Playlist

HOT OFF THE PRESS:
MARTINU
On tourne!; Le Raid merveilleux; La Revue de cuisine:
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood (conductor)
SUPRAPHON SU 3749-2 (CD)

CD entitled 'Dream of the Orient' – The German band Concerto Koln join Turko-German ensemble Sarband to perform works including
MOZART Overture to “Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail”;
GLUCK Overture to “La Rencontre imprevue”;
AGA Ussak pesrevi;
KRAUS Marcia di Roxelana;
SUSSMAYR Sinfonia turchesca in C Major;
GIRAY Mahur pesrevi; and traditional TURKISH music:
Concerto Koln (on period instruments), Sarband (on Turkish instruments)
ARCHIV 474 992-2 (SACD/CD Hybrid)

CD entitled ‘Yu Quiang Dai Opera Arias’ including –
PUCCINI Donna non vidi mai (Manon Lescaut); E lucevan le stelle (Tosca); Nessun dorma (Turandot); MASSENET Pourquoi me reveiller? (Werther); VERDI La donna e mobile (Rigoletto); DONIZETTI Una furtive lagrima (L’elisir d’amore); PONCHIELLI Cielo e mar! (La Gioconda); MASCAGNI Mamma, quel vino e generoso (Cavalleria rusticana): Yu Qiang Dai (tenor), New Symphony Orchestra, Jose Antonio Molina (conductor)
EMI 5577912 (CD)

AVISON Twelve Concertos, Op.6:
The Avison Ensemble, Pavlo Beznosiuk (director)
NAXOS 8.557553-54 (2-CD, budget)

RUDERS *Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations for Orchestra); +Fairytale; **Piano Sonata No.2; ++De Profundis:
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), + Orkester Norden, Stefan Solyom (conductor),
Thomas Ades (piano), ++ Quattro Mani, David Colson (percussion) (from CD entitled ‘Poul Ruders Edition Volume Four’)
BRIDGE 9143 (CD)

BUILDING A LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION:
HAYDN The Creation
Reviewer: Dermot Clinch

First Choice:
Dorothea Roschmann (Soprano), Michael Schade (Tenor), Christian Gerhaher (Baritone), Arnold Schoenberg Choir,
Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) (recorded live 2003)
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 82876 583402 (2-CD) 

Runner Up:
Ann Monoyios (Soprano), Jorg Hering (Tenor), Harry van der Kamp (Bass), Tolzer Knabenchor,Tafelmusik, Bruno Weil (conductor) (recorded 1993)
SONY CLASSICAL SX2K 57965 (2-CD, budget)

Mid-Price Choice:
Gundula Janowitz (Soprano), Fritz Wunderlich & Werner Krenn (Tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Walter Berry (Bass),
Christa Ludwig (contralto), Wiener Singverein, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (recorded 1966, 1968,1969)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 449 7612 (2-CD, mid-price ’Originals’)

CONSUMER SLOT – CHOPIN SOLO PIANO MUSIC VOLUME 1 – ANDANTE
CHOPIN 24 preludes, opus 28: Alfred Cortot (piano) (recorded Paris 1942-1943); Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7; Etude in G-flat major, Op. 10 No. 5: Ferruccio Busoni (piano)
(recorded London 1922); Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28 No. 15: Ignaz Friedman (piano)
(recorded London, 1928); Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20; Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39: Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
(recorded London 1932; Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) (recorded Milan 1939); Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 : Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
(recorded London 1936); Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35: Serge Rachmaninoff (piano)
(recorded New York 1930; Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58: Dinu Lipatti (piano) (recorded London 1947); Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 ; Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 ; Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47; Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52: Robert Casadesus (piano) (recorded New York 1950); Andante spianato et grande polonaise, Op. 22: Arthur Rubinstein (piano) (recorded London 1935); Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49: Solomon (piano)
(recorded London 1932); Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57: Josef Hofmann (piano)(recorded New York 1918); Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57: Raoul Kolczalski (piano) (recorded Berlin 1928); Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57: Alfred Cortot (piano) (recorded London 1949); Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60: Arthur Rubinstein (piano) (recorded Hollywood 1946); Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 29: Vladimir Horowitz (piano) (recorded London 1951); Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36: Alfred Cortot (piano) (recorded London 1933); Impromptu No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 29 Arthur Rubinstein (piano) (recorded New York1946); Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66: Leopold Godowsky (piano) (recorded New York 1921); Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66: Alexander Brailowsky (piano) (recorded Berlin 1929); Ecossaises, Op. 72 No. 3: Raoul Kolczalski (piano) (recorded Berlin 1937); Ecossaises, Op. 72 No. 3: Alexander Brailowsky (piano) (recorded London 1938) Waltzes in E-flat major, Op. 18; in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1 ; in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2; in F major, Op. 34 No. 3; in A-flat major, Op. 42 ; in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 ; in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 ; in A-flat major, Op. 64 No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 ; in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2 In G-flat major, Op. 70 No. 1; in F minor, Op. 70 No. 2; In D-flat major, Op. 70 No. 3 ; in E minor, KK IVa/15: Alfred Cortot (piano) (recorded London 1934); Waltz in E-flat major, Op. 18: Dinu Lipatti (piano) (recorded Geneva 1950); Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1: Josef Hofmann (piano) (recorded New York 1918) Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1: Arthur Rubinstein (piano) (recorded London 1928); Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1: Dinu Lipatti (piano) (recorded London 1947); Waltz in F major, Op. 34 No. 3: Emil von Sauer (piano) (recorded Berlin, c.1940); Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42 : Magda Tagliaferro (piano) (recorded Paris 1933); Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1: Walter Gieseking (piano) (recorded London 1936) Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2: Ignace Paderewski (piano) (recorded New York 1917); Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2: Dinu Lipatti (piano) (recorded Geneva 1950); Waltz in E minor, KK IVa/15: Serge Rachmaninoff (piano)
(recorded New York 1930)
ANDANTE AND1150 (4-CD, mid-price)

NEW RELEASES: ORCHESTRAL
Reviewer: Stephen Johnson
HAYDN Cello Concerto in D Major; Cello Concerto in C Major; MONN Concerto for Cello, strings and Keyboard: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Freiburg Baroque Orchestra,
Petra Mullejans (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901816 (CD)

M. HAYDN Concerto in D Major for alto trombone; WAGENSEIL Concerto in E Flat Major for Alto Trombone; ALBRECHTSBERGER Concerto in B Flat Major for Alto Trombone; L. MOZART Concerto in D Major for Alto Trombone: Christian Lindberg (alto trombone), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (artistic director & leader)
BIS CD-1248 (CD)

PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op.19; SIBELIUS Humoresques III-VI, Op.89; Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in D Minor, Op.47: Ilya Gringolts (violin), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 474 814-2 (CD)

DVORAK Symphony No.6 in D Major, Op.60; The Golden Spinning-Wheel, Op.109: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
SUPRAPHON SU 3771-2 (CD)

RAUTAVAARA Violin Concerto; Symphony No.8 ‘The Journey’: Jaakko Kuusisto (violin), Lahti Symphony Orchestra,
Osmo Vanska (conductor)
BIS CD 1315 (CD)

HOLMBOE Sinfonias 1- 4: Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Hannu Koivula (conductor)
DA CAPO 8.226017-18 (2-CD, mid-price)

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.5 in D Minor, Op.47; Symphony No.9 in E Flat Major, Op.70: Kirov Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Valery Gergiev (conductor)
PHILIPS 470 651-2 (SACD/CD hybrid)

AN INTERVIEW WITH VIOLINIST PAVLO BEZNOSIUK
BIBER The Rosary Sonatas – The Five Joyful Mysteries: Sonata No.1 The Annunciation; Sonata No.2 The Visitation; Sonata No.3 The Nativity; Sonata No.4 The Presentation in The Temple; Sonata No.5 The Finding in the Temple; – The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: Sonata No.6 The Agony in The Garden; Sonata No.7 The Scourging; Sonata No.8 The Crowning with Thorns; Sonata No.9 The Carrying of The Cross; Sonata No.10 The Crucifixion; – The Five Glorious Mysteries: Sonata No.11 The Resurrection; Sonata No.12 The Ascension; Sonata No.13 The Descent of The Holy Ghost; Sonata No.14 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin; Sonata No.15 The Coronation of The Blessed Virgin; The Guardian Angel: Passacaglia: Pavlo Beznosiuk (violins), David Roblou (harpsichord, chamber organ), Paula Chateauneuf (theorbo, archlute), Richard Tunnicliffe (viola da gamba, violone), Timothy West (reader)
AVIE AV0038 (2-CD, mid-price)

‘THE LISTENING BOOTH’:
The Listening Booth is a regular slot around midday on Saturday’s CD Review. It’s your chance to vote for and listen to excerpts from brand-new CDs.
Details of discs played will be available on Monday 12 July


This week's selections:
PROKOFIEV Ivan The Terrible, Op.116 (Recorded live at last year's Proms):
Irina Tchistyakova (mezzo), James Rutherford (bass-baritone), Simon Russell Beale (narrator), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin (conductor)

WARNER CLASSICS 2564 61549-2
RAFF Symphonies 8-11 'Four Seasons': Autumn Symphony played
Philharmonia Hungarica, Werner Andreas Albert (conductor)
CPO 999 536-2

BRITTEN Peter Grimes:
Glenn Winslade (Grimes), Janice Watson (Ellen Orford), Anthony Michaels-Moore (Balstrode), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Mrs Sedley), Jill Grove (Auntie), James Rutherford (Swallow), Jonathan Lemalu (Hobson), Sally Matthews (First Niece), Alison Buchanan (Second Niece), Christopher Gillett (Bob Boles), Ryland Davies (Rev. Horace Adams), Nathan Gunn (Ned Keene), London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
LSO LIVE LSO0054 (3-C

RADIO 3'S DISC OF THE WEEK:
BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op.24; Second Essay for Orchestra, Op.17; Third Essay for Orchestra, Op.47; Toccata Festiva, Op.36: Karina Gauvin (soprano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Trotter (organ), Marin Alsop (conductor)
NAXOS 8.559134 (CD, budget)