Building a Library: Nielsen: Symphony No 2

Sept Repons de Tenebres

Performers: Cappella Amsterdam, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Estonian National S O, Daniel Reuss

Composers: Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC902149

Stabat mater in G minor for chorus and organ

Performers: Collegium 1704, Collegium Vocale 1704, Vaclav Luks

Composers: Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma (1704 - 1774)

SUPRAPHON : SU41602

Membra Jesu nostri - 7 passion cantatas BuxWV.75

Performers: Magdalen College Oxford Choir, Phantasm, Daniel Hyde

Composers: Dietrich Buxtehude (c1637 - 1707)

OPUS ARTE : OACD-9023

Lamentations for 5 voices

Performers: Tenebrae, Nigel Short

Composers: Thomas Tallis (c1505 - 1585)

SIGNUM CLASSICS : SIGCD901

The Seven last words of our Saviour on the Cross H.20.1b

Performers: Cuarteto Casals

Composers: Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC 902162

David Fanning compares recordings of Nielsen’s Symphony no. 2 and makes a recommendation:

NIELSEN: Symphony no. 2 ‘The Four Temperaments’

c/w Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3-6 (Complete)

London Symphony Orchestra, Ole Schmidt (conductor)

ALTO ALC2505 (3CD budget)

James Jolly and Chris O’Reilly join Andrew live in the studio to discuss the current state of recorded classical music retailing with musical illustrations including:

Valses nobles et sentimentales for piano

Performers: Steven Osborne

Composers: Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

HYPERION : CDA677312

Lilacs Op.21 no.5

Performers: Ekaterina Siurina, Iain Burnside

Composers: Sergey Rakhmaninov (1873 - 1943)

DELPHIAN : DCD34127

Rosengaardsspil (Rose Garden Play) BVN.153 for string quartet

Performers: Nightingale String Quartet

Composers: Rued Langgaard (1893 - 1952)

DACAPO : 6220576

Written on skin - opera in 3 parts

Performers: Barbara Hannigan, Bejun Mehta, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin

Composers: George Benjamin (1960)

NIMBUS : NI58856

Fantasia

Performers: Rachel Podger

Composers: Nicola Matteis

CHANNEL CLASSICS : CCSSA35513

Polichinelle serenade vers. for violin and piano

Performers: Jack Liebeck, Katya Apekisheva

Composers: Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)

HYPERION : CDA68040

Brandenburg concerto no. 4 in G major BWV.1049

Performers: Dunedin Consort, John Butt

Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

LINN : CKD430

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From Decca’s ‘Most Wanted Recitals Series’:

Maria di Rohan - opera in 3 acts

Performers: Jose Carreras, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Roberto Benzi

Composers: Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

DECCA : 4808142

Romeo et Juliette - opera in 5 acts

Performers: Janine Micheau, L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, Roger Desormiere

Composers: Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)

DECCA : 4808166

Le Nozze di Figaro - opera in 4 acts K.492

Performers: Fernando Corena, Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, Alberto Erede

Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

DECCA : 4808146

5 Lieder Op.48

Performers: Hilde Gueden, Friedrich Gulda

Composers: Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)

DECCA : 4808156

Dardanus - tragedie en musique

Performers: Gerard Souzay, English Chamber Orchestra., Raymond Leppard

Composers: Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764)

DECCA : 4808179

Oklahoma! - musical

Performers: George London, The Roland Shaw Orchestra

Composers: Richard Rodgers (1902 - 1979)

DECCA : 4808163

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Requiem for chorus and organ

Performers: Choir of Kings College London, David Trendell

Composers: Alfred Desenclos (1912 - 1971)

DELPHIAN : DCD34136

Symphony no. 1

Performers: Orchestre National de l'ORTF, Jean Martinon

Composers: Henri Dutilleux (1916)

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 5345672

Sonata in B minor for violin and piano

Performers: Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Huw Watkins

Composers: Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)

SIGNUM CLASSICS : SIGCD376

Symphony no. 14 Op.135 for soprano, bass, string orchestra and percussion

Performers: Alexander VINOGRADOV, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

Composers: Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

NAXOS : 8573132

Concerto in B minor Op.104 for cello and orchestra

Performers: Alisa Weilerstein, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek

Composers: Antonin Dvorak (1841 - 1904)

DECCA : 4785705

Quintet no. 2 in G major Op.111 for strings

Performers: Takacs String Quartet, Lawrence Power

Composers: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

HYPERION : CDA67900

Andrew talks to soprano Emma Kirkby and violinist Catherine Mackintosh about their iconic 1980 recording of Handel’s Messiah

HANDEL: Messiah

Judith Nelson and Emma Kirkby (sopranos), Carolyn Watkinson (alto), Paul Elliot (tenor), David Thomas (bass), Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood (conductor)

DECCA 4304882 (2CD)

The Gospel According to the Other Mary

Performers: Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel

Composers: John Adams (1947)

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 4792243