{"id":4593,"date":"2018-08-30T15:46:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T14:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=4593"},"modified":"2018-08-30T15:48:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T14:48:11","slug":"cdsdvds-september-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=4593","title":{"rendered":"CDs\/DVDs September 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
Donizetti: La Favorite<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Fabio Luisi<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
DYNAMIC 37822<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

Ariel Garcia-Valdes\u2019 production of the Paris version of La Favorite<\/em> is thankfully uncomplicated, preferring to tell its story directly and allow the singers to enjoy the many delights of Donizetti\u2019s musical line. Veronica Simeoni is a fine Leonor and more than ably matched by Celso Albelo as Fernand. Fabio Luisi conducts with vigour, keeping the pace for what is an unexpectedly long work, alive at all times.<\/p>\n

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Dutilleux: Symphony No1<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
NAXOS 8.573746<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

It is easy to forget that Dutilleux is essentially a modern composer, having died as recently as 2013. His first symphony dates from 1951 and has a brooding, introspective quality which only really opens up in the final movement. Metaboles<\/em> was inspired by the woodwind of the Cleveland Orchestra but perhaps the most interesting piece here is Les Citations<\/em> with its use of harpsichord and wind with percussion. Possibly an acquired taste but one worth investigating.<\/p>\n

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Peter Graham: Metropolis 1927<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
NAXOS 8.573968<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Peter Graham\u2019s scores are immediately accessible while drawing heavily on their source material. On the Shoulders of Giants<\/em> quotes liberally from Bruckner\u2019s 8th<\/sup> Symphony in its opening pages, and Paramount Rhapsody <\/em>draws on Benny Goodman. Perhaps the most interesting is the score based on scenes from Metropolis.<\/em> Rather than a soundtrack for the film itself, this is an atmospheric piece \u2013 with obvious references to Gershwin and Bernstein \u2013 reflecting on the film as it impinges on the viewer today. The Black Dyke Band are their usual impeccable selves throughout.<\/p>\n

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Louis-Gabriel Guillemain: Flute Quartets Op12<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Wilbert Hazelzet, flute, Fantasticus<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
RESONUS RES10222<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Louis-Gabriel Guillemain died in 1770 and was highly thought of in his own time, though his reputation all but disappeared during the nineteenth century. He was much appreciated in the court of Louis XV though his timid nature did not make him a successful soloist even in his own music. The Op12 Flute Quartets were published in 1743, the first of two sets for the instrument. They are delightful pieces, here recorded with enthusiasm and lovely fluidity of line.<\/p>\n

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J S Bach: Goldberg Variations<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Wolfgang Rubsam, lute-harpsichord<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
NAXOS 8.573921<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

This is splendid recording and all the better for using Keith Hill\u2019s lute-harpsichord. Where a piano or conventional harpsichord can often seem too percussive, the effect here is of a much smoother, warmer legato \u2013 at times almost a cantabile \u2013 effect, which is intimate and absorbing. The mood shifts and sensitive without being brusque. Listen to it in one go \u2013 it is worth the effort and the time needed!<\/p>\n

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J S Bach: Harpsichord Concertos (transcribed for mandolin)<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Davide Ferella, Dorina Frati, mandolins, Profili Barocchi<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
DYNAMIC\u00a0 CDS7821<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

If you know these works well in their original harpsichord recordings then the joy of this new cd may come as something of a revelation. It smiles all the time, and the lightness and sense of tight, bright rhythms is infective throughout. A real delight.<\/p>\n

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Wagner: Der Fliegende Hollander<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Bayreuth Festival 1959, Wolfgang Swallisch<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
BR KLASSIK C 9361821<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

This is another production we were fortunate enough to see at Bayreuth in 1965 and this recording certainly does it justice. The acoustic and real sense of a live performance are imminent throughout with all the noises and atmosphere of one of Wieland Wagner\u2019s finest creations. Wolfgang Sawallisch is again in the pit and drives the score with fire and authority, and the cast live up to expectation with Leonie Rysanek an outstanding Senta and Josef Greindl at his gruff best as Daland. You\u2019ve probably got a number of Hollander\u2019s <\/em>already but this is worthy adding to them.<\/p>\n

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Mendelssohn: String Quartets Op12 & Op81<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Minguet Quartett<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
CPO 777931-2<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

As well as Op12 & 81, the Minguet Quartett include the String Quartet in E flat of 1823. This was written at the age of 14 and has been often overlooked as being to obviously a student work \u2013 which it very much is not \u2013 listen to the Adagio<\/em> if you need any proof. The other two works are hardly any less convincing and here given performances of great clarity and rhythmical incisiveness.<\/p>\n

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Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; seven bagatelles Op33<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Pavel Kolesnikov, piano<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
HYPERION CDA68237<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

For a single cd there is an awful lot on this disc and it is all very well worth listening too. Even if you have a number of recordings of the Moonlight<\/em> Pavel Kolesnikov\u2019s approach is persuasive and musically pleasing throughout. The cd also includes four WoO pieces, the Op14 G major Sonata and the 32 Variations on an original theme in C minor, <\/em>in addition to the Seven Bagatelles.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Donizetti: La Favorite Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Fabio Luisi DYNAMIC 37822 Ariel Garcia-Valdes\u2019 production of the Paris version of La Favorite is thankfully uncomplicated, preferring to tell its story directly and allow the singers to enjoy the many delights of Donizetti\u2019s … 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\/4593"}],"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=4593"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4595,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4593\/revisions\/4595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}