Quarterly Critic’s Choice

3/2001

Published: 23. 08. 2001

Orchestral Music and Concertos

• Alfred Schnittke: Symphonie No. 8. Suite »The Census List«. Russisches Staatsorchester, Valeri Polyansky. Chandos CHAN 9885 (Koch)

• Jean Sibelius: Symphonien Nos. 2 and 4. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo. Teldec 8573 85776-2 (Warner)

• Frank Martin: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra. Paul Badura Skoda and Sebastian Benda (Piano), Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Christian Benda. ASV CD DCA 1082 (Koch)

Chamber Music

• Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 4. Karl Amadeus Hartmann: String Quartet No. 1. Zehetmair Quartett. ECM 465 776-2 (Universal)

Keyboard Music

• Leos Janácek: Im Nebel. Sonata 1.X.1905. Auf verwachsenem Pfade I & II. Eine Erinnerung. András Schiff (Piano). ECM 461 660-2 (Universal)

• Joseph Haydn: Sonatas and Divertimentos. Robert Hill (Harpsichord). Ars musici AM 1283-2 (FMF)

• Johann Mattheson: Les doits parlans. Gerd Zacher (Organ). Aeolus AE 10161 (Musikwelt)

Opera

• Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride. Mireille Delunsch, Simon Keenlyside, Yann Beuron et al., Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski. DGG Archiv 471 133-2 (Universal)

• Tommaso Traetta: Antigona. Maria Bayo, Anna Maria Panzarella, Carlo Vincenzo Allemano, Laura Polverelli, Gilles Ragon. Chœur de Chambre Accentus, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset. Decca 460 204-2 (Universal)

Choral Works

• Lux aeterna… Works by György Ligeti, Domenico Scarlatti, Anne Boyd and Gustav Mahler. Various Soloists, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius. Carus 83.208 (Note 1)

• Sergey Taneyev: Zwölf Chöre op. 27. Netherlands Chamber Choir, Tönu Kaljuste. Globe GLO 5197 (Note1)

Lieder and Vocal Recital

• Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang. Johannes Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge. Thomas Quasthoff (Baritone), Justus Zeyen (Piano). DGG 471 030-2 (Universal)

• Giuseppe Verdi: Arias. Ramon Vargas (Tenor), Rundfunkorchester München, Edoardo Mueller. RCA 74321 79603 2 (BMG)

Contemporary Classical Music

• Helmut Lachenmann: Serynade. Allegro sostenuto. Yukiko Sugawara, Lukas Fels, Shizuyo Oka. Kairos 001221 (Edel)

• Luigi Nono: Al gran sole carico d’amore. Soloists, Chor und Orchester der Staatsoper Stuttgart, Lothar Zagrosek. Teldec New Line 8573-81059-2 (Warner)

Historical Recordings

• Inghelbrecht conducts Debussy. Live Recordings 1957-63. Naive V 4857 (Helikon Harmonia mundi)

• Richard Tauber sings Franz Léhar. EMI 527 652-2

Film Music

• The Film Music of Sir Arthur Bliss. BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba. Chandos CHAN 9896 (Koch)

• Bernard Herrmann: The 3 Worlds of Gulliver. Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely. Varèse Sarabande VSD 6162 (Colosseum)

Spoken Word

• Sebastian Haffner: Geschichte eines Deutschen. Der Hörverlag 3-89584-897-2

• Walter Kempowski liest Tadellöser & Wolff. CPO 999766-8 (jpc)

Recordings for Children and Youth

• Dimiter Inkiow: Die Katze läßt das Mausen nicht und andere Fabeln des Äsop. Igel Records CD 641

• Marjaleena Lembcke: Mein finnischer Großvater. Uccello 3-933005-25-6

Singer/Songwriter and German Songs

• Hans-Eckardt Wenzel: Hanswurst und andere arme Würste. Conträr zwanzig 9835

Traditional Ethnic Music

• Tibet. The Monastery of Gyütö. Voice of the Tantra. OCR 560133/4 (Helikon Harmonia mundi)

World Music, Folk and Folklore

• Wiener Tschuschenkapelle – Live: …und davon. Extraplatte 405001 (NRW-Vertrieb)

• Boris Kovac & Ladaaba Orchestra: The Last Balkan Tango. Piranha PIR 1573

Jazz and Blues

• Michael Brecker: Nearness Of You. Verve 549 705-2 (Universal)

• Abdullah Ibrahim with the NDR Bigband: Ekapa Lodumo. Tiptoe 8888402 (Enja)

• Joe Lovano: Flights Of Fancy. Blue Note 7243 527618 21 (EMI)

• Chris Potter: Gratitude. Verve 549 433-2 (Universal)

• Terry Evans et al.: Mississippi Magic. Audioquest 1057 (in-akustik)

• Newport Folk Festival – Best of Blues 1959-68. Vanguard 3 VCD 193/95 (Zyx)

Pop and Rock

• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part. Mute 5016420391 (Edel)

• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live in New York City. Columbia 500 000 (Sony)

• Travis: The Invisible Band. Epic 503050 2 (Sony)