MUSIC WEEK, MAY 5, 1979

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Davis takes Classical in brief... Elgar is first ARTUR RUBINSTEIN is 92 this GROAN TITLE of the month goes over LS0 year and to mark the occasion RCA to EMI who have collected an is releasing a two-record set of attractive group of pieces by Percy podium mixed repertoire from back Grainger including Molly on the catalogue of music the pianist Shore to follow up two other recent product from JOHN GEORG1ADIS, the recorded in the past two decades. HMV releases. leader of the Called The Artistry of Anur It's called Grainger on the Shore Symphony Orcheslra for the Rubinstein (RL/RK £7.00p) the set and includes In a Nutshell suite plus past two-and-a-half years, is contains works from the 19th and The Immovable Do, and is played by leaving in July to concentrate 20th Centuries, including the only the English Sinfonia conducted by Cfp's McCann on conducting and playing recording of the authentic version of Neville Dilkes (ASD/TC 3651 engagements here and abroad. Chopin's Fantasie-Impromptu £4.40p). His place Is being taken by (Rubinstein obtained an autograph Edited by NICOLAS SOAMES Michael Davis, the 35 year old manuscript in 1960) and the pianist's violinist who has been co-leader own arrangement of Falla's Ritual Fire Dance. THREE NEW records are being THE FIRST recording made by Classics for Pleasure's new full-time of the Halle Orchestra for the Among the other composers added next month to EMI's new producer Harry McCann — Elgar's Cockaigne Overture played by past nine years. He takes up his represented arc Schumann, Liszt, Musica Prae Classica series of the London Philharmonic Orchestra — is released this month. position on July 31. Faurc, Chabrier, Poulenc and Villa- Baroque music played on modern It is pan of the series of English music CfP is recording with the conductor Mr Georgiadis has for some Lobos. instruments aimed at a popular Vernon Handley, whose recent issues of Vaughan Williams' London years been expanding his rather than specialist market. Symphony and a Delius disc have been well received. conducting interests. Though he Maurice Andre, the distinguished But it also marks the new confidence Music for Pleasure has in its classical has an established reputation as French trumpeter plays works by label Barry McCann, former assistant to Anton Kwiatkowski, himself former a solo violinist — playing THOUGH THE first of Michael Haydn Telemann and Bach assistant to John Boyden, explained that CfP is keen now to venture more into numerous gypsy music recitals Khachalurian's three symphonies with the Franz Liszt Chamber home-grown recordings rather than just take issues from EMI back catalogue. each year — as well as LSO was written in 1934, the Armenian- Orchestra, on ASD 3595/TC. There For some time, between Kwiatkowski's departure to CBC, Canada, and leader, he has been finding born composer made a number of is also a disc of Vivaldi's Violin McCann's appointment, the few CfP recordings that were issued, during the conducting increasingly changes, including a major revision Concertos, played by Werner uneasy time MfP had three years ago, were made with freelance producers such absorbing. in 1960 and further alterations Grobholz and the Prague Chamber as Brian Culverhouse. j • Last year he spent some time shortly before his death in 1978. Orchestra conducted by Frantisek In fact, a Culverhouse-produced record is also released this month, studying with Celibidache, and The final draft of the Symphony Vajnar (ASD 3690/TC); and Borodin's'Night on a Bare Mountain, played by the LPO under Walter spent Christmas and the New No 1 was given its first performance Teleman's Paris Quartets Nos 7-9, Ausskind, (CFP 40309 £1.49p). Year conducting a series of at a special memorial concert at the played by Hans-Martin Linde, Lucy There are also two re-issues, Stokowski conducting the Houston Symphony concerts in New Zealand. He is Royal Festival Hall in October by van Dael, Jordi Savall, Alan Curtis Orchestra and Chorus in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana (CFP 40311 £1.49p) — a now 40. the London Symphony Orchestra, and Pere Ros, on ASD 3698/TC. All 1959 Capitol recording; and Mozart's Piano Concerto Nos 17, and 26 played Michael Davis has followed conducted by the composer's friend retail at £4.40p. by Hans Richtcr Hanser with the conducted by Istvan very much in his father's and compatriot, Loris Kertesz (CFP 40310 £1.49p) which dates from 1962. footsteps — Eric Davis was Tjcknavorian, who then took the "We think that English music by composers such as Vaughan Williams and himself a member of the Halle same musicians into the studio to Elgar is an area where budget record can really score," and Barry McCann, Orchestra for more than 20 record it. AFTER HIS excursion into the jazz who also looks after pop repertoire for MfP. years. Michael Davis won And this month RCA is issuing world of Claude Boiling, Pinchas "It's patriotic, stirring, emotive music that seems to appeal to people — if numerous prizes at the Royal the Symphony (RL/RK 25203 Zukcrman returns to more standard the Proms are any indication. College of Music and went on £4.49p), filling a gap in the record repertoire on a new CBS May release "And although CfP started by bringing to the High Street, to study with Henry Szeryng catalogue — no other version is — Debussy's Violin and Piano we know feel that we are expanding with our own records and we are reaching before Joining the Halle in available. The release is backed by Sonata in G minor, and Faure's the critical areas as well." 1967, being appointed co-leader advertising in the musical press, but Violin and Piano Sonata No 1. He added, however, that for the moment, at least, CfP would stick to its with Martin Milner the in addition Tjcknavorian will be the The disc, on which he plays with numbers of about 6-8 new releases each year. The next are coming in the following year. subject of two interviews in pianist by Marc Neikrug, is on 76813 autumn. Gramophone and Hi-Fi-News. and retails at £4.39p.

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