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.
Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3′s weekly programme devoted to all that’s new in the world of recorded music.
CD Review
WHITE: Christe qui lux es et dies (IV)
(c/w Lamentations a 5; TYE: Agnus Dei from Mass: Euge bone; Peccavimus cum patribus nostris; PARSONS: Ave Maria; O bone Jesu;
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers (conductor)
Coro COR16056 (CD)
ANON: Glorioso Domina from disc Francisco Javier: La Ruta de Oriente (Francis Xavier – The Route to the Orient)
Hesperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hiroyuki Koinuma, Ichiro Seki, Yukio Tanaka, Prabhu Edouard, Ken Zuckerman, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall (director)
AliaVox AVSA 9856 (2 Hybrid SACDs and book)
CD 6: TCHAIKOVSKY: The Seasons Op. 37; BALAKIREV: Islamey; GLAZUNOV: Spring OP. 34; Waltz Op. 42 No. 3; ARENSKY: March, in memory of Suvorov; In the Fields Op. 36 No. 24; Waltz from ’6 Children’s Pieces’ Op. 34;
CD 7: TCHAIKOVSKY: Hamlet Op. 67a; Fatum Op. Posth.77;
CD 8: TCHAIKOVSKY: Snegourotchka, Snow Maiden Op. 12;
CD 9: LISZT: Eine Faust-Symphonie;
CD 10: BEETHOVEN: Overture Coriolan; MENDELSSOHN: Overture Ruy Blas; BIZET: Patrie, Overture Op. 19; CASELLA: Italia, Rapsodia per orchestra; ENESCU: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1; MILHAUD: Suite Provencale)
USSR State Radio and TV Symphony and Chorus, Alexander Gauk (conductor)
Brilliant Classics 8866 (10 CDs, Budget)
Charles Munch Conducts Beethoven – Unissued Concert Performances With the Boston Symphony Orchestra 1954-1957
Halle Orchestra, Hamilton Harty (conductor);
Ania Dorfmann (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Walter Goehr (conductor);
L’Orchestre de la Societe du Conservatoire e Paris, Charles Munch (conductor)
Dutton CDBP 9781 (CD, Budget)
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4; WAGNER: Siegfried-Idyll
Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Hans Knappertsbusch (conductor)
Orfeo C 723 071 B (CD, Mid Price)
The Beecham Collection
(BOCCHERINI: Overture in D; GRETRY: Ballet Suite Zemire et Azor; LISZT: Die Loreley; FRANCK: Le Chasseur Maudit; ELGAR: Enigma Variations)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham (conductor)
Somm Beecham 22 (CD, Mid Price)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9, “Choral”
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Elisabeth Hongen (alto), Hans Hopf (tenor), Otto Edelmann (bass), Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwangler (conductor)
How do Jeffrey Skidmore’s Ex Cathedra Consort and Baroque Ensemble recreate the exuberant Baroque music of Latin America in a north London church?
Fire Burning in the Snow
(with works by Juan de Araujo and Diego Jose de Salazar)
Ex Cathedra Consort and Baroque Ensemble, Jeffrey Skidmore (director)
Hyperion CDA67600 (CD)
1. Hanacpachap cussicuinin (verses 1- 5)(Anonymous)
2. Dixit Dominus (Juan de Araujo)
3. Silencio (Juan de Araujo)
4. Dime, amor (Juan de Araujo)
5. A, del la region de luces ! (Juan de Araujo)
6. Hanacpachap cussicuinin (verses 6 – 10) (Anonymous)
7. A, del cielo ! (Juan de Araujo)
8. Fuego de amor ! (Juan de Araujo)
9. En el muy gran Padre Ignacio (Juan de Araujo)
10. Hanacpachap cussicuinin (verses 11- 15) (Anonymous)
11. Salga el torillo hosquillo! (Diego Jose de Salazar)
12. Dios de amor (Juan de Araujo)
13. A, del tiempo! (Juan de Araujo)
14. Hanacpachap cussicuinin (verses 16- 20) (Anonymous)
Disc of the Week
BIZET: Jeux d’Enfants, Op. 22
(c/w Symphony in C Major; CHABRIER:
Suite Pastorale)
Les Siecles, Francois-Xavier Roth
(conductor)
Mirare MIR 036 (CD)
Next Week
On next week’s CD Review David Vickers recommends a recording of Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater (Building a Library), there’s an interview with conductor Thomas Dausgaard and James Jolly talks about the whole area of music downloads.
Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Russian National Orchestra, Christian Gansch (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 477 6417 (CD)
Building a Library
WAGNER: Ring Cycle on DVD
Reviewer – Patrick Carnegy
First choice:
Donald McIntyre, Heinz Zednik, Hermann Becht, Hanna Schwarz, Siegfried Jerusalem, Matti Salminen, Gwyneth Jones, Jeannine Altmeyer, Peter Hofmann, Gabriele Schnaut, Manfred Jung, Fritz Hubner, Franz Mazura, Gwendolyn Killebrew, Choir and Orchestra of the Bayreuther Festspiele, Pierre Boulez (conductor)
Deutsche Grammophon 00440 073 4057 (8 DVDs, including Bonus DVD on the making of this production. Each opera also available separately)
Das Rheingold I – Loge’s monolog
Das Rheingold II – finale
Die Walküre, act one
Wagner – Die Walküre, Act One, scene 2: Hunding (Salminen)
Die Walküre, act two
Wagner – Die Walküre: “The Ride of the Valkyries” (Boulez)
Die Walküre: Winterstürme – Du bist der Lenz
Die Walküre: Nicht sehre dich Sorge um mich (Altmeyer)
Siegfried, act one
Siegfried, act one
Siegfried, act two, Forest Murmurs
Götterdämmerung Act 1 Sc 2
Götterdämmerung Act 1 Sc 3
Götterdämmerung, act two
Götterdämmerung, act three
Next week Peter Quantrill examines recordings of one of Mozart’s ‘Prussian’ Quartets, K90 in F Major.
Harmonia Mundi at 50
With extracts from the following discs:
BIZET: L’Arlesienne Overture
(c/w Symphony in C major)
Orquesta Cuidad de Granada, Josep Pons (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMA1951675 (CD, Mid Price)
BYRD: Miserere mihi, Domine
(c/w works by John Sheppard, Thomas Tallis, Robert White and Hugh Aston)
Stile Antico
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 Op. 55
(c/w 12 Contretanze WoO14; Die Geschopfe des Prometheus Op. 43)
Helsinborg Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMU 807470 (CD)
(released March 31st 2008)
SCHUBERT: Sehnsucht
Matthias Goerne (baritone), Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901988 (CD)
(released March 31st 2008)
CHARPENTIER: Te Deum H. 146)
(c/w Missa ‘Assumpta Est Maria’ H. 11, Litanies de la Vierge H. 83)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMG 901298 (CD, Mid Price)
PURCELL: Fairest Isle from disc Music for a While
Alfred Deller (counter tenor), Wieland Kuijken (bass viol), William Christie (harpsichord), Roderick Skeaping (baroque violin), Robert Elliott (organ), Jane Ryan (bass viol)
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 27 K 595
(c/w Clarinet Concerto K. 622)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano), Lorenzo Coppola (clarinet), Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901908 (CD)
Next Week
On next week’s CD Review Peter Quantrill recommends a recording of Mozart’s String Quartet K590, there’s a session report on the disc ‘Burning in the Snow’ and Rob Cowan reviews some historic recordings
Andrew McGregor introduces Radio 3′s weekly programme devoted to all that’s new in the world of recorded music.
CD Review
L. ANDERSON: The Classical Jukebox
(c/w Bugler’s Holiday; Blue Tango; The First Day of Spring; Belle of the Ball; Governor Bradford March; Clarinet Candy; The Captains and the Kings; The Golden Years; Chicken Reel; Fiddle-Faddle; China Doll; Balladette; Arietta; Piano Concerto in C major)
BBC Concert Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Jeffrey Biegel (piano)
Naxos 8.559313 (CD, Budget)
WAGNER arr. Vlieger: The Ring – An Orchestral Adventure
(c/w Siegfried Idyll)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
STRADELLA: San Giovanni Battista – from the second part
Anke Herrmann (soprano – Salome), Martin Oro (counter tenor – San Giovanni Battista), Antonio Abete (bass – Herode), Fredrik Akselberg (tenor – Consigliere), Elena Cecchi Fedi (soprano – Herodiade), Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro de Marchi (conductor)
1. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6: I. Allegro – Moderato 7:51 $0.90
2. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6: II. Andante non troppo – Lento 5:51 $0.90
3. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6: III. Scherzo: Vivace 3:57 $0.90
4. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6: IV. Theme and 6 variations: Moderato 8:48 Album Only
5. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: I. Allegro moderato 7:11 $0.90
6. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: II. Lento 5:30 $0.90
7. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15: III. Allegro 5:47 $0.90
8. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 76: I. Allegro moderato 4:32 $0.90
9. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 76: II. Allegro vivace 2:21 $0.90
10. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 76: III. Lento 6:05 $0.90
11. String Quartet No. 3, Op. 76: IV. Molto vivace 5:03 $0.90
New Bach Releases
With extracts from the following discs:
BACH: Six Concertos for the Margrave of Brandenburg
Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord and director), European Brandenburg Ensemble
AVIE AV2119 (2 CDs)
BACH: Brandenburg Concertos
Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord and director), The English Concert
Archiv (3 CDs, Mid Price)
Disc 1
1. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 – 1. (without tempo indication) 4:06 $0.99
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 – 2. Adagio 4:13 $0.99
3. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 – 3. Allegro 4:05 $0.99
4. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 – 4. Menuet – Trio – Polonaise 7:25 Album Only
5. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F, BWV 1047 – 1. (without tempo indication) 5:13 $0.99
6. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F, BWV 1047 – 2. Andante 3:52 $0.99
7. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F, BWV 1047 – 3. Allegro assai 3:03 $0.99
8. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048 – 1. (without tempo indication) 5:45 $0.99
9. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048 – 2. Adagio (BWV 1019a) 0:32 $0.45
10. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048 – 3. Allegro 4:43 $0.99
11. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049 – 1. Allegro 6:54 $0.99
12. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049 – 2. Andante 3:46 $0.99
13. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049 – 3. Presto 4:44 $0.99
Disc 2
1. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050 – 1. Allegro 9:45 Album Only
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050 – 2. Affetuoso 5:09 $0.99
3. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050 – 3. Allegro 5:06 $0.99
4. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat, BWV 1051 – 1. — 6:02 $0.99
5. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat, BWV 1051 – 2. Adagio ma non tanto 5:19 $0.99 6. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat, BWV 1051 – 3. Allegro 5:23 $0.99
7. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 – 1. Ouverture 5:36 $0.99
8. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 – 2. Courante 1:58 $0.45
9. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 – 3. Gavotte I-II 2:43 $0.99
10. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 – 4. Forlane 1:13 $0.45
11. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 – 5. Menuet I-II 3:08 $0.99
12. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 – 6. Bourrée I-II 2:20 $0.99
13. Suite No.1 in C, BWV 1066 – 7. Passepied I-II 2:25 $0.99
Disc 3
1. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 – 1. Ouverture 6:09 $0.99
2. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 – 2. Rondeau 1:58 $0.45
3. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 – 3. Sarabande 2:53 $0.99
4. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 – 4. Bourrée I-II 1:56 $0.45
5. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 – 5. Polonaise 3:41 $0.99
6. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 – 6. Menuet 1:30 $0.45
7. Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 – 7. Badinerie 1:32 $0.45
8. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 – 1. Ouverture 6:04 $0.99
9. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 – 2. Air 4:47 $0.99
10. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 – 3. Gavotte I-II 3:18 $0.99
11. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 – 4. Bourrée 1:11 $0.45
12. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 – 5. Gigue 2:51 $0.99
13. Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069 – 1. Ouverture 7:20 Album Only
14. Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069 – 2. Bourrée I-II 2:40 $0.99
15. Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069 – 3. Gavotte 2:02 $0.99
16. Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069 – 4. Menuet I-II 3:53 $0.99
17. Suite No.4 in D, BWV 1069 – 5. Réjouissance 2:42 $0.99
BACH: Brandenburg Concertos No. 1-4
I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis (harpsichord and director)
Arts and Music 47715-8 (Hybrid SACD)
BACH: Mass in B minor BWV 232
Mechtild Bach, Daniel Taylor, Marcus Ullmann, Raimund Nolte, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Barockorchester Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius (conductor)
Carus 83211 (2 CDs, Mid Price)
BACH: Mass in B minor BWV 232
Bach Collegium Japan, Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter tenor), Gerd Turk (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass), Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS 1701/02 (2 Hybrid SACDs)
Disc of the Week
HEINER GOEBELLS: Landschaft mit
entfernten Verwandten
David Bennet (voice), Georg Nigl (baritone),
Ensemble Modern, Deutscher Kammerchor,
Frank Ollu (conductor)
ECM 1811 (CD)
Next Week
On next week’s CD Review Patrick Carnegy recommends a DVD version of Wagner’s Ring Cycle (Building a Library) and CD Review goes to Arles to talk to some of the key players in Harmonia Mundi about this proudly independent company’s activities both in France and internationally.
CD Review
Saturdays 09:00 - 12:15
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.
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.
