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A Fistful of Music
Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community
October 2017
A warm October requires music (and beer). So does a cold one. In either case, you can find
nearly any kind of music in the library’s collection, with 20,000 CDs and more every week.
We’re pretty sure there will be two more issues of Fistful, so enjoy it while you can. Any
comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, [email protected]. We'll
make more.
Pop/Rock: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Bash & Pop Anything Could
Happen
Pop
B291p
An97
Tommy Stinson and Co. with their
latest release. Links: Bash | AM |
YouTube
Best Coast California Nights Pop
B464c
C128
Noise pop group from Los Angeles
in a 2015 album. No, the west
coast is not the best coast. Links:
Best | AM | YouTube
Bettie Serveert Dust Bunnies Pop
B466
D949
Indie band from the Netherlands
has been putting out albums since
the mid-90s. This was their third.
Links: Bettie | AM | YouTube
Sarah Blasko The Overture & the
Underscore
Pop
B612
Ov28
2005 debut from this Australian
singer-songwriter. Links: Blasko |
AM | YouTube
Jimmy Buffett One Particular
Harbor
Pop
B863
On23
Parrotheads will like this. All others
beware. From 1983. Links: Buffett
| AM | YouTube
David Byrne Look into the Eyeball Pop
B996
L872
2001 release by the former Talking
Head. He also wrote a book that
suggests he was the most talented
Head. Or maybe only the most
arrogant. Links: Byrne | AM |
YouTube
Nick Cave & the
Bad Seeds
The Best of Nick
Cave & the Bad
Seeds
Pop
C315
B464
1998 release, which of course
leaves out their later work. You’ll
like it if you like them. Links: Cave
| AM | YouTube
Eric Clapton From the Cradle Pop
C539
F925
Another from his long discography.
This one’s from 1994. Links:
Clapton | AM | YouTube
Joe Cocker Joe Cocker Live Pop Probably the best way to
C645
L744
experience the singer’s gravelly
voice. Links: Cocker | AM |
YouTube
Marc Cohn Burning the Daze Pop
C661m
B935
This Clevelander only had one real
hit, but he’s kept churning out the
songs since the early 90s. Links:
Cohn | AM | YouTube
Deep Purple Nobody’s Perfect Pop
D360
N669
British prog/arena rock band whose
first hit was in 1968. This one’s
from 20 years later. Links: Purple |
AM | YouTube
Def Leppard X Pop
D361
X10
You’d think that this would be the
hair metal band’s tenth release, but
it’s not. Links: Leppard | AM |
YouTube
Donna the Buffalo Rockin’ in the Weary
Land
Pop
D718
R591
Jam band from the Ithaca, New
York area. They combine folk rock
with gypsy jazz and anything else
at hand. Links: Donna | AM |
YouTube
Dr. John Gris-Gris Pop
D780
G886
His first album from 1968, when he
started calling himself the Nite
Tripper. Here he seems to have
combined New Orleans R&B with
LSD. Links: John | AM | YouTube
Feist Pleasure Pop
F328
P710
The latest by this Canadian singer-
songwriter. Links: Feist | AM |
YouTube
Lisa Germano Happiness Pop
G317
H211
Rock violinist turned solo artist, this
one’s from 1993. Links: Germano |
AM | YouTube
Grizzly Bear Painted Ruins Pop
G889
P166
More new music, from this Brooklyn
indie band. Links: Grizzly | AM |
YouTube
Reverend Horton
Heat
The Best of the
Reverend Horton
Heat
Pop
H351
B464
These guys are nuts. Rockabilly
plus punk and who knows what
else. Links: Heat | AM | YouTube
Buddy Holly The Legend Raves
On
Pop
H729
L523
Now for some real rockabilly. Most
of his output on 2 discs. Links:
Holly | AM | YouTube
Jenny Lewis, with
the Watson Twins
Rabbit Fur Coat Pop
L587
R112
Leader of Kilo Riley joins up with
sisters to do some other stuff.
Links: Lewis | AM | YouTube
James McMurtry Complicated Game Pop
M229
C738
Americana singer-songwriter, more
pop and less macho than Steve
Earle. Links: McMurtry | AM |
YouTube
Aimee Mann Lost in Space Pop
M315
L899
2002 release by this “adult
alternative pop/rock” singer-
songwriter. Damned by categories.
Links: Mann | AM | YouTube
Paramore Brand New Eyes Pop Punk/Emo trio from Tennessee.
P212
B733
Everybody’s from somewhere.
Links: Paramore | AM | YouTube
Pere Ubu Worlds in Collision Pop
P413
W893
Sometimes that somewhere is
Cleveland. Art-punk rock from
1991. Links: Ubu | AM | YouTube
Pink Floyd Animals Pop
P655
An54
This album was nearly invisible,
sandwiched in time between Dark
Side and The Wall. Links: Floyd |
AM | YouTube
Pretenders ¡Viva el Amor! Pop
P926
V836
Yet another addition to our Chrissie
Hynde collection. From 1999.
Links: Pretenders | AM | YouTube
Rolling Stones Stripped Pop
R651
St86
Live club album that mostly works,
depending on which of their songs
you like. Links: Stones | AM |
YouTube
Santana Santana IV Pop
Sa59
Sa59/4
Recent reunion of the early 70s
version of the band. Go, Mike
Shrieve! Links: Santana | AM |
YouTube
Joe Satriani Joe Satriani Pop
Sa83
J590
Oddly, not his first album, but ten
years after his debut. Links:
Satriani | AM | YouTube
Jill Scott Beautifully Human:
Words and Sounds,
Vol. 2
Pop
Sco84
B385
Neo-soul from 2004, and followup
to her debut. Some advice: never
release albums with volume
numbers if you’re in popular music.
Links: Scott | AM | YouTube
Skrillex Scary Monsters and
Nice Sprites
Pop
Sk63
Sca78
Electronic dance/dubstep from
2010. We’re sure somebody out
there likes this stuff. Links: Skrillex
| AM | YouTube
Sonic Youth Experimental Jet Set,
Trash and No Star
Pop
So58
Ex71
1994 release by this classic noise
band. By then, they were no longer
youthful. Links: Youth | AM |
YouTube
Becca Stevens Regina Pop
St47
R263
Latest from this contemporary
singer-songwriter, with a touch of
jazz and Broadway. Links: Stevens
| AM | YouTube
David Sylvian &
Robert Fripp
The First Day Pop
Sy58
F519
These two British avant-garde
musicians got together often. This
one’s from 1993. Links: Sylvian |
AM | YouTube | Fripp | AM |
YouTube
Robin Trower Time and Emotion Pop
T759
T482
Latest release by this British guitar
god. He’s been at it since the early
70s. Links: Trower | AM | YouTube
Vanity Crash Yours, Justice Pop
V319
Y88
Glam rock band from the Cleveland
area. Links: Vanity | YouTube
Wilco A.M. Pop Alt-country darlings turned power
W642
A96
pop, this one’s from 1995. Links:
Wilco | AM | YouTube
Edgar Winter The Real Deal Pop
W734
R229
1996 comeback album by this
boogie-rock artist. Lots of guests.
Links: Winter | AM | YouTube
Folk/Country: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Johnny Cash Unchained Country C268 Un17
Part of his American series, from the 1990s. Hard to beat the intensity. Links: Cash | AM | YouTube
Geno Delafose Le Cowboy Creole Folk D372 C838
Zydeco/Cajun musician with his band, French Rockin’ Boogie, from 2007. Links: Delafose | AM | YouTube
Dulcimer Dan & the Blue Skies Band
The New Land Folk G428 N420
Dan Gilvary & friends with another album of folk favorites. Links: Dan | YouTube
Raymond Fairchild 16 All-Time Favorites Country F160 Si97
A selection from his output on Rural Rhythm Records. North Carolina bluegrass banjo. Links: Fairchild | AM | YouTube
The Happy Timers More Happy Music Folk H211t M813
Polka music from Seven Hills, Ohio. Oh, so happy! Links: Timers | YouTube
Leo Kottke My Father’s Face Folk K848 M990
12-string guitarist, student of John Fahey, and mainstay of Prairie Home Companion. Links: Kottke | AM | YouTube
John McCutcheon Step by Step Folk M139 St43
Hammered dulcimer and banjo player who’s been releasing folk and children’s albums for decades. Links: McCutcheon | AM | YouTube
Mahoning Valley Button Box Club
Everyone’s Choice, Vol. 3
Folk M279 Ev27/3
Well, maybe not everyone. Button box ensemble from the Youngstown area performs polkas and waltzes. Links: MVBBC | YouTube
Mountain Heart Road that Never Ends: The Live Album
Country M864h R531
Contemporary bluegrass with a chunk of gospel. This one’s from 2007. Links: Mountain | AM | YouTube
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Not Fade Away Country N639 N843
Iconic band that has crossed the lines between folk, country, and pop music for a long time. Links: Nitty | AM | YouTube
Dave Rowe Trio Rolling Home Folk R790 R651
The name sounds like a jazz band, but they’re a folk trio, from Maine. Links: Rowe | YouTube
Smokin’ Fez Monkeys In Their Natural Habitat Folk Northeast Ohio group combining folk
Sm75f In10
with Django jazz, Americana, and whatever else is at hand. Links: Monkeys | YouTube
April Verch The Newpart Folk V582 N471
Versatile Canadian fiddler who moves into other styles, as needed. Links: Verch | AM | YouTube
Brooks Williams Hundred Year Shadow Folk W670b H892
Another release by this Georgia singer and guitarist. Links: Williams | AM | YouTube
Blues/Gospel: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Colin James Blue Highways Blues J231c B625h
Canadian contemporary blues guitarist with his latest release. Links: James | AM | YouTube
E. James Kalal On the Wings of Prayer Gospel K124 On10
The Northeast Ohio guitarist gets together with two other musicians to perform traditional hymns and gospel works as instrumentals. Links: Kalal | YouTube
Albert King, with Stevie Ray Vaughan
In Session… Blues K580a In10
Two major blues guitarists from different generations get together and do some remarkable work. Links: King | AM | YouTube | Vaughan | AM | YouTube
Gaetano Letizia Froggy & the Toads Blues L568 F922
Letizia is Cleveland-based, and runs somewhere in the zone between jazz, blues, and funk. Here, with Mike Clark & Wilbur Krebs, he does all three. Links: Letizia | YouTube
Eric Lindell Low on Cash, Rich in Love
Blues L641 L950
California singer-guitarist from 2008. Lighter than the above-mentioned folks. Links: Lindell | AM | YouTube
Country Joe McDonald Superstitious Blues Blues M145j Su76
After his days with the Fish, he put out a long string of albums nobody noticed. This one from 1991 is with Jerry Garcia. Links: McDonald | AM | YouTube
Duke Robillard Duke’s Blues Blues R551 D885
Yet another guitarist, Robillard is equally at home with blues or jazz. Here, he picks one. Links: Robillard | AM | YouTube
Otis Rush Live in Europe Blues R895 L744
Chicago “West Side” blues guitarist, influenced by Mr. King (above). This one’s a concert album. Links: Rush | AM | YouTube
Angela Strehli Blonde & Blue Blues Finally, someone not Chicago style!
St83 B622
Strehli is from Lubbock, and sings and plays Texas-style blues. Links: Strehli | AM | YouTube
International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Altan Blackwater Int Al79 B568
1996 album from this long-
standing Irish/Celtic group. Links:
Altan | AM | YouTube
Buju Banton Unchained Spirit Int B228 Un17
Dancehall reggae from 2000.
Links: Banton | AM | YouTube
Graham Anthony Devine
Manhã de Carnaval: Guitar Music from Brazil
Int D496 M314
The guitarist plays songs by Jobim,
Gismonti, Pernambuco, and others.
Links: Devine | YouTube
Djivan Gasparyan Moon Shines at Night Int G213 M778
The American debut album of this
Armenian duduk player, from
1993. Links: Gasparyan | AM |
YouTube | Duduk
Baaba Maal Missing You Int M111 M691
2001 release by this singer from
Senegal. Links: Maal | AM |
YouTube
Ziggy Marley Fly Rasta Int M343z F678
Marley has been putting out reggae
albums since the mid-1980s, and is
still going strong. This one’s
recent. Links: Marley | AM |
YouTube
Old Blind Dogs The Gab o Mey Int Ol13b G110
Very entertaining Scottish band
who have toured the area several
times. Links: Dogs | AM | YouTube
Dave Tarras Yiddisch-American Klezmer Music, 1925-1956
Int T177 Y52
This clarinetist came to the U.S. in
1921, and became one of the
prominent Klezmer artists of the
century. Links: Tarras | AM |
YouTube
Music from the Coffee Lands II
Int P987 M973c/2
From Putumayo Records, a
compilation of tracks from Latin
America and Africa. Sounds like an
excuse to sell coffee.
Musicals/Film Music: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
John Barry Passion Flower Hotel Musical B279 P267
Original London cast album from the mid-1960s. Links: Barry
Noël Coward The Girl Who Came to Supper
Musical C838
Original Broadway cast recording, with José Ferrer and Florence Henderson.
G443 Links: Coward | Ferrer | Henderson
Patrick Doyle Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
FilmMus D776 H249g
Original motion picture soundtrack. Links: Doyle
John Kander The Happy Time Musical K131 H211
1968 musical with Robert Goulet. Links: Kander | Goulet
Arthur Schwartz Jennie Musical Sch95 J440
Broadway cast recording starring Mary Martin. Links: Schwartz | Martin
Alan Silvestri The Mummy Returns FilmMus Si39 M919r
Motion picture soundtrack. Links: Silvestri
Frank Wildhorn Jekyll & Hyde Musical W646 J389
Original Broadway cast recording, with Robert Cuccioli & Linda Eder. Links: Wildhorn | Cuccioli | Eder
Jazz: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Cannonball Adderley Know What I Mean? Jazz Ad22 K760
1961 release, with the alto sax player joined by pianist Bill Evans. Links: Adderley | AM | YouTube
Bad Plus Suspicious Activity? Jazz B140 Su81
An acoustic trio that plays fusion is sort of an odd thing, but here they are. Links: Bad | AM | YouTube
Cindy Blackman Another Lifetime Jazz B565 An78
This drummer has a variety of guests here, including Joe Lovano, Vernon Reid, & Patrice Rushen. Links: Blackman | AM | YouTube
Dave Brubeck Once When I Was Very Young
Jazz B830 On18
Recorded in 1991, so he wasn’t that young (he was born in 1925). The pianist works with a quartet here. Links: Brubeck | AM | YouTube
New Gary Burton Quartet
Guided Tour Jazz B954 G941
Wonder what he did with the old one? The vibes player works with Julian Lage, guitar, and others in this 2013 release. Links: Burton | AM | YouTube
John Coltrane McCoy Tyner Plays Coltrane
Jazz C722 M459
The pianist pays tribute to Coltrane by playing some of his tunes. George Mraz, bass, & Al Foster, drums, help. Links: Coltrane | Tyner | AM | YouTube
Barbara Dennerlein Straight Ahead! Jazz D419 St81
The title describes the music; not too far in any direction. The organist works in a quartet here. Links: Dennerlein | AM | YouTube
Eliane Elias Everything I Love Jazz Brazilian pianist/singer and group work
El42 Ev27
through a bunch of jazz standards in this 2000 release. Links: Elias | AM | YouTube
Dominick Farinacci Short Stories Jazz F226 Sh81
The prodigal son returns home. The Clevelander and trumpeter/vocalist came back to record this with Tommy LiPuma, famous area producer. Links: Farinacci | AM | YouTube
Tony Gairo-Gary Rissmiller Jazz Orchestra
Treacherous Jazz G129 T710
The name alone is treacherous. Contemporary big band music. Links: Gairo | Rissmiller
Jan Garbarek In Praise of Dreams Jazz G163 In10
The Norwegian saxophonist wrote all the songs here, and plays with Kim Kashkashian & Manu Katche. Links: Garbarek | AM | YouTube
Dexter Gordon A Swingin’ Affair Jazz G654 Sw64
1962 date, with the tenor sax player working with Sonny Clark, piano, and others. Links: Gordon | AM | YouTube
Johnny Griffin Introducing Johnny Griffin
Jazz G875 In89
The tenor sax player’s first album as the lead, from 1956. Links: Griffin | AM | YouTube
Billy Hart Oceans of Time Jazz H251 Oc2
Oberlin professor and drummer in a 1997 album. Chris Potter is the sax player. Links: Hart | AM | YouTube
Joe Henderson Page One Jazz H383 P141
We’ve got a lot of sax players this time. Reissue of a 1963 release, with Kenny Dorham on trumpet, and McCoy Tyner on piano. Links: Henderson | AM | YouTube
Al Jarreau Tomorrow Today Jazz J292 T598
2000 album by the singer. Links: Jarreau | AM | YouTube
Jimmy McGriff The Worm Jazz M178 W893
McGriff plays the Hammond B3 organ with an octet. From 1968. Links: McGriff | AM | YouTube
Hank Mobley/Lee Morgan
Peckin’ Time Jazz M713 P337
Reissue of a 1959 release, with Morgan on trumpet and Mobley on tenor sax. Links: Mobley | AM | YouTube | Morgan | AM | YouTube
Ken Peplowski All This: Ken Peplowski Live in the U.K., Vol. 1
Jazz P394 Al51
Another Northeast Ohio jazz guy who went elsewhere to get famous. A 1999 concert album from this clarinetist. Links: Peplowski | AM | YouTube
Michele Rosewoman Trio
Occasion to Rise Jazz R729 Oc13
The pianist works in a minimal trio, bass and drums, in this 1993 release. Links: Rosewoman | AM | YouTube
David Sanchez Coral Jazz Guess what? Tenor saxophone. This 2004
Sa55 C810
release is unusual because Sanchez works with both his group of Latin jazz musicians and the City of Prague Philharmonic. Links: Sanchez | AM | YouTube
Carol Sloane The Songs Carmen Sang Jazz Sl52 So58c
The Carmen in question is Carmen McRae. Sloane works with a small group that includes Bill Charlap, piano, & Phil Woods, sax & clarinet. Links: Sloane | AM | YouTube | McRae
Sonny Stitt Just in Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was
Jazz St59 J982
A late album for him, 2003, with the saxophonist working with a variety of big names. Links: Stitt | AM | YouTube
Claudia Villela Dreamtales Jazz V715 D810
She sings, while Kenny Werner plays the piano. A bit on the edge, but then, she’s Brazilian. Links: Villela | AM | YouTube
Alexander Zonjic Seldom Blues Jazz Z76 Se48
Some smooth jazz by this flute player and friends to finish out the category. Links: Zonjic | AM | YouTube
Classical: Composer Title Call # Comments
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
Cuartetos Clas Ar69 St86q 2003
String quartets from this early 19th century composer, performed by the Cuarteto Casals. Links: Arriaga | Casals
J. S. Bach Restored Oboe Concerti Clas B122 Ob5cr 2000
Works known as concertos for other instruments, but perhaps originally composed for oboe. Ingo Goritzki is the oboer, with Helmuth Rilling conducting the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart. Links: Bach | Goritzki | Rilling
J. S. Bach Partita No. 1; English Suite No. 3; French Suite No. 2
Clas B122 P258-1 1995
A selection of works, all played on the piano by Maria João Pires. Links: Bach | Pires
Daniel Bacheler The Bachelar’s Delight Clas B123 B123d
Renaissance lute music, played by Paul O’Dette. Links: Bacheler | O’Dette
Samuel Barber Samuel Barber’s Collected Choral Works
Clas B233 C456 2010
A batch of short pieces, performed by the Esoterics, directed by Eric Banks. Links: Barber | Esoterics
Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra; Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
Clas B285 Cu44o
A mixed program. The first piece has George Szell leading the Cleveland Orchestra. The second includes Robert &
1989 Gaby Casadesus, with others. Links: Bartók | Szell | Casadesus
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 6 & 5 Clas B393 Sy68-6 2005
Bruno Weil conducts the Tafelmusik Orchestra on period instruments. Links: Beethoven | Weil
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 10 Clas B393 Sy69-10 1988
Wait, we thought he wrote 9. Ah, this is a first movement for an incomplete work, completed by Barry Cooper. Wyn Morris conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: Beethoven | Morris | Cooper
Lord Berners Ballet Music Clas B457 B212
Early 20th century Romantic works from three ballets. David Lloyd-Jones conducts the RTE Sinfonietta. Links: Berners | Lloyd-Jones
Ernest Bloch America: An Epic Rhapsody; Concerto Grosso
Clas B620 Am35 1994
20th century works, with Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony & Chorale. Links: Bloch | Schwarz
Johannes Brahms Deutsche Volkslieder (German Folksongs)
Clas B730 D489v 1987
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sing 42 songs arranged by Brahms, with Gerald Moore at the piano. Links: Brahms | Schwarzkopf | Fischer-Dieskau | Moore
Johannes Brahms Liebesliederwalzer Clas B730 L521 1988
Works for choir and piano, with the Gächinger Kantori, directed by Helmuth Rilling. Links: Brahms | Rilling
Benjamin Britten Piano Concerto; Soirées Musicales; Matinées Musicales
Clas B778 P573c 1994
Ralf Gothoni is the pianist, with Okko Kamu conducting the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. Links: Britten | Gothoni | Kamu
Benjamin Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Matinées Musicales; Soirées Musicales
Clas B778 V426b 1983
A double dose of the shorter works. Performed by the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Gibson. Links: Britten | Gibson
Elizabeth Brown Blue Minor: Chamber Music
Clas B812 B625
The composer plays flute and shakuhachi, accompanied by various other musicians. Links: Brown
Anton Bruckner Masses Clas B831 M384 2003
A 3-disc set, so they’re probably all here. Two different choirs, orchestras, and conductors, so we won’t list them. Links: Bruckner
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 8 Clas B831 Sy68-6
Much simpler. Lovro von Matačič leads the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Links: Bruckner | Matačič
1986
Fritz Brun Symphony No. 3 Clas B835 Sy68-3
The Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adriano, plays this 1919 work by a Swiss composer. Links: Brun | Adriano
Luigi Cherubini Requiem Clas C424 R299 1996
Two of them. The Ambrosian Singers and the New Philharmonia Orchstra perform under the direction of Riccardo Muti. Links: Cherubini | Muti
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Double Bass Concertos Clas D637 D743c 2000
18th century works, with Günter Klaus on double bass, with the Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra. Links: Dittersdorf
Gaetano Donizetti/ Gioacchino Rossini
Songs and Duets Clas D717 So58 1997
Songs by these two monsters of Italian opera, sung by Ingrid Kertesi and Andrea Ulbrich. Links: Donizetti | Rossini | Kertesi | Ulbrich
Jan Ladislav Dussek Sonatas for Harp Clas D947 H230s
Composed on either side of 1800, and played by Elena Zaniboni. Links: Dussek | Zaniboni
Antonin Dvořák Stabat Mater Clas D949 St11 1983
Sacred choral music, with the Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch. Links: Dvořák | Sawallisch
Antonin Dvořák Symphony No. 9 Clas D959 Sy68-9 1984
His most famous work. Georg Solti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Links: Dvořák | Solti
Antonin Dvořák Wanda (Vanda) Clas D959 V280 2000
Tragic opera from the late 19th century. Gerd Albrecht conducts the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln. Links: Dvořák | Albrecht
Edward Elgar The Kingdom; Coronation Ode
Clas El31 K590 1987
An oratorio from 1906 by this English composer. Singers include Margaret Price & Yvonne Minton, with Adrian Boult conducting the London Philharmonic. Links: Elgar | Price | Minton | Boult
Niels Gade Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6 Clas G117 Sy68-4 1993
Danish Romantic works, played by Collegium Musicum, Copenhagen, conducted by Michael Schønwandt. Links: Gade | Schønwandt
Alexander Glazunov Symphony No. 2; Konzertwalzer No. 1
Clas G469 Sy68-2 1985
More Romantic music, from Russia. Neeme Järvi leads the Bamberger Symphoniker. Links: Glazunov | Järvi
Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto; Clas The pianist is comedian Dudley Moore,
Parodies G871 P573c 1995
who was also a musician (you guessed). Yoav Talmi conducts the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Links: Grieg | Moore | Talmi
Ernesto Halffter Sinfonietta Clas H138 Si63 1990
20th century work, with Enrique García Asensio conducting the English Chamber Orchestra. Links: Halffter | Asensio
Ivar Hallström Duke Magnus and the Mermaid
Clas H159 D885
A Romantic (we hope not romantic) opera from Sweden. Niklas Willén leads the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. Links: Hallström | Willén
August Halm Symphony in A Major Clas H160 Sy68
Orchestral work from this German Romantic composer. Per Borin conducts the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen. Links: Halm | Borin
George Frideric Handel Handel’s Finest Arias for Base Voice
Clas H191 F494a
Spelling is accurate, if not correct. Christopher Purves sings while Arcangelo plays, conducted by Jonathan Cohen. Links: Handel | Purves | Cohen
George Frideric Handel La Resurrezione Clas H191 R313 1990
A different sacred oratorio from the one you might have heard by Handel. Nicholas McGegan leads the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, with singing done by Lisa Saffer, Michael George, & Judith Nelson. Links: Handel | McGegan | Saffer | George | Nelson
Joseph Haydn L’anima del Filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice (The Soul of the Philosopher, or Orfeo & Euridice)
Clas H324 Or34 1994
Orfeo, for short. 18th century musical drama, with Helen Donath and Robert Swensen in the lead roles. Leopold Hager conducts the Munich Radio Orchestra. Links: Haydn | Donath | Swensen | Hager
Herbert Howells/ Leonard Bernstein
Hymnus Paradisi; Chichester Psalms
Clas H839 H997 1992
20th century choral works, with the Pacific Chorale, and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Alexander. Links: Howells | Bernstein | Alexander
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Three Sonatas for Fortepiano
Clas H883 P573s 1990
We couldn’t have an issue of Fistful without somebody named Nepomuk. Maria Rose is the pianist. Links: Hummel | Rose
Leoš Janáček Complete Works for Violin, Cello, & Piano
Clas J251 C355 1996
Chamber works, with Josef Suk, violin, Bohumila Jedlickova, piano, & Michaela Fukacova, cello. Links: Janáček | Suk | Fukacova
Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto; Masquerade Suite
Clas K526
20th century works, with Arusjak Baltanjan, violinist, and the Sofia
V813c 1994
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ivan Marinov. Links: Khachaturian | Marinov
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Fairytale Pictures; other works
Clas K842 F169 2001
Orchestral pieces by this 20th century composer, performed by Bruckner Orchester Linz, conducted by Caspar Richter. Links: Korngold | Richter
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Songs and Arias Clas K842 So58 1988
Korngold wrote some operas early on, before becoming primarily a film composer. Polly Jo Baker sings. Links: Korngold
Leopold Kozeluch Divertimenti für Bläser (for Winds)
Clas K849 D641 1991
Consortium Classicum plays two octets, a sextet, and a couple of other works by this 18th century composer. Links: Kozeluch | Classicum
David Lang Pierced Clas L251 P611
Unusual contemporary works by this American composer (try his version of Lou Reed’s Heroin). Performed by Real Quiet, and others, conducted by Gil Rose. Links: Lang | Rose
Lars-Erik Larsson Music for Strings Clas L329 St86o 1987
Specifically string orchestra. 20th century works played by the Örebro Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Göran Nilson. Links: Larsson | Nilson
Carl Loewe Frauen-Liebe und Leben, und Balladen (A Woman’s Love and Life)
Clas L825 F866 1988
Poetry by Adelbert von Chamisso set to music by this 19th century composer. Karin Ott sings, while Jean Lemaire plays the piano. Links: Loewe | Chamisso | Ott
Alberic Magnard Sonata for Cello & Piano; Promenades for Piano
Clas M274 C331s 1986
Early 20th century works, performed by Thomas Demenga, cello, and Christoph Keller, piano. Links: Magnard | Demenga | Keller
Gustav Mahler Das Klagende Lied (Song of Lamentation)
Clas M278 K661 1991
Susan Dunn and Brigitte Fassbaender are among the singers for this long vocal work. The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Riccardo Chailly. Links: Mahler | Dunn | Chailly | Fassbaender
Bohuslav Martinů Works Inspired by Jazz and Sport
Clas M366 W892j
I guess we can get our ideas from anywhere, and this is made explicit here for this 20th century composer. Various ensembles. Links: Martinů
Saverio Mercadante Vocal Music Clas M533 V851 2001
Several works for solo voice and orchestra. Gian Rosario Presutti leads the Grande Accademia Vocale & Strumentale. Links: Mercadante
Nikolai Myaskovsky String Quartets Nos. 9 Clas Works from the first half of the 20th
& 11 M580 St86q-9 1996
century, performed by the Taneyev Quartet. Links: Myaskovsky | Tanayev Q
W. A. Mozart The Complete Piano Trios
Clas M877 P573t 1991
There are six on 2 discs, played by the appropriately named Mozartean Players. Links: Mozart | Mozartean Players
W. A. Mozart Zaide Clas M877 Z13 1998
18th century Singspiel, or light opera, that was never finished. Lynne Dawson is the lead, with Paul Goodwin directing the Academy of Ancient Music. Links: Mozart | Dawson | Goodwin
Ludolf Nielsen Babelstårnet (The Tower of Babel); Skovvandring (Forest Walk)
Clas N544L B115
Two orchestral works from the early 20th century, played by the Danish national Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir, conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes. Links: Nielsen | Hughes
Vítěslav Novák South Bohemian Suite; Slovak Suite
Clas N856 J562
Two Romantic orchestral pieces, with František Vajnar conducting the Czech Philharmonic. Links: Novák | Vajnar
Georges Onslow Piano Trios Clas On7 P573t 2006
Trio Bamberg plays two chamber works by this early 19th century composer. Links: Onslow | Trio Bamberg
Hubert Parry/ Charles Stanford
Piano Concertos Clas P249 P573c 1995
Two big Romantic works from England. Piers Lane is the pianist, with Martyn Brabbins conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Links: Parry | Stanford | Lane | Brabbins
Ignaz Pleyel Symphonies Clas P717 Sy68 2001
Three works by this contemporary of Mozart. Performed by the NTO Tonkünstleorchester. Links: Pleyel
Sergei Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead; Symphonic Dances
Clas R114 Os7 1984
Orchestral works from this Russian composer, with Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Links: Rachmaninov | Ashkenazy
Joachim Raff Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 Clas R122 Sy68-8 1991
This series continues, with Urs Schneider leading the Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra. Links: Raff | Schneider
Joseph Rheinberger/ Heinrich von Herzogenberg
Sextet; Quintet Clas R342 Se91 1993
Two 19th century chamber works, played by the Chamber Soloists of the Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic. Links: Rheinberger | Herzogenberg
Nikolai Rimsky- Scheherazade Clas Probably his most famous work. Pierre
Korsakov R469 Sch24 1988
Monteux conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. Links: NR-K | Monteux
Julius Röntgen Chamber Music, Vol. 1 Clas R627 C355/1 2014
Late Romantic German/Dutch composer who wrote a lot of stuff. This volume features music for violin and piano. Atsuko Sahara, violin, and John Lenehan, piano. Links: Röntgen | Sahara | Lenehan
Guy Ropartz Symphony No. 3 Clas R680 Sy68-3
Michel Plasson conducts the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse in this early 20th century French work. Links: Ropartz | Plasson
Antonio Rosetti Horn Concertos Clas R728 H783c 1986
18th century works, performed by Barry Tuckwell, French horn, and conductor of the English Chamber Orchestra. Links: Rosetti | Tuckwell
Gioacchino Rossini La Donna del Lago (The Lady of the Lake)
Clas R736 D718 2003
Recorded by the Houston Symphony & Grand Opera Chorus in 1981, with Claudio Scimone conducting. Frederica von Stade & Marilyn Horne star. Links: Rossini | Scimone | Stade | Horne
Anton Rubinstein Symphony No. 5; Dmitry Donskoy, Overture; Faust
Clas R825 Sy68-5 1990
More orchestral works by this Russian Romantic composer. Horia Andreescu conducts the George Enescu State Philharmonic. Links: Rubinstein | Andreescu
Joseph de Bologne de Saint-George
Complete Violin Concertos, Vol. 4
Clas Sa23 V813c/4 2006
More concertos from this 18th century French composer from Guadalupe. Miroslav Vilimec is the violinist, with the Pilsen Philharmonic, conducted by František Preisler. Links: Saint-George | Vilimec | Preisler
Xaver Scharwenka Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Clas Sch17 P573c-2 1997
Romantic works by this Polish composer. Seta Tanyel is the pianist, with Tadeusz Strugala conducting the Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR. Links: Scharwenka | Tanyel | Strugala
Franz Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin (The Miller’s Beautiful Daughter)
Clas Sch78 Sch65 1985
Song cycle based on poetry by Wilhelm Müller. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is the singer here, with Gerald Moore at the piano. Links: Schubert | Müller | Fischer-Dieskau | Moore
Dmitri Shostakovich 24 Preludes & Fuges Clas Sh82 P915 1999
Piano works, played by Vladimir Ashkenazy. Links: Shostakovich | Ashkenazy
Jean Sibelius The Complete Symphonies
Clas Si11 Sy68 1998
Here’s your chance to catch up, with all seven symphonies, plus two versions of No. 5. Osmo Vänskä conducts the Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Links: Sibelius | Vänskä
Louis Spohr Nonet; Septet Clas Sp64 N731
Two 19th century chamber works, performed by Ensemble 360. We don’t think they turn around while they play. Links: Spohr | Ensemble 360
Wilhelm Stenhammar Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 1
Clas St42 P573/1
We have to start somewhere. Seven works, all played by Lucia Negro on a famous piano in Stockholm. Links: Stenhammar | Negro
Richard Strauss Amor: Opera Scenes & Lieder
Clas St81r Am68
Natalie Dessay does most of the singing, with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Antonio Pappano. Links: Strauss | Dessay | Pappano
Richard Strauss Symphony No. 2; Romanze
Clas St81r Sy68-2 1994
20th century works, with Hiroshi Wakasugi conducting the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Links: Strauss | Wakasugi
Joseph Suk Praga: Symphonic Poem; A Fairy-Tale
Clas Su45 P884 1984
Late Romantic works, played by the Czech Philharmonic, with Libor Pešek conducting. Links: Suk | Pešek
Gilbert & Sullivan The Gondoliers Clas Su53 G587 1987
A bit of light opera from the Pro Arte Orchestra and Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, conducted by Malcolm Sargent. Links: G&S | Sargent
Moishei Vainberg Piano Quintet; String Quartet No. 12
Clas V195 P573q 1994
Two chamber works by this 20th century composer, who plays piano in the first work. The Borodin String Quartet does the rest, with help from others. Links: Vainberg | Borodin SQ
Johann Baptist Vanhal Missa Solemnis Clas V311 M691s 1995
A big sacred choral work from this 18th century composer. Václav Neumann leads the Prague Chamber Choir and Virtuosi di Praga. Links: Vanhal | Neumann
Edgard Varèse/ Charles Ives
Amériques; Symphony No. 4; The Unanswered Question
Clas V425 Am35 1994
Early 20th century avant garde works. Christoph von Dohnányi conducts the Cleveland Orchestra, and gets help from the Cleveland Chorus. Links: Varèse | Ives | Dohnányi
Ralph Vaughan Williams/ John Foulds
Piano Concerto; Dynamic Triptych
Clas V465
Two 20th century British composers with works for piano & orchestra. Howard
P573c 1992
Shelley is on the keys, with Vernon Handley conducting the Royal Philharmonic. Links: RVW | Foulds | Shelley | Handley
Richard Wagner Symphonies Clas W125 Sy68 1993
He wrote lots of operas, but only two symphonies, when he was young. Here they are, with Hiroshi Wakasugi and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Links: Wagner | Wakasugi
Leó Weiner Piano Music, Vol. 4 Clas W431L P573/4 2007
In this volume we hear works for two and four hands, with both parts played by István Kassai. We presume these are overdubbed, rather than Kassai actually having four hands. Links: Weiner | Kassai
Hugo Wolf Spanisches Liederbuch; Italienisches Liederbuch
Clas W831 Sp24 2013
Much song singing here on 3 discs. The singers are Birgid Steinberger, Wolfgang Holzmair, and Michaela Selinger. Links: Wolf | Steinberger | Holzmair | Selinger
Haydn Wood Haydn Wood Clas W850 H324
Yorkshire composer with a selection of British light music. Ernest Tomlinson conducts the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Links: Wood | Tomlinson
More Classical: Artist Title Call # Comments
Arcadian Winds Bay of Dew Clas Ar21w B340
The group plays works by Scott Wheeler, Owen Underhill, and other contemporary composers. Links: Winds
Bill Chouinard Premieres Clas C457 P916
Works by Walton, Albinoni, Bach, & others, played on the Casavant-Schantz organ at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtonedi, Minnesota. Links: Choinard
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
Oxford Church Anthems Clas C461c Ox22a
Choral works commonly performed at Oxford. Stephen Darlington directs. Links: CCCCO | Darlington
José Cura Artist Portrait Clas C922 Ar78
The tenor sings arias by Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni, and others. Links: Cura | AM | YouTube
Eliot Fisk Eliot Fisk Plays Guitar Fantasies
Clas F540 El44f
Guitar magic with works by Bach, Mozart, Dowland, and others. Links: Fisk
Gloriae Dei Cantores Paths of Grace Clas G514 P273
Choral works by Palestrina, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and others. Elizabeth Patterson directs. Links: Cantores | Patterson
Jerry Hadley The World is Beautiful Clas Viennese operetta arias sung by this
H117 W893
tenor, accompanied by the Munich Radio Orchestra, conducted by Richard Bonynge. Links: Hadley | Bonynge
Joachim Held Italian Lute Music of the Baroque
Clas H366 L976i
Works by Piccinni, Kapsberger, and others. Links: Held
Igor Kipnis The Spanish Harpsichord
Clas K628 Sp24h
Kipnis plays works by Blasco de Nebra, Soler, Falla, and Scarlatti? Who made him Spanish? Links: Kipnis
Emma Kirkby Time Stands Still Clas K634 T482
The soprano sings songs by John Dowland and his contemporaries, accompanied by Anthony Rooley, lute. Links: Kirkby | Rooley
Jennifer Larmore Born in Atlanta Clas L326 B645
Not sure how place of birth figures into the program, although it may have had to do with the 1996 Olympics. The soprano sings pieces by Bizet, Gluck, Handel, & others. Links: Larmore
Andrew Lawrence-King The Harp of Luduvico Clas L437 H230L
Fantasias, arias, and toccatas by Frescobaldi and his predecessors. Links: Lawrence-King
Wynton Marsalis In Gabriel’s Garden Clas M350 In10g
One of several classical albums done by this otherwise jazz trumpeter. He works with Anthony Newman and the English Chamber Orchestra to play works by Clarke, Torelli, Purcell, & others. Links: Marsalis | Newman
Waltraud Meier Frauenliebe und –Leben (A Woman’s Love and Life)
Clas M475 F866
The mezzo-soprano sings the title work by Schumann, plus works by Brahms & Schubert. Gerhard Oppitz is at the piano. Links: Meier | Oppitz
Ohio State University Wind Symphony
Southern Harmony Clas Oh38w So88
The title draws from a work by Donald Grantham, but the program includes works by Copland, Kabalevsky, & others. Links: OSU
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf To My Friends Clas Sch96 T550
The soprano performs works by Wolf, Brahms, Loewe, and Grieg. Geoffrey Parsons sits at the piano. Links: Schwarzkopf | Parsons
Göran Söllscher The Renaissance Album Clas So46 R290
The guitarist plays a variety of lute pieces on an 11-string guitar. Links: Söllscher
Choir & Strings of St. Thomas More Church, Chicago
Ave Verum Corpus Clas St10t Av31
A program of sacred works by Fauré, Bruckner, Gounod, and others. Links: St. Thomas More
United States Marine Band
From the Keyboard Clas Un3m
Transcriptions for orchestra of piano works, including Mussorgsky, Debussy,
F925 & Rachmaninov. Links: USMB
Cicilia Yudha Selected Piano Works by Robert Casadesus and Henri Dutilleux
Clas Y90 Se48p
Self-explanatory title. Yudha teaches piano at Youngstown State U., and recorded this at Oberlin. Links: Yudha
Loquebantur: Music from the Baldwin Partbooks
Clas L819 2015
Songs from a collection from the late 1500s, played by the Marian Consort, and the Rose Consort of Viols. Links: Marian Consort | Rose Consort
Miscellaneous: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
Chestnut Brass Company
Foster for Brass Misc C426 F811
Arrangements for brass of Stephen Foster’s songs, plus some other stuff. Links: Chestnut Brass | Foster
W.D. Packard Concert Band
W.D. Packard Concert Band Live Performance Recordings, January to June 2002
Misc P121c P121
The band works out of Warren. Among the conductors are Donald Byo, and former Hiram faculty member Robert Fleming. Links: Packard | Fleming
River City Brass Band Footlifters Misc R524c F739
American and British marches by this band from Pittsburgh. Links: RCBB
Texas A&M University Bands
Tradition: Legacy of the March, Vol. 1
Misc T312u T675/1
Three bands from the university play a variety of marches. Texas A&M
The Vinyl Corner: Life at 33 1/3 rpm Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments
J. S. Bach Cantatas Nos. 68 & 172 LP B1224 C166-68 1971
Klaus Martin Ziegler conducts the Kassel Vocal Ensemble & Deutsche Bachsolisten. Links: Bach | Ziegler
J. S. Bach Complete Motets LP B1224 M8564 1982
Performed by the Tölzer Knabenchor, directed by Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden. Links: Bach | Schmidt-Gaden
Aaron Copland Works for Piano, 1926-1948
BauLP C7916 P573 1976
Four works, recorded in the 1940s, and played by Leo Smit, Leonard Bernstein, and the composer himself. Links: Copland | Bernstein | Smit
Bill Davis Echoes from the Valley LP D2907 Ec45
Appalachina dulcimer player and builder from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Links: Davis
Frederick Delius North Country Sketches; Life’s Dance; A Song of Summer
LP D3798 N8111
Orchestral works, with Charles Groves leading the Royal Philharmonic. Links: Delius | Groves
Don Felder Airborne LP F332 Ai73
Former member of the Eagles in his first solo album, from 1983. Links: Felder | AM | YouTube
Orlando di Lasso The Sibylline Prophecies; The Penitential Psalms
LP L338 C4563
16th century sacred choral works, performed by the Pro Arte Singers, directed by Thomas Binkley. Links: Lasso | Binkley
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5 LP M278 Sy6811-5 1979
The London Philharmonic does the work here, with Klaus Tennstedt leading. Links: Mahler | Tennstedt
Carl Nielsen Chamber Music for Winds
BauLP N5542 C3551w
Eight short pieces by this Danish composer, performed by the Lark Woodwind Quartet. Links: Nielsen
Carl Orff Carmina Burana LP Or349 C2129
20th century choral work, with the Kölner Rundfunkchor and Tölzer Knabenchor, with the Kölner Rundfunk –Sinfonie-Orchester, conducted by Ferdinand Leitner. Links: Orff | Leitner
Walter Piston The Incredible Flutist BauLP P678 In217 1975
American work from the 1930s, played by the Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Jorge Mester. Links: Piston | Mester
Sergei Prokofiev Ivan the Terrible BauLP P94396 Iv12
Oratorio, with Valentina Levko, mezzo-soprano. Abram Stasevich conducts the Moscow State Chorus & the USSR Symphony Orchestra. Links: Prokofiev | Levko
Milan Racanovic Orchestra
Silver Dollar Polkas LP R1142 Si392
Well, they’re as much of an orchestra as they can be with four guys. The band is from Euclid. Links: Racanovic
Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs & Dances LP R3126 An221
Suites, performed by the Philharmonia Hungarica, conducted by Antal Dorati. Links: Respighi | Dorati
Romantics National Breakout LP R662 N21311
1980 release by this popular band from Detroit. Links: Romantics | AM | YouTube
Gioacchino Rossini Quartets for Woodwinds
BauLP R736 Q28w 1964
Popular chamber works by a composer more known for opera. Performed by Samuel Baron, flute, David Glazer, clarinet, Bernard Garfield, bassoon, & John Barrows, French horn. Links: Rossini | Baron | Garfield | Barrows
Savoy Brown Make Me Sweat LP Sa95 M2893
1988 album by this bluesy British rock band. Links: Savoy | AM | YouTube
The Sheppards The Sheppards LP A descriptive title, but not very
Sh498 Sh498
informative. Late 50s-early 60s doo-wop from Chicago. Links: Sheppards | AM
Richard Strauss/ Hugo Wolf
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite; Italian Serenade
BauLP St828r B6665
Anshel Brusilow conducts the Chamber Symphony of Philadelphia. Links: Strauss | Wolf | Brusilow
Igor Stravinsky Music for Piano LP St829 P573 1968
A batch of short pieces, dished up by Noël Lee, pianist. Links: Stravinsky | Lee
Tommy Tutone Tommy Tutone 2 LP T881 T881/2
This is the 1981 album with their one big hit, “867-5309 (Jenny).” Go ahead, sing along! Links: Tommy Tutone | AM | YouTube
Music All Powerful: To Entertain Queen Victoria
BauLP M9732p 1969
A selection of 19th century pieces that the Queen apparently liked, by Sullivan, Mendelssohn, and others. Performed by the Purcell Consort of Voices, directed by Grayston Burgess. Links: Burgess
Music by the Habsburg Emperors
BauLP M9735 1967
Various royalty, including Leopold I, Ferdinand III, and Joseph I, fancied themselves composers. You be the judge. Performed by the Austrian Tonkuenstler Orchestra, Vienna, conducted by Dietfried Bernet. Links: Bernet
Toward an American Opera, 1911-1954
BauLP T6501 1978
Historic recordings of selected pieces by Herbert, Hanson, Taylor, Copland, and others.