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Hot Off The Press:
BACH 'Actus Tragicus', Cantata No.106, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit BWV106 ; Cantata No.18 Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fallt BWV 18; Cantata No.150 Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich BWV 150: Katharine Fuge (soprano), Carlos Mena (countertenor), Jan Kobow (tenor), Stephan Macleod (bass), Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot (conductor)
MIRARE MIR 002 (CD)
NYSTEDT Immortal Bach; TALLIS Spem in alium; PITTS XL; PURCELL/SANDSTROM Hear my prayer, O Lord; BACH (arr. Schnebel) Contrapunctus 1 (The Art of Fugue); The Gregorian chant - Veni, creator spiritus; HARVEY Come, Holy Ghost; KODALY Laudes Organi: Berlin Radio Choir, Arvid Gast (organ), Simon Halsey (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 801873 (CD
BERIO Sinfonia; Ekphrasis: London Voices, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Peter Eotvos (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 5380 (CD)
SAINT-SAENS Piano Trio No.1 in F Major, Op.18; Piano Trio No.2 in E Minor, Op.92: Trio Wanderer, Vincent Coq (piano)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901862 (CD)
BUILDING A LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION:
BEETHOVEN Complete Symphonies at budget price:
(A repeat of the review last broadcast on 27th November 2004)
Reviewer: Roderick Swanston
First Choice:
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Charlotte Margiono (soprano), Birgit Remmert (mezzo), Rudolf Schasching (tenor), Robert Holl (bass), Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) (recorded 1990-91)
TELDEC 0927 497682 (5-CD, budget-price)
Period Instrument Choice:
The London Classical Players, The Schutz Choir of London, Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Sarah Walker (mezzo), Patrick Power (tenor), Petteri Salomaa (bass), Roger Norrington (conductor) (recorded 1986-88; c/w Overture 'The Creatures of Prometheus', Op.43; Overture 'Coriolan', Op.62; Overture 'Egmont', Op.84)
VIRGIN 5619432 (5-CD, budget-price)
Historic Choice:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Clara Ebers (soprano), Gertrude Pitzinger (mezzo), Walther Ludwig (tenor), Ferdinand Frantz (bass), Eugen Jochum (conductor) (recorded 1952-61; c/w Overture 'Fidelio', Op.72b; Overture Leonore II, Op.72; Overture 'The Ruins of Athens', Op.113; Overture 'The Creatures of Prometheus', Op.43;)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 474 018-2
(5-CD, budget-price) (mono & stereo) ('Original Masters Series')
Also recommended:
Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Schweizer Chamber Choir, Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Birgit Remmert (mezzo), Steve Davislim (tenor), Detlef Roth (bass), David Zinman (conductor) (recorded 1997-98)
ARTE NOVA 74321 654102
(5-CD, budget-price)
[Next week's Building a Library will feature Holst's The Planets]
Proms related recordings:
CD entitled 'Music for the Hamburg Opera' -SCHURMANN Suite 'Ludovicus Pius'; ERLEBACH Overture No.4; KEISER Le Ridicule Prince Jodelet; HANDEL Almira; SCHIEFERDECKER Concerts musicaux: Premier concert: Akademie fur Alte Musik, Berlin
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901852 (CD)
CD entitled 'Knots - Fraser TRAINER Between The Notes with Viktoria Mullova: TRAINER Knots for solo violin and ensemble; Between The Notes - Tangerine Dance; ID; Between The Notes - Lucky; OAKEY/BURDEN (The Human League) arr. TRAINER Love Action:
Viktoria Mullova (violin), Matthew Barley (cello, director), Paul Griffiths (guitar), Fraser Trainer (keyboards), Sam Walton (percussion), Peter Whyman (clarinet & saxophone)
BLACK BOX BBM1095 (CD)
CD entitled 'FAURE The Complete Songs volume 3 - Chanson d'amour': Nell, Op.18, No.1; Notre amour, Op.23, No.2; Le secret, Op.23, No.3; Chanson d'amour, Op.27, No.1; Fleur jetee, Op.39, No.1; Les presents, Op.46, No.1; Shylock, Op.57; Serenade: Le bourgeois gentilhomme; La bonne chanson, Op.61; Le ramier, Op.87, No.2; Le don silencieux, Op.92; Puisque j'ai mis ma levre; Tristesse d'Olympio; Hymne, Op.7, No.2; Sylvie, Op.6, No.3; Poeme d'un jour, Op.21: Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor), Felicity Lott (soprano), Jennifer Smith (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Ronan O'Hora (piano), Graham Johnson (piano)
HYPERION CDA67335 (CD)
NAPRAVNIK Fantaisie russe in B Minor, Op.39; Concerto symphonique in A Minor, Op.27; BLUMENFELD Allegro de concert in A Major, Op.7: Evgeny Soifertis (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
Alexander Titov (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67511 (CD)
CD entitled 'RAMEAU Une Symphonie imaginaire' (orchestral music from the operas) Danse des Sauvages (les Indes galantes) played: Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (conductor)
ARCHIV 477 5578 (CD/SACD hybrid)
CD entitled 'East Meets West' - SHANKAR Swara-Kakali (based on Raga Tilang) In memoriam Yehudi Menuhin; Raga Piloo; RAVEL Tzigane; DE FALLA Suite populaire espagnole (arr. Kochanski); BARTOK Romanian Folk Dances (arr. Szekely); SCHNITTKE Sonata 1955 for Violin & Piano: Daniel Hope (violin) , Gaurav Mazumdar (sitar), Asok Chakraborty (tabla), Gilda Sebastian (tanpura), Sebastian Knauer (piano, lutheal)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 613292 (CD)
BERIO Stanze; Rendering (Schubert/Berio): Dietrich Henschel (baritone), French Army Chorus, Orchestre de Paris, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)
ONDINE ODE 1059-2 (CD)
CD entitled 'Claudio MONTEVERDI Scherzi musicali - Quel sguardo sdegnossetto; Fugge 'l verno de' dolori; Come faro cuor mio quando mi parto; Lidia spina del mio core; Damigella tutta bella; Piu lieto il guardo; Et e pur dunque vero; Si dolce e 'l tormento; Clori amorosa; Ecco di dolci raggi; Lo che' armato sin hor; Eri gia tutta mia; Maledotto sia l'aspetto; Quando sperai; Quando l'Alba in Oriente; Toccata argeggiata; Se i languidi miei sguardi; Ohime ch'io cado; De la bellezza le dovute lodi; FRESCOBALDI Aria detta Balletto : Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano), Stephan Macleod (bass baritone), Concerto Soave, Jean-Marc Aymes (clavierorganum/director)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901855 (CD)
