{"id":3075,"date":"2016-07-01T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T09:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=3075"},"modified":"2016-07-01T10:58:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T09:58:00","slug":"cdsdvds-june-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=3075","title":{"rendered":"CDs\/DVDs June 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
Glyndebourne 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Handel: Saul<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
OPUS ARTE OA 1216 D<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
OPUS ARTE OA 1215 D<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

These productions were greeted with great enthusiasm last summer and were also seen more widely when televised. Barrie Kosky\u2019s approach to Saul<\/i> hinges on the madness of the king, which is well conveyed by Christopher Purves in a very moving performance. Lucy Crowe and Sophie Bevan\u00a0 are the women surrounding not just the king but Iestyn Davies\u2019 beautifully sung David.<\/p>\n

David McVicar allows the events of Die Entfuhrung <\/i>to unfold within their historical context which actually works extremely well and allows characters to flower with ease. Both are well worth investing in.<\/p>\n

Meyerbeer: Dinorah<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Deutschen Oper Berlin, Enrique Mazzola<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
CPO 555 014-2<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

Meyerbeer is today better known for his influence than for his actual works and I can\u2019t think that I have ever seen one staged live. All the more reason to value this live recording of a new edition of his final opera Dinorah<\/i> which reworks pastoral themes to include storms and magic. It is a well-constructed piece and strongly cast though I doubt if it would really find a regular place is the repertoire.<\/p>\n

Michael Haydn: Symphonies vol 1<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Patrick Gallois<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
NAXOS 8.573497<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

This is the first volume in what expects to be a complete recording of Michael Haydn\u2019s symphonies and starts from those works which are most closely associated with Mozart \u2013 the Sinfonia in G was for a long time attributed to the younger composer. The four Sinfonias on this disc are lively pieces written for the court at Salzburg and prefigure much of what was to come later from Mozart himself.<\/p>\n

Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne worte books 5-8<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Ronald Brautigam, piano<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
BIS 1983<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

The delight in this recording is suddenly coming across old favourites in the midst of charming pieces which most of us probably don\u2019t know. Brautigam\u2019s approach is light and convincing without ever becoming too sentimental.<\/p>\n

Imogen Cooper\u2019s Chopin<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
CHANDOS CHAN 10902<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

The nine tracks on this CD are far ranging, including the Polonaise-fantaisie Op61 and the first and fourth Ballade, together with four Nocturnes. I particularly enjoy Imogen Cooper\u2019s approach which has a naturalistic, open feel to the playing, allowing the nuances to emerge without effort.<\/p>\n

British Cello Concertos<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Raphael Wallfisch,<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
CHANDOS CHAN 241-56<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

This is a collation of recordings made with a number of different orchestras but highlighting Raphael Wallfisch\u2019s enthusiasm and commitment to the British cello concerto which, with the exception of the omnipresent Elgar, are all too seldom heard.\u00a0 Here we have concerti by Finzi, Bax, Bliss, Stanford and Moeran. Even if all are not totally to your taste there is bound to be something here to arouse interest. I particularly liked the Finzi as it is a rarity, and I have always enjoyed Stanford who is far too little heard today.<\/p>\n

Brahms works for solo piano vol 6<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Barry Douglas, piano<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
CHANDOS CHAN 10903<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

Twenty tracks and almost 80 minutes of playing make this a real bargain. The CD includes a wide range of pieces but focuses on seven Hungarian Dances. The only extended work is the Study No5 based on a Chaconne by Bach. This has been an increasingly impressive series \u2013 though I am not sure how much more we still have to come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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