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A Fistful of
Music
Music Newsletter for the Hiram College
Library Community
September
2004
CONTENTS: NEW
CDs: Pop/Rock | Country/Folk
| International | Blues/Gospel
| Musicals/Film Music
| Jazz | Classical
| Miscellaneous |
WEB SITES TO WATCH | THE
OBITS
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As in the past, this
issue brings you news of the latest additions to the Library's music
collection. We have as eclectic a collection as you will find
anywhere, with music in all genres and styles. While our primary
mission is to support the curriculum (hence the emphasis on classical
music), we also recognize the importance of a well-rounded sampling of
every kind of music, especially the kind of stuff you won't find on the
radio. If you have suggestions, please don't hesitate to tell
us. Our goal is to have the finest music collection a small
liberal arts college can afford to create. If you want to know
more about the Music Collection, how it's organized and what it
contains, click here.
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NEW CDs NEW
CDs NEW CDs NEW CDs NEW CDs NEW CDs
NEW CDs |
| POP/ROCK:
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band.
Trout Mask Replica. Pop C175 T758
Classic 60s madness, this group was
highly influential on later experimental and
progressive rock bands.
Links: AllMusicGuide
| Beefheart |
Cocteau Twins. Victorialand.
Pop
C647 V666 Scottish ambient pop group,
for those who need an ethereal fix.
Links: Cocteau Twins |
Elvis Costello. This Year's Model.
Pop C824 T349 His 1978 album, with a
bonus disc containing demos and alternate
takes. Links: Costello |
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 4
Way Street. Pop C883 F825 The expanded
version of their classic live album from
1971. Links: CSNY
| CSN |
Death Cab for Cutie. Transatlanticism.
Pop D349 T687 The latest from these
indie rockers from the Pacific
Northwest. Links: Death
Cab | AllMusicGuide |
Fine Young Cannibals. Fine Young
Cannibals. Pop
F493 F493 Their first
CD from 1985, before they had their 15
minutes of fame. Links: FYC |
G. Love and Special Sauce. Best of
G. Love and Special Sauce.
Pop G100 B464 This group from
Philadelphic combines rap with blues and
R&B. Links: G.
Love | AllMusicGuide |
Grand Funk Railroad. Classic
Masters. Pop G762 C569 Enough of
this
intellectual rock music, let's have some
good old fashioned loud footstompin'.
Links: GFR
| AllMusicGuide |
Jurassic 5. Quality Control.
Pop J974 Q25 Of course, there are 6 members in
this West Coast rap group.
Links: Jurassic 5
| AllMusicGuide |
Love. Forever Changes.
Pop L941 F762 Jim Morrison's favorite band,
this
60s group never had a hit record, but
influenced every would-be psychedelic
group after it. A critics'
favorite. Links: Love
| AllMusicGuide |
Modest Mouse. Good News for People
Who Love Bad News.
Pop M720 G591 The latest from
another indie rock group from the Pacific
Northwest. Links: MM
| AllMusicGuide |
Radiohead. The Bends.
Pop R118 B433 Their 1995 release, for those of
you
who need more angst in your
life. Links: Radiohead
| AllMusicGuide |
Uncle Tupelo.
Still Feel Gone.
Pop
Un1 St54 The second release from this
legendary alt-country group.
Links: Uncle |
Stevie Wonder. Songs in the Key of
Life. Pop W845 So58 His 1976 album.
Links: Wonder
| AllMusicGuide |
| COUNTRY/FOLK: |
Edden Hammons.
The Edden Hammons Collection, Vol. One. Folk
H184 Ed21
Old-time West Virginia fiddler.
Link: Hammons |
Hot
Club of Cowtown. Tall Tales. Country
H797 T144 Great Western swing
trio revival group. We could
put them in Jazz, but here they are in Country.
Links: Hot
Club | AllMusicGuide |
Cisco
Houston. The Folkways Years, 1944-1961.
Folk H818 F719 A buddy
of Woody Guthrie's, this singer/guitarist
recorded extensively for Folkways
Records and was a big part of the
folk music revival of the 1950s.
Links: Cisco
| AllMusicGuide |
Loretta
Lynn. Van Lear Rose. Country L993
V260 Her comeback album.
Links: Lynn
| AllMusicGuide |
Ashley MacIsaac. Hi How Are You
Today? Folk
M189 H520 Cape Breton
fiddler goes a little punk on this
CD. For you more traditional folks, try his other
stuff. Links: MacIsaac
| AllMusicGuide |
John Stewart.
Bandera. Folk
St49 B222 He started out in the Kingston
Trio,
and has been a solo artist for
decades. Links: Stewart
| AllMusicGuide |
Robin
and Linda Williams. Deeper Waters.
Folk W675 D360 It's not just a
duo, but a whole band doing a fine mix of
folk, bluegrass and gospel music.
Links: Williams
| AllMusicGuide |
| INTERNATIONAL:
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Bembeya Jazz. Bembeya.
Int B422 B422 Not exactly jazz, but a West
African dance band with great
rhythms. Links: Bembeya
| AllMusicGuide |
Sima Bina. The Music of North
Khorassan. Int B510 M973 Iranian
singer and
folk artist, who brings us music from the
hilly northeast corner of Iran.
Links: Bina
| AllMusicGuide |
Boban Markovic Orchestar. Live in
Belgrade: The Best Trumpet of Guca.
Int M342 L411 You might
not think that a Serbian brass band would be your
cup of tea, but give them a try.
Links: Markovic |
Taraf de Haïdouks. Taraf de Haïdouks.
Int
T170 T170 Romanian gypsy
music. Link: Taraf
| AllMusicGuide |
Zouk:
World Music of the West Indies. Int
Z79 CD to accompany the book by
Jocelyne Guilbault.
Links: ZoukArchive |
| BLUES/GOSPEL: |
Lonnie Johnson. Steppin' on the
Blues. Blues J634 St45 A collection of
this
guitarist's recordings from the
1920s and early 1930s on the Okeh label.
Links: Johnson
| AllMusicGuide |
Tampa Red. The Guitar Wizard.
Blues T153 G949 Another collection of
guitar blues (slide), this from a major
figure in pre-World War II Chicago.
Links: AllMusicGuide |
Robert Ward. Black Bottom.
Blues
W216 B561 1995 outing by this electric
guitarist. Links:
Ward
| AllMusicGuide |
| MUSICALS/FILM
MUSIC: |
Arthur Bliss. Christopher Columbus
(Suite); Seven Waves Away; Baraza; Men
of Two Worlds. FilmMus
B619 C466 Orchestral excerpts from several
of
the films that Bliss scored.
Performed by the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by
Adriano. Links: |
Erik Nordgren. The Bergman Suites.
FilmMus
N756 B454 Music from the
Ingmar Bergman films that Nordgren
scored. Performed by the Slovak Radio
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Adriano. |
Floyd Collins. Original Cast
Recording. Musical G938 F669 Music & Lyrics by
Adam Guettel. Links: Musical
Heaven | Guettel |
Pacific Overtures. Original Broadway
Cast Recording. Musical So57 P119
Music by Stephen Sondheim.
Links: Musical
Heaven | Sondheim |
The Wild Party. Original Broadway Cast
Album. Musical L117 W643 Music
&
Lyrics by Michael John
LaChiusa. Links: Musical
Heaven | LaChiusa |
| JAZZ: |
Muhal
Richard Abrams. One Line, Two Views. Jazz
Ab83 On2 1995 work
from this free jazz pianist.
Links: Abrams |
Dave Douglas.
In Our Lifetime.
Jazz
D745 In1 1995 outing by this trumpeter
with a growing reputation.
Link: Douglas |
Marty Ehrlich’s Darkwoods Ensemble.
Just Before the Dawn.
Jazz
En89 J982 Progressive jazz wind group.
Links: Ehrlich |
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra. 1944/45
Broadcasts. Jazz
H189 N622
Classic swing vibes
player. Links: Hampton |
AllMusicGuide |
Ed Jackson.
Wakeupcall.
Jazz
J133 W139 Alto sax player with an eight piece
group in post-bop style. |
Diana Krall. The Girl in the Other
Room. Jazz K859 G443 The
singer/pianist
moves away from standards in her new
album. Links: Krall
| AMG |
John
McLaughlin/Al Di Meola/Paco De Lucia. Passion, Grace
& Fire.
Jazz M222 P267 Three
guitarists meet for a combination of post-bop and
world music. From the early 1980s.
Links: McLaughlin
| Di Meola
| De Lucia |
Lawrence
D. "Butch" Morris. Testament: A Conduction
Collection. 10 CDs
Jazz
M832 T286 A collection of Morris's avant-garde
jazz work. If you like
music that's way out there, try this
stuff. Links: Morris |
Joe
Pass. Virtuoso. Jazz P265 V819
1974 album from this important guitarist.
Links: Pass
| AllMusicGuide |
Tierney
Sutton. Dancing in the Dark. Jazz
Su87 D195 Vocalist's homage to
Frank Sinatra.
Links: Sutton |
Cecil Taylor.
The Cecil Taylor Unit.
Jazz
T212 C324 1978 CD from this
avant-garde artist.
Links: Taylor |
| CLASSICAL: |
Adolphe Adam. Giselle.
Performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden, conducted by Richard
Bonynge. Clas Ad13 G446
Music from the 1841 ballet.
Links: Adam
| Covent Garden |
John Luther Adams. In the White
Silence. Performed by the Oberlin
Contemporary Music Ensemble, conducted by
Tim Weiss. Clas
Ad18 In1
Links: Adams
| Oberlin Conservatory |
Arthur Berger. The Complete
Orchestral Music. Performed by the Boston
Modern Orchestra Project, conducted by
Gil Rose. Clas
B453 C738
Links: Berger
| Boston MOP |
Lord Berners. Wedding Bouquet; Luna
Park. Performed by the RTE Chamber
Choir and Sinfonietta, conducted by
Kenneth Alwyn. Igou
B457 W413
Two late Romantic ballets.
Links: Berners
| Alwyn |
Ferruccio Busoni. Piano Concerto in
C Major. Performed by Marc-André
Hamelin, piano, and the City of
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Mark Elder. Clas B966
P573 Another Romantic piano concerto.
Links: Busoni
| Hamelin
| City of Birmingham S.O. |
Peter Child. Estrella; String
Quartet No. 2; Trio. Performed by The
Cantata
Singers & Ensemble, and the Lydian
String Quartet. Clas
C437 Es88
Recent compositions.
Links: Child
| Cantata Singers
| Lydian
String Q |
Ernö
Dohnányi. Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2.
Martin Roscoe, piano, and the
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by Fedor Glushchenko.
Clas D682 P573 More Romantic
piano concertos? You bet!
Links: Dohnányi
| Roscoe
| BBC
Scottish S.O. |
Antón
García Abril. Three Sonatas for Orchestra;
Hemeroscopium; Concerto for
Piano & Orchestra.
Performed by Guillermo González, piano, and the Madrid
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Enrique
García Asensio. Igou
G165 T413
Links: García
Abril |
Roberto
Gerhard. Piano Music. Performed by Jordi
Masó. Igou
G315 P573
20th century Catalan composer.
Links: Gerhard |
Alexander
Tikhonovich Grechaninov. String Quartets Nos. 2 &
4. Performed
by the Moyzes Quartet. Igou
G799 St86 20th century, but still mostly
Romantic composer.
Links: Grechaninov
| Moyzes Q. |
Stephen Heller. Piano Music.
Performed by Jean Martin. Igou
H367 P573
19th century French Romantic
composer. Links: Heller
| Martin
(in French) |
Vagn Holmboe. Preludes for
Sinfonietta, Vol. 1. Performed by the Athelas
Sinfonietta Copenhagen, conducted by G.
Bellincampi. Clas
H732 P915
Works from the 1980s and 1990s by this
Danish composer.
Links: Holmboe
| Athelas
Sinfonietta |
Johann Nepomuk Hummel. The Hummel
Mass Edition, Volume One.
Performed by Susan Gritton, soprano, and
Collegium Musicum 90, conducted
by Richard Hickox. Clas H883
M381 Three Classical period choral works.
Links: Hummel
| Gritton
| Collegium
Musicum 90 |
Robert Kurka. The Good Soldier
Schweik. Performed by the Chicago Opera
Theater, conducted by Alexander
Platt. Igou
K965 G591 Written in 1958,
and based on the novel by Hasek.
Links: Chicago
Opera Theater |
Bernhard Lewkovitch. Apollo's Art.
Performed by the Jutland Chamber Choir,
conducted by Mogens Dahl. Clas
L590 Ap43 20th century sacred choral
works.
Links: Lewkovitch
| Dahl |
C. Hubert H. Parry. The Wanderer:
Organ Works. Performed by Robert
Benjamin Dobey. Igou
P249 W182 English Romantic.
Links: Parry |
Sergei Prokofiev. Romeo and Juliet.
Complete Suites from the Ballet.
Performed by the Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Paavo Järvi.
Clas P943 R664 Links: Prokofiev
| Cincinnati
S.O. |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Piano Concerto.
with Mili Balakirev. Piano Concertos
Nos. 1 & 2. Performed by Malcolm Binns, piano, and the English
Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones,
conductor. Clas
R469 P573
Two major figures of the Russian Romantic
period.
Links: Balakirev
| Rimsky-Korsakov
| David
Lloyd-Jones |
Antonio Salieri. The Salieri Album.
Arias performed by Cecilia Bartoli, and the
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment,
conducted by Adam Fischer.
Clas Sa33 Sa33
Salieri got a bad rap from the movie Amadeus, where he
was
shown as a rather nasty person and
mediocre composer.
Links: Salieri
| Bartoli
| Orch. of the Age of
Enlightenment |
William Grant Still.
William Grant Still.
Performed by members of the Oregon
Festival of American Music. Clas
St54 W670 Chamber pieces by this 20th century African American composer.
Links: Still
| Oregon Festival |
Eric Stokes. Susquehannas; and
other works. Performed by Zeitgeist.
Clas
St67 Su81 Includes four compositions
from the 1980s and 1990s.
Links: Stokes
| Zeitgeist |
Sergey Vasilenko.
Chinese Suite; Indian Suite.
Performed by the Moscow
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Henry Shek. Igou
V443 C441
Links: Vasilenko
| Moscow
S.O. |
Antonio Vivaldi. Sacred Music, Vol.
9. Performed by the King's Consort,
Robert King, conductor. Clas
V836 Sa14
Links: Vivaldi
| King's Consort |
Eric Whitacre. The Complete A
Cappella Works, 1991-2001. Performed by
the Brigham Young University Singers,
conducted by Ronald Staheli.
Igou
W580 C738 Links: Whitacre
| BYU Singers |
María Bayo. Arias de Zarzuela
Barroca. Igou
B345 Ar41 Arias from the
Spanish Baroque. Links:
Bayo |
Susan Graham.
French Operetta Arias.
Igou
G760 F887 Works by Hahn,
Messager, and other
composers. Links: Graham |
Hiram College Choir. In
Concert. John
Drotleff conductor. Clas
H613 In1
Links: Hiram
College Choir |
Yolanda Kondonassis. The Romantic
Harp. Igou
K836 R662 She performs
a variety of pieces, including
transcriptions, by Grandjany, Salzedo, Saint-Saëns
and others. She also teaches at
Oberlin. Links: Kondonassis |
Karita Mattila. Arias & Scenes.
Igou
M434 Ar41 Opera arias by Wagner,
Tchaikovsky, Verdi, and others.
Links: Mattila |
New Amsterdam Singers. Island of
Hope: New American Choral Music.
Conducted by Clara Longstreth.
Igou
N420 Is4 Includes works by Perera,
Thompson, Levi, and others.
Links: NA Singers |
Americana: Choral Works by Randall Thompson,
Elliott Carter, and Seymour
Shifrin. Performed by
the University of Michigan Chamber Choir, conducted
by Thomas Hilbish. Clas
Am35 Late 20th century pieces.
Links: Thompson
| Carter
| Shifrin
| Hilbish |
Lead Me to Calvary: Music from Calvary Episcopal
Church, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Directed by Alan Lewis, organist.
Igou
L469 Sacred choral
music. Links: Calvary
Episcopal Church |
Music from the ONCE Festival, 1961-1966.
Clas
M973 A 5-CD set and
booklet documenting a series of festivals
featuring experimental music.
Links: The
ONCE Festival and How It Happened |
| MISCELLANEOUS: |
Four Parts, No Waiting: A Social History of
American Barbershop Harmony.
CD to accompany the book by Gage
Averill. Misc Av 35 F825
Links: SPEBSQSA |
Proof Through the Night: Music and the Great War.
CD to accompany the book
by Glenn Watkins. Misc
W324 P945 Examines World War I popular
music. |
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