New Year Sounds #2402
. . . our review of recent recordings provides a miscellany of marvelous music.
Hour 1
W. A. MOZART: Overture in C, K. 399 –Amelie Held (1962 Klais/Himmerod Abbey, Germany) Edition Hera 2128
J. S. BACH: Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614. BACH: Fantasia in G, BWV 571 –Stefan Engels (1727 König/Steinfeld Basilica, Germany & 2004 Fritts/DeBartolo Center, Notre Dame University, IN) Motette 15101
MICHAL MARKUSZEWSKI: Meditation-Improvisation No. 1 –Michal Markuszewski (1900 Schlag & Söhne/Evangelical-Reformed Church, Warsaw, Poland) Chopin University Press 167
CHARLES CALLAHAN: In paradisum –Charles Johnson, trumpet. ALAN RIDOUT: Toccatina & Scherzo, fr Six Studies –Jeremy Filsell (2018 Dobson/St. Thomas Church, New York City, NY) Acis 54346
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD: Flying, fr Peter Pan. KRISTINA ARAKELYAN: Star Fantasy. ERIKS ESENVALDS: Stars –Pembroke College Chapel Choir. –Anna Lapwood (1934 Hill, Norman & Beard/Royal Hospital School Chapel, Holbrook, England) Sony Classical 19658831402
ERIC COATES (trans. Trotter): Knightsbridge March –Thomas Trotter (1890 Hill-2007 Mander/Town Hall, Birmingham, England) Regent 584
Filler - RIDOUT Scherzo (see above)
Hour 2
DAVID BRIGGS: Jubilate Deo, fr Saint David’s Service –Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge/Stephen Layton; Jonathan Lee (1989 van den Heuvel/St. Eustache, Paris, France) Hyperion 68440
GÖSTA LUNDBORG: Sonata in C –Jonas Lundblad (1898 Åkerman & Lund/Västerås Cathedral, Sweden) Caprice 21942
BACH: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 648. OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Le Banquet céleste –Mark Steinbach (1755 Silbermann/Hofkirche, Dresden, Germany) Raven 183
LOUIS KARCHIN: Processions –Carson Cooman (2012 Fisk/Memorial Church, Harvard University, Boston, MA) Bridge 9586
PIERRE KUNC: Improvisation & Pastorale, fr Les Prieres de l’Orgue –Damin Spritzer (1849 Abbey/Cathedral Saint-Etienne, Chalons-en-Champagne, France) Raven 184
JEAN-PHILIPPERAMEAU: Les tendres plaintes & Les Cyclopes, fr Pieces de clavecin (1724) –Felix Higginbottom, percussion; Edward Higginbottom (2011 Tickell/Keble College Chapel, Oxford, England) CRD 3543
BACH: Fugue in b, BWV 544 –Eric Plutz (1991 Mander/Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, NJ) Affetto 2304
Filler - COATES (see above)
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