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, conducted by Mark Ermler. Links: Glinka | Ermler

Johann Gottlieb Goldberg

Concerto for Harpsichord & Strings; Sonata for 2 Violins & Continuo, No. 4

BauLP G5644 C7449h

Eliza Hansen plays harpsichord, with the Strings of the Pfalz Orchestra, conducted by Christoph Stepp. The 2nd piece is performed by the Camerata Instrumentale of the Hamburg Telemann

Society. Links: Goldberg | Hansen

Benny Hill Golden Hour of Benny Hill

BauLP H5504 G5654

Some would say that a golden hour would be without Benny Hill. Nevertheless, more British comedy. Links: Hill | AM

Sergei IAkovenko Romansy (Romance) BauLP Ia5 R6626

The baritone performs songs by Shostakovich, Mussorgsky, and others.

Dmitry Kabalevsky Piano Works BauLP K111 P573

A sonata, a rondo, and some other pieces, with Aleksei Skavronsky at the piano. Links: Kabalevsky | Skavronsky

Spike Milligan The Best of Milligan’s Wake

BauLP M6215 B4646

Comedy bits from a British TV series from the 1960s. Links: Milligan | AM

Margarita Miroshnikova

Margarita Miroshnikova, soprano

BauLP M679 M3362

`Songs by Ippolitov-Ivanov, Shaporin, and others.

Peter Sellers The Parkinson Interview BauLP Se4891 P2298

Comedy and song from a 1974 British TV show. Links: Sellers | AM

Steptoe and Son BauLP St454

Comedy pieces from the British TV show that inspired All in the Family. Links: Steptoe

Igor Stravinsky The Fairy’s Kiss (Le Baiser de la Fée)

BauLP St829 B165

The Cleveland Orchestra stepped up to bat here, conducted by the composer. Links: Stravinsky

Dave Valentin Jungle Garden LP V2346 J958

Mid-1980s release by this jazz flautist. Links: Valentin | AM | YouTube