Booklists
Here's what's new in our libraries for January 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)
Fischer, Julia 'Poeme' Decca, p2011. Poema autunnale / Ottorino Respighi -- Fantasy / Josef Suk -- Poeme / Ernest Chausson-- The lark ascending / Ralph Vaughan Williams. Julia Fischer, violin ; Orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo ; Yakov Kreizberg, conductor.
(Violin FIS, Catalogue link)
Isbin, Sharon 'Guitar passions' Sony Music Entertainment, p2011. Porro / Gentil Montana ; arr. Gustavo Colina -- Sonidos de aquel dia / Quique Sinesi ; arr. Stanley Jordan etc. Sharin Isbin, guitar ; with Steve Vai, Stanley Jordan, Steve Morse, Romero Lubambo, guitar ; etc.
(Guitar ISB, Catalogue link)
Schubert, Franz 'Schubert live. Volume three' Avie, p2010. 2 sound discs. Imogen Cooper, piano.
(Piano SCH, Catalogue link)
Schartz, Philippe 'Apres la nuit' Chandos, c2011. Concertino for trumpet, string orchestra, and piano, 1948 / Andre Jolivet-- Quiet city : for strings, trumpet, and English horn, 1940 / Aaron Copland. Etc. Philippe Schartz, trumpet ; Karen Geoghegan, bassoon ; Solistes Europeens Luxembourg ; Christoph Konig, conductor.
(Other instruments SCH, Catalogue link)
Concerto / Orchestra / Symphony (Blue)
Bartok, Bela 'Violin concerto nos. 1 and 2 Viola concerto'Chandos, 2011. James Ehnes, violin and viola ; BBC Philharmonic ; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor ; Yuri Torchinsky, leader.
(Concertos/Violin BAR, Catalogue link)
Gubaidulina, Sofia Asgatovna 'In tempus praesens Glorious percussion' BIS, p2011. In tempus praesens :concerto for violin and orchestra-- Glorious percussion : concerto for percussion ensemble and orchestra. Vadim Gluzman, violin ; Glorious Percussion; Lucerne Symphony Orchestra ; Jonathan Nott, conductor.
(Concertos/Various GUB, Catalogue link)
King's Singers 'Joy to the world', Signum Records, 2011. Rise up, shepherd, and follow / Traditional -- Gabriel's message / Edgar Pettiman etc. King's Singers.
(Carols KIN, Catalogue link)
McCartney, Paul 'Paul McCartney's ocean's kingdom' Decca,p2011. London Classical Orchestra ; John Wilson, conductor.
(Ballet MACC, Catalogue link)
Nancarrow, Conlon 'As fast as possible' Mainz, p2011. Suite for orchestra ; Study for player piano. No. 16 : Canon 3/5 (transcribed for 2 pianos, 8 hands); No. 20 (transcribed for piano 4 hands) etc. WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln ; Stefan Asbury, conductor. Etc.
(Orchestral NAN, Catalogue link)
Waxman, Franz 'Taras Bulba' Tadlow Music, p2011. 2 sound discs. City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus ; Nic Raine, conductor ; Keith Ferreira, Voxcetera, additional vocals.
(Orchestral WAX, Catalogue link)
Opera /Religious/ Vocal etc. (Red)
Baadsvik, Oystein 'Snowflakes a classical Christmas' BIS Records, 2011. O come all ye faithful-- When you wish upon a star -- Ave Maria -- Ding dong merrily on high etc. Oystein Baadsvik, tuba ; Cantus (women's choir) ; Trondheim Symphony Orchestra ; Torodd Wigum, conductor.
(Carols BAA, Catalogue link)
Cunningham, Tom 'The Okavango Macbeth' Delphian, p2011. 2 sound discs. Beth Mackay (Lady Macbeth) ; Ronan Busfield (Macbeth) ; Andrew McTaggart (Duncan) ; Mr McFall's Chamber ; Edinburgh Studio Opera ; Michael Bawtree, conductor.
(Operas CUN, Catalogue link)
Gonville and Caius College. Choir. 'In dulci jubilo' BBC Music. p2011. In dulci jubilo / Trad. ; arr. Pearsall, Jacques-- The holly and the ivy / Matthew Owens etc. Joe Shiner, clarinet ; Annie Lydford, Nick Lee, organ ; the Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge ; Geoffrey Webber, director ; with various vocal soloists.
(Religious GON, Catalogue link)
Netrebko, Anna 'Anna Netrebko, live at the Metropolitan Opera' Deutsche Grammophon, p2011. Anna Netrebko, soprano ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; with various singers and conductor.
(Singers NET, Catalogue link)
Otter, Anne Sofie von. 'In my elements' Deutsche Grammophon, p2008. 2 sound discs. Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano ; additional musicians.
(Singers OTT, Catalogue link)
Petibon, Patricia 'Melancolia Spanish arias and songs.' Deutsch Grammophon, 2011. Patricia Petibon, soprano ; Daniel Manzanas, guitar; Joel Grare, percussion ; Susan Manoff, piano; Orquesta Nacional de Espana ; Josep Pons, conductor.
(Singers PET, Catalogue link)
'Songs of war' Sony. p2011. Sea fever / J. Ireland ; J. Masefield -- Into my heart an air that kills / A. Somervell. Etc. Simon Keenlyside, baritone ; Malcolm Martineau, piano.
(Songs SON, Catalogue link)
