A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

October 2007

We hope you're having a fine semester, and that you're enjoying our music collection. This month's additions include jazz singers, Amish music, local music, buckets of Beethoven, dollops of Dvořák, mounds of Mozart, and more heavy metal. A few requests have been added, and more are on the way. You can watch our local music collection grow by searching Northeast Ohio Music Initiative in the catalog, and search more CDs donated by our friend and alum, Carl Bauman, by searching Bauman CD Collection. 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
Aloha	Sugar	Pop Al71 Su32	Yet another CD from this Cleveland experimental rock group. This one is from 2002. Links: Aloha \| AMG
Alexis Antes	Stronger	Pop An86 St89	Yet another CD from this Cleveland singer-songwriter. This one is from way back in 1998. Links: Antes \| MySpace
Arctic Monkeys	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	Pop Ar27 W557	2006 release from this British indie group. Links: Monkeys \| AllMusicGuide \| MySpace
Enigma	A Posteriori	Pop En43 Ap45	Bringing Gregorian chant to the dance clubs is not easy. Their latest release. Links: Enigma \| AMG
Ghostface Killah	Fishscale	Pop G346 F539	2006 release by this former member of Wu Tang Clan. Links: Killah \| AMG \| MySpace
Nick Lachey	What's Left of Me	Pop L117 W558	No, we didn't pay for this. Give the guy a break; he's been through some tough times. Links: Lachey \| AMG
Ray LaMontagne	Till the Sun Turns Black	Pop L191 T460	Latest from this New England singer-songwriter. Links: LaMontagne \| AllMusicGuide \| MySpace
Mastodon	Blood Mountain	Pop M394 B623	More metal! More metal! Somehow this got on several best of lists for 2006. Links: Mastodon \| AMG \| MySpace
Iggy Pop	Lust for Life	Pop P810 L976	Yes, the title song is now featured on cruise ship commercials, but there was a time when he was cutting edge. Links: Iggy \| AllMusicGuide
Red Hot Chili Peppers	Stadium Arcadium	Pop R246 St12	Still their latest, although it's from 2006. Links: Peppers \| AllMusicGuide \| MySpace
Michael Stanley	Coming Up for Air	Pop St25 C735	Yet another CD from this Hiram grad/ regional rock star/radio DJ. Links: Stanley \| AllMusicGuide
KT Tunstall	Eye to the Telescope	Pop T836 Ey31	First release by this Scottish singer-songwriter. Links: Tunstall \| AMG \| MySpace
Tom Waits	Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards	Pop W135 Or7	3 CDs may seem like too much, if you don't like Waits, but not enough if you do. Links: Waits \| AMG \| MySpace
View From Everest	Contagious	Pop V679 C767	First release by this power pop group from Cleveland. Links: View \| MySpace
Yo La Tengo	I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass	Pop Y70 I10	What a lovely sentiment! 2006 release by this eclectic band from Hoboken, cultural center of the Garden State. Links: Tengo \| AMG \| MySpace

Folk/Country:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Carroll Best	Say Old Man, Can You Play the Banjo?	Folk B464 Sa99	Why, yes he can! This banjo picker from North Carolina does a fine job. Links: Best \| Another one
Led Kaapana & Friends	Waltz of the Wind	Country K110 W179	Short for Ledward, this Hawaiian slack key guitarist joins up with a bunch of country & bluegrass folks. Links: Kaapana \| AMG
Lost and Found	A Ride Through the Country	Country L899 R433	Progressive bluegrass & old-time country is what you get from these guys. Links: Lost \| AMG
Tim O'Brien / Darrell Scott	Real Time	Folk Ob6 R229	Folky country with a touch of bluegrass from this duo. Links: O'Brien \| AMG \| Scott \| AMG \| MySpace
John Schmid	In Dutch!	Folk Sch52 In2	You don't get much Amish music in CD, so here's an unusual treat. Schmid recorded this in Indiana, with a bunch of folks sitting around helping him out. All sung in PA German. Links: Schmid
Hobart Smith	Blue Ridge Legacy	Folk Sm58 B625	Another old man playing the banjo. And the fiddle. Classic Appalachian music from this Virginian. Links: Smith \| AMG

International:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Sándor Fodor	Hungarian Folk Music from Transylvania	Int F683 H894	Mr. Fodor, on fiddle, leads a group through some traditional dances. Links: Fodor
Gangbé Brass Band	Whendo	Int G154 W574	This group from Benin combines several West African styles with other influences to move your body parts. Links: Gangbé \| AMG
Carlos Jones & the Plus Band	Roots with Culture	Int J712 R679	Cleveland's most famous reggae band. Links: Jones \| MySpace
The Klezmatics	Rhythm + Jews	Int K679 R349	Early release by this NYC Klezmer group. Links: Klezmatics \| AMG \| MySpace
Rangpuhar Langa Group	Tribal Music from Rajasthan	Int R163 T731	This group plays a variety of traditional pieces from Northwestern India.
Le Trio Joubran	Randana	Int T737 R158	Palestinian group that hangs out in Europe, playing the oud. Links: Trio
	Les Balalaïkas des Tziganes Russes	Int B182	Music of the Romas in Russia.
	The Rough Guide to Bhangra Dance	Int R755b	Compilation of a variety of styles for dancing. Links: Bhangra \| More Bhangra
	Songs from the Steppes: Kazakh Music Today	Int So58k	Compilation of folk and arranged pieces to represent the range of music in Kazahkstan.

Blues/Gospel:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Five Blind Boys of Alabama	The Sermon	Gospel F586 Se67	A compilation of tracks recorded for Specialty Records during the 1950s by this Southern gospel group. Links: Five \| AMG
Hartville Singers	The Morning Trumpet: The Golden Anniversary	Gospel H258 M828	A Mennonite a cappella choir from Hartville, this CD collects songs from their 2000 and 2002 tours.
Otis Taylor	Definition of a Circle	Blues T216 D361	More heavy stuff from this contemporary acoustic blues artist. Links: Taylor \| AllMusicGuide
Ike Turner	Ike Turner	Blues T858 Ik3	About as far as you can get from the Gospel side of this category, Turner is, by some accounts, one nasty guy, but he is enormously talented, and helped invent rock & roll. Links: Turner \| AllMusicGuide
	Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era	Blues B780	Compilation of more than 75 tracks from the 1920s through the 1950s. Complements the book by Paul Oliver of the same title. Links: Book

Musicals/Film Music:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
	The Drowsy Chaperone	Musical L174 D839	Original Broadway cast recording, with music by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison. Links: Lambert \| Drowsy
	Goldilocks	Musical An23 G568	Original Broadway cast recording from 1958, with music by Leroy Anderson, and featuring Don Ameche and Elaine Stritch. Links: Anderson \| Ameche \| Stritch
Mandy Patinkin	Oscar & Steve	Musical P273 Os1	Songs by Hammerstein and Sondheim. Links: Patinkin \| Hammerstein \| Sondheim

Jazz:

Composer/Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Harold Arlen	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook	Jazz Ar51 El53	One of Ella's songbook series devoted to popular composers. We'll have more coming. Links: Arlen \| AMG \| Fitzgerald \| AllMusicGuide
Dave Brubeck	London Flat, London Sharp	Jazz B830 L846	Cool to mainstream works from this fine pianist. Links: Brubeck \| AllMusicGuide
Roy Eldridge	The Nifty Cat	Jazz El24 N559	Swing-oriented pieces from 1970 by this trumpeter and friends. Links: Eldridge \| AllMusicGuide
Stefon Harris & Blackout	Evolution	Jazz H243 Ev64	Post-bop vibes player in a 2004 release. Links: Harris \| AllMusicGuide
Eric Marienthal	Crossroads	Jazz M338 C884	An early release, from 1990, by this smooth sax player. Links: Marienthal \| AllMusicGuide
NOJO, with Sam Rivers	City of Neighborhoods	Jazz N699 C498	Otherwise known as the Neufeld-Occhpinti Jazz Orchestra. NOJO sounds better Links: NOJO \| AMG
Flora Purim	Speak No Evil	Jazz P974 Sp31	Samba-influenced jazz by this Brazilian vocalist. Links: Purim \| AllMusicGuide
Tierney Sutton	On the Other Side	Jazz Su87 On1	Sutton sings a batch of songs about happiness, not all of them particularly happy. Links: Sutton \| AllMusicGuide

Classical:

Composer	Title	Call #	Comments
Ludwig van Beethoven	Choral Fantasy; and other works	Clas B393 C456	Performed by Walter Klien, piano, and the Saint Louis Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, conducted by Jerzy Semkow. Links: Beethoven \| Saint Louis SO \| Semkow
Ludwig van Beethoven	The Creatures of Prometheus	Clas B393 G323	Ballet music, performed by the Rochester Philharmonic, conducted by David Zinman. Links: Beethoven \| Rochester Phil. \| Zinman
Ludwig van Beethoven	Missa Solemnis	Clas B393 M691	Performed by the SWR Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, the NDR-Chor, and the SWR Vokalensemble, conducted by Roger Norrington. Links: Beethoven \| Norrington \| SWR
Johannes Brahms	Symphony No. 2; Tragic Overture	Clas B730 Sy68-2	Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kurt Rede. Links: Brahms \| RPO
Henry Brant	Music for Massed Flutes	Igou B735 M973	Works from 1931-2001, performed by the New York Flute Club. Links: Brant \| NY Flute Club
Martin Bresnick	My Twentieth Century	Igou B754 M990	Works from 1984-2002, performed by various musicians. Links: Bresnick
Marc-Antoine Charpentier	Judicium Salomonis/The Judgement of Solomon	Clas C383 J898	Baroque oratorio performed by Les Arts Florissants, directed by William Christie. They throw in a motet as an extra. Links: Charpentier \| Arts
Francisco Correa de Arauxo	Francisco Correa de Arauxo (El Órgan Histórico Español, V.2)	Clas C817 F847	17th century organ works, performed by Bernard Foccroulle. Links: Frankie
Antonín Dvořák	Piano Concerto; Eight Humoresques	Clas D959 P573	Performed by Rudolf Firkusny, and the Saint Louis Symphony, conducted by Walter Susskind. Links: Dvořák \| Susskind
Antonín Dvořák	Symphonic Poems	Clas D959 Sy68	Four pieces performed by the SWR Symphony Orchestra, under three different conductors. Links: Dvořák
Antonín Dvořák	Symphony No. 9	Clas D959 Sy68-9	Performed by the Philharmonica Hungarica, conducted by Paul Anthony McRae. Links: Dvořák \| McRae
Mauro Giuliani	The Essential Giuliani, Vol. 1	Clas G448 Es74	Works mostly for guitar, often with ensemble or orchestra, featuring Richard Savino, guitar, and the Portland Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Monica Huggett. Links: Savino \| Portland BO \| Huggett
Mauro Giuliani	Variations (Guitar Music, Vol. 1)	Clas G448 V426	Solo guitar works, performed by Ricardo Gallén. Links: Giuliani \| Gallén
Joseph Haydn	Sonata, Variations & Transcriptions for Fortepiano	Clas H324 P573	Eleven pieces, all performed by Lola Odiaga. Links: Haydn \| Odiaga
Joseph Haydn	String Quartets, op. 76, Nos. 4 & 6	Clas H324 St86	Performed by the Neue Zürcher Quartet. Links: Haydn
Lee Hyla	Trans	Igou H997 T687	Recent compositions for either bass clarinet or violin, and orchestra, performed by Tim Smith, Laura Frautschi, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, conducted by Gil Rose. Links: Hyla \| Frautschi \| Boston MOP \| Rose
Leoš Janáček	String Quartets, Nos. 1 & 2	Clas J251 St86	These are done by the Guarneri Quartet. Links: Janáček \| Guarneri
Aram Khachaturian	Spartacus Ballet Suite	Clas K526 Sp27	Performed by the Sofia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ivan Marinov. Links: Aram \| Marinov
Alvin Lucier	Wind Shadows	Igou L963 W724	2-CD set of works by this contemporary composer, performed by the Barton Workshop. Several pieces involve wave oscillators. Links: Lucier \| Barton
Gustav Mahler	Symphony No. 1	Clas M278 Sy68-1	His first, performed by the Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Anton Nanut. Links: Mahler \| Nanut
Pierre de Manchicourt	Missa Cuidez vous que Dieu nous Faille	Clas M312 M691	Renaissance mass performed by the Brabant Ensemble, directed by Stephen Rice. Links: Pierre \| Brabant
Felix Mendelssohn	Motets & Psaumes	Clas M522 M856	A group of 12, performed by La Chapelle Royale de Paris, and Collegium Vocale de Gand, directed by Philippe Herreweghe. Links: Felix \| Herreweghe
W. A. Mozart	Don Giovanni	Clas M877 D715	A little different take on this opera, because here it's performed by a wind group, the Zürcher Bläseroktett. Links: Mozart
W. A. Mozart	Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 12	Clas M877 P573	Performed by Maria-João Pires, and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, conducted by Armin Jordan. Links: Mozart \| Jordan
W. A. Mozart	Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27	Clas M877 P573	Same folks as above. Links: Mozart \| Pires
Jean-Philippe Rameau	Les Grands Motets	Clas R144 G765	Some French Baroque, performed by the Choir & Orchestra of La Chapelle Royale de Paris, conducted by Philippe Herreweghe. Links: Rameau
Jean-Philippe Rameau	Les Indes Galantes	Clas R144 In2	Orchestral suite performed by the same orchestra as above. Links: More Rameau
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov	Scheherazade	Clas R469 Sch24	We're back with the Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Anton Nanut. Wonder if they're still working? Links: Nicolai
Robert Schumann	Romances and Ballads	Clas Sch86 R661	A batch of works, performed by the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, directed by Rupert Huber. Links: Schumann \| Huber
Johann Strauss	Die Fledermaus	Clas St81 F623	Operetta, with the Choir & Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera, conducted by Friedrich Haider. Links: Strauss \| Haider
Igor Stravinsky / Claude Debussy	The Firebird Suite / Afternoon of a Faun	Clas St82 F515	A curiously matched pair of works performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Erich Leinsdorf. Links: Igor \| Claude \| LA \| Leinsdorf
Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky	Symphony No. 6	Clas T219 Sy68-6	His "Pathetique," performed once again by the Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra, this time conducted by Marko Munih. Links: Tchaikovsky
Antonin Tučapský	The Choral Music of Antonin Tučapský	Clas T790 C456	Later 20th century works by this Czech composer, performed by the Bath Camerata, directed by Nigel Perrin. Links: Tučapský \| Bath \| Perrin
Artist	Title	Call #	Comments
Abbie Conant	Posaune & Orgel / Trombone & Organ	Clas C742 P840	A program of works by Handel, Ives, and others, with Conant on trombone, and Klemens Schnorr on organ. Links: Conant \| Schnorr
Conjunto Iberico	Cello Octet	Clas C761 C331	Works by Pablo, Marco, Turina, and Halffter, all 20th century composers. Links: Iberico
Das Deutsche Blechbläser-quintett	German Brass	Clas D489 G317	Various pieces from the Renaissance to the present, including Bach, Poulenc, and Crespo.
Ensembe Pro Brass	Heimatlieder und Überhaupt / Songs of Home, and That's Not All	Clas En77 H363	An odd program of works ranging from waltzes to rags by this Austrian band. Links: Pro Brass
William Feasley	Echoes of Goya	Clas F312 Ec45	Guitar pieces by Sor, Granados, and others. Links: Feasley
Dieter Flury / Theo Wegmann	Morceaux de Concours pour Flûte et Piano	Clas F674 M798	Works for flute and piano by Taffanel, Gaubert, Messiaen, and other French composers. Links: Flury (in German) \| Wegmann (also in German)
Bruno Hoffmann	Music for Glass Harmonica	Clas H675 M973	Works for this unusual instrument by Mozart and others, all in chamber settings. Links: Glass Harmonica
Zubin Mehta	New Year's Concert 1990	Clas M474 N420	The traditional New Year's concert by the Vienna Philharmonic features a different conductor each time. The concert here is all works by the Strauss family. Links: Mehta \| Vienna PO
New York Philharmonic	New York Philharmonic: The Historic Broadcasts, 1923-1987	Clas N420 N420	Selections from a 10-CD set, of radio performances from the 1940s through the early 1980s. Links: NYP
New York Trumpet Ensemble	Art of the Trumpet	Clas N420 Ar75	Baroque works by Biber, Gabrieli, Frescobaldi, and others.
St. Michel Strings	St. Michel Strings in Poland, with Tadeusz Wicherek	Clas M589 St10	Works by Bacewicz, Karlowicz, and other Polish composers. Links: St. Michel Strings
United States Marine Band	Originals	Clas Un3 Or4	The band performs works by Persichetti, Mendelssohn, Grainger, and others. Links: Marine Band
	A Ceremony of Carols	Clas C334	Let's start Christmas early, with this CD by the Gregg Smith Singers and other folks, featuring Britten's title work and lots of other stuff. Links: Gregg Smith Singers \| Britten
	Musik für Blechbläser / Music for Brass	Clas M973b	Brass works ranging from Praetorius to the present, performed by three different groups.
	Orthodox Chants	Clas Or8	Program of Eastern Orthodox music from the Bulgarian ensemble Yoan Kukuzel--Angeloglassniyat, conducted by Dimiter Dimitrov.

Miscellaneous:

Artist/Performer	Title	Call No.	Comments
The Capitol Steps	I'm So Indicted	Misc C172 Im8	Satirical songs straight outta D.C. Links: Steps \| AMG
The Capitol Steps	Papa's Got a Brand New Bagdad	Misc C172 P198	More of the same, but from two years earlier. Perhaps you've heard them on NPR.
Brian Henke	Many Waters	Misc H388 M319	Another acoustic outing by this Northeast Ohio guitarist. Links: Henke

Web Sites to Watch:

Artist Direct	Directory of interactive music links, band sites, and other curious stuff.
Brass Ensembles	A directory of web sites for, guess what?
The Crooked Road	A guide to Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, inc