A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

October 2017

A warm October requires music (and beer). So does a cold one. In either case, you can find

nearly any kind of music in the library’s collection, with 20,000 CDs and more every week.

We’re pretty sure there will be two more issues of Fistful, so enjoy it while you can. 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

Bash & Pop Anything Could

Happen

Pop

B291p

An97

Tommy Stinson and Co. with their

latest release. Links: Bash | AM |

YouTube

Best Coast California Nights Pop

B464c

C128

Noise pop group from Los Angeles

in a 2015 album. No, the west

coast is not the best coast. Links:

Best | AM | YouTube

Bettie Serveert Dust Bunnies Pop

B466

D949

Indie band from the Netherlands

has been putting out albums since

the mid-90s. This was their third.

Links: Bettie | AM | YouTube

Sarah Blasko The Overture & the

Underscore

Pop

B612

Ov28

2005 debut from this Australian

singer-songwriter. Links: Blasko |

AM | YouTube

Jimmy Buffett One Particular

Harbor

Pop

B863

On23

Parrotheads will like this. All others

beware. From 1983. Links: Buffett

| AM | YouTube

David Byrne Look into the Eyeball Pop

B996

L872

2001 release by the former Talking

Head. He also wrote a book that

suggests he was the most talented

Head. Or maybe only the most

arrogant. Links: Byrne | AM |

YouTube

Nick Cave & the

Bad Seeds

The Best of Nick

Cave & the Bad

Seeds

Pop

C315

B464

1998 release, which of course

leaves out their later work. You’ll

like it if you like them. Links: Cave

| AM | YouTube

Eric Clapton From the Cradle Pop

C539

F925

Another from his long discography.

This one’s from 1994. Links:

Clapton | AM | YouTube

Joe Cocker Joe Cocker Live Pop Probably the best way to

C645

L744

experience the singer’s gravelly

voice. Links: Cocker | AM |

YouTube

Marc Cohn Burning the Daze Pop

C661m

B935

This Clevelander only had one real

hit, but he’s kept churning out the

songs since the early 90s. Links:

Cohn | AM | YouTube

Deep Purple Nobody’s Perfect Pop

D360

N669

British prog/arena rock band whose

first hit was in 1968. This one’s

from 20 years later. Links: Purple |

AM | YouTube

Def Leppard X Pop

D361

X10

You’d think that this would be the

hair metal band’s tenth release, but

it’s not. Links: Leppard | AM |

YouTube

Donna the Buffalo Rockin’ in the Weary

Land

Pop

D718

R591

Jam band from the Ithaca, New

York area. They combine folk rock

with gypsy jazz and anything else

at hand. Links: Donna | AM |

YouTube

Dr. John Gris-Gris Pop

D780

G886

His first album from 1968, when he

started calling himself the Nite

Tripper. Here he seems to have

combined New Orleans R&B with

LSD. Links: John | AM | YouTube

Feist Pleasure Pop

F328

P710

The latest by this Canadian singer-

songwriter. Links: Feist | AM |

YouTube

Lisa Germano Happiness Pop

G317

H211

Rock violinist turned solo artist, this

one’s from 1993. Links: Germano |

AM | YouTube

Grizzly Bear Painted Ruins Pop

G889

P166

More new music, from this Brooklyn

indie band. Links: Grizzly | AM |

YouTube

Reverend Horton

Heat

The Best of the

Reverend Horton

Heat

Pop

H351

B464

These guys are nuts. Rockabilly

plus punk and who knows what

else. Links: Heat | AM | YouTube

Buddy Holly The Legend Raves

On

Pop

H729

L523

Now for some real rockabilly. Most

of his output on 2 discs. Links:

Holly | AM | YouTube

Jenny Lewis, with

the Watson Twins

Rabbit Fur Coat Pop

L587

R112

Leader of Kilo Riley joins up with

sisters to do some other stuff.

Links: Lewis | AM | YouTube

James McMurtry Complicated Game Pop

M229

C738

Americana singer-songwriter, more

pop and less macho than Steve

Earle. Links: McMurtry | AM |

YouTube

Aimee Mann Lost in Space Pop

M315

L899

2002 release by this “adult

alternative pop/rock” singer-

songwriter. Damned by categories.

Links: Mann | AM | YouTube

Paramore Brand New Eyes Pop Punk/Emo trio from Tennessee.

P212

B733

Everybody’s from somewhere.

Links: Paramore | AM | YouTube

Pere Ubu Worlds in Collision Pop

P413

W893

Sometimes that somewhere is

Cleveland. Art-punk rock from

1991. Links: Ubu | AM | YouTube

Pink Floyd Animals Pop

P655

An54

This album was nearly invisible,

sandwiched in time between Dark

Side and The Wall. Links: Floyd |

AM | YouTube

Pretenders ¡Viva el Amor! Pop

P926

V836

Yet another addition to our Chrissie

Hynde collection. From 1999.

Links: Pretenders | AM | YouTube

Rolling Stones Stripped Pop

R651

St86

Live club album that mostly works,

depending on which of their songs

you like. Links: Stones | AM |

YouTube

Santana Santana IV Pop

Sa59

Sa59/4

Recent reunion of the early 70s

version of the band. Go, Mike

Shrieve! Links: Santana | AM |

YouTube

Joe Satriani Joe Satriani Pop

Sa83

J590

Oddly, not his first album, but ten

years after his debut. Links:

Satriani | AM | YouTube

Jill Scott Beautifully Human:

Words and Sounds,

Vol. 2

Pop

Sco84

B385

Neo-soul from 2004, and followup

to her debut. Some advice: never

release albums with volume

numbers if you’re in popular music.

Links: Scott | AM | YouTube

Skrillex Scary Monsters and

Nice Sprites

Pop

Sk63

Sca78

Electronic dance/dubstep from

2010. We’re sure somebody out

there likes this stuff. Links: Skrillex

| AM | YouTube

Sonic Youth Experimental Jet Set,

Trash and No Star

Pop

So58

Ex71

1994 release by this classic noise

band. By then, they were no longer

youthful. Links: Youth | AM |

YouTube

Becca Stevens Regina Pop

St47

R263

Latest from this contemporary

singer-songwriter, with a touch of

jazz and Broadway. Links: Stevens

| AM | YouTube

David Sylvian &

Robert Fripp

The First Day Pop

Sy58

F519

These two British avant-garde

musicians got together often. This

one’s from 1993. Links: Sylvian |

AM | YouTube | Fripp | AM |

YouTube

Robin Trower Time and Emotion Pop

T759

T482

Latest release by this British guitar

god. He’s been at it since the early

70s. Links: Trower | AM | YouTube

Vanity Crash Yours, Justice Pop

V319

Y88

Glam rock band from the Cleveland

area. Links: Vanity | YouTube

Wilco A.M. Pop Alt-country darlings turned power

W642

A96

pop, this one’s from 1995. Links:

Wilco | AM | YouTube

Edgar Winter The Real Deal Pop

W734

R229

1996 comeback album by this

boogie-rock artist. Lots of guests.

Links: Winter | AM | YouTube

Folk/Country: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Johnny Cash Unchained Country C268 Un17

Part of his American series, from the 1990s. Hard to beat the intensity. Links: Cash | AM | YouTube

Geno Delafose Le Cowboy Creole Folk D372 C838

Zydeco/Cajun musician with his band, French Rockin’ Boogie, from 2007. Links: Delafose | AM | YouTube

Dulcimer Dan & the Blue Skies Band

The New Land Folk G428 N420

Dan Gilvary & friends with another album of folk favorites. Links: Dan | YouTube

Raymond Fairchild 16 All-Time Favorites Country F160 Si97

A selection from his output on Rural Rhythm Records. North Carolina bluegrass banjo. Links: Fairchild | AM | YouTube

The Happy Timers More Happy Music Folk H211t M813

Polka music from Seven Hills, Ohio. Oh, so happy! Links: Timers | YouTube

Leo Kottke My Father’s Face Folk K848 M990

12-string guitarist, student of John Fahey, and mainstay of Prairie Home Companion. Links: Kottke | AM | YouTube

John McCutcheon Step by Step Folk M139 St43

Hammered dulcimer and banjo player who’s been releasing folk and children’s albums for decades. Links: McCutcheon | AM | YouTube

Mahoning Valley Button Box Club

Everyone’s Choice, Vol. 3

Folk M279 Ev27/3

Well, maybe not everyone. Button box ensemble from the Youngstown area performs polkas and waltzes. Links: MVBBC | YouTube

Mountain Heart Road that Never Ends: The Live Album

Country M864h R531

Contemporary bluegrass with a chunk of gospel. This one’s from 2007. Links: Mountain | AM | YouTube

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Not Fade Away Country N639 N843

Iconic band that has crossed the lines between folk, country, and pop music for a long time. Links: Nitty | AM | YouTube

Dave Rowe Trio Rolling Home Folk R790 R651

The name sounds like a jazz band, but they’re a folk trio, from Maine. Links: Rowe | YouTube

Smokin’ Fez Monkeys In Their Natural Habitat Folk Northeast Ohio group combining folk

Sm75f In10

with Django jazz, Americana, and whatever else is at hand. Links: Monkeys | YouTube

April Verch The Newpart Folk V582 N471

Versatile Canadian fiddler who moves into other styles, as needed. Links: Verch | AM | YouTube

Brooks Williams Hundred Year Shadow Folk W670b H892

Another release by this Georgia singer and guitarist. Links: Williams | AM | YouTube

Blues/Gospel: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Colin James Blue Highways Blues J231c B625h

Canadian contemporary blues guitarist with his latest release. Links: James | AM | YouTube

E. James Kalal On the Wings of Prayer Gospel K124 On10

The Northeast Ohio guitarist gets together with two other musicians to perform traditional hymns and gospel works as instrumentals. Links: Kalal | YouTube

Albert King, with Stevie Ray Vaughan

In Session… Blues K580a In10

Two major blues guitarists from different generations get together and do some remarkable work. Links: King | AM | YouTube | Vaughan | AM | YouTube

Gaetano Letizia Froggy & the Toads Blues L568 F922

Letizia is Cleveland-based, and runs somewhere in the zone between jazz, blues, and funk. Here, with Mike Clark & Wilbur Krebs, he does all three. Links: Letizia | YouTube

Eric Lindell Low on Cash, Rich in Love

Blues L641 L950

California singer-guitarist from 2008. Lighter than the above-mentioned folks. Links: Lindell | AM | YouTube

Country Joe McDonald Superstitious Blues Blues M145j Su76

After his days with the Fish, he put out a long string of albums nobody noticed. This one from 1991 is with Jerry Garcia. Links: McDonald | AM | YouTube

Duke Robillard Duke’s Blues Blues R551 D885

Yet another guitarist, Robillard is equally at home with blues or jazz. Here, he picks one. Links: Robillard | AM | YouTube

Otis Rush Live in Europe Blues R895 L744

Chicago “West Side” blues guitarist, influenced by Mr. King (above). This one’s a concert album. Links: Rush | AM | YouTube

Angela Strehli Blonde & Blue Blues Finally, someone not Chicago style!

St83 B622

Strehli is from Lubbock, and sings and plays Texas-style blues. Links: Strehli | AM | YouTube

International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Altan Blackwater Int Al79 B568

1996 album from this long-

standing Irish/Celtic group. Links:

Altan | AM | YouTube

Buju Banton Unchained Spirit Int B228 Un17

Dancehall reggae from 2000.

Links: Banton | AM | YouTube

Graham Anthony Devine

Manhã de Carnaval: Guitar Music from Brazil

Int D496 M314

The guitarist plays songs by Jobim,

Gismonti, Pernambuco, and others.

Links: Devine | YouTube

Djivan Gasparyan Moon Shines at Night Int G213 M778

The American debut album of this

Armenian duduk player, from

1993. Links: Gasparyan | AM |

YouTube | Duduk

Baaba Maal Missing You Int M111 M691

2001 release by this singer from

Senegal. Links: Maal | AM |

YouTube

Ziggy Marley Fly Rasta Int M343z F678

Marley has been putting out reggae

albums since the mid-1980s, and is

still going strong. This one’s

recent. Links: Marley | AM |

YouTube

Old Blind Dogs The Gab o Mey Int Ol13b G110

Very entertaining Scottish band

who have toured the area several

times. Links: Dogs | AM | YouTube

Dave Tarras Yiddisch-American Klezmer Music, 1925-1956

Int T177 Y52

This clarinetist came to the U.S. in

1921, and became one of the

prominent Klezmer artists of the

century. Links: Tarras | AM |

YouTube

Music from the Coffee Lands II

Int P987 M973c/2

From Putumayo Records, a

compilation of tracks from Latin

America and Africa. Sounds like an

excuse to sell coffee.

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

John Barry Passion Flower Hotel Musical B279 P267

Original London cast album from the mid-1960s. Links: Barry

Noël Coward The Girl Who Came to Supper

Musical C838

Original Broadway cast recording, with José Ferrer and Florence Henderson.

G443 Links: Coward | Ferrer | Henderson

Patrick Doyle Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

FilmMus D776 H249g

Original motion picture soundtrack. Links: Doyle

John Kander The Happy Time Musical K131 H211

1968 musical with Robert Goulet. Links: Kander | Goulet

Arthur Schwartz Jennie Musical Sch95 J440

Broadway cast recording starring Mary Martin. Links: Schwartz | Martin

Alan Silvestri The Mummy Returns FilmMus Si39 M919r

Motion picture soundtrack. Links: Silvestri

Frank Wildhorn Jekyll & Hyde Musical W646 J389

Original Broadway cast recording, with Robert Cuccioli & Linda Eder. Links: Wildhorn | Cuccioli | Eder

Jazz: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Cannonball Adderley Know What I Mean? Jazz Ad22 K760

1961 release, with the alto sax player joined by pianist Bill Evans. Links: Adderley | AM | YouTube

Bad Plus Suspicious Activity? Jazz B140 Su81

An acoustic trio that plays fusion is sort of an odd thing, but here they are. Links: Bad | AM | YouTube

Cindy Blackman Another Lifetime Jazz B565 An78

This drummer has a variety of guests here, including Joe Lovano, Vernon Reid, & Patrice Rushen. Links: Blackman | AM | YouTube

Dave Brubeck Once When I Was Very Young

Jazz B830 On18

Recorded in 1991, so he wasn’t that young (he was born in 1925). The pianist works with a quartet here. Links: Brubeck | AM | YouTube

New Gary Burton Quartet

Guided Tour Jazz B954 G941

Wonder what he did with the old one? The vibes player works with Julian Lage, guitar, and others in this 2013 release. Links: Burton | AM | YouTube

John Coltrane McCoy Tyner Plays Coltrane

Jazz C722 M459

The pianist pays tribute to Coltrane by playing some of his tunes. George Mraz, bass, & Al Foster, drums, help. Links: Coltrane | Tyner | AM | YouTube

Barbara Dennerlein Straight Ahead! Jazz D419 St81

The title describes the music; not too far in any direction. The organist works in a quartet here. Links: Dennerlein | AM | YouTube

Eliane Elias Everything I Love Jazz Brazilian pianist/singer and group work

El42 Ev27

through a bunch of jazz standards in this 2000 release. Links: Elias | AM | YouTube

Dominick Farinacci Short Stories Jazz F226 Sh81

The prodigal son returns home. The Clevelander and trumpeter/vocalist came back to record this with Tommy LiPuma, famous area producer. Links: Farinacci | AM | YouTube

Tony Gairo-Gary Rissmiller Jazz Orchestra

Treacherous Jazz G129 T710

The name alone is treacherous. Contemporary big band music. Links: Gairo | Rissmiller

Jan Garbarek In Praise of Dreams Jazz G163 In10

The Norwegian saxophonist wrote all the songs here, and plays with Kim Kashkashian & Manu Katche. Links: Garbarek | AM | YouTube

Dexter Gordon A Swingin’ Affair Jazz G654 Sw64

1962 date, with the tenor sax player working with Sonny Clark, piano, and others. Links: Gordon | AM | YouTube

Johnny Griffin Introducing Johnny Griffin

Jazz G875 In89

The tenor sax player’s first album as the lead, from 1956. Links: Griffin | AM | YouTube

Billy Hart Oceans of Time Jazz H251 Oc2

Oberlin professor and drummer in a 1997 album. Chris Potter is the sax player. Links: Hart | AM | YouTube

Joe Henderson Page One Jazz H383 P141

We’ve got a lot of sax players this time. Reissue of a 1963 release, with Kenny Dorham on trumpet, and McCoy Tyner on piano. Links: Henderson | AM | YouTube

Al Jarreau Tomorrow Today Jazz J292 T598

2000 album by the singer. Links: Jarreau | AM | YouTube

Jimmy McGriff The Worm Jazz M178 W893

McGriff plays the Hammond B3 organ with an octet. From 1968. Links: McGriff | AM | YouTube

Hank Mobley/Lee Morgan

Peckin’ Time Jazz M713 P337

Reissue of a 1959 release, with Morgan on trumpet and Mobley on tenor sax. Links: Mobley | AM | YouTube | Morgan | AM | YouTube

Ken Peplowski All This: Ken Peplowski Live in the U.K., Vol. 1

Jazz P394 Al51

Another Northeast Ohio jazz guy who went elsewhere to get famous. A 1999 concert album from this clarinetist. Links: Peplowski | AM | YouTube

Michele Rosewoman Trio

Occasion to Rise Jazz R729 Oc13

The pianist works in a minimal trio, bass and drums, in this 1993 release. Links: Rosewoman | AM | YouTube

David Sanchez Coral Jazz Guess what? Tenor saxophone. This 2004

Sa55 C810

release is unusual because Sanchez works with both his group of Latin jazz musicians and the City of Prague Philharmonic. Links: Sanchez | AM | YouTube

Carol Sloane The Songs Carmen Sang Jazz Sl52 So58c

The Carmen in question is Carmen McRae. Sloane works with a small group that includes Bill Charlap, piano, & Phil Woods, sax & clarinet. Links: Sloane | AM | YouTube | McRae

Sonny Stitt Just in Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was

Jazz St59 J982

A late album for him, 2003, with the saxophonist working with a variety of big names. Links: Stitt | AM | YouTube

Claudia Villela Dreamtales Jazz V715 D810

She sings, while Kenny Werner plays the piano. A bit on the edge, but then, she’s Brazilian. Links: Villela | AM | YouTube

Alexander Zonjic Seldom Blues Jazz Z76 Se48

Some smooth jazz by this flute player and friends to finish out the category. Links: Zonjic | AM | YouTube

Classical: Composer Title Call # Comments

Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga

Cuartetos Clas Ar69 St86q 2003

String quartets from this early 19th century composer, performed by the Cuarteto Casals. Links: Arriaga | Casals

J. S. Bach Restored Oboe Concerti Clas B122 Ob5cr 2000

Works known as concertos for other instruments, but perhaps originally composed for oboe. Ingo Goritzki is the oboer, with Helmuth Rilling conducting the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart. Links: Bach | Goritzki | Rilling

J. S. Bach Partita No. 1; English Suite No. 3; French Suite No. 2

Clas B122 P258-1 1995

A selection of works, all played on the piano by Maria João Pires. Links: Bach | Pires

Daniel Bacheler The Bachelar’s Delight Clas B123 B123d

Renaissance lute music, played by Paul O’Dette. Links: Bacheler | O’Dette

Samuel Barber Samuel Barber’s Collected Choral Works

Clas B233 C456 2010

A batch of short pieces, performed by the Esoterics, directed by Eric Banks. Links: Barber | Esoterics

Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra; Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion

Clas B285 Cu44o

A mixed program. The first piece has George Szell leading the Cleveland Orchestra. The second includes Robert &

1989 Gaby Casadesus, with others. Links: Bartók | Szell | Casadesus

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 6 & 5 Clas B393 Sy68-6 2005

Bruno Weil conducts the Tafelmusik Orchestra on period instruments. Links: Beethoven | Weil

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 10 Clas B393 Sy69-10 1988

Wait, we thought he wrote 9. Ah, this is a first movement for an incomplete work, completed by Barry Cooper. Wyn Morris conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: Beethoven | Morris | Cooper

Lord Berners Ballet Music Clas B457 B212

Early 20th century Romantic works from three ballets. David Lloyd-Jones conducts the RTE Sinfonietta. Links: Berners | Lloyd-Jones

Ernest Bloch America: An Epic Rhapsody; Concerto Grosso

Clas B620 Am35 1994

20th century works, with Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony & Chorale. Links: Bloch | Schwarz

Johannes Brahms Deutsche Volkslieder (German Folksongs)

Clas B730 D489v 1987

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sing 42 songs arranged by Brahms, with Gerald Moore at the piano. Links: Brahms | Schwarzkopf | Fischer-Dieskau | Moore

Johannes Brahms Liebesliederwalzer Clas B730 L521 1988

Works for choir and piano, with the Gächinger Kantori, directed by Helmuth Rilling. Links: Brahms | Rilling

Benjamin Britten Piano Concerto; Soirées Musicales; Matinées Musicales

Clas B778 P573c 1994

Ralf Gothoni is the pianist, with Okko Kamu conducting the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. Links: Britten | Gothoni | Kamu

Benjamin Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Matinées Musicales; Soirées Musicales

Clas B778 V426b 1983

A double dose of the shorter works. Performed by the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Gibson. Links: Britten | Gibson

Elizabeth Brown Blue Minor: Chamber Music

Clas B812 B625

The composer plays flute and shakuhachi, accompanied by various other musicians. Links: Brown

Anton Bruckner Masses Clas B831 M384 2003

A 3-disc set, so they’re probably all here. Two different choirs, orchestras, and conductors, so we won’t list them. Links: Bruckner

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 8 Clas B831 Sy68-6

Much simpler. Lovro von Matačič leads the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Links: Bruckner | Matačič

1986

Fritz Brun Symphony No. 3 Clas B835 Sy68-3

The Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adriano, plays this 1919 work by a Swiss composer. Links: Brun | Adriano

Luigi Cherubini Requiem Clas C424 R299 1996

Two of them. The Ambrosian Singers and the New Philharmonia Orchstra perform under the direction of Riccardo Muti. Links: Cherubini | Muti

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

Double Bass Concertos Clas D637 D743c 2000

18th century works, with Günter Klaus on double bass, with the Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra. Links: Dittersdorf

Gaetano Donizetti/ Gioacchino Rossini

Songs and Duets Clas D717 So58 1997

Songs by these two monsters of Italian opera, sung by Ingrid Kertesi and Andrea Ulbrich. Links: Donizetti | Rossini | Kertesi | Ulbrich

Jan Ladislav Dussek Sonatas for Harp Clas D947 H230s

Composed on either side of 1800, and played by Elena Zaniboni. Links: Dussek | Zaniboni

Antonin Dvořák Stabat Mater Clas D949 St11 1983

Sacred choral music, with the Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch. Links: Dvořák | Sawallisch

Antonin Dvořák Symphony No. 9 Clas D959 Sy68-9 1984

His most famous work. Georg Solti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Links: Dvořák | Solti

Antonin Dvořák Wanda (Vanda) Clas D959 V280 2000

Tragic opera from the late 19th century. Gerd Albrecht conducts the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln. Links: Dvořák | Albrecht

Edward Elgar The Kingdom; Coronation Ode

Clas El31 K590 1987

An oratorio from 1906 by this English composer. Singers include Margaret Price & Yvonne Minton, with Adrian Boult conducting the London Philharmonic. Links: Elgar | Price | Minton | Boult

Niels Gade Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6 Clas G117 Sy68-4 1993

Danish Romantic works, played by Collegium Musicum, Copenhagen, conducted by Michael Schønwandt. Links: Gade | Schønwandt

Alexander Glazunov Symphony No. 2; Konzertwalzer No. 1

Clas G469 Sy68-2 1985

More Romantic music, from Russia. Neeme Järvi leads the Bamberger Symphoniker. Links: Glazunov | Järvi

Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto; Clas The pianist is comedian Dudley Moore,

Parodies G871 P573c 1995

who was also a musician (you guessed). Yoav Talmi conducts the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Links: Grieg | Moore | Talmi

Ernesto Halffter Sinfonietta Clas H138 Si63 1990

20th century work, with Enrique García Asensio conducting the English Chamber Orchestra. Links: Halffter | Asensio

Ivar Hallström Duke Magnus and the Mermaid

Clas H159 D885

A Romantic (we hope not romantic) opera from Sweden. Niklas Willén leads the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. Links: Hallström | Willén

August Halm Symphony in A Major Clas H160 Sy68

Orchestral work from this German Romantic composer. Per Borin conducts the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen. Links: Halm | Borin

George Frideric Handel Handel’s Finest Arias for Base Voice

Clas H191 F494a

Spelling is accurate, if not correct. Christopher Purves sings while Arcangelo plays, conducted by Jonathan Cohen. Links: Handel | Purves | Cohen

George Frideric Handel La Resurrezione Clas H191 R313 1990

A different sacred oratorio from the one you might have heard by Handel. Nicholas McGegan leads the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, with singing done by Lisa Saffer, Michael George, & Judith Nelson. Links: Handel | McGegan | Saffer | George | Nelson

Joseph Haydn L’anima del Filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice (The Soul of the Philosopher, or Orfeo & Euridice)

Clas H324 Or34 1994

Orfeo, for short. 18th century musical drama, with Helen Donath and Robert Swensen in the lead roles. Leopold Hager conducts the Munich Radio Orchestra. Links: Haydn | Donath | Swensen | Hager

Herbert Howells/ Leonard Bernstein

Hymnus Paradisi; Chichester Psalms

Clas H839 H997 1992

20th century choral works, with the Pacific Chorale, and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Alexander. Links: Howells | Bernstein | Alexander

Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Three Sonatas for Fortepiano

Clas H883 P573s 1990

We couldn’t have an issue of Fistful without somebody named Nepomuk. Maria Rose is the pianist. Links: Hummel | Rose

Leoš Janáček Complete Works for Violin, Cello, & Piano

Clas J251 C355 1996

Chamber works, with Josef Suk, violin, Bohumila Jedlickova, piano, & Michaela Fukacova, cello. Links: Janáček | Suk | Fukacova

Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto; Masquerade Suite

Clas K526

20th century works, with Arusjak Baltanjan, violinist, and the Sofia

V813c 1994

Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ivan Marinov. Links: Khachaturian | Marinov

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Fairytale Pictures; other works

Clas K842 F169 2001

Orchestral pieces by this 20th century composer, performed by Bruckner Orchester Linz, conducted by Caspar Richter. Links: Korngold | Richter

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Songs and Arias Clas K842 So58 1988

Korngold wrote some operas early on, before becoming primarily a film composer. Polly Jo Baker sings. Links: Korngold

Leopold Kozeluch Divertimenti für Bläser (for Winds)

Clas K849 D641 1991

Consortium Classicum plays two octets, a sextet, and a couple of other works by this 18th century composer. Links: Kozeluch | Classicum

David Lang Pierced Clas L251 P611

Unusual contemporary works by this American composer (try his version of Lou Reed’s Heroin). Performed by Real Quiet, and others, conducted by Gil Rose. Links: Lang | Rose

Lars-Erik Larsson Music for Strings Clas L329 St86o 1987

Specifically string orchestra. 20th century works played by the Örebro Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Göran Nilson. Links: Larsson | Nilson

Carl Loewe Frauen-Liebe und Leben, und Balladen (A Woman’s Love and Life)

Clas L825 F866 1988

Poetry by Adelbert von Chamisso set to music by this 19th century composer. Karin Ott sings, while Jean Lemaire plays the piano. Links: Loewe | Chamisso | Ott

Alberic Magnard Sonata for Cello & Piano; Promenades for Piano

Clas M274 C331s 1986

Early 20th century works, performed by Thomas Demenga, cello, and Christoph Keller, piano. Links: Magnard | Demenga | Keller

Gustav Mahler Das Klagende Lied (Song of Lamentation)

Clas M278 K661 1991

Susan Dunn and Brigitte Fassbaender are among the singers for this long vocal work. The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Riccardo Chailly. Links: Mahler | Dunn | Chailly | Fassbaender

Bohuslav Martinů Works Inspired by Jazz and Sport

Clas M366 W892j

I guess we can get our ideas from anywhere, and this is made explicit here for this 20th century composer. Various ensembles. Links: Martinů

Saverio Mercadante Vocal Music Clas M533 V851 2001

Several works for solo voice and orchestra. Gian Rosario Presutti leads the Grande Accademia Vocale & Strumentale. Links: Mercadante

Nikolai Myaskovsky String Quartets Nos. 9 Clas Works from the first half of the 20th

& 11 M580 St86q-9 1996

century, performed by the Taneyev Quartet. Links: Myaskovsky | Tanayev Q

W. A. Mozart The Complete Piano Trios

Clas M877 P573t 1991

There are six on 2 discs, played by the appropriately named Mozartean Players. Links: Mozart | Mozartean Players

W. A. Mozart Zaide Clas M877 Z13 1998

18th century Singspiel, or light opera, that was never finished. Lynne Dawson is the lead, with Paul Goodwin directing the Academy of Ancient Music. Links: Mozart | Dawson | Goodwin

Ludolf Nielsen Babelstårnet (The Tower of Babel); Skovvandring (Forest Walk)

Clas N544L B115

Two orchestral works from the early 20th century, played by the Danish national Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir, conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes. Links: Nielsen | Hughes

Vítěslav Novák South Bohemian Suite; Slovak Suite

Clas N856 J562

Two Romantic orchestral pieces, with František Vajnar conducting the Czech Philharmonic. Links: Novák | Vajnar

Georges Onslow Piano Trios Clas On7 P573t 2006

Trio Bamberg plays two chamber works by this early 19th century composer. Links: Onslow | Trio Bamberg

Hubert Parry/ Charles Stanford

Piano Concertos Clas P249 P573c 1995

Two big Romantic works from England. Piers Lane is the pianist, with Martyn Brabbins conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Links: Parry | Stanford | Lane | Brabbins

Ignaz Pleyel Symphonies Clas P717 Sy68 2001

Three works by this contemporary of Mozart. Performed by the NTO Tonkünstleorchester. Links: Pleyel

Sergei Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead; Symphonic Dances

Clas R114 Os7 1984

Orchestral works from this Russian composer, with Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Links: Rachmaninov | Ashkenazy

Joachim Raff Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 Clas R122 Sy68-8 1991

This series continues, with Urs Schneider leading the Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra. Links: Raff | Schneider

Joseph Rheinberger/ Heinrich von Herzogenberg

Sextet; Quintet Clas R342 Se91 1993

Two 19th century chamber works, played by the Chamber Soloists of the Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic. Links: Rheinberger | Herzogenberg

Nikolai Rimsky- Scheherazade Clas Probably his most famous work. Pierre

Korsakov R469 Sch24 1988

Monteux conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: NR-K | Monteux

Julius Röntgen Chamber Music, Vol. 1 Clas R627 C355/1 2014

Late Romantic German/Dutch composer who wrote a lot of stuff. This volume features music for violin and piano. Atsuko Sahara, violin, and John Lenehan, piano. Links: Röntgen | Sahara | Lenehan

Guy Ropartz Symphony No. 3 Clas R680 Sy68-3

Michel Plasson conducts the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse in this early 20th century French work. Links: Ropartz | Plasson

Antonio Rosetti Horn Concertos Clas R728 H783c 1986

18th century works, performed by Barry Tuckwell, French horn, and conductor of the English Chamber Orchestra. Links: Rosetti | Tuckwell

Gioacchino Rossini La Donna del Lago (The Lady of the Lake)

Clas R736 D718 2003

Recorded by the Houston Symphony & Grand Opera Chorus in 1981, with Claudio Scimone conducting. Frederica von Stade & Marilyn Horne star. Links: Rossini | Scimone | Stade | Horne

Anton Rubinstein Symphony No. 5; Dmitry Donskoy, Overture; Faust

Clas R825 Sy68-5 1990

More orchestral works by this Russian Romantic composer. Horia Andreescu conducts the George Enescu State Philharmonic. Links: Rubinstein | Andreescu

Joseph de Bologne de Saint-George

Complete Violin Concertos, Vol. 4

Clas Sa23 V813c/4 2006

More concertos from this 18th century French composer from Guadalupe. Miroslav Vilimec is the violinist, with the Pilsen Philharmonic, conducted by František Preisler. Links: Saint-George | Vilimec | Preisler

Xaver Scharwenka Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3

Clas Sch17 P573c-2 1997

Romantic works by this Polish composer. Seta Tanyel is the pianist, with Tadeusz Strugala conducting the Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR. Links: Scharwenka | Tanyel | Strugala

Franz Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin (The Miller’s Beautiful Daughter)

Clas Sch78 Sch65 1985

Song cycle based on poetry by Wilhelm Müller. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is the singer here, with Gerald Moore at the piano. Links: Schubert | Müller | Fischer-Dieskau | Moore

Dmitri Shostakovich 24 Preludes & Fuges Clas Sh82 P915 1999

Piano works, played by Vladimir Ashkenazy. Links: Shostakovich | Ashkenazy

Jean Sibelius The Complete Symphonies

Clas Si11 Sy68 1998

Here’s your chance to catch up, with all seven symphonies, plus two versions of No. 5. Osmo Vänskä conducts the Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Links: Sibelius | Vänskä

Louis Spohr Nonet; Septet Clas Sp64 N731

Two 19th century chamber works, performed by Ensemble 360. We don’t think they turn around while they play. Links: Spohr | Ensemble 360

Wilhelm Stenhammar Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 1

Clas St42 P573/1

We have to start somewhere. Seven works, all played by Lucia Negro on a famous piano in Stockholm. Links: Stenhammar | Negro

Richard Strauss Amor: Opera Scenes & Lieder

Clas St81r Am68

Natalie Dessay does most of the singing, with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Antonio Pappano. Links: Strauss | Dessay | Pappano

Richard Strauss Symphony No. 2; Romanze

Clas St81r Sy68-2 1994

20th century works, with Hiroshi Wakasugi conducting the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Links: Strauss | Wakasugi

Joseph Suk Praga: Symphonic Poem; A Fairy-Tale

Clas Su45 P884 1984

Late Romantic works, played by the Czech Philharmonic, with Libor Pešek conducting. Links: Suk | Pešek

Gilbert & Sullivan The Gondoliers Clas Su53 G587 1987

A bit of light opera from the Pro Arte Orchestra and Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, conducted by Malcolm Sargent. Links: G&S | Sargent

Moishei Vainberg Piano Quintet; String Quartet No. 12

Clas V195 P573q 1994

Two chamber works by this 20th century composer, who plays piano in the first work. The Borodin String Quartet does the rest, with help from others. Links: Vainberg | Borodin SQ

Johann Baptist Vanhal Missa Solemnis Clas V311 M691s 1995

A big sacred choral work from this 18th century composer. Václav Neumann leads the Prague Chamber Choir and Virtuosi di Praga. Links: Vanhal | Neumann

Edgard Varèse/ Charles Ives

Amériques; Symphony No. 4; The Unanswered Question

Clas V425 Am35 1994

Early 20th century avant garde works. Christoph von Dohnányi conducts the Cleveland Orchestra, and gets help from the Cleveland Chorus. Links: Varèse | Ives | Dohnányi

Ralph Vaughan Williams/ John Foulds

Piano Concerto; Dynamic Triptych

Clas V465

Two 20th century British composers with works for piano & orchestra. Howard

P573c 1992

Shelley is on the keys, with Vernon Handley conducting the Royal Philharmonic. Links: RVW | Foulds | Shelley | Handley

Richard Wagner Symphonies Clas W125 Sy68 1993

He wrote lots of operas, but only two symphonies, when he was young. Here they are, with Hiroshi Wakasugi and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Links: Wagner | Wakasugi

Leó Weiner Piano Music, Vol. 4 Clas W431L P573/4 2007

In this volume we hear works for two and four hands, with both parts played by István Kassai. We presume these are overdubbed, rather than Kassai actually having four hands. Links: Weiner | Kassai

Hugo Wolf Spanisches Liederbuch; Italienisches Liederbuch

Clas W831 Sp24 2013

Much song singing here on 3 discs. The singers are Birgid Steinberger, Wolfgang Holzmair, and Michaela Selinger. Links: Wolf | Steinberger | Holzmair | Selinger

Haydn Wood Haydn Wood Clas W850 H324

Yorkshire composer with a selection of British light music. Ernest Tomlinson conducts the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Links: Wood | Tomlinson

More Classical: Artist Title Call # Comments

Arcadian Winds Bay of Dew Clas Ar21w B340

The group plays works by Scott Wheeler, Owen Underhill, and other contemporary composers. Links: Winds

Bill Chouinard Premieres Clas C457 P916

Works by Walton, Albinoni, Bach, & others, played on the Casavant-Schantz organ at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtonedi, Minnesota. Links: Choinard

Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford

Oxford Church Anthems Clas C461c Ox22a

Choral works commonly performed at Oxford. Stephen Darlington directs. Links: CCCCO | Darlington

José Cura Artist Portrait Clas C922 Ar78

The tenor sings arias by Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni, and others. Links: Cura | AM | YouTube

Eliot Fisk Eliot Fisk Plays Guitar Fantasies

Clas F540 El44f

Guitar magic with works by Bach, Mozart, Dowland, and others. Links: Fisk

Gloriae Dei Cantores Paths of Grace Clas G514 P273

Choral works by Palestrina, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and others. Elizabeth Patterson directs. Links: Cantores | Patterson

Jerry Hadley The World is Beautiful Clas Viennese operetta arias sung by this

H117 W893

tenor, accompanied by the Munich Radio Orchestra, conducted by Richard Bonynge. Links: Hadley | Bonynge

Joachim Held Italian Lute Music of the Baroque

Clas H366 L976i

Works by Piccinni, Kapsberger, and others. Links: Held

Igor Kipnis The Spanish Harpsichord

Clas K628 Sp24h

Kipnis plays works by Blasco de Nebra, Soler, Falla, and Scarlatti? Who made him Spanish? Links: Kipnis

Emma Kirkby Time Stands Still Clas K634 T482

The soprano sings songs by John Dowland and his contemporaries, accompanied by Anthony Rooley, lute. Links: Kirkby | Rooley

Jennifer Larmore Born in Atlanta Clas L326 B645

Not sure how place of birth figures into the program, although it may have had to do with the 1996 Olympics. The soprano sings pieces by Bizet, Gluck, Handel, & others. Links: Larmore

Andrew Lawrence-King The Harp of Luduvico Clas L437 H230L

Fantasias, arias, and toccatas by Frescobaldi and his predecessors. Links: Lawrence-King

Wynton Marsalis In Gabriel’s Garden Clas M350 In10g

One of several classical albums done by this otherwise jazz trumpeter. He works with Anthony Newman and the English Chamber Orchestra to play works by Clarke, Torelli, Purcell, & others. Links: Marsalis | Newman

Waltraud Meier Frauenliebe und –Leben (A Woman’s Love and Life)

Clas M475 F866

The mezzo-soprano sings the title work by Schumann, plus works by Brahms & Schubert. Gerhard Oppitz is at the piano. Links: Meier | Oppitz

Ohio State University Wind Symphony

Southern Harmony Clas Oh38w So88

The title draws from a work by Donald Grantham, but the program includes works by Copland, Kabalevsky, & others. Links: OSU

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf To My Friends Clas Sch96 T550

The soprano performs works by Wolf, Brahms, Loewe, and Grieg. Geoffrey Parsons sits at the piano. Links: Schwarzkopf | Parsons

Göran Söllscher The Renaissance Album Clas So46 R290

The guitarist plays a variety of lute pieces on an 11-string guitar. Links: Söllscher

Choir & Strings of St. Thomas More Church, Chicago

Ave Verum Corpus Clas St10t Av31

A program of sacred works by Fauré, Bruckner, Gounod, and others. Links: St. Thomas More

United States Marine Band

From the Keyboard Clas Un3m

Transcriptions for orchestra of piano works, including Mussorgsky, Debussy,

F925 & Rachmaninov. Links: USMB

Cicilia Yudha Selected Piano Works by Robert Casadesus and Henri Dutilleux

Clas Y90 Se48p

Self-explanatory title. Yudha teaches piano at Youngstown State U., and recorded this at Oberlin. Links: Yudha

Loquebantur: Music from the Baldwin Partbooks

Clas L819 2015

Songs from a collection from the late 1500s, played by the Marian Consort, and the Rose Consort of Viols. Links: Marian Consort | Rose Consort

Miscellaneous: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

Chestnut Brass Company

Foster for Brass Misc C426 F811

Arrangements for brass of Stephen Foster’s songs, plus some other stuff. Links: Chestnut Brass | Foster

W.D. Packard Concert Band

W.D. Packard Concert Band Live Performance Recordings, January to June 2002

Misc P121c P121

The band works out of Warren. Among the conductors are Donald Byo, and former Hiram faculty member Robert Fleming. Links: Packard | Fleming

River City Brass Band Footlifters Misc R524c F739

American and British marches by this band from Pittsburgh. Links: RCBB

Texas A&M University Bands

Tradition: Legacy of the March, Vol. 1

Misc T312u T675/1

Three bands from the university play a variety of marches. Texas A&M

The Vinyl Corner: Life at 33 1/3 rpm Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments

J. S. Bach Cantatas Nos. 68 & 172 LP B1224 C166-68 1971

Klaus Martin Ziegler conducts the Kassel Vocal Ensemble & Deutsche Bachsolisten. Links: Bach | Ziegler

J. S. Bach Complete Motets LP B1224 M8564 1982

Performed by the Tölzer Knabenchor, directed by Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden. Links: Bach | Schmidt-Gaden

Aaron Copland Works for Piano, 1926-1948

BauLP C7916 P573 1976

Four works, recorded in the 1940s, and played by Leo Smit, Leonard Bernstein, and the composer himself. Links: Copland | Bernstein | Smit

Bill Davis Echoes from the Valley LP D2907 Ec45

Appalachina dulcimer player and builder from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Links: Davis

Frederick Delius North Country Sketches; Life’s Dance; A Song of Summer

LP D3798 N8111

Orchestral works, with Charles Groves leading the Royal Philharmonic. Links: Delius | Groves

Don Felder Airborne LP F332 Ai73

Former member of the Eagles in his first solo album, from 1983. Links: Felder | AM | YouTube

Orlando di Lasso The Sibylline Prophecies; The Penitential Psalms

LP L338 C4563

16th century sacred choral works, performed by the Pro Arte Singers, directed by Thomas Binkley. Links: Lasso | Binkley

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5 LP M278 Sy6811-5 1979

The London Philharmonic does the work here, with Klaus Tennstedt leading. Links: Mahler | Tennstedt

Carl Nielsen Chamber Music for Winds

BauLP N5542 C3551w

Eight short pieces by this Danish composer, performed by the Lark Woodwind Quartet. Links: Nielsen

Carl Orff Carmina Burana LP Or349 C2129

20th century choral work, with the Kölner Rundfunkchor and Tölzer Knabenchor, with the Kölner Rundfunk –Sinfonie-Orchester, conducted by Ferdinand Leitner. Links: Orff | Leitner

Walter Piston The Incredible Flutist BauLP P678 In217 1975

American work from the 1930s, played by the Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Jorge Mester. Links: Piston | Mester

Sergei Prokofiev Ivan the Terrible BauLP P94396 Iv12

Oratorio, with Valentina Levko, mezzo-soprano. Abram Stasevich conducts the Moscow State Chorus & the USSR Symphony Orchestra. Links: Prokofiev | Levko

Milan Racanovic Orchestra

Silver Dollar Polkas LP R1142 Si392

Well, they’re as much of an orchestra as they can be with four guys. The band is from Euclid. Links: Racanovic

Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs & Dances LP R3126 An221

Suites, performed by the Philharmonia Hungarica, conducted by Antal Dorati. Links: Respighi | Dorati

Romantics National Breakout LP R662 N21311

1980 release by this popular band from Detroit. Links: Romantics | AM | YouTube

Gioacchino Rossini Quartets for Woodwinds

BauLP R736 Q28w 1964

Popular chamber works by a composer more known for opera. Performed by Samuel Baron, flute, David Glazer, clarinet, Bernard Garfield, bassoon, & John Barrows, French horn. Links: Rossini | Baron | Garfield | Barrows

Savoy Brown Make Me Sweat LP Sa95 M2893

1988 album by this bluesy British rock band. Links: Savoy | AM | YouTube

The Sheppards The Sheppards LP A descriptive title, but not very

Sh498 Sh498

informative. Late 50s-early 60s doo-wop from Chicago. Links: Sheppards | AM

Richard Strauss/ Hugo Wolf

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite; Italian Serenade

BauLP St828r B6665

Anshel Brusilow conducts the Chamber Symphony of Philadelphia. Links: Strauss | Wolf | Brusilow

Igor Stravinsky Music for Piano LP St829 P573 1968

A batch of short pieces, dished up by Noël Lee, pianist. Links: Stravinsky | Lee

Tommy Tutone Tommy Tutone 2 LP T881 T881/2

This is the 1981 album with their one big hit, “867-5309 (Jenny).” Go ahead, sing along! Links: Tommy Tutone | AM | YouTube

Music All Powerful: To Entertain Queen Victoria

BauLP M9732p 1969

A selection of 19th century pieces that the Queen apparently liked, by Sullivan, Mendelssohn, and others. Performed by the Purcell Consort of Voices, directed by Grayston Burgess. Links: Burgess

Music by the Habsburg Emperors

BauLP M9735 1967

Various royalty, including Leopold I, Ferdinand III, and Joseph I, fancied themselves composers. You be the judge. Performed by the Austrian Tonkuenstler Orchestra, Vienna, conducted by Dietfried Bernet. Links: Bernet

Toward an American Opera, 1911-1954

BauLP T6501 1978

Historic recordings of selected pieces by Herbert, Hanson, Taylor, Copland, and others.