Quarterly Critic’s Choice

4/2003

Published: 20.11.2003

DVD and Video Productions

• Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes. Jon Vickers, Heather Harper, Norman Bailey et al., Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Colin Davis, Stage Direction: Elijah Moshinsky. Warner 0630 16913-2

• Steve Reich: Three Tales. Steve Reich Ensemble. Nonesuch 75597 98352 (Warner)

• Saturday Night Live. 25 Years of Music, Vol. 4. REM, Sinead O’Connor, Phil Hartman & Adam Sandler et al. TDK DV-PSNL4 (Naxos)

Orchestral Music and Concertos

• Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 9. Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt. BMG 82876 54332 2

• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Violin Concerto E minor op. 64, Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 G minor op. 26. Midori (Violin), Berliner Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons. Sony 87740

Chamber Music

• Brahms: The Duo Sonatas. Sabine Meyer (Clarinet), Christian Tetzlaff (Violin), Boris Pergamenschikow (Violoncello), Lars Vogt (Piano). EMI 3 CD 5 57523 2

Keyboard Music

• Robert Schumann: The complete Etudes for Piano. Lev Vinocour. telos 057 (Liebermann)

• Frédéric Chopin: Etudes op. 10; John Corigliano: Etude Fantasy, Fantasia on an Ostinato. Ragna Schirmer. Berlin Classics 0017602 (Edel)

• August Gottfried Ritter: The four Organ Sonatas. Ludger Lohmann. Organ 7207-2 (Klassik Center)

Opera and Musical

• Franz Schreker: Das Spielwerk und die Prinzessin. Thomas J. Mayer, Julia Henning, Hans-Jürgen Schöpflin et al., Kieler Opernchor & Kinderchor, Kieler Philharmoniker, Ulrich Windfuhr. CPO 999 958-2 (jpc)

• Kurt Weill: The Firebrand of Florence. Rodney Gilfry, Lori Ann Fuller, George Dvorsky, Felicity Palmer et al., BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis. Capriccio 2 CD 60 091 (Delta Music)

• Richard Wagner: Die Walküre. Akt I & II. Lotte Lehmann, Marta Fuchs, Margarete Klose, Lauritz Melchior, Hans Hotter, Emanuel List, Wiener Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Berlin, Bruno Walter/Bruno Seidler-Winkler (Historical Recording, HMV 1935/38) Naxos 2 CD 8.110 250/51

• Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde. Ramón Vinay, Ludwig Weber, Martha Mödl, Hans Hotter, Ira Malaniuk et al., Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Herbert by Karajan (Historical Recording, live 1952). Orfeo 3 CD 603 033

Choral Works

• French Choral Music: Works by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Olivier Messiaen, André Jolivet and Ernest Chausson. SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Rupert Huber. Hänssler 93.055 (Naxos)

Lieder and Vocal Recital

• Magdalena Kozená sings french Arias by Verdi, Gounod, Massenet, Ravel, Auber, Berlioz et al. Magdalena Kozená (Mezzo Soprano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Marc Minkowski. DG 474 214-2 (Universal)

Early Music

• Giaches de Wert: Madrigals. La Venexiana, Dir.: Claudio Cavina. Glossa 920911 (Note 1)

Contemporary Classical Music

• Christian Wolff: Bread and Roses. Malcolm Goldstein, Matthias Kaul. Wergo 6658-2

Film Music

• Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Adventures of Robin Hood. Moscow Symphony Orchestra, William T. Stromberg. Marco Polo/Naxos 8.225268

Pop and Rock

• Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Greendale. Reprise WEA 9362-48543-2 (Warner)

• Sophie Zelmani: Sing And Dance. Columbia 505 393 2 (Sony)

Singer/Songwriter and German Songs

• Biermösl Blosn: Unter Bayern. Mood Records 6722

Traditional Ethnic Music

• Namibia. Bushmen Ju’hoansi. Instrumental Music. Ocora C 560179 (Harmonia Mundi)

Folk and Folklore, World Music

• Abyssinia Infinite featuring Ejigayehu »Gigi« Shibabaw: Zion Roots. Network 24.971 (Zweitausendeins)

Jazz and Blues

• Dave Holland Quintett: Extended Play. ECM 1864 (Universal)

• Albert Mangelsdorff: Music For Jazz Orchestra. skip records SKP90392

• Gilad Atzmon: Exile. enja/tip toe TIP-888 844 2 (Soulfood Music Distribution)

• Otis Taylor: Truth Is Not Fiction. Telarc CD 83587 (in-akustik)

Spoken Word

• Marcel Proust: Combray – Auf der Suche after der verlorenen Zeit. Reader: Sylvester Groth, Juliane Köhler. der hörverlag ISBN 3-89940-185-9

Recordings for Children and Youth

• Morgenstern: Das Große Lalula. (Erwin and Heiko Grosche). patmos ISBN 3-491-91123-0

• Alexandre Dumas: Die drei Musketiere. der hörverlag ISBN 3-89940-152-2

• Philip Ardagh: Furchterregende Darbietungen. (H. Rowohlt). Random House Audio ISBN 3-89830-624-0