Composer Anniversaries

James Jolly joins Andrew to discuss the wealth of recent and upcoming releases marking the four major composer anniversaries of 2009 – Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn. With extracts from the following discs:

Music of Henry Purcell

The Deller Consort, Alfred Deller (counter-tenor)

Vanguard Classics MC 194 (6 CDs, budget)

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Handel Oratorios

SAUL: RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Koln, Rene Jacobs (director)

MESSIAH: The Choir of Clare College, Freiburger Barockorchester, Rene Jacobs (director)

Harmonia Mundi HMX2908280.83 (4 CDs)

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Handel Famous Arias

Lorraine Hunt (soprano), Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan (conductor); Dorothea Roschmann (soprano), Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin; Andreas Scholl (counter tenor); Mark Padmore (tenor), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter tenor), The English Concert, Andrew Manze (conductor)

Harmonia Mundi HMX2908288.91 (4 CDs)

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Handel Twelve Concerti grossi op. 6

Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (conductor)

L’Oiseau Lyre 478 0319 (3 CDs)

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HANDEL: Israel in Egypt

Ariada Ensemble, Kevin Mallon (conductor)

Naxos 8.570966-67 (2 CDs, Budget)

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Haydn Edition

Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Adam Fischer (conductor) plus other musicians

Brilliant Classics 93782 (150 CDs, Budget)

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HAYDN: Symphonies 57, 59 and 65

Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Fey (conductor)

Hanssler Classic CD 98.526 (CD)

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Haydn Italian Arias

Thomas Quasthoff (bass baritone), Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor)

Deutsche Grammophon 477 7469 (CD)

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MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor Op. 64; Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49; Violin Sonata in F major

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Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur (conductor), Lynn Harrell (cello), Andre Previn (piano)

Deutsche Grammophon 477 8001 (CD)

 

Mendelssohn Symphonies (Complete)

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor), Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz (conductor), Helen Donath (soprano), Rostraud Hansmann (soprano), Waldermar Kmentt (tenor)

Brilliant Classics 93777 (7 CDs, Budget)

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Mendelssohn Choral Works

RIAS Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann (conductor)

Harmonia Mundi HMC901992 (CD)

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Saturday 26 January 2008

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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)

Chandos CHSA 5060 (Hybrid SACD)

1. ‘Das Rheingold’: Vorspiel
2. ‘Das Rheingold’: Das Rheingold
3. ‘Das Rheingold’: Nibelheim
4. ‘Das Rheingold’: Walhall
5. ‘Die Walkure’: Die Walkuren
6. ‘Die Walkure’: Feuerzauber
7. Siegfried: Waldweben
8. Siegfried: Siegfrieds Heldentat
9. Siegfried: Brunnhildes Erwachen
10. ‘Gotterdammerung’: Siegfried Und Brunnhilde
11. ‘Gotterdammerung’: Siegfrieds Rheinfhart
12. ‘Gotterdammerung’: Siegfrieds Tod
13. ‘Gotterdammerung’: Trauermusik
14. ‘Gotterdammerung’: Brunnhildes Opfertat

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)

Hyperion CDA67617 (CD)

1. Sinfonia A 3 W-K30
2. Sinfonia
3. Amiche Selve – Deste Un Tempo
4. Selve Beate – Dove, Battista? – Alla Corte
5. Soffin Pur, Rabbiosi Fremiti
6. Restate – Dove, Battista, Dove?
7. Sinfonia
8. Invitto Herode
9. Volin Pure Lontano Dal Sen
10. Si, Si Dei Tuoi Divoti – Anco In Cielo
11. Ma Poi Lasciando
12. Sorde Dive
13. Non Piu Cedo – Non Fia Ver – Non Piu, Ferma
14. Tuonera Tra Mille Turbini
15. S’uccida Il Reo
16. Provera Se Questo Scettro
17. Freni L’orgoglio
18. Sinfonia a 3 W-K32: Adagio
19. Vaghe Ninfe Nel Giordano
20. Giorno Si Lieto – Anco Il Sol

Building a Library Recommendation

WAGNER: Gotterdammerung

Reviewer – John Deathridge

First choice:

Siegfried – Wolfgang Windgassen;
Brunnhilde – Birgit Nilsson;
Alberich – Gustav Neidlinger;
Hagen – Gottlob Frick; Gutrune – Claire Watson;
Gunther – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau;
Waltraute – Christa Ludwig;
Woglinde – Luicia Popp;
Wellgunde – Gwyneth Jones;
Flosshilde – Maureen Guy;
1 Norn – Helen Watts;
2 Norn – Grace Hoffman;
3 Norn – Anita Valkki

Vienna Philharmonic, Sir Georg Solti (conductor)

Decca 455 5692 (4 CDs, Mid Price)

Disc: 1
1. Gotterdammerung: Prolog: Welch Lich leuchtet dort
2. Gotterdammerung: Prolog: Treu beratner Vertraege Runen
3. Gotterdammerung: Prolog: Es ragt die Burg, von Riesen gebaut
4. Gotterdammerung: Prolog: Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde
5. Gotterdammerung: Prolog: Willst du mir Minne schenken

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Disc: 2
1. Gotterdammerung: Erster Aufzug – Zweite Szene: Deinem Bruder bot ich mich zum Mann
2. Gotterdammerung: Erster Aufzug – Zweite Szene: Bluhenden Lebens labendes Blut
3. Gotterdammerung: Erster Aufzug – Zweite Szene: Frisch auf die Fahrt!
4. Gotterdammerung: Erster Aufzug – Zweite Szene: Hier sitz’ ich zur Wacht
5. Gotterdammerung: Erster Aufzug – Dritte Szene: Altgewohntes Geraeusch

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Disc: 3
1. Gotterdammerung: Zweiter Aufzug: Vorspiel
2. Gotterdammerung: Zweiter Aufzug – Erste Szene: Schaefst du, Hagen, mein Sohn?
3. Gotterdammerung: Zweiter Aufzug – Zweite Szene: Hoiho, Hagen! Muder Mann!
4. Gotterdammerung: Zweiter Aufzug – Zweite Szene: Heiss mich willkommen, Gibichskind!
5. Gotterdammerung: Zweiter Aufzug – Dritte Szene: Hoiho! Hoihohoho!

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Disc: 4
1. Gotterdammerung: Dritter Aufzug – Vorspiel
2. Gotterdammerung: Dritter Aufzug – Erste Szene: Frau Sonne sendet lichte Strahlen
3. Gotterdammerung: Dritter Aufzug – Erste Szene: Ein Albe fuhrte mich irr
4. Gotterdammerung: Dritter Aufzug – Erste Szene: Was leid’ ich doch das karge Lob?
5. Gotterdammerung: Dritter Aufzug – Erste Szene: Siegfried! Siegfried! Siegfried!

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Siegfried’s Tod & Trauermarsch Wolfgang Windgassen

Super-Budget Choice:

Siegfried – Rene Kollo;
Gunther – Hans Gunter Nocker;
Alberich – Siegmund Nimsgern;
Hagen – Matti Salminen;
Brunnhilde – Jeannine Altmeyer;
Gutrune – Norma Sharp;
Waltraute – Ortrun Wenkel;
1 Norn – Anne Gjevang;
2 Norn – Daphne Evangelatos;
3 Norn – Ruth Falcon;
Woglinde – Lucia Popp;
Wellgune – Uta Priew;
Flosshilde – Hanna Schwarz

Staatskapelle Dresden, Marek Janowski (conductor)

RCA 82876557092 (only available as part of a 14 CD set of the complete Ring Cycle, Super Budget)

Disc: 1
1. Prelude – Karl-Heinz Stryczek
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Disc: 2
1. Wer Helfe Mir? – Karl-Heinz Stryczek
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Disc: 3
1. Prelude – Siegfried Jerusalem
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Disc: 4
1. Prelude – Siegfried Jerusalem
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Disc: 5
1. Siegmund! Sieh Auf Mich – Siegfried Jerusalem
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Disc: 6
1. Hier Bin Ich, Vater – Siegfried Jerusalem
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Disc: 7
1. Prelude
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Disc: 8
1. Bist Du Es, Kind?
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Disc: 9
1. Aber Wie Sah Meine Mutter Wohl Aus?
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Disc: 10
1. Dir Unweisen Ruf’ Ich Ins Ohr
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Disc: 11
1. Welch Licht Leuchtet Dort?
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Disc: 12
1. Deinem Bruder Bot Ich Mich Zum Mann
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Disc: 13
1. Hoioh, Hagen! Muder Mann!
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Disc: 14
1. Was Leid’ Ich Doch Das Karge Lob?
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Next week Patrick Carnegy concludes CD Review’s analysis of Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle with a look at the six available DVD versions.

Chamber Music

BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 3 (1st movement)

(c/w Piano Trio Op. 70 No. 1; HUMMEL: Piano Trio Op. 65 No. 4)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano), Daniel Sepec (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)

Harmonia Mundi HMC 901955 (CD)

1. Piano Trio no.3 in C minor, op.1 no.3: I. Allegro con brio 9:21 $0.99
2. Piano Trio no.3 in C minor, op.1 no.3: II. Andante cantabile con variazione 7:20 $0.99
3. Piano Trio no.3 in C minor, op.1 no.3: III. Menuetto quasi allegro 3:42 $0.99
4. Piano Trio no.3 in C minor, op.1 no.3: IV. Prestissimo 7:38 $0.99
5. Piano Trio no.5 in D major, op.70 no.1 – “Geister-Trio”: I. Allegro vivace con brio 10:20 Album Only
6. Piano Trio no.5 in D major, op.70 no.1 – “Geister-Trio”: II. Largo assai ed espressivo 8:27 $0.99
7. Piano Trio no.5 in D major, op.70 no.1 – “Geister-Trio”: III. Presto 7:57 $0.99
8. Piano Trio op.65 in G major: I. Allegro con spirito 7:27 $0.99
9. Piano Trio op.65 in G major: II. Andante grazioso 4:08 $0.99
10. Piano Trio op.65 in G major: III. Rondo. Vivace assai e scherzando 3:54 $0.99

Beethoven, Hummel, Piano Trios, MP3 Downloads

Amazon.com Widgets

L. BERKELEY: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 6 (4th movement)

(c/w String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15; String Quartet No. 3, Op. 76)
Maggini Quartet

Naxos 8.570415 (CD, Budget)

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.