Reviews
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J.S. Bach: Complete Chorales for Four-Part Mixed Choir
Ed. Thomas Daniel
Breitkopf & Härtel Urtext ChB 5377, €19.90.Albert Riemenschneider was an American musicologist and organist.
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The Making of an English Organ Builder – John Nicholson of Worcester
James Berrow
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British Institute of Organ Studies (2021), ISBN 978-0-9955419-1-7, h/b, 464+xv pp; prices including p&p: (UK) £29.20, -
De Lange: Requiem
Netherlands Chamber Choir / Uwe Gronostay (dir)
Brilliant Classics 96106 [53:45]
★★★★★Bookended by works by Diepenbrock and Röntgen,
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J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier 1
Cristiano Holtz, harpsichord by Matthias Kramer after Zell (1728)
Ramée RAM 1912 (2CDs) [123:29]
★★★★★This new recording of such familiar repertoire is a breath...
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Josquin’s Legacy
The Gesualdo Six
Hyperion CDA 68379As 2021...
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A Tribute to Nicolas Kynaston
Nicolas Kynaston, Ott organ (1956) / rest. Walker (1984), Kreuzkirche, Bonn; J. Klais organ (1914) / rebuilt H.G. Klais (1979),
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Berlioz: Requiem – Grande messe des morts
Javier Camarena (t), Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Concertgebouworkest / Antonio Pappano (dir)
RCO 19006 [83:41]
★★★★★This live recording was...
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Philip Moore: Organ Works
Stephen Farr, Harrison & Harrison organ (1962), St Albans Cathedral
Resonus RES 10284 [78:03]
★★★★★Since his retirement from York Minster in 2008,
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The Piano: A History in 100 Pieces
This important new book by the... -
Lilit Grigoryan plays Mompou
The piano works of Catalan composer Federico Mompou (1893-1987) are completely individual: elliptical, brief, taut. There is a sort of Webernian intensity to his...
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Giving Voice to my Music: Choral Composers in conversation with David Wordsworth
David Wordsworth
Kahn & Averill ISBN 978-0-9957575-5-5, p/b, 326pp, illus, £25.00A frustration when interviewing musicians for magazine articles with their specific word limits is...
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Northern Lights
Christopher Herrick, Steinmeyer organ (1930), Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
Hyperion CDA 68376 [71:58]
★★★★★Approaching his ninth decade,
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Jesper Koch: Choirbook
Danish National Vocal Ensemble / Flemming Windekilde (dir)
Da Capo 6220627 [51:09]
★★★★★A magnificent text for the times,
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Opera Now’s August DVD choice – Cav and Pag from Dutch National Opera
Pagliacci/Cavalleria RusticanaLeoncavallo/Mascagni
Naxos NBD0117V
J.S. Bach: Meins Lebens Licht
Dorothee Mields (s), Alex Potter (a), Thomas Hobbs (t), Peter Kooij (b), Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe (dir)
Phi LPH 035 [58:35]...
Widor: Symphony 8
Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Cavaillé-Coll organ, St Sernin, Toulouse
Audite 97.774 [54:34]
★★★★★This recording is clearly a personal passion for Dupont,
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English Song Collection
Naxos has re-released 25 albums of English Song in a single collection. Francis Muzzu is our guide through this often stirring and inspiring plethora...
Opera Now CD Choice: Mascagni’s Iris
Pietro Mascagni’s Iris,...
Arvo Pärt: Miserere
Anna-Maria Palii (s), Benno Schachtner (a), Andrew Lepri Meyer (t), Moon Yung Oh (t), Thomas Hamberger (b), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks,
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César Franck: Trois pièces; Trois chorals
Pétur Sakari, Cathédrale Sainte-Croix, Orléans
BIS-2349 [80:37]
★★★★★Here is a perfect marriage of performer,
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