On this week's programme:
09.05am
HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in F major Op. 6 No. 9 (movements 1 and 2) from disc Handel Concerti Grossi Op. 6 Nos. 7-12, Volume 2
(c/w Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 6, No. 7; Concert Grosso in C minor, Op. 6, No. 8; Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6, No. 9; Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6, No. 10; Concerto Grosso in A major, Op. 6, No. 11; Concerto Grosso in B minor, Op. 6, No. 12)
Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman (director)
Telarc CD 80688 (CD)
HANDEL: Organ Concerto in F major Op. 4 No. 5 from disc Organ Concertos Op. 4
(c/w Organ Concerto in G minor Op. 4 No. 1; Organ Concerto in B flat major Op. 4 No. 2; Organ Concerto in G minor Op. 4 No. 3; Organ Concerto in F major Op. 4 No. 5; Concerto in B flat major Op. 4 No. 6)
Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr (organ and direction)
Harmonia Mundi HMU807446 (Hybrid SACD)
PAUL AYRES after Handel: 'The Departure of the Queen of Sheba' from disc Handel-inspired
(c/w HANDEL: Sinfonia from Solomon ('The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba'); JOHN HAWKINS: Footnote; HANDEL: Voluntary in C; ALAN SMITH: Scherzo on 'Gopsal'; HANDEL: Air and Bourree, from Water Music; SATORU IKEDA: Water Bubbling; HANDEL: Overture to 'Esther'; Siciliano and Minuet, from Fireworks Music; JOHN ELLIS: Overture and Gigue, from Handel-Inspired Suite. HANDEL: Fugue in A minor; Krzysztof Aleksander Janczak: Le Tombeau d'Handel; HANDEL: Two Pieces for Mechanical Clock; William Wolstenholme: Introduction and Allegro, from Sonata in the style of Handel; Jos Martens: Little Prelude; Akmal Parwez: In Handel's Name; Alexandre Guilmant: Paraphrase; Thomas Neal: Lednah Loblied; Samuel Wesley: Variations on a theme in Handel's Otto)
Paul Ayres (organ) playing Goetze and Gwynn's 'Handel House' organ at the St. George's Church, Hannover Square (London)
Priory PRCD 894 (CD)
HANDEL: Act 3, Scene 6 from Tolomeo
Ann Hallenberg (Tolomeo)*, Karina Gauvin (Seleuce), Petro Spagnoli (Araspe), Anna Bonitatibus (Elisa), Romina Basso (Alessandro), Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis (conductor)
Archiv Produktion 477 7106 (3 CDs, Mid Price)
09.30 am
Building a Library Recommendation
BIBER: 'Rosary' or 'Mystery' Sonatas
Reviewer - Francis Knights
First Choice:
John Holloway (violin), Tragicomedia: Davitt Moroney (harpsichord/organ), Stephen Stubbs (lute/chitarrone), Andrew Lawrence-King (harp/regal), Erin Headley (gamba/lirone)
Virgin Veritas 0724356206229 (2CDs, Budget)
Other Recommendations:
Andrew Manze (violin), Richard Egarr (harpsichord/organ), Alison McGillivray (cello [Sonata XII])
Harmonia Mundi HMU 907321.22 (2CDs, Mid Price)
Maya Homburger (violin), Camerata Kilkenny: Malcolm Proud (harpsichord/organ), Brian Feehan (theorbo), Siobhan Armstrong (harp), Sarah Cunningham (gamba), Barry Guy (double bass)
Maya Recordings MCD0603 (2CDs)
Next week Rob Cowan examines recordings of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
10.20 Listener Requests
PICKARD: The Spindle of Necessity
(c/w The Flight of Icarus, Channel Firing)
Christian Lindberg (trombone), Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
BIS-CD-1578 (CD)
A MEDIEVAL OFFICE FOR ST PATRICK: MATINS: INVITATORY: LAUDEMUS REGEM & VENITE
Canty, Rebecca Tavener (director), William Taylor (clarsach)
DIVINE ART DDA 25065 (CD)
10.45 New Releases
Conductor and performance practice specialist John Traill joins Andrew for a round up of recent releases of Beethoven symphonies. Includes extracts from the following discs:
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
(c/w Weber: Adagio from the Clarinet Concerto No. 1; Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri - Sinfonia; Johan Wilhelm Wilms: Rondo from Sinfonia a grand orchestre)
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer (conductor)
Channel Classics CCS SA 25207 (Hybrid SACD)
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6 (from disc Beethoven Symphonies)
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vanska (conductor)
BIS-SACD-1716 (Hybrid SACD)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5
(c/w DVORAK: Symphonic Variations Op. 78; MARTINU: Incantation (Piano Concerto No. 4))
Philharmonia Orchestra, Rudolf Firkusny (piano), Rafael Kubelik (conductor)
Testament SBT 1421 (CD, Mid Price)
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer (conductor)
Naxos Historical 8.111248 (CD, Budget)
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8
Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
PentaTone Classics PTC 5186 316 (Hybrid SACD)
BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 8
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Jarvi (conductor)
RCA Red Seal 88697 006552 (Hybrid SACD)
11.45am Disc of the Week
HANDEL: Amadigi di Gaula
Maria Riccarda Wesseling (mezzo), Elena de la Merced (soprano), Sharon Rostorf-Zamir (soprano), Jordi Domenech (countertenor), Al Ayre Espanol, Eduardo Lopez Banzo (harpsichord and conductor)
Ambroisie AM133 (2CDs, Mid Price)
