Booklists
Here's what's new in our libraries for April 2012 ... in our Classical Music CD collection.
For featured titles from this month's new classical selections, with additional information, please check out the Classical Recent Picks on our News Blog.
Instrumental (Green)
Aimard, Pierre-Laurent 'The Liszt project', Deutsche Grammophon, p2011. 2 sound discsLa lugubre gondola : S. 200 / Franz Liszt (5:06) -- Piano sonata in A flat major, WWV 85 : "for the album of Frau Mathilde Wesendonck" / Richard Wagner-- Nuages gris : S. 199 / Franz Liszt -- Piano sonata, op. 1 / Alban Berg etc. Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano.
(Piano AIM, Catalogue link)
Handel, George Frideric 'Die acht groben Suiten', ECM Records, p2011. No. 2 F major, HWV 427 -- No. 8 F minor, HWV 433 -- No. 4 E minor, HWV 429 etc. Lisa Smirnova, piano.
(Piano HAN, Catalogue link)
Latry, Olivier 'Alkan, Boely, Brahms, Liszt, Schumann', Naive, p2011. Pieces (12) for organ, Op. 18: 6 Fantasie en si bemol majeur/ Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely -- 2. Pieces (12) for organ, Op. 18: 1 Andante con moto en mi bemol majeur /Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely etc. Olivier Latry, piano pedalier.
(Organ LAT, Catalogue link)
Mann, Natalia 'Pasif.ist', Rattle, p2011. Natalia Mann, harp ; Izzet Kizil, percussion & drums -- Sercan Halili, classic kemence, alto kemence ; Abdullah Shakar, fretless & electric bass ; Dine Doneff, double bass ; Richard Nunns, taonga puoro; Lucien Johnson, soprano & tenor saxophone ; Riki Gooch, percussion; Naomi Jean O'Sullivan, co-writer, gongs -- Serdar Pazarcioglu, violin-- Deniz Gungor, aqua.
(Harp MAN, Catalogue link)
Uren, Andrew 'Steep steps bass clarinet works', Atoll, p2011. gloVe / Gerard Brophy -- Reflexions, rose nord / Anthony Gilbert -- Charge / James Gardner etc. Andrew Uren, bass clarinet ; Katherine Hebley, cello ; Sarah Watkins, piano ; Lenny Sakofsky, vibraphone ; Timothy Sutton, bass trombone (track 4) ; Matthias Erdrich, double bass ; 175 East ; STROMA.
(Other instruments URE, Catalogue link)
Concerto / Orchestra / Symphony (Blue)
Bruckner, Anton 'Sinfonie Nr. 1, c-Moll, Urfassung 1865/66', Oehms Classics, c2011, p2010. Philharmoniker Hamburg ; Simone Young, conductor.
(Symphonies BRU, Catalogue link)
Strauss, Richard 'Don Juan Eine Alpensinfonie', RCO Live, p2008. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ; Mariss Jansons, conductor.
(Symphonies STR, Catalogue link)
Wiener Philharmoniker 'New Year's concert 2012', Sony Classical, p2012. 2 sound discs. Vienna Philharmonic ; Mariss Jansons, conductor.
(Orchestral WIE, Catalogue link)
Opera /Religious/ Vocal etc. (Red)
Jubilate Singers 'Les nuits d'ete', Jubilate Singers, p2011. We bid you welcome / music, John Ritchie ; words, Ruby Roberts etc. The Jubilate Singers ; Alison Holden, pianoforte ; Carolyn Irons, clarinet ; Jeremy Woodside, organ ; director, Grant Hutchinson.
(Choral JUB, Catalogue link)
Liszt, Franz 'Liszt lieder', Virgin Classics, p2011. Der Fischerknabe-- Im Rhein,im schonen Strome -- Die Loreley etc. Diana Damrau, soprano ; Helmut Deutsch, piano.
(Songs LIS, Catalogue link)
Matthews, Colin 'The great journey Fuga ; Night's mask', NMC, c1997. David Wilson-Johnson, baritone; Patrizia Kwella, soprano; Nash Ensemble ; Lionel Friend, conductor.
(Cantatas MAT, Catalogue link)
