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A Fistful of Music
Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community
Issue #104, January 2014
Welcome back to the new semester. We hope your time off was spent in a satisfying and/or productive fashion. The cold may get you down, but our music will lift your spirits. This time out we have quite a variety of items, ranging from the latest rock to the oldest arias, big bands, small ensembles, singers, songwriters, and some folks you may never have heard of. There is sure to be something of interest. Any comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, [email protected]. We'll make more.
Pop/Rock: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Arcade Fire Reflektor Pop
Ar21 R259
The Canadian indie band’s latest has made some end of the year best-of lists. Links: Arcade | AM | YouTube
Argent God Gave Rock and Roll to You: The Greatest Hits
Pop Ar37 G540
The few American hits, along with a bunch of British ones, by Rod Argent & group. Links: Argent | AM | YouTube
Babyface The Day Pop B119 D330
Just in case you need to get your smooth on. Links: Babyface | AM | YouTube
Adrian Belew Mr. Music Head Pop B411 M879
Former member of King Crimson put out this solo album in 1989. Links: Belew | AM | YouTube
Cornershop When I was Born for the 7th Time
Pop C815 W574
Alternative rock/world beat music from England, 1997. Links: Cornershop | AM | YouTube
Lana Del Rey Born to Die Pop D387 B645
There’s that sunny outlook we always like to see. Orchestral pop rom 2012. Links: Del Rey | AM | YouTube
Django Django Django Django Pop D649 D649
Sorry, jazz fans, but this is not the guitarist. This band plays experimental rock. Links: Django | AM | YouTube
John Doe Meet John Doe Pop D670 M472
If you haven’t met him, he was formerly in the punk band X. This was from 1990. Links: Doe | AM | YouTube
Denise Dufala The Age of Miracles Pop D870 Ag31
No, your eyes do not deceive you. Cleveland newscaster Dufala put out a CD of pop music for charity
back in the late 90s. There are no words. Links: Dufala | YouTube
Rob Duskey and the Rounders
Cautiously Optimistic Pop D945 C312
Northeast Ohio Americana band’s release from 2009. Links: Duskey | YouTube
Electric Light Orchestra
Out of the Blue Pop El25 Ou8
1977 album from this progressive/ lite band fronted by Jeff Lynne. Links: ELO | AM | YouTube
Enya Amarantine Pop En96 Am13
Enya has continued to churn out New Agey pop music long after her hits had slipped away. Links: Enya | AM | YouTube
Paul Hardcastle Cover to Cover Pop H216 C838
A best-of set by this electronic/ dance pop gentleman, from the late 90s. Links: Hardcastle | AM | YouTube
Jon Hopkins Immunity Pop H775 Im6
The latest in electronica from Hopkins, who also made some end of year lists. Links: Hopkins | AM | YouTube
James Gang Funk #49 Pop J233 F963
A selection of the band’s early tracks. Links: James Gang | AM | YouTube
Misery Jackals EP Pop M687 Ep1
2009 release by this bluegrass/punk band from Northeast Ohio. Links: Jackals | YouTube
Laura Mvula Sing to the Moon Pop M989 Si64
Another British R&B artist makes it across the pond. It’s a new invasion. Links: Mvula | AM | YouTube
My Morning Jacket Evil Urges Pop M990 Ev33
Kentucky indie rock from 2008. Links: MMJ | AM | YouTube
Otis Redding Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Pop R246 Ot4
Classic soul music from 1966 by a master of the style. Links: Redding | AM | YouTube
Jackie Ross Full Bloom Pop R733j F957
Here’s some Motown-style music you might never have heard. Not to be confused with Diana, Ms. Ross recorded for Chess Records in the 60s. Links: Ross | AM | YouTube
Scarface Mr. Scarface is Back Pop Sca72 M879
Former Geto Boys member in a 1991 release. Links: Scarface | AM | YouTube
Tin Huey Before Obscurity: The Bushflow Tapes
Pop T490 B393
Compilation of tracks from the 70s by this Northeast Ohio new wave band. Links: Huey | AM | YouTube
Too Slim and the Taildraggers
Free Your Mind Pop T617 F875
Blues rock from Spokane, WA? Okay, why not? Links: Slim | AM | YouTube
The Vogues Greatest Hits Pop V869
“Five O’Clock World” and other 60s vocal delights. Links: Vogues | AM
G798 | YouTube Wharton Tiers Ensemble
Twilight of the Computer Age
Pop W555 T922
Experimental electronic stuff from this guitarist/engineer. Tiers | AM | YouTube
Winslow Left of the Right Direction
Pop W732 L522
Soul/pop/rock/funk band from Cleveland that’s been winning awards. Links: Winslow | YouTube | Buzzard Tracks Review
Neil Zaza Staring at the Sun Pop Z19 St28
Akron boy gets all guitar god and makes series of great instrumental rock albums. Here’s his debut from 1999. Links: Zaza | AM | YouTube
Folk/Country: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Matt Harmon Cosmic Yonder Folk
H228 C821
Recent release by this Northeast Ohio folk musician. Links: Harmon | YouTube
Frank Moravcik An American Oktoberfest
Folk M797 Am35
German-style polkas and other tunes from this Cleveland guy. Links: Moravcik | YouTube
Nickel Creek Nickel Creek Country N532 N532
Debut album by this progressive bluegrass group that included Chris Thile. Links: NC | AM | YouTube
Brittany Reilly Good Old Country Sound
Country R273 G595
Northeast Ohio mandolinist & singer, recording in Florida. A bit early to retire, isn’t it? Reilly | YouTube
Carrie Underwood Play On Country Un2 P698
2009 release by this American Idol country/pop star. Links: Underwood | AM | YouTube
Mike Uva Where Have You Been Folk Uv1 W574
This Northeast Ohio singer-songwriter falls somewhere in between folk and pop. We put him here. Links: Uva | YouTube
Zydeco Kings Mighty Fine Gumbo Folk Z99k M588
Northeast Ohio band, led by Bob Corlett, playing a set of Zydeco and blues standards. Links: Kings | YouTube | Buzzard Tracks Review
Blues/Gospel: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments R. L. Burnside A Bothered Mind Blues
B937 B657
2004 release by this North Mississippi bluesman. Links: Burnside | AM | YouTube
Robert Jr. Lockwood Just the Blues Blues L814
Chicago-style blues guitar from this former Cleveland resident. Links:
J982 Lockwood | AM | YouTube Prayer Warriors Night Landings: 1216
Live Gospel P898 N563
Gospel performance straight from Cleveland, 2007. Links: YouTube
International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Clannad Banba Int
C529 B220
1993 release, with Maire Brennan on vocals rather than Enya. Links: Clannad | AM | YouTube
Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan
Roots Travellers Int D537 R679
Reggae & worldbeat influenced music from Rajasthan. Links: Dhoad | YouTube
Extra Golden Ok-Oyot System Int Ex87 Ok5
Another release by this Kenyan/ American benga band. Links: Extra | AM | YouTube
Eliades Ochoa Chanchaneando Int Oc3 C360
Traditional songs from Santiago de Cuba, with members of Compay Segundo in the band. Links: Ochoa | AM | YouTube
Folk Songs of Nepal Int F718n
Field recordings by Stefano Castelli by various musicians in Central Nepal.
Ghana: Music of the Northern Tribes
Int G341n
Field recordings by Verna Gillis in the dry savannah country of Northern Ghana.
Musicals/Film Music: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Neil Bartram The Story of My Life Musical
B286 St76
Original Broadway cast recording. Links: Bartram | Story of My Life
Harry Connick, Jr. When Harry Met Sally: Music from the Motion Picture
FilmMus C762 W574
Connick didn’t write much of the music, but performed it for the film. Lots of standards. Links: Connick | AM | When
Sondre Lerche Dan in Real Life: Original Soundtrack Music
FilmMus L561 D190
Did anyone watch this movie? Links: Lerche | AM | Dan
Jazz: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Pete Cavano Story without Words Jazz
C314 St76
Cleveland guitar wiz Cavano with a selection of tunes on solo guitar. Links: Cavano | YouTube
Freddy Cole Live at Birdland West Jazz C675f
Nat King Cole’s younger brother, who has a very similar voice. Links: Cole |
L744 AM | YouTube Natalie Cole Ask a Woman Who
Knows Jazz C675n As47
Nat King Cole’s daughter, who doesn’t have a very similar voice. Links: Cole | AM | YouTube
Chick Corea Quartet Time Warp Jazz C812 T482
1995 release by the pianist and one of his several bands. Links: Corea | AM | YouTube
Miles Davis Seven Steps to Heaven Jazz D295 Se82
Classic Davis from 1963 with Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter, among others. Links: Davis | AM | YouTube
Tom Fitt A Cold May in Cleveland Jazz F560 C673
The pianist came back to Cleveland to record an album with some friends, in 1998.
Benny Golson Free Jazz G576 F875
The tenor sax player with Tommy Flanagan, Cedar Walton, & others. Links: Golson | AM | YouTube
Dave Koz Off the Beaten Path Jazz K849 Of2
Smooth jazz saxophone, from 1996. Links: Koz | AM | YouTube
Lyle “Spud” Murphy New Orbits in Sound Jazz M955 N420
Reissue of 1950s album that did some jazz experiments with twelve-tone music. Links: Murphy | AM | YouTube
Sammy Nestico Big Band Favorites Jazz N376 B480
He didn’t write them, but he arranged them for various big bands. Links: Nestico | AM | YouTube
Walter Norris Walter Norris: Live at Maybeck Recital Hall
Jazz N799 W171
The pianist recorded in concert in 1990 at this hall in California. Links: Norris | AM | YouTube
Bud Powell Mad Bebop Jazz P871 M260
Late 1940s tracks by this pianist recorded with various bands. Links: Powell | AM | YouTube
Shadowfax Magic Theater Jazz Sh12 M272
1994 release by this band that’s part jazz, part New Age. Links: Shadowfax | AM | YouTube
Ken Thomson & Slow/Fast
It Would be Easier If Jazz T384 It10
Clarinet/sax player leads a group a 2010 release of contemporary jazz. Links: Thomson | YouTube
McCoy Tyner Big Band Uptown/Downtown Jazz T979 Up8
1988 release with one of Tyner’s group. Links: Tyner | AM | YouTube
Classical: Composer Title Call # Comments Eugen d’Albert Die Abreise Clas
Al14 Ab86
One-act comedic opera, with Hermann Prey, baritone, & Philharmonia Hungarica, conducted by Janos Kulka.
Links: d’Albert | Prey | Kulka Anton Arensky/ Alexander Glazunov
Violin Concerto; Concerto Ballata; Piano Concerto
Clas Ar33 V813c
The first one is Arensky’s. Alexander Trostiansky, violin, Maneli Pirzadeh, piano, and I Musici de Montreal, among others, conducted by Yuli Turovsky. Links: Arensky | Glazunov | Trostiansky | Pirzadeh | Turovsky
Thomas Arne The Six Organ Concertos Clas Ar62 Or3c
Roger Bevan Williams, organist, is joined by Cantilena, conducted by Adrian Shepherd. Links: Arne | Williams | Shepherd
Johann Christian Bach Symphonies, Op. 9 Clas B122jc Sy68 Op. 9
Early works by Bach’s son, performed by the Hanover Band, conducted by Anthony Halstead. Links: Bach | Halstead
Leonardo Balada Maria Sabina; Escenas Borrascosas; Guernica
Clas B180 M337
A “symphonic tragedy” and two other works, performed by the Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Jorge Mester, & others. Links: Balada | Mester
Béla Bartók Instrumental Music Clas B285 In7
Four works, with two different symphonies and three conductors. Links: Bartók
Arnold Bax Symphony No. 2; Nympholept
Clas B330 Sy68-2
The London Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Bryden Thomson for these two works. Links: Bax | Thomson
Ludwig van Beethoven The Complete Cello Sonatas; Variations
Clas B393 C331s
Pablo Casals is joined by Rudolf Serkin for these classic performances from the 1950s. Links: Beethoven | Casals | Serkin
Ludwig van Beethoven/ Franz Schubert
Kakadu Variations; Trout Quintet
Clas B393 K123
George Szell is the pianist with the Budapest Quartet in performances at the Library of Congress in 1946. Links: Beethoven | Schubert | Szell | BQ
Robert Russell Bennett Abraham Lincoln: A Likeness in Symphony Form; Sights & Sounds
Clas B439 Ab82
American compositions from the 1920s, performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William T. Stromberg. Links: Bennett | Stromberg
Leonard Bernstein Symphony No. 1; Concerto for Orchestra
Clas B458 Sy68-1
Not conducted by Bernstein, but by James Judd, leading the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Links: Bernstein | Judd
Arthur Bliss Morning Heroes Clas B619 M828
A choral symphony/requiem from the end of World War I. Performed by the BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, conducted by Sir Charles Groves. Links: Bliss | Groves
Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2; Clas Arranged for piano four-hands, and
Five Waltzes B730 P573q-2
played by Silke-Thora Matthies & Christian Köhn. Links: Brahms | Matthies & Köhn
Benjamin Britten The Rape of Lucretia Clas B778 R180
Opera based on classical themes, with the City of London Sinfonia, conducted by Richard Hickox. Links: Britten | Hickox
Ferruccio Busoni Arlecchino Clas B966 Ar51
Described as a “theatrical Caprice,” and performed by the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Gerd Albrecht. Links: Busoni | Albrecht
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1; Preludes; Nocturne
Clas C455 P573c-1
The pianist is Sylvia Capova, who is joined in the first work by the Slovak Philharmonic, conducted by Libor Pesek. Links: Chopin | Capova | Pesek
Gloria Coates String Quartets Nos. 2, 3, 4, 7, & 8
Clas C632g St86q
Composed anywhere from 1972 to 2002, and performed by the Kreutzer Quartet. Links: Coates | Kreutzer Q
Antonín Dvořák Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 Clas D959 Sy68-6
Early 1950s recordings by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Karel Šejna. Links: Dvořák | Šejna
Alexander Glazunov/ Alexander Goedicke
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concertstücke
Clas G469 P573c-1
Played by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, with Stephen Coombs at the piano. Links: Glazunov | Goedicke | Coombs | Brabbins
Percy Grainger Songs for Baritone Clas G761 So58b
Stephen Varcoe takes the baritone job, with Penelope Thwaites on piano. Links: Grainger | Varcoe | Thwaites
Ferde Grofé Orchestral Works Clas G892 Or10
Three suites, with William T. Stromberg conducting the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Links: Grofé | Stromberg
G. F. Handel Nabal Clas H191 N110
18th century oratorio, with the Junge Kantorei, and the Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Joachim Carlos Martini. Links: Handel | Martini
Bernard Herrmann Wuthering Heights Clas H436 W969
Normally associated with film scored, this is a big opera, performed by the Pro Arte Ochestra, and conducted by the composer. Links: Herrmann
Ignaz Holzbauer Flute Concertos Clas H748 F675c
More 18th century works, with Karl Kaiser on flute, with La Stagione Frankfurt. Links: Holzbauer | Kaiser
Arthur Honegger/ Jacques Leguerney
The Songs of Arthur Honegger and Jacques Leguerney
Clas H756 So58
Fairly self-explanatory. Rachel Joselson sings, Réne Lecuona plays the piano. Links: Honegger | Leguerney | Joselson
| Lecuona Jacques Ibert Angelique Clas
Ib3 An43
A farcical opera, with the Orchestra e Coro dell ‘Ente Autonomo Teatro Massimo di Palermo, conducted by Yoram David. Links: Ibert | David
Charles Ives Emerson Concerto; Symphony No. 1
Clas Iv3 Em33o
Alan Feinberg, piano, plays the first, with the National Symphony of Ireland, conducted by James Sinclair. Links: Ives | Feinberg | Sinclair
Padre José Antonio Donostia
Piano Music Clas J772 P573
A set of preludes, and several short pieces by this 20th century Basque composer, performed by Jordi Masó. Links: Padre José | Masó
Wilhelm Kienzl Don Quixote Clas K546 D715q
Opera performed by the Rundfun-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, conducted by Gustav Kuhn. Thomas Mohr is in the title role. Links: Kienzl | Kuhn
Franz Liszt Symphonic Poems Clas L699 Sy68p
Five of them, played by the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta. Links: Liszt | Mehta
Carl Loewe Lieder und Balladen, Vol. 1
Clas L825 L623/1
Finally, we ran across Volume 1 of this series. Andreas Schmidt, baritone, sings while Cord Garben plays piano. Links: Loewe | Schmidt | Garben
Albert Lortzing Der Wildschütz/ The Poacher
Clas L895 W647
Comic opera, with the Rundfunkchor & Rundfunk-Kinderchor Berlin, and Staatskapelle Berlin, conducted by Bernhard Klee. Links: Lortzing | Klee
William Mason Piano Music Clas M381 P573
19th century works by this American composer, performed by Kenneth Boulton. Links: Mason | Boulton
Nikolai Medtner Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Clas M469 P573c-2
Geoffrey Tozer is at the piano, with the London Philharmonic, conducted by Neeme Järvi. Links: Medtner | Tozer | Järvi
Felix Mendelssohn Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde
Clas M522 H364
One-act opera with Helen Donath, Peter Schreier, & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. The Münchner Runfunkorchester plays, conducted by Heinz Walberg. Links: Mendelssohn | Donath | Schreier | DF-D | Walberg
Darius Milhaud Symphonies Nos. 10, 11, & 12
Clas M599 Sy68-10
Bet you didn’t know he wrote so many. Alun Francis conducts the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel. Links: Milhaud | Francis
Alois Louis Minkus Don Quixote Clas M665
Also known as Ludwig. 19th century ballet music, performed by the Bolshoi
D714 Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Georgi Zhemchushin. Links: Minkus
W. A. Mozart Oboe Quartet; Oboe Quintet; Adagios
Clas M877 Ob5pq
Joris van den Hauwe plays oboe & English horn, with a small ensemble. Links: Mozart | Hauwe
W. A. Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 5 & 9
Clas M877 P573c-5
Performed by Jos van Immerseel, piano, & the orchestra Anima Eterna. Links: Mozart | Eterna
Carl Nielsen Saul & David Clas N554 Sa86
An opera, performed by the Danish National Radio Choir & Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Neeme Järvi. Links: Nielsen | Järvi
Andrzej Panufnik Symphonies; Cello Concerto
Clas P196 Sy68
The Warsaw Philharmonic, conducted by Kazimierz Kord, with Andrzej Bauer, cellist. Links: Panufnik | Kord | Bauer
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Symphony No. 1 Clas P442 Sy68-1
Michail Jurowski conducts the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken. Links: WP-B | Jurowski
Hans Pfitzner Hans Pfitzner Begleitet und Dirigiert/Hans Pfitzner Accompanies and Conducts
Clas P482 H198
The conducting is a symphony, played by the Berlin Philharmonic in 1940. Pfitzner was also a pianist and plays songs sung by Gerhard Hüsch (1939). Links: Pfitzner | Hüsch
Franz Xaver Richter Symphonies Clas R418 Sy68
18th century works with the London Mozart Players, conducted by Matthias Bamert. Links: Richter | Bamert
Ferdinand Ries Piano Quartets Clas R445 P573q
The Mendelssohn Trio Berlin is joined by Andreas Frölich, piano. Links: Ries | MTB | Frölich
Joaquin Rodrigo Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 Clas R618 Or1/3
Several concertos, with the Castille and León Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Max Bragado-Darman. Links: Rodrigo | Bragado-Darman
Antonio Rosetti Oboe Concertos Clas R728 Ob5c
Lajos Lencsés plays oboe, with the Slovak Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Bohdan Warchal. Links: Rosetti | Lencés | Warchal
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concertos Clas Sa23m V813c
A contemporary of Mozart. Three works performed by Takako Nishizaki, with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl. Links: Saint-George | Nishizaki | HM-B
Philip Sainton/ Patrick Hadley
The Island; The Trees So High
Clas Sa28 Is4
David Wilson-Johnson, baritone, works with the Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, conducted by the perennial Matthais Bamert . Links: Sainton | Hadley | Bamert
José Serebrier Symphony No. 3; other works
Clas Se66 Sy68-3
The composer conducts the Toulouse National Chamber Orchestra in 8 of his works. Links: Serebrier
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Quintet; Piano Trio No. 2
Clas Sh82 P573q
The Borodin Trio perform , with Mimi Zweig, violin, & Jerry Horner, viola on the quintet. Links: Shostakovich | Zweig | Horner
John Philip Sousa Music for Wind Band, Vol. 4
Clas So85 M973/4
A few marches mixed with other works. Favorite title, Coeds of Michigan. Performed by the Royal Artillery Band, conducted by Keith Brion. Links: Sousa | Brion
Charles Villiers Stanford
Irish Rhapsodies Clas St24 Ir4r
A big bunch of them on two discs, played by the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Vernon Handley. Links: Stanford | Handley
Agostino Steffani Mission Clas St32 M691
Excerpts from a selection of this Baroque composer’s operas, sung by Cecilia Bartoli and played by I Barocchisti. Links: Steffani | Bartoli | I Barocchisti
Arthur Sullivan The Rose of Persia Clas Su53 R720
Yes, he wrote stuff without Gilbert. This one was written with Basil Hood. Performed by the Hanover Band, conducted by Tom Higgins. Links: Sullivan | Higgins | Hood
Karol Szymanowski Concert Overture; Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Clas Sz93 C744ov
Vassily Sinaisky conducts the BBC Philharmonic, with Lydia Mordkovitch on violin. Links: Szymanowski | Sinaisky | Mordkovitch
Sigismond Thalberg Fantasias on Operas by Rossini
Clas T327 F217r
Four of them, all played by Francesco Nicolosi, piano. Links: Thalberg | Nicolosi
Virgil Thomson Vocal and Chamber Music
Clas T387 V851
A mixed program of songs, waltzes, and a violin sonata. Cheryl Seltzer & Joel Sachs direct the group Continuum. Links: Thomson | Seltzer | Sachs
Michael Torke Orchestral Music Clas T633 Or10
Some modern American works, played by Colin Currie, percussion, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop. Links: Torke | Currie | Alsop
Geirr Tveitt Hundrad Hadingtonar; A Hundred Hardanger Tunes
Clas T899 H216
Suites made up of Norwegian folk music. Sadly, only 30 of the 100 appear here. Performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Bjarte Engeset. Links: Tveitt | Engeset
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Instrumental Music Clas V465 In7
A mix of pieces including his 3rd symphony, played by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Hickox. Links: RVW | Hickox
Siegfried Wagner Complete Overtures, Vol. 2
Clas W125s Ov2/2
We’ve got three here, all performed by the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, conducted by Werner Andreas Albert. Links: Wagner | Albert
Felix Weingartner/ Franz Schubert
Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 7
Clas W431 V813c
The Schubert work is arranged by Weingartner. Laurent Albrecht Breuninger plays violin, with the SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, conducted by Alun Francis. Links: Weingartner | Schubert | Breuninger | Francis
Dan Welcher Haleakala; Prairie Light; Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra
Clas W446 H130
Donald Johanos conducts the Honolulu Symphony on these recent American compositions. Links: Welcher | Johanos
Richard Wetz Violin Concerto; Traumsommernacht; Hyperion
Clas W537 V813c
Ulf Wallin is the violinist, with conductor W.A. Albert making another appearance with the folks from Pfalz on these late romantic works. Links: Wetz | Wallin
Meredith Willson Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Clas W686 Sy68-1
He wrote more than The Music Man. These are performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William T. Stromberg, who is popping up frequently this month. Links: Willson | Stromberg
Kosaku Yamada Nagauta Symphony; Sinfonia Inno Meiji; Choreographic Symphony
Clas Y14 N131
The Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra is responsible, conducted by Takuo Yuasa. Links: Yamada | Yuasa
More Classical: Artist Title Call # Comments Apollo’s Fire Sacrum Mysterium: A
Celtic Christmas Vespers
Clas Ap43 Sa14
A bit late on this one, but we know you wouldn’t want to wait until next year. Conducted by Jeannette Sorrell. Links: Apollo’s Fire | Buzzard Tracks Review
Kathleen Battle Bel Canto: Kathleen Battle Sings Italian Opera Arias
Clas B322 B410
The soprano sings arias by Bellini, Rossini, & Donizetti, backed by the London Philharmonic conducted by Bruno Campanella. Links: Battle | YouTube | Campanella
Burton Beerman Electric Clarinet Clas Beerman is joined by F. Gerard Errante
B392 El25c
for several modern works, including four composed by the musicians. Links: Beerman | Errante
José Carreras/ Montserrat Caballé
Souvenirs Clas C233 So89
No duets, just a selection of songs by each singer, with various accompanying musicians. Links: Carreras | YouTube | Caballé | YouTube
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
A Tribute to Rafael Kubelík, Vol. 2
Clas C432s T731k/2
A 2-disc set of works conducted by Kubelík, including pieces by Walton, Ravel, & Britten. Links: Kubelík | CSO
Raymond Clarke Piano Music for Children
Clas C556 P573
A batch of pieces by Bartók, Prokofiev, Copland, and others. Links: Clarke
London Promenade Orchestra
A Night at the Operetta Clas L846p N563
Orchestral selections from various famous operettas, conducted by Eric Hammerstein (aka Robert Mandell. Links: Mandell
Robert Silverman The Parlour Grand: 18 Favorites from a Bygone Era
Clas Si39 P239
Silverman plays an 1898 parlour grand piano, waxing nostalgic with tunes by Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, and many others. Links: Silverman
Solaris American Quintets II Clas So42 Am35q/2
University of Akron-based quintet performs works by Resanovic, Joplin, Turek, Foster, & others. Links: Solaris
George Szell Overtures Clas Sz25 Ov2
He didn’t write them; he conducted. Works by Weber & Wagner with the New York Philharmonic, and R. Strauss with the Cleveland Orchestra. Links: Szell
Marijim Thoene Mystics & Spirits Clas T353 M999
Organ works by Bach, Vosk, Atkinson, Messiaen, & others.
Eleonora Turovsky/ Yuli Turovsky
Russian Music for String Duo
Clas T862 R920s
Works for violin and cello by Stravinsky, Gliere, Tcherepnin, & Prokofiev. Links: E. Turovsky | Y.Turovsky
Early Music at Harkness Favorites
Clas Ea76h
A selection of performances from the Early Music series at Harkness Chapel, Case Western Reserve University. Links: Harkness
Great Singers at the Gran Teatro del Liceo
Clas G798t
A compilation of historic performances recorded at the Barcelona opera house from 1905-1930. Links: Liceo/Liceu
New Music from Oberlin
Clas N420mo
Works by Miller & Daugherty, performed by members of the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, & soloists, directed by Larry Rachleff. Links: OCME
Spanish and Portuguese Orchestral Music
Clas Sp24o
Works by Arriaga, Seixas, Carvalho, & others from the 18th-19th centuries. Performed by the Algarve Orchestra, conducted by Alvaro Cassuto. Links: Cassuto
Miscellaneous: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Dame Edith Evans An 18th-Century Comedy
Album Misc Ev15 Ei44
How do we even describe this? Scenes from works by Congreve, Farquhar & Sheridan. Links: Evans
Karl Haas Romantic Piano Misc H111 R662
Part of his Adventures in Good Music series, broadcast on WCLV, Cleveland. This one is from 1993. Links: Haas
Music Box Waltzes and Popular Tunes
Misc M973w
As advertised, 18 tunes on the Porter Twin Disc Music Box. Links: Porter
The Vinyl Corner: Life at 33 1/3 rpm Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Alfred Apaka Alfred Apaka’s Greatest
Hits LP Ap11 Al29g
If you need some Hawaiian tunes, here’s the place. Links: Apaka | AM | YouTube
Johnny Cash Hymns from the Heart LP C2688 H9979
Cash released several of these albums back in the 60s. Here’s one. Links: Cash | AM | YouTube
Gabriel Fauré Arias & Choruses from Prméthée; Incidental Music to Caligula
BauLP F2744 P9442
Danielle Galland, soprano, is joined by the Maîtrise Gabriel Fauré and the Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra, conducted by Roger Norrington. Links: Fauré | Norrington
Morton Gould Tap Dance Concerto; Family Album
BauLP G734 C7449t
We couldn’t resist a concerto for tap dancer and orchestra. Gould conducts the Rochester Pops. Links: Gould | YouTube
Hayastani Petakan Akademiakan Ergh’akhowmb
Choral Music BauLP H3237 C4563
This Armenian group sings works by Komitas, as well as folk songs.
Imperial March and Review Band
Imperial Parade BauLP Im74m Im74p
Conducted by Fred Hausdoerfer, they play…wait for it…marches!
Kingston Trio Sing a Song with the Kingston Trio
LP K619 Si641
Early karaoke here. Instrumental versions of their hits. Links: Kingston | AM | YouTube
Zoltán Kodály Kádár Kata/Mother Listen; Approaching
BauLP K816
Imre Palló, baritone, is joined by the Symphony Orchestra of Hungarian
Winter K114 Radio, conducted by László Somogyi. Links: Kodály | Palló | Somogyi
José Libertella Este es el Tango Porteño
BauLP L6158 Es851
A tango album from the 1970s by Libertella, bandeon, and his orchestra. Links: Libertella
London Baroque Ensemble
The London Baroque Ensemble
BauLP L8462b L8462
Conducted by Karl Haas (not the one in Cleveland), with selections by Cherubini, Tartini, & others. Links: LBE | Haas
Aleksei Machavariani Symphony No. 2; Georgian Festive Tune
BauLP M182 Sy6811-2
Performed by the Georgian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dzhansug Kakhidze. Links: Machavariani | Kakhidze
András Mihály Cocerto for Cello BauLP M5888 C7449c
Vera Dénes plays cello, and László Somogyi conducts the Hungarian State Concert Orchestra. Links: Mihály | Somogyi
John Ogdon/Brenda Lucas
John Ogdon & Brenda Lucas: Two Pianos
BauLP Og2 J6137t
Works for two pianos by Brahms, Mozart, and Lutoslawski. Links: Ogdon YouTube | Lucas
Ivo Tijardovic Splitski Akvaret BauLP T449 Sp55
Operetta excerpts by this Croatian composer, who also conducts the group here. Links: Tijardovic
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sancta Civitas; Choral Prelude on Rhosymedre
BauLP V4657 Sa559
The San Francisco Bach Choir sings here, directed by Waldemar Jacobsen. Links: RVW | Jacobsen
The Cries of London: & Music in Honor of Queen Elizabeth
BauLP C8679
Denis Stevens conducts the Ambrosian Singers & Players. Links: Ambrosian | Stevens
Pastorałki: Old Polish Carols
BauLP P2689
Sung in Latin and Polish by a bunch of singers, with the Warszawska Orkiestra Kameralna, conducted by J. Dobrzański.
