Building a Library: Poulenc: Operas – Dialogues des Carmelites; La Voix Humaine
Reviewer - Christopher Cook
First Choice Dialogues des Carmelites: Jose Van Dam (Le Marquis de la Force), Catherine Dubosc (Blanche de la Force), Jean-Luc Viala (Le Chevalier de la Force), Rita Gorr (La Prieure du Carmel), Rachel Yakar (La Nouvelle Prieure), Martine Dupuy (Mere Marie), Brigitte Fournier (Constance), Michel Senechal (L’Aumonier), Francois Le Roux (Le Geolier), Chorus & Orchestra of Lyon Opera, Kent Nagano (conductor)
(Recorded 1990)
VIRGIN 7592272 (2-CD)
First Choice La Voix Humaine: Julia Migenes (soprano), Orchestre National de France, Georges Pretre (conductor)
(Recorded 1990)
ELATUS 2564 606802 (CD, mid-price)
CD Review BAL Catalogue Data bal.poulenc:
bal.poulenc.dialogues.des.carmelites
bal.poulenc.la.voix.humaine
Playlist
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BACH Easter Oratorio - Kommt, eilet und laufet BWV 249 (final version 1749); Ascension Oratorio - Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11: Yukari Nonoshita (soprano), Patrick van Goethem (countertenor), Jan Kobow (tenor), Chiyuki Urano (bass), Bach Collegium Japan , Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
BIS SACD 1561 (CD/SACD hybrid)
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No.1 in E Flat Major, Op.107; Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op.40: Han-Na Chang (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (piano/conductor)
EMI 3324222 (CD)
CD entitled 'The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry' - Medieval and Renaissance Gardens in Music: songs and motets by VASQUEZ; CEBALLOS; F. GUERRERO; MACHAUT; TREBOR; FRYE; POWER; BRUMEL; AGRICOLA; LUPI; CARPENTRAS; ARCADELT; de RORE; PHINOT; CRECQUILLON; CLEMENS non Papa; GOMBERT & ANONYMOUS: The Orlando Consort, with Robert Macdonald (bass)
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ECM 476 3099 (CD)
CD entitled 'Paris Mecanique' RIESSLER Introduction Mecanique; I Venti; Conchita; Mots croises; CHARIAL/DOLE Le flaneur des deux rives; PIERNE Marche de fauves; FRANCAIX Danses exotiques (excerpts, played); POULENC Sonata for Two Clarinets; MILHAUD Scaramouche; SATIE Jack in the box I & II; Leroy ANDERSON The Typewriter; The Syncopated Clock; Fiddle Faddle; Jazz Pizzicato GOYONE Le Vilain petit canard; JOPLIN Solace; MORRICONE A l'aube du cinquieme jour: Sabine Meyer, Wolfgang Meyer, Reiner Wehle, Michael Riessler (clarinets), Pierre Charial (barrel organ)
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WILLIAMSON Sinfonietta; Suite from 'Our Man in Havana '; Santiago de Espada (overture); Concerto Grosso (from CD entitled 'Malcolm Williamson Orchestral Works Volume 1'): Iceland Symphony Orchestra,
Rumon Gamba (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 10359 (CD)
BUILDING A LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION:
POULENC Operas - Dialogues des Carmelites; La Voix Humaine
Reviewer: Christopher Cook
First Choice Dialogues des Carmelites:
Jose Van Dam (Le Marquis de la Force), Catherine Dubosc (Blanche de la Force), Jean-Luc Viala (Le Chevalier de la Force), Rita Gorr (La Prieure du Carmel), Rachel Yakar (La Nouvelle Prieure), Martine Dupuy (Mere Marie), Brigitte Fournier (Constance), Michel Senechal (L'Aumonier), Francois Le Roux (Le Geolier), Chorus & Orchestra of Lyon Opera, Kent Nagano (conductor) (recorded 1990)
VIRGIN 7592272 (2-CD)
First Choice La Voix Humaine:
Julia Migenes (soprano), Orchestre National de France, Georges Pretre (conductor)
(recorded 1990)
ELATUS 2564 606802 (CD, mid-price)
[Next week's Building a Library will feature Schubert's String Quartet in G D887 ]
Consumer Spot -The Prague Spring Festival (Legendary Broadcast Recordings - 1947 to 1968)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4 in F Minor, Op.36: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky (recorded 1957); RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor, Op.30 (recorded 1961): Lev Oborin (piano), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski (conductor); MARTINU Symphony No.6 'Fantaisies Symphonique' (recorded 1967)': Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch (conductor); STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring (recorded 1959): Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Markevitch (conductor); BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture, Op.62 (recorded 1959): Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, George Szell (conductor), BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14 (recorded 1955); DVORAK The Wild Dove (recorded 1954): Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Talich (conductor); SMETANA From Bohemia's Meadows and Forests (from 'Ma Vlast') (recorded 1968): Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ancerl (conductor); MOZART Piano Concerto No.20 in D Minor K466 (recorded 1950): Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin (conductor); PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op.19 (recorded 1947): David Oistrakh (violin), Prague Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik (conductor)
ANDANTE AN2150 (4-CD, mid-price)
New Releases - Choral
Reviewer: Robert Hollingworth
CD entitled 'North' - SIBELIUS Sydameni laulu; Rakastava; Drommarna; Sortunut aani; RAUTAVAARA Och gladjen den dansar; Sommarnatten; Die erste Elegie; KUULA Auringon noustessa; Siell' on kauan jo kukkineet omenapuut; Minun kultani kaunis on; Tuuti lasta Tuonelahan; Nuku; STENHAMMAR Tre Korvisor; WIKANDER Kung Liljekonvalje; Forvarskvall; ALFVEN Uti var hage; Aftonen; NYSTEDT O Crux; JERSILD Min Yndlingsdal; Jan SANDSTROM Tva Korpoem; WERLE Canzone 126 di Francesco Petrarca: Accentus, Eric Ericson (conductor)
NAÏVE V5037 (2-CD)
DURUFLE Requiem, Op.9; FAURE Requiem, Op.48: Miah Persson (soprano), Malena Ernman (mezzo), Olle Persson (baritone), Mattias Wager (organ), Swedish Radio Choir, Fredrik Malmberg (conductor)
BIS SACD 1206 (CD/SACD hybrid)
CD entitled 'The English Rachmaninov' - RACHMANINOV Mass in B Flat (arr. Vale); Evening Canticles in B Flat (arr. Arnold ); Benediction Hymns; Ave Maria; Hymn of the Cherubim (arr. Henderson ); VALE Requiem Mass in D Flat in commemoration of the faithful departed: The Choir of All Saints, Margaret Street , Paul Brough (conductor)
PRIORY PRCD 860 (CD)
CD entitled 'All The Ends Of The Earth' - Contemporary & Medieval Vocal Music:
WEIR All the Ends of the Earth; ANONYMOUS Kyrie Eleison; Vir perfecte; Gemma nitens; Stella Maris; Mater ora filium; Campanis cum cymbalis; WEEKS Sint lumbi; Bayan NORTHCOTT Salve Regina; Alma Redemptoris Mater; Robin HOLLOWAY Sanctus & Agnus Dei (Missa Canonica); HARVEY O Jesu, Nomen Dulce; Gabriel JACKSON Thomas, Jewel of Canterbury; Michael FINNISSY Stabant autem iuxta crucem; John DUNSTAPLE Quam pulchra es; Alma Redemptoris Mater (Sarum chant): The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, William Towers (countertenor),
Geoffrey Weber (conductor)
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD070 (CD)
CD entitled 'Eric WHITACRE Cloudburst and other choral works' - I Thank You God for most this amazing day; I hide myself; Sleep; I will wade out; Go, lovely Rose; When David heard; Hope, faith, life, love; Cloudburst; With a lily in your hand; This Marriage; Water Night; A Boy and a Girl; Her sacred spirit soars; Lux aurumque: Polyphony, Stephen Betteridge (piano), Robert Millett (percussion),
Stephen Layton (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67543 (CD)
An Interview with Harpist Catrin Finch
www.catrinfinch.com
CD entitled 'Catrin Finch Live - BYW' -
JS BACH (arr. C. Finch & X.Erdeli) - Toccata and Fugue in D minor (excerpt from Fugue played; c/w MATHIAS Improvisations for Harp (Movement III, played) c/w GLINKA The Lark; LISZT Le Rossignol (arr. H. Renie); PATTERSON Bugs! Mosquito Massacre; ALBENIZ Prelude (Asturias) from Cantos de Espana (arr.S. McDonald and L.Wood); SALZEDO Fantasy on Lara's Granada ; PARISH-ALVARS Grand Study in Imitation of the Mandoline; David HELLEWELL Kentucky Fried Chicken Rag (arr. C. Finch):
Catrin Finch (harp)
KISSAN KISSANCD007 (CD)
*Kissan CDs can be bought direct from :
www.catrinfinch.com
CD entitled 'Catrin Finch - Crossing The Stone'
Traditional, arr. Karl Jenkins - Crossing the Stone (Tros y Garreg), played; c/w GRUSIN Mountain Dance (arr. Karl Jenkins); JENKINS Harpers Bizarre; Eternal Dream; Café Vamp Latino; Thingamujig; Palladio (1 st Movement); HANDEL The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (arr. Karl Jenkins); COREA Spain (arr. Karl Jenkins); PIAZZOLLA Buenos Aires Hora Cero (arr. Karl Jenkins); DEBUSSY Clair de Lune: METHENEY/MAYS James (arr. Karl Jenkins); BACH Prelude from Violin Partita No.3; BACH/GOUNOD Prelude in C/Ave Maria; REICH Third Movement from Electric Counterpoint : Catrin Finch (harp), The City of Prague Philharmonic
Orchestra, Karl Jenkins (conductor)
SONY SK 87320 (CD)
CD entitled 'Catrin Finch The Harpist'
de FALLA Spanish Dance No. 1 (excerpt, played; c/w BACH Prelude from Violin Partita No.3; Giga from Violin Partita No.2; DEBUSSY Pour La Harpe; MATHIAS Santa Fe Suite; ALBENIZ Torre Bermeja; SMETANA The Moldau (Ma Vlast); SAINT-SAENS Fantasy for Violin and Harp, Op.124*); MR D. Chicken Pickin' Rag:
Catrin Finch (harp), *Chloe Hanslip (violin)
SONY CLASSICAL SK93103 (CD)
*CD entitled 'The Catrin Finch Band'
I. BERLIN (arr. T. Watson & C. Finch)
Puttin on the Ritz (excerpt, played)
KISSAN (Disc number and complete details to be confirmed)
* This CD will be released on April 1 st
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Malcom ARNOLD The Return of Odysseus, Op.119 :
The City of Glasgow Chorus , The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, Graham Taylor conductor)
DIVINE ART 25035
SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No.1 in A Minor, Op.99; PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op.19:
Sarah Chang (violin), Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)
EMI 3460532
SAINT-SAENS Cello Concerto No.1 in A Minor, Op.33: Jamie Walton (cello), Philharmonia Orchestra, Alex Briger (conductor)
QUARTZ QTZ 2039
RADIO 3'S DISC OF THE WEEK:
DEBUSSY Preludes (book 2); Berceuse Heroique; Piece Pour L'Oeuvre du 'Vetement du Blesse'; Elegie; La Boite a Joujoux (Debussy Piano Music Volume 3'): Noriko Ogawa (piano)
BIS CD 1355 (CD)
