On Apr 30, 7:14 am, "West" <w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Talk about sound, Boss. Just what kind of Gregorian Chant juxtaposition
> (best word I can think of at this ungodly hour) with the clarinet do you
> listen to? I simply adore Gregorian Chant and I also am fond of the
> clarinet. Combining the two seems a bit off-beat and confusing, but I
know=
> better than to question your tastes.
Especially since I have just discovered with some shock that I'm
alleged to have this bizarre taste. My family already think me strange
for loving Marmite and banana sandwiches....
>Will you share label(s) with me so I
> can also taste and perhaps in a way, delve into your inner sanctum?
>
> Cordially,
> west
I'm flattered to be asked. There was a time when I had thousands of
record reviews on the net, causing my ISP intermittent overloads as
2.5m people visited the site every year.
In Gregorian Chant you must absolutely have something by the monks of
Santo Domingo de Silos; they're the best, and the most famous, and the
gold standard:
Gregorian Chant, Canto Gregoriano, Santo Domingo de Silos/Fernandez de
la Cuesta/Lara, EMI
Gregorian Chant, Canto Noel, Santa Domingo de Silos, EMI
I'm also a big fan of the inexpensive Naxos discs:
Gregorian Chant, Adorate Deum (Proper of the Mass), Nova Schola
Gregoriana/Turco, Naxos
Gregorian Chant, Et Passione in Morte Domini (Good Friday), Nova
Schola Gregoriana/Turco, Naxos
Gregorian Chant, Salve Festa Dies (Seasons of the Year), In Dulci
Jubilo/Turco, Naxos
Gregorian Chant, ...from the Proper of the Mass, Nova Schola
Gregoriana /Turco, Naxos
Gregorian Chant, Ego sum Ressurectio, Aurora Surgit/Randon, Naxos
And here's a more sumptuous production that also gets played often:
Gregorian Chants, Various, Ruhland/Capella Antiqua Munchen, Teldec
Don't forget to check out the obscure labels distributed by Harmonia
Mundi; here is just a entirely random grab from my catalogue:
Russian Orthodox, Fests of ortho liturgical year vol 2, Ural ch/Novik,
HM
Russian Religious singing through the Ages vols 1-4, various, various,
HM
Russian, Russian Religious Singing Through the Ages 2, Russian Season,
HM
Shvedov, Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Slavyanka/Shipovalnikov, HM
Tchesnokov, v6 in Russian Religious Singing, Various, HM
Various, Canto Mediterraneo, Stravagante/Semp=E9, Astr=E9e (a separate
label in the HM stable)
Various, Russian Easter Liturgy, Patriarchate Choir, Opus 111
Various, Russian Music, Vesna, Opus 3
Various, Russian Sacred Con, Choral Acad Moscow/Sedov, HM
=2E.. and on and on, not necessarily all Russian -- I just happened to
open a Russian sacred music corner of my catalogue and look for HM and
HM distributed discs; you must have the HM catalogue, absolutely.
Of course, that sort of thing is also catalogued by other labels:
Kastalsky, Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Bolshoi Th Children=92s Cho/
Zaboronok, Collins
But don't just stop at the choirs. Some solo chants can be equally
hypnotic. I have Sister Marie in my box of test disks for new amps...
Keyrouz, Cantiques de l'Orient, Keyrouz, HM
Keyrouz, Chants sacres Melchites, Sister Marie Keyrouz, HM
Various, Chant Byzantin, Keyrouz, HM
And don't overlook the masses of the medieval period, and the masses
of the "standard" composers of the Renaissance through to the late
classical period, and even today the music of John Tavener (though
make sure you listen to a good chunk before you buy the disc -- it is
not all of the same quality). And requiems too:
Mozart, Requiem KV626, Amsterdam Baroque Orc/Koopman, Erato
I don't know where the clarinet came into this discussion, but here
are a few clarinetists I like doing their thing:
Arnold, Clarinet Works Complete, Johnson, ASV
Brahms, Sonata for clarinette & piano op120 nos. 1 & 2, Guyot/Guy, HM
(players I knew when they were still students)
Mozart, Clarinet Con in A K.622, Ac of ST.Martin's/Marriner, Philips
Mozart, Clarinet Quintet, Wiener Oktett, Decca
Weber, Clarinet Quintet op 34/Gr Duo Concertant op 48. Berkes/Jando/
Auer. Naxos
Weber/Spohr/Crusell, The Romantic Clarinet, ECO/Johnson, ASV
Mozart, Quartets K370 oboe/K317d clarinet/K575 strings, Artaria
Quartet, HM
That should be enough to go on with.
But I never let the opportunity pass when we discuss a wind instrument
to put in a plug for my favourite brass disc:
Debussy & Ravel, Orchestral Works, Ulster Orc/McCrystal/Tortelier,
Chandos
Now that's how the saxophone should be played!
Andre Jute
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