A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

September 2007

It's been a busy summer, and we've been hare at work to bring you the latest recordings (and some older ones too). This may be the longest issue we've ever done, and you should find something in here to appeal to every taste. We've got local music, distant music, big and little blues, music by philosophers, music about philosophy, and several unpronounceable names. Some requests have made their way through, and more will come along. Any comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu. We'll make more.

Pop/Rock:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Benny Andersson	I Let the Music Speak	Pop An23 I13	Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie Von Otter sings a selection of songs by the guys from ABBA. Has it come to this? Links: Andersson \| AMG \| Otter \| AllMusicGuide
Barefoot Prophets	Grounded	Pop B237 G918	Christian rock band from Canton. Links: Prophets
Clipse	Hell Hath No Fury	Pop C618 H367	Definitely no Christian rock from this rap group from Virginia Beach. Links: Clipse \| MySpace \| AMG
Lupe Fiasco	Food & Liquor	Pop F442 F739	More rap, mixed with soul, from Chicago. Links: Fiasco \| MySpace \| AllMusicGuide
The Flaming Lips	Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots	Pop F611 Y83	2002 release from this very strange group from Oklahoma. Links: Lips \| MySpace \| AllMusicGuide
Hate Theory	World War III	Pop H283 W893	Heavy metal. Thank you, Kent. Links: Hate Theory \| MySpace
The Hold Steady	Boys and Girls in America	Pop H710 B712	Brooklyn's latest bar band. Links: Hold Steady \| MySpace \| AMG
Humphry Clinker	What's the Story with the Knife?	Pop H889 W558	Another fine rock band from Cleveland. Links: Clinker \| MySpace
The Jack Fords	Bent Outta Shape	Pop J121 B444	Roots rock, also from Cleveland. Links: Jack Fords \| MySpace
Jaded Era	Study of the Human Race	Pop J173 St94	Now we're back in Akron territory, with this group's 2004 release. Links: Jaded Era \| MySpace
Flaco Jimenez	Partners	Pop J564 P258	Jimenez breaks out of his more traditional stylings, and duos with Stephen Stills, Emmylou Harris, Los Lobos, and others. Links: Jimenez \| AllMusicGuide
Jones for Revival	Live '06	Pop J715 L744	Here's a jam band from Youngstown. Links: MySpace
Steve McClain	Lemonadestand	Pop M132 L544	Singer/songwriter from Kent (now Nashville) Links: McClain
Steve McClain	One Shoe on the Highway	Pop M132 On2	His 2005 release.
Matisyahu	Live at Stubb's	Pop M427 L744	Jewish reggae artist's concert release. No kidding. Links: Matisyahu \| MySpace \| AMG
Rosella	Seasons	Pop R722 Se17	We don't know if this Cleveland band is named for the Australian parrot, but they were well-reviewed by the Free Times. Links: MySpace
Pink Floyd	Wish You Were Here	Pop P655 W757	Classic Floyd from 1975. Links: Floyd \| AllMusicGuide
Bob Seger	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1	Pop Se37 G798/1	Geezer rock makes a comeback. A request by a professor. Links: Seger \| AllMusicGuide
Bob Seger	Greatest Hits, Vol. 2	Pop Se37 G798/2	Well, we might as well be complete about it.
The Velvematics	Dialectic Materialism	Pop V548 D541	They get an A for using a philosophical concept in their title, but an F for getting the term wrong. Must be Akron U. grads. Links: MySpace
Woodshed Mercy	Woodshed Mercy	Pop W868 W868	Rock with fiddles? It can only mean alt.country/Americana music from Cleveland. Links: Mercy \| MySpace
	Nashville's Jukebox: 1945-1955	Pop H314 N178	CD to accompany the book, A Shot in the Dark: Making Music in Nashville, 1945-1955, by Martin Hawkins.

Folk/Country:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Brick Road Ramblers	Live at Lock 3	Folk B762 L744	This folk group from Akron traded us their CDs for Hiram College t-shirts.
Brick Road Ramblers	Medina Rose	Folk B762 M468	Thanks, Ramblers.
Brick Road Ramblers	Porch Music	Folk B762 P822	Links: Ramblers
Joe Ely	Musta Notta Gotta Lotta	Country El92 M978	Reissue of an early 1980s recording by this Texas country/roots rock guitarist. Links: Ely \| AMG
Roscoe Holcomb	An Untamed Sense of Control	Folk H699 Un8	Old-time banjo picker from Eastern Kentucky. Links: Holcomb \| AMG YouTube
Brent Hopper	Home to Africa	Folk H778 H752	Reggae played with fiddle and mandolin? Sure, why not?
Brent Hopper & Brittany Reilly	Back to My Roots	Folk H778 B126	Bay Village folk duo, who also traded CDs for t-shirts. Links: Brent & Brittany \| MySpace
Mahoning Valley Button Box Club	Everybody's Choice, Vols. 1 & II	Folk M279 Ev27	Reissue of two earlier recordings by this large polka group from the Youngstown area.
Bruce Molsky	Bruce Molsky & Big Hoedown	Folk M738 B830	Old-time fiddler from New York, with a group in tow. Links: Molsky \| MySpace \| AllMusicGuide
Old School Freight Train	Old School Freight Train	Country Ol1 Ol1	2002 release from this bluegrass/Americana group. Links: OSFT \| MySpace
Glenn Peterhansen	Looking for a Love Song	Folk P441 L872	Recorded in concert at Scott's Folkatorium, in Akron. He doesn't have a web page, but he's on YouTube.
Strings & Things	Shady Grove	Folk St86 Sh12	Old-time music from Tina Bergmann (hammered dulcimer), family, and friends. Links: Bergmann
	Contra Music: The Sound of New England	Folk C768	Compilation of contra dance music by various groups. Links: Contra Dance
	We'll Be in Your Mountains, We'll Be in Your Songs: A Navajo Woman Sings	Folk M139 W458	CD to accompany the book by Ellen McCullough-Brabson & Marilyn Help.

International:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Kecskés Ensemble	Ancient Turkish Music in Europe	Int K236 An22	A selection of 16th-18th century music from Ottoman-occupied Southeastern Europe.
Kol Aviv	Chants et Danses D'Israel / Songs & Dances of Israel	Int K830 C363	We're not sure about the dances, since you can't see them, but the music is a mix of Eastern European and Middle Eastern traditions.
Manfred Schuler Zither & Folk Music Ensemble	The Sound of Austria: A Treasury of Alpine Folk Music	Int M313 So84	Zithers, harps, and hammered dulcimers galore. Sad to say, no yodeling. Links: The Ensemble \| Zither
Gorô Yamaguchi	Grands Maitres de la Flûte Shakuhachi / Great Masters of the Sakuhachi Flute	Int Y14 G762	Traditional pieces played on the bamboo flute. Links: Yamaguchi \| Another one
	Gypsy Folk Songs from Hungary	Int G998	A 2-CD set of various traditional performers.
	Hungarian Folk Music Collected by Zoltán Kodály: Phonograph Cylinders	Int H894	Aside from composing, Kodály was an ethnomusicologist, and collected Hungarian folk music from the countryside in the early 20th century. This is a 2-CD set, so you can really dive in. Links: Kodály
	Making Music in the Polish Tatras	Int C776 M289	CD to accompany the book by Timothy J. Cooley. Links: Tatras
	The Music of Armenia, Vol. 5: Folk Music / Shoghaken Ensemble	Int M973a/5	Traditional music performed by the Shoghaken Folk Ensemble and the Sasun Folk Group. Links: Shoghaken Ensemble
	Palestinian Arab Music	Int C660 P175	CD to accompany the book by Dahlia Cohen & Ruth Katz.
	Where Rivers & Mountains Sing: Sound, Music & Nomadism in Tuva & Beyond	Int L578 W574	CD to accompany the book by Theodore Craig Levin. Links: Tuvan music

Blues/Gospel:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Billy Boy Arnold	Goin' to Chicago	Blues Ar64 G561	Chicago harmonica player on a compilation of tracks from the 1960s. Links: Arnold \| AMG
Shirley Caesar	Greatest Gospel Hits	Gospel C116 G798	Best of set from one of the queens of gospel music. Links: Caesar \| AllMusicGuide
Little George Smith	Harmonica Ace	Blues Sm57 H228	Early 1950s tracks recorded for Modern Records. Links: Smith \| AllMusicGuide
Big Joe Williams	Back to the Country	Blues W673 B126	Originally issued in 1965, this recording was part of the blues revival at the time, as Mr. Williams had been playing since the 1930s. Links: AllMusicGuide
	Downey Blues	Blues D758	A compilation of tracks released by this small Los Angeles record label. The big names are T-Bone Walker, Jr., and Little Johnny Taylor.

Musicals/Film Music:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
	The Color Purple	Musical R911 C719	Original Broadway cast recording, with music & lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, & Stephen Bray. Links: Color Purple
	On a Clear Day You Can See Forever	Musical L240 On1	Original Broadway cast recording, with music by Burton Lane, and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Links: Clear Day

Jazz:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Gerry Beaudoin Trio	Just Among Friends	Jazz B381 J982	Swing trio, with guests David Grisman & Bucky Pizzarelli. Links: Beaudoin \| Grisman \| Pizzarelli
Jim Cifelli New York Nonet	So You Say	Jazz C487 So10	Small big band in a post-bop vein. Links: Cifelli \| AllMusicGuide
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra	The Surprise of Being: Live at Birdland	Jazz C582 Su77	Featuring Joe Lovano on tenor sax, this was recorded in concert at Birdland in New York, but originally conceived at the Cleveland Bop Stop. Links: CJO \| Lovano
Miles Davis	The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions	Jazz D295 C738	Huge set of Davis' jazz fusion form 1970. Links: Davis \| AllMusicGuide
Drumplay	Pyramid People	Jazz D845 P998	The first CD released by this jazz/world music combo from Cleveland. Links: Drumplay
George Duke	Cool	Jazz D885 C776	2000 release by this smooth jazz pianist. Links: Duke \| AMG
Duke Ellington	Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington	Jazz El56 Ea73	1970s recordings of some fine interpretations of Ellington's works. Links: Ellington \| Hines
Magnus Lindgren Quartet	The Game	Jazz L643 G145	Swedish quartet performs a variety of original post-bop works in this 2004 release. Links: Lindgren
Jelly Roll Morton	The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax	Jazz M789 C738	We mean complete. An 8-CD set of his recordings, plus interviews, some X-rated. Links: Morton \| AllMusicGuide
Transportation Boulevard Jazz Band	Live in Cleveland	Jazz T687 L744	Where else would they be live? Links: MySpace
	Sync or Swarm: Improvising Music in a Complex Age	Jazz B644 Sy71	CD to accompany the book by David Borgo.

Classical:

DvořákDvořákComposer	Title	Call #	Comments
William Alwyn	String Quartets	Igou Al95 St86	Composed from the 1940s through the 1980s, and performed by the Rasumovsky Quartet. Links: Alwyn \| Rasumovsky Q
Béla Bartók	Solo Piano Works	Clas B285 So47/	A 7-CD set of his works, performed by June de Toth. This ought to keep you busy for a while. Links: Bartók \| de Toth
Ludwig van Beethoven	Symphony No. 3; Works by Busoni	Clas B393 Sy68-3	The Eroica, performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Gielen. A 2nd CD contains two works by Ferruccio Busoni. Links: Beethoven \| Cincy SO \| Gielen \| Busoni
Johannes Brahms	The Brahms Piano Quartets	Clas B730 P573	Performed by the Cantilena Piano Quartet. Links: Brahms
Antonín Dvořák	The Piano Trios	Clas D959 P573	Four trios on two discs, performed by the Golub Kaplan Carr Trio. Links: Dvořák \| Trio
Antonín Dvořák	Slavonic Dances for Piano, Four Hands	Clas D959 Sl16	Performed by James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton. Too bad there's no video. Links: More Dvořák \| A & K
Antonín Dvořák	Dvořák: Romantic Music's Most Versatile Genius	Clas D959 D959	CD to accompany the book by David Hurwitz.
Philip Glass	The Voyage	Igou G463 V948	1992 opera, performed by the Landestheater Linz, and the Bruckner Orchester Linz, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Links: Glass \| BOL \| Davies
Morton Gould	Orchestral Works	Clas G734 Or1	Reissued set of performances by the Louisville Orchestra, under various conductors including the composer. Links: Gould \| LO
Morton Gould	Morton Gould: A Tribute	Clas G734 M846	A variety of pieces, performed by the London Philharmonic, conducted by Kenneth Klein. Links: London Phil. \| Klein
Francisco Guerrero	Missa Surge Propera	Igou G937 M691	16th century sacred work performed by the Tallis Scholars, directed by Peter Phillips. Links: Guerrero \| Tallis
George Frideric Handel	The Messiah	Clas H191 M563	This is the version arranged by Mozart, and performed by the Choeur de Chambre de Namur & La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy, conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire. Links: Handel
George Frideric Handel	The Messiah	Clas H191 M563	Another Mozart version, this one performedy by the Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne, conducted by Michel Corboz. More to come. Links: More Handel \| Corboz
George Frideric Handel	Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks	Clas H191 W291	Performed by Le Concert des Nations, conducted by Jordi Savall. Links: Concert \| Savall
Joseph Haydn	Concerto for Flute, Harp, & Strings; Concerto for Flute, Harp, & Orchestra	Clas H324 C744	Two complementary works, performed by Suzanne Klintcharova, harp, Andras Adorján, flute, & the Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble, conducted by Emil Tabakov. Links: Haydn \| Tabakov
Joseph Haydn	Early Keyboard Works	Clas H324 Ea76	Sonatas and variations performed by Lola Odiaga. Links: More Haydn
Franz Anton Hoffmeister / W. A. Mozart	Duos for Violin and Viola	Clas H675 D869	Six duos by Hoffmeister, one by Mozart, performed by Amy Barlowe, violin, and Alan Bodman, viola. Links: Hoffmeister \| Barlowe \| Bodman
Leoš Janáček	Instrumental Works	Clas J251 In7	Three compositions for string orchestra or wind sextet, performed by the London Festival Orchestra, conducted by Ross Pople. Links: Janáček \| London FO \| Pople
Leoš Janáček	The Piano Music of Leoš Janáček	Clas J251 P573	Four solo pieces performed by Mina Miller. Links: Miller
Fritz Kreisler	Violin Music, Vol. 2	Clas K876 V813/2	This 2-CD set focuses on Kreisler the composer and transcriber. Performed by Oscar Shumsky, violin, and William Wolfram, piano. Links: Kreisler \| Shumsky \| Wolfram
John La Montaine	The Nine Lessons of Christmas	Clas L191 N622	Performed by the Fredonia Singers, with soloists and musicians, conducted by the composer. Links: La Montaine
John La Montaine	Wilderness Journal	Clas L191 W645	A symphony based on Thoreau's writings, performed by the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati. Links: NSO \| Dorati
Oskar Merikanto	The Most Beautiful Songs	Clas M543 So58	Well, they are nice. Romantic songs from Finland, performed by Jorma Hynninen, baritone, and Ralf Gothóni, piano. Links: Merikanto \| Hynninen
Friedrich Nietzsche	Friedrich Nietzsche, Vol. 1: Compositions of His Youth, 1857-63	Clas N558 F914/1	Some folks' favorite philosopher was also a composer. Both volumes feature short works, performed by a variety of artists. Links: Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche	Friedrich Nietzsche, Vol. 2: Compositions of His Mature Years, 1864-82	Clas N558 F914/2	Some of the musicians include Lauretta Altman, piano, Valerie Kinslow, soprano, Erik Oland, baritone, and the Orpheus Singers, directed by Peter Schubert. Links: Orpheus \| Schubert
Per Nørgård	Luna; Symphony No. 3; Twilight	Clas N768 L971	Works from the 1960s and 1970s, performed by the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by various folks. Links: Nørgård
Sergey Prokofiev	Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2	Clas P943 V813	Jennifer Frautschi joins the Seattle Symphony, conducted by Gerard Schwarz. Links: Prokofiev \| Frautschi \| Seattle Sym.
Karol Rathaus	Symphonies 2 & 3	Clas R187 Sy68	Works from the first half of the 20th century, performed by the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt, conducted by Israel Yinon. Links: Rathaus
Franz Xaver Richter	Quatuors, Opus 5	Clas R418 Q28	Quartets performed by a group named Rincontro. Oddly, the 3 quartets are paired with short pieces by Mozart. Links: Rincontro
Gioachino Rossini	Potpourri dai "Péchés de Vieillesse"	Clas R736 P332	A selection of solo piano works, performed by Jeffrey Swann. Links: Rossini \| Swann
John Rutter	Distant Land	Clas R938 D633	The title work and four others, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Rutter. Links: Rutter \| RPO
Jakub Jan Ryba	Böhmische Hirtenmesse	Clas R960 B634	Bohemian Shepherd Mass, performed by the Hamburger Knabenchor und Kammerorchester St. Nikolai. Links: Ryba \| Knabenchor
Bedřich Smetana	Dreams and Polkas	Clas Sm39 D810	We suspect not too many of you dream of polkas. Nevertheless, these are piano pieces, performed by William Howard. Links: Smetana \| Howard
Bedřich Smetana	String Quartets	Clas Sm39 St86	Performed by the Apollon Quartet. Links: More Smetana \| Apollon Q
Antonio Soler	Harpischord Sonatas	Clas So43 H234	18th century works performed by Virginia Black. Links: Soler \| Black
Karol Szymanowski	String Quartets	Clas Sz93 St86	Performed by the Camerata Quartet. Links: Szymanowski \| Camerata Q
Thomas Tallis	Gaude Gloriosa, and other works	Igou T146 G232	16th century works, performed by the Cardinall's Musick, directed by Andrew Carwood. Links: Tallis \| Cardinall's
Antonio Vivaldi	In Furore, Laudate Pueri, e Concerti Sacri	Igou V836 In3	Sacred works performed by Sandrine Piau, soprano, Stefano Montanari, violin, and Accademia Bizantina, conducted by Ottavio Dantone. Links: Vivaldi \| Piau \| Bizantina
Robert Ward	Orchestral Works	Clas W216 Or1	Four works, including his Symphony No. 4, performed by the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gerhardt Zimmermann (currently with the Canton Symphony Orchestra). Links: Ward \| Zimmermann \| NC Sym.
Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Marit Osnes Aambø	Aurora Borealis: A Norwegian Song Recital