Label: REGIS 1309
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750) – CONCERTOS FOR SOLO HARPSICHORD
Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054;
Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058; Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971

Ivor Bolton, harpsichord & conductor

St. James Baroque Players

“Ivor Bolton is again recorded… close enough to enable him to be heard in realistic balance with the strings… (his) clean and incisive fingers bring the music to life in these most enjoyable recordings, two discs that, having found their way there, should not gather dust on anyone’s shelf” – Gramophone

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ARTISTS: Joan Sutherland, soprano. 3 CDS FOR THE PRICE OF 2

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JEAN SIBELIUS (1865 – 1957)
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
En Saga, Op. 9; Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 (from 4 Legends/Lemminkainen)
Valse Triste, Op. 44; Finlandia, Op. 26*
Geoffrey Browne, English horn

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Ole Schmidt/Sir Charles Mackerras*

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Pelleas & Melisande Suite, Op. 46; Karelia Overture & Suite, Op. 10*; King Christian II Suite, Op. 27
Philharmonia Orchestra/Enrique Batiz
London Symphony Orchestra/Loris Tjeknavorian
(Tjeknavorian) "no (others) are more idiomatic, and the program here makes for an enjoyable and generous concert.... King Christian ... with some particulary expressive string playing... and Karelia .. share of excitement... Vivid sound" - Penguin Guide 2.5*
"Tjeknavorian is a serious and thoughtful [Sibelius] interpreter...we [do not] find him trying to score interpretative points or playing to the gallery" - Gramophone

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Italian Concerto BWV 971; Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (arr. Busoni); Jesu bliebt meine Freude (Cantata 147)(arr. Hess); Chorale Prelude: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645 (arr. Busoni);Fugue in B minor BWV 578 (arr. Busoni); Chorale Prelude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 659 (arr. Busoni); Chaconne in D minor BWV 1004-5 (arr. Busoni); Chorale Prelude: ich ruf zu dir, Herr BWV 639 (arr. Busoni); Siciliano in G minor (from Flute Sonata) BWV 1031 (arr. Wilhelm Kempff)

Tatiana Nikolayeva, piano
"We don't always enter by the front door: my own entry into Bach's world ...was via an arrangement (Stokowski's) of the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, but though it took me a little time to find where the front door was, I had just as surely gained access ... others might do so rather more directly, by means of Nikolayeva's version of the same work, played with due majesty and an apt sense of drama, and given something of an organ-like palette of colour . ...(she) is, however, a romantic at heart and so too is her view of much of the other music. The Chaconne is.. majestic and heartfelt (and over-dressed) but it isn't 'baroque'. ...As a statement of love and respect by a superb pianist this is an eloquent recording ". - Gramophone

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ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD (1897 – 1957): Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Alfred Wallerstein - Recorded: 1953
EDOUARD LALO (1823 – 1892): Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra/William Steinberg - Recorded: 1951 (Note: the third movement was not recorded)
GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898 – 1937): Preludes Nos. 1 – 3 (arr. Heifetz); From ‘Porgy and Bess’: Summertime; A Woman Is A Sometime thing; My Man’s Gone Now; It Ain’t Necessarily So; Tempo di Blues; Bess, You Is My Woman
Emanuel Bay, piano; Recorded: 1944
Trad.: Deep River
Milton Kaye, piano; Recorded: 1944
KURT WEILL (1900 – 1950): From ‘The Threepenny Opera’: Moderato assai (arr. Frenkel)
Emanuel Bay, piano; Recorded: 1944
ARTHUR BENJAMIN (1893 – 1960): Jamaican Rumba (arr. Primrose)
Milton Kaye, piano

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Danzas Fantasticas, Op. 22; Sinfonia Sevillana, Op. 23; Rapsodia Sinfonica, Op. 66; La Procesion del Rocio, Op. 9; La Oracion del Toro, Op. 34

Frank Wibaut, piano; David Nolan, violin; Geoffrey Brown, cor anglais
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra/Enrique Batiz
“The three Danzas fantásticas are rightly the best-known pieces…Sinfonia sevillana (has) a most engaging slow central movement, its violin and cor anglais solos suggesting a mood of nocturnal serenade... Enrique Bátiz is clearly at home in all the music and he secures consistently fine playing from the LPO who don their sombreros and show an excellent feeling for the local color. The recording is often luminously beautiful” “with Brian Culverhouse as producer and engineer, the clarity of inner detail and the tangibility of the piano image is striking” – Gramophone

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Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5; Intermezzo in E flat major, Op. 117 No. 1; Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1; Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2; Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2; Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6; Rhapsody in E flat major, Op. 119 No. 4

Ronan O’Hora, piano
"outstanding disc from Ronan O'Hora, a pianist of inward thoughtfulness and refined eloquence. O'Hora turns his attention to Brahms, concentrating primarily on works of song-like lyricism; given the beauty of O'Hora's sound and the purity of his melodic line, the choice of works is a happy one. ...O'Hora combines the youthful athleticism of the F minor Sonata with a selection of autumnal works ...in his hands the more boisterous outer movements are beautifully sculpted... The magical slow movement has a caressing sensuality, and it is in gentle reflection that O'Hora is most compelling. His Intermezzos are confessional, not over-indulgent, while the two Rhapsodies, Op. 79, have a taut muscularity" – Gramophone

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JOSEPH HAYDN (1732 – 1809) – GREAT PIANO SONATAS
Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI/23; Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI/20
Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI/48; Andante and Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII/6
Sonata in E flat major, Hob. XVI/28

Ronan O’Hora, piano
(of O'Hora's Beethoven) "These highly dramatic performances have great concentration and spontaneity" - Penguin Guide
(of Greig) "uncannily invests this very beautiful recording with all these virtues... their performance sounds totally spontaneous even on second and third hearings".
(of Tchaikovsky) "Further recordings by this artist are promised and eagerly awaited". - Gramophone

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Janine Linda; Andre Dran; Jean Mollien; Roger Giraud; Jacques Linsolas; Loly Valdarnini
Paris Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra/René Leibowitz
EMMANUEL CHABRIER: L’Etoile (highlights)

Revoil, Thelin, Mattio, Hérent, Balbon, Bonneval, etc.

Opera Comique/Roger Desormière
"One of the greatest complete opera recordings of the 20th century" - Opera: Andrew Porter
"this is the version close to the hearts of all operetta lovers since 1952, now on CD L'Etoile is a gem amongst several now being rediscovered?" - James Murray

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Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001; Partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002
Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003; Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004
Sonata No. 3 in C major BWV 1005; Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006

Ruggiero Ricci, violin
Each piece recorded in one take!!
"dubbed 'the most stupendous gift of the bow in our time,' and a 'reincarnation of Paganini.' His career is without parallel. ...since the 10 year old child prodigy mesmerized his first audience, Ricci has played in more places, before more people, and recorded more music for violin than any violinist alive." - Tony Hodgson, 2007
(2 CDs)