A Fistful of Music
Music
Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community
January 2005
Welcome back to Winter! We've been busy adding new CDs to the
collection over the break, and you're likely to find all sorts of
interesting music listed below. We've got jazz singers, blues
guitarists, mope-rockers, and a wide assortment of classical and world
music, old and new. As usual, comments and suggestions should be
sent to Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu
CONTENTS: NEW CDs: Pop/Rock
| International | Country/Folk
| Blues/Gospel | Musicals/Film
Music | Jazz | Classical
| Miscellaneous |
WEB SITES TO WATCH | THE
OBITS
| INTERNATIONAL: |
Frifot. Sluring
Int F916 Sl85 Swedish folk trio, one of whom looks
like Dennis
Miller. Too bad for
him. Links: Frifot |
AllMusicGuide |
Jan Garbarek/Ustad
Fateh Ali Khan. Ragas and Sagas. Int
G163 R126
Like the title implies, this duo
fuses two musical traditions, Norwegian jazz and
Hindustani music.
Links: Garbarek
| AllMusicGuide |
Grupo Cańaveral de
Pabon. Grupo Cańaveral de Pabon. Int G927
G927
Popular Mexican band, known for its
Cumbia style. Links: AllMusicGuide |
Milton Nascimento.
Crooner. Int N170 C882 Popular
Brazilian singer does
an album of ballads. Most are
Brazilian songs, but Jackson's "Beat It" seems
out of place.
Links: Nascimento |
AllMusicGuide |
Music of Afghanistan.
(Anthology of World Music Series). Int M973
Includes
various styles and artists. |
The Music of Cambodia,
Volume 1: 9 Gong Gamelan. Int M973 V1
Recorded
at the ancient city of Angkor Wat,
featuring various performers. |
The Music of Cambodia,
Volume 2: Royal Court Music. Int M973
V2
An overlapping lineup of musicians from
vol. 1, recorded in Phnom Penh |
The Music of Cambodia,
Volume 3: Solo Instrumental Music. Int M973
V3
Various artists demonstrate traditional
instruments. |
| COUNTRY/FOLK: |
Tift Merritt.
Tambourine. Country
M553 T151 Alt-country, Americana,
singer-songwriter's second CD.
She's all the rage. Links: Merritt
| AMG |
Jean Ritchie.
The Most Dulcimer. Folk R510 M855
Appalachian folkie
who's been making music since the
1950s. Links: Ritchie
| AllMusicGuide |
Songcatcher II: The
Tradition That Inspired the Movie. Folk
So58 This
compilation includes performances by Doc
Watson, Almedia Riddle, and Dock
Boggs, among others. |
| CLASSICAL: |
William
Bolcom. Songs of Innocence and Experience.
Performed by the
University of Michigan School of Music
Symphony Orchestra, and the
University Musical Society, conducted by
Leonard Slatkin. Igou B637 So58
William Blake's poetry set to music by
Bolcom. Links: Bolcom |
Slatkin |
Félicien David. Les Brise d'Orient;
Les Minarets. Performed by Daniel
Blumenthal, piano. Clas D280
B774 Links: Blumenthal
| David |
Félicien David.
Piano Trios Nos. 2 & 3. Performed by Hona
Prunyi, piano,
Eszter Perényi, violin, and Tibor
Párkányi, cello. Clas D280 P573
Both of these CDs feature 19th century
chamber works. |
Hanns
Eisler. Chamber Cantatas & Songs.
Performed by Monika
Moldenhauer, soprano, and others.
Igou
Ei87 C355 20th century works
by this composer who worked with Brecht.
Links: Eisler |
Robert Erickson. Pacific Sirens.
Performed by the Cleveland Chamber
Symphony, conducted by Edwin
London. Clas Er44 P119 Four works
from the 1960's and 70s.
Links: Erickson
| Cleveland
Chamber Symphony |
Jean
Gilles. Messe des Morts (Requiem).
Performed by Collegium Vocale
Gent, and Musica Antiqua Köln, conducted by
Philippe Herreweghe.
Igou 412 M562
Composed in the late 1600s. Links: Gilles |
Herreweghe |
Alan Hovhaness. Music of Alan
Hovhaness. Performed by Yolanda
Kondonassis, harp, & others.
Clas H829
M973 20th century works.
Links: Hovhaness
| Kondonassis |
Henry
Holden Huss. Concerto for Piano & Orchestra;
with Ernest Schelling.
Suite Fantastique for Piano &
Orchestra. Performed by Ian Hobson, piano,
and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by Martyn Brabbins.
Clas H963 P573 Romantic
piano concertos. Links: Schelling
| Brabbins |
Ben Johnston. Ponder Nothing:
Chamber Music of Ben Johnston. Performed
by Music Amici. Clas J641
P773 Contemporary works.
Links: Johnston
| Music Amici |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold/Franz Schmidt.
Music for Strings and Piano Left
Hand. Performed by Leon
Fleisher, piano, Yo-Yo Ma, cello, and others.
Clas K842 Su39 Korngold's suite and
Schmidt's quintet are both 20th century
pieces. Links:
Korngold
| Schmidt
| Fleisher
| Ma |
Joseph
Marx. Romantisches Klavierkonzert. with Erich
Wolfgang Korngold.
Piano Concerto in C Sharp.
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin, piano, and
the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by Osmo Vänskä.
Clas M369 R662 Links:
Marx |
Korngold
| Hamelin
| BBC |
Gioacchino Rossini/Giuseppe Verdi. Overtures.
Performed by the London
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Claudio
Abbado. Clas R736 Ov2
19th century opera overtures.
Links: Rossini
| Verdi
| Abbado |
Franz
Schubert. Piano Sonata in E Flat Major, D568; Moments
Musicaux.
Performed by Mitsuko Uchida. Clas Sch78 P573
Links: Schubert
| Uchida |
Dmitri Shostakovich. Piano
Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; with Rodion Shchedrin.
Piano Concerto No. 2.
Performed by Marc-André Hamelin, and the BBC
Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Andrew Litton. Clas Sh82 P573
Links: Shostakovich
| Shchedrin
| Hamelin
| Litton |
Louis
Spohr. String Quintets. Vols. 1, 2 &
4. Performed by the Danubius
Quartet, the New Haydn Quartet, and
others. Clas Sp64 St86/1
Clas
Sp64 St86/2 Clas Sp64 St86/4
19th century chamber works.
Links: Spohr
| AllMusicGuide |
Virgil
Thomson. Portraits and Other Works.
Performed by Jacquelyn Helin,
piano. Clas T387
P838 20th century works.
Links: Thomson |
AMG |
Orazio
Vecchi. L'Humore Musicale; La Caccia D'Amore.
Performed by The
Consort of Musicke, directed by Anthony
Rooley. Clas V491 H883
Vocal works from around 1600.
Links: Vecchi |
The Consort |
Robert
Volkmann. Lieder. Performed by Yvi
Jänicke, mezzo-soprano, and
Nicole Winter, piano. Igou
V885 L623 19th century songs.
Links: Volkmann |
|
This is just a short break, to distinguish the
composer list from the performer list.
|
Kirsten
Flagstad. Flagstad. Clas F597
F597 Opera arias, mostly by Wagner,
from this Norwegian soprano.
Links: Flagstad
| AllMusicGuide |
Paul
Hillier. The Rags of Time: 17th-century English Lute
Songs and Dances.
Igou H558 R128 Works by
various composers, including Anonymous, sung
by Hillier, accompanied by Nigel North on
lute, theorbo, & guitar.
Links:
Hillier | AllMusicGuide |
Sumi Jo.
Prayers. Clas J570 P898 This
soprano sings prayers from various
sacred works, as well as Broadway
productions. Links: Jo
| AllMusicGuide |
Emmanuel Pahud. Flute Concertos.
Concertos by Aram Khachaturian and
Jacques Ibert, performed with the
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, conducted by
David Zinman. Clas P152
F675 Links: Pahud |
Khachaturian |
Ibert |
Zinman |
Joseph
Payne. Das Buxheimer Orgelbuch (The Buxheim Organ
Book). Volumes
1-3. Clas P293 B986/1
Clas
P293 B986/2 Clas P293 P986/3 A 3-CD
set of organ transcriptions and other
works from the 15th century. Links: Payne |
Nadja
Salerno-Sonnenberg. Humoresque. Clas
Sa32 H883 A variety of
violin pieces, including the title work
by Dvorák, most of which were arranged
by Franz Waxman, noted film
composer/arranger. Links:
Nadja | Waxman |
|
WEB
SITES TO WATCH WEB SITES TO WATCH WEB SITES TO
WATCH |
Alex
Ross: The Rest is Noise: The music critic for the New
Yorker has his
very own blog, along with an archive of
columns, essays, and other stuff. |
Hip
Hop Webliography: A long list of links to hip hop
sites, courtesy of Simmons
College and the fellow who teaches Music
Librarianship (Yes, there is such a
field. Check the MLA). |
NewMusicBox:
A web magazine from the American Music Center, an
organization for
composers. |
| OperaGlass:
A site devoted to opera, from Stanford University. |
Zolius,
by Carl Wilson: Another music critic's blog, Wilson
writes for the
Toronto Globe & Mail. |
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