Interest: Seventeenth -century sacred the radiant Mabel of . That works incredible septuagenarian, the indestruct- Performance: Competent ible George Baker, is, however, outdone [CANTATE Recording:Very good by London's John Reed. Baker's por- Stereo Quality: Satisfactory trayal of the sly and mercurial Bunthorne GERMAN BACH SOLOISTS is virtually flawless, but his voice has D,recr,on HELMUT JVINSCHERMANN Monteverdi's declamatory and dramatic worn thin, and he cannot convincingly Exclusively on CANTATE- Fast recordings: Mass, first published in 1651 after the suggest youthfulness. composer's death, and the four canticles Sumptuous sound and effective stereo add to the enticements of what could Concerto in F for Oboe, Strings, from Orlando Gibbons' Anglican Short and Continuo, BWV 1053 Service, sung here a capella, are per- have beenanexceptionallybrilliant Concerto in D for Harpsichord, formed by the eighteen -voice mixed choir achievement. But listeners anticipating Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1054 the wit and charm of this opera inits Soloists: H. Winschermann, Oboe of Christ Church, known as "Old North," E. Picht-Axenfeld, Harpsichord of Boston. The chorus is a good one, totality are likely to find here consider- 047 701 mono --057 701stereo though an all -male choir, such as that of ably less than they bargained for. G. I. Concerto in g for Harpsichord, King's College at Cambridge University, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1058 would provide a more intense sound for ® 0 HANDEL:Musick for the Royal Concerto in d for Oboe, Violin, the English repertoire. John Fesperman Fireworks. Walter Holy, Helmut Finke, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1060 differentiates between the styles of the Ingus Schmidt (clarinos); Archive or- Soloists: G. Malcolm, Harpsichord; impassioned Monteverdi and the more chestraofancient windinstruments, H. Winschermann, Oboe; August Wenzingcr cond. Concerto a due G.F. Hendel, Violin objective Tudor pieces, but the Mass suf- 047 702 mono -057 702 stereo fers somewhat from blurred phrases, fast Cori, No. 2, in F Major; Concerto a due pacing, and a generally apparent lack of Cori, No. 3, in F Major. Helmut Hucke GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN understanding of Monteverdi's high neo- and Ingo Goritzki (oboes); Gustav Neu - Ouverture in C-Concerto in B flat for Oboe, and Strings-Concerto in classicalstyle. The recording in both E for Oboe d'amore, Flute, and mono and stereo is full, but the review Viola d'amore discs were not entirely free of surface Soloists:H. Winschermann, Oboe faults. I. K. Oboe d'amore; H.J. Moehring, Flute; G. Lemmen, Viola d'amore; 047 703 mono -057 703 stereo 0 0 : Send for descriptive catalog . John Shaw (baritone), Colo- nel Calverley; Trevor Anthony (bass), RANTATE P.O. Box 193 Major Murgatroyd; Alexander Young Greensburg, Pa. (), the Duke; John Cameron (bari- CIRCLE NO. 20 ON READER SERVICE CARD tone),ArchibaldGrosvenor;George Baker(baritone), Bunthorne; Monica Sinclair(mezzo-soprano), Lady Jane; Free Marjorie Thomas (), Lady An- gela; Elsie Morison (soprano), Patience. valuable Glyndebourne Festival Chorus and Pro Arte Orchestra,Sir Handbook cond. ANGEL. S 3635 two 12 -inch discs "11 ways to really improve $11.96, 3635 $9.96. Interest: AbridgedSavoy gem your Ili-Fi listening" Performance: Excellent An authoritative study on Recording: Tops the uses of earphones. Stereo Quality:Vivid For the first time a comprehensive compilation of data on one of the With this Patience, Angel has regrettably SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN newest and most efficient methods missed a great opportunity. The D'Oyly In an 1874 caricature by Spy of Hi-Fi listening issued by NEW MODEL SUPEREX Carte version (London OSA 1217)is The only stereo/ complete, with all of Gilbert's arch and decker, Edmund Stegner, Umberto Bac- phones containing vitriolic text properly preserved. In con- celli, and Peter Steidle (horns); Eduard woofers,tweeters trast, Angel furnishes only the musical Muller and Valerie Kiigi (harpsichords); andminiaturized portions. Why this has to be is something crossover networks Concert Ensemble of the Schola Can- built in each phone of a puzzle-London's example proves torumBasiliensis,August NVenzinger ...full 20-20,000 cps that the entire opera could easily have cond. DEUTSCHEGRANINIOPHON ARCHIVE range; 8-16 ohms been included on the four 12 -inch sides. ARC 73146 $6.98, 3146* $5.98. impedance. For true stereo or monaural A pity, for the performance is excellent. listening without Sir Malcolm Sargent's reading, a shade Interest: Accenton authenticity muddling, interfer- ence from room more deliberately paced and more ele- Performance:Uninvigorating noises or conven- gantly executed than Godfrey's for Lon- Recording: Very satisfactory tional background don, delivers the last ounce of charm in Stereo Quality: Only adequate sounds. ST -M $29.95 Sullivan's music while preserving all of its rollicking gusto. And although Pa- This is the second recording of the Royal 181CT3P13 I:C.2E171G.stereo / phones :-S Radford Place Yonkers, N.Y. tience is one of the best D'Oyly Carte Fireworks Music to claim to use the Please send me "Your Free Handbook" recorded efforts, that venerable organiza- original band scoring with instruments of the time, or reconstructions. Unlike the Name tion does not supply matches for the robust Colonel of John Shaw, the lus- Vox fiasco, this performance sounds very Address cious -toned Jane of Monica Sinclair, and (Continued on page 78)

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