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Hot Off The Press:
MOZART Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K218; Violin Concerto No.3 in G Major, K216; Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E Major, K261; Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B Flat Major K269: Julia Fischer (violin), Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg (conductor)
PENTATONE CLASSICS PTC 5186 064 (CD/SACD)
CRUMB Ancient Voices of Children; Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik*; Madrigals, Books I -IV+: Tony Arnold (Soprano), Justin Murray (Boy Soprano), Kathryn Dupuy Cooper (oboe), David Starobin (Mandolin), Dale Stuckenbruck (Musical Saw), Courtney Hershey Bress (Harp), Susan Grace (piano), John Kinzie, Mark Foster, William Hill (percussion), David Colson (conductor), * Emanuele Arciuli (piano), + Tony Arnold (soprano), Rachel Rudich (piccolo/flute/alto flute), Beverly Wesner-Hoehn (harp), Stephan Tramontozzi (double bass), David Colson (percussion) (from CD entitled 'Complete Crumb Edition, Volume Nine')
BRIDGE 9170 (CD)
PART Da Pacem Domine; Lamentate*: The Hilliard Ensemble, * Alexei Lubimov (piano), SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrey Boreyko (conductor)
ECM 476 3048 (CD)
NYMAN Man and Boy: Dada:
John Graham-Hall (Kurt Schwitters), William Sheldon (Michael), Vivian Tierney (Michael's Mother/ Old Woman/ Bus Conductress/British Museum Guard/BBC Interviewer), Michael Nyman Band, Paul McGrath (conductor) MICHAEL NYMAN RECORDS MNRCD 101/2 (2-CD, mid-price)
JANACEK The Eternal Gospel; The Ballad of Blanik; The Fiddler's Child*: Gweneth-Ann Jeffers ( Angel ), Adrian Thompson (Joachim of Fiore), * Elizabeth Layton (violin), Edinburgh Festival Chorus, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67517 (CD)
BUILDING A LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION:
C.P.E. BACH A Survey
Reviewer: Simon Heighes
The Keyboard Music:
Carole Cerasi (harpsichord & fortepiano)
Sonata in E Minor Wq 65/5 H13; Sonata in B Flat Major Wq 65/20 H51; Sonata in E Minor Wq 62/12 H66; Sonata in B Flat Major, WQ 65/44 H211; Sonata in C Major Wq 65/47 H248; Sonata in G Major Wq 65/48 H280)
METRONOME MET CD 1032 (CD)
The Chamber Music:
C.P.E BACH Fantasia in C Major; Sonata in A Minor; 12 Variationes auf die Folie d'Espagne in D Minor; Sonata per il Cembalo solo in G Minor; 'Freye Fantasie in F Sharp Minor; Rondo in C Minor; Sonata in E Minor; Three Quartets for Fortepiano, Flute & Viola; Concerto in C Minor for Harpsichord & Orchestra; Sinfonia in D Major for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo; Sonata for Harpsichord & Violin in B Minor; Sonata in A Major for Flute, Violin and Basso Continuo; J.C.F. BACH Quartet No.3 in C Major for Flute, Violin, Viola and Basso Continuo; J.C. BACH Quintet in G Major Op.11, No.2 for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola and Basso Continuo; Quintet in F Major Op.11, No.3 for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola and Basso Continuo: Andreas Staier (harpsichord/fortepiano), Les Adieux, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Thomas Hengelbrock (conductor)
DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 82876 673742 (3-CD, mid-price)
CD entitled 'Sanguineus and Melancholicus' - C.P.E. BACH Quartet in D Major Wq 94; Larghetto from Sonata in G Minor Wq 88; Sonata in C Minor 'Sanguineus and Melancholicus' Wq 161, No.4; Sonata in A Minor Wq 132 (for solo flute); Trio Sonata in C Major Wq 147: Florilegium - Ashley Solomon (flute), Rachel Podger, Lucy Russell (violin), Daniel Yeadon (cello), Neal Peres Da Costa (harpsichord)
CHANNEL CLASSICS CCS 11197 (CD)
Orchestral Music ( Berlin Symphonies & Concertos):
C.P.E. BACH Symphony in E Flat Major Wq 179; Concerto for harpsichord and strings; Wq 20; Symphony in E Minor Wq 178; Concerto for Cello & Strings Wq 170; Symphony in G Major Wq 173: Raphael Alpermann (harpsichord), Peter Bruns (cello), Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin,
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901711 (CD)
Orchestral Music (Four Symphonies & Cello Concertos):
C.P.E. BACH 4 Symphonies Wq 183; String Symphony No.5 in B Minor Wq 182/5; Cello Concerto in A Major Wq 172; Cello Concerto in A Minor Wq.170; Cello Concerto in B Flat Major Wq.171: Anner Bylsma (cello),
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment,
Gustav Leonhardt (director)
VIRGIN 5617942 (2-CD, budget) ('Virgin Veritas' series)
Choral Music:
*C.P.E. BACH Magnificat, Wq 215; J.S. BACH Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: Felicity Palmer (soprano), Helen Watts (mezzo), Robert Tear (tenor), Stephen Roberts (bass), The Choir of Kings's College Cambridge, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Philip Ledger (conductor)
DECCA 421 1482 (CD)
* This CD is currently unavailable.
C.P.E. BACH Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu (The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus): Uta Schwabe (soprano), Christoph Genz (tenor), Stephan Genz (bass), Ex Tempore , La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor)
HYPERION CDA67364 (CD)
[Next week's Building a Library will feature Rachmaninov's The Bells.]
Consumer Spot - Friedrich Gulda
CD entitled 'Friedrich Gulda Decca Beethoven Recordings 1950-1958' - BEETHOVEN The Complete Piano Sonatas; 2 Bagatelles from Bagatelles, Op.126; 15 Variations on an Original Theme in E Flat Major, Op.35 'Eroica'; Sonata for Violin and Piano No.7 in C Minor, Op.30, No.2*; Sonata for Violin and Piano No.10 in G Major, Op.96*; Piano Concerto No.1 in C Major, Op.15+: Friedrich Gulda (piano), * Ruggiero Ricci (violin), + Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Bohm (conductor)
DECCA 475 6835 (11-CD, budget) ('Original Masters' series -Stereo & Mono)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.5 in E Flat Major, Op.73 'Emperor'; BACH Chromatic Fantasy and Fugues: Friedrich Gulda (piano), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
ANDANTE AN2080 (CD + DVD video)
www.andante.com (sells at c. $25)
New Releases - Choral
Reviewer: Jeremy Summerly
CD entitled 'Chanticleer - Sound in Spirit' - Jan GILBERT Incantation, Nightchant; Grace to You; Nectarie VLAHUL Axion Estin; Joseph JENNINGS Sound in Spirit; Night Spirit Song; Carlos Rafael RIVERA Motet for 12 Singers; Jackson HILL In Winter's Keeping; Giacinto SCELSI Gloria in Excelsis Deo; Sarah HOPKINS Past Life Melodies; VICTORIA O Sacrum Convivium; Patricia Van NESS Cor Meum est Templum Sacrum; ALFONSO X de Castille Como Pod' a Grioriosa; Beata (Plainsong) arr. Jennings: Chanticleer, Joseph Jennings (director)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 619412 (CD)
MACMILLAN Seven Last Words from the Cross; On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin; Te Deum: Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, James Vivian (organ), Stephen Layton (conductor)
HYPERION CDA 67460 (CD)
HANDEL Saul: Rosemary Joshua (Michal), Emma Bell (Merab), Lawrence Zazzo (David), Jeremy Ovenden (Jonathan), Michael Slattery (High Priest/Witch of Endor), Finnur Bjarnason (Amalekite/Abner), Henry Waddington (Doeg/Samuel), Gidon Saks (Saul), RIAS Chamber Choir, Concerto Koln,
Rene Jacobs (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901877.78 (2-CD, mid-price)
SCHOENBERG Friede auf erden, Op.13 (version for choir & orchestra); Farben, Op.16, No.3; Drei Volksliedsatze ; Friede auf erden, Op.3 (a cappella version); Chamber Symphony Op.9*; Verbundenheit, Op.35, No.6 (for male voices); Dreimal tausend jahre Op.50a; De Profundis, Op.50b: Accentus Chamber Choir, Ensemble Intercontemporain*, Jonathan Nott (conductor)*, Laurence Equilbey (conductor)
NAÏVE V5008 (CD)
CD entitled 'John RUTTER The Choral Collection' - Look at the World; Of a Rose, A Lovely Rose; For the Beauty of the Earth; Hymn to the Creator of Light; Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace; Deep River*; The Lord Bless You and Keep You; All Things Bright and Beautiful; Pie Jesu; Sanctus; A Clare Benediction; Lord of the Dance*; Be Thou My Vision; A Gaelic Blessing; The Gift of Music; O Waly Waly; I Know Where I'm Going; The Keel Row; Willow Song; Golden Slumbers; Sans Day Carol; Mary's Lullaby: The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia, *BBC Concert Orchestra, John Rutter (conductor)
UNIVERSAL UCJ 476 3068 (CD, mid-price)
An Interview with accompanist Malcolm Martineau
MAHLER Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Rückert Lieder) (Excerpt played; c/w SCHUMANN Frauenliebe und Leben; BRITTEN A Charm of Lullabies; Cabaret Songs): Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano),
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
CREAR CLASSICS/AVIE AV 2077 (CD)
FAURE Le Papillon et la fleur, Op.1, No.1: Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano) (from CD entitled 'FAURE Chansons Vol.II')
CRD 3477 (CD)
BUTTERWORTH Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad' (The lads in their hundreds, played; c/w Bredon Hill and Other Songs; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Songs of Travel; FINZI Let us Garlands Bring, Op.18; IRELAND Sea Fever; The Vagabond; The Bells of San Marie) (from CD entitled 'The Vagabond'): Bryn Terfel (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 445 946-2 (CD)
* SCHUBERT Die Schöne Müllerin (Mein! Played): Robert Murray (tenor),
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
QUARTZ QTZ 2034 (CD, mid-price)
* To be released on October 10 th
SHOSTAKOVICH Satires Op.109 (Potomki, played; c/w RAVEL Chansons madecasses; RESPIGHI Il tramonto (The Sunset); SCHULHOFF Drei Stimmungsbilder (Three Atmospheric Portraits) Op.12; BRITTEN A Charm of Lullabies, Op.41): Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Henschel Quartet
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOHPHON 471 581-2 (CD)
*Richard Rodney BENNETT Songs before Sleep (As I walked by myself, played; c/w QUILTER Four Shakespeare Songs, Op.30; BRITTEN 3 Songs from Tit for Tat; IRELAND Santa Chiara; When Lights Go Rolling Around the Sky; BUTTERWORTH Love Blows as the Wind Blows; FINZI Let us Garlands Bring; BOLCOM Song of Black Max; George; Waitin': Jonathan Lemalu (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Belcea Quartet
EMI 558 0502 (CD)
* To be released on October 3 rd .
'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.
CD entitled 'La Cantada espanola en America' – Spanish Cantadas from the archive of Guatemala Cathedral: works by Joseph de NEBRA; Joseph de TORRES & Anonymous:
Carlos Mena (countertenor), Al Ayre Espanol, Eduardo Lopez Banzo (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMI 987064
MAHLER Symphony No.5 in C Sharp Minor (recorded live in Symphony Hall, Birmingham 2004):
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 620552
Rutland BOUGHTON Five Celtic Love Songs:
Louise Mott (mezzo), Alexander Taylor (piano)
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY BMS431CD
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RADIO 3'S DISC OF THE WEEK:
HENZE Violin Concerto No.3 'Three portraits from the novel Doktor Faustus by Thomas Mann; Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No.1; Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No.2: Torsten Janicke (violin), Ulf Dirk Madler (baritone), Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Ehwald (conductor)
DABRINGHAUS UND GRIMM MDG 601 1242-2 (2-CD)
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