A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

January 2007

Welcome back to another round of classes, and another hundred or so CDs to keep you warm and dry. We've got a list of eclectic, unusual, and strange music, from soul to samba, local folk to exotic mysteries, classic sounds to sound effects. You may notice that the CD collection has been moved. It shouldn't be too hard to find. Any comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu.

Pop/Rock:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Aloha	Here Comes Everyone	Pop Al71 H420	Their 4th release, from 2004, of this experimental band from Cleveland. Links: Aloha \| AllMusicGuide
Tori Amos	Boys for Pele	Pop Am69 B712	Her 1996 release. Her first name is really Myra. Links: Amos \| More Amos \| AllMusicGuide
Bananarama	The Greatest Hits Collection	Pop B220 G798	80s British girl group with lots of hits and plenty of hair. Links: Bananarama \| AllMusicGuide
The Black Keys	Magic Potion	Pop B561 M272	The latest from Akron's favorite duo. Links: Black Keys \| AllMusicGuide
Cactus 12	Stay	Pop C113 St29	The first and, so far, only CD by this Cleveland band. Did they play here last year? Links: Cactus 12
Calexico	Garden Ruin	Pop C128 G167	The latest from this Americana/rock band from Tucson. They definitely did not play here last year. Links: Calexico \| AllMusicGuide
Chimaira	Chimaira	Pop C440 C440	Cleveland metalcore band's latest, with a bonus disc, too! They haven't played here, but they could. Links: Chimaira \| AllMusicGuide
Devo	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!	Pop D497 Ar31	Are they cliché at this point? They haven't played First Night Akron yet. This was their first album, unleashed upon an unsuspecting public. Links: Devo \| AllMusicGuide
Anne E. DeChant	Pop the Star	Pop D356 P810	Singer-songwriter's latest. Some people put her in folk, but she's too electric. Links: DeChant
Ani DiFranco	Reprieve	Pop D568 R299	Same as above, except she's not local (she's from Buffalo) and she probably has more tattoos. Links: DiFranco \| AllMusicGuide
Tim Easton	Ammunition	Pop Ea79 Am64	The latest from this alt.country/pop singer from Akron. Links: Easton \| AllMusicGuide
Foreigner	Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology	Pop F761 J939	Arena rock at its finest. All the songs you can sing along with from classic rock radio. Link: Foreigner \| AMG
Robert Fripp	Exposure	Pop F917 Ex76	Latest release from the golden boy of progressive rock, and original member of King Crimson. Links: Fripp \| AMG
The Golden Palominos	This is How it Feels	Pop G565 T349	1993 release by this experimental / ambient group put together by Cleveland-raised Anton Fier, previously of the Lounge Lizards & Pere Ubu. Links: GP \| AMG
Howard Hewett	Allegiance	Pop H493 Al52	Urban contemporary stylings from this Akronite, from 1993. Links: Hewett \| AllMusicGuide
Eddie Kendricks	Ultimate Collection	Pop K349 Ul8	Earlier the high voice of the Temptations, Kendricks went on his own, and had some hits. Here they are. Links: AllMusicGuide
Los Lobos	The Town and the City	Pop L786 T660	Comeback album from a band we haven't heard much from in a while. Links: Los Lobos \| AllMusicGuide
My Chemical Romance	The Black Parade	Pop M990 B561	The latest from these punk revivalists from New Jersey, the Garden State. Links: MCR \| AllMusicGuide
The Raveonettes	Whip It On	Pop R196 W577	The first release from this indie rock group. Links: Rave \| AllMusicGuide
The Styrenes	It's Still Artastic	Pop St99 It6	Best of set from these Cleveland punks, assuming they produced any bests. Links: Styrenes \| AMG
Three Miles Out	That's Life	Pop T413 T329	We've got two CDs here by this Northeast Ohio band, who've played all around the area. This one's from 2001.
Three Miles Out	TMO	Pop T413 T499	This was their first, from 2000. Another one is coming out soon. Links: Three Miles Out
View From Everest	Live & Learn	Pop V679 L744	Another Cleveland alternative band. You'll like them. Links: View

Folk/Country:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Tina Bergmann & Bryan Thomas	All Roads Lead Home	Folk B454 Al51	Bergmann has been playing the hammered dulcimer around the Northeast Ohio folk circuit since she was a teenager.
Tina Bergmann & Bryan Thomas	These Winter Joys	Folk B454 T343	Here, we have two CDs from Bergmann & her husband (on bass). Links: Bergmann/Thomas
Cap Gun Cowboys	Atomic Horsepower	Country C170 At71	Cleveland country/honky tonk/Americana band. Links: Cowboys
Ray Gay	Polka Music, Oooh Boy!: The Frank Moravcik Band Plays the Music of Ray Gay	Folk G253 P759	Ray Gay is a mainstay of Cleveland-style polka music, so Moravcik & Co. do a dozen of his tunes here. Links: Moravcik
Hillbilly Idol	Lights of Town	Country H556 L626	Local favorites in the country and rockabilly genres, this is their 3rd CD. Links: Idol \| AllMusicGuide

International:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Abdi Coşkun	Turque: L'art du Tanbur Ottoman / Turkey: The Art of the Ottoman Tanbur	Int C820 T865	Traditional works, played on a Middle Eastern lute. Links: Tanbur
Lori Cahan-Simon Ensemble	Vessel of Song: The Music of Mikhl Gelbart	Int L890 V637	Tribute to Gelbart, composer of Yiddish songs and music teacher. Some of the musicians are associated with the Cleveland Workmen's Circle. Links: Review \| Workmen's Circle
Gerardo Nuñez	Jucal	Int N922 J877	Nuevo Flamenco guitarist. Links: Nuñez \| AllMusicGuide
Yiddishe Cup	Meschugeneh Mambo	Int Y52 M561	Cleveland-based Klezmer band gets even weirder than usual. Links: Yiddishe Cup
Katsuya Yokoyama	Zen: Katsuya Yokoyama Plays Classical Shakuhachi Masterworks	Int Y77 Z42	Traditional bamboo flute works. Links: Yokoyama \| International Shakuhachi Society
	Brazil Roots Samba	Int B739	Compilation of early Samba pieces by Wilson Moreira, Nelson Sargento, and others. Links: Moreira \| Sargento
	Samba: The Rough Guide to Samba	Int Sa44	Yet another compilation, this one by more recent artists. Links: Rough Guides

Blues/Gospel:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
The Brothaz N Christ	A Long Time Coming	Gospel B795 L850	Gospel/funk duo (interesting combination) from Akron. Links: Brothaz
Circle of Friends Southern Gospel Quartet	Amen!	Gospel C496 Am34	The style is Southern gospel, the quartet is from Perry, Ohio. Links: Circle of Friends
Roomful of Blues	The First Album	Blues R674 F519	Reissue of their 1977 debut, featuring Duke Robillard on guitar. Links: Roomful \| AMG \| Robillard
Hubert Sumlin	Wake Up Call	Blues Su62 W137	Howlin' Wolf's guitarist for years, Sumlin has done some work on his own, this one released in 1998. Links: Sumlin \| AllMusicGuide
Jimmie Vaughan	Strange Pleasure	Blues V465 St81	Stevie Ray's brother, and former member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, plays guitar and sings. Links: Vaughan \| AMG

Musicals/Film Music:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Miklos Rozsa	Music of Miklos Rosza	FilmMus R819 M973	A collection of overtures and suites from Spellbound and other films he scored. Performed by the Utah Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Elmer Bernstein. Links: Rozsa \| Utah SO \| Bernstein

Jazz:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Ornette Coleman	Sound Grammar	Jazz C677 So84	The very latest from this free jazz icon. Links: Coleman \| AMG
Josefine Cronholm & IBIS	Hotel Paradise	Jazz C881 H797	Swedish vocalist and group. Don't worry, she sings in English. Links: Cronholm
Miles Davis	Someday My Prince Will Come	Jazz D295 So52	Davis' prince in this 1961 outing is John Coltrane on sax. Links: Davis \| AllMusicGuide \| Coltrane
Hank Jones & Frank Wess	Hank & Frank	Jazz J717 H194	Piano and tenor sax/flute players from way back get together for a new session. Links: Jones \| AMG \| Wess \| AMG
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis	Central Park North	Jazz J726 C333	Prominent jazz orchestra's release from 1969. Links: Jones \| AMG \| Lewis \| AMG
Diana Krall	Love Scenes	Jazz K859 L941	1997 release by this vocalist & pianist, with help from Russell Malone, guitar, and Christian McBride, bass. Links: Krall \| AMG
Joe Lovano	Streams of Expression	Jazz L940 St83	The latest from this Cleveland sax player. Links: Lovano \| AMG
Prism Quartet	Real Standard Time	Jazz P938 R229	Avant-garde group of sax players, with other folks as needed. Links: Prism Q
Paul Samuels	Speak	Jazz Sa49 Sp31	Cleveland drummer is joined by Greg Osby and others. Links: Samuels
UpEnsemble	UpEnsemble	Jazz Up2 Up2	Cleveland trio with a Latin beat and other interesting influences. Links: UpEnsemble
Per Henrik Wallin	One Knife is Enough: Piano Solos 1982 and 2003	Jazz W158 On2	Swedish pianist who veers from traditional to avant-garde. Links: Wallin \| AllMusicGuide

Classical:

SándorComposer	Title	Call #	Comments
Isaac Albéniz	Sevilla: The Music of Isaac Albéniz	Clas Al13 Se84	13 selections, performed by Jason Vieaux, guitar, who teaches at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Links: Albéniz \| Vieaux
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger	Concerto for Organ & Strings; Partita for Harp & Orchestra	Clas Al15 C744	18th-century works. Also includes Hoffmeister's Concerto for Flute & Orchestra. Performed by the Budapest Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Frigyes Sándor, and the Györ Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by János Sándor. Links: JGA \| Hoffmeister \| Sándor \| the other Sándor
Johann Sebastian Bach	The Brandenburg Concertos	Clas B122 B733	Performed by Apollo's Fire, conducted by Jeannette Sorrell. Links: Bach \| Apollo's Fire
Johannes Brahms	Liebeslieder-Walzer	Clas B730 L621	Choral works performed by the Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, directed by Helmuth Rilling. Links: Brahms \| Rilling
Johannes Brahms	Symphony No. 3; Variations on a Theme by Haydn	Clas B730 Sy68-3	Performed by the Orchestre du Südwestfunk, Baden-Baden, conducted by Carl Schuricht. Links: Brahms \| Schuricht
Margaret Brouwer	Light	Clas B799 L626	Recent compositions by, including the title track, performed by a variety of artists. Links: Brouwer
Max Bruch / Antonín Dvorák / Carl Goldmark	Bronilslaw Gimpel Plays Violin Concerti by Bruch, Dvorák, & Goldmark	Clas B830 C744	Along with Kreisler transcriptions. The concertos were with the Southwest German Radio Orchestra, conducted by Rolf Reinhardt. Links: Bruch \| Dvorák \| Goldmark \| Kreisler \| Reinhardt
Donald Erb	Suddenly It's Evening	Clas Er19 Su21	Four works from the 1980s and 1990s by this Youngstown-born composer, performed by the Audubon Quartet and some other folks. Links: Erb \| Audubon Q
Percy Grainger	Dished Up for Piano, Vol. 3	Clas G761 D631/3	Folk song arrangements, played by Martin Jones. Links: Grainger \| Jones
Edvard Grieg	Peer Gynt	Clas G871 P345	Usually you only hear the suites. This is the whole work on 3 CDs, performed by the Ensemble Vocal Le Motet de Genéve and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by Guillaume Tourniaire. Sorry, the libretto is only in Norwegian and French. Links: Grieg \| Tourniaire
Gustav Mahler	Symphony No. 5	Clas M278 Sy68-5	Performed by the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, conducted by Hermann Scherchen. Links: Mahler \| Scherchen
Bohuslav Martinů	Complete Solo Piano Works, Vol. 1	Clas M366 P573	2 CDs chock full of stuff, performed by Radoslav Kvapil. Links: Martinů \| Kvapil
Johan Simon Mayr	Cantatas for Basso Buffo	Clas M455 C166	Comic cantatas from the early 19th century, performed by Simone Alaimo, and Ensemble "Vox Aurae", conducted by Pierangelo Pelucchi. Links: Mayr \| Alaimo \| Pelucchi
Felix Mendelssohn	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Clas M522 M584	Performed by the Hungarian State Orchestra, conducted by Ádám Fischer. Links: Felix \| Fischer
Jacques Offenbach	The Brigands	Clas Of2 B768	Performed in English (translated by W.S. Gilbert), and performed by the Ohio Light Opera, conducted by J. Lynn Thompson. Links: Offenbach \| OLO
Sergei Rachmaninoff	A Window in Time: Rachmaninoff Performs His Solo Piano Works	Clas R114 W724	Original music roll performances transferred by a reproducing piano. Techie stuff done by Wayne Stahnke. Links: Sergei \| Stahnke
Sigmund Romberg	Maytime	Clas R663 M455	1917 operetta performed by the Ohio Light Opera, conducted by Steven Byess. Links: Romberg \| OLO
Gioachino Rossini	Overtures	Clas R736 Ov2	Performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ádám Fischer. Links: Rossini \| Fischer
Franz Schubert	Chamber Music	Clas Sch78 C355	Piano Trio and other works, performed by the Atlantis Ensemble. Links: Schubert \| Atlantis
Robert Schumann	Fantasiestücke; Symphonic Etudes; Faschingsschwank aus Wien	Clas Sch86 F217	All performed by Sviatoslav Richter, piano. Links: Schumann \| Richter \| Richter playing Chopin
Louis Schuncke	Oeuvres pour Piano / Works for Piano	Clas Sch87 P573	A sonata and some other works by this short-lived 19th century composer, performed by Gregor Weichert. Links: Schuncke
Johann Strauss	Selections: Valses, Polka, Ouvertures, & Marche	Clas St81 Se48	Performed by the Orchestre du Festival de Vienne, conducted by Josef Krips. Links: Strauss \| Krips
George Phillip Telemann	Don Quixote: Concertos & Suites	Clas T236 D715	The title work and four others, performed by Apollo's Fire (again!), conducted by Jeanette Sorrell. Links: Telemann \| Apollo's Fire
George Tsontakis	Heartsounds: Music of George Tsontakis	Clas T789 H351	Three recent works, including the title track, performed by Da Camera of Houston. Links: Tsontakis \| Da
Giuseppe Verdi	Overtures	Clas V584 Ov2	Performed by the Budapest Philharmonic, conducted by Karolos Trikolidis. Links: Verdi \| Budapest P.
Antonio Vivaldi	Cello Concertos	Clas V836 C331	Performed by Miklós Perényi, and the Orchestra of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, conducted by Albert Simon. Links: Vivaldi \| Perényi \| Liszt Ferenc Academy
Antonio Vivaldi	Recorder Concertos & Sonatas	Clas V836 R245	Performed by László Czidra, and the Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra. Links: Czidra
Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Cleveland Chamber Symphony	New American Soloists	Clas C599 N420	Recorded in Drinko Hall, Cleveland, this CD includes works by four composers, each featuring a different soloist, backed by the band, conducted by Edwin London. Links: CCS
Victoria Drake	Spanish Gold	Clas D789 Sp24	A program of harp pieces by various Spanish composers. Links: Drake
Edward Parmentier	The Portuguese Fortepiano: Antunes, Lisbon, 1765	Clas P241 P838	18th-century Iberian keyboard works. Curiously, the piano is in South Dakota. Links: Parmentier
Joseph Payne	Early English Organ Music, Vol. 1	Clas P293 Ea76/1	A variety of short pieces by Boyce, Gibbons, Purcell, and the ever-popular Anon. Links: Payne
Silesian Quartet	Szymanowski / Lutosławski: String Quartets	Clas Si33 St86	Two quartets by Szymanowski, one by Lutosławski, by the Kwartet Śląski (their Polish name). Links: Kwartet \| Szymanowki \| Lutosławski
Raphaella Smits	The Romantic Guitar	Clas Sm69 R662	Works by Johann Mertz and Mauro Giuliani. Links: Smits \| Mertz \| Giuliani
Sonus Brass	Captured!	Clas So59 C175	A program of varied works by Scheidt, Albinoni, Farnaby, Gershwin, and others.
Trio Voronezh	Trio Voronezh	Clas T737 T737	A mixed program of classical, folk, and popular works, performed by this group from the Music Academy of Voronezh, Russia. Links: Trio V.
Todd Wilson	In a Quiet Cathedral	Clas W698 In10	Organist and Music Director of the Church of the Covenant, Cleveland, performs an extensive program, but for some reason has to go to the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta to do it. Links: Wilson \| St. Philip
	English Madrigals and Songs: From Henry VIII to the 20th Century	Clas En36	16 works, performed by the Oxford Camerata, conducted by Jeremy Summerly. Links: Oxford Camerata
	Forgotten Piano Duets, Vol. 1	Clas F763/1	Works by Goetz, Casella, Busoni, and Respighi, performed by Tony and Mary Ann Lenti, piano four hands. Question: if they've been forgotten, how can they be played? Links: Lenti Piano Duo
	The Incredible Flutist: American Orchestral Works by Still, Kay, Coolidge, Mason, Piston	Clas In2	A 2-CD set of works performed by various artists, orchestras, and conductors.
	Introduction to Canadian Music	Clas In8	Ah, that exotic, far-off land of enchantment! A 2-CD set of works by Canadian composers, both Romantic and Modern, and including orchestral, choral, chamber, and electroacoustic pieces.
	125 Years of the Leningrad Conservatoire: Historic Performances by Laureates	Clas On2	Why do the longest titles have the shortest call numbers? 17 historic recordings from 1903-1973. The earliest is a minute's worth of Verdi's Otello.
	Sounds of Finland	Clas So84	Ah, that exotic, far-off land of enchantment! Wait, that was Canada. Here we have a program of Finnish choral music, performed by the Tapiola Children's Choir, conducted by Erkki Pohjola. Links: Tapiola Children's Choir
	Telling Tales: Music from the Cleveland Composers Guild	Clas T239	A variety of modern works by area composers, performed by various musicians, including Hiram's own Andrew Pongracz. Links: CCG \| Pongracz

Miscellaneous:

Artist/Performer	Title	Call No.	Comments
Classical Brass	Honor to Our Soldiers: Music of the Civil War	Misc C569 H759	A variety of tunes, including polkas, mazurkas, galops, marches, and shcottisches, performed on period instruments. Links: Band Music from the American Civil War
Bill Laswell	Invisible Design	Misc L339 In8	Double bass and computer, Laswell is way too experimental for pop or jazz. Links: Laswell
	Homepsun America: Music for Brass Band, Social Orchestra, & Choral Groups from the Mid-19th Century	Misc H753	A 2-CD set of works performed by the Eastman Wind Ensemble & Chorale, directed by Donald Hunsberger & Robert DeCormier. Links: Eastman WE
	Sound Effects, Vol. 1: Machines & Movement	Misc So84/1	Not much to say about this series, except that we had a request for sound effects.
	Sound Effects, Vol. 2: Nature & Animals	Misc So84/2