Sept 2021 – Alto CD

Harry Belafonte: His Best Ever ! Romance – Calypso – Spirituals

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:46:41 +0000

1. Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair) (LP ‘Belafonte’ 1956) 2:43

2. Jamaica Farewell (1958) 3:03

3. Island in the Sun (Songs of Caribbean 1957) 3:22

4. Try to Remember (LP ‘Many Moods’ 1962) 3:23

5. Day-O (Banana Boat Song) (LP Calypso 1956) 2:43

6. Kingston Market (LP 1961 Jump Up Calypso) 3:17

7. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (My Lord What a Mornin’ LP 1959) 3:59

8. Matilda, Matilda (1958) 3:13

9. My Lord What A Mornin’ (LP of same title 1959) 4:23

10. I’m Just a Country Boy (1954) 3:03

11. Suzanne (Every Night the Sun Goes Down) (LP Belafonte 1956) 2:44

12. Unchained Melody (LP Belafonte 1956) 3:21

13. I Know Where I’m Going (Carnegie Hall Return LP 1960) 3:18

14. Come Back Liza (LP Calypso 1956) 3:04

15. Shenandoah (An Evening with Belafonte 1957) 3:44

16. I Never Will Marry (1959 LP Love is a Gentle Thing) 2:43

17. Don’t Ever Love Me (Songs of the Caribbean 1957) 2:46

18. Danny Boy (1959) 5:11

19. I Do Adore Her (LP Calypso 1956) 2:49

20. Land of the Sea and Sun (LP 1961 Jump Up Calypso) 2:55

21. All My Trials (1959 LP Love is a Gentle Thing) 3:36

22. Gomen Nasai (1953 single) 2:31

23. Turn Around (1959 LP Love is a Gentle Thing) 2:21

Bonus Track:

24. Mary’s Boy Child (Evening with LP 1958) 4:22

One of the best-selling artists of all-time, in a carefully selected bargain collection (avoiding some embarrassing comedy)

Albinoni Concertos, Sonata, Adagio

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:46:40 +0000

- 1. Adagio in G minor for Strings & Organ (arr. Giazotto) 6:54
  Concerto in D minor for Oboe, Strings & Continuo, Op.9 No.2 [11:36]
- 2. Allegro e non presto 4:00 3. Adagio 4:17 4. Allegro 3:18
  Sonata in G minor for Strings & Continuo, Op.2 No.6 [11:36]
- 5. Adagio 2:25 6. Allegro 3:04 7. Grave 3:42 8. Allegro 2:23
  Concerto in A major for Violin, Strings & Continuo, Op.9 No.4 [11:24]
- 9. Allegro 4:12 10. Adagio 3:40 11. Allegro 3:31
  Concerto in F major for Violin, Strings & Continuo, Op.9 No.10 [12:36]
- 12. Allegro 4:21 13. Adagio 4:26 14. Allegro 3:48
  Concerto in D major for Violin, Strings & Continuo, Op.9 No.7 [12:12]
- 15. Allegro 3:58 16. Adagio 5:17 17. Allegro 2:56
  Concerto in A minor for Strings & Continuo, Op.5 No.5* [7:22]
- 18. Allegro 2:09 19. Adagio 3:22 20. Allegro 1:50

“that Albinoni wrote excellent solo concertos is clear enough from this record, all players involved are splendid …very well recorded. These will please admirers of I Musici, the group is well-balanced and the soloists admirable. The oboe concerto No.2 is splendid, while the finale of No.5 is irresistible. Of the violin concertos Nos.7 and 10 are outstanding … Op.5 is an altogether tauter piece, and indeed a very distinguished one by any standards, with an exquisite central Adagio”(Gramophone)

Gregorian Chant- World-Famous Recordings

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:46:40 +0000

Two all-time bestsellers on 1CD

Choir of the Carmelite Priory / John McCarthy

1 Responsories 12:49

2 Hymns 8:23

3 Antiphons 3:10

4 Gospel Tone 1:25

5 Laudes Seu Acclamationes 3:02

6 Gradual: Flores Apparuerunt 2:50

7 Alleluia · Communions 6:34

8 Antiphon · Ave Verum 3:59

9 Antiphonal Psalmody – Lumen Ad Revelationem · Nunc Dimittis 2:20

10 Mariam Antiphons – Alma Redemptoris ·

Ave Regina Caelorum · Regina Caeli · Salve Regina 6:09

Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of

Saint-Maurice & Saint-Maur, Clervaux

11 Adoro te devote – Hymnus in Honorem SS. Sacramenti 4:15

12 Ave verum Corpus – Sequentia in Honorem SS. Sacramenti 1:33

13 O salutaris Hostia – Hymnus in Honorem SS. Sacramenti 1:20

14 Te Deum – Hymnus 5:54

15 Salve Regina – Antiphona in Honorem Beatae Mariae Virginis 2:48

16 Magnificat – Tu es pastor ovium – Canticum et Antiphona 3:36

17 Lauda Sion: Nunc dimittis – Sequentia in Festo Corporis Christi 6:48

[Carmelite Priory] “(with notes providing the music’s spiritual and ecclesiastical background) there is one collection that stands out from all others … this beautifully sung and excellently recorded anthology is the finest introduction to plainsong. … extra variety of tone is provided by female voices as well as male … McCarthy directs the singing with dedication and authority” (Penguin Guide ROSETTE ! recording) [Clervaux] “This should gladden the heart of anyone who has paid a visit to Clervaux and heard those popular summer chants, sung festively with distant bells. Anyone who hankers after the straightforward sound of a working monastic choir, well groomed in the style of ‘Old Solesmes’, should enjoy this record.” (Gramophone)

Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain & Falla Piano Favourites

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:46:40 +0000

Cuatro Piezas Españolas

Aragonesa 3:16

Cubana 4:01

Montañesa 4:17

Andaluza 4:24

La Vida Breve – Danza No.2 4:30

El Sombrero de Tres Picos

Danza de los vecinos 3:21

Danza de la molinera 4:00

El amor brujo – Danza del terror 2:21

Fantasía Bética 11:56

El Amor Brujo – Danza ritual del fuego 4:15

Noches en los Jardines de España* [25:14]

I. En el Generalife 10:54

II. Danza Lejana 5:25

III. En los Jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba 8:49

“one of the very best pianists to have come out of Spain … Unlike many names who have offered themselves in this nationalist repertoire, she has an impeccably clean technique, considerable strength verve and temperament, but a level enough head to keep her from exaggerating effects to win applause, plus a delicate poetic sense without sentimentalising.” “Granados founded the Barcelona conservatory which now bears the name of his most dedicated pupil, Frank Marshall, who in turn, passed on to a new generation – principal among them Alicia de Larrocha” (Gramophone) [PRODUCER NOTE]: “source material here was of very high quality. Pitch correction and stabilization and repairs to dropouts and bad splices that afflicted previous releases allow these landmark recordings to be heard as never before”

Benjamin Britten (1913-76) String Quartets Nos.1 & 3, Simple Symphony

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:46:40 +0000

String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.25 [28:02]

[1] I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo 9:11

[2] II. Allegretto con slancio 2:52

[3] III. Andante calmo 12:03

[4] IV. Molto vivace 3:53

String Quartet No.3 in G, Op.94 [31:16]

[5] I. Duets 6:00

[6] II. Ostinato 3:20

[7] III. Solo 7:46

[8] IV. Burlesque 2:14

[9] V. Recitative and Passacaglia (La Serenissima) 11:55

Simple Symphony, Op.4 [17:26]

[10] I. Boisterous Bourrée 2:51

[11] II. Playful Pizzicato 3:34

[12] III. Sentimental Sarabande 8:22

[13] IV. Frolicsome Finale 2:37

“The Britten Quartet gives exceptionally powerful readings… they never let you forget the emotions behind his writing” [No.1] “warm and spacious treatment of his writing brings out to the full the distinctive imagination … full-blooded, wide ranging sound.” (Penguin Guide, 3 stars)

ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV String Quartets No. 3 in G major op.26 “Slavonic” No.5 in D minor Op.70; Music From “The Fridays”

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:46:40 +0000

String Quartet No.3 in G major, Op.26 (27:45)

[1] I. Moderato 5:34

[2] II. Interlude. Moderato 5:11

[3] III. In Mazurka Style. Allegretto 5:56

[4] IV. Finale. Une fete slave. Allegro moderato 11:05

String Quartet No.5 in D minor, Op.70 (28:45)

[5] I. Andante – Allegro 9:16

[6] II. Scherzo. Allegretto 4:19

[7] III. Adagio 8:01

[8] IV. Finale. Allegro 6:59

“The Fridays” cycle for String Quartet:

[09] Prelude & Fugue (Book 1, No.1) 10:16

[10] Kuranta (Book II, No.6) 2:02

“I commend this inexpensive disc to explorers of the string quartet who know and love their Smetana and late-Dvořák Quartets.” (MusicWeb) “Glazunov’s string quartets contain attractive music … a successful reconciliation between the two traditions of Borodin and Tchaikovsky” (c) Gramophone [Quartet 5]: “one is tempted to believe this is the finest of the seven (quartets) … Shostakovich Quartet have great feeling for this music and play with real conviction” (c) Penguin Guide