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Saturday 29 March 2008 (Radio 3)
Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3′s weekly programme devoted to all that’s new in the world of recorded music.
On this week’s programme:
VENABLES: Songs of Eternity and Sorrow Op. 36 (Easter Hymn) from disc On Wenlock Edge
(c/w VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: On Wenlock Edge; GURNEY: Ludlow and Teme)
Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Simon Crawford-Philips (piano), Dante Quartet
Signum Classics SIGCD 112 (CD, Mid Price)
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R. STRAUSS: Standchen (Op. 17 No. 2) from disc Richard Strauss: The Complete Songs Volume 3
(c/w Nichts Op 10 No 2; Die Zeitlose Op 10 No 7; Die Verschwiegenen Op 10 No 6; Seitdem dein Aug’ in meines schaute Op 17 No 1; Das Geheimnis Op 17 No 3; Aus den Liedern der Trauer Op 17 No 4; Nur Mut! Op 17 No 5; Barkarole Op 17 No 6; Wozu noch, Madchen, soll es frommen Op 19 No 1; Schon sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne Op 19 No 3; Hoffen und wieder verzagen Op 19 No 5; Ach weh mir ungluckhaftem Mann Op 21 No 4; Die Frauen sind oft fromm und still Op 21 No 5; Heimliche Aufforderung Op 27 No 3; Ich trage meine Minne Op 32 No 1; Sehnsucht Op 32 No 2; Liebeshymnus Op 32 No 3; O su?er Mai! Op 32 No 4; Himmelsboten Op 32 No 5; Fur funfzehn Pfennige Op 36 No 2; Anbetung Op 36 No 4; Winterweihe Op 48 No 4; Winterliebe Op 48 No 5; Freundliche Vision Op 48 No 1)
Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano)
Hyperion CDA67602 (CD)
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Other albums in this series
Strauss R: The Complete Songs, Vol. 4
Christopher Maltman (baritone), Alastair Miles (bass), Roger Vignoles (piano)
Strauss R: The Complete Songs, Vol. 1
Christine Brewer (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)
Strauss R: The Complete Songs, Vol. 2
Anne Schwanewilms (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)
RACHMANINOV: Khristos Voskres (Christ is Risen)
(c/w My otdokhnyom Op. 26/3 ; Noch ; Koltso Op. 26/14 ; Ya zhdu tebya Op. 14/1 ; Duma Op. 8/3 ; O net, molyu, ne ukhodi! Op. 4/1 ; O ne grusti Op. 14/8 ; Prokhodit vsyo Op. 26/15 ; Kak mne bolno Op. 21/12 ; V moyei dushe Op. 14/10 ; Utro Op. 4/2; Son Op. 8/5 ; V molchanii nochi tainoi Op. 4/3 ; SHOSTAKOVICH : Spanish Songs Op. 100)
Iris Oja (mezzo-soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMU907449 (CD)
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SCHUBERT: Das Weinen D. 926
(c/w Fahrt zum Hades D526; Freiwilliges Versinken D700; Des Fischers Liebesgluck D933; Der Winterabend D938; Memnon D541; Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren D360; Der Schiffer D536;
Sehnsucht D636; Der Jungling am Bache D638; An Emma D113; Der Pilgrim D794; Gruppe aus dem Tartarus D583; Hoffnung D295; Grenzen der Menschenheit D716)
Matthias Goerne (baritone), Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMC901988 (CD)
SCHUBERT: Die schone Mullerin D795 (Das Wandern)
Christoph Pregardien (tenor), Michael Gees (piano)
Challenge Classics CC72292 (Hybrid SACD)
Building a Library Recommendation
HAYDN: The Seasons
Reviewer – Simon Heighes
First Choice:
Marlis Petersen (soprano), Werner Gura (tenor), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), RIAS-Kammerchor,
Freiburger Barockorchester, Rene Jacobs (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMC901829-30 (2 CDs) or HMC801829-30 (2 Hybrid SACDs)
Listener Requests
MOZART: Piano Concerto in A K488*
(c/w Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K466; Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat K482; Symphony No. 28 in C K200; Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467)
Geza Anda (piano/director)*, Camerata Academica Salzburg*
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Constantin Silvestri (conductor), Joseph Keilberth (conductor)
Audite 23.407 (2CDs, Mid Price)
New Recordings
Andrew talks to Alyn Shipton about new recordings of American minimalist works. With extracts from the following discs:
GLASS: Booking of Longing (A Song Cycle based on the Poetry and Images of Leonard Cohen)
Leonard Cohen (spoken text), Dominique Plaisant, Tara Hugo, Will Erat & Daniel Keeling (singers); Philip Glass Ensemble (including Philip Glass keyboard); Michael Riesman (conductor)
Orange Mountain Music OMM0043 (2 CDs)
GLASS: Complete String Quartets
The Smith Quartet
Signum Classics SIGCD117 (2 CDs, Mid Price)
RILEY: The Cusp of Magic
Kronos Quartet, Wu Man (pipa)
Nonesuch 7559 79959 8 (CD, Mid Price)
GLASS: The Piano Music
(Opening (from “Glassworks”) “Trilogy Sonata” (arranged by Paul Barnes); Knee Play no. 4 (from Einstein on the Beach); Satyagraha (conclusion Act 3); Dance (from Akhnaten scene 3); The Poet Acts; Morning Passages; Something She Has To Do; I’m Going to Make a Cake; An Unwelcome Friend; Dead Things; Why Does Someone Have to Die; Tearing Herself Away; Escapei; Choosing Life; The Hours)
John Lenehan (piano)
Sony 88697 119572 (CD)
Minimal Piano Collection, Volumes I-IX
Jeroen van Veen (piano)
Brilliant Classics 8551 (9 CDs, Budget)
Listener Requests
BEETHOVEN: Bagatelles Op. 126
(c/w Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 15)
Piotr Anderszewski (piano/director), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Virgin Classics 50211128 (CD, Mid Price)
Disc of the Week
JS BACH: Cantata BWV 30a ‘Angenehmes Wiederau’
(c/w Vereinigte Zwietracht BWV207)
Monika Frimmer (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter tenor), Markus Schafer (tenor), Stephan MacLeod (bass), Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Cafe Zimmermann, Gustav Leonhardt (conductor)
Next Week
On next week’s programme William Mival recommends a recording of Scriabin’s Poeme de l’extase (Building a Library) and Wiebke Thormahlen discusses new Baroque releases with Andrew
Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3's weekly programme devoted to all that's new in the world of recorded music, including some of the latest releases requested by listeners.
