Building a Library: Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras
Reviewer - Catherine Bott
Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 9: Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), French Radio National Orchestra, Heitor Villa-Lobos (conductor)
(recorded 1956-8)
EMI CLASSICS 5669122 (CD, mid-price)
Nos. 1 & 5: Juliane Banse (soprano), The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
(recorded 2000; from CD entitled 'South American Getaway')
EMI CLASSICS 5569812 (CD)
Nos. 2, 3 & 4: Jean Louis Steuerman (piano), Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Minczuk (conductor)
(recorded 2002)
BIS CD-1250 (CD)
Nos. 7, 8 & 9: Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Roberto Minczuk (conductor)
(recorded 2003)
BIS CD-1400 (CD)
Complete - Nos. 1-9: Rosana Lamosa (soprano), Jose Feghali (piano), Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn, Andrew Mogrelia (conductors)
(recorded 2004-5)
NAXOS 8557460/2 (3-CD, budget)
CD Review BAL Catalogue Data bal.villa.lobos:
bal.villa.lobos.bachianas.brasileiras
Discs played and reviewed in this programme
[Available at full price unless indicated]
NB Timings are approximate
09:00
BRUCKNER Symphony No.7 in E
(1st movement played):
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden (conductor)
EXTON / OCTAVIA RECORDS OVCL00255 (SACD/CD Hybrid)
BRUCKNER Mass in E minor (excerpt played)
(c/w Aequalis Nos. 1 & 2; Libera me):
Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble, Matthew Best (conductor)
HELIOS CDH55277 (CD, budget)
09:30
Building a Library Recommendations
VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas Brasileiras
Reviewer: Catherine Bott
Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 9:
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), French Radio National Orchestra, Heitor Villa-Lobos (conductor)
(recorded 1956-8)
EMI CLASSICS 5669122 (CD, mid-price)
Nos. 1 & 5:
Juliane Banse (soprano), The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
(recorded 2000; from CD entitled 'South American Getaway')
EMI CLASSICS 5569812 (CD)
Nos. 2, 3 & 4
Jean Louis Steuerman (piano), Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Minczuk (conductor)
(recorded 2002)
BIS CD-1250 (CD)
Nos. 7, 8 & 9
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Roberto Minczuk (conductor)
(recorded 2003)
BIS CD-1400 (CD)
Complete - Nos. 1-9:
Rosana Lamosa (soprano), Jose Feghali (piano), Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn, Andrew Mogrelia (conductors)
(recorded 2004-5)
NAXOS 8557460/2 (3-CD, budget)
Next week, Martin Handley compares the available recordings of Britten's Peter Grimes
10:15
Listener Suggestions
BARTOK Piano Concerto No.1 (1st movement played)
(from CD box set entitled 'John Ogdon 70th Anniversary Edition - featuring various artists with works by FAURE, FRANCK, GLAZUNOV, LISZT, LITOLFF, OGDON, RACHMANINOV and TCHAIKOVSKY):
John Ogdon (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
EMI CLASSICS 3927472 (4-CD)
DVORAK Piano Quintet No.2 in A, Op.81 (Finale played)(c/w String Quintet in G, Op.77*):
Skampa Quartet, Kathryn Stott (piano), Laurene Durantel (double-bass)*
SUPRAPHON SU3909 (CD)
(released 23/07/07)
BAIRSTOW Five Poems of the Spirit ('Come, lovely Name' & 'O Lord, in me there lieth naught' played)
(from CD entitled 'Bairstow Choral Music'):
Roderick Williams (baritone), The Choir of St John's College Cambridge, David Hill (director of music)
HYPERION CDA67497 (CD)
ELGAR Enigma Variations, Op.36 (excerpt played)
(c/w The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38*; The Holly and the Ivy+):
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus*+ and Orchestra, , Jane Irwin (mezzo-soprano)*, Justin Lavender (tenor)*, Peter Rose (bass)*, Sakari Oramo (conductor)
CBSO CD003 (2-CD)
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10:50
Marketing and Crossover
Reviewer: Jeremy Summerly
(in conversation with Andrew McGregor)
MOZART arr. GRIEG Piano Sonatas K545 'Sonata facile'; K533/494; K283; K475/457:
Deno Piano Duo - Tina Margareta Nilssen (piano 1), Heide Gortz (piano 2)
2L 2L40 (SACD/CD hybrid)
CD entitled 'The Journey & The Labyrinth: The Music of John Dowland' - DVD music-documentary containing live performances, inteviews, historical information and readings of Dowland's personal correspondance; CD containing live performances recorded at St Luke's Church in London:
Sting, Edin Karamazov (lutes)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 1723118 (DVD video + CD)
CD entitled 'Byrdland' - songs by BYRD, DANYEL, DOWLAND, GALILEI, GIBBONS, HOLBORNE, MORLEY, PLAYFORD and PURCELL (all arranged by Ian Gammie):
Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor), Paragon Saxophone Quartet
LANDOR RECORDS LAN280 (CD)
CD entitled 'The Road to Paradise' - a collection of English choral music from the Renaissance to the present day, including TALLIS Miserere nostri; BRITTEN A Hymn to the Virgin; TAVENER Song for Athene:
Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4776605 (CD)
CD entitled 'Thomas Quasthoff: The Jazz Album' - including GERSHWIN There's a boat that's leavin' soon for New York; LEGRAND Watch what happens; RODGERS My Funny Valentine; ELLINGTON In my solitude:
Thomas Quasthoff (vocals), Alan Broadbent (piano) & band, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Nan Schwartz (conductor)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4776501 (CD)
11:45
Disc of the Week
SILVESTROV Symphony No.6 (3rd movement played):
SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrey Boreyko (conductor)
ECM NEW SERIES 4765715 (CD)
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