{"id":3633,"date":"2017-06-12T16:51:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T15:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=3633"},"modified":"2017-07-13T09:53:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T08:53:46","slug":"cds-june-2017-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=3633","title":{"rendered":"CDs June 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
JUDITH BINGHAM \u2013 ORGAN WORKS<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Stephen Farr, organs of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, St Albans Cathedral & Trinity College, Cambridge<\/strong><\/span>
\n RESONUS RES10191 (2 CDs) 69\u201913 & 53\u201949<\/strong><\/span>
\nThis bumper collection of recent works by Judith Bingham is a very welcome addition to Resonus\u2019 catalogue and should help to make these works more widely known and appreciated. The composer uses a range of starting points and influences to construct music on a variety of themes \u2013 from the liturgical (Missa brevis \u2018Vidantes Stellam\u2019) <\/em>to precious stones (The Everlasting Crown<\/em>– the longest work here) and botany (The Linnaeus Garden<\/em>) \u2013 an organ duet. The final work included here is Tableaux Vivants<\/em> for harpsichord. The scope of these works as well as the fine playing from Stephen Farr on a variety of instruments makes this a very useful and enjoyable collection.<\/h6>\n

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POLYPHONIA IN EXCELSIS \u2013 Sacred music by CLAUDIO DALL\u2019ALBERO<\/span><\/strong>
\n Choir of Sydney Sussex College, Cambridge, David Skinner (director)<\/span><\/strong>
\n Jim Cooper, Laurence Carden & Stephen Farr, organists<\/span><\/strong>
\n RESONUS RES10190\u00a0 72\u201939<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

This very enjoyable CD brings together a number of works by the contemporary composer Claudio Dall\u2019 Albero in excellent performances. Two pieces were written specifically for the Sydney Sussex Choir. The organ solo Trittico di Cantabrigia<\/em> was composed for this recording with each movement performed by a different organist. These works link the generations who have sung of their faith, drawing on earlier forms of music, such as the Missa \u2018De Angelis\u2019<\/em>. A very good introduction the sound world of this composer.<\/p>\n

HAYDN \u2013 PIANO SONATAS, Vol 6<\/span><\/strong>
\n Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano<\/span><\/strong>
\n CHANDOS CHAN 10942 83\u201926<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet gives excellent accounts of these sonatas in this latest volume in the series from Chandos. The works are Sonatas No 11, 34-36 & 43 in B flat, D, A flat, C & E flat.<\/p>\n

Conradin Kreutzer: Septet Op62; Trio Op43<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Himmelpfortgrund, Tobias Koch, fortepiano<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
CPO 555067-2<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Not a composer who comes immediately to mind for the early part of the nineteenth century but for lovers of chamber music of the period this is a delight. Himmelpfortgrund are an original instruments group who manage to combine an authenticity of musical line to an immediacy which makes the score truly alive. There is a real sense of domestic panache to the Septet and a compelling intimacy to the Trio.<\/p>\n

CPE Bach: Complete works for keyboard and violin<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Duo Belder Kimura<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
RESONUS RES 10192<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

The two CDs cover seven sonatas plus a Fantasia<\/em> and an Arioso with Variations<\/em>. If the works are all rather similar in nature, there is enough variation to keep one listening throughout, and the quality of the playing is never in doubt.<\/p>\n

JS Bach; The Art of Fugue<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Ensemble L\u2019Arte della Fuga<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
OEHMS OC 1854<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

I am among those who regard The Art of Fugue<\/em> as one of the pinnacles of artistic creativity. Unfortunately this new recording does little to help convince the un-enlightened. The extensive notes argue that the work can never be considered for the organ (for which it has always seemed to me eminently suited) and harpsichord presentation is too limited. They argue that the combination here \u2013 violin, viola, cello, double-bass and bassoon \u2013 is the ideal ensemble to fully do justice to the composition. I beg to differ. The solo bassoon simply sounds out of place and while the strings are adequate the sudden introduction of the bassoon upsets the balance. As such the ear is drawn to the unexpected balance rather than absorbing the work itself.<\/p>\n

Das Wohltemperierte Akkordeon<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Mie Miki<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
BIS 2217<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

I have heard Bach on almost any combination of instruments (see above!) but had not previously heard him on the solo accordion. This cd draws on both books and, while convincingly played, still does not somehow quite ring true. Occasionally the sound is close to a harmonium, which I have sometimes heard in the past, but, much as I would like to encourage experimentation, this really does not convince.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

JUDITH BINGHAM \u2013 ORGAN WORKS Stephen Farr, organs of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, St Albans Cathedral & Trinity College, Cambridge RESONUS RES10191 (2 CDs) 69\u201913 & 53\u201949 This bumper collection of recent works by Judith Bingham is a very welcome addition … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3633"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3633"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3667,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3633\/revisions\/3667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}