{"id":4578,"date":"2018-08-19T12:11:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T11:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=4578"},"modified":"2018-08-19T12:11:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T11:11:35","slug":"cds-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=4578","title":{"rendered":"CDs August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU \u2013 COMPLETE SOLO KEYBOARD WORKS<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
STEVEN DEVINE, Harpsichord<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
RESONUS RES10214 (3 CDs) 79\u201926; 66\u201945; 73\u201928<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

Steven Devine\u2019s performances on the harpsichord have earned him a reputation as one of the finest interpreters of this repertoire. Here we have a beautifully packaged set which collects the Preier Livre de Pieces de Clavecin (1706), Pieces de Clavessin (1724), Nouvelles Suites de Pieces de Clavecin, Les Indes Galantes, Cinq Pieces (1741), :a Dauphine (1747) <\/em>and Devine\u2019s own transcription of Air pour Zephire<\/em>. These are lovely performances of very characteristic music.<\/p>\n

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EUGENE REUCHSEL – LA VIE DU CHRIST & BOUQUET DE FRANCE<\/span><\/strong>
\n SIMON NIEMINSKI, organ of St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh<\/span><\/strong>
\n RESONUS RES10217\u00a0 74\u201910<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Eugene Reuchsel\u2019s music is not well known. These two extended works date from the end of the composer\u2019s life but serve as a good introduction to this French organist\/pianist composer who died in 1988. The music draws heavily on French folk tunes and is worth exploring in these engaging performances.<\/p>\n

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AWAKE MY SOUL \u2013 CHORAL WORKS BY GARY DAVISON<\/span><\/strong>
\n WELLS CATHEDRAL CHOIR, Director Matthew Owens<\/span><\/strong>
\n RACHAEL LLOYD, mezzo-soprano, PHILIP DUKES, viola, DAVID BEDNALL, organ<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
RESONUS RES10211\u00a0 63\u201948<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

All the music on this CD by American composer, Gary Davison, has been commissioned by Wells Cathedral. To be found here are fine performances of the Wessex Service <\/em>(Evening canticles), Missa pro defunctis <\/em>and anthems Awake my soul <\/em>\u00a0and Most High Glorious God.<\/em><\/p>\n

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SEBASTIAN DE VIVANCO \u2013 MISSA ASSUMPSIT JESUS<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
DE PROFUNDIS, Conductor Robert Hollingworth<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
HYPERION CDA68257\u00a0 70\u201949<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

Renaissance manuscripts continue to be rediscovered and reassessed. Performances such as this breathe new life into this music that was written for very specific circumstances four hundred years ago. The mass setting here relates to the Feast of the Transfiguration and is written for up to eight voices. Alongside the Mass are a number of motets.<\/p>\n

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FANTASIA INCANTATA<\/span><\/strong>
\n ENSEMBLE LIBRO PRIMO, SABINE STOFFER (baroque violin), ALEX McCARTNEY (theorbo)<\/span><\/strong>
\n VETERUM MUSICA VM018<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

This CD collects a number of French Baroque chamber works by composers including Marini, Biber & Kapsberger. As with previous releases from this label this ancient music comes alive in fresh performances.<\/p>\n

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RONDEAU MELANCOLIQUE<\/span><\/strong>
\n LASZLO ROZSA, recorder, JONATHAN REES, viola da gamba, ALEX McCARTNEY, theorbo<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
VETERUM MUSICA VM017\u00a0 62\u201922<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

This is a very engaging programme, presenting mostly suites and a sonata by a number of composers including Philido, Hotteterrre and Buterne together with shorter pieces by Couperin and de Bousset. The combination of instruments makes for great listening.<\/p>\n

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VIVALDI UNDERCOVER<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
PASSACAGLIA Baroque Ensemble<\/span><\/strong>
\n BARN COTTAGE RECORDS BCR 017\u00a0 70\u201908<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Increasingly innovative programming is necessary to carve a niche in the crowded recordings market. Here is an interesting idea \u2013 reworked music by Vivaldi from JS Bach and N Chedeville as well as individual works by Vivaldi and Chedeville. The booklet provides interesting details about the relationships between the various pieces and the manner in which they were published and promoted. A well thought out production which is worth exploring.<\/p>\n

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BERNHARD HENRIK CRUSELL \u2013 3 CLARINET CONCERTOS \/ INTRODUCTION & AIR SUEDOIS<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
MICHAEL COLLINS, Clarinet & Conductor SWEDISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
CHANDOS CHSA5187\u00a0 74\u201922<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

Michael Collins has long been respected for his well-informed and convincing performances. Here he performs the dual role of soloist and conductor with these early 19th<\/sup> C works by this Finnish composer.<\/p>\n

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WIDMANN \u2013 180 BEATS PER MINUTE\/ FANTASIE<\/span><\/strong>
\n MENDELSSOHN \u2013 SINFONIE 3 \u201cSCHOTTISCHE\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Jorg Widmann, Conductor<\/span><\/strong>
\n ORFEO C945 181 A\u00a0 62\u201904<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Another dual role is cexecuted here by Jorg Widmann \u2013 as conductor and composer of two of the works. What at first appears a strange juxtaposition actually works very well with the two contemporary works being framed by Mendelssohn (and beginning with The Hebrides Overture (Fingal\u2019s Cave)<\/em>. I was unaware of the Widmann works but enjoyed them very much. A CD to return to.<\/p>\n

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STEPHEN HOUGH\u2019S DREAM ALBUM<\/span><\/strong>
\n STEPHE HOUGH, piano<\/span><\/strong>
\n HYPERION CDA68176\u00a0 80\u201903<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Although being in awe of Stephen Hough\u2019s playing I was not particularly excited when I read the listing of this CD. However, when I read the beginning of the booklet I realised that it is actually something rather special. Rather than a random selection of the known and the unknown it consists of arrangements and complete re-workings of these pieces by this master of the piano. Beginning with the Radetzky Waltz<\/em> (after Strauss) this is a wonderful programme of variety and inventiveness. A dream indeed!<\/p>\n

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