Building a Library: Brahms: Horn Trio, Op.40
Reviewer - Ivan Hewett
First Choice: William Purvis (horn), Daniel Phillips (violin), Richard Goode (piano)
(recorded 1988; c/w LIGETI Trio: Hommage a Brahms - with Rolf Schulte (violin)*, Alan Feinberg (piano)):
BRIDGE BRIDGE9012 (CD)
CD Review BAL Catalogue Data bal.brahms:
bal.brahms.horn.trio.op.40
Discs played and reviewed in this programme
[Available at full price unless indicated]
NB Timings are approximate
09:00
WEBERN Langsamer Satz M78 (excerpt played)
(c/w BERG Lyrische Suite; SCHOENBERG String Quartet No.4 Op.37):
Psophos Quartet
ZIG ZAG TERRITOIRES ZZT070502 (CD)
GERHARD dos apunts
(from CD entitled 'The Viennese School - Teachers & Followers: Arnold Schoenberg' - SCHOENBERG Three Piano Pieces, Op.11; WELLESZ Three Sketches for Piano, Op.6; KOFFLER Musique de ballet, Op.7; EISLER Piano Pieces, Op.3; ULLMANN Sonata No.6, Op.49; JELINEK Six Little Character Pieces from: "Zwolftonwerk", Op.15,2; SCHOENBERG Piano Piece No.2 from Op.11 concert-style interpretation by Ferruccio Busoni):
Steffen Schleiermacher (piano)
DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG61314332 (CD)
TREPULKA Klavierstucke mit Uberschrigten nach Worten von Nicolaus Lenau (Piano Pieces with Inscriptions derived from Words by Nicolaus Lenau), Op.2 (No.7 played)
(c/w HANNENHEIM Piano Sonatas Nos.2, 4, 6 & 12; 2nd movement from Concerto No.2 for piano and small orchestra):
Herbert Henck (piano)
ECM NEW SERIES 4765276 (CD)
09:30
Building a Library Recommendation
BRAHMS Horn Trio Op.40
Reviewer: Ivan Hewett
First Choice:
William Purvis (horn), Daniel Phillips (violin), Richard Goode (piano)
(recorded 1988; c/w LIGETI Trio: Hommage a Brahms - with Rolf Schulte (violin)*, Alan Feinberg (piano))
BRIDGE BRIDGE9012 (CD)
Next week, Catherine Bott surveys the available recordings of Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras
10:15
Naxos A-Z of Pianists
CD box set entitled 'A-Z of Pianists by Jonathan Summers: 300 biographies and selected recordings' - including Vladimir Horowitz, Ferrucio Busoni, Sergei Rachmaninov, Josef Lhevinne, Ignacy Paderewski & Clara Haskil:
NAXOS 8558107-10 (4-CD + 900 page booklet, budget)
Full track details and an extract of the text available from the Naxos website
10:45
New Vocal Releases
Reviewer: John Deathridge
R. STRAUSS Final Scene from Salome, Op.54; Final Scene from Capriccio, Op.85; Four Last Songs:
Nina Stemme (soprano), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano (conductor)
EMI CLASSICS 3787972 (CD)
R. STRAUSS The Complete Songs Vol.2 - including Die Nacht; Mondnacht; Waldseligkeit; Blindenklage:
Anne Schwanewilms (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)
CDA67588 (CD)
SCHUMANN Liederkreis, Op.39; PFITZNER Four Songs, Op.32; BRAHMS Vier ernste Gesange, Op.121 + encores by BRAHMS & SCHUMANN:
Robert Holl (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)
WIGMORE HALL LIVE WHLive0015 (CD, mid-price)
MAHLER Des Knaben Wunderhorn (extracts); Lieder auf Texte von Friedrich Ruckert (extracts); Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen:
Christoph Pregardien (tenor), Michael Gees (piano)
HANSSLER CLASSIC HAN098256 (CD)
11:15
Listener Suggestions
HANDEL Se fiera belva ha cinto (Rodelinda)
(from CD entitled 'Hendel: Affeti Barocchi' - also including arias from Radamisto, Siroe, Giulio Cesare and Orlando):
Marijana Mijanovic (mezzo-soprano), Kammerorchester Basel, Sergio Ciomei (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL 88697075912 (CD)
TRAD. Clangat pastor in tuba - Responsory and Prose for the feast of St. Thomas a Becket (excerpt played); PARSONS Ave Maria; BRITTEN A Hymn to the Virgin
(from CD entitled 'The Road to Paradise' - also including works by R.R.BENNETT, BYRD, HARRIS, HOLST, HOWELLS, SHEPPARD, TALLIS and TAVENER):
Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4776605 (CD)
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11:45
Disc of the Week
SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in B flat, D960 (1st movement played)**; SCHUMANN Kinderszenen*
(from DVD entitled 'Clifford Curzon: The BBC Recitals' - also including BRAHMS Capriccio in D minor, Op.116 No.1*; SCHUBERT Moment musical in F minor, D780 No.3**; Impromtu in A flat, D899 No.4** - plus bonus CD containing Clifford Curzon on Desert Island Discs, broadcast May 1978):
BBC studio recordings from 1959* & 1968**
Clifford Curzon (piano)
DECCA 0743186 (DVD + CD)
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